A talented baker has risen to the occasion to create a stunning life-size sculpture of King Charles - made out of CAKE. <br /><br />Emma Jayne Morris, 53, sculpted His Majesty's head out of Rice Krispies and marshmallows before constructing his face using modelling chocolate. <br /><br />It even comes complete with the monarch's sparkling crown which is adorned with 2,500 zodiac crystals individually placed on by Emma. <br /><br />The edible part of the crown are the giant ruby on the front and sapphire on the back which are crafted from tempered sugar isomalt and sugarpaste.<br /><br />Cake artist Emma, who painstakingly spent 120 hours working on the 5ft 10ins model, completed the King's body using 60kg (9 stone) of sugarpaste.<br /><br />She is showcasing her incredible creation at the Cake International event at the NEC in Birmingham, which begins today (Fri) and runs until Sunday (5/11).<br /><br />Emma, a mum-of-three, from Aberdare, South Wales, said: “I decided to pick King Charles with it being his coronation year. <br /><br />"I know we're a few months down the line but I wanted to mark what was a historic occasion for the country.<br /><br />"I first hand carved the shapes out of polystyrene, which was extremely time consuming, making sure I had everything down to his exact height.<br /><br /> "Then I covered it in what would probably be the equivalent of about six wedding cakes worth of baking materials.<br /><br />"If I had done the entire thing out of cake, we would not have been able to transport it, and we like to be careful with food wastage too.<br /><br />"It took me about four days to do the crown and the head and body took three days each. I worked from 8am to midnight each day to get it ready in time. <br /><br />"The King has such distinctive features from his nose to his ears and I wanted to make it as lifelike as possible without it becoming a caricature.<br /><br />"His eyes were definitely the most time-consuming part of the cake. <br /><br />"Made from modelling paste, hand painted and filled with piping gel the fully edible eyes were put in the air fryer in dehydration mode for a whole day to dry out the gel and create a lifelike, glazed look. <br /><br />"His eyelashes are made from individual strands of wheat painted with edible colouring and individually placed on his eyelids with precision and care. <br /><br />"This lifelike detail is so important for me, especially when we are talking about the King."<br /><br />Other amazing cakes at the show include 54-year-old Jane Lashbrook's life-sized replica of rock legend Ozzy Osbourne. <br /><br />Visitors were also wowed by a creation of Max from Stranger Things floating in the air from the scene where she is possessed by the villain Vecna.
