ON THE COVER
Beautiful Bernini Inspired Wedding Cakes
Gorgeous Gothic - Bernini Inspired Stained Glass Cake Tutorial
Doubly Decadent - Creamy Italian Double Chocolate Crostata Recipe
Art History to Sugar Art - Laura Saporiti Shares Her Story From Parma, Italy
Meringue Buttercream - Get The Scoop On Italian, Swiss & French Meringue Buttercream
Cover Cake By Jackie Shaffer Scottsdale, AZ
IN THIS ISSUE
Your Slice
What Are Your 2017 Cake Plans?
Diary of a Decorator
Ontario took an unexpected road to becoming a cakemaker, from pastry school, to corrections officer, to the U.S. Marines, read how he achieved his sweetest dreams. By Ontario Derr
Feature
Katia Bernini | Combining her passion for cake decoration and love for writing, Katia shares her journey to creativity.
Spotlight
Bella Torta | Laura Saporiti of Parma, Italy shares her journey from art historian to artist of sugar.
Dear Cake Genius
The Cake Genius talks key lime cake and perfect cupcake domes. By Emily Ellyn
Tutorial
Bernini Inspired Stained Glass By Michelle “Chef Mitchie” Curran
Web Browsing
An Italian In My Kitchen | With a focus on authentic Italian culinary tradition, AnItalianInMyKitchen.com is a stunning blog dedicated to sharing Rosemary Molloy’s experience living in Rome.
Inspiration Bites
Italian Architecture | Iconic architectural elements can add a classic Italian flair to any cake.
From the Recipe Box
Italian Creamy Chocolate Crostata | Rosemary Molloy is growing Italian roots one dessert at a time. By Rosemary Molloy
THE CAKES
Inspired by the sculptures of Gian Lorenzo Bernini
The Bust of Louis XIV
Apollo & Daphne
Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi
Cake Decorators Featured In This Issue
Jackie Shaffer
Scottsdale, AZ
Pavani Kaur
Firefly India
New Delhi, Delhi, IN
m.facebook.com/firefly.india.fondant.cakes.newdelhi
Theresa McCollum
Florence, SC
Leanne Jones-Starr
Frosted Fantasy
Hastings, East Sussex, UK
frostedfantasy.co.uk
Daniela Pantaleo
It’s a Cake Thing
Woodbridge, Ontario, CA
itsacakething.ca
Beatriz Muller
Cakes by Beatriz
Innisfil, Ontario, CA
cakesbybeatriz.com
Maureen Timpson
Cork, IE
Ruth Capellan
Carmen Rosa’s Bakery
Jersey City, NJ
carmenrosabakery.com
Susan Jo Kelley
Strossner’s Bakery
Greenville, SC
Strossners.com
Alina Vaganova
Dolce-Arte
Saint Petersburg, RU
dolce-arte.ru
Carolina Paz Valenzuela
Carolina Dulcería
Santiago, RM, CL
carolinadulceria.cl
Ronda Valentine-Thompson
SweetCakesbyRonda
Indianapolis, IN
sweetcakesbyronda.com
Pamela McCaffrey
Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK
madewithlovebyme.wordpress.com
Wendy Sanchez
Sweet Euphoria NY
Danbury, CT
sweeteuphoriany.com
Serdar Yener
Yeners Way - Cake Art Tutorials
Gold Coast, Queensland, AU
yenersway.com
Anneke Hilligehekken
Taartjes van An
Nunspeet, Gelderland, NL
taartjesvanan.nl
Oana Butto
Cakes by Oana
Würzburg, Bavaria, DE
facebook.com/cakesbyoana
Maggi Badenhorst
Edible Art Cakes
Durbanville, Cape Town, ZA
edible-art-cakes.co.za
Azhaar Ali
Fashionista cakes
Dubai, AE
@fashionistacakes
Katarzyna Janiszewska
Planet Cakes
Haverhill, Suffolk, UK
planetcakes-haverhill.uk
Charlotte Glover & Corina Pelloni
Magnolia Cakes & Confections LLC
Stuart, FL
magnoliacakes.com
Julia Trento
SimplyBakeCakes
Mtwapa, KE
Irene Amble
Sunrise Cake Artistry
Grants Pass, OR
Greta L’Heureux
Greta’s Cakes
Mesquite, TX
facebook.com/greta.lheureux
Beth Mottershead
Cakes by Beth
Manchester, UK
cakesbybeth.co.uk
Michelle Curran
Mitchies Munchies
North Las Vegas, NV
mitchiesmunchies.com
Kitty Waters
Oh Crumbs Bakery
Nashville, TN
ohcrumbsbakery.com
Deb Rogers
Sensational Cakes… And More!
Solon, OH
sensationalcakesandmore.com
Wilma Postma
Wilma’s Droomtaarten
Hoogezand, Groningen, NL
wilmasdroomtaarten.nl
Lorraine Ceglia
Beautifauxl Cakes
East Setauket, NY
facebook.com/beautifauxlcakes
Arati Mirji
Sweet Symphony
Bengaluru, Karnataka, IN
Sylwia
Sylwiassweettreats
Inverness, Highlands, UK
facebook.com/sylwiassweettreats
Jamila Jankipersadsing
Pure Cakes by Mila
Barendrecht, Zuid-Holland, NL
facebook.com/purecakesbymila
Erika Young
Strossner’s Bakery
Greenville, SC
Strossners.com
Cláudia Oliveira
Cláud’ Art Sugar
Porto, PT
facebook.com/claudartsugar
Sasha Naidoo
Sugar Coated Cakes
Durban, Kwa Zulu Natal, ZA
sugarcoatedcakes.co.za
Khamphet Che-Bui
Sweet Side Of Cakes
St. Gallen, CH
sweetsideofcake.jimdo.com
