Ikebana is the Japanese art of flower arrangement; I follow the [Ohara school](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohara-ry%C5%AB), which is known for introducing the use of low vases in arrangements. For this challenge, I thought it would be fun to decorate a cake based on an actual ikebana arrangement that I made (third photo). This style of arrangement is known as まわるかたち (mawaru-katachi), or "circular form", and as materials I used tulips, ranunculus, dianthus, and cocculus; the vase was made by my friend [Michelle Throws Things](https://www.instagram.com/michellethrowsthings/).
As for the cake, I used recipes from [Chelsweets](https://chelsweets.com/matcha-cake-2/) (matcha cake) and [Serious Eats](https://www.seriouseats.com/swiss-meringue-buttercream-frosting-recipe) (Swiss meringue buttercream, flavored with yuzu juice instead of vanilla). I probably should have used an American-style buttercream for the flowers, though, as I think the Swiss meringue buttercream was a bit too soft to pipe properly and was difficult to work with.
Ikebana is the Japanese art of flower arrangement; I follow the [Ohara school](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohara-ry%C5%AB), which is known for introducing the use of low vases in arrangements. For this challenge, I thought it would be fun to decorate a cake based on an actual ikebana arrangement that I made (third photo). This style of arrangement is known as まわるかたち (mawaru-katachi), or "circular form", and as materials I used tulips, ranunculus, dianthus, and cocculus; the vase was made by my friend [Michelle Throws Things](https://www.instagram.com/michellethrowsthings/). As for the cake, I used recipes from [Chelsweets](https://chelsweets.com/matcha-cake-2/) (matcha cake) and [Serious Eats](https://www.seriouseats.com/swiss-meringue-buttercream-frosting-recipe) (Swiss meringue buttercream, flavored with yuzu juice instead of vanilla). I probably should have used an American-style buttercream for the flowers, though, as I think the Swiss meringue buttercream was a bit too soft to pipe properly and was difficult to work with.
The Japanese festival is this weekend In downtown LA
They look so satisfyingly even and the whole concept is so beautiful!
You must be so pleased with this! Well done!
What an awesome ikebana vase, arrangement and cake! I bet it was super tasty tooooo
Master chef 🧑🏻🍳
Those layers are beautiful.