The Icing On The Cake - Artist Barbara McLean

Operating from a government-inspected facility, Barbara McLean designs and decorates specialty cakes for all occasions. The success of her business has resulted from an emphasis on

unique award-winning artistry

professional presentation

accommodating service

quality product

fair pricing

her inherent love for the art form

Barbara is proficient in buttercream icing, sugar paste (fondant), almond paste, and royal icing decorating techniques. She can expertly cover your cake and create exciting floral arrangements and decorations with buttercream, sugar paste, gum paste or chocolate. She is also proficient in the recently popular technique of making floral arrangements and decorations with non-toxic paste (cold porcelain), and is becoming locally well known for her technique of hand painting directly onto a cake surface. She routinely updates her skills to stay apprised of new decorating styles and techniques.

Although Barbara is now enchanting children and adults alike with her cake creations, she has previously achieved International recognition in the field of art with her very lifelike portraits of Mr. Elvis Presley. She has won several International art competitions with her portraits and has appeared numerous times on Canadian television and radio.