S. G. Sender (12 December 1930 – 12 July 2009) was a Belgian pastry chef known as the "cakemaker to the kings" for his elaborate wedding cakes created for members of Europe's royalty.
[1] It is believed that one of Sender's family members worked for French King Louis XIV.
[1] Another of Sender's ancestors, Antonin Carême, a 19th-century pastry chef, worked in the royal courts of Belgium, Great Britain, Japan, the Netherlands, and Sweden.
[1] Sender created pastry items and cakes specifically for the Museum of the Decorative Arts in Paris.
[1] An avid collector, Sender acquired more than 6,000 items related to the culinary arts from the 16th century to the modern day.