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It's a Fake Snake Cake!
Grind TV ^ | 8/15/2012 | David Strege

Posted on 08/17/2012 10:42:06 AM PDT by Buckeye Battle Cry

The photo of this Albino Burmese Python looks so real, Francesca Pitcher of North Star Cakes in Kent, U.K., was prompted to add this tagline: "****I DO NOT SELL SNAKES****. This photo is of a snake CAKE made to look like an Amelanistic Burmese Python for a birthday party."

Yes, the snake is a fake. It's a fake snake cake.

(Excerpt) Read more at grindtv.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; Unclassified
KEYWORDS: bakery; cake; chat; python
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To: Buckeye Battle Cry

The fact that the cake makers can do this is not a huge surprise — pretty much any shape can be made by starting with a series of stacked circular or rectangular cakes and carving them into the desired shape.

What makes this one remarkable is the precision and level of detail; the theory is simple, but the execution requires a lot of skill.


21 posted on 08/17/2012 11:49:54 AM PDT by kevkrom (Those in a rush to trample the Constitution seem to forget that it is the source of their authority.)
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To: kevkrom
pretty much any shape can be made by starting with a series of stacked circular or rectangular cakes and carving them into the desired shape.

That's for amateurs.

A pro already has a fake snake cake pan in hiss or herse kitchen...

22 posted on 08/17/2012 12:05:45 PM PDT by null and void (Day 1306 of our ObamaVacation from reality - Heroes aren't made Frank, they're cornered...)
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To: dblshot
How long do you have to bake a fake snake cake?

For goodness sakes.

Oh, gimme a break!

23 posted on 08/17/2012 12:20:54 PM PDT by Onelifetogive (I tweet, too... @Onelifetogive)
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To: Onelifetogive

For goodness sake, Jake! How long does it take to make and bake a fake snake cake?


24 posted on 08/17/2012 12:34:27 PM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: blueunicorn6
For goodness sake, Jake! How long does it take to make and bake a fake snake cake?

I'm getting a headache.

25 posted on 08/17/2012 1:10:07 PM PDT by Riley (The Fourth Estate is the Fifth Column.)
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To: blueunicorn6
For goodness sake, Jake! How long does it take to make and bake a fake snake cake?
If you saw it in your yard, would you hit it with a rake?
26 posted on 08/17/2012 1:56:06 PM PDT by freebird5850 (Guilty but not prosecuted? Sounds like a liberal to me.)
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To: MomwithHope; Salamander

:grin: That was the first thing I thought when I saw this. Dang, the baker did a Good. Job. But it’s too pretty to eat, really.


27 posted on 08/17/2012 2:12:51 PM PDT by KGeorge
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To: KGeorge

They’re coming out with boxed single serving size ones.

Look for Tasty Snakes in your supermarket soon.


28 posted on 08/17/2012 2:19:54 PM PDT by Salamander (Snakes. It had to be snakes.)
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To: Salamander

Hey! How cool. But I was serious. I don’t think I could bring myself to cut it.


29 posted on 08/17/2012 2:22:47 PM PDT by KGeorge
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To: KGeorge

I’m kidding...but it is too beautiful to eat.

I’d have frozen it.

:)


30 posted on 08/17/2012 5:04:28 PM PDT by Salamander (Snakes. It had to be snakes.)
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To: Bratch

Which one is a fake snake ?


31 posted on 08/17/2012 5:54:58 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (RED NECK KUNG FU by Corn Fuschas)
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To: Salamander

lol Good thinkin. It really is. (I bet your babies would be thinkin “Mooom?”)


32 posted on 08/18/2012 4:35:29 AM PDT by KGeorge
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