Chocolate cigarette butts, merengue ashes, and rotten apples filled with custard – are just some examples of the mind-bending, realistic dessert creations from food illusionist Ben Churchill designed to deceive the senses but delight the stomach. Churchill specializes in creating stunning desserts that look like other everyday foods and objects.
The talented chef has over 10 years of experience in the culinary world but only began to make pastries over the last three years. “I decided to learn the basics,” he explained, “but decided to move into mimetic food, just to see what could be done. This gave me the bug to start teaching myself more and more.” He has quickly become a sensation for his ingenious designs, inspired by the world around him. “Everything inspires me, it could be modern events, the media, online culture. But recently it’s been wanting to see how far I can push human perception and good taste.”Churchill told Bored Panda.
With all the success of his desserts, Ben released his first book, entitled “Food Illusions Vol. 1” in late 2017, available on Amazon.
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Apple bavarois, stewed apple filling, chocolate maggots
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Blood orange bavarois, fanta syrup, lemon balm, chocolate
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Pear Parfait, charred overnight oats, almonds, honey
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ruby chocolate
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Scotch bonnet infused brownie, chocolate mousse, chocolate plantpot
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tropical fruits ice Cream, chocolate soil, sugar glass
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marzipan beans
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Caramel filled millennium falcon, chocolate crumb, cream
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Moist chocolate cake, strawberry jelly, chocolate ganache, mint
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mouldable chocolate and black meringue powder
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toffee apple bavarois, white chocolate skull
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The banana and ginger golden snitch
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Maple filled chocolate brownie tree
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Vanilla cake, cream, mango
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pumpkin and cinnamon flat mousse, filled with pumpkin gel
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Jumbo chocolate log
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The salted bae caramel brownie, with custom stencil
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Cereal milk iced parfait, oat and raisin cookie, lemon balm, popping candy, lemonade gel
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Chocolate spray can dessert, chocolate stencil
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The chocolate throne. Filled with bleeding strawberry coulis and coated in lustre
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The chocolate wreath
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Rose and orange Entremet
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Cold apple crumble
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chocolate cherry ganache,mirror glazed and served with chocolate sponge, cream and a cherry gel
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Pear crumble. Pear mousse, filled with a custard, mirror glazed and flecked, brown butter granola
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The rotten apple… Apple mousse coated in chocolate filled with custard
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Haribo and chocolate birthday cake
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Carrot cake shaped like a carrot, chocolate plantpot filled with whipped cream cheese icing, chocolate soil
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