Michelle Sugar Art Blog

PRESS RELEASE The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Inspired Creation won Gold and Silver for Britain at the Culinary Olympics Michelle Wibowo, a sussex cake maker has been awarded a gold and silver medal for her creation at the culinary olympics in Erfurt, Central Germany which opens on Saturday 6th October 2012. Inspired by Queen’s diamond jubilee celebration she created a lifelike sugar sculpture of the Queen Elizabeth II which won a gold medal for Category Patisserie show piece and sculpted welsh corgi dog english fruit cake for a silver in Culinary artistry - cold food. It took Ms Wibowo 2 weeks to prepare and both creations have consumed more than 25 kg sugar paste (fondant). About Culinary Olympics The International Exhibition of Culinary Art (in German: Internationale Kochkunst Ausstellung or IKA) termed the Culinary Olympics, is a quadrennial chef competition, and the biggest culinary exhibition in the world. Participants from 54 nations are competing from 6th-9th O...

This morning, underneath the iconic back-drop of London’s Tower Bridge, Michelle Wibowo is unveiling a giant wedding cake made commissioned by Freeview and setting a new Guiness World Record for the largest dog-friendly cake. Michelle worked for 111 hours solid over a period of three weeks to construct every detail of the cake which measured nearly six foot long, over four foot high and over three feet wide (70” x 52” x 40”). The intricate details of the corgi’s fur took the longest to do with Michelle spending 16 consecutive hours crafting the intricate details. The dog-friendly cake is provided by a professional dog-friendly bakery which includes canine-favourites such as; liver dog food, chicken and beef steak. Watch the video below. Credits: Client : Freeview (UK) Cake & Props:  SketchEvents Decoration & Sugar Sculpture: Michelle Sugar Art PR: HousePR