[Nfb-krafters-korner] Cake Decorating To Craft Or Not To Craft ...
Eileen Scrivani
etscrivani at verizon.net
Fri Jan 16 13:36:55 UTC 2009
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
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