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Mum recreates twin daughters in CAKE for 1st birthday

Yep they’re life-size too… - by Katherine Davison
  • 19 Feb 2018
Mum recreates twin daughters in CAKE for 1st birthday
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A mum and amateur baker has created life-size versions of her twin daughters made entirely out of CAKE to celebrate their first birthday.

Talented Lara Mason, 31, spent more than 120 hours over a three week period constructing the edible treats of little Lily and Lyla.

The customer service advisor said she wanted to make something extra special for the twins’ first birthday.

So she spent 21 days crafting the incredible masterpiece using 44 eggs, 2.2kg of flour and 4kg of buttercream.

Mum recreates twin daughters in CAKE for 1st birthday

Lara Mason, 31, spent more than 120 hours creating her daughters out of cake (centre)

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‘The twins first birthday was coming up and I felt like I had to do something special for them,’ Lara, of Walsall, UK, said.

‘It's the most critical I have ever been while making 'cake people' because I feel like I did such a good job making them so cute in the first place.

‘What other kids get to say that their mum made them life-size cakes of themselves for their first birthday?’

Lara explained the getting the icing of the Madeira cake right was the most time-consuming part.

Mum recreates twin daughters in CAKE for 1st birthday

The life size cakes were made for her twins' (pictured) first birthday

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‘The hardest part was the hair, which is made out of pulled sugar and each individual strand was made separately. 

‘I posted the pictures of the cakes on social media to show friends and family and they all love it.

‘The girls have pretty much destroyed the cakes now, it only lasted about five minutes in the ring with those two. 

‘They thought the cakes were dolls, and enjoyed their time with the cakes, they weren't fussed or scared of them. 

‘People keep asking me what am I going to do for their second birthday.

‘But I've got a few tricks up my sleeve, you'll just have to wait and see.’

Mum recreates twin daughters in CAKE for 1st birthday

According to the talented mum, the hardest part of the process was the hair

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Lara started making cakes just as a hobby for her family and friends  before she decided to enter the Cake International competition in November 2013.

In her first year she picked up Gold Award for her 5ft 5in replica of Captain Jack Sparrow from Disney blockbuster Pirates of the Caribbean.

She has also scooped the same prize for her 3ft-high cake creation of Prince George at the event in November 2015.

Lara added: ‘I've just tried to make bigger and better cakes. I just love coming up with new ideas. 

‘Teaching baking is what I'd love to do in the future, I'd like to pass on what I know to others so they can make their own creations.’

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44 eggs went into making the realistic cakes

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