The Koch Snowflake is a neat fractal shape that you can also make in your kitchen. This project makes iterated fractals out of edible dough: marzipan and rolled fondant. Neither dough is particularly easy to work with in this level of detail, but the result may well be worth the effort. Koch Cupcakes are the ultimate in geek chow.
While the Koch Snowflake is a beautiful shape, it’s not necessarily obvious how to construct it physically. The first thing to notice is that the fractal consists of three identical Koch curves placed around a triangular core. This provides a simplification: we can first make the Koch curve by iteration, and then cut it into thirds and place it around the core.
