Sugar sculpture

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Sugar sculpture

Sugar sculpture is the art of producing artistic centerpieces entirely composed of <a href="/en/Sugar" title="Sugar" class="wl">sugar</a> and sugar derivatives. These were very popular at grand feasts from the Renaissance until at least the 18th century, and sometimes made by famous artists. Today, there are many competitions that include sugar sculpture.

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Sugar showpieces can be composed of several different types of sugar elements. All begin with cooking sugar, and possibly an acidic agent and/or non-<a href="/en/Sucrose" title="Sucrose" class="wl">sucrose</a> sugar product to avoid unwanted crystallization, to the <a href="/en/Candy#Sugar_stages" title="Candy" class="wl">hard crack stage</a>, around 300&nbsp;°F (149&nbsp;°C).

When all components are completed, they are welded together using a gas torch. The sugar is melted, and then joined together.

Sugar sculpture is the art of producing artistic centerpieces entirely composed of sugar and sugar derivatives.  These were very popular at grand feasts from the Renaissance until at least the 18th century, and sometimes made by famous artists.  Today, there are many competitions that include sugar sculpture. Sugar showpieces can be composed of several different types of sugar elements. All begin with cooking sugar, and possibly an acidic agent and/or non-sucrose sugar product to avoid unwanted crystallization, to the hard crack stage, around 300 °F . When all components are completed, they are welded together using a gas torch. The sugar is melted, and then joined together. 