15+ Foods So Pretty You Almost Won't Want to Eat Them
This year was the year of beautiful food — treats so sparkly and colorful you'd almost rather eat them with your eyes alone. Though the items you are about to see don't look like they could be edible, rest assured, they absolutely are. Here's how you can re-create them at home.
Rainbow Grilled Cheese
The trick to getting that insane cheese pull is dyeing shredded white cheese and sprinkling it in lines across the bread before grilling.
Get the recipe: rainbow grilled cheese
Emoji Cookies
Fondant and edible markers are all you need to turn round cookies into adorable emoji expressions.
Get the tutorial: emoji cookies
Unicorn Cake
Lisa Frank designs had a resurgence in 2016, sparking a wave of unicorn foods like this cake, made mostly with fondant and piped buttercream frosting.
Get the tutorial: unicorn cake
Frozen Latte Art
You'll want to watch the video of this Frozen latte tutorial over and over again. The artist uses a small hooked pick tool to draw this realistic portrayal in latte foam.
Get the tutorial: Frozen latte art
Galaxy Bark
Galaxy bark, also known as unicorn bark, is made by swirling colored chocolate together and dusting it with star sprinkles, edible luster, and metallic dragées. Let it set before cracking it into bark.
Get the recipe: galaxy bark
Rainbow Waffles
The secret behind these rainbow waffles is squeeze bottles filled with different-colored batters.
Get the recipe: rainbow waffles
Sprinkle Bowl
Ice cream and desserts become instantly better with a sprinkle-covered chocolate bowl. Simply dip a blown balloon halfway into melted chocolate followed by sprinkles and allow it to set in the fridge before carefully popping the balloon.
Get the technique: sprinkle bowl
Avocado Rose
Buddha bowls and avocado toast have not reached their saturation points. Instead, Instagrammers and bloggers are finding even more ways to make avocado look better in photos. A ripe avocado and a supersharp knife are all you need to re-create this hypnotizing avocado rose.
Get the tutorial: avocado roses
Bubble Ice Cream Cones
If you haven't experienced a bubble cone, it's like a soft waffle but with round "bubbles" instead of square divots. Though a special piece of equipment is necessary to make them at home, you'll find yourself completely addicted to the texture and taste.
Get the recipe: birthday bubble waffle ice cream cones
Rainbow Bagels
Rainbow bagel with Funfetti cream cheese? Sign us up! Individually dyed doughs are layered together before they are cut into slivers and wrapped into a round bagel shape.
Get the recipe: rainbow bagels
Unicorn Cupcakes
Cotton candy, edible gold, rock candy, and more top a rainbow-colored cupcake. Don't forget the unicorn horn, made with fondant.
Get the recipe: unicorn cupcakes
Galaxy Cake
White splattered icing and glitter (blown onto the cake rather than sprinkled onto it) create the shimmery look of the galaxy.
Get the tutorial: galaxy cake
Rainbow Pasta
Unlike some of the other rainbow foods going viral, rainbow pasta is completely natural. Beets, cabbage, and turmeric dye the pasta into vibrant shades.
Get the recipe: rainbow pasta
Tie-Dye Cake
Pour fondant icing into a measuring cup. Drop in several different hues of food coloring before drizzling the icing onto the cake in a crazy tie-dye pattern.
Get the recipe: tie-dye cake
Unicorn Hot Chocolate
An LA cafe invented the idea of unicorn hot chocolate, inspiring this cake batter-flavored rendition. The unicorn's head is made with a giant marshmallow. Its arms and horn are fondant, and the mane is a mix of whipped cream and buttercream frosting.
Get the recipe: unicorn hot chocolate
Geode Cake
Geode and agate kitchen gifts inspired cakes made with rock candy and geode cookies.
Get the tutorial: geode cookies