Margaret Braun
Margaret Braun (born 1962) is a prominent New York City baker.[1] She has funded architecture and art tours in Europe through bakery work, and this visual education is apparent in her innovative cakes. Braun's cakes have been lauded in a long list of American magazines, television programs, and in a 2001 book. She has consulted on and cooked for the movie the Great Wonderful.[2] Oprah Winfrey is a notable celebrity fan. Some of Braun's more well-known designs and their artistic inspirations include:
- Afternoon With Frederick- inspired by the Sanssouci palace at Potsdam
- Akbar's Cake- based on Mughal dynasty designs
- Baroque in Patent Leather- inspired by a pair of platform shoes and the decorative elements of the Rococo style
- Cakewalk Through Barcelona- inspired by the architecture of Antoni Gaudí
- Decal Recall- inspired by 1970s rubber decals
- One Thousand Explosions- based on the Space Age design style of the 1950s United States
- Purple Makes the Best Winding Robe- inspired by a Byzantine mosaic at the San Vitale church in Ravenna
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