This Marvelous Dance To The Tango Cake was made by Maria de los Angeles Castro and Garbiel Castillo from Mactortas in La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
This Marvelous Dance To The Tango Cake was made for the Music Around The World – Cake Notes Collaboration which is a cake collaboration that gathered forty-one cake and sugar artists from all over the world to celebrate the International Day of Music in the sweetest way. The collaboration covers cultural aspects of music made around the world, representing music genres and instruments from all over the world.
Here are Maria de los Angeles Castro and Garbiel Castillo’s bio:
First of all we introduce ourselves: we are, Maria de los Angeles Castro and Gabriel Castillo, a married couple, that since 1985 are dedicated to artisan pastry and cake decorating. For many years we were specialists and drivers on the television program “Tortas y Pasteles” of “Utilísima Satelital” and “Fox Life”. We published many of our works in the magazine “Tortas de Utilísima paso a paso” where we work exclusively for “Disney”. The book “Tortas Decoradas” was published sponsored by “Disney-Pixar” where several of our works were republished. Also we participate in international events where we share our work with other professionals in this incomparable art. At first, for the first time, we shared our lessons with the public at Expo Utilísima 2005 and 2006 in Buenos Aires and from there came the idea of teaching courses for the interior of our country, so we did and then, in 2009, started to teach courses abroad, we had the opportunity to share our classes in Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Argentina, Ecuador, Brazil, Bolivia, USA, Spain, Peru, Portugal, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, repeatedly. We were appointed by “Satin Ice” “Artists of Excellence” in New York and recently received the “Top 10 International Cake Artists Award” with enormous pride. This is a wonderful experience where teaching is also learning, sharing and finding new friends and colleagues.
Ante todo nos presentamos: nosotros somos, María de los Ángeles Castro y Gabriel Castillo,un matrimonio, que desde el año 1985, nos dedicamos a la repostería y decoración artesanal de tortas. Durante muchos años fuimos especialistas y conductores en el programa televisivo “Tortas y Pasteles” de “Utilísima Satelital”, y en “Fox Life”. Publicamos muchos de nuestros trabajos en la revista “Tortas de Utilísima paso a paso” donde trabajamos con exclusividad para “Disney”, se publico un libro “Tortas Decoradas”con el auspicio de “Disney-Pixar” donde se reeditaron varios de nuestros trabajos, participamos también en ediciones internacionales donde compartimos nuestros trabajos junto a otros profesionales de este arte incomparable. Al principio, por primera vez, compartimos nuestras clases con el publico en Expo Utilisima 2005 y 2006 en Buenos Aires y de allí surgió la idea de dictar cursos por el el interior de nuestro país, así lo hicimos y luego, en el 2009, comenzamos a impartir cursos en el exterior, tuvimos la oportunidad de compartir nuestras clases en Venezuela, Puerto Rico, México, Argentina, Ecuador, Brasil, Bolivia, USA, España, Perú, Portugal, Qatar y Emiratos Árabes Unidos, en reiteradas oportunidades. Fuimos nombrados por “Satin Ice” “Artistas de Excelencia” y recientemente en New York recibimos el “Top 10 International Cake Artists Award” con enorme orgullo. Esta es una maravillosa experiencia donde enseñar es también aprender, compartir y encontrar nuevos amigos y colegas.
Here is Maria and Garbiel’s description of this Fabulous cake:
In this paper we wanted to represent the Argentine Tango in one of its most representative areas. We are located in the neighborhood of Caminito – Buenos Aires – Argentina. Cobblestone streets on their multicolored buildings stand as a center of attraction, a couple dancing the tango accompanied by the ubiquitous throughout lantern tango neighborhood. The decoration of the front of the cake represents the typical Buenos Aires filleting which in this case is made of modeling sugar, as the Argentina completion tape.
En este trabajo quisimos representar al Tango argentino en uno de sus ámbitos mas representativos. Nos situamos en el barrio de Caminito – Buenos Aires – Argentina. Sobre sus calles de empedrado se levantan sus construcciones multicolor, como centro de atracción, una pareja bailando el tango acompañada por el farol infaltable en todo barrio de tango. La decoración del frente de la torta representa el típico fileteado porteño que en este caso está realizado en azúcar modelado, como terminación la cinta argentina.
