The cake was done in a lambeth style with soft colors of orange, egg yellow and turquoise. The cake was judged down for using a silk butterfly and copying a lambeth cake in the lambeth book. They were wrong on both parts. The cake then took the best of show. I demoed these butterflies for the ICES show in 1985 and now is fun to see them pop up in lots of peoples books, cake show entries and magazines.
Rice paper is edible paper that tastes like blaaaaah rice krispies.
It can be used for lots of incredible things. Donna Horn does 3D figures such as giraffes, children and etc. Shirley Manbeck does lifelike feathers. Mary Beth Enderson does a technique she calls royal rice paper. It is a very versatile edible medium for us to work with.