Chef Ruth Drennan, Co-Owner of the Cake Atelier in NYC, has studied with Chef van Nostrand. Cheryl Kleinman, of Cheryl Kleinman cakes lists Chef Betty as one of her favorite cake designers. Both Sylvia Weinstock and Ron ben Israel are rumored to have studied under Chef Betty as well.
Although she mentioned to me that her days of making cakes are over, Chef van Nostrand still teaches Cake Decorating at the Culinary Institute of America.
This will take me to a whole new level of cake design, and I can hardly wait! Sugar art is so magnificent...the Brits have been doing it for ages, and it's just now reaching its height of popularity here in the States.
Another gifted sugar artist is Alan Dunn, of the U.K. Here's a cover for one of his instructional books on gum paste (also called "sugar paste") roses...can you believe this isn't a live rose??? What a cool art form...it's the quintessence of elegance and sophistication!
Marneycakes: The Foodie's Cakes. "There is always room for dessert!"
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