MIND BLOWING LAYER CAKES: DINARA KASKO
DINARA KASKO
Ukrainian Architectural Pastry Chef Dinara Kasko takes layer cakes to a whole new luscious level. She creates cakes that are works of edible art, using 3D printers to create the layers and shapes in her designs.
Formerly an architect, Kasko followed her other passion and became a baker.
Her architectural cakes look they they belong in a museum gallery --- but we’re glad they can be found elsewhere so we can eat them!
Kasko began experimenting with design and sculpting techniques using 100% edible materials, including things like sponge cake, chocolate mousse, berry confit, mascarpone, shortcrust dough, and meringue.
Favoring geometric shapes, Kasko uses math to design her cakes, incorporating Voronoi diagrams, triangulation, 3D modeling, and 3D printing to create silicone molds.
The cake designs are rather futuristic, looking like they might belong on a Jetson table, perhaps.
Kasko photographs her beautifully shaped confections as if they were traditional fine art works, against black reflective backgrounds.
Kasko studied at Kharkov University Architecture School in her native Ukraine and worked for 3 years as a designer-visualizer for an architecture design firm in the Netherlands.
Architecture plays a big role in Kasko’s designs. She uses engineering principles in developing the structural integrity of the cakes, creating edible frameworks and scaffolding vs using steel, wood, and concrete.
They do look too beautiful to eat… but go for it! They taste beautiful too!
A number of the pieces seen here were created for an article in So Good pastry magazine. See more on Kasko’s Instagram.
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