Last updated on May 1st, 2017 at 09:19 am
More than 10,000 baking industry professionals and consumer cake enthusiasts from around the world will descend on Central Florida in October when The Americas Cake Fair makes its return to the area. The Americas’ largest trade and consumer show for the pastry, bakery, sugar art and chocolate industries will be held Oct. 13-15 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando. The event is hosted by Satin Ice, which is made by Satin Fine Foods Inc., a manufacturer distributing its premium range of cake decorating products to more than 60 countries worldwide. Pre-registration is now open to receive event updates and special offers.
The international show will once again convene a group of baking professionals, industry buyers, pastry chefs, cake artists, retail bakers, hobbyists and everyday foodies for a three-day celebration of cake, chocolate and sugar artistry. The inaugural Americas Cake Fair, the first show of its kind in North and South America, was held in Orlando in 2015.
Internationally popular pastry chef and television personality Duff Goldman, star of Food Network reality shows “Ace of Cakes,” “Duff Till Dawn” and “Holiday Baking Championship,” among others, will make his stage appearances on Saturday and Sunday. Other cake industry celebrities scheduled to present throughout the weekend include Mich Turner, whose clientele includes the Queen of England, Madonna and David Beckham; and pastry genius Ron Ben-Israel, named “the Manolo Blahnik of wedding cakes” by The New York Times.
The show’s lineup of features many activities, including stage presentations; The Sugar Arts Fashion Show, with models walking the runway adorned by cake costumes and edible ensembles; Live Global Cake and Chocolate Challenges, where international teams and individuals, respectively, will battle for top honors; traditional cake competitions for contestants across all skill levels offering cash prizes; more than 75 hands-on classes and demonstrations taught by the world’s best cake decorators; and an exhibit hall filled with products and services, some items for cash and carry.
Rounding out the show’s features are four themed “zones,” interactive themed spaces filled with demos and displays, sprinkled around the show floor. The spaces include a wedding zone, where attendees can “engage” in the latest cake and wedding trends; a chocolate zone, exploring the finest in gourmet chocolate making and modeling; a kids’ zone, for an interactive experience for budding cake artists; and a cake zone for an introduction to fondant and other skills.
Organizers anticipate the upcoming Cake Fair to top the show’s 2015 debut.
“Building on the enormous success of our show in 2015, The Americas Cake Fair 2017 promises to be bigger, bolder and even more spectacular,” said Kevin O’Reilly, founder of Satin Fine Foods and Cake Fair. “The cake and baking industry continues its dynamic growth in commercial distribution, wholesale, foodservice and retail, and consumer interest in baking is at an all-time high. There’s an enormous hunger among professionals and hobbyists, alike, for new products, services and ideas. Our show delivers that and much more; it’s the largest opportunity in the Americas to become completely immersed in the world of cake.”
Registration (ticket purchase) for admission, hands-on classes, demonstrations, competitions and The Sugar Arts Fashion Show will open Feb. 1. Members of the trade and the public can pre-register now to receive event updates, special offers, lodging and other information. For those wishing to present their work during live challenges and competitions, information about themes, regulations and registration is available at cakefair.com/competitionsevents.
