Edible masterpieces: when food also looks good! - video slide

Edible Masterpieces is a new fundraising initiative from the Art Fund encouraging art-lovers and keen bakers to help raise money for UK museums and galleries. The Edible Masterpieces site is now live at artfund.org/edible, jam-packed with recipes and downloadable extras.

Campaign co-ordinator, Katharine Richards, says, 'We're hoping to inspire people, through the medium of food, to raise money for our national museums and galleries. What could be more fun than recreating your favourite work of art out of simple ingredients you have in your fridge – which you can then eat!'

Unleash your imagination: you can decorate a cake to look like a contemporary artwork, bake a biscuit that resembles an Old Master painting or make a pie inspired by a landmark building. And if you’re not a dab hand in the kitchen, you can recreate a whole host of artworks with uncooked ingredients, such as vegetables, fruit or cheese.

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1 Mondrian-inspired battenberg (Photograph by Maja Smend, food styling by Kim Morphew, prop styling by Lydia Brun, recipe by Georgia Levy)

2 Jackson Pollock-inspired crispy cake – Autumn Rhythm (Photograph by Maja Smend, food styling by Kim Morphew, prop styling by Lydia Brun, recipe by Georgia Levy)

3 Sarah Lucas-inspired gingerbread woman (Photograph by Maja Smend, food styling by Kim Morphew, prop styling by Lydia Brun, recipe by Georgia Levy)

4 Damien Hirst-inspired skull cake (Photograph by Maja Smend, food styling by Kim Morphew, prop styling by Lydia Brun, recipe by Georgia Levy)

5 Wedgwood shortbread (Photograph by Maja Smend, food styling by Kim Morphew, prop styling by Lydia Brun, recipe by Georgia Levy)

6 Whiteread-Final (Food styling by Kim Morphew, prop styling by Lydia Brun, photography by Maja Smend)

7 Van Gogh-inspired Ploughman's (Photograph by Maja Smend, food styling by Kim Morphew, prop styling by Lydia Brun, recipe by Georgia Levy)