洛杉矶的一位面包师制作了一款漂亮的蛋糕，看起来就像花哨的波斯地毯
There are a handful of things that make life complete. And though they vary from person to person, I think it’s safe to say that cake would make it into everyone’s list.
让生活变得完整的事情屈指可数。虽然每个人的选择都不一样，但我认为蛋糕应该是每个人的选择。
Now, what if I told you that cakes nowadays come in all shapes and sizes? And sometimes they come in the shapes that people never expect them to be in? For instance, in the shape of a masterful Persian rug? Oh, don’t worry, it still looks delicious.
现在，如果我告诉你，现在的蛋糕有各种形状和大小?有时候，它们会以人们从未想过的形式出现?比方说，那是一块波斯地毯的式样?哦，别担心，它看起来还是很好吃。
Cakes nowadays can look like anything, so why not also make them look like a carpet?
现在的蛋糕可以看起来像任何东西，那么为什么不让它们看起来像地毯呢?
So, designer and baker Alana Jones-Mann from Los Angeles, California does shag rug-inspired cakes, among many other stunning, colorful ones. She has a fair few of them already made and posted on her Instagram.
因此，来自加州洛杉矶的设计师兼面包师阿拉娜·琼斯-曼制作了以粗毯为灵感的蛋糕，还有许多令人惊艳、色彩斑斓的蛋糕。她已经制作了不少，并在Instagram上发布。
One of her more recent attempts at a cake, however, was of a literal Persian rug. It might not have been as shaggy as most of her other creations, but it most certainly is reminiscent of a traditional rug.
然而，她最近做的蛋糕中，有一块是真正的波斯地毯。它可能不像她的其他作品那样蓬松，但它肯定会让人想起传统的地毯。
Designer and Baker Alana Jones-Mann recently made a traditional Persian rug looking cake
设计师兼面包师阿拉娜·琼斯-曼最近制作了一款传统波斯地毯造型的蛋糕
For this particular creation, Alana worked on a special story with Elle Decor, a design magazine, for their October issue. She baked 8 cakes that were based on this season’s best rugs, as chosen by the magazine.
为了这一特别的创作，阿拉娜为设计杂志《Elle Decor》的十月号写了一篇特别的故事。她根据杂志选出的本季最佳地毯制作了8个蛋糕。
In particular, the cake was inspired by an antique Persian carpet by Mansour, a purveyor of antique rugs and tapestries.
特别值得一提的是，这款蛋糕的灵感来自曼苏尔的一条古董波斯地毯，曼苏尔是一家古董地毯和挂毯供应商。
“Each individually piped dot of buttercream was kept low and compact to reflect the pile—not the least time-consuming decorating technique,” elaborated Alana in her Instagram post.
阿拉娜在她的Instagram帖子中解释道:“每个分开的乳脂点都是低而紧凑的，以反映堆积的效果——这可不是最省事的装饰技术。”
It was based on an antique Persian carpet made by Mansour, purveyor of antique rugs and tapestries
它是基于由古董地毯和挂毯供应商Mansour制作的古董波斯地毯
Instead of the shaggy aesthetic that most of her cakes have, this one is done using a technique called dot piping. As seen in the photos, the cake is made of tiny dots that were individually squeezed out, or “piped”, out of a cake decorating bag to create an image of a Persian rug. The insides are your typical cake filling—the oh-so delicious sponge covered with creamy paste.
与她大多数蛋糕的蓬松美学不同，这一款蛋糕使用了一种叫做点线的技术。从照片中可以看出，蛋糕是由一个个小点从蛋糕装饰袋中挤出来的，或者说是“管状”，形成了波斯地毯的形象。里面是典型的蛋糕馅料——覆盖着奶油糊状物的美味海绵蛋糕。
For those unaware of Persian rugs, these are traditional Iranian carpets made of wool, cotton, and sometimes silk. It is a heavy piece of textile that usually uses vibrant colors made for a variety of utilitarian and symbolic purposes and produced in Iran, which is historically known as Persia. Hence, Persian carpets.
对于那些不知道波斯地毯的人来说，这些是传统的伊朗地毯，由羊毛、棉花，有时还有丝绸制成。它是一种厚重的纺织品，通常使用鲜艳的颜色，用于各种实用和象征目的，产于伊朗，历史上称为波斯，因此叫波斯地毯。
It’s made using a decorative technique called dot piping—putting tiny individual dots to make a bigger picture
它是用一种叫做点管的装饰技术制作的——把单个的小点放在一个更大的图片上
If you haven’t had your fill of cakes yet, Bored Panda has also covered a number of bakers who create impressive cake designs. Check out the hyper realistic and cartoony cakes by Sideserf Cake Studio (which she cuts open and it’s oddly satisfying to watch) as well as these dreamy cakes that make everyone’s mouths water by Moscow-based bakery Tortik Annushka.
如果你还没有吃饱蛋糕，Bored Panda网站还报道了一些制作出令人印象深刻蛋糕设计的面包师。来看看Sideserf蛋糕工作室制作的超级逼真和卡通的蛋糕(她把它切开，看着会有一种莫名的满足感)，还有莫斯科烘焙店Tortik Annushka制作的梦幻蛋糕，让每个人都垂涎不已。
Since then, Alana has also made another buttercream rug cake as seen below
从那以后，阿拉娜又做了另一个奶油地毯蛋糕，如下图所示
Be sure to check out more carpet cake goodness below as well as on Alana’s Instagram and website. But before you go-go, let us know what you thought about this! Would you eat a rug-inspired cake? Let us know in the comment section below!
一定要看看下面更多的地毯蛋糕，还有阿拉娜的Instagram和网站。但在你出发之前，请让我们知道你的想法!你会吃地毯样式的蛋糕吗?在下面的评论区告诉我们吧!
Image credits: Alana Jones-Mann
