The celebrated cake designer and host and star of the Food Network, Kerry Vincent, passed away on January 2 from an unknown illness. The co-founder of the annual Oklahoma Sugar Art Show was 75.
The news of Vincent’s passing was announced on the Oklahoma Sugar Art Show’s official Facebook page. “It is with great sadness that I have to report the passing of Kerry Vincent earlier tonight,” the statement read. ‘Because she was a very private person when it came to everything that did not have cake, she did not want to place her illness among the public. Unfortunately, her struggle has come to an end, but she will no longer be in pain. She will be greatly missed by everyone she has touched through the Sugar Arts, just as personally. There will be no services per her request. Thank you for your thoughts and prayers. ”
Vincent was born on June 1, 1945 in Wyalkatchem, Western Australia, and was a cook and a freelance writer of the culinary arts. She is best known for Food Network Challenge where she served as a judge from 2006 to 2012. In 2014 she is the host Save My Bakery where she helped struggling bakeries. She also hosted the Food Network, especially the skills of participants in the Grand National Wedding Cake. Competition. Her other credits include The Great Australian Bake Off, Holiday Gingerbread Showdown, The Best Thing I Ever Athens and Last cake stand.
In 2002 she wrote the book Romantic wedding cakes. She was inducted into the International Cake Exploration Societé (ICES) Sugarcraft Hall of Fame in 2004, as well as into the Dessert Professional Hall of Fame in 2010.
She is survived by her husband Doug Vincent.