[Nfb-krafters-korner] Cake Decorating To Craft Or Not To Craft ...

[Eileen Scrivani]

There are people/bakeries that make cakes that are actual sculptures.  Often 
these cakes are for very special occasions like weddings or significant 
birthdays, etc.  The cakes are priced from around $1,500 & upwards.  The 
cakes can be made to look like a designer handbag, skeins of yarn with 
knitting needles, I suppose whatever is significant for the occasion or 
person for whom the cake is intended.

Like others said, if its a matter of simply smearing icing on the cake, very 
simple, then I would not call that a craft or art even though the cake might 
taste really good.  There are those people who take their cooking seriously 
and call it an art, but for me while there is a skill set required, its 
cooking, and not a craft.  The cake decorating, however, is very specialized 
and I think the skills used in doing it can be applied to other crafty 
things.

Eileen