I recently discovered UH-MAZING cakes by a Toronto based company ~ Cake Opera Co. I mean once you see these cakes you will understand why I had to share. Sad to say that they are far, far away from us but still offer plenty of inspiration.
Cake Opera Co. was formed by the wildly talented duo Alexandria Pellegrino and Jessica Smith. Alexandria, the resident ‘artiste,’ and Jessica, the patissier, compliment each other’s talents and have created a totally unique take on the art of cake making. They describe their look as dramatic, evocative and design-sensitive, gearing their pieces to truly confident connoisseurs of sweets. "My inspiration from the 18th Century bourgeois and the alluring concept of beauty and the sublime", explains Alexandria. Alexandria’s art takes the form of delicately sculpted, ornate cakes with her signature hand-modeled shapes like birds, Louis XIV and Venetian Moretto Mask figurines. Their cakes would not be complete without gilded flowers, gold and silver flourishes, (edible) Faberge eggs and other rich design elements that seem to explode off their pieces.
Cake Opera Co. was formed by the wildly talented duo Alexandria Pellegrino and Jessica Smith. Alexandria, the resident ‘artiste,’ and Jessica, the patissier, compliment each other’s talents and have created a totally unique take on the art of cake making. They describe their look as dramatic, evocative and design-sensitive, gearing their pieces to truly confident connoisseurs of sweets. "My inspiration from the 18th Century bourgeois and the alluring concept of beauty and the sublime", explains Alexandria. Alexandria’s art takes the form of delicately sculpted, ornate cakes with her signature hand-modeled shapes like birds, Louis XIV and Venetian Moretto Mask figurines. Their cakes would not be complete without gilded flowers, gold and silver flourishes, (edible) Faberge eggs and other rich design elements that seem to explode off their pieces.
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