Last weekend was one of the best in London thus far. I got to enjoy some amazing food, friends and good times at a wedding for our friends Claire and James and also got to visit the Cake Britain EDIBLE art exhibition. This is the worlds only exhibit that is eaten at the end of its two day run. Visitors were invited back on Sunday to enjoy the taste of what, until then, were just beautiful (and sometimes strange) sculptures made of confection.
I think my favorite cake of the day was "Captain Fairtrade", likely named for the charity which the exhibit supported. All donations went to support The Fairtrade Foundation, a wonderful organization supporting farmers in developing countries obtain fair trading terms in an industry that is challenging for the weaker, smaller, farmers.
Captain Fairtrade was designed by pop artist Peter Fowler and executed by Michelle Wibowo, cake designer and winner of many cake decorating contests. It is about a foot tall and made from sponge cake. It also had glowing eyes which I thought was very cool...not sure you could eat those!!! Of all of the cakes at the exhibit, I think this design was the cleanest and most polished. See her website here:
http://www.michellesugarart.co.uk/index.php
Honorable mention would have to go to the mini hamburger cupcakes complete with a side of fries...all edible! I think the burgers reminded me of home so I'm biased! They were created by the cupcake team, "Crumbs and Doilies" who deliver their treats all over South West London. This team reminds me of "Baked by Melissa" in New York as they serve mini cupcakes as she did all over Manhattan...ahhhh memories. They teamed up with artist Jon Burgerman (ironically his real name) to make these little fun treats for the show. I thought they were cute. See more of their stuff here.
http://www.crumbsanddoilies.co.uk/
I would recommend the exhibit but, as I mentioned, the cakes were eaten on Sunday!!!! Next year, I'm campaigning to get the Duff Goldman and his "Ace of Cakes" team involved...now THIS is how you do cake! I'm just sayin....
http://www.charmcitycakes.com/
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