A cake baker from Essex has gone viral on social media after making an “entirely edible” version of the cottage from the Christmas film The Holiday.
Bridie West, 30, said it took a day and a half to bake and decorate Rosehill Cottage – which features in the festive movie starring Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jude Law and Jack Black.
Originally made for display purposes and shared on her Instagram and TikTok platforms, Ms West said it was “so lovely” when one of her customers asked to buy it to use it as a Christmas decoration.
“As soon as I put it on Instagram, someone messaged me asking if they could buy it – but she’s not going to cut into it, she’s going to keep it as a Christmas decoration instead,” she told the PA news agency.
“She said ‘if I have it out over Christmas and then put it in a box and store it somewhere cool, can I keep it for however many years?'”
More than 1.4 million TikTok users have watched – and 167,000 have liked – Ms West’s video showing her transforming the cakes into the cottage.
The baker said the “most fiddly” part of making the cake was decorations like chimney and the door, which were created using florist paste – a firmer alternative to fondant icing.
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“There’s so much you can do with cake, there’s literally no limits,” she added.
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Ms West said she is “really lucky” as she operates her business from a studio at her parent’s house in Brentwood.
In what she calls her “cake room”, the 30-year-old decorates cakes for customers everyday and holds classes for others on how to make and decorate baked goods.
“It really suits me, I love having that space – it feels like a dream,” she said.
“I’ve got so many repeat customers, I’m really lucky.
“I’ve got people that are already booked in for Christmas next year.”
