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26 Times This Chef Confused People With Desserts That Look Like Other Things (New Pics)
Chocolate cigarette butts, merengue ashes, and rotten apples filled with custard - are just some examples of the mind-bending, realistic dessert creations from food illusionist Ben Churchill designed to deceive the senses but delight the stomach. Churchill specializes in creating stunning desserts that look like other everyday foods and objects.
The talented chef has over 10 years of experience in the culinary world but only began to make pastries over the last three years. “I decided to learn the basics,” he explained, “but decided to move into mimetic food, just to see what could be done. This gave me the bug to start teaching myself more and more.” He has quickly become a sensation for his ingenious designs, inspired by the world around him. “Everything inspires me, it could be modern events, the media, online culture. But recently it’s been wanting to see how far I can push human perception and good taste.”Churchill told Bored Panda.
With all the success of his desserts, Ben released his first book, entitled “Food Illusions Vol. 1” in late 2017, available on Amazon.
More info: Instagram | chefbenchurchill.com
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#1
Vanilla Cake, Cream, Mango
Ian Bodey 6 years ago
No it’s Madera cake with meringue white and peach halves....simples...
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Maple Filled Chocolate Brownie Tree
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The Rotten Apple... Apple Mousse Coated In Chocolate Filled With Custard
Friedlander Rosenzweig 6 years ago
There’s one bad apple in every bunch...I guess I’ll take one for the team and eat this one.
Mandy Delaforce (PC Girl) 6 years ago
Imagine this being handed to you at a fancy restaurant! ha ha
#4
Chocolate Cherry Ganache,mirror Glazed And Served With Chocolate Sponge, Cream And A Cherry Gel
#5
Tropical Fruits Ice Cream, Chocolate Soil, Sugar Glass
N G 6 years ago
Ok, it fell in the dirt... but i picked it up within 5 seconds, so i can still eat it.
Ian Bodey 6 years ago
Why is your thumb on my food,,, I’ve dropped it on the floor twice but not a third time..duh !!!!!
Load More Replies... TheExtremeSmell 6 years ago
Sugar glass is cool but I’m often surprised when it’s just regular glass on the ground in the alley
#6
Rose And Orange Entremet
#7
Carrot Cake Shaped Like A Carrot, Chocolate Plantpot Filled With Whipped Cream Cheese Icing, Chocolate Soil
Just Curious 6 years ago
What are the greens made of?? Some kind of crazy fondant or something??
#8
The Banana And Ginger Golden Snitch
#9
The Chocolate Throne. Filled With Bleeding Strawberry Coulis And Coated In Lustre
#10
Marzipan Beans
Harry Larter 6 years ago
I always look at the picture before the caption so when I looked at this I was about to cry 😭
Agnes Jekyll 6 years ago
Tell me more--like how is the cake toast? And what's in the bean sauce (caramel? Dulce de leche?)
#11
Cereal Milk Iced Parfait, Oat And Raisin Cookie, Lemon Balm, Popping Candy, Lemonade Gel
Harry Larter 6 years ago
I like this guy on the pic »»» 🧑🏻👍 I’m a proper artist with emojis innit sorry I’m just gonna shut up now 😑
Ladislav Pollo 6 years ago (edited)
...and you must drink water from a little eatable toilet :D
#12
Pear Crumble. Pear Mousse, Filled With A Custard, Mirror Glazed And Flecked, Brown Butter Granola
#13
Moist Chocolate Cake, Strawberry Jelly, Chocolate Ganache, Mint
Ashley Say Whaat?!? 6 years ago
The cake looks good but def reminds me of the chocolate cake scene in the movie Matilda. That scene horrified me as a kid!
#14
Scotch Bonnet Infused Brownie, Chocolate Mousse, Chocolate Plantpot
#15
Pear Parfait, Charred Overnight Oats, Almonds, Honey
Agnes Jekyll 6 years ago
I had a candle like that from the dollar store, for years.
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Caramel Filled Millennium Falcon, Chocolate Crumb, Cream
#17
Jumbo Chocolate Log
Friedlander Rosenzweig 6 years ago
I wood definitely chip in with my friends for this dessert. Good to see the Chef branching out into nature themes.
#18
Apple Bavarois, Stewed Apple Filling, Chocolate Maggots
Adele Maestranzi 6 years ago
Not often do you see the term "chocolate maggots". Could be a good name for a band.
Kanishka Rajawansha 6 years ago
The only worse thing to finding a worm in your apple is to finding a half of a worm in your apple
#19
Pumpkin And Cinnamon Flat Mousse, Filled With Pumpkin Gel
#20
Cold Apple Crumble
Just Curious 6 years ago
Dude, based on the rest if the post, I’m pretty sure those aren’t real apples but some kind of crazy, “mirror-glazed” artistic confection.
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#21
Chocolate Spray Can Dessert, Chocolate Stencil
#22
Blood Orange Bavarois, Fanta Syrup, Lemon Balm, Chocolate
#23
Mouldable Chocolate And Black Meringue Powder
Foxxy 6 years ago
I know it’s a dessert but I could not bring myself to eat this. All I can smell whilst looking at it is stale cigarette.
Jace 6 years ago
I’m literally smelling stale cigarettes while looking at everything here. I hate my neighbor.
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The Salted Bae Caramel Brownie, With Custom Stencil
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Haribo And Chocolate Birthday Cake
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Sophiella Ryan 6 years ago
So my parents let us decorate our cakes for our birthdays, and when I was I think 10 I asked for a unicorn fart cake.
Koalamonster 6 years ago
And now you can buy unicorn farts online. What a world. (From what I've seen it's a container of cotton candy labeled "unicorn farts."
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Deena Salzman 6 years ago
I love that some of these look so beautiful and delicious, and some of them look repulsive but you know are just as yummy.
Alice Laughs 6 years ago
Ditto. Except, although I am all for creative food art, even if the maggots are tasty I wouldn't want them!
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Link 6 years ago
All of these look so appetizing, I would eat all of these in a heartbeat. Even the maggot one!
Sophiella Ryan 6 years ago
So my parents let us decorate our cakes for our birthdays, and when I was I think 10 I asked for a unicorn fart cake.
Koalamonster 6 years ago
And now you can buy unicorn farts online. What a world. (From what I've seen it's a container of cotton candy labeled "unicorn farts."
Load More Replies... Deena Salzman 6 years ago
I love that some of these look so beautiful and delicious, and some of them look repulsive but you know are just as yummy.
Alice Laughs 6 years ago
Ditto. Except, although I am all for creative food art, even if the maggots are tasty I wouldn't want them!
Load More Replies... Link 6 years ago
All of these look so appetizing, I would eat all of these in a heartbeat. Even the maggot one!
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