Luo Dan's works. [Photo/Courtesy of Luo Dan]

It takes about over a week to complete a cake, sometimes even longer. She hardly ever accepts commercial orders and only makes wedding cakes for close friends. "Thanks to my husband, he totally supports me in developing my hobby as a career. He helps me focus on my own designs. I mostly work on whatever I really want to create," said Luo, explaining how the lack of financial pressure has allowed her to grow as an artist.

"The most difficult part is designing things in my mind. Once I decide on something, the rest of the process is pretty pleasant and the happiest moment comes when I complete something, of course," Luo said.

Although many of her techniques and tools come from the West, her artistic style leans more towards to a Chinese aesthetic.

Having studied traditional Chinese painting since she was a child, it's easy to see the correlation between this art form and her work. For instance, the curvy waves of icing she uses on her cookies are reminiscent of the brush strokes one would see in these traditional paintings.

"For me, Western techniques are tools that help me present my ideas. I use them to create very Chinese things. We too have traditional handicraft that shapes sugar into artwork-like deserts. I'm really interested in this and hope to use this in my future works," said Luo.