A talented mum who baked a life-sized Grinch cake was left stunned after her incredible creation was praised by Hollywood superstar Jim Carrey. <br /><br />Lara Mason, 35, made the whopping 250lbs (17 stone) cake because she had always been a fan of the 2000 Christmas film starring her favourite actor. <br /><br />She set aside 17 days to design and bake the festive treat but after requiring surgery and contracting Covid, it gave her only three days to complete.<br /><br />Full-time baker Lara used ingredients left over from previous cakes stored in her freezer as well as colourful ganache and coco butter to make the 5ft tall creation at home. <br /><br />And after uploading a video to her Youtube channel she was left star-struck when Carrey himself shared the footage on social media on Boxing Day.<br /><br />He wrote: "My ultimate goal is not just to be admired by fans, but to be eaten by them. I wonder if she does an angel food Ace Ventura."<br /><br />Lara, from Brownhills, West Mids., said: "I got a call from my friend who said that Jim Carrey had tweeted a link to my YouTube Channel. <br /><br />"I was in complete shock; he is my favourite actor. <br /><br />"My video had only been seen by two thousand people and one of those was Jim Carrey - it was mind-blowing. <br /><br />"After he shared it, it has had over 20 million views on TikTok. <br /><br />"You know you have done a good job when you see your stuff go worldwide."
