Runner-up in the Open Sugar Art Class!

I came second in the Open Sugar Art Class at the Cake Bake & Sweets Show in Sydney last weekend. 

Got a certificate and trophy. Never won a trophy in my life! That's cool.

But what's really cool is Dawn Butler from Dinkydoodle was at the show doing some airbrushing demo. She's here all the way from the UK and yes, she's the model for my bobblehead... AND...... my bobblehead got a big nod of approval from her. Eek! She was disappointed she couldn't get near enough to my entry to take a picture so with the help from my cakey friends, we got the organiser to arrange some photos and here they are...

Thank you so much to the organisers of the Cake Bake & Sweets Show, and the very lovely ladies from the NSW Cake Decorators Guild. Most of all, thank you Dawn for being such a trooper! 

But very special thanks go to my cakey friends on Facebook. I've never met anyone of you but for the past 2 years (has it been 2 years already??) I've learned so much from you all and the support and encouragement I get from you lot are simply amazing! Couldn't thank you enough. 

Last but not least, I must thank my dear hubby Greg who has supported me in every way. You're awesome, hunny. MWAH!

Australian Cake Decorating Championships 2014

My entry at the Australian Cake Decorating Championships at the Cake Bake and Sweets Show in Sydney this weekend. We had to leave at 6am yesterday to drive 3 hours to Sydney to submit my entry. I came at second place. Would've loved to be first but second is still great considering this is my first time entering a competition. 

The theme was "Nature's Best" so I've made a bobblehead of a famous UK cake artist (with her permission of course!), and she's Mother Nature in an apple orchard airbrushing the trees and apples to bring out their best colours. Don't know how clear you can see it in these pics, but I made her balanced precariously on a ladder that's tipping over and she's sorta lost her airbrush which is floating in the air and as a result, made splotches of paint on the tree and ground. 

Incidentally, the splotches are in the shape of her logo - that was her only condition of granting me permission to use her as my model, and that is to feature her logo. Please visit her facebook and give her a like! https://www.facebook.com/DinkydoodleDesigns