Have your cake and print it: the 3D culinary revolution is coming

Engineers show 3D printing's potential by turning cartridges of paste and powder into cheesecake

It was perhaps no surprise, when researchers set out to push the boundaries of 3D printing, that their attempts to rattle out cheesecakes were not immediately successful.

The first trial started well enough, but as the printer gradually built up the dessert, squirting one layer and then the next, the creation began to slump before quietly collapsing into a gloopy heap.