deviant art

Deviant Login Shop  Join deviantART for FREE Take the Tour

Similar Deviations
This is my entry for the culinary arts still life contest. They asked for creative so that is what i tried to do. I really wanted to make something creative, not just food wise but in the presentation and staging too.
I also wanted to show that art doesn't have to be a painting or drawing to be interesting, art comes in all shapes and forms and i feel that the culinary arts and still life photography section gets over looked far too much. It can take just as much time and planning to create and photograph the perfect dish/photo as it does to paint for example.

On to the food. Two tiny cupcakes the size of a 2p coin filled with vanilla sponge in a silicone mold, topped with chocolate butter cream and sprinkles.
The canvas is a square homemade shortbread cookie decorated with rolled white and pink royal icing, piped with more chocolate butter cream and sprinkles. On the "table" (a box covered with a table cloth) is some left over sprinkles as creating art is a messy business, well it is for me anyway!

As always i got my idea at 3:30am this morning and baking by 6am!

food gallery [link]

my recipes [link]

Polymer Clay gallery [link]

my Etsy store [link]
-------------
UPDATE with new photo, better lighting and different cloth
Show
Add a Comment:
 
No comments have been added yet.

My submission for the Capture Your Pumpkin Contest! :la: [link]

I'm so proud of my Oreo Pumpkin Tarts; these cheeky little calorie bombs are full of autumn flavours and colours :pumpkin: :heart: and perfect to celebrate my favourite season!

The original idea is from the gorgeous Lauren and can be found here [link] ! :)

Here are my changes to the recipe:
Makes 4-6 Tarts, depending on the size of your tart pans. Be careful not to make too big ones as they are really rich.
Crust:
20 Oreo Cookies; You can always use other cookies if you don't like Oreos !
4 tablespoons melted butter

Filling:
200g homemade pumpkin puree
100g lowfat quark
30g cream cheese
80g granulated sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
a dash of cinnamon

Topping:
100g heavy cream, whipped
Some pumpkin seeds

You may have noticed that I changed the recipe a lot, that is because I used her recipe only as an inspiration for my own creations. :pumpkin:
Show
Add a Comment:
 
No comments have been added yet.

self-made vanilla panna cotta with strawberry sauce made of grandma's garden strawberries. Tastes like heaven.
Show
Add a Comment:
 
No comments have been added yet.

These is my entry for the "Culinary Creations" contest. I figured that Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee would be a brilliant time to create something for this contest. I could spend ages listing what I WANTED to do for this, but the baking gods were against me and that list is very long... so instead, this is what you see in the photo:

The cupcakes are white chocolate with blue, red and white vanilla buttercream frosting, and strawberries.

Personally I don't like white chocolate, but it's the stuff of gods when it's in cake. Honestly, I encourage you to try it.

The decision to use strawberries, in all honesty, was not just because they're a "British" fruit; it was to make the cake less blue. (My red food colourings aren't very good, and gave me disappointing, aka non existent, results.) Originally I was going to make a second batch of cupcakes, and use the strawberries in those. However, when my grandad commented about how these looked "like my patriotism was absorbed in Doctor Who" I decided to rethink my ideas. I'm glad he did point this out to me, because I'm much more impressed with my end result than if they'd been left without the strawberries.

The weather let me down, as I originally wanted to cover my garden in bunting and photograph the cakes outside. So instead, I had to settle for digging out a roll of white wallpaper to create a clean backdrop. It took me a while to get the composition of the photo, because of how empty a white backdrop is, and due to the lack of suitable props in my house. After half an hour of trying to position cupcakes in the background, and someone letting my cat into the kitchen ( <_< ), I settled for the 2 tier cake stand because I feel its design fits in well with the idea of tea and cakes. Which, as we all know, is a bygone Sunday afternoon tradition - so I suppose I'm also honouring that in this photograph.

Taken on a broken digital camera, then touched up in Photoshop.

Comments and critique are more than welcome!


EDIT: I got second place! I can't believe it!


Facebook: [link]
Tumblr: [link]
Show
Add a Comment:
 
No comments have been added yet.

Do not copy(steal) if it's not necessary.© All rights reserved


Today is my Dog's birthday,so i baked those macarons for me :aww:





WHITE TUMBLR
F A C E B O O K
B L O G
FLICKRIVER
Show
Add a Comment:
 
No comments have been added yet.

Closeup of the garden party order. Chocolate almond cupcakes with raspberry cream filling, topped with cream cheese icing and a flower made of sliced almond and a raspberry center.
Show
Add a Comment:
 
No comments have been added yet.

DOWNLOAD FOR BEST VIEW!

When I saw that there was a sculpture contest for deviantart's 9th Birthday, I HAD to participate. :D

I thought: 'Finally, a contest that doesn't involve my minimal 2D skills.'

So I made this. ^^ I LOVE IT! I think it turned out great.

The 'icing' is just clay, and a thick acrylic paint I extruded from a pastry nozzle.

The chunk of 'cake' in his hand is also clay.

I used all 4 of the classic dA emotes.

:| is a balloon
:D is the cake
:rage: is a balloon
and :O is his shirt.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The entire sculpture is only 4 inches tall at the top of the red balloon.

Fella is only 1 1/4 inches.

The cake diameter is 3 1/4 inches.


Made with:
-Super Sculpey
-Sculpey III
-Acrylic Paint
-Wire
-Wood Base
-And Gloss/Matte Varnish.

I think I could win! :please:

Credit for the wonderful photos go to ~Unadzuki and her awesome camera.
Show
Add a Comment:
 
No comments have been added yet.

lum ice cream with some freshly squeezed lemon and lemon zest to lighten up the flavor.
Show
Add a Comment:
 
No comments have been added yet.

My entry for the Movember contest :D - kind of last minute ^^
Made with a selfmade block of vegan chocolate and formed by hand with a knife and fork heated with a candle and smoothed the surface with a burning wooden skewer :)

Hope you like it

Edit:
Made up a tutorial [link] :D
Show
Add a Comment:
 
No comments have been added yet.

Zombie Cupcake and Cookie charms are made of polymer clay. Part of the Cupcake Massacre Collection, these 2 adorable charms include one cupcake with a red velvet cupcake base with vanilla frosting, choco-chips, and a "specialty sauce", and one cookie also with "specialty sauce".

Available at Alternative iCandy.
Show
Add a Comment:
 
No comments have been added yet.