Cake Art

Cake shops are a huge weakness of mine! Blame the sweet tooth I say! Passing through Oxford's Covered market over the weekend, we came upon this sweet little cake shop with a stunning display. Everyone who passed it, stopped and Ooh-ed and Ahh-ed before moving on.

It was hard to believe that everything we saw was, in fact, wholly edible!

Food Art is not new, especially when it comes to desserts. Lavish spreads with complex structures have existed for ages. Most well known probably being, the celebrated patisserie architect Antonin Careme, known for his pieces montees. His books have sketches of his complex and delectable towers of petit fours and macarons as he turned the 'third course' into a magical event. His creations were inspired by historic architecture of temples, churches, palaces, etc. No wonder he was favoured by the royalty in Paris and is recognised as an exponent of Haute Cuisine

However, the Cake Art we see in today's times is more modern and even amusing at times. Adding that extra special sparkle to a wedding or other special occasion. What I liked about this display was the ingenuity and  personalisation of the creations. Almost too good to eat, I wonder if like Careme's, these modern creations taste as good as they look? They sure do raise your expectations of what lies beneath. I would rather admire them than eat them....I mean who would want to eat such a lovely centrepiece?

Have a peep and tell me what you think....

I love this one!