Cake International 2014

A few months ago my co-worker mentioned that there was a cake show going on in Manchester, this show was Cake International - The Sugarcraft,Cake Decorating & Baking Show.

I was so excited the first thing I did was phone my boyfriend’s Mum and Sister and asked them to come with me, they didn’t take much persuading and they were just as excited as I was.

We set off early (7:30am, on a Saturday!) but it was well worth it. We were in a good spot in the queue where we saw the star guests Mich Turner and Mary Berry opening the show (I will apologies in advance for the poor photos, I didn't have batteries for my camera so I had to use my phone.)

  

When we entered the room we were so excited we didn't know where to go first. It was fairly quiet during the morning which was nice as we could chat to the stall holders. Everyone we spoke to was very friendly, shared tips and didn't try the 'hard sell' which I felt was most important.

I spoke with  Arty Cakes their decorations were amazing, as you can see below.

This woodland wonder took Art Cakes 2 days straight to make. It was worth all that hard work. They also won gold in the cupcake category with these lovely cakes.

Here are some of my favorite cakes from the show:

I love vintage and even got treated to a cameo mold, so hopefully I will be making a cake like this soon :) 

There was a lot of this lace effect at the show

This took my breath away

A very talented youngster won the under 12's birthday cake category 

This was my favorite out of the wedding cakes <3

My favorite childhood toy in cake form, how could I not love this?

The fox had such a personality 

I spent the most time looking at this masterpiece, there's even condensation on the can of 'Cake' by Vicki Smith 

 You can find more photos from the cake show on my Facebook page  

You can't attend a show like this and not have a little taste of something. We chose this yummy Malteser brownie. 

Highlights

My top 3 highlights were: 

Meeting the one and only Mary Berry, it was worth the wait!

Meeting Lindy Smith, who just happens to be the author of Bake me I'm yours. I have talked about this book in my 'The basic chocolate sponge' post.  

And of course spending time with my boyfriend's lovely Mum and Sister, some lovely girly bonding :)

All in all it was a fantastic day, the tickets were a very resalable price at just £10 pp and £5 for a workshop. I would probably only book a workshop next time if it's practical. The one I attended was very good but I would have liked to get my hands dirty.

I would highly recommend this show and if you missed Cake International in Manchester you have a chance to go to it again in London 10th - 12th April, or in Birmingham 7th - 9th November 2014.