Pat Ashley Howard

Pat Ashley Howard is a three-time Grand prize winner of the annual National Gingerbread House competition. She’s had multiple appearances on the Food Network, the TLC Network, HGTV, and the ABC Network to name a few. Her work has been featured on Good Morning America, Cake Masters Magazine and in Ripley‘s Believe It or Not 100 Anniversary Edition. She was the original developer of Gingerclay, widely used by gingerbread artist enthusiasts. Presently she is the Director of and an instructor at The Confectionery Academy in Orlando Florida.

www.gingerbreadarts.com

Dawn Butler

Dawn Butler is the name behind Dinkydoodle.  As a world-renowned cake artist and teacher, Dawn has dedicated her career to inspiring and supporting cake makers of all levels. Over the years, Dawn has earned multiple gold medals in cake competitions, and in 2016, proudly took home the highly coveted “Best in Show” prize at Cake International. Dawn was also honoured as International “Cake Artist of the Year,” named one of the UK’s “Top Ten Cake Artists.” More recently in 2024, Dawn was inducted into the DMA’s Hall of Fame for my contributions to the sugar industry. 

www.dinkydoodle.co.uk

Dr. Susie Kemp

Susie Kemp is the creative force behind Dr. Susie Sweets, a brand known for its whimsical artistry and innovative approach to cookie design. Susie specializes in custom-decorated sugar cookies, hands-on cookie decorating classes, and a fun online shop offering original cookie-cutter STL files and digital images for edible printing.

A leader in playful, cutting-edge cookie design, she’s celebrated for developing interactive 3D cookie sets, imaginative “build-your-own” concepts, and eye-catching double-exposure anaglyph images that push decorators to explore new techniques and think outside the box.

Through her custom cookies, curated tutorials, and educational offerings, Susie shares her joy, artistry, and expertise with bakers everywhere—bringing creativity, innovation, and a whole lot of fun to the cookie community. 

www.drsusiesweets.com

Patricia Martyes

Patricia has been decorating cakes since 2011. She holds PME certification, is an International Certified Judge, and has received multiple awards. Her work has been featured in Edible Artists Network, CakeMasters, American Cake Decorating, and Cake Collaborator magazines, as well as on a televised episode of Cake Hunters. She appeared on the cover of Cake Collaborator Magazine's wedding issue and won the Best Magazine Tutorial award for that cake. Among her other accolades are awards from the National Capital Area cake show, Best in Cake award by Chef Nicholas Lodge, several awards from Nicholas Lodge and Katy Sue Designs for Flower Pro competitions, and Flower Pro Specialty Award, Airbrushing Specialty Award, and Best in Show Award at the Simi Sugar Splash Virtual Competition.