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Halloween Pumpkindo both of them,cut it in half andwork with one at atime. This way youwill have equalamounts withwhich to work andyour items willbe the same size.Roll the eyebrowpieces into a balland then into acomma shape. Putthem in place over the eyes where theorbital ridge would be. I also outlined the eyes so thatI had some depth for things like wrinkles withoutcutting down into the cake and bringing up morecrumbs. Select enough paste for both eyes, cut itin half and roll each half into a snake, put it in placearound the eye cutout, arranging it to suit the face.The nose is a piece of fondant rolled into a ball, then ateardrop. I pointed the nose and gave it a beaky look.Put it in place onthe face. Roll twoballs of fondantfor nostrils andput them in placenext to the mainpart of the nose.Next roll twosnakes for the upper and lower lip.Put them in placeabove and belowthe cut out for themouth. Roll two balls of fondant for the cheeks and putthem in place at the corners of the mouth.Depending on how long this stage has taken, you maywant to pop the cake back in to the cooler to firm upagain. If you work quickly, you may be able to keepworking without chilling again. Just make sure that yourbuttercream is firm enough that your fondant featureswill not be sliding down the cake when you cover it withthe fondant.Roll out your fondant, I leave it a bit thicker than I wouldto cover a regular cake since I am going to be stretchingit over bumps and into crevices. I like to roll my fondanton a blue Ateco mat or a thick piece of upholsteryplastic and use that to carry my fondant to my cake.Drape the fondant over the cake and then peel theplastic or mat off the fondant. Use your hands andfingers to smooth the fondant down over the cake,working it downover the featuresand then in whereyou have undercutat the base to givethe bottom of thepumpkin a roundedshape. Trim off theexcess fondant witha pizza cutter orsharp knife. Use thesides of your handsto smooth out theblunt edge of thecut. I used both my ball tools and my fingers to workthe fondant down over the features of the face andinto the eye sockets and mouth. A dogbone tool andclay shapers come in very handy for making wrinklesand laugh lines. If you have trouble figuring out wherethese should go, look in the mirror, squint your eyes andsmile. Put the lines there.Now we get to the coloring part of this. You can gowith colored fondant and use dusting powders or youcan use an airbrush. I wanted that saturated look youget on some of the papier mache items from the 20 and 30 s so I went with the airbrush and over appliedthe final paint.This starts out with airbrushing the entire cake in yellow.Next apply orange to everything but the eyes. Comeback in with some red and overspray lightly. I left thered in the airbrush cup and added a couple of dropsof brown to it and got close up for detail shadows andthen came back with orange again and sprayed enoughthat the paint beaded up on the surface and gave it thatsort of uneven texture you see in papier mache.(Continued on page 23)October 2014 / ICES Newsletter7

Expo TortasOAnthony Peña, CMSA, Brooklyn, NYn June 7 & 8, 2014, the largest sugarcraft show in South America took placeat the Westin Convention Center inLima, Peru. Gold medalist and Certified MasterSugar Artist, Monica Muñante hosted the 7thedition of the Expo Tortas.The cake entries were made by studentsthat attended her Sugar Craft Schoolwhere she teaches beginners to advancedcake decorating courses. This year’s eventreflects hard work and lots of effort by all ofher students. A variety of techniques wereshowcased such as realistic modeling figures,sugar flowers, cake sculpting, sugar lace, andpastillage. The show cake captured everyone’sattention by the details incorporated on it.The castle cake was made by Monica Muñante,CMSA, (Lima, Peru). The faux mirror effect wasmade using patterned edible sheets and sugarlace embellished with edible gold dust. Thedragon was handcrafted with modeling pasteand painted with an airbrush. The water effectwas made using blue-colored piping gel. Thewarrior princess was molded and decoratedwith an intricatedress embellishedwith gold accentsand sugar lace.Please join usJune 6-7 atthe Westin inNew York Cityfor the 2015Expo tortas.Beatriz Jimenez took firstplace in the wedding division.with this white cake coveredwith blue peonies.8Patricia Davila won top honors in the children's cake categoryICES Newsletter / October 2014

Around the Worldin 80 CakesAlbuquerque ICES 2014 Show CakeThe members of ICES in New Mexico are excited to sharewith you the wonderful cultures, places, and traditions inthe Land of Enchantement! Our Show Cake representsthat wonderful diversity and is inspired by some of themost amazing places and people and history. New Mexicohas the largest chili farms in the United States, and thePalace of the Governors, built in the 1500’s, is the oldestbuilding still in use in the U.S. New Mexico is famousfor the International Balloon Fiesta which plays host towell over 1500 balloons annually. Outlaw cowboys suchas Billy the Kid roamed these Mesa’s as well as Smokeythe Bear and Georgia O’Keefe and we boast the mostalien sightings in one state!Our landscape is dotted with volcanic rock, the yuccacactus which is our state flower, pine trees, white sands,roadrunners, and antelope. The Rio Grande River providesfarms with much needed water in the desert climate andthe Three Rivers in the north provide world-class fly fishing. 360-degree views with sunrises and sunsets in everycolor of the rainbow can be seen 300 days of the year.The people here are proud of our multicultural heritage,from the pottery of the Hopi to the turquoise jewelryof the Navajo and the kachinas of the Apache. Add inthe wonderful flavors of Spanish and Mexican food andyou have the most asked question in our state “Red orGreen?” The Anglo citizens arrived as wars were fought,railroads built and highways, such as Route 66 becamefamous for transporting people across the west. TheAtomic Bomb also known as “The Manhattan Project”was created in New Mexico at Los Alamos National Labsin 1945. Less than 100 miles away lies Chaco Canyon,the largest and most advanced ancient Native Americanvillage. Boasting over 500 rooms it was abandoned in the13th century.We have designed and created a Show Cake thatshowcases some of the best of what New Mexico hasto offer to its visitors. Caljava supplied us with 190 lbs.of fondant. GuildCraft donated the Styrofoam used indesigning our hot air balloon. Lenard McKenzie shapedthe foam and built the structure that made this Show Cakea joy to decorate. Many hands worked many hours as werolled fondant and pulled sugar to decorate our 7' 9" highballoon with 10' 9" circumference. The gondola is 15"square and the base is 4' x 6' with rubber wheels thatrotate 360 degrees. The small three tiered cake in thecenter is actual cake covered in turquoise fondant, theZia Symbol which represents our state flag and decoratedwith Yucca blossoms and other native flowers. We thankCake Play for their donation of Isomalt products.The overall design is the brainchild of Dianne Holgate, theICES New Mexico State Rep who believes in the motto,“Go Big or Go Home”. The project could not have beencompleted without the help and support of Tara Churchill,Angela Gabaldon, Cathy Stone (ICES member from CO),Jerry DeKuster, Lou Arms, Pam Walker, Raymona Holtonand a lot of prayers!October 2014 / ICES Newsletter9

ICES CertificationOn July 30th, the seventh annual ICES Certification Test was conductedat the 2014 Albuquerque, New Mexico ICES Convention and Show.Initiated in 2008 to help foster and preserve the basic and moreclassical techniques in the art of cake decorating and the sugar arts,the ICES Certification Program holds an eight-hour live adjudicatedskills test each year. The certification program tests candidates forthe award of Certified Master Sugar Artist and Certified Sugar Artist.Candidates are required to show proficiency in a number of differentskills of varying complexity, work in a neat and clean manner, followgenerally accepted food handling procedures, and produce artisticallypleasing displays within the limited time frame.Congratulations to 2014 candidate Amy Marsh, from Idaho Falls, IDfor earning the title of Certified Sugar Artist. We wish to congratulateher on successfully reaching this milestone.The ICES Certification Committee thanks our sponsors, the Adjudicators,Test Administrator, and the Show Directors. Without all of your hard work and contributions throughoutthe year, this event would not be possible. Thank you to all the candidates who devoted so much timeand effort to this process.In October the full version of the 2015 Certification Test Guide will be available on the ICES websiteunder the “Programs” tab, click on Certification. Applications are now being accepted for the 2015certification test in Omaha, Nebraska and also for the 2016 test in Mobile, Alabama. The numberof applicants is limited, don’t wait too long and miss this opportunity. Applications are due byMarch 1, 2015.For additional information about the program, contact the Certification Chairman, Sheila Miller, CMSAby emailing certification@ices.org.FChic & Unique Vintage Cakes by Zoe Clarkrom the front cover and throughout this book, Zoe Clark has done abeautiful job of depicting modern designs for beautiful vintage cakes,cupcakes, and cookies. There are step-by-step tutorials for creatinga vintage jewelry box, hatboxes, an antique sewing machine, and antiquetimepieces, as well as an art-deco inspired cake to name a few. Some of theprojects are pretty basic, but intermediate and advanced cake decorating skillsare required for the other projects. Clark also has chapters devoted to recipesand techniques, fillings and coverings, baking and covering techniques. Someof the recipes that she has shared are for her delicious cakes that are sold inLondon’s prestigious department store Fortnum & Mason. I highly recommendthis book for our readers. It has over 120 pages of ideas and inspirations for yournext “vintage” cake project.Zoe Clark is one of London’s leading cake designers and her work regularlyappears in the UK’s bestselling bridal and sugarcraft magazines10ICES Newsletter / October 2014Maureen Lawson, Mechanicsville, MD

Meet the New Board of DirectorsWelcome, newly elected Board Members: Leigh Sipe, Janette Pohlman, Debra Ramsey, Barbara Reed,Oleta Edwards, and Pamela Dewey.We thank our retiring Board Members: Regina Bankston, Maureen Cleveland, B. Keith Ryder, Maureen Lawson,Vicky Harlen, Gloria Griffin, Chris Olson, and Beth Lee Spinner.The Executive Committee is comprised of the following Officers: Chairman of the Board, Beth Lee Spinner;President, Kathy Scott; Vice President, Carley King; Recording Secretary, Sharon Briggs; CorrespondingSecretary, Millie Green; and Treasurer, Debbie Woodruff.2014-2015 ExecutiveCommitteeCenter Image—Sitting:Millie Green (CorrespondingSecretary), Kathy Scott(President), Carley King (VicePresident). Standing (2nd row):Sharon Briggs (RecordingSecretary), Debbie Woodruff(Treasurer)Individual Images—Top center(going clockwise): JanettePohlman, Leigh Sipe, Beth LeeSpinner (Chairman of the Board),Sheila Miller, Barbara Reed,Fran Wheat, Pam Dewey,Maureen Lawson, Deb Ramsey,Oleta Edwards, Gloria Griffin,Ann Marie HaaseICES PresidentKathy ScottNewly Elected Board MembersBack row: Leigh Sipe, Oleta EdwardsFront row: Deb Ramsey, Janette Pohlman,Barbara Reed, Pam DeweyRetiring Board MembersWe thank our retiring Board members for their service:Back row: Regina Bankston, B. Keith Ryder, Chris Olson.Front row: Gloria Griffin, Beth Lee Spinner, Vicky Harlen, Maureen LawsonNot pictured: Maureen ClevelandOctober 2014 / ICES Newsletter11

Award2014 ICES Hall of Fame RecipientColette PetersEvery year ICES honors anindividual with induction intothe ICES Hall of Fame. Thesetalented people have been writers,teachers, inventors of productsand tools and creators of newstyles of decorating.ICES acknowledges with heartfeltgratitude the contributions thathave been made by this year’s ICESHall of Fame inductee ColettePeters. She has fulfilled all of ICES criteria and contributedsignificantly to the sugar arts and more.Colette has written over 5 books sharing her talent andcreativity. She has also taught all over the world sharingher talents in the sugar arts with hundreds of people.Her teaching skills have been sought after by everyprestigious Culinary School in the US and there aren'tmany that she has not taught at.Colette has judged extensively over the years, from thelocal level to the some of the most prestigious events inthe world.We've seen her name in just about every type ofmagazine praising her with honors and titles, from areal “trendsetter” to one of the best Pastry Chefs in theUS. Colette was the creator of the “Topsy Turvy” stylecake which took the world by storm. Colette just happensto also lay claim to a new product in the decorating field.Congratulations Colette!2014 Wilbur Brand MemorialService AwardHelen OsteenIt has been said that ICES needs aroomful of this recipient. This verydeserving Wilbur Brand MemorialService Award winner is our ownICES Membership Coordinator,Helen Osteen, TX.Helen is a wonderful friend, a verysweet lady and most of all a veryhard worker. She is always willing tohelp and will put 110% into it.12ICES Newsletter / October 2014A member of a state cake club, she has served as Treasurerfor 6 years, been on numerous committees, prepares themonthly newsletter, notifies members of activities, playdays, classes or anything else that needs to be done.When the club holds classes and instructors must bepicked up at the airport, she is there!Helen has served on the ICES Board of Directors, asan Alternate Representative, State Newsletter Editor,State Website Administrator, Day of Sharing Director,Registration and Demonstrator. She arrives early andstays late to make sure the job gets done.She is always patient and calm, and works hard to makemembers feel welcome. She has served our members withgenuine friendliness and goes out of her way to live up tothe motto of “Caring & Sharing”. From the State Chapterlevel to the International level she has served our membersover and above what is needed. She has been observed atConvention helping members, especially the Internationalmembers, with everything from renewing membership tofinding a good place to eat lunch, she volunteers her timeto personally make sure a member has a great experienceat Convention.Helen takes her job very seriously and does anoutstanding job at performing her duties. She can bereached at just about any time, day or night if you needa question answered. Her mind is sharp as a tack andshe has an uncanny memory for ICES history.Congratulations Helen!2014 Wilbur Brand MemorialService AwardEdith PowersEdith Powers is the epitome of ICES – Caring & Sharing,always there to lend a helping hand and a face that mostpeople know. Ask her for help and in the true Southernway she is ready and willing to do whatever is needed.She has served ICES in manycapacities over her 33 years asa member, from being aRepresentative for her state for6 years, an alternate for 2 years,as well as working on numerousConventions and Shows, often asthe Vendor Chairman. She has beena Co-Show Director, as wellas served on the ICES Boardof Directors, including serving asVice President.

RecipientsFor many years Edith had her own cake supply store,selling cakes, sharing her love of the sugar arts and whatcould be created from simple ingredients. She is verymuch a family oriented individual, and that is portrayedwithin her own local community of which she is veryinvolved. She has served on the boards of variousorganizations and given support and care wheneverneeded. It’s very hard for her to say “No” and not beinvolved when called upon.Congratulations Ms. Edith!2015 Hall of Fame NominationsIs there someone you feel should be honored in the ICESHall of Fame? Do you know of a special person who hasshared his/her talents through books, classes, creating newand unique products or techniques and has served aboveand beyond our “sharing and caring” motto?January 15, 2015 is the deadline for Hall of Famenomination applications.Merrie Lee ReesePlease request mailed forms from the ICES AwardChairman Pam Dewey, 92 Alvin Sloan Avenue,Washington, NJ 07882, or email scholarship@ices.org.For more information or to download nomination forms,visit ices.org and click on "Programs", then "Hall ofFame Award.”ICES is very pleased to announce this Wilbur Brandrecipient who exudes the Caring and Sharing mottoof ICES, Merrie Lee Reese, FL.Albuquerque, NM Show Statistics2014 Wilbur Brand MemorialService AwardMerrie Lee became a member ofICES in 1987 and hasn’t stoppedyet. In that same year she attendedthe Wilton School, where shebecame a teacher. She is still aWilton teacher and has receivedthe Wilton 25 Year Service Award.She has owned her own store,teaching and sharing thesugar arts.She has also been very involvedwith ICES within her state. She has served as StateRepresentative for many years and is very involved inher state with all things cake decorating and sugar artrelated. This talented lady has also been very involvedwith the Mini Classes in her state since they began.Merrie Lee has served Cake Room Chairman of ourConvention and Show numerous times and has beeninvolved in one way or another with every cake roomset up since 1995. She is almost always there to greetyou when you register your displays. Many of you mayremember her from the 1997 convention as “MaryPoppins” and will often find her with her “MickeyMouse” ears on.Congratulations Merrie Lee!1174196867112334080/133102Number of registered attendeesTotal attendanceCake Gallery/Challenge public attendeesOne-Day Shopper’s Pass attendeesNumber of Sugar Art displaysNumber of Vendors/boothsNumber of International attendeesThe 2013 Election Statistics2830411Members at the time the ballot bookswere printed.Valid ballots were cast,including 1 absentee ballot.Dates to RememberNov. 1, 2014Demonstration/Hands-OnTeacher application deadli

email address is sweetexpress@wctel.net. In talking with Shelia Miller, ICES Past President, she suggested members buy other cake decorators a membership. . York, PA 17406, Phone 717-252-1191, or e-mail SheilasCakery@comcast.net. November 2, 2014 - PA ICES Day of a Sharing will be held on Sunday, November 2, 2014. It will be held at the .