Vanessa's Cake Designs - Chef Greeley

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*** Salon Du Chocolat 2026 ***
Privileged to be invited back to make a dress with edible mediums at Salon Du Chocolat NYC this past weekend!
This year I chose a young talented designer and award winner illustrator from my town in Warwick NY to design my dress. To celebrate the USA 250 years anniversary, Finbar O’Connor took inspiration from the Statue of Liberty, the National flower, liberty bell, bald eagle, and designs from Native American textiles. I had my amazing team of sugar artists Silvina Barboza and Carolina Lara helping me put this masterpiece together. I couldn’t have been more proud of us working together and having fun during this past 2 months!
Crown : isomalt from .ice
Roses: modeling chocolate made with
Feathers: wafer paper from airbrushed with edible colors
Dress: covered in white chocolate from Valrhona and dusted with edible colors
Panels: edible images covered with white chocolate from Valrhona and edible images from Satin Ice

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Salon du Chocolat NYC 2026 Preview | #PSC 185 OVERVIEW: Episode 185 is a preview of the upcoming Salon du Chocolat NYC. This preview episode will include organizers, exhibitors, and contributors to the Culinary Theater, Taste & Learn, and Kids Zone areas of the Salon.

Come see Chef Greeley live on Sunday, March 8th at Salon Du Chocolat NYC’s culinary stage !

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Come see Chef Vanessa Greeley live on Sunday, March 8th at Salon du Chocolat NYC’s culinary stage! ✨ Creator of the showstopping chocolate design that celebrates our independence, freedom, and national identity through our iconic historical symbols and Native American-inspired designs in the Fashion Showcase, Vanessa will share how chocolate fashion pieces are constructed, from design elements to structure, along with expert decorating tips and tricks. She will be joined by co-creators Carolina Lara, Silvina Barboza, and designer Finbar O’Connor - don't miss the chance to see their dress up close in this year’s Fashion Showcase honoring America's 250th!🍫 Vanessa is a pastry chef, instructor, competition judge, and the owner of Vanessa’s Cake Designs. She has competed on some of Food Network’s top competition shows, including Cake Wars, Sugar Dome, The Big Bake (Canada), and Food Network Challenge, among others. A graduate of the French Culinary Institute in New York, she’s earned top honors at leading cake competitions and has appeared as a guest chef on Telemundo’s Cooking with Susso and Univision’s Housewives of Connecticut. Since 2008, she has created Chocolate Fashion Show dresses in New York alongside Tony Award–winning costume designers. See you this weekend! (Purchase tickets in our bio to get access) #VanessaGreeley #NYCevents #SalonduChocolatNYC #nycchefs #culinarytheatre

I finally got to make one of these fun cartoon cakes for my 2026 class offering! Gift certificates can be used towards any 2026 class!
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Another masterpiece from my good friend and mentor gingerbread extraordinaire gingerneers Beatriz Muller 🙌🏻🙌🏻

Gothic Gingerbread house at Canada’s Baking and Sweets Show #canadasbakingandsweetsshow #cbss2025 #flavournetwork

A few of my recent faves. I am specially in love with those green ball dianthus flowers I put on the baby shower cake 😍

Let’s help team USA!! Every dollar counts!

Exiting news! This year Jean A. Rettmer Schapowal and Reva Alexander-Hawk both super talented award winner cake artists will be representing team USA at the FIPGC World Cake Designers Championship with one of my favorite and well known master sugar artists Peggy Tucker as their coach!!

Here is how you can help! Every dollar counts!

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*** The FIPGC World Cake Designers
Championship is a prestigious international competition that brings together top cake artists from around the globe. The championship is organized by the International Federation of Pastry, Gelato, and Chocolate (FIPGC).
In the championship, teams of two cake designers represent their countries and compete in various categories, including cake design and sugar art. The competition is intense, with teams having only eight hours to create their masterpieces!

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