Time: 10.00 am
Location : Lagos (Cakes by Tosan's Secret Lair)
Mission : To make Africa's tallest cake!!?
Being a big fan of 'Cake Boss", and other t.v shows that feature ambitious yet edible cakes, I was really excited to learn that our very own Nigerian celebrity cake maker, Tosan and his cohorts were working tirelessly to bake what they hoped would be Africa's tallest cake. Very ambitious feat.
The Making!!!
The Ingredients
So this cake was made out of your usual ingredients but obviously in gargantuan proportions ; tons of butter, about 48 crates of eggs and countless bags of flour.
The Budget
Soooo, this cake 'allegedly'cost a staggering
The Nigerian Factor
The cake was adorned with miniature sized Nigerians of different tribes made of fondant, also featured was sugar crafted pictures of past and present leaders-including the infamous general Abacha-not sure I would want to eat that.
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| Tosan the cake boss!! |
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| Attention to sugary detail |
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| ''Uncle" Jonathan's hand perhaps |
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Traditional Musical instruments... shekere!... me thinks |
The Unveiling
The unveiling of this 28 foot cake was at the Silverbird Cinema, Victoria-Island , where it was erected for display, three days after the project commenced. It was honestly(*sad face) a bit of a let down, it wasn't in the least bit attractive. It had about 5 jumbo sized tiers(plus 3 smaller ones) with extended "inedible" platforms to achieve the required height.
Clearly not the most picturesque cake ever...and unfortunately it wasn't made entirely of cake...which would really would have been a tall order. Either way thumbs up to Tosan on possibly the tallest cake in Africa, and for sure the tallest in Nigeria.
What do you think about the "Tallest cake in Africa," sheer genius or a waste of eggs and butter? Drop your comments.
