Michelle Sugar Art Blog

Everywhere in the UK today, despite the weather, people are celebrating The Queen’s official 90th Birthday. There will be a massive street party on the Mall in London, and many locals are having their own celebration around their villages and community. You might wonder why is the Queen has 2 birthdays? The date of the queen’s birth is actually on April 21 while the official birthday always held on a Saturday in June every year, according to the various sources this tradition is linked to the unreliable British weather and the Royal family wants to hold the grand royal birthday parade in the summer. Celebrating her 90th Birthday, Michelle Sugar Art is looking back at some of the creations that Michelle did related to the Royal Family This Queen’s sugar sculpture and the corgi dog won gold and silver medal at the Culinary Olympics 2012 in Germany. The queen was so impressed and we even got letter from the Buckingham Palace . The Crown was created for an exhibition in Toky...

Letter from Her Majesty The Queen about winning sugar sculptures at the Culinary Olympics in Germany

  This realistic cake was created by Michelle to celebrate 60 years of Her Majesty The Queen Elizabeth II's reign as well as the queen's official birthday on the 4th June 2012. The Crown Edible Sugar Paste covered with non toxic food glitters. The Head Sculpted Fruit Cake covered with marzipan, and Sugar Paste, painted and airbrushed with food colouring. The Pedestal Layered Vanilla Sponge Cake, with vanilla buttercream filling,  covered with Sugar Paste. THE PROCESS Armature (frame) is created using cake board and wood Layered fruit cake for the head, carved & sculpted with Sugar Paste Layered vanilla sponge for base, covered with Sugar Paste Final details is hand painted and airbrushed with  food colouring. After 40 hours it's done and delivered for the BBC Diamond Jubilee Concert in the Buckingham Palace. Watch the full story at the BBC One Show, 4th June at 18:30.