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Everything is cake. Hyperrealistic cakes are the dessert of the summer.

But one confectioner, Alison Chan, is upping the ante with her Asian-themed cakes. The Hong Kong baker can pretty much make a cake look like anything. A candle, a stack of Uno cards and a Nike flip flop are some of her most convincing creations.

Nevertheless, it’s when Chan takes inspiration from various Asian cuisines that she does some of her best work. Perhaps, it’s because cake that looks like a savory food is simply mindboggling.

When a bowl of spicy noodles with veggies and dumplings in broth turns out to be a solid cake — bowl and all — well, that just baffles the senses. Then there was the time Chan’s elaborate sushi spread was actually vanilla cakes, including the wooden board the rolls were served on.

Chan is always happy to play up the illusion as well. Take her bamboo steam basket cake for example.

In the clip, Chan is dining at a restaurant. She pours herself some tea before beckoning the server over. The woman brings her a bamboo basket with steamed dumplings. She uses her chopsticks to grab a dumpling and bites into it. There’s chocolate inside. Then she grabs a serrated knife and cuts into the entire basket itself. The whole meal is just cake.

The illusion racked up over 16,000 views on Instagram.

“Woah! You’re incredibly amazing and talented,” one person wrote.

“I’m in love with your creativity,” another said.

“So talented,” someone commented.

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