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Juan Arache

by | Feb 16, 2008 | Pastry Chefs

Juan Arache is a neighbor of mine who teaches cake decorating at his shop here in Sunnyside,at the Sugar Room. My wife first told me about  his store one day and payed for a decorating class for me to attend along with several chatty women, I was the only male student of course ! The class was based on the Wilton decorating method with a lot of input and experience from Juan’s years of cake decorating as well as his secret weapon, the over the top Dominican cake which made for constant gaggle amongst my fellow classmates. You see the Dominican cake is the rage here in New York, amongst office parties and has even hit the Anglo’s for a loop. The cake is sold by the pound (a lost in translation sort of thing, which Juan explains), and is a rich pound cake and Juan knowing full well everyone wants to
make it rather than pay for it put it in his curriculum as an incentive to join! For a while I wanted to speak to this soft spoken and very dedicated craftsman, he follows the old school traditions of using his hands and heart to create the perfectly decorated cake for any occasion! Juan is also active in his community contributing weekly in El Diario, where he can introduce flavors of the Latin American pantry while living in the American perspective.

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Juan Arache

4 Comments

  1. MARIBEL M

    HOLA JUAN TE ADMIRO MUCHO ME GUSTARIA TOMAR UNAS CLASES DE DECORACION, PERO TUS PRECIOS SON MUY CARO SI ALGUNA VEZ LEE ESTE MENSAGE, Y DESEA DARME UNA BECA O MEDIA, TE LO AGRADECERIA GRACIAS SIGUE TRIUNFANDO

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  2. ana diaz mata

    hola juan me gustaria hacer un curso de reposteria contigo quisiera saber el precio y la hora que tu da los cursos para poderme incrisbirme porque me encanta la cocina

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  3. Lisa

    Well I had his cake over a year ago at a party and I have been thinking about it ever since. This speaks volumes! Took me this long to find out who the creator was and I just ordered my own cake. I am so excited.

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  4. Roxanna Hernandez

    Juan, te felicito por representarnos tan bien en el negocio de decoracion de biscochos. Yo tambien estoy incurcionando la comunidad Dominicana aqui en Miami. Me gustaria tu opinion de mi trabajo. Mi website es http://www.amazinglydeliciousdesserts.com
    Saludos,
    Roxanna Hernandez

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