Five of Auckland’s most talented cakers are going head to head in this year’s Art of Cake exhibition at Shore City mall in the heart of Takapuna. Art of Cake is an annual competition that sees fashion and fondant collide. This year five finalists take on the challenge of bringing to life the vision of well-known fashion identities: Clare Grove, Four Eyes, Kylie Cooke, LeeAnn Yare and the official Shore City charity Cure Kids.
The five finalists’ intricately beautiful cakes were unveiled at Shore City mall on Thursday 6 August 2015 and will be on display on level one for three weeks. These elaborate creations take hundreds of hours to complete, all in the name of charity. Determined by public voting, shoppers who spend $5 or more at any Shore City store will be given a token to place their vote. The winner will be announced Thursday 27th August 2015!
Jenny Nicholls from For Heaven’s Cake.
Jenny Nicholls from For Heaven’s Cake took on the ‘A Monochromatic Statement’ moodboard by Four Eyes. Curators of the fashion blog ‘Four Eyes’, Chin, Danny, Mino and Alex are the ultimate authority on street style in Auckland and abroad. All about making a statement and expressing their individual styles, it came as no surprise that their moodboard, ‘A Monochromatic Statement’, was structured, sophisticated and chic. Their moodboard showcases their strong attention to detail, appreciation for clean, timeless lines, geometric composition and of course – their love of black and white.
The Cake Collective.
The Cake Collective, made up of Kerry Morris, Joanne Tan and Nina Blackburn, tackled the ‘The Bold and The Beautiful’ theme by renowned stylist and costume designer Kylie Cooke. Having worked across fashion, film, and TV (styling for New Zealand X Factor, New Zealand’s Next Top Model and most recently, Dancing With The Stars), Kylie is well known for placing her best fashion-foot forward. Drawing inspiration directly from the runway, her moodboard is Chanel-clad and full of experimental, adventurous texture. Never one to shy away from bright colours and outrageous patterns, Kylie aimed to challenge finalists to recognise and appreciate the amount of detail in fabrics, and translate that into a truly bold and beautiful cake.
Elina Prawito of Bake-a-boo.
Elina Prawito of Bake-a-boo brought LeeAnn Yare’s ‘Dark Romance’ cake to life. Interior design aficionado LeeAnn Yare is no stranger to the art of creating. She has her own homeware label and is a writer, stylist, TV presenter and pilot and has curated a moodboard full of passion and drama entitled ‘Dark Romance’. Taking inspiration from her own personal style, LeeAnn feels that black, when mixed with hints of florals, lace and embellishments creates something dramatic and sophisticated that easily transfers from fashion to interior design, and now, to cakes. This board is gothic-edge meets Victorian-era elegance!
Cherry Cake Company.
Kelley Tahitahi and Trudy Nicholls of Cherry Cake Company created a cake from the ‘Pop Couture’ moodboard by Cure Kids. Shore City’s charity of choice is Cure Kids – an organisation whose sole purpose is to raise funds to help find cures for life-threatening illnesses affecting many children throughout New Zealand. Cure Kids ambassadors are children who have more strength than Superman, have fought more baddies than Batman and are more resilient than Spiderman. Their moodboard is a reflection of the courageous little super-heroes they work with every day, and a few of the things they love – bright colours, having fun, and cartoons!
Sweet Bites Cakes.
Back to defend her title from two years running is Art of Cake winner 2013 & 2014 Sondra Vicelich from Sweet Bites Cakes. Last year Sondra’s creation ‘Shine Bright’ was an indulgent ode to the opulent fabrics and luxurious embellishments seen emerging on the catwalks in 2014. Sondra and her team spent more than 100 hours crafting the masterpiece of custom-coloured fondant, wafer paper flowers, candy beading, edible glitter and fondant stilettos.
This year, Sondra Vicelich and her team Jenna Reid, Caylie Blackman and Rhiannon Baldock took on the ‘Oriental Gardens’ moodboard by Clare Grove. With a shoe closet we could only dream of, author and illustrator of the My Mummy Loves series Clare Grove drew on her illustration talent and unwavering love of fashion to create the ‘Oriental Gardens’ moodboard. “I found inspiration for my moodboard from both the intricacy of oriental style and the couture gowns from Dior and Chanel,” says Clare. Oriental Gardens explores the correlation between modern drapery, delicate fabrics and iconic Japanese culture through use of traditional oriental fans and florals.
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