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Inside the world of ultra-luxury wedding cakes
His custom cakes start at 20,000 euros and can take 3,500 hours to complete, with only 20 to 25 made each year.
- French celebrity pastry chef Bastien Blanc-Tailleur creates one-off, hand-made cakes comparable to Haute Couture fashion, with custom designs starting at 20,000 euros . The 34-year-old told AFP, "We rarely work on a wedding that has a budget of less than a million euros."
- At a 500-guest extravaganza in Udaipur last November, a towering multi-tier cake inspired by Rajasthani architecture stole the show from performer Jennifer Lopez. The $6.7 million ceremony featured five bespoke cakes with hand-sculptured orchids.
- Producing his intricate sculptures requires an estimated 3,500 hours of labor, with Blanc-Tailleur relying on a collection of about 2,000 molds. His artistry draws on French traditions that spread to Britain and America.
- With a full-time staff of only 10, the chef can produce about 20 cakes a year while facing constant logistical challenges transporting fragile designs to VIP venues. The Covid epidemic complicated operations over eight years.
- Drawing on lessons from chef Yannick Alleno, Blanc-Tailleur avoids limiting his creative process and remains focused on pushing the limits of his edible sculptures. "It was one of the projects that I'm the most proud of," he explained.
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