human brain cake

human brain cake

throughout most of middle school, i was set on pursuing a career in neurology. this was not because of a love for science or the medical field; rather, it was a result of reading ben carson's autobiography, "gifted hands," in sixth grade language arts. i grew out of the neurosurgeon phase, but carson remained in [...]

anatomical heart cake

anatomical heart cake

after completing this, i couldn't decide whether to label it as "anatomically correct heart" or "bloody rotisserie chicken." that last picture, especially, just screams chicken to me. either way, this cake is striking, and it's also pretty easy, as sculpted cakes go. i baked two red velvet cakes in oven-proof glass bowls. after letting them [...]