Liz Marek
{{short description|American artist}}
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| alma_mater = Oregon Culinary Institute
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| known_for = Producing sculpted cakes and creative wedding cake designs, Founder of Artisan Cake Company
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Liz Janean Marek (born October 26, 1980) is an American cake decorator and teacher known for her elaborate sculpted cakes.Robin Burridge,{{cite web|url=https://www.manitoulin.ca/area-cake-maker-learns-world-renown-sugar-sculptress-celebrity-cake-maker/ |title=Area cake maker learns from world-renown sugar sculptress and celebrity cake maker|publisher=manitoulin.ca |date=2016-08-31 |accessdate=2019-11-28}}Jason Wilson,{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/dec/17/cake-reddit-viral-baker-elizabeth-marek-plaid-lumberjack-sugar-geek-show |title='Your cake is on Reddit!': how one small-town baker's creations went viral|publisher=theguardian.com |date=2015-12-17 |accessdate=2019-11-28}} She is the founder of Artisan Cake Company based in Portland, Oregon and online cake decorating school "Sugar Geek Show".Jason Wilson,{{cite web|url=https://cakemastersmagazine.com/liz-marek-artisan-cake-company/ |title=Liz Marek – Artisan Cake Company|publisher=cakemastersmagazine.com|date=20 November 2014|accessdate=2019-11-28}}Emily Dryden Alisa Welch,{{cite web|url=https://orbridemag.com/cakes-desserts/tip-top-oregon-made-wedding-cake-toppers |title=Tip Top: Oregon-Made Wedding Cake Toppers |publisher=cakemastersmagazine.com|date=31 January 2014|accessdate=2019-11-28}}
Life and career
Marek went to Linn–Benton Community College majoring in graphic design. After a short career in graphic design, she decided to look into other creative fields. In 2007 she started cake decorating as a hobby.{{cite web|url=https://cakemastersmagazine.com/ask-the-expert-liz-marek/ |title=Ask The Expert: Liz Marek|publisher=cakemastersmagazine.com|date=11 October 2019|accessdate=2019-11-28}}{{cite web|url=https://otsmagazine.wordpress.com/2015/08/13/art-and-craft-mermaidcake/ |title=The Amazing -Liz Marek|publisher=otsmagazine.wordpress.com|date=|accessdate=2019-11-28}}
In 2009, Marek founded the Artisan Cake Company in Portland, Oregon.{{cite web|url=https://www.pnwweddings.com/articles/2014/6/30/one-singular-sensation |title=Great Heights|publisher=pnwweddings.com|date=|accessdate=2019-11-28}}Adriana Velez,{{cite web|url=https://thestir.cafemom.com/food_party/185623/10_overthetop_wedding_cakes_we/130703/chalkboard_inspired_cake/9|title=10 Over-the-Top Wedding Cakes We Can't Believe Exist|publisher=thestir.cafemom.com|date=2015-05-06|accessdate=2019-11-28}}
In 2014, Marek published her first cake decorating book, Artisan Cake Company’s Visual Guide to Cake Decorating.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3KciBQAAQBAJ&q=newspaper+%22artisan+cake+company%22&pg=PA100|title=Artisan Cake Company's Visual Guide to Cake Decorating
|date=25 November 2014|isbn=9781627885416
|accessdate=2019-11-28|last1=Marek
|first1=Elizabeth
}}{{cite web|url=https://www.yenersway.com/members-articles/artisan-cake-companys-visual-guide-cake-decorating-book-review/|title=Book Review: Artisan Cake Company's Visual Guide to Cake Decorating|publisher=yenersway.com|date=2014-12-10|accessdate=2019-11-28}} She also took a decision to close her public bakery and focus her attention on teaching others.{{cite web|url=https://orbridemag.com/decor-rentals/northwest-bounty-luxurious-wedding-d%25C3%25A9cor|title=Northwest Bounty: Luxurious Wedding Décor
|publisher=orbridemag.com|date=|accessdate=2019-11-28}}
In 2015, Marek and her husband Dan opened her online school, Sugar Geek Show through which she teaches new techniques and processes involved in cake production and decoration.Kaylin Pound,{{cite web|url=https://www.elitedaily.com/envision/plaid-lumberjack-cake-food-goals-hipster/1319087|title=Insane Plaid Lumberjack Cake Takes Hipster Food Goals To The Next Level|publisher=elitedaily.com|date=2015-12-14|accessdate=2019-11-28}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sugarworks.com/blogs/latest/liz-mareks-mermaid-2-0
|title=Liz Marek's Mermaid 2.0|publisher=sugarworks.com|date=2017-01-05|accessdate=2019-11-28}}{{cite web|url=https://vangohcakes.wordpress.com/2016/05/31/learning-with-liz-marek/|title=Learning with Liz Marek!|publisher=vangohcakes.wordpress.com|date=2016-05-31|accessdate=2019-11-28}}
Marek has been featured in various editions of American Cake Decorators Magazine,{{cite web|url=https://americancakedecorating.com/acd-danette-zamora-short-buttercream-recipe/|title=ACD+ Danette Zamora-Short Buttercream Recipe |publisher=americancakedecorating.com|date=2017-02-18|accessdate=2019-11-28}} Cake Masters Magazine USA,{{cite web|url=https://cakemastersmagazine.com/competitions/|title=Competitions|publisher=cakemastersmagazine.com|date=6 December 2014|accessdate=2019-11-28}} Cake Central Magazine,Oregon Bride,{{cite web|url=https://www.cakecentral.com/forum/t/844466/artisan-vanilla-scratch-cake-recipe-sinking|title=Artisan Vanilla Scratch Cake Recipe Sinking|publisher=cakecentral.com|date=23 May 2017|accessdate=2019-11-28}} and other related publications.Megan McCarty,{{cite web|url=https://orbridemag.com/details/romantic-glam-purple-gold-styled-shoot-sentinel-hotel|title=Romantic-Glam Purple & Gold Styled Shoot At Sentinel Hotel|publisher=orbridemag.com|date=17 June 2015|accessdate=2019-11-28}}{{cite web|url=https://cakemadeblog.wordpress.com/2014/07/14/cakemade-asks-any-tips-on-how-to-win-a-cake-competition/|title=Cakemade Asks: Any Tips On How To Win A Cake Competition?|publisher=cakemadeblog.wordpress.com|date=2014-07-14|accessdate=2019-11-28}}Anna Gragert,{{cite web|url=https://mymodernmet.com/elizabeth-marek-lumberjack-plaid-cake/|title=Lumberjack Tree Trunk Cake Sports Edible Ax and Plaid Interior|publisher=mymodernmet.com|date=2015-12-14|accessdate=2019-11-28}}
Marek is an alumnus of Oregon Culinary Institute.{{cite web|url=https://www.oregonculinaryinstitute.com/notable-oci-alumni
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|archive-date=August 10, 2015
|title=Notable Alumni|publisher=oregonculinaryinstitute.com|date=|accessdate=2019-11-28}} She has competed and won in several cake making shows and food network competitions across the US and beyond.{{cite web|url=https://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/duff-till-dawn/photos/meet-the-competitors-from-duff-till-dawn|title=Michelle Honeman and Liz Marek, Artisan Cake Company
|publisher=foodnetwork.com|date=|accessdate=2019-11-28}}{{cite web|url=https://www.kptv.com/sports/portland-baker-scares-up-a-win-on-food-network-competition/article_b6faf048-63f6-5f9f-bbb5-e41009eb957c.html|title=Portland baker scares up a win on Food Network competition|publisher=kptv.com|date=2017-10-31|accessdate=2019-11-28}}
She was a contestant in the 2022 show Is It Cake?, and was the winner of one episode.
Awards and honors
- 2017 - Top 10 Cake Artists by Cake Masters Magazine USA{{cite web|url=https://cakemastersmagazine.com/cake-masters-magazine-usa-2017-top-10-cake-artist/|title=Cake Masters Magazine USA – 2017 Top 10 Cake Artist
|publisher=cakemastersmagazine.com|date=11 October 2017|accessdate=2019-11-28}}
- 2018 - Nominated to represent the US in the 2019 World Cake Designers Championship{{cite web|url=https://www.ultimatesugarshow.com/usa-cake-designer-qualifiers/|title=Highlights from the 2018 Division Qualifiers|publisher=ultimatesugarshow.com|date=|accessdate=2019-11-28}}
Personal life
Liz is married with 2 children.
References
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External links
- [http://artisancakecompany.com/ Artisan Cake Company website]
- [https://sugargeekshow.com/ Sugar Geek Show website]
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