Volume 5 Issue 2

April 2014

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ON THE COVER

Art Nouveau
wedding cakes

Jackie & Leanne
behind the scenes at Cake Central

Five Motifs
classic wedding cake designs

Sweet Seattle
cakemakers in the emerald city

Zesty Recipe
kaffir lime coconut cheesecake

Scientific Method
for perfect cake recipe magic

Cash is King
get control of your bakery’s books

Cover Cake by Nina Notaro

IN THIS ISSUE

Your Slice
Cake Central Obsession: What’s your favorite thing about Cake Central?

Spotlight
Leanne Winslow: Meet the president of Cake Central

Cakes Across America
Seattle: Rising cake stars in the emerald city

Diary of a decorator
The world at my fingertips: A self-taught cake decorator living in rural Mississippi, Kathy learned as much as she could about cake decorating. By Kathy Younes

Reaching for the top teir: Laura has acheived some amazing things in cake and aspires to do so much more. By Laura Loukaides

Side by Side: One of CakeCentral.com’s original members, sugarshack, shares the story of how her cake making and instructional DVD business grew alongside the Cake Central community. By Sharon Zambito

Feature
Jackie Shaffer: From the evolution of the website to the launch of Cake Central Magazine, here’s the story as never told before by the CEO of Cake Central.

Advice
Dear Cake Genius: Failproof marshmallow fondant, cupcake wrapper woes and cake dome dilemmas. By Jennifer Bratko

Science of Baking
Anatomy of a cake recipe: After studying these experiments, you’ll be equipped to bake a cake exactly to your desired specifications. By Summer Stone

Business of Baking
Cashflow Management: You’ll learn things that could very well make the difference between operating a successful business and closing your doors forever. By Leanne Winslow

From the Recipe Box
Kaffir lime coconut cheesecake: Food blogger Joey Low shares one of her favorite Peranakan recipes. By Joey Low

Inspiration Bites
Traditional Wedding Cake Motifs: Trends come and go, but nothing can replace these wedding cake classics.

THE CAKES

Art Nouveau: Inspired by Alphonse Mucha

Femme à marguerite

Femme Parmi Les Fleurs

La Poesie

Amethyst, Ruby, Topaz

Ilsée, Princesse de Tripoli

La Danse

 

 

CAKEMAKERS FEATURED IN THIS ISSUE

Alla Levin
The Cake Zone
Parrish, FL, US
thecakezone.com

Anita Veenstra
CakeWish
Hoogezand, NL
cakewish.nl
CakeWish

Kim Coleman
Sugar Rush Custom Cookies
Elmvale, Ontario, Ontario, CA
facebook.com/sugarrushcustomcookies
SugarRushCustomCookies

Xiomara Bevel
Bueno Postre
Chicago, IL, US
buenopostre.com
XiotheBaker

Michele Burkett
Rock Candy Cakes
Livermore, CA, US
rockcandycakes.com
mburkett

Julie Eslinger
Centerplate
Littleton, CO, US
Slinger

Laura Loukaides
Hertfordshire, UK
facebook.com/lauraloukaidescakes
LauraLoukaides

Maria Nicoletti
RooneyGirl BakeShop, LLC
Garden Grove, CA, US
rooneygirlbakeshop.com
rooneygirl

Kristen Orth
KO’s Cakes
Tacoma, WA, US
facebook.com/pages/kos-cakes/168270019865197
KO-sCakes

Debra J. Mosely
The Cake & Cookie Closet
Sterling, VA, US
facebook.com/thecakeandcookiecloset

Kelsey Weaver
The Undercover Cakester
Edmonds, WA, US
facebook.com/pages/the-undercover-cakester/196345973785028?sk=wall&filter=12
KelseyCakes

Sharon Zambito
SugarEd Productions
Mandeville, LA, US
sugaredproductions.com
sugarshack

Kathy Younes
Picayune, MS, US
KathysCC

Irene Maston
Irene’s Cakes by Design
Ludlow, VT, US
irenemaston.com

Katie Sue Perks
Wicked Whisk Bakehouse
Alva, OK, US
facebook/wickedwhiskbakehouse.com

Drew Padalecki
The Confectionery Studio
St. Hedwig, TX, US
theconfectionerystudio.com

Kyoko Ueda
Cambridge, MA, US

Erika Young
Strossner’s Bakery
Greenville, SC, US
strossners.com

Rachel Liners
Buttercream
Minnetonka, MN, US
buttercream.info

Shannon Bond
Shannon Bond Cake Design, LLC
Olathe, KS, US
sbcakedesign.com
sixinarow

Nina Notaro
Cake Studio
Winnipeg, Manitoba, CA
cakestudio.ca
ninanotaro

Mallory Mae Chiavacci
ButterWinks!
Spring Hill , FL, US
butterwinks.com
ButterWinks