Food Art

April 28, 2015

Bundt Cake Tutorial Reveals a Surprise Bigfoot Figure When Sliced Open

As Bigfoot believers might tell you, you'll never know when the elusive cryptid will show up. It could even be in something like a baked good! Food writer Jenn Fujikawa created a Bigfoot Bundt Cake tutorial that features Sasquatch hidden beneath the surface. At first glance, it looks like your average sweet treat, but once it's sliced open, the cake reveals an awesome surprise.

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April 28, 2014

Minature Olive Pit Sculpture Masterfully Carved in China in 1737

If no one told you, then you'd probably never guess that this intricate sculpture was carved from the pit of an olive. Chinese artist Ch'en Tsu-chang crafted it in 1737, and this miniature artwork stands at only 16 millimeters tall and 34 millimeters wide. It follows the shape of the pit and depicts a small boat with eight figures, each of which has its own expression and action.

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July 26, 2013

Earth Cake with Inner Core, Outer Core, Mantle, and Crust

Baking can be a tedious task, but self-taught cook Rhiannon, aka cakecrumbs, accepts the creative and artistic challenges of preparing delicious treats. The Australian food enthusiast even took on an ambitious commission for her sister, an educator about to give a few lessons on geological sciences to primary school children.

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April 3, 2013

Creative Food Art That Will Surely Brighten Your Day

She couldn't have expected it. You see, for Ida Skivenes it started off simply. She didn't start posting photos on Instagram to gain thousands of followers or to become a widely popular food artist. Rather, in June 2012, she saw a photo on the Internet of two pieces of toast that looked like a bear and a fox and she wondered if she could copy it.

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