Cake! magazine by Australian Cake Decorating Network August 2015 | Page 3

letter from the editor
Hello and welcome to another
amazing edition of Cake!
In this issue we celebrate our love
of all things buttercream. Whether
it's swiss meringue, italian
meringue or regular old Women's
Weekly birthday cake book style
buttercream, we can't get enough!
We feature interviews with some of
the hottest decorators in the world
at present - Katherine Sabbath,
Valeri Valeriano and Christina
Ong, as well as our very own
ACDN member and buttercream
extraordinaire, Kerrie Wyer.
Our tutorials in this issue will give
you the skills to create a perfect yet
simble ombre buttercream cake,
a delicate array of buttercream
piped roses and help you master
the perfect Italian meringue
buttercream recipe.

very exciting news - ACDN's first
e-course! As the name suggests,
Cake Business Bootcamp will
help cake business owners get
their business into shape and
make sure it's performing at
optimal level.
Part of the bootcamp experience
is that we'll do this as a team,
supporting each other to improve
the performance of your business
and learning from some of the
best in the business with our
industry experts.
Head to page 145 to register your
interest and be the first to know
when course details are available!
We are gearing up to head
to America for our NYC Cake
Crawl next month - follow us on
Instagram to join in the fun!

We feature our favourite moments
from the recent Cake Bake &
Sweets Show and announce some

Kellie Rudland

contribution manager
Kellie discovered the world of
cakes 8 years ago. Since then
she has worked alongside
pastry chefs as a head
decorator for an established
cake company. Kellie joined the
ACDN team in 2013 and along
with contribution manager
for Cake! magazine, Kellie is
also social media manager for
ACDN.

Liz

Liz Wright editor
Liz is the editor of Cake! magazine
and founder and owner of the
Australian Cake Decorating Network.
Liz grew up surrounded by cake,
spending hours upon hours watching
her mum create stunning wedding
cakes (in the days of intricate piping
and extension work!).
Liz is excited to have the opportunity to
use Cake! magazine to showcase the
incredbile talent of cake decorators
worldwide.
COVER IMAGE: Wild Rose
Sweets & Styling

Marianna Saran

Kirsty Vierdag
marketing

administrative assistant

Television
reporter
and
mother of two, Marianna has
combined her love for cake
decorating and journalism.
Her mission is to bring Cake!
readers the latest cake
news and interviews with
decorators from around the
globe.

WIth a background in marketing
and a passion for baking, Kirsty
has become an integral part
of the ACDN team. Kirsty runs
her own catering business and
specialises in 'clean eating'
snacks as well as delicious
cakes and treats. Kirsty is
marketing and advertising
manager for ACDN.

Born in Cavite, Philippines,
Rolaine joined the ACDN team
in 2013. Rolaine spent a lot of
time baking while she grew
up but it took a backseat as
she raised a family and grew
her career. Rolaine's love of
baking has been re-ignited
since joining the ACDN team
and she now runs her own
cake decorating business.

editorial

Rolaine Raya