Sweet Sisters sundae session

SUGAR fiends look out!

A new event celebrating the sweet creations from some of the region’s bakers and sweet makers is coming to Bendigo on Sunday 30 June.

Visitors will be treated to handcrafted chocolates, fresh pastries, and crème brulee that’s blow-torched before their eyes.

Originator of the event Bendigo chef Sonia Anthony said the market will bring together nine local women known for their sugared creations.

“It’s basically a pop-up sweet market with everyone doing the things that they’re really good at and just having fun,” she said.

Anthony said she hoped people would get to know more of the talented producers in the region.

“We were voted a UNESCO city of gastronomy and people often think high end restaurants but it’s about all the other people doing amazing things as well.”

One of the women taking part is chocolate artist Sue Schrieber, also known as Choclartiste.

For the Choclartiste, the joy of her work comes from talking to people and showing them how to savour chocolate.

“The true way to enjoy it is to let it melt on your tongue,” she said. “We should make it last and engage all the senses.”

Jodie Pillinger of Blooms bakery in Harcourt will also be in attendance to showcase her breads and pastries which are baked in a 100-year-old Scotch oven.

Pillinger said she came into the art of pastry making by accident but is now known for her fruit loaf.

Sweet Sisters will be held on 30 July from 11am to 2pm at 31 View Street, across the road from Rosalind Park.

Dessert lovers are encouraged to bring along a picnic blanket to sit and savour their treats in the park.