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Cake 2006
NEC, Birmingham
Saturday 11th to Sunday 12th November 2006
Over 10 years of success for specialist show!
Supported by Cake Craft & Decoration magazine
Only quality ingredients go in to the recipe for ICHF’s
Cake 2006
at the NEC, Birmingham from
Saturday 11th to Sunday 12th November
2006. Now in it’s 12th year, this superb show is the UK’s largest
specialist consumer event for dedicated cake crafters and features
displays to admire, specialist demonstrations, hands-on workshops,
competitions and trade stands offering the biggest and best
selection of cake decorating materials, books, creative equipment
and accessories cake decorating enthusiasts could wish for.
This international show will attract more than 7,000 dedicated
cake crafters this year, from college students and hobby crafters
to sugarcraft groups and societies as well as cake shop
proprietors and trade. They will all be looking for new ideas,
inspiration and specialist supplies from the array of companies
and expert demonstrators taking part in Cake.
ICHF, Cake Craft & Decoration magazine and the British Sugarcraft
Guild are working together to ensure you have the very best in
cake decoration to see and enjoy. The Demonstration programme runs
throughout the two days and features the familiar faces of the UK
cake craft and sugarcraft industry together with international
demonstrator Marcela Sanchez from Brazil.
Cake is supported by Cake Craft & Decoration magazine and visitors
can meet the editor Julie Askew and her team who will share their
hints, tips and practical advice on all your cake decorating needs
and find solutions to your cake decorating problems.
Shelia Lampkin, founder and co-organiser of
Cake and ex-editor of
Cake Craft and Decoration magazine, said, “Building on over 10
years of success and covering all aspects of Cake decorating and sugarcraft,
Cake is a unique opportunity for everyone interested
in cake decorating to come together and discover what this
creative industry has to offer.”
The sights and smells coming from The Bakery are a delight for the
senses! Valerie Hedgethorne from Cake Craft and Decoration's
regular bakery feature will be demonstrating how to make some of
her delicious recipes and assisted by students from Leicester
College. Visitors will also be able to sample some of the
mouth-watering delights at the end of the session.
A Taste of Sugar is a free drop in workshop where newcomers to sugarcraft have a go working with sugarpaste. Dawn Gemmell and her
team of sugarcraft experts from Birmingham College will show how
to master the basic techniques and let visitors try some sugar
craft modelling for themselves. The friendly team at Birmingham
College will also be happy to chat to the more experienced
sugarcrafter and help resolve any decorating dilemmas.
Cake is pleased to welcome colleges from the Birmingham and
Leicester areas who will be amongst those displaying students work
along with other sugarcraft groups from near and far, covering all
aspects of cake decoration and sugarcraft.
The British Sugarcraft Guild will be unveiling a centrepiece at
the show to mark their 25th Anniversary. The work entitled ‘The
British Sugarcraft Guild - 25 years and now we're flying’ features
two swans in flight and has been completed by BSG members from all
over the country. The British Sugarcraft Guild Demonstration Area
will feature a variety of demonstrations by members of the Guild
including how to create flowers, modelling, cake top decorations
and Christmas cake decorations.
The series of fun and educational Workshops allow visitors to have
a go at new techniques or brush up on existing interests, under
expert tuition. Talk to the professionals who will be on hand to
offer advice and share tips of the trade on every aspect of cake
decorating, sugarcraft and baking. The workshops take place at
regular intervals throughout the day and will cover Christmas
themes, modelling, sugar paste flowers and other inspiring ideas.
A small charge is made for the demonstrations and workshops taking
place in the theatres around the hall. For more information about
booking a place please contact ICHF on 01425 272711.
Cake’s prestigious competition is open to all cake crafters with
cash prizes for the winners! There are competition classes to suit
all types of cake design, including floral, airbrush décor,
novelty and modelling. There are also three classes sponsored and
judged by the British Sugarcraft Guild, plus the junior
competition classes, which are open to school and college
students.
For cake decorating enthusiasts who want to meet like-minded
people, share ideas and tips, learn new techniques or develop an
existing one, a visit to Cake is essential! There’s everything for
the expert sugarcraft artist and novice alike with more than 70
exhibitors with thousands of products on show including a
selection of cutters, moulds, hand tools, mats, cold porcelain
equipment, boards, stencils, sugar paste, ribbons, veiners, books
and much more besides!
FACT FILE
Cake 2006 takes place at the NEC, Birmingham from Saturday 11th to
Sunday 12th November 2006. Cake is open from 9.30am to 5.30pm on
Saturday and closes at 5pm Sunday. WIN FREE TICKETS
TO THE SHOWS
Birmingham101 is offering you the chance to win a pair of tickets to
the Cake Show
For a
chance to win, answer the following:
What is the name of the free drop-in workshop?
CLICK HERE to e-mail us your
answer.
Please put "Cake 2006" as your subject
and remember to include your name and address so that we can send the lucky
winner their prize.
The draw will take place on
1st. November 2006
Good
luck !
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