Although baking and decoration is an art itself, the Blanton Museum of Arts has taken things up a notch. For the third consecutive year, the museum has hosted its great annual bake-off. 18 competitors compete by recreating any one of the 21,000 artwork in the collection of the museum at the University of Texas in cake form.

The Bake-Off

The social media and digital content management head, Lizza Isabella first came up with the idea of a bake-off in 2020. People were stuck at home and Lizza found out that many were using baking as a therapeutic fun activity at home. She took this opportunity to combine the museum’s art and baking and the bake-off was born.

The Virtual Contest

The aim of the contest was to engage people in the collection of the museum. The bakers taking part in the competition were given access to the online catalog of the museum’s collection. The bakers chose one artwork from a range that included everything from the Italian Renaissance to modern contemporary art. They recreate it on the cake and upload it on Facebook or Instagram before the deadline. The artwork on the cake and the winner of each category were revealed to the public on 17th May, World Baking day.

The Participants

Blythe Johnson, who won the competition in the amateur category two years in a row, stated that she entered the competition in 2020, as a way to improve her skills. This year Johnson took inspiration from an untitled piece by New York artist, Mac Wells. She created a blueberry walnut sponge cake with lemon cream inside to recreate the colorful symmetrical art. The under 18 category’s winner, George Chido, took inspiration from the textured work of artist Luis Montiel and recreated it by making a gluten-free vegan cake. All the winners received gift coupons from bakeries and the museum’s membership package.

Many gamers are loyal to one particular console, but that doesn’t mean that we can’t get pretty excited when different gaming brands bring out their next-generation specs. Right now, we’re waiting on tenterhooks for the PS5 and the Xbox Series X to be released – and there’s no doubt about the fact that gamers are pitting them against each other. But what are the key differences between the PS5 and the Xbox Series X?

The Exclusive Games

While the main similarity between these two consoles is the fact that they are both being released at the same time – Holiday 2020 – there are a few differences, as you can probably imagine. Both consoles come with their own exclusive games, and that may be the clincher for those who are still weighing up their options. Those looking to buy the PS5 can rest easy knowing that they will grab Godfall as part of the bundle, while Xbox fans will get a bit more bang for their buck with two games; Halo Infinite and Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2.

The Processing Power

As if that wasn’t enough, it seems as though the next-generation Xbox also beats the PlayStation in terms of its processing power. The PS5 boasts a 10.3 teraflop AMD RDNA 2 – which is still pretty impressive – but the Xbox has an incredible 12.0 teraflop AMD RDNA 2 to its name. In terms of the storage, the PS5 offers 825 GB custom SSD, while the Xbox Series X offers 1 TB custom NVME SSD. So, you could say that the Xbox wins.

The Price?

There’s no official word on the price of either console just yet, so it’s hard to tell whether there is going to be a difference between them. However, the general consensus is that they will both cost around $500 – give or take $100 either side.

So, which new console takes your fancy the most?