Food & Drink Awards 2024

4 | LUXlife Magazine Many people know that royal icing can be a truly beautiful and outstanding way to decorate baked goods. However, traditionally made with eggs, we’ve found an expert who has not only won plenty of awards and recognition for her technique but also for her eggfree recipe. As eggs were originally used due to their hardening effect once the icing was set, it’s clear that innovation can always be applied to even the most traditional practices. Whether it’s for ethical, dietary, or intolerance reasons, egg-free royal icing has become something more commonly used so that everyone can enjoy the taste and beauty of cakes. Royal icing art is a timeless practice that has been taken to the next level by multi-award-winning artist Prachi Dhabal Deb. With a rich corporate background behind her, her life took a turn when she decided to follow her heart and reach for her dreams. Prachi baked her first cake when she was just 10 years old, when she had dreams of creating cakes that looked like castles and scenes from fairytales. Little did she know she would be transforming this childlike dream into her thriving adult career. In 2012, Prachi began her professional and creative baking journey. Inspired by her teacher Sir Eddie Spence MBE, a prestigious cake artist who had baked for the British royal family, Prachi started her career strong with powerful influence from one of the best in the industry. However, upon her return to India, Prachi took her creations to the next level by forming a vegan royal icing recipe that was soon to take the industry by storm. Her vegan royal icing recipe is just one of her unique selling points as she continues to leave people in awe of her incredible talent. Prachi’s dedication to creating the most intricate, vegan icing scenes has carried her far throughout her journey of over a decade thus far. She now holds a plethora of award titles from around the world, and has been recorded in the World Book of Records three times to this day for her showstopping creations. Her work is pristine, crisp, and awe-inspiring to all who are able to witness it. Specialising in royal icing art, Prachi is a high revered talent in this realm, around the world. Furthermore, her vegan recipe offers the innovation International Cake Artist of the Year 2024: Prachi Dhabal Deb & Confectionery Innovation Excellence Award for Royal Icing Art 2024 Coming from a corporate background in financial analytics to following her dreams, Prachi Dhabal Deb is an inspirational, international, award-winning cake artist from Pune, India. She hold three World Records, is a Head Judge for Cakeology Cake Event in India, and has also recently been bestowed with two titles from us at LUXlife in our Food and Drink Awards 2024. F Sep24387

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