This past weekend on March 27, 2011, I attended and volunteered at the Florida ICED Cake Competition in Ocala, Florida. I had a great time, hanging out and having fun with some of my cake decorating friends (members of ICES and CAGO). My friend Melanie of Mel's Cake Walk was one of the organizers of the cake competition and she did a wonderful job! The event was great, well attended, had a high caliber of cakes that were entered and raised some money for a great cause, the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
- She pops air bubbles with a pin while she's rolling out the fondant
- When cutting the excess fondant at the bottom, keep your knife straight & don't saw at the fondant
- She cuts out the fondant on the tops of cakes that are bottom teirs and uses it as a guide as well as using this part as a handle when handling the cake
- Her favorite tool is a non-serrated knife and stabs the cake and uses it to pick up the cake and position it on the cake board and on top of other tiers
- She uses roofing nails and puts them through the bottom of her cake board and this keeps the cake from moving around
- She uses cardstock taped to her fondant smoother as a last step to smooth out her fondant
The center cake (blue) was the 2nd Runner-Up in the Wedding Cakes Professional Division. It was created by Roxanne Moore.
These cakes just scratch the surface of the number of entries. One of my volunteer duties was to tally all of the judging sheets. Boy, it was a lot of work with seven categories and tons of entries!
And the theme voted by on attendees and guests for 2012 is Masquerade Ball. Hope to see you in Ocala in 2012 at the Florida ICED Cake Competition. If you want regular updates on the next competition, I would ‘like' them on facebook.
And psst, don't forget the Tanga $25 gift card (there will be two winners) ends tonight!
Edna De la Cruz says
Well..here I am maybe I should steal your Cannon Photos! hahaha.. It was lots of
hardwork, but a lot of fun. I hardly had a chance to take pics, so all I have in photos is what my son took! Great Blog!
Edna 😉
Christi says
Those cakes are absolutely gorgeous! I can imagine how fun it must have been to go to this competition!
Tammy says
My kids would love the hippo cake.