Kerry Vincent

For the Australian politician, see Kerry Vincent (Australian politician).

Not to be confused with Kary Vincent.

Kerry Vincent
Vincent in 2011
Born	Kerry Flynn (1945-06-01)1 June 1945 Wyalkatchem, Western Australia
Died	2 January 2021(2021-01-02) (aged 75) Tulsa, Oklahoma, US
Nationality	Australian
Occupation(s)	Author, cake designer, Oklahoma State Sugar Art Show director
Known for	Judge on Food Network Challenge, Last Cake Standing, The Best Thing I Ever Ate

Kerry Vincent (née Flynn; 1 June 1945 – 2 January 2021) was an Australian television personality and baker. She was a judge on several Food Network shows, as well the co-founder of the annual Oklahoma Sugar Art Show.[1]

Career

Vincent was a specialist cake designer. She wrote the book Romantic Wedding Cakes which was published by Merehurst Press in 2002.[1] She was inducted into the International Cake Exploration Societé (ICES) Sugarcraft Hall of Fame in Washington, D.C. in 2004.[2]

Vincent was instrumental in bringing fondant icing to the United States. While in Australia in 1989, she approached fondant manufacturer, Pettinice, and convinced them to set up a manufacturing facility in Texas.[3]

Vincent regularly appeared as one of the judges on the reality series Food Network Challenge on the Food Network Cable television network.[4] She was also the show host for four one-hour specials for the Food Network, highlighting the skill of winning contestants in the Grand National Wedding Cake Competition.^[citation needed]

Vincent has taught at the El Atelier Del Azucar Bakery School in Santa Rosa District, Lima Province, Peru.[5] In May 2004, she taught at the Macomb Culinary Institute in Warren, Michigan part of the Macomb Community College.[6]

After the Wedding Style Director of Brides magazine was a guest judge at the Oklahoma Sugar Art Show, Vincent was selected for a special feature in the March–April 2008 issue of the magazine entitled "America's 50 Most Beautiful Cakes."[7][8]

In 2013, Vincent was a judge in The Great Australian Bake Off, a reality television baking competition.[9]

In 2014, Kerry Vincent hosted nine episodes of a show on the Food Network called Save My Bakery, in which she helped out struggling bakeries.[10][11]

Vincent died from an undisclosed illness on 2 January 2021, at age 75.[12][13]

Bibliography

Romantic Wedding and Celebration Cakes (2001)[14]

References

1. "Sugar Artists test their talents in Oklahoma competition". Vanilla Vine Newsletter (3). Nielsen-Massey Vanillas. 2002. Archived from the original on 3 March 2008. Retrieved 1 March 2008.
2. "Kerry Vincent". Food Network. Archived from the original on 24 July 2010. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
3. "Interview with Kerry Vincent". cake-decorating-corner.com. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
4. "Food Network Challenge - Episode CC0404". Food Network. 2 February 2008. Archived from the original on 21 February 2008. Retrieved 1 March 2008.
5. "Rosa Viacava - Pioneering in Modern Sugarcraft Art". Rosa Viacava. Retrieved 1 March 2008.
6. "Rosa Viacava - Pioneering in Modern Sugarcraft Art" (PDF). Rosa Viacava. Retrieved 1 March 2008. ^[dead link‍]
7. Mikles, Natalie (20 February 2008). "Icing the competition". Tulsa World. Retrieved 1 March 2008.
8. "Wedding Cakes: America's Favorite Cakes". Brides magazine. 2008. Archived from the original on 10 April 2008. Retrieved 1 March 2008.
9. "The Great Australian Bake off". Archived from the original on 30 January 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
10. Matt. "Food Network Gossip: Save My Bakery - New Food Network Series". foodnetworkgossip.com. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
11. Parrish, Ashley (15 November 2008). "Oklahoma 100: Sugar Arts Show". Tulsa World. Retrieved 1 March 2008.
12. Shafer, Ellise (3 January 2021). "Kerry Vincent, Food Network Judge and Host, Dies at 75". Variety. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
13. "Kerry A. Vincent Obituary (2021) Tulsa World". Legacy.com.
14. McMillian, Grace. "Kerry Vincent".

External links

• International Cake Exploration Societe (ICES)