Baker creates geometric pies with patterns and colour

When we think about beautifully designed desserts, cakes often get all the credit. But you can’t underestimate the power of creative pies. Lauren Ko is a Seattle-based baker who got her start after her Instagram account of pies with unique geometric designs went viral.
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Daniel Swanick
February 4, 2019
Food & Beverage

Pastry chef Elena Gnut creates cakes that are true works of art

If you thought that a pastry chef only baked cakes, you’d be wrong. Elena Gnut is a 31-year-old Pastry Chef from Kaliningrad, Russia, who gained over 140k Instagram followers by showcasing her original intricate cake designs.
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Daniel Swanick
June 5, 2018
Art & DesignFood & Beverage

Colourfully textured frosted cakes look like shag carpet

In the social media era, it feels as if new baking trends appear each month; with hundreds of up-and-coming bakers hawking their visual masterpieces on Instagram, it takes something unique to stand out.
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Daniel Swanick
April 9, 2018
Food & Beverage

Delicious Cake Popsicles are almost like works of art

Cake on a stick? Why hadn’t anyone thought of this before? Melbourne-based, self-taught baker and cake decorator, Raymond Tan has created Cake Popsicles that almost look too good to eat.
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Daniel Swanick
October 11, 2017
Food & Beverage

Brushstroke cakes are the latest hit on Instagram

Do you eat cake for dessert? Or is it something you only have on special occasions, like your birthday or divorce? Russian cake designer Kalabasa recently ignited the latest social media cake trend with her brushstroke cakes. Also known as feathers, they’re true masterpieces of food…
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Daniel Swanick
June 22, 2017
Art & DesignFood & Beverage

Beautifully designed cakes look straight out of fairytales

Kings and Queens, elves, fairies, giants and gnomes. Imagine beautifully designed cakes made especially for people in fairytales. That’s certainly what you get when you take a look at Julián Ángel’s baked beauties.
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Daniel Swanick
October 14, 2016
Art & DesignFood & Beverage

When an architect bakes desserts, this is what you get

Dinara Kasko isn’t your everyday pastry chef. In fact, she’s actually an architectural designer. So what happens when an architect likes to bake? Apparently, incredible things. She creates pastries by approaching them as if they were buildings.
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Daniel Swanick
September 30, 2016
Art & DesignFood & Beverage

Ice cream cone floating in a cotton candy cloud

Today’s weather is cloudy with a chance of soft-serve ice cream. Ice cream cones are already wonderful treats, but one genius ice cream shop has made it more heavenly by surrounding the cone with cotton candy. The result is a gorgeously dreamy dessert that makes it look like it’s…
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Daniel Swanick
September 16, 2016
Food & Beverage

Top 5 satisfying Oreo cookie-craving recipes

Probably one of the most iconic snacks on the market today is the Oreo cookie. And while they’re delicious on their own — or when you dunk them in milk — they’re more versatile than you know.
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Daniel Swanick
April 29, 2016
Food & Beverage

Satisfy your sweet tooth with a fried Nutella ice cream ball

Nutella is quickly growing in popularity, with new recipes being invented for it all the time. For those who are new to fried ice cream, the idea of a grapefruit-sized ball of Nutella and vanilla fried ice cream adorned with crushed Maltesers is intriguing and…
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Daniel Swanick
February 9, 2016
Food & Beverage

You can now doodle on cookies with edible colour markers

When you’re a child, you’re parents tell you not to play with your food. Well, now you can draw on it instead. While I’ve previously posted about creating art on food and drink with the a spice pen, you can now let your imagination run wild…
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Daniel Swanick
January 21, 2015
Art & DesignFood & BeverageVideo

Chocolate pencils for people who love art and chocolate

Acclaimed Japanese design studio Nendo has been credited for designing creations like chocolate paint and ice cream cakes that resemble villages. However, before these creative food ideas came another lesser known creation: chocolate pencils.
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Daniel Swanick
November 18, 2014
Food & Beverage
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