Towers of sugar take the cake

9 November 2010

Towers of sugar take the cake

Thirty litres of egg whites and over 200 kilograms of icing sugar is a foolproof recipe turning a baking school kitchen into a wall to wall edible exhibit of architecturally designed cakes and showpieces - the finale of a year of training for promising young bakers and pastry chefs at Manukau Institute of Technology (MIT).

“This is an ambitious collection this year,” says Ralf Schmidt, baking lecturer at MIT. “There are a lot of 3D creations and skilful intricate detail - each year the students seem to go above and beyond the previous.”

Fifteen themed displays, many featuring towers from around the world, will be open for public viewing this Thursday from 5-6pm at The School of Baking and Patisserie, at MIT, Gate 2, Otara Rd.

Included in the assessed displays will be a merry go round, a London bus, ‘Babyaga’s House’, Taipei 101, the Petronas Twin Towers and the Eifel tower.

“This is a stunning collection of showpieces that will be judged for assessment,” says Mr Schmidt, “and we are proud to present them for viewing to both the public and attending pastry chefs in leading culinary establishments as well as recruiters in the baking industry.”

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