Diabetes? What diabetes?
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Pancakes on a cupcake (how cool is that) |
Forget your sugar level and the threat of diabetes for a while, this grand event is too sweet to be missed.
This post is waaaay overdue, it's almost like a sin. The show is over now,
but I still feel the excitement and all of those sugar just from
browsing through my photos. Hopefully it's coming back next year!
Cake Bake & Sweets Show is where all your baking penchant and fetish will be satisfied. Running for only three days, 21 - 23 March 2014, the show was stuffed silly by classes, demos, displays, samples and expo of all things related to baking, cakes, treats, and sweets.
I don't even bake that much but the idea of sampling great sweets and watching some of the most talented humans in the department excited me too much. And so I went with the mother, who was reluctant to try anything sweeter than watermelon but happy to browse the pretty things.
Like these dessert tables.
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Popcorn cups on a mini ferris wheel. Awesomeness. |
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Another dessert table display |
Some high-quality and gourmet products were also for sale. Samples were abundant, most of the shops were only too happy to give away some pieces or slices of their products.
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Jars of caramel by Caramelicious. I tried it and I died and went to caramel heaven. |
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Dessert sauces |
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Decorated cake with beautiful wooden toppers by Grain & Co |
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Myriad of cookie cutters |
One highlight of the day was these cupcakes with impossibly real-looking toppers. From toasts, sausages, pancakes, egg, even a bowl of cereal with poured milk; they managed to make me look like a fool just staring at them gaping my mouth open in admiration.
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Some unbelievably precise cupcake toppers |
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Would you like some egg and toasts on your cupcake? |
Another cool thing is handmade silicone mould. Made with ribbons, braided ropes, and many other things, very creative and versatile.
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Making silicone mould |
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Sugar art/decoration brought to a whole new level by Andre Sandison from Le Cordon Bleu |
Another highlight of the day:
Rich's cream 'carving'! I mean, I've seen superb icing decoration on cupcakes before, but this one is magnificent. White buttercream/icing made into gorgeous figurines, complete with lines and colours; how amazing is that?
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Rich's icing 'carving' |
What's more is that the cupcake and the icing tasted super good.
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Such rigor in handling the delicate cream! |
The
cake walk and wedding cake walk were nothing short than stunning, I didn't know cakes can even be decorated like that! These cake masterpieces featured unicorns, heart in a cauldron, book, and many other adorable characters. If I had a cake like these, I would think twice before cutting a slice. Or maybe more than twice.
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Cake decorating display (cake walk). Yes, those are cakes! |
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Wedding cake walk. Those cakes may even outshine the brides. |
Lifestyle Food's All Star Theatre was definitely not something to be missed. I got drools all over my clothes (not literally, but you get my point, right?) watching
Eric Lanlard producing his salted butter caramel chocolate cake which looked absolutely rich, moist, and heavenly. He made quite a show, not only from the tantalizing cake, but also from his cheeky comments and energetic personality. Everyone watching were applauding on their feet when he finished the show.
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Eric Lanlard making salted butter caramel chocolate cake |
Missing my opportunity to meet one of my food idols, Adriano Zumbo, I was devastated. I decided to do a pity-party for myself with his Zumbarons instead.
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Zumbo van |
Still my favourite macaron so far. Three most favourite on this batch were hazelnut praline, salted butter popcorn, and caramel
au beurre sale (which tasted very similar with salted caramel). Especially the
salted butter popcorn though. It tasted almost exactly like real popcorn with hints of sweetness.
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Zumbarons T - B: banana, red velvet, hazelnut praline, fingerbun, salted butter popcorn, caramel au beurre sale |
My recap doesn't do this show any justice, there were heaps more fun in there. Overall, sugar rush was almost unavoidable but it was fun for sure. For better and more thorough coverage of the show, here's
Nessy Eater's post on the show. You won't regret browsing through her photos, I promise.
Feeling the sugar overload yet?
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Websites:
Most of the shops, vendors, and participants' websites were hyperlinked on the pictures
Cake Bake & Sweets Show
Facebook: Cake Bake & Sweets Show
i had heaps of fun there, i may have bought too much! oops!
ReplyDeleteWell there were so many interesting to buy! :)
DeleteThat popcorn ferris wheel is way too cute!
ReplyDeleteIt's genius, isn't it? :)
DeleteThis was a great event! I think I could stare at such beautifully decorated cakes all day, except I might get diabetes, like you said hehe
ReplyDeleteTrue! Well, I guess we can watch without trying? LOL :) Thanks for dropping by, Chris!
DeleteOh my goodness! What a fantastic event! I love those tiny cupcake toppers!! How lucky that you got to go! <3
ReplyDeletexx gemma @ gemmachew.com
It's an interesting event indeed! Let's hope it's coming back next year? :)
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