A gifted baker has produced a remarkable lifelike sculpture of the Princess of Wales constructed entirely from cake. Emma Jayne Morris, 56, fashioned Princess Kate's head from Rice Krispies and marshmallows before building her face using 2kg of modelling chocolate.
The cake artist meticulously devoted two weeks to producing the impressive model using 50kg of sugarpaste and applying colour to the different features with edible rainbow dust sparkles. Emma will now be displaying her extraordinary creation at the Cake International event at Birmingham's NEC, which commences on 6 November.
Why the Princess of Wales was chosen
Emma, a mother-of-three from Aberdare, South Wales, explained: "I chose Kate because I have loved making the royals over the years. From Tutankhamun, King Charles and Queen Elizabeth, it's been fascinating learning about the subjects and the lives they lead plus giving the visitors a chance to stand beside historical figures and our Royal family."
"Kate and William are adored by all, it will give the visitors the chance to have a picture with royalty." The cake artist has already completed the head in preparation for the show but is also planning to craft the body, meaning significant work remains.
Hand-sculpted details and challenges
Emma said: "I have loved every minute of making Kate, she is made with modelling chocolate and every part of her is hand-sculpted. I started with building the face and then once that was done I put the colour on her face. I hand-made each part of the headpiece and the earrings as well as the hairstyle."
The build did not always go smoothly, as Emma noted: "The build doesn't always go to plan. Because I wanted to get like this likeness her nose came off twice as I wasn't happy with it. I got to the point where I wasn't happy at all so I cut the whole of the front of her face off. So this one has been a particular work of love because I wanted to get it exactly right."
The finished sculpture will be on public display at the NEC from 6 November, giving visitors the opportunity to see the detailed cake art in person.
