Australia’s top nine haute couture wedding cake designers were announced in the lead up to the International Cake Show Australia, which will be held in Brisbane from May 18 to 20. The nine finalists will compete for the country’s most coveted cake industry award, the Australian Haute Couture Wedding Cake Designer of the Year award.

Each designer will design and create a haute couture wedding cake in the theme of Rich, Royal & Regal, a fitting theme considering the winner will be announced on the evening of the Royal Wedding between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

Each finalist will display their finished masterpiece in the Haute Couture Wedding Cake Designer’s Marquee at the International Cake Show Australia at Brisbane Showgrounds for the public to view. Members of the public attending the show on Friday 18 and Saturday 19 May will vote to select the top design.

The winner will be announced at ACADA’s (the Australian Cake Artists & Decorators’ Association) Australian Cake Oscars on Saturday evening, presented by international cake heroes Paul Bradford and Karen Portaleo.

Congratulations to the finalists:

Sarah Jane Wicks, Brisbane

Caitlin Mitchell, Brisbane

Monica Cavallaro, Sydney

Faye Cahill, Sydney

Louisa Massignani, Gold Coast

Zoe Clark, Sunshine Coast

Maria Shaw, Melbourne

Greg Cleary, Brisbane

Shayne Greenman, Mount Tamborine.