Jakarta, Indonesia-based pastry chef Iven Kawi says she made her first honest attempt at baking in December of 2013 when she made a batch of Christmas cookies for her daughter’s school.
Kawi now runs a bakery shop out of her home in Lippo Karawaci called Iven Oven where she creates elaborately decorated baked goods.
Among her specialties are cakes adorned with terrarium environments where buttercream frosting is sculpted into an abundance of cacti and flower petals atop beds of crumbly sand or dirt.
Much like her flower cakes, Kawi’s succulent-inspired sweets feature flora sculpted with frosting made from powdered sugar, butter, and food coloring.
Once her desired consistency and colors are achieved, she uses a piping technique to create realistic leaves, spines, and needles.
Like real-life cacti and other water storing plants, each buttercream figure is unique in color, size, and shape.
When grouped together in the bunch-like arrangements characteristic of Kawi’s aesthetic, the buttercream succulents bloom into verdant gardens and transform into cake-topping terrariums.
More of Iven Kawi‘s amazing cakes can be found at http://ivenoven.blogspot.com and https://mymodernmet.com/ivenoven-succulent-cakes.
Humoring the Goddess 
Don’t you think? And self-taught, too! I love when I come across talent like this.
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Thank you. I love his art.
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Too pretty to eat !! Awesome !
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These are amazing! Thanks for sharing!
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