Cake pioneer and Food Network standout Kerry Vincent died Saturday January 2 at the age of 75.
The dessert specialist has died after battling an unspecified illness, according to a Facebook post from the nonprofit Oklahoma State Sugar Art Show, which Kerry co-founded.
"It is with great sadness that I have to report the passing of Kerry Vincent earlier this evening," the post said. "Being a very private person when it came to anything that wasn't cake, she didn't want to expose her illness to the public. Unfortunately, her fight is over but she won't be in pain anymore. She will be painful. missed by everyone she touched through the sugar arts like [well] like personally. "
The organization added, "There will be no services at her request. Thank you for your thoughts and prayers."
Kerry was a judge on Food web challenge and hosted the Food Network's 2014 series Save my bakery. She was also a judge on the Australian series The great Australian bake off, and she founded the Grand National Wedding Cake contest, which ran multiple times on the food web.
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