Cake or Fake?
Make Your Own Hyper-Real Illusion Cakes Step by Step with The Bake King
Published on 12. June 2025
Book
Hardback
224 pages
978-1-0354-2176-3 (ISBN)
Description
From viral TikTok star @thebakeking, with over 11.4 million likes on his hyper-realistic cake creations!
With Cake or Fake?, you can make unbelievable illusion cakes that will fool your family and confuse your friends.
Featuring 20 hyper-realistic, incredible cakes, go behind the scenes with The Bake King, Ben Cullen, as he reveals the secrets behind his showstopping creations.
From trainers to teddy bears and football to fries, Cake or Fake? is packed with:
? Astonishing and achievable designs
? Clear step-by-step tutorials
? Exclusive tips and techniques
The Extreme Cake Makers star will have you creating impressive illusion cakes with confidence and skill. Master the art of hyper-realistic cakes with one of the world's most creative and celebrated cake decorators!
With Cake or Fake?, you can make unbelievable illusion cakes that will fool your family and confuse your friends.
Featuring 20 hyper-realistic, incredible cakes, go behind the scenes with The Bake King, Ben Cullen, as he reveals the secrets behind his showstopping creations.
From trainers to teddy bears and football to fries, Cake or Fake? is packed with:
? Astonishing and achievable designs
? Clear step-by-step tutorials
? Exclusive tips and techniques
The Extreme Cake Makers star will have you creating impressive illusion cakes with confidence and skill. Master the art of hyper-realistic cakes with one of the world's most creative and celebrated cake decorators!
Reviews / Votes
Ben Cullen is a man on a mission - to bring 'illusion cakes' to the world... Cake or Fake is a step-by-step guide showing you how to make your own hyper-real cakes at home. -- The Sun Social media sensation Ben Cullen has mastered the art of creating hyper-realistic sponges -and says you can do it too... All of a sudden, my cake looks distinctly pizza-ish. Contrary to usual advice about spoiling the magic, it's satisfying to see the illusion take shape... 'A pizza'? my five-year-old daughter asks when I show it to her... We cut into it. 'Cake!' she says, with delight. -- Ed Cumming, The Telegraph Create realistic illusion cakes that will baffle your friends! Ben shares his secrets with easy-to-follow instructions and handy tips in this book. -- Woman's Own Make unbelievable illusion cakes that will fool your family and confuse your friends! Featuring 20 hyperrealistic, incredible cakes, go behind the scenes with The Bake King as he reveals the secrets behind his showstopping creations. -- American Cake DecoratingMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Headline Publishing Group
Product notice
Trade binding
Illustrations
Over 100 colour photographs
Dimensions
Height: 252 mm
Width: 196 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
920 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-0354-2176-3 (9781035421763)
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E-Book
06/2025
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€16.99
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Person
Ben Cullen aka "The Bake King" is one of the world's most celebrated and creative cake makers. After a degree in graphic design, he ventured into the world of tattooing and his love of cake making came after being inspired by a cake design shown to him by a client he was tattooing. Ben has developed into a truly extraordinary artistic cake maker and delivers astounding works of art within the cake world. Ben creates incredibly realistic "illusion cakes" for a myriad of clients and causes and his career is going from strength to strength with most of his creations going viral on social media.
A young man covered from head to toe in tattoos is probably as far away from Mary Berry as it gets, but Ben's work is making baking cool with a whole new generation.
A young man covered from head to toe in tattoos is probably as far away from Mary Berry as it gets, but Ben's work is making baking cool with a whole new generation.