Sugarcraft is the decorative art of working with sugar to ornament cakes and confectionery. It covers rolled fondant icing smoothly covering cakes, royal icing piped into lace-like borders and flowers, gumpaste modelled into lifelike blooms and figures, pulled and blown sugar shaped into ribbons and ornaments, and pastillage used for structural pieces. Professional sugarcraft demands precision, patience, and an understanding of how sugar behaves with heat and humidity. Wedding and celebration cakes are its main showcase, where elaborate sugar flowers and decorations can take longer to make than the cake itself. Competitions and exhibitions judge sugarcraft as a craft discipline in its own right, and skilled practitioners are prized in high-end patisserie.