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As if a McDonald's on top of a mountain or a bank made entirely out of gingerbread weren't enough, there's now a castle that literally takes the cake. Or at least gives you a frosting-filled wonderland to roam around. Thanks to an extremely sweet art exhibit in California, tourists and natives alike can step inside a completely confectionary world.
Titled "Break Bread," this wonderful dessert world is a food-art installation created inside of Los Angeles's Think Tank Gallery. It's a 7,000-square-foot cake and candy castle featuring six rooms full of floor-to-ceiling cake sculptures as well as an ice cream truck (for decoration only, sadly), a Cirque Du Soleil-themed bar, and a chandelier made of over 2,000 hard candies. Also featured: insane amounts of frosting. Like mind-blowing amounts.
Don't dare and try to swipe a slice, though, because underneath the fluffy cakes and sugary frosted goodness is not-so-decadent spackling paste and house paint. So much for having your cake and eating it too. But don't fret, foodies! The installation does include a dining room featuring pop-up dinners and some award-winning custom cocktails, so come hungry if you dare.
It's not all gumdrops and butterflies in this candy land, however. Artist Scott Hove, who initially collaborated with Banksy to create the artsy childhood nightmare "Dismaland," as well as artist Baker's Son created "Breaking Bread" as a representation of the dark side of societies' comforts. Each artificial cake is intended to attract yet repel. Think "decadent cake" topped with some switchblades. Sounds mouth-watering, no?
The exhibit, which began on February 13, will be featured for 30 days and play host to over 20 different artistic, cultural, and cuisine-oriented events such as theater, comedy shows, and live performances. Admission is free, but be sure to make a reservation in order to gain entrance.
Normally I would take offense with anyone who disses desserts, but this tasty-yet-twisted cake castle is good in my book.
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