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Title: Enormous cake for tidy up/colour please
Post by: Flakdodger on Wednesday 16 June 10 21:24 BST (UK)
Hello folks,
can you believe this!
It is true. This cake was designed and executed by Edwin Schur for the 21st Bakers' & Confectioners' Exhibition at The Agricultural Hall, London, in 1913.
It was 16 feet tall with a circumference of 25 feet.
If any kind rootschatter would have a go at a tidy up or a colour, that would be much appreciated by a workmate who is related to Mr Schur.
Cheers
Dave
Title: Re: Enormous cake for tidy up/colour please
Post by: Lynntony on Wednesday 16 June 10 22:48 BST (UK)
A sepia version

Tony
Title: Re: Enormous cake for tidy up/colour please
Post by: Flakdodger on Wednesday 16 June 10 23:00 BST (UK)
Tony,
great stuff - and you have been able to get rid of that horrid grey background.
Cheers
Dave
Title: Re: Enormous cake for tidy up/colour please
Post by: Lynntony on Wednesday 16 June 10 23:05 BST (UK)
You're welcome Dave. Hope your workmate likes it.

Tony
Title: Re: Enormous cake for tidy up/colour please
Post by: Images of time on Thursday 17 June 10 13:02 BST (UK)
My effort  :)
Title: Re: Enormous cake for tidy up/colour please
Post by: kesannah on Thursday 17 June 10 18:07 BST (UK)
Smashing restores.

I wonder was the cake ever eaten. It would seem a  shame to cut into that,but a waste not to.
Title: Re: Enormous cake for tidy up/colour please
Post by: Niksmum on Thursday 17 June 10 20:10 BST (UK)
gosh I wonder how many that would feed!!!!!!!!!!!!

Irene
Title: Re: Enormous cake for tidy up/colour please
Post by: Flakdodger on Thursday 17 June 10 22:33 BST (UK)
Images of Time, thank you very much for your effort. We have tried to visualise it in colour and our imaginations have failed us.
Speaking as a fat chap, it looks like the stairway to heaven. Far surpassing the desert known as Death By Chocolate. A desert can be knocked back in mere minutes...this cake - well, this would surely take weeks.
The thought has occurred to us (wonder what you all think?) that it might be hollow.
Cheers
Dave
Title: Re: Enormous cake for tidy up/colour please
Post by: Niksmum on Friday 18 June 10 00:38 BST (UK)
The thought that popped in to my mind was "how big was the oven  :o"

Irene
Title: Re: Enormous cake for tidy up/colour please
Post by: elmac44 on Saturday 07 July 12 08:12 BST (UK)
Hi Dave
I am doing some research on Edwin Schur and found your 'chat'  I have a complete article of the time about this cake, and as you mentioned a workmate who was a relative of Edwin Shur, I would like to get in touch.  Know it is a long shot, especially as your post was a couple of years ago, but thought I would give it a go!
Elaine