We've seen clothes that are likened to the colours and sweetness of cakes, but how often do we see cakes that draw inspiration from fashion?
Dubbed “The World's Most Expensive Cakeâ€, Gregory Paul Soriano's cake is a feast for the fashion palate. It is a patchwork of the iconic Louis Vuitton bags, baked to LV sugary sweet perfection that looks too pretty to eat.
The cake and LV bags combine? Now that's what I call indulgence!
The gallery shows some other incredible, luxury cakes made by Gregory Paul Soriano.
Below is the Tribute Patchwork bag that inspired the cake:
Couture Cakes
Marc Jacobs / Louis Vuitton Tribute Patchwork Dessert
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