I am made by Sylvia Weinstock, an 85 years old wedding cake maker, the founder of world-wide known Sylvia Weinstock Cakes. In 1960, when they doubled the size of the kitchen, she began cooking and baking more elaborately so she could entertain. She took courses in French, Russian and Chinese cooking. It was a big thing then to show off when neighbors came over for dinner. She especially loved to make desserts—pies, tarts, mousses and floating islands, which were meringues sitting on a pool of vanilla custard. She was motivated to produce not only beautiful cakes but also the most delicious cake. She uses crème de la crème, finest butter, heavy cream, fresh fruit and imported chocolate to create the most memorable delectable creations. "As a dessert designer to the stars, Weinstock has created confectionery statements for a host of celebrities and A-listers from Oprah, Robert De Niro, the Trumps, J.Lo, and Kim K. to the Kennedys, Clintons, and more. Her cakes have traveled around the world, often take weeks to decorate, have stood 6 feet tall and, at $30-a-slice and up, some have rung in at a whopping $70,000." (from InStyle)
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interesting wedding cake facts:
* Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip had their four-tiered wedding cake of nine feet tall and weighed 500 pounds; the royal couple even cut the cake with Prince Philip’s sword
* Prince Edward and Sophie Rhys-Jones had a seven-tier Devil’s Food cake that was ten feet tall; it took 515 hours to make
* according to the Guinness World Records, the chefs at the Mohegan Sun Hotel and Casino in Conneticut built the largest wedding cake ever for their New England bridal showcase in 2004; the cake weighed 6.818 tons
* a bakery in Chester, England, displayed the world’s most expensive wedding cake, valued at $52.7 million; the eight-tiered cake had 4,000 diamonds
* according to an old legend, a single woman who sleeps with a slice of the groom’s cake under her pillow will dream of her future husband
* in the heyday of the Roman Empire, before cake became a wedding standard, the bride and groom would get a loaf of barley bread
* the tiered wedding cake dates back to medieval times. Wedding guests would pile up scones, biscuits, and other breads, and the couple would have to kiss over the pile without it falling down. If they did it successfully, they were ensured a lifetime of prosperity
(all facts found at CommunityTable)
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