FROM SCRABBLE BOARDS TO SUSHI ROLLS, FANCY PANTS CAKES MAKES IT ALL
These cakes are anything but vanilla By Francesca Olsen BENNINGTON, Vt.
As the highlight reels of our lives become more curated and more public, we live in a world where more is more — ornate desserts, lush tinsel backgrounds, and big, shiny balloons shaped like letters. Special occasions have always been special — but nowadays, it’s not only about the moment, or the milestone, or the meal. It’s about the photo. Jenica McEvoy, of Bennington, knows this well. Her business, Fancy Pants Cakes, has been creating aesthetically pleasing and architecturally sound confections for weddings, birthdays and other occasions for years. From dinosaurs to chairs to farm animals to sushi rolls and beyond, McEvoy has been an inspired baker all her life; first winning ribbons at county fairs growing up in Galway. N.Y., and then making beautiful
Jenica McEvoy creates ivy leaves in preparation for a graduation cake. Photo by Holly Pelczynski
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