Incredible cakes by Zhou Yi won the “International Best in Show” at the 2017 Cake International

Cake designer Zhou Yi and his team won three gold and two bronze medals at the 2017 Cake International, the UK’s leading cake decorating, sugarcraft and baking show. The wins marked a historic moment for Chinese cake-making. Yi explains how he uses fondant and sugar work to create highly decorative cakes. He notes, “The advantage of fondant is that you can use it to make anything you want. I’ve been using fondant for six years now.” The biggest showstopper of the cakes that Zhou Yi and his team entered into the competition was one that looks like a traditional Chinese painting. As Yi noted, “This is the biggest prize that Chinese people have ever won in cake-making.”