Sugar Artist Spotlight Christine Branyik-Thornton
- Anna Weisend
- 27 Mar 2020
CakePlay Inc. and ManvsCakes recently had a competition entitled "Show Us The Love". The rules were simple. It had to contain isomalt and sprinkles. The judges had fun reviewing the entries, we had hundreds of people vote for the winner, and we are happy to announce that it is Christine Branyik-Thornton who ran away with the $500 in prizes. Congratulations Christine! We thought you might want to know a little more about her! Christine Branyik-Thornton is the owner and baker behind Chrissy’s Good Food Cakery, located in the southernmost part of Saskatchewan, Canada. Along with 30 years experience in the...
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Pat Yourself on the Back!
- Anna Weisend
- 11 Mar 2020
Sugar Artist Spotlight: Michelle Tincombe
- Anna Weisend
- 27 Feb 2020
You may know our featured sugar artist as Michelle Ingalls, as she is known on social media. She has had a name change and we are going to let her introduce herself in her own words! My name is Michelle Tincombe, I am the official inventor and owner of Sugarprism Edible Acrylic Paint and mother of two wonderfully amazing strong daughters. I worked for approximately 12 years as a custody officer in three different capacities which was a very draining profession to say the least. I do not have any formal training in art, it is simply an intrinsic...
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Show Us the Love! A Sugar Art Competition
- Anna Weisend
- 13 Feb 2020
Show Us the Love! A Sugar Art Competition February is the month of love and CakePlay Inc. and Man vs. Cake are coupling up to bring you something exciting! We are holding a competition that anyone in the world can enter from where ever they are. We’ve kept it simple, we’ve kept it accessible, and we have eliminated as many obstacles as we can so that everyone who wants to can participate. We want you to Show Us the Love and we have $500.00 in prizes for the winner! Not only do we want you to Show Us...
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Sugar Artist Spotlight: Chef Charity
- Anna Weisend
- 29 Jan 2020
Chef Charity is a Pastry Chef and Cake Artist in San Diego, CA. She specializes in chocolate and sugar art particularly with regards to wedding, specialty, and extreme cakes. She has also specialized in baking and cooking for those with food allergies and sensitivities, which she terms “Free Baking”. Charity owns d’Zrt Cake Studio in La Mesa, CA. Charity is also President of the Board of Directors for Icing Smiles. Icing Smiles is a non-profit organization that provides custom celebration cakes and other treats to families impacted by the critical illness or medical crisis of a child. As a medical...
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Celebrating Icing Smiles!
- Anna Weisend
- 15 Jan 2020
As bakers and sugar artists know, creating a cake or cookie or other sweet treat is not just feeding people. It is not just about a creative outlet for the maker. It is also about creating joy and fun and helping people celebrate something special. That satisfying feeling of instigating happiness is one of the things that makes hobbyists and professionals, alike, continue on the path of sweet construction! Baking a Difference! Tracy Quisenberry , through her own experiences, recognized that and decided to do something special with it. She created a non-profit organization that would use and amplify those...
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