Rose McAdoo makes cakes based on research performed by her colleagues at Antarctica's McMurdo Station research base. The Polar Star cutter forges through ice up to 21 feet thick.

McAdoo uses cakes to tell stories. She was drawn to the "fun, frivolous notion" of becoming a pastry chef, but also wanted a career with social impact.

McAdoo says this cake is an homage to atmospheric scientists who have continuously operated equipment at Arrival Heights for over 11 years — a full solar cycle.

Scientists have long pondered how Antarctic sea spiders — like the orange sugary confections crawling over this cake — breathe underwater without lungs or gills.