Kerry Vincent

For the Australian politician, see Kerry Vincent (politician).

Not to be confused with Kary Vincent.

Kerry Vincent (née Flynn; 1 June 1945 – 2 January 2021) was an Australian television personality and baker. She was a judge on several Food Network shows, as well the co-founder of the annual Oklahoma Sugar Art Show.^[1]

Kerry Vincent
Vincent in 2011
Born	Kerry Flynn (1945-06-01)1 June 1945 Wyalkatchem, Western Australia
Died	2 January 2021(2021-01-02) (aged 75) Tulsa, Oklahoma, US
Nationality	Australian
Occupation(s)	Author, cake designer, Oklahoma State Sugar Art Show director
Known for	Judge on Food Network Challenge, Last Cake Standing, The Best Thing I Ever Ate

Career

Vincent was a specialist cake designer. She wrote the book Romantic Wedding Cakes which was published by Merehurst Press in 2002.^[1] She was inducted into the International Cake Exploration Societé (ICES) Sugarcraft Hall of Fame in Washington, D.C. in 2004.^[2]

Vincent was instrumental in bringing fondant icing to the United States. While in Australia in 1989, she approached fondant manufacturer, Pettinice, and convinced them to set up a manufacturing facility in Texas.^[3]

Vincent regularly appeared as one of the judges on the reality series Food Network Challenge on the Food Network Cable television network.^[4] She was also the show host for four one-hour specials for the Food Network, highlighting the skill of winning contestants in the Grand National Wedding Cake Competition.^{[citation needed]}

Vincent has taught at the El Atelier Del Azucar Bakery School in Santa Rosa District, Lima Province, Peru.^[5] In May 2004, she taught at the Macomb Culinary Institute in Warren, Michigan part of the Macomb Community College.^[6]

After the Wedding Style Director of Brides magazine was a guest judge at the Oklahoma Sugar Art Show, Vincent was selected for a special feature in the March–April 2008 issue of the magazine entitled "America's 50 Most Beautiful Cakes."^[7][8]

In 2013, Vincent was a judge in The Great Australian Bake Off, a reality television baking competition.^[9]

In 2014, Kerry Vincent hosted nine episodes of a show on the Food Network called Save My Bakery, in which she helped out struggling bakeries.^[10][11]

Vincent died from an undisclosed illness on 2 January 2021, at age 75.^[12][13]

Bibliography

Romantic Wedding and Celebration Cakes (2001)^[14]