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An American artist creates miniature versions of mounted pieces

Miniature food has taken over Instagram pages for several months now, and the “Tiny food” trend is not about to run out of steam. Coming from Japan, this culinary art which consists in reproducing dishes on the scale of a Lilliputian does not omit any style of cooking:from traditional Asian dishes to junk food, via refined desserts. And speaking of desserts, Rachel Dyke, a "miniaturist" who lives in Los Angeles, has decided to dedicate her work to one of them, and not just any since it is the cake. The artist recreates from real models sublime cakes at the forefront of the trend, of all shapes, all colors, and with more or less details. And we better understand where her talent comes from when we know that the Californian, who initially trained in special effects makeup, worked two years as a pastry decorator and participated in a television show (the equivalent of the Best Pastry Chef across the Atlantic) with an illustrious American chef, Duff Goldman.

Inedible creations

His little sweets are beautiful to look at, of course, but we especially want to taste them... Well that's not possible, since they are not made of food! “ My work tool is polymer clay [a malleable paste, which can be textured, engraved, pierced and which hardens after cooking, editor's note], […] None of the creations are edible, and I no longer work in the cooking and baking industry “Explains the pretty blonde in an Instagram post. All the assembled pieces fit in the palm of one hand, and most are ordered by customers who want to keep a memory of the dessert of the most beautiful day of their life forever (and possibly offer replicas to the diners). Internet users, who are 15,000 to follow Rachel Dyke's page, are amazed by the details (worked with the needle) present on each of the works:“Your work is incredible. The love you have for it shows in each of the cakesThat’s so cool. Bravo, you should make tutorials », « Artistic and fun! “, can we read in the comments. We agree, it's simply stunning!