Sugar Art for Autism

This is the third of three posts to highlight cakes from Sugar Art for Autism.

Sugar Art for Autism is a multi-faceted collaboration of 100 food artists from around the world who have come together to create a heartfelt and meaningful collection of edible art in honor of Autism Awareness.

Below are some of the wonderful edible creations. To see more, please visit Sugar Art For Autism.

This marvelous cake was made by Claire Potts of Claire’s Sweet Temptations. 

Here is Claire’s Bio:

Claire has always been a baker, but started her business about three years ago. Her son, Jamie, was diagnosed with Sotos syndrome and hydrocephalus at 2. By 3 there was talk of profound autism as well. This was confirmed when he started school. As time passed it became clear to Claire that she could never go back to work outside of the home. Jamie is double incontinent even at 12 years old, so when he’s not at school she is his caregiver. Claire took her cake making/decorating hobby and passion and turned it into a home based business so she could work from home and be there for Jamie.

Being a member of this collaboration has been an honor, as there are so many very talented artists involved! But I very much wanted to be a part of it. And it’s been wonderful seeing so many different takes on the subject. And so much positivity too. It’s heart-warming as the mum of an autistic child to know there is genuine support out there. Not just from the health profession, but everyone. It’s also a great way to get the subject out there in a way that people will enjoy. I’m so very proud of the group, and humbled by the talent. That such busy artists have given their time to this issue.

Claire’s cake was inspired by this painting made by her son Jamie.

These terrific Autism Cookies were made by Marta Torres of The Cookie Lab.  This is one of the most of amazing puzzle cookies I’ve seen.  The center cookie shows a little boy sitting under mushrooms.  The four other cookies show the land around the boy.  One cookie has more of the mushrooms and a small patch of water.  An other cookie shows a log on the ground that pink flowers are growing out of.  The top two cookies show plants who have grown higher than the rest.  On one of these plants is a yellow butterfly.

This marvelous Autism Cake was made by Violet Lin Tran of The Violet Cake Shop.  The bottom layer of this cake is painted in multiple colors.  The top layer is white with a multi-colored heart on it.  On top of the cake is an absolutely adorable figure of a girl. 

This fabulous Autism Cake was made by Hoang Anh Nguyen of Mito Sweets.  This cake consists of two rectangular cakes that have been painted the color of flowers.  Hoang then decorate the cake with handmade flowers of the same colors.

This superb Autism Cake was made by Shankar Seevanayagam of Cakes on the Hill.  The gravity defying cake looks like a cube puzzle of the world.  The oceans are blue and the continents are white.  There are pieces missing on each side of the globe.  The cake board features brightly colored puzzle pieces and the phrase “until all the pieces fit…”.  This cake really stands out.  It is so different to see a square globe.  Having the globe only be two colors makes the missing puzzle pieces instantly noticeable.  I really like how the globe is at an angle and only has one edge touching the cake board. 

This splendid cake was made by Laura Peterson.  It is a three layer cake painted in the colors of the rainbow.  Hidden among the colors in the 2nd layer is a face.  The bottom layer has the phrase “contact is overrated”.  There is a yellow puzzle pieces at the top of the cake.

This gorgeous Autism Ca
ke was made by Rainy Clement of Bellaria Cakes Design.  The bottom layer is grey with dried brown braches around it.  The next layer is a blue grey.  This layer has Holly braches covered with snow.  There are two Robins on the Holly braches.  At the bottom of this layer are the berries and leaves of the Holly bush.  They drape down and cover part of the first layer.  The top layer is also blue grey.  It had dried brown braches at the bottom.  In front of this layer is a wreath made from Holly branches.  The use of color on this cake is wonderful.  Most of the cake is grey, brown, and green, because of this the Robin’s orange breasts and the red Holly bears really stand out.

Please take a look at more Awesome edible works of Art at the Sugar Art For Autism.

Through their endeavors, the Sugar Artists in Sugar Art for Autism hope to shatter misconceptions, bring awareness to Autism and also draw people’s attention to The Global Autism Project  and National Autism Association, two well-deserving charities whose hard work and never ending efforts often go unnoticed. Please take a look a these charities and donate if you can.

This is the second of a series of posts to highlight cakes and cookies from Sugar Art for Autism.

Sugar Art for Autism is a multi-faceted collaboration of 100 food artists from around the world who have come together to create a heartfelt and meaningful collection of edible art in honor of Autism Awareness.

Below are some of the wonderful edible creations. To see more, please visit Sugar Art For Autism.

This terrific cookies were made by Jules Carter of Artistic Biscuits & Cakes in Queensland, Australia.

Here’s Jules bio:

Jules started Artistic Biscuits & Cakes (formally ‘Experimental Cakes’) as an outlet to show her fusion style of cake, cookie and biscuit decorating methods.

Jules tells us about her cake:

I chose to make the exterior of my cookie cubes entirely white. Bright, harsh and clinical to represent the actual diagnosis of Autism itself and the worry, fear and blank answers this one word can bring. The true colours, complexity and beauty of an Autistic mind are shown on the inside. Just like a reflection in a mirror, there is a degree of separation between the ‘outside’ world and the inside mind, which is intrinsically unique to each individual. If you have met one person with Autism, you have met one person with Autism.

This superb hand painted cake was made by Laylah Moore of For The Love of Cake.  It shows sunset at the sea.  There is a gull flying in the sky, a sailboat in the water, and lighthouse on the shore. 

This fabulous cake was made by Isabel Tamargo of Tartas Imposibles.  The cake is a sheet cake designed to look like a wooden floor.  There is a young man sitting cross legged on the floor.  He has different colors of paint in his hands.  In front on him the words “Colour My World” are painted on the floor.  The figure of the young man is simply wonderful.

This splendid cake was made by Cheryl Moseley of Sugarpatch Cakes.  It is a three layer cake.  The top layer is blue with a light blue, purple, and gold flower on it.  The second layer is gold with a pattern in it.  The bottom layer is a tree with little circular leaves. Most of the leaves are blue, purple, and gold, i.e. the colors used on the other two layers.  The wonderful use of color and texture on this cake makes it look extremely elegant. 

This superb cake was made by Michele Robinson of Spotty Cake Tin.  The cake features a drab brown road that leads to hearts that are the color of the rainbow.  Those hearts lead to a rainbow bridge that is surround by clouds.  At the end of the bridge, we see a girl sitting under a tree.  She looks like she is blowing bubbles.  But instead of bubbles, what is spreading out into the world are hearts that are the color of the rainbow.  The use of the backdrop and the contrast between the drab front of the cake and colorful back of the cake are absolutely wonderful.

This marvelous autism cake was made by Mayer Rosales of Mayer’s Cakes.  This cake is divide into two parts.  The bottom recreates artwork of an animal with mountains behind it.  I really like the use of colors on this layer.  The top of the cake is decorated with doors.  One of the doors has the following message “All doors open to new worlds”.

Please take a look at more Awesome edible works of Art at the Sugar Art For Autism.

Through their endeavors, the Sugar Artists in Sugar Art for Autism hope to shatter misconceptions, bring awareness to Autism and also draw people’s attention to The Global Autism Project  and National Autism Association, two well-deserving charities whose hard work and never ending efforts often go unnoticed. Please take a look a these charities and donate if you can.

Sugar Art for Autism is a multi-faceted collaboration of 100 food artists from around the world who have come together to create a heartfelt and meaningful collection of edible art in honor of Autism Awareness.

Below are some of the wonderful edible creations. To see more, please visit Sugar Art For Autism.

This superb Autism Cake was made by Linasari Sunyoto of Sweetlin. 

Here’s Linasari’s bio:

Linasari Sunyoto is a hobby caker, originally from Indonesia and currently living in Italy. With a strong Visual Communication Design background and a passion for sweets, Linasari is a self-taught cake artist who has perfected her technique with lessons from famous cake designers and also attended a pastry school. She has become a teacher, innovator and industry leader, in her own right. In 2013, she appeared on the Real Time TV program, My Cake Design: La Battaglia Dello Zucchero (Sugar Battle) where she won for her cake design. Her work has been featured in many cake magazines and blogs such as Pretty Witty Cakes, Cake Masters, Wedding Cakes and Sugar Flowers, American Cake Decorating, Sweets Magazine, Cake Design France and many more.

This wonderful cookie with a portrait of a girl with pink, purple, yellow, and blue flowers surrounding her head was made by Bobbie Anne Wright of For Heaven’s Cake by Bobbie Anne. The cookie is bordered by a gold rope pattern. There is a blue butterfly just below the girl’s head.

This magnificent cake was made by Zawadi Parizek of Honey Bunny Bake Shop.  This box has a different pattern representing Autism on each side.  It looks like the type of box that you would have put a candle in because the box has hinges and a door and amazingly the box lights up from within.  It is so easy when looking at this amazing box to forget that it is made of edible materials.

This Wonderful Cake was made by Jenny Kennedy of Jenny’s Haute Cakes.

It is based on the artwork on the well know autistic artist Candy Waters.  Jenny’s cake will be featured in Candy’s book of her artwork.  Notice that Jennifer’s cake has the phrase – more than words.  Candy is 15 years old and non-verbal.  Even though Candy is unable to communicate through words, she is able to express herself though her artwork.

This Terrific Cake was made by Jean Schapowal of Cakes With Character. Jean’s cake is a white three layer cake.  In the center is a tree.  The tree’s leafs look like puzzle pieces.  At the base of the tree is a banner that reads Grow Your Awareness.

Please take a look at more Awesome edible works of Art at the Sugar Art For Autism.

Through their endeavors, the Sugar Artists in Sugar Art for Autism hope to shatter misconceptions, bring awareness to Autism and also draw people’s attention to The Global Autism Project  and National Autism Association, two well-deserving charities whose hard work and never ending efforts often go unnoticed. Please take a look a these charities and donate if you can.

Sugar Art for Autism is a multi-faceted collaboration of 100 food artists from around the world who have come together to create a heartfelt and meaningful collection of edible art in honor of Autism Awareness. Please take a look at these Awesome edible works of Art at the Sugar Art For Autism.

I made these cookies to promote Autism Awareness as part of Sugar Art for Autism. I chose a children’s theme of Safari Zoo Animals. I used primary colors and puzzle cookies because primary colors and puzzles pieces are usually associated with Autism. I used different patterns for each of the animals to represent different textures. Children with Autism often choose foods based on their texture.

This was my Safari Sign cookie that says Autism Awareness as the name of the Safari. There are green elephants, yellow giraffes, blue elephants, and red lions on the sign.

Red Zebra puzzle cookie and yellow Giraffe puzzle cookie and green Monkey puzzle cookie

I cut out the Safari animal shapes in cookie form and baked them. Then I colored fondant and rolled it out. I used pattern mats for make designs in the animals and the letters. I cut out the animal shapes and the letters. I cut some of the animals into puzzle shapes and left some whole to allow the texture to be seen more clearly.

blue Elephant puzzle cookie and red Lion cookie

Green Gorilla puzzle cookie and Blue Hippo Cookie

Red Lion puzzle cookie and Blue Elephant cookie

Blue Hippo Puzzle cookie and Green Gorilla cookie

Green Gorilla puzzle cookie and Red Lion cookie

Yellow Giraffe cookie surrounded by green grass cookies and green Monkey cookie and yellow Cheetah cookie

Red Zebra shaped cookie

For these last pictures, I took some animal toys and had fun with different poses with cookies and animals.

Giraffe cookies and toys walking in a line with green grass on either side

Barrel of Monkeys cookies

Elephant Cookie Parade March

Gorilla Cookies

Rhino Cookie Face-off 

Through their endeavors, the Sugar Artists in Sugar Art for Autism hope to shatter misconceptions, bring awareness to Autism and also draw people’s attention to The Global Autism Project  and National Autism Association, two well-deserving charities whose hard work and never ending efforts often go unnoticed. Please take a look a these charities and donate if you can.