That Takes The Cake 2012

By chris On March 9, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Cake Community, Classes, Events, That Takes the Cake!

The 8th Annual “That Takes The Cake”
Sugar Art Show & Cake Competition
February 25th – 26th, 2012
Austin, Texas

The 2012 Show Theme:
Cake-a-lot: Knights of the Turn Table
All things Renaissance!

I think most people would agree that 2012 was our best show yet! Capital Confectioners would like to thank all our guests, vendors, sponsors, instructors, judges and volunteers for making that happen. We’ve heard so many positive comments from our attendees, we’re all still glowing! Now that we’ve had a few days to recover, we’d love to share our experiences.

Volunteers

This event could not be a success without our small army of dedicated volunteers who put in so much time, love, and care into making this one of the best cake shows in the nation. Club and non-club members, local and not-so-local people … we love you all! Thank you so much for giving your time and talents.

Vendors

We are very fortunate to have such a variety of cake-related vendors attend our show. We hope our attendees loaded up on goodies and toys!

Raffles

Speaking of goodies, who went home with all the raffle prizes I wanted?!? There were so many wonderful items this year, I’m sure everyone had a hard time choosing which to put their tickets in.

Classes

If a meteor hit Austin, the cake world would be devastated! We had so many talented instructors bring their tips and tricks to our show. We hope you enjoyed the many available mini and celebrity classes with world-famous sugar art instructors.

On-site Events

2012 featured our first Texas Cake Club Challenge! We invited teams of 2 from Texan cake clubs to compete in a Royal Wedding themed on-site event. This year showcased the Dallas Cake Club, Friendly Frosters (Lubbock), and our own Capital Confectioners. Each team had 3 hours to create a wedding cake fit for a king! The special twist was that each team got the assistance of a local Connally High School student with remarkable experience in cake decorating.

The Celebrity Panel Demonstration on Sunday featured Mike McCarey, Lauren Kitchens, Marina Sousa, Jay Qualls, James Rosselle, Roland and Marsha Winbeckler. The Panel theme this year was “Cake Wrecks to Sunday Sweets”. Each demonstrator was challenged to take a popular cake from Cake Wrecks and show the audience how to turn it into a fabulous looking cake.

Tasting Competition

Our special sponsor for 2012 was King Arthur Flour. Winners of our tasting competition enjoyed several prizes including gift certificates to purchase King Arthur Flour products. Competition categories included: birthday cakes, cupcakes, Renaissance cakes, and cookie.

Best of Tasting Competition
Angela Pineda