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Food Network star Kerry Vincent, who co-founded the Oklahoma State Sugar Art Show, has died. She was 75.
On Sunday, the nonprofit organization announced Vincent’s deathin a post on Facebook,confirming that she had been battling an illness.
A representative for Food Network did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
Vincent, who lived in Tulsa and founded the Grand National Wedding Cake Competition, was a judge onFood Network Challengeand hosted the network’s 2014 seriesSave My Bakery.
She was also a judge onThe Great Australian Bake Off.
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Fellow Food Network star Zac Young expressed his condolences on his Instagram Story. “RIP Kerry Vincent. Original queen of cake thank you for sharing your wit and artistry,” he wrote.
Australian celebrity chef Dan Lepard mourned Vincent’s death in a post on Twitter.
“Very sad to learn that Kerry Vincent @KerryVincentArt has died. Judge on the first series of @BakeOffAU @Channel9 and founder of the Oklahoma State Sugar Art Show. Kerry’s vigour & fierce determination was an inspiration for so many,” he wrote.
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The master sugar artist originally hailed from Wyalkatchem in Western Australia. Throughout her career, she is hailed for inventing unique techniques in sugar-craft, according to her Food Networkbio, including the Vincent Marquetry.
She was inducted into the International Cake Exploration Societé Hall of Fame in 2004, and then the Dessert Professional Hall of Fame in 2010.
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Vincent was also one of the first to establish cake decorating as an art form. She launched an exhibition of winter season wedding cakes in 1985 and later founded the Grand National Wedding Cake Competition.
source: people.com
