UK baker creates incredible giant cake of The Grinch

A talented mum who baked a life-sized Grinch cake was left stunned after her incredible creation was praised by Hollywood superstar Jim Carrey.

Lara Mason, 35, made the whopping 250lbs (17 stone) cake because she had always been a fan of the 2000 Christmas film starring her favourite actor.

She set aside 17 days to design and bake the festive treat but after requiring surgery and contracting Covid, it gave her only three days to complete.

Full-time baker Lara used ingredients left over from previous cakes stored in her freezer as well as colourful ganache and coco butter to make the 5ft tall creation at home.

And after uploading a video to her Youtube channel she was left star-struck when Carrey himself shared the footage on social media on Boxing Day.

He wrote: "My ultimate goal is not just to be admired by fans, but to be eaten by them. I wonder if she does an angel food Ace Ventura."

Lara, from Brownhills, West Mids., said: "I got a call from my friend who said that Jim Carrey had tweeted a link to my YouTube Channel.

"I was in complete shock; he is my favourite actor.

"My video had only been seen by two thousand people and one of those was Jim Carrey - it was mind-blowing.

"After he shared it, it has had over 20 million views on TikTok.

"You know you have done a good job when you see your stuff go worldwide."