Today I plan to go out perusing the internet to see what is up for Thanksgiving in the USA. Being from Canada and spending this year here in the USA for Thanksgiving has already been a huge treat!! I am pretty sure I like this much better as it streams the holidays nicely together and makes for more fuzzies by the open heart.
What are your plans for the holidays? DO you have any brilliant ideas for crafting or baking or both? We here at Sweet Cuppin Cakes/ Fimo Fondant would LOVE to see what you are up to! Feel free to use our flickr upload to show us what you are doing! ( you will find the link as the top widget on our right side bar) Cheers!
2011 Sweet Cuppin Cakes Juried Contests is Coming! There will be 12 contests and 60 chosen Jury Members Original jury contest retro artwork can be seen at Sugar and Meringue Blog.
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Fall cupcakes
I am going trick or treating at Mick Robson's place for absolute sure! Look at those yummies,
bat and spider Oreo Cakesters 3
Meaghan Mountford is a hero of mine and these make me smile like I was a little kid all over! I just love them.
Miniature Halloween 2010
Think these are edible? Trick or Treat! Caroline of Hummingbird Miniatures is sooo gifted.
Halloween Pumpkin Cake Pops
How can you not fall in love with these little cutie heads! by Niner We Choose Organic Treats
Halloween Cupcake Class
I am out trick or treating already, for some wonderful baked, artful Halloween treats and ohhh what I am finding WOW! by Rachel Walker thecustombakeshop
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Halloween in a baked art form
What would your interpretation of baked Halloween art be? Cake, cookies, pies, fimo, bake it clay? Whatever your medium we would love to see your bestiest Halloween creations. Head to our blog and play, we would love to have you join in our new start up!
You can post all your photos by clicking the link to the right of this post!
We are hoping to see a great deal of talent out there. Cheers
You can post all your photos by clicking the link to the right of this post!
We are hoping to see a great deal of talent out there. Cheers
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Puppet in cake Contest
About six weeks ago we all put together a fantastic fun light hearted contest for a puppet theatre casting call. The theatre being in Canada and Nick Lemon being quite the fellow we called out for a celebration!
Not being too sure if it is seasonal or just a very busy time we have decided to extend this contest for a short period of an additional 2 weeks Bringing the last entry date to April 9th!
My fingers are crossed the nicer weather will help motivate some puppets out there =o)
Please visit our photo pages for inspiration and remember Nick has given his permission to copy any of his cast for this contest!
OUR PHOTO GROUP
Cupcakes and chicks by KatisKupcakes! One of our treasured sponsors!
Not being too sure if it is seasonal or just a very busy time we have decided to extend this contest for a short period of an additional 2 weeks Bringing the last entry date to April 9th!
My fingers are crossed the nicer weather will help motivate some puppets out there =o)
Please visit our photo pages for inspiration and remember Nick has given his permission to copy any of his cast for this contest!
OUR PHOTO GROUP
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Sesame Street cupcakes
These little puppets by my friend Kristin are just awesome and quite inspiring for anyone interested in trying there hand at a puppet cupcake in our contest we are running right now. I just love these and NO FONDANT! How about that? So cute
Monday, February 21, 2011
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Free Pattern - a set on Flickr
http://fairyfox.wordpress.com/category/free-tutorials/
If you ever wanted to get sewing food and not baking it, here is your chance from the talented fairy fox. Click links for all her tutorials, you are going to love this.
Eric the Valentine Emu Cupcake
Jeniffer has created Eric, how can you not fall in love with this Emu? he is cake! LOVE!
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Birds and Flowers Cookie Inspiration Fimo
We saw these today and even though they are not at all related to the puppet contest we think they are truly an inspiration for sugar art work. I would love this design on cookies What do you think? Siss's Sweets has a literal TON of inspirational designs
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Ice Cream Cupcake Toppers
This is where we know that fimo artists can come in and teach sugar work with their own special fimo techniques. I love when art forms cross spectrums. Don't you? For more inspiring designs you can check out Lynlee's Petite cakes by clicking the original link. Cheers! Happy fimo fondanting! Remember it is all art =o)
Japinha e palhacinho...
Djalmma allowed us this photo to inspire you to build a puppet! Very amazing cake artist. We adore her.
The class with their muppets
Jenny Wenny shares a picture of her puppetry class. Such fun. Thanks for the inspiration
Monday, February 7, 2011
Introducing our Jurors for the Puppetry in Cake Competition
Bonnie Gordon
Bonnie Gordon College of Confectionary Arts
Bonnie is revered as a front runner in the field of cake design and a mentor to the current generation of young cake designers.
CANADA
Actor, producer, Master Puppeteer
"I need some water"
CANADA
Manuela Kjeilen
Pastry Chef and Author
Passion for Baking
"I love everything pink"
NORWAY
April Paolotto Poyer
Bakery Chef
Mum first, owner of Apple loves orange
owner of Babee Cakes Bakery
"Baking is in my blood and it's my true passion"
USA
Master Sugar Artist
T Deker Patissier and Chocolatier
"His motto is a wonderful quality of confectionery products referring to the French culinary school being characterized by an excellent taste and an appearance stimulating imagination of the consumer."
POLAND
Paula Surrette
Bakery Chef
Owner of Cake by Paula
Everything I look at whether it's cake or not, somehow translates to "how can I do that in a cake"
USA
Michelle Garcia
Master Pastry Chef
Challenge Competitor
Author of Who You Callin Cupcake
Bleeding Heart Bakery
owner
"Do you have the chops to work alongside Vinny and I?"
USA
Casting call for Puppet Theatre Cakes
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| Lemon Productions | All Images *copywrite protected with permission to use for contest from Nicholas Lemon These puppets and logo can be reproduced in cake for the sole purpose of the Puppet Theatre Cake *copywrite casting Call by Sweet Cuppin cakes Lyndsay Zoratti |
Contest opens Wednesday February 9th and runs for six weeks to allow everyone time to get their Puppet Theatre Cake made. Last entry must be in by March 25th at midnight.
Our jurors will have a 2 week period to judge all entries and a winner will be announced April 8th at 2pm EST.
The puppet: Must be made of cake and or cupcakes, must be similar to the puppets featured by Lemon Productions, Lemon Productions logo can be used or your very own design. A likeness of our jurors can be depicted if you are kind. ANY form of foul play is cause for automatic termination of your puppet.
Your puppet must be in fact 2/3 cake as we know you will require armature. As you make your puppet please take at least 3 photos of the production. Then submit those and a final photo of your completed cast member to the fimo fondant photo shoot page which is located in the right side bar of this blog.
Our jurors will score your cast member (Theatre Puppet cake) by the following guidelines.
1. likeness to a puppet
2. proper use of cake proportion
3. colour and clarity of sugar work (you have lots of time)
4. size must be at least 12 inches and no bigger than 36 inches in height
5. photo quality must be clear
Marionettes are include in this casting call and cupcakes should be used if and where possible for these (dedicated to Kari Haskell of Retro Bakery) Cupcakes can also be used for facial features and body parts (again be nice)
Good luck to everyone and the most important Have Fun. We have some amazing jurors on board that it is a privilege to make a Puppet Theatre cake for any one of them. Thanks for playing.
There will be a Grand Prize winner and honourary mention prizes awarded. Sponsors have supplied our prizes once again and we give our humble thanks.
x Lyndsay
Puppetry in Cake Competition
"At the age of 14, Master Puppeteer Nicholas Lemon co-founded Lemon Productions, a live touring company. After a very successful 10-year run of live performing, in 2005, Nicholas took over sole ownership of Lemon Productions.
Since that first show, the company continued not only to perfect their puppetry skills but also to expand and introduce groundbreaking techniques into live performances. During that time, to add a new dimension to the show, the company started approaching various musical celebrities to create puppet likenesses and to use their music in live performances. The first celebrity approached was “Weird Al” Yankovic, who gave immediate approval and was soon a popular addition to the show. Following him, permission from many other iconic celebrities such as Elton John and Janet Jackson followed.
By “invitation only”, he has taken part not only in Jim Henson Company workshops,
but also in a Sesame Street workshop. Having the skills required to make it through to the end of each of these workshops, without being cut, gives Nicholas the pleasure of being able to say that he is on their short list of qualified puppeteers. You can read more about the inspiring Nicholas on his web page.
How does Nicholas relate to cake? In the fall of 2008 Nicholas and his company were delighted when Duff Goldman gave his blessing to create not one, not two…but nine puppet likenesses of the cast of “Ace Of Cakes” to be used on “The Food Network’s” hit reality show (“...we had the absolute thrill of having all of us recreated in puppet form by the brilliant and talented Nic Lemon of Lemon Productions.” Mary Alice, Manager of Charm City Cakes.)" quoted from Nicholas Lemon's press bio.
Nicholas and I are very energetic about this competition and invite you the artist to come play with us. (I am certain Nic could interject a jingle or two here if we asked him) And yes, his real last name is Lemon ;o)
As you search around the links and Nic's webpages you will come to see why I have chosen this talented man to be a source of inspiration for us all. I adore him and I am sure you will too. Enjoy. x Lyndsay
Friday, January 14, 2011
Prizes
All prizes are being sent out today! Sorry for the delay but we had to catch our breath after the looong holiday season! We want to thank Bake and Destroy, Bakers Nook, Cake Journal and Sweet Cuppin Cakes for sponsoring this past contest. Our announcement of a new contest to commence February first 2011 is in the works so watch for it here! It is a good one xox
Saturday, January 1, 2011
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