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The World of Sugar Art

Sugar sculpture is the art of producing artistic centerpieces entirely composed of sugar and sugar derivatives. There are many competitions that include sugar sculpture, and popular television networks, such as Food Network, televise many of these events.

As noted in Harold McGee's book "On Food and Cooking," the history of sugar art likely dates as far back as 4,000 B.C., when islanders in Papua New Guinea cut sugarcane for its sap. He also notes that the first candy recipe was found in an Egyptian tomb written in hieroglyphs around 3500 B.C. On the culinary horizon, sugar art has been around for centuries, evolving simultaneously in different parts of the world.

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Sugar showpieces can be composed of several different types of sugar elements. All begin with cooking sugar, and possibly an acidic agent and/or non-sucrose sugar product to avoid unwanted crystallization, to the hard crack stage, around 300 °F (149 °C).

When all components are completed, they are welded together using a gas torch. The sugar is melted, and then joined together.
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When entering a content:Rules

Unless specified, entries can be comprised of real cake, a substitute (such as cereal bars) or Styrofoam dummies.  If a cake substitute or a dummy is used, it must be a design that could be duplicated with real cake.  Entries in the Sculpted Cake style must be made with real cake.

All entries must be completely edible except for items such as columns, cake toppers, supports, wires, and stamens.

Ribbons, tulle, etc., may be used to carry out a design. Don’t use non-edible items in place of sugar mediums; for example, plastic pearls instead of fondant pearls.  Cold Porcelain is not allowed.  “Edible Images” are allowed and will be judged in context with the entire entry.   Use of other substances may cause the entry to be disqualified