A part-time baker creates epic 2D cakes that look like they are straight out of a cartoon.<br /><br />Amy Bicknell, 44, was inspired to create her own cartoon cake after spotting a picture of one on Instagram.<br /><br />The first cake she made proved challenging as she doesn’t normally work with fondant icing, preferring ganache instead, but her animated-style slice cake soon became incredibly popular. <br /><br />Amy has now made about 10 cartoon cakes and been inundated with requests from around the world for special occasions like birthdays and even wedding cakes.<br /><br />Footage shows her entire process, from covering the sponge in icing and perfectly smoothing it out, to lining the edges with thin black fondant to create the animated effect.<br /><br />Amy, from Ramsbotton, Greater Manchester, is an assistant headteacher at a secondary school, so she bakes in her spare time. <br /><br />She started Amy’s Little Cakery in April 2020 for fun during lockdown and had no intention of it becoming a business.<br /><br />Amy said: “I created a page for my cakes as I had private social media accounts due to being a teacher.<br /><br />“I quickly grew a following and it just spiraled from there. <br /><br />"I never expected my account to grow so quickly, but I’ve been very lucky to work as a brand ambassador with several amazing companies.<br /><br />"I love what I do and find it to be a creative release from a very stressful job. I have met many lovely bakers along the way!”<br /><br />Amy uses the social media site Instagram to share her creations, where she has amassed over 120,000 followers.<br /><br />The online reaction to her cartoon cakes has been ‘amazing’ as many people don’t even believe they are cakes until she cuts into them.<br /><br />Amy hopes that her projects help inspire other bakers to have a go at this trendy cake decoration.<br /><br />She said: “I wanted to post my cakes online to showcase my work - it really makes people look twice as they look just like a drawing!<br /><br />“I love an illusion that you can make out of cake and I hope they can make people smile. <br /><br />“Cake making is a skill! I hope people are inspired and wowed by what I create."
