Prepare to have your mind boggled.
A talented baker from Gosport, Hampshire has stunned people with her super-realistic creations of cakes that look like fast food meals.
From a replica of McDonald’s chicken nuggets and a Big Mac – complete with a ketchup dip sachet and a table-top for the treat to rest on – to a KFC chicken bucket with fries, beans, gravy and corn.
Selina McCloud, 37 started off by making the KFC meal, but friends were so mesmerised by designs that she decided to try other dishes, including the nation’s most recognisable food: traditional fish & chips with mushy peas.
Other creations include everyone’s favourite late-night snack – kebab in pitta drizzled with garlic sauce, served with cheesy chips – a Sunday roast (yorkshires, too) and a sausage roll.
‘I started out making a KFC cake and the reaction to it was wild,’ she said.
‘People kept saying to me how amazing they thought it was after I posted a photo of it online. Someone turned up to collect a chicken cake and they were here for 20 minutes and said they couldn’t believe how realistic it looked.
‘I’m really proud, it’s brilliant to see peoples faces when they come and get it.’
In fact, the mother-of-four’s skills are so advance that her own children confuse the cakes for real takeaway meals.
She said: ‘The kids often pick up chips and pieces of chicken thinking they’re real.
‘They’re never very impressed when they turn out to be cake.’
If you’re feeling inspired to make your own fast food cakes, prepare to put in the work.
The minor details, such as chips and lettuce leafs, can take hours, while each cake takes days to finish.
Selina said: ‘The batter for chicken or fish is made from rice krispies and marshmallows, which I’ll then brush to add colour.
‘I make the chips using shortbread and style them to make them look like they’re fried.
‘They’re quite complex to make. Something like a burger is quite time-consuming as you have to make each lettuce leaf individually, as well as the burger buns.’
Unfortunately, the resemblance of the cakes doesn’t stretch to the price.
The cost varies depending on the size of the treat, but ranges from £100 to £250.
Then again, the look on your friends’ faces as they bite into a cake chip will be priceless.
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source https://metro.co.uk/2019/10/25/woman-makes-cakes-look-like-fast-food-meals-people-mesmerised-10981042/
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