Spectacular cakes made by world’s top bakers are a sweet-lover’s dream

Brisbane hosted the spectacular Australian International Cake Show last week. More than 100 statement cakes were flown in from around Australia, including a life size Alice in Wonderland exhibit.

Brisbane pastry chef Greg Cleary told Starts at 60: “The competition is amazing, we’ve had exhibitors come from China, Singapore and Malaysia and the standard is exceptional”. 

The three-day event featured haute couture cake designs, hands-on demonstrations and a six-metre-high white wedding cake.

These standout creations are some of the cakes created by bakers featured over the weekend.

Cleary from Sweetums Designer Cakes was a finalist for the Haute Couture Wedding Cake Designer of the Year category. 

And if you’re feeling inspired, Cleary even shared his best-kept secrets to crafting the perfect sugar flower (as seen below). He says the trick to perfecting a sugar flower is working from a natural flower, adding: “get a real rose and work from that”. He also advises rolling the petals “nice and thin”.

Best known for her ‘show-stopping’ cakes, Sydney-based cake designer Monica Cavallaro, owner of Moreish Cakes, was also nominated as a finalist at the International Cake Show.

If you’re just starting out, research is really important, Cavallaro says.”Stick to tried-and-tested methods and create a group of friends you can share that information with.”

Cake designer Trina Thomson, from Sweet Ruby Artisan Cakes competed in the Ultimate Australian Cake Decorating Competition. 

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Thomson also designed and constructed the three-metre-long Alice in Wonderland Sugar Art exhibit, alongside cake designers: Zoe Byes, Annette Ibrahim, Louisa Massignani and Helen Wilkinson.

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Brisbane cake designer Caitlin Mitchell won the Haute Couture Wedding Cake Designer of the Year category. 

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Here are some other spectacular creations that were on display: 

Are you a good baker? Did you attend the International Cake Show? Which creation is your favourite?