Magnificent Bangladesh – Part 2

This terrific cake was made by Shashi Fonseka.

Magnificent Bangladesh – An International Cake Art Collaboration is hosted by Tasnuta Alam.  Many artists from around the world created wonderful cake and cookie works of art to celebrate 50 years of Bangladesh. 

This is the second of 5 posts to feature these.

This terrific cake was made by Shakila Ashfaq. This cake is a recreation of a historic mosque.

This superb cake was made by Hend Taha.

This cake was inspired by green of Bangladesh in the flag and on the Bangladesh map. The bengal tiger was added as the national animal and the magpie robin was added as the national bird of Bangladesh.  In addition Bangladesh fruits like fruit jackfruit and mango were included.

This splendid cookie was made by Heba Elalfy.

This cookie was inspired by the beautiful, intricate gold thread designs in a Bangali groom’s wedding attire and wedding shoes, as well as a Bengali bride’s wedding dress and wedding scarf.

The baker started with a rustic tiled background on the vanilla sugar cookies then added a white royal icing hand-piped underlay. Next layers of hand-piped red royal icing details were hand-painted with gold accents.

This marvelous cake was made by Gulcin Tekkas.

This cake was inspired by a Bangladeshi woman.

This terrific cake was made by Gauri Kekre.

This cake was inspired by a photograph taken by Bangladeshi photographer Mou Aysha. The photos are of the marginalized children from the streets of Dhaka to highlight their plight. The photos are striking and convey emotions like strength, resilience and perseverance. 

This marvelous cookie was made by Filomena Tavano.

This splendid cake was made by Farzana Ali Nishi.

This superb cake was made by Eric Zea O Phelan Suarez .

This cake was inspired by all the things that attracted the baker to Bangladesh: the clothing, the beliefs, and the Rickshaw.

This splendid cake was made by Elif Dogan .

The inspiration for this cake is a rickshaw.