Love Dessert but Hate Cuteness? Goth Cakes May Be for You.

As a teenager, the Viennese food stylist and baker Sophia Stolz, 29, was often befuddled by the fancy, prim desserts served at her friends’ birthday celebrations. Despite all the money spent on outfits and party décor, the cakes tended to be “so boring!” she says. Now, she’s baking cakes that are, in her words, “a bit rough,” with icing that’s often black or blood red, razor-sharp piping that brings to mind…