How's THIS for an incredible desert presentation?

[Ptah]

[Zorra]

1. Beautiful! Love the hovering honeybee. nt

[IcyPeas]

2. very pretty, but they are not flaming

[MilesColtrane]

3. Mmmm....Desert!

[siligut]

4. What did they use or the needles?

All the rest is recognizable, but those needles would have to be edible.

[MilesColtrane]

7. I think those are rolled fondant.

...pretty labor intensive

[siligut]

8. I did a search for cactus cake recipe

One used coconut and one used shoestring licorice, but those don't look like the one you posted. The needles look so uniform, I am thinking it would have to be a prepared product.

[siligut]

5. Gorgeous

Just beautiful, the photos and the cacti.

[struggle4progress]

6. +!