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Inspired by Dutch painters and iconic artists such as Chagall and Klimt, Julie Simon transfers this richness and intricacy to her own canvas, which is cake. Her ornate and lush cakes resemble famous paintings and exquisite flower bouquets that look too real to eat. You’d probably want to rather put these masterpieces on your windowsill or hang them on your wall if they were not made entirely out of sugar. These are the cakes with a real "wow factor," and they will please your eyes before your taste buds!

“I have been baking since I was a little girl. My parents are great cooks, but they didn’t bake, so that fell to me. I loved trying out delicious recipes and making them look pretty. I have been a visual artist my whole life and work in many media. But I didn’t think about putting the two things together until a trip to London over 20 years ago. I visited Harris’s famous food hall and fell in love with the intricately designed lace confections. I soon began to teach myself how to make sugar flowers from whatever books I could get my hands on—there weren’t many back then! Over the years, I’ve continued to challenge myself to make more daring and elaborate designs. The bigger the challenge, the better!” the artist told Bored Panda.

More info: Instagram | Facebook | juliesimoncakes.com

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This looks like a 'Game of Thrones' wedding cake: so dark and dramatic.

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Los Angeles-based Julie Simon is now recognized worldwide with 47.3k followers on Instagram and having worked with the biggest names in the entertainment industry to take their celebrations to another level. When Kylie Jenner was celebrating her daughter Stormi’s first birthday, she chose Simon to create a whimsical carousel with antique flourishes. She’s also made an extraordinary gothic cake towering over 8 feet for Netflix’s Selling Sunset star, Christine Quinn.

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4 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This cake flower is stunning: intricate in detail and nuance.

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Bored Panda keeps introducing artists who turn confectionery into art, and their creativity is limitless. For more mouth-watering designs, check out these incredible cakes that look like paradise islands, these realistic and cartoony cakes that show that everything can be a cake, or these masterful pop culture-inspired cakes!

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There is an excellent movie about the "discovery" and "recovery" of this masterpiece. It was stolen by the Nazis in WWII and ended up in a German museum. Finally, the woman, the last surviving member of her family recovered the painting. Excellent story, beautiful painting: "The Woman in Gold."

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I like how the colours of the fruit and flowers pop on top, and conversely, how the champagne gold is muted, and not brassy and loud. I like the top tier the best.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This cake is definitely reminiscent of a floral painting by one of the Dutch masters.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Imagine telling Jan Brueghel the elder or any other flower painting Renaissance bro that this is actually cake, not flowers.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

stop downvoting for no reason people you upvote rude ones and downvote random things that IS NOT OFFENSIVE!!!

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Beautiful representation of an Asian garden! The intricate layering of each important detail from the crystals to the bark, cherry-blossoms and humming birds - great balance of texture and tones. Textbook approach with an artistic flair.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Very appropriate for the baroque period. Lovely little painting hiding in the center!

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is probably the most simple cake here by far. It's still too pretty to eat, though.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Getting that deep blue and red in the flowers with still a hint of tonality and depth is fantastic. Great sugar-work!

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4 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The romance conveyed in this cake would be lovely for a wedding.

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The detail on the cake reminds me of intricate plasterwork. Beautiful.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Lovely how she picked up the tones in the intricate sugar-flowers and recreated them in the hombre icing effect dark to light.

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Great way to visually bring the eye from the top to the bottom and back up again. Textbook artistic layout executed well!

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Fantastic light colors to balance out the earthiness of the gritty stone-like effect.

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