It is with great pleasure that I introduce our new on-demand Giftshop So many times, people write me, telling me how they LOVE the Rainbow Pegacorn Mama Cake, the Spinosaurus Cake, the Giraffe Meerkat Kisses Cake, and they so want to be able to send that joy in some way to thier darlings. Sadly Such Cake is Performance Art, difficult to ship, but the photo imprint lasts forever. It makes me very happy to be able to offer yummy Schwag; Prints, mugs, t-shirts are all created upon your demand, and not a moment sooner, shippable to anywhere in the world. Please take a moment to browse, look at the fun stuff, and think of your loved ones I thank you for your support in the past and in advance. It allows me to Create More Sweet Art for you to enjoy! XO Heather at Art2EatCakes Accessible through the Art2Eat Cakes website: https://www.art2eatcakes.com/store/c1/Art2EatCakesStore Stay tuned for new sweet offerings! Sign up for our Newsletter and never miss a Crumb: https://www.art2eatcakes.com/ #Giftshop #Art #Cake #Prints #Tshirts #Mugs #OnDemand #Pegacorn #Giraffe #Dragon #Sugar #Food #Gifts #Holiday #BlackFriday #CyberMonday #Boulder #Denver #FoodArt #Art2EatCakes #Sweet #Chocolate #Fun #Shop #Yummy The Tick!", Cake Con Collab, V3 - 4/30/18 "Beware Evil Doers, for you face The Tick!!" For my 3rd Year in this super-powered Collab Cake Con International, I had to do one of my all-time favorite, indestructible comic-book characters, The Tick. Created by Ben Englund in 1986 as a spoof character for New England Comics, The Tick has since starred in an independent comic book, an animated series (88), and two live-version series (2001), one very recently (2016). The Tick has been rated as #57 on IGN's Top 100 Comic Book Heroes of All Time list. Leaping off buildings, with a cry of "SPOOOON!" he foils Evil Doers like Chairface Chippendale, El Seed, and Buttery Pat, with the help of his sidekick, Arthur. Stupid Puns Abound!!! "Isn't Sanity just a One Trick Pony anyhow?? You only get one Trick, Rational Thinking. But if you're a little Crazy, hahaha, the Sky's the LIMIT!". More at: http://www.art2eatcakes.com/the-tick.html  I get this question **all** the time.
And worse, I see cakers ask about it on forums, more every day it seems. So many of them suggest this recipe with GF flour substitution, or that box mix as a solution. It scares me!! Hence today's Rant When asked such a question, I ask the clients back, "Is it for a Celiac sufferer?? Or just someone wheat-free like myself???" Yes, I am a wheat-reactive Cake Artist. Lolz, the Irony, I know But, it has put me in the position to see that there is a huge amount of dangerous misinformation about GF. That grey area contains a massive amount of risk to both the caker and the client that most are unaware of. So many times well-meaning people ask, "Can we make the anniversary cake GF, because our nephew is GF???" I tell them... If the GF consumer in question is **just** wheat free, then yes, a caker can get away with GF flour substitutions, mixes, etc. But if they are a Celiac, or truly Gluten Free, unless you have a dedicated gluten-free kitchen, it's very, very difficult to produce a 100% gluten-free product a Celiac can safely eat. There is a whole cross-contamination issue many are not be aware of. To be truly gluten-free the food must be cooked/served on cookware that are dedicated to GF, or cleaned in a mind-numbingly specific and thorough manner. These poor Celiac sufferers with true Gluten Free diets can't even eat french fries from the same fryer oil that has been used to cook breaded items, or stir fry made in a skillet used for pasta. GF foodstuffs can't be stored near gluten-bearing foods. The list goes on and on. Even microscopic small amounts (20ppm) that stick to cookware will make them very, very VERY sick. If you tell a restaurant you are gluten free, you would be amazed to see the hoops they jump through to insure no cross-contamination takes place. Dedicated pans. Hand-washing procedures. Storage requirements. Wheat flour makes my tummy hurt like crazy (and makes me literally foul company later), but I am so lucky to NOT be truly Gluten-Free. I'm really careful not to do that to restaurant prep lines, they have enough to worry about. I tell them I'm just reactive to wheat, and where is it in the dish so I can avoid it. Celiacs don't have that luxury. True Gluten-Free/Celiacs is no joke, and the last thing we want is to make people sick with our Cake Art Please, please please be careful, and be sure your client is merely WHEAT-free, and not actually Celiac or 100% gluten-free before you agree to make that cake Thank you. Rant Over. XO Heather at Art2Eat Cakes Info on how a Gluten-Free Kitchen works, plus FDA requirements for GF labeling : https://www.gluten.org/resources/lifestyle/producing-gluten-free-products-in-a-non-dedicated-kitchen/ Okay, unpopular opinion. This new Netflix show, "Nailed It". It makes me really really sad, and a little angry. I cant watch it.... it gives me anxiety.
The whole point of the show seems to be to set willing mules up for a fall. To indulge in a predictable and cruel laugh. What's next, having unskilled, unexperienced people wire houses and fix cars?? I've had enough folks copy my Cake Art to have inspired more than a few a Cakewrecks and Nailed It's. And each one, I'm happy to see they TRIED. Like, knew they weren't gonna be able to, but tried anyhow, in the face of failure. I respect that. Beginners are the lifeblood of any creative pursuit, and I love to see their work. I can't help but feel this sort of TV discourages beginners by sending the message that novice offerings are laughable. Not so. Please, make that cake. Do your best. HAVE FUN. Repeat In the spirit of such, here is a pic of one of my early sad cakes, along with my most famous, the flying Pegacorn Mama and Baby. I invite you to add your own novice cakes in the comments in solidarity, to show novice cakers we were ALL once beginners And, a link to my article, "Cake and the 10,000hr Rule" http://www.art2eatcakes.com/art2-…/cake-and-the-10000hr-rule I encourage you, keep caking. The most wonderful thing about our art is that you can easily eliminate (eat) learning pieces and start again!! STAY SWEET XOXO Heather at Art2Eat Cakes @Christmasatthemovies is a collaboration by sugar artists all over the world to celebrate classic and not so classic Christmas Movies. We hope you enjoy our production! My contribution was this piece, dedicated to the work of Carol Kane ("Im not a Witch Im your Wife!"), and my favorite character in the classic film "Scrooged". She plays the Ghost of Christmas Present in the 'Ballbreaker Suite', where she reminds Bill Murray's character that "The Truth Can be Painful"...right before she sends him to Harlem with a toaster. Close Your Eyes!!!! Her Dress is dusted Caljava gumpaste over Magic Chocolate modeling chocolate, and her hair is curled tinted golden rice paper. She is freestanding on her tipy-toe!! Her cast Cake Play isomalt wings are painted with metallic Magic Colors metallic paints <3 More pictures at: http://www.art2eatcakes.com/scrooged-fairy.html Be sure to visit the whole collab and enjoy all the Sweet Art there! Wishing you all Warm and Festive Yule, Heather at Art2eat Cakes #christmasatthemovies #collaboration #christmas #christmasmovies #cake #sugarart #art2eatcakes #Boulder #chocolate #Magic_Colors_inside #Caljava #Cakeplayllc #magic_colours_inside #magic_champions  Feliz Dia de Los Muertos! It's time for another year of Sugar Skull Bakers, an amazing Cake Collaboration in its 5th year! This is my 2nd year contribution, inspired by Ferdinand the Bull, who Loved to Smell the Flowers. I say, also Eat The Cake, Honor the Passed, Love Life. And Always Slow Down to Smell the Flowers. I Invite you to slow down right now and enjoy this year's Skullies...over 100 pieces of striking, beautiful Art made for your Joy! @Sugarskullbakers Xoxo Heather at @Art2Eat Cakes. More Pictures at http://www.art2eatcakes.com/ssb17.html #SSB17 #SugarSkullBakers #DiaDeLosMuertos #Skull 
This was a huge process, from original drawings, full-size printouts and models, to digitally rendered panels that were then hand-sculpted and the molds that were made from them. Six different molds were used to cast dozens of panels from Caljava Fondx Gumpaste, which set in curved shapes over custom-made cardboard drying forms. Clear CakePlay Isomalt was used to pour over 200 individual edible windows, painted while still hot in flaming colors. LED 5050 lights were sealed into cardboard,foil, and clear cutting-board units, and then combined with the gumpaste and isomalt panels to light them from behind with a fiery light. After all this work, the cake was finally baked, stacked, carved, and covered with fondant, complete with a Flame Inside Swirl in the Almond Vanilla. Panels were attached with fondant, and the on site assembly was an entire story of its own!!
This Cake Art would not have been possible without the efforts of many to whom I am exceedingly grateful. Id like to thank the Bride and Groom for the Opportunity to Create this Comission for them! <3 Big Hugs and Thanks @Caljava provided all the Fondx Fondant, as well as thier porcelain-like #Fondx Gumpaste, without which those delicate, solid sugar panels would not have been possible. Those glittering edible windows are cast from crystal-clear CakePlay Inc#Isomalt, generously provided by the lovely Peggy Tucker who helped me get over my fear of isomalt!! All of these lovely Photos we see now, as well as more of the three-hour setup, are the work of the incredibly talented Annette Slade Photography. And, from the bottom of my heart I Thank my Fellow co-artists Bryan Williams ( Colorado ICES ), Rebecca Hauger ( Becca's Edible Art) and Lisa Herrera ( A Cake Come True ) whose sweet skills were absolutely indispensable, throughout the Creation of this Art. Because of the sheer scope of this project, I have divided the Galleries of pictures into FOUR PAGES. Click Here to see The Final Cake Click here to see The On Site Setup Click here to see the In Progress Artist Photos Click here to see the Original Sketch
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