Landmark Dumbarton Scotland

Hundreds of bakers included their showstoppers towards cake map of Scotland. Malcolm Cochrane Photography

Several of Scotland's many recognisable buildings and landmarks were recreated in cake after a giant chart filled with fondant and sponge had been painstakingly constructed.

The 100sqm edible map was carefully pieced together in Stirling at Cake Fest Scotland on September 11 as hundreds of bakers nervously transported and assembled their sponge specialities after which added it towards the final calorie-fuelled screen.

The function ended up being a gathering of Scotland's old and brand new buildings. Malcolm Cochrane Photography

Working included in the 2016 Festival of Architecture, the big event inspired amateur and expert bakers to roll-up their sleeves and take on structures like Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Eden legal Theatre and Dumbarton Castle - a hill of dessert which equated to over 10, 000 pieces of dessert.

Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow. Malcolm Cochrane Photography Eden Legal Theatre in Inverness. Malcolm Cochrane Photographer Dumbarton Castle. Malcolm Cochrane Photography

After the buildings had been put on the chart, the baking teams got the chance to vote because of their favourite with Mairi Sutherland's explanation of this Skye Bridge winning individuals's solution award on the day.

The Skye Bridge dessert was handed the thumbs-up by-fellow bakers. Malcolm Cochrane Photography

For Isabel Garriga along with her baking partners, months of planning went into their cake type of The Riverside Museum.

The designer, just who works well with the Glasgow Institute of Architecture, states it absolutely was difficult transferring their particular design skills on home, with scale drawings proving a much easier task than using sponge.

"it is often a totally nightmare, " Isabel laughs. "We performed examinations for a fortnight because we wished to obtain the shape.

"We wished to make sure you got the glass front feel therefore we performed all those green jelly examinations.

"For me, it really is much easier to accomplish things in writing and card and glue it together.

"Cake is soft and squidgy and, based on just how cozy it really is, can slip.

"I had never ever baked, not inside kind of information, and I also had never utilized fondant before."

The Riverside Museum in Glasgow. Malcolm Cochrane Photography

The team of three spent hours practising and several beverage pauses speaking about the task which sized in at 55cm by 55cm, with Isabel including there had been one perk associated with the practice.

"We have been performing plenty of style examinations, " she claims. "it's been awful for my figure.

She adds: "The Festival of Architecture was so excellent since it brings design to people who aren't necessarily architects.

"it really is quite advisable that you allow it to be much more approachable this is exactly why i believe it is often these types of profitable because it is getting folks interested."

Prepared, constant bake: Scotland in cake

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