Modern and Contemporary Cakes and Cake Toppers

Question 1

Name 4 characteristics of a traditional wedding cake.

Answer 1

~ Multi-Tiered
~ Covered in White Icing
~ Embellished with Piping
~ Made of Heavy Fruit Cake

Question 2

Name 4 ways contemporary cakes may differ from traditional wedding cakes.

Answer 2

~ Possessing interesting and/or flavours
~ Pushing structural limitations
~ Challenging traditional conventions
~ Utilizing seasonal colours and/or flowers
~ Telling a story
~ Representing the celebrant(s)

Question 3

List 5 places inspiration may come from for a wedding cake.

Answer 3

~ Culture
~ Colours
~ Design
~ Character Genre
~ Miscellaneous Objects
~ Animals
~ Seasons
~ Botanicals
~ Location/Venue

Question 4

Name 2 famous cake designers

Answer 4

~ Ron Ben-Israel
~ Hayley Elizabeth
~ Jasimine Rae
~ Rosalind Miller

Question 5

List 5 mediums edible cake toppers can be made from

Answer 5

~ Marzipan
~ Gum Paste
~ Pastillage
~ Mexican Paste
~ Sugar Work
~ Rolled Fondant
~ Chocolate
~ Sugar Veil
~ Wafer Paper Flowers
~ Modeling Paste
~ Modeling Chocolate

Question 6

List 4 mediums non-edible cake toppers can be made from

Answer 6

~ Fresh Flowers
~ China or Ceramic Figurines
~ Fabric Ribbons and Laces
~ Wired Decorations
~ Plastic Figurines
~ Glass Figurines
~ Paper Figurines
~ Wooden Figurines
~ Metal Figurines

Question 7

Name a famous sugar sculptor

Answer 7

Carlos Lischetti