If there's one person in the world who appears to have won the dream job lottery, it's Fernanda Abarca.
Born in Brazil, Abarca came to study art and design in the U.S. Her
talents were soon spotted by none other than DreamWorks Studios, and she
was given a job as an animator in 2006. She still works there as a
surface animator, but she also has another amazing job, as if working on
animated movies isn't amazing enough: she makes cakes.
Abarca opened a bakery in 2013, and she was soon able to marry her
love of baking with her love of animation. Besides doing the usual fare
of birthdays and weddings, Fernanda Abarca Cakes also produces the
treats for Disney's animated releases. This results in amazing,
completely edible Elsa heads for everyone!
Chowing down on your favorite Disney and DreamWorks characters might
seem a little macabre, but Abarca's creations look so delicious that
it's an easy hurdle to get past. She even produces tutorials so bakers
across the world can recreate these confections for their own events,
which is a great gesture to fans everywhere.
While Abarca's childhood dream combination of jobs might make you a
little jealous, you can't really stay mad at someone who creates darling
characters out of fondant and candy. After all, that would actually
make you some sort of Disney villain, right? You can see more of
Abarca's work and check out some of her tutorials on her website. Be sure to see all of her creations on her Facebook and Twitter pages.
The sheep from How to Train Your Dragon 2 are a bit wary of snackers.
We weren't kidding about the edible Elsa heads.
Abarca created confections for older Disney ventures as well. She also makes one-of-a-kind pieces for clients.
Cupcakes at the Big Hero 6 premiere.
The display also included a sculpture of characters Hiro and Baymax
made from 276 Rice Krispie treats and eight pounds of chocolate.
