VIDEO: It's the Great British Brake Off! Walsall baker unveils Land Rover cake creation
Weighing an incredible 600kg, and using 50kg of butter cream, 50kg of fondant icing, and 20kg of chocolate glazing, star baker Lara Clarke rose to the challenge to make this remarkable half-sized Land Rover to celebrate the two millionth Defender coming off the production line.
When staff gathered at Jaguar Land Rovers' Solihull plant, to celebrate the milestone of the iconic 4x4, they were greeted by the giant vanilla sponge.
It took Miss Clarke, aged 29, 150 hours to make and fed 2,000 employees at the factory.
Miss Clarke, who lives in Brownhills, has previously hit the headlines for her life-size Jennifer Lawrence and Johnny Depp cakes.
She said: "I had a phone call from JLR in Solihull saying they had a big event to celebrate the two millionth Defender that they had people from all over world coming to celebrate.
"They asked if I could make a cake. Initially they thought it would be small but when I suggested I could make one half the size, they were stunned.
"A real Land Rover Defender measures about four metres long and this one is two metres.
"The only reason I did not offer to make a full-size one was because my house would not be big enough."
There were 50 hours of planning and 50 hours of making the frame to support the cake before she even started baking.
Also, all the work had to be completed within a few days because it all had to be edible.
She said: "This is the biggest cake I have ever done. The cakes I have entered into the competitions are ones that are not going to be eaten so I can relax.
"This one I adored doing."
Miss Clarke still makes cakes as a hobby in her spare time from her day job as a website chat assistant.
She also revealed how fraught she was when transporting the cake from Walsall to Solihull.
She said: "I was so worried. We had it in the back of a can and but a sign on the back door that told other drivers we were travelling at 20mph because we were carrying a giant Land Rover cake.
"When we got there everything was fine but everyone was like 'wow'.
"But then it was a case of how are we going to get it out? We had to use a JLR forklift truck and they stored it in a cool area alongside cars."
It is 67 years since the first Land Rover Station Wagon came down the production line.
