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The 350 whisper-thin feathers at the base of this Swan Lake themed wedding cake took Natalie Dionisio 8 hours to cut by hand. Overall, she worked on the cake for over a month.
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I will remind you again that this was made BY HAND from edible materials. Hobbyist sugar artists Magda Zerbe teaches herself to make flowers and fruits from YouTube videos.
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Ashley Holt took home Best in Show for her achingly glitzy Kinky Boots cake. That shine, that shine.
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I mean seriously. Look at those light bulbs.
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The Cake Show's sugar masterpieces weren't limited to competition entries. The life-sized fondant representations of Broadway characters were on display as part of the Renshaw Americas exhibition booth. I couldn't resist getting a pic with them. "Tell me, what is it you plan to do / with your one wild and precious life?" the poet Mary Oliver asks. "I plan to spend it among the fondant people," I reply.
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