What's the Prettiest Dessert You've Ever Seen?
At the Blue Bottle Coffee Bar, in the Rooftop Garden at the San Francisco MOMA, pastry chef Caitlin Williams Freeman sculpts desserts that model the paintings within the museum—like the Piet Mondrian-style cake pictured above.
Food is often called a form of art, but this cake is pretty incredible. What's the prettiest dessert that you've ever seen?
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10 Comments:
My mother's confections...
http://www.cakespy.com/2008/02/batter-chatter-interview-with-claudia.html
esarn at 10:34AM on 06/29/09
Filipino Ube Cake
I'm still not convinced that this was "natural" colouring;
absolutely breathtaking colour.
hungrychristel at 12:10PM on 06/29/09
About ten years ago I had the most beautiful dessert at Marquesa, which used to be in the Scottdale Princess hotel. (The restaurant has since closed.) The presentation came on a plate shaped like an artist's palette and included sauces spread like paint and a chocolate miniature of a Salvador Dali painting (I think it was "The Persistence of Memory") on a tiny easel. Gorgeous AND tasty!
Of course, this was before cell phone cameras and food blogging, so I doubt that there is a picture anywhere on line. But if anyone knows where one can be found, I would love to see the plating again!
Mizbee at 1:02PM on 06/29/09
Hah! I just had a slice of the Mondrian cake this weekend! It was quite tasty.
And I would vote for the Tomboy cake from Miette Patisserie as prettiest - funny that it turns out to be the same baker (I had no idea until I followed the link).
KateC at 1:08PM on 06/29/09
It would have to be this Starry Night cake: http://epistemuffinology.blogspot.com/2009/01/night-under-stars-meets-starry-night.html
antonova at 2:55PM on 06/29/09
Anything that Tartlette does:
http://tartelette.blogspot.com/
csbrown at 3:26PM on 06/29/09
came across this site when I was Googling for "decoration" + "cake" in Japanese. can't believe she's not a pro.
http://stnote.exblog.jp/i2/
hmw0029 at 3:30PM on 06/29/09
I guess I'm just a savory person. I am not thrilled by desserts, tasty or otherwise. That's why I don't like all the cake shows.
lambowner at 10:55PM on 06/29/09
Jacques Torres made a baby grand piano (miniature) out of chocolate and filled the inside with chocolate mousse for us when he was at Le Cirque
thegoch at 11:44PM on 06/29/09
Ispahan: http://www.flickr.com/photos/coolness/3576516437/in/set-72157615816060782/
aliciak at 8:05PM on 06/30/09