Michelle Wibowo celebrated a double triumph in the Patisserie Showpiece section of the International Culinary Olympics.
She cooked up a storm with a lifesize hound dog-shaped sugar sculpture, which won her gold, and picked up silver for a cake of Elizabeth I.
It took Ms Wibowo four days and 20kg (44lb) of sugar paste to make the dog.
She said: 'It's really heavy. I got the inspiration from the Elvis song You Ain't Nothing But A Hound Dog.
'It was fun making it and putting on little details like the drool.
was the first time the 30-year-old, who is a trained architect turned cake maker, had attended the Olympics in Erfurt, central Germany. About 1,600 cooks from more than 50 countries battled for the culinary crown.
'I really didn't think I would win with the Elizabeth I cake as it was cracking up around the dress,' said Ms Wibowo, from Burgess Hill, West Sussex.
always had a passion for cake decorating but my father wanted me to become an architect. I did that. But I also started to pursue my hobby and here I am.'
She won't have much time to bask in her Olympic glory though – she has been commissioned to make a 120kg (265lb) cow for a wedding and a tasty version of London's Museum of Childhood.
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