Michelle Wibowo (born 1978, Indonesia) is a British sugar craft artist whose specialty is making sculpted cakes and sugar sculptures.
Michelle Wibowo | |
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 Wibowo at BAFTA's 75th Anniversary | |
| Born | Michelle Angeline Wibowo |
| Nationality | British |
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| Years active | 2008–present |
| Website | michellesugarart |
Early life
editWibowo was born and grew up in Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia.[2] She studied architecture at a university in Indonesia. She migrated to the United Kingdom and graduated from the National Bakery School. From the age of 9, she develops her love for baking by baking with her mom.[3]
Career
editHer first international success was in October 2008 when she was awarded a gold and silver medal for her creations in International Exhibition of Culinary Art in Germany. She created a lifesize hound dog shape sugar sculpture which won her gold and picked up silver for a cake of Elizabeth I of England.[4]
In July 2009, she created a giant cupcake measuring 2 meters by 1.25 meters, to feed thousands of Covent Garden real food market visitor.[5][6]
In September 2010, Wibowo's creation is on display as part of Experimental Food Society Spectacular with other Britain's leading food artists.[7][8][9]
Wibowo appeared in the Channel 4 reality TV series Extreme Cake Makers [10] which aired from January 2018 to October 2019.[11]
On 15 November 2021, Wibowo created a giant Harry Potter Hogwarts cake that made appearance in the ITV's This Morning (TV programme) which later was cut by the hosts Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby.[12]
References
edit- ^ Famous Sugar Artist in Britain 1 April 2011
- ^ Emond, Bruce (27 March 2011). "Michelle Wibowo: The Icing on the Cake'". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
- ^ Colin Firth’s Mr. Darcy Was Turned Into a Life-Sized Cake, Variety (magazine) ,4 September 2020 ([1])
- ^ Dog cake wins Olympic gold for Britain, Metro Newspaper London, 21 October 2008 ([2])
- ^ Crowds Queue For Covent Garden Cupcake
- ^ World Largest Cupcake Covent Garden, Guardian.com, 17 July 2009 ([3])
- ^ Foodie Spectacular The Independent 23 September 2010 ([4])
- ^ Spectacular Banquet, Metro Newspaper London, 17 September 2010 ([5])
- ^ Experimental Food Society Exhibition, BBC London, 21 September 2010 ([6])
- ^ "Michelle Wibowo". IMDb. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ Channel 4 Extreme Cake Makers, Channel 4 [7]
- ^ Brighton artist's Harry Potter Hogwarts cake leaves Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield stunned, 18 November 2021 ([8])
External links
edit- Official Website
- Culinary Olympics official site (in German and English)