February 19, 2015
Magna Carta cake on display at Salisbury Cathedral
BBC, 19th February 2015
An exact replica of the Magna Carta, made out of cake, has gone on display at Salisbury Cathedral.
Baker Christine Jensen, from Penzance, took 94 hours to make the clone of the document, which set out the ideals of liberty and justice in 1215.
The edible version is on show while Salisbury Cathedral’s copy of the original, Audemars Piguet Replica Watches one of four that have survived, is not on display.
Ms Jensen, 40, said the cake was a “huge undertaking”.
“It is a one-to-one ratio, historically accurate representation in fondant, so you could actually eat the document if you wanted to,” she said.
“Creatively and from a design point of view it was a lot of work. However, it was a story worth celebrating.”
It took 22 hours for her to rewrite 4,000 words in mediaeval Latin
Ms Jensen, who started making cakes professionally last year, said she had to cut down the nib of an edible ink pen in order for it to be fine enough to produce the tiny lettering.
It took 22 hours to rewrite the 4,000 words of mediaeval Latin.
Her work also includes the frame and the base, which features an edible version of Frank Wood’s painting of King John sealing the Magna Carta at Runnymede.
The cathedral’s copy of the document is to go back on display to the public on 7 March,www.unapwatch.com as part of a new exhibition marking the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta.
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