Cake Decorators of Tidewater, Inc.
Annual Cake Show
Our Teachers & Judges Biography
Colette Peters
Colette has been decorating cakes and teaching all over the world since 1989, when she started Colette’s Cakes in New York City. She has written 5 books on cake decorating and helped create the first Food Network Challenge. She has made cakes for customers all over the world, including the Prince of Greece, Oprah, Whoopi Goldberg, the Rolling Stones, Yoko Ono, Bette Midler, many Broadway plays, movies, and commercials. She has won many awards and has appeared on many television cake challenges, as a participant or a judge. She is currently working on a new book.
Ruth Rickey (Wedding Cake Judge)
Ruth is a former attorney and administrative law judge, who now owns Oklahoma City’s premier bake shop, called Ruth’s Sweete Justice Bakery. She made the switch to cakes in 1994 and quickly fell in love with the creativity decorating cakes offered. After being named the top bakery manager in the world for all the IGA stores, Ruth opened her shop in 1999. Ruth has been seen on all 3 networks that have cake programming. She won WE tv’s Wedding Cake Wars, she assisted Pat Jacoby’s team twice in their victories on TLC’s Ultimate Cake Off and she has been featured in 3 different Food Network specials about the Oklahoma State Sugar Art Show. Her cakes have graced the pages of national and international publications for years. Ruth travels the country teaching and demonstrating numerous techniques in the world of sugarcraft. Ruth operates the Oklahoma Sugar Art Academy, which brings in instructors from around the world to teach in Oklahoma City. You will find Ruth at several cake competitions each year, where she regularly takes home lots of ribbons. Ruth has placed in the top 10 a half a dozen times at various wedding competitions from the east coast to the prestigious Oklahoma Sugar Art Show. Ruth was recently given The Sweet Life Hall of Fame award at the National Capital Area Cake Show in Virginia. She is also one of only 16 ICES Certified Master Sugar Artists in the world!
Susan Carberry (Wedding Cake Judge)
Susan Carberry began her love for cake decorating and design 12 years ago when she enrolled in her first class. Now she is the proud owner of “The Cake Cottage” in Murrieta, California, and an approved International Cake Exploration Societe (ICES) Instructor. She has travelled across the country teaching and sharing her knowledge of sugar art. Susan’s “Edible Works of Art” have won numerous awards and have been featured in magazines such as “American Cake Decorator” and “Here Comes the Cake.” She has appeared on the Food Networks show “Top Five” and won 1st place with her unique “3 Dimensional Cookies.” She has also competed on TLC’s “Ultimate Cake Off” twice; placing second on the “Pirate Episode” and winning first prize on the “Roller Derby Eipsode”. She was selected to make the centerpiece cake for the 2010 ICES Show in San Diego, California which stood over 13 ft. tall featuring all the sights and attractions in San Diego.
Mickey Moore (Divisional Judge)
Mickey Moore is an accomplished cake decorator with over 40 years experience. Mickey and her sister, Shirley, were very active with the International Cake Exploration Society )ICES) and
travelled to conventions and taught classes. Mickey served many years on the ICES Board of Directors. Mickey perfected her skills taking classes from Dora Von Heerdon, Senora Maritha
Alvarado, Jerry Kern, Betty Van Norstrand, Eleanor Rielander and more. The fondest memories for her were time spent organizing Gingerbread House workshops at Christmas. Mickey says she
loves the art of cake decorating and doesn't plan on quitting any time soon.
Marilyn Chilton (Divisional Judge)
Marilyn Chilton is very special to the Cake Decorators of Tidewater because she is the founder of our club. In 1981 her desire to promote the art of cake decorating organized meetings for interested cake decorators.
Marilyn is familiar with all styles of cake decorating. She has won many awards in Foreign Techniques and has taught all styles of decorating over the years. She now live in Lynchburg, Virginia where she continues to teach and share all aspects of cake decorating.
Kathleen Lange
Kathleen Lange, Cake Design Artist from San Diego, California and Sandpoint, Idaho, has been decorating and teaching confectionery arts, since 1980; specializing in the foreign technique, known as the "Lambeth Method." As a Wilton Instructor and an approved International Cake Exploration Societe (ICES) Instructor , Kathleen continues to share her love for confectionery arts; traveling as a guest instructor, demonstrator and judge for confectionary clubs, shows and culinary art schools throughout the country. All classes are designed for the hobbyist, as well as the professional. Kathleen’s enthusiasm for confectionary arts is contagious!
Peggy Tucker
Peggy Tucker is a professional Cake Designer and sugar artist specializing in teaching this fine art. She started out creating cakes in Rochester, Minnesota and surrounding communities in 1995, and has since decided to focus on the one aspect that she truly loves; teaching. In 2003 she began teaching the art of Cake Decorating. She has continued to expand that part of her business to the point that I opened the School of Cakeology in 2009. She takes great joy in watching her students advance and achieve medals of their own. This new endeavor has allowed her to travel around the country to teach and enter cake competitions. Peggy became a member of the International Cake Exploration Societé (ICES) in 1999. Additionally, she is a member of the Upper Midwest Bakery Association (UMBA), the Minnesota Chapter of ICES and the California Cake Club. Over the years, Peggy has entered a number of competitions and has taken numerous awards. She thoroughly enjoys competitions for the challenges and experiences they present.
Lew Churnick
Co-founder of PhotoFrost and originator of their Edible Photo Printing System since 1995. PhotoFrost manufactures in Florida, USA, making edible inks and Icing Sheets for cake-photo printing. They also make edible Cut-N-Frost Sheets(TM) for Cricut, Silhouette and other electronic design cutters. Lew is showing their newest decorating technique: “Wallpapering a Cake”
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