Forget that silly Keto diet with all those restrictions…
I felt like Charlie wandering through the chocolate factory with Willy Wonka at last week’s IBIE trade show at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Imagine all of these people under one huge roof dedicated to baking us breads, pies, cookies, donuts and did I mention CAKES???? My eyes popped out of my head looking at the beautiful displays of rainbow sprinkles, icing, fondant, and very large stainless steel baking equipment. I really tried to understand the dynamics of the assembly line bread makers, gigantic mixers, and ovens but I was mainly in awe of how the heck they got the stuff into the building! They even had extra large baking vans and trucks to check out. I think I was most impressed with the SAMPLES – from a company named Dawn especially – check out my photos of their incredible baked goodies. Yes, I will be on a KETO diet next week after my body comes down from the sugar high – especially from the GARBAGE COOKIES. Don’t worry I got the recipe and promised to make them and ship them to my out of state friends and family. I put captions under the photos to try to explain what you are looking at. What a great exposition for these serious world wide bakers!

The Pillsbury Cake Competition

They actually let you eat all of the pie samples at Rocky Mountain Pies!

Yup – Unicorn Gelato – unbelievably delicious

Treats made by Chef Solveig Tofte in a demonstration

Dawn Treats on display, check out the animal cookies!

How do they get this in here?

My nephew in high school needs these cakes! Team 1 Fondant Cake

Why not add raisins to everything? She gave me samples. Traditional Sun Maid raisins!

Seriously, tons of sprinkles everywhere…

Best Cake ever!

Chocolate with chocolate – YUM ! More Dawn treats, Mexican Hot Chocolate Brownies.

Great baking demo from Solveig Tofte

Light up your wedding cake – why not???

Best dressed and cutest display – CHEF RUBBER

More sprinkles

Watson equipment – I’m impressed…

Greetings from India cake in Pillsbury competition – so beautiful!

BEcom equipment – amazing and HUGE !


Pastry Star natural ingredients

cupcakes galore and cake balls too!

Gotta love a pizza spinner we always need more pizza.

Team 4 another PROM cake!

More Dawn goodies, did I mention the free samples???

How cute is she? Solveig Tofte

POF stands for Print on Foods, love this – how fun!!!!

Panoramic Jason – best packaging, check out the Texas container!


Still think this is the BEST idea, a lit wedding cake !!!


Chocolate chocolate chocolate…

HI-speed inline printer – need this for charity bake sales! Print on Foods company


Another one of my favs…and yes I ate one…


Solves the Christmas baking container dilemma !

Huge cupcakes all over the place and FONDANT covered masterpieces…

Andrew Callison – nice guy exhibitor

I am just a huge fan of this DAWN company!! More chocolate please…

What will these bakers think of next????