I assume the inside is also succulent.

April 5, 2017 12:40 AM

Sure, you could get a cake covered in icing roses, but what if you're more into water-friendly Xeriscaping?
posted by jacquilynne (13 comments total)

I'm traveling (back) to Arizona for a week. These are perfect.
posted by ldenneau at 12:50 AM on April 5, 2017

The careful tinting of the frosting is definitely one of the major keys here. I've seen some other succulent-type frosting decorations, but the cooler-toned blue-green color and the lovely green-brown color gradients (I'm especially looking at this photo) really sell it.

For those that are curious, you can achieve some really pretty (and realistic) color gradients if you paint vertical stripes on the inside of your frosting bag with gel food coloring and then fill the bag with either white or another color of frosting. Gives you results like this.
posted by rachaelfaith at 5:36 AM on April 5, 2017 [7 favorites]

Those are gorgeous. They also match my preferences in terms of the ratio of frosting to cake, which is 5:1.
posted by pangolin party at 6:17 AM on April 5, 2017 [4 favorites]

As a geeky botanist by profession, I can't help but speculate what exact genus and species each of these succulents is supposed to be.
posted by strelitzia at 6:47 AM on April 5, 2017 [3 favorites]

Oh, those are so lovely.
posted by machine at 8:18 AM on April 5, 2017

strelitzia: (botany username, nice!) I see sempervivum, echeveria, mammillaria, a dash of sedum, and a little bit of creative license. Basically any desert body plan that can be made with a frosting tip!
posted by BuddhaInABucket at 8:35 AM on April 5, 2017

These took my breath away.

Now I want my husband and I to have another wedding ceremony, so I have an excuse for getting one of these cakes.
posted by meese at 10:37 AM on April 5, 2017

Gorgeous! Probably so gorgeous you could never actually bring yourself to eat one though.
posted by WalkerWestridge at 10:55 AM on April 5, 2017

Gorgeous! Probably so gorgeous you could never actually bring yourself to eat one though.

try me
posted by Halloween Jack at 12:55 PM on April 5, 2017 [3 favorites]

Wow! My birthday is tomorrow and I can't think of a better bite than a tray of those...
posted by perrouno at 1:49 PM on April 5, 2017

My mom is from Arizona and her birthday is in December. Time to start practicing!
posted by littlesq at 2:06 PM on April 5, 2017

As a geeky botanist by profession, I can't help but speculate what exact genus and species each of these succulents is supposed to be.

Chocolate!
posted by ActingTheGoat at 4:04 PM on April 5, 2017

Wow. These are just lovely. Glad to see that there is no euphorbia in the mix.
posted by Bob Regular at 5:57 AM on April 6, 2017