We all have seen that artwork can be created using virtually anything. Some of the most popular artists today are those that think outside of the box. You can view videos of people painting with spray cans, turntables, and more. There are also people who create amazing statues out of random cans or scrap metal. The possibilities are endless. Therefore, it should not surprise you that one of the most popular art forms now comes in the form of food. It also shouldn’t be shocking to notice that now many art festivals include food art!
The Popularity and Beauty of Food
There are several hit television shows on now that show you how beautiful food can be. Cake Boss is perhaps one of the most popular, but it is not the exception to the rule. There are many others that you can view. These shows are devoted to foods, deserts, and pastries. Some of them are bakers and chefs showing how they present food in outstanding ways and others pose a challenge to wannabe chefs to prove that they are worthy of being called a great chef. No matter which show you prefer, they have set the bar quite high for food art. Cake decorating now goes way beyond frosting with rose petals, leaves, and dots. Cakes today can transform into humans, animals, waterfalls, and anything else you can possibly imagine. Do you have what it takes to create an edible masterpiece?
The Key Is Presentation
Custom cakes, cupcakes that hold more than sprinkles, and all other foods can become masterpieces. It is all in the way that you present those items. Even as something as a bowl of mashed potatoes can become more appealing to look at if you put it into a nice bowl and sprinkle parsley leaves on the top of it. It adds color to what would otherwise be a white blob. Cakes with simple white icing do not look as appealing as those that have brightly colored flowers on them. If you keep this in mind, you will not have any problem creating a masterpiece that your family will enjoy nibbling on. However, you can also take it up a notch by thinking outside of the box on your recipes. For instance, a simple cake with icing could be made better if you find a good SMBC icing recipe. It is a type of icing that isn’t overly sweet, but will hold shapes the way you want it to. This will allow you to shape it into a variety of things. You will also be able to add food coloring to it and change the way it looks.
How Food Becomes Art
When we look at our plate at night when we set down to dinner, chances are good, it looks like food. Just food that we have ate weekly or monthly since the beginning of time. You can change that “ugh” feeling. Even if you do not want a kitchen full of sweets, you can cook your meals and think about the presentation. If you are cooking something with bell peppers, don’t stick with cooked green bell peppers. Choose red, green, and yellow instead. You can cook some and leave some on the side of the plate to add a burst of color. You can cut sandwiches into fun shapes for kids. It may not seem like much, but your kids will think you are awesome. You may never be able to proclaim yourself a food artist like the Cake Boss, but you can enjoy the way your food looks and get more creative ideas for your food at an art festival.