Cassie Cakes Goes to The Brisbane Cake Expo 2014

When I heard about the Cake Expo, I knew it was going to be an expo that I would need to be at. I've just come back and I have to say, I am excited about cake! I want to share with you the amazing works of art that I saw! It really was inspiring and I can't wait to use the new toys I got!
 
Cake Expo is on today and tomorrow. If you have time and you're in to cake, get down there!


I DO LIVE AND LOVE CAKE!

It was very, very busy and hectic. And almost exclusively women.

 

These sugar figures were all made with cutters. So impressive. They were for sale from Cakes by Ximena, all the way from Miami!


Absolutely amazing what can be made with sugar.



Too cute.

then there were the 3D fondant figurines. I loved these and they don't look too hard to do! I think I can work out how to do them! So cute.

Penguins are a favourite of my fellow Cake Expo-er.

How could we go to the Expo and not have some cake ourselves! This was a very nice chocolate mud cake. 

Time for some cake!



These cakes were all entered into the cake competition. There were five categories and $2,000 in prize money. The entries were wonderful and inspiring!
 
These were in the Three Tier + Category...
 


Amazing details with cake lake and pearlised balls of fondant.

Very geometric. And great flower!

This Frozen themed cake was very popular.

I voted for this cake made with wafer paper flowers. I really loved the simplicity and realistic flowers.



This cake was amazing. Each sequin would need to individually pressed and dusted with gold.

These were the Two Tier category entries...
 


This cake also featured wafer paper and the cutest cherry topping!

  


I liked the simplicity of this cake as well.



This was my favourite of the two tiered entries. I thought it would be a great birthday cake.

  These were the one tier entries...



Great use of cake lace and a wonderful gumpaste flower!

 


Monsters Inc and Toy Story themed. Imagine how long that Mike figure would have taken to dry!

 


Another Frozen themed cake. Notice the subtle embossing on the cake.



An Indian Elephant themed cake! This one got my vote.

How wonderfully cute is this cake! There were little drops of "paint" on the board too!

 



And closer up...look at his little face!

These were the Cupcake Tower entries...these were very impressive and must have taken a long time!



Such lovely garden party themed cupcakes.

 


I can really see these at a lovely spring wedding.

More gorgeous, girly cupcakes!



Wonderful details!



I just loved this animal themed tower!



Puppy friends!



Hey little fella!



My fav little puppy.



Another animal themed with a few Elmos and Cookie Monsters thrown in.

My favourite animals! PANDAS!

Nice and simple, this one was a lovely tower which I think I can replicate.

Now the Novelty Themed cakes! These were amazing and just so exceptional! I can't imagine how long they would have taken to do.



Some mice playing in a pudding bowl!

 


Notice her lemon half umbrella? So cute and creative.

Love the egg and the expression on the mouse.

 


This Mad Hatter cake was out of this world!

So detailed.

Hours of work went into this!

Amazing.



A lady walking her gentleman octopus.

All of these cakes were amazing. It was so fun to see all the tools and equipment and to see what can be done! I'm very inspired and hope to make a few things using fondant and sugar art very soon!