An Artist Made Nature-Inspired ‘Trick Of The Eye’ Foods That Are Perfectly Edible
Miss Wondersmith is a talented food artist who specializes in creating ‘trick of the eye, delicious treats’ that resemble something from nature.
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Wondersmith’s recipes are so close to reality that one can hardly tell them apart from the natural objects we come across in our everyday life.
Needless to say, all the recipes she makes are also extremely delicious to eat.
Wondersmith’s artwork has got her a strong social media presence, with fans from around the world praising the artist for her creativity and talent.
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She recently shared some of her top food designs on Bored Panda, describing what inspired her to make them along with the journey she took to create each piece.
Below we have listed some of the best foods created by her.
1. Swallowtail Fairy Cake
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These swallowtail butterflies are totally edible. Wondersmith made them from wafer paper, painted with butterfly pea tea and saffron tea. She then added the black design using chocolate.
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“Sticking them on a rice noodle allowed me to get the feeling of flying around this delicious rhubarb, wild rose, and elderflower cake worthy of the fairies!” she wrote on Bored Panda.
2. Frosted Branch Tea
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In case you’re wondering, the materials inside the cup are totally edible. Wondersmith said she grew sugar crystals on a fir branch to make this lovely winter tea.
3. Creepy Bones
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These creepy bones look like something straight out of a horror movie.point 174 | But in reality, they are perfectly eatable.point 211 |
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To make them, Wondersmith “used a long pretzel base, then sculpted candy cap mushroom caramel* around them, coated them in white chocolate, carved mysterious runes into their surface, and aged them with both cocoa powder and matcha powder.point 208 |
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Wondersmith used fruits and vegetables to give natural colors to these sparkly geodes. And these geodes are as tasty to eat as they are sparkly to see.
5. Amanita Forest Dessert
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Wondersmith says she has always loved the amanita mushrooms that grow up in winter in dark woods. But what you are seeing here is, in fact, a delicious dessert.
Wondersmith made them with “grown-up crisp rice treats with whiskey, chocolate, and help hearts form the base (with a dusting of pistachio ‘moss’.)”
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6. Sea Urchin Tea Cakes
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These sea urchins are tea cakes. In fact, these are made from Wondersmith’s “favorite chocolate cake recipe (with a special sea-based secret ingredient).”
The ceramic urchin tea set was also made by the artist. But it’s not eatable since it’s made of clay.
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7. Moss Cake
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This cake resembling moss is Wondersmith’s signature recipe.
It is “stinging nettle and lemon cake with grapefruit and fir buttercream icing (and small layers of matcha genoise, but I didn’t feel like they added much to the experience of the cake).”
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8. Blue Crabs
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“This big blue crab bun is colored richly with butterfly pea powder,” she wrote, adding: “The buns are flavored with red clover blossoms and come with huckleberry curd dipping sauce.”
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Wondersmith says she sculpted this big blue crab to honor the rare species that appear so due to a genetic defect.
9. Chip Roses
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As you can probably guess, these are root vegetable chips that have been inserted into a “cheese,” that is plant-based and has been derived from pine nuts.
10. Oranges Cheesecakes
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These oranges are in fact cheesecakes, made of oranges and pine nut and filled with marmalade.
To match the color of the recipe with the skin of an orange, Wondersmith used naturally-colored marzipan. And they are as delicious as they look!
5. Amanita Forest Dessert