Sweet Magazine 2013 - A Sweet Year Volume One, 2013 | Page 70

Jacqueline Butler is the gorgeous
face behind Petalsweet Cakes in
San Diego, California. Starting as
a wedding cake business in 2003,
Jacqueline fell in love with sugarcraft

and ten years later, her unique style
and signature sugar flowers are
instantly recognised the world over.

Jacqueline shares her passion and love of sugar flowers

Where do you draw your inspiration? I am definitely inspired

internationally online and in person as she teaches budding

by other artists and am blown away by the talent that is

(pun intended) students how to create her delicate, clean,

shared on the web these days. A lot of my former teachers

and expertly arranged sugar flowers. She says her favourite

are still a great inspiration to me including Colette Peters,

cake decorating moments have been in the classroom; “I

Nicholas Lodge, Ron Ben Israel and Scott Woolley. I’m also

love watching students learn new skills and then fall in love

a great fan of other flower makers Alan Dunn, Greg Cleary,

with m