We all watched enthralled as bakers created an edible Skoda for the car advert and then as Heston Blumenthal created a real life edible house with cake and icing as the bricks and mortar.  Now edible art is available to the general public with the launch of Cake Britain, the world’s first ever entirely edible art exhibition.

The creative geniuses behind The Mad Artists’ Tea Party, sponsorted by Tate & Lyle Sugar, have teamed some of the best bakers with artists who want to focus their creativity into sugar, cake and other yummy sweet things.

Participating artists include David A Smith, George Morton-Clarke, Jason Freeney, Peat Wollaeger (AKA stenSOUL), Stuart Semple and Jon Burgerman while the food artists who are collaborating with them include Prudence Staite, The Jellymongers, Crumbs & Dollies and Lily Vanilli.

Cake Britain focuses on the theme FAIR.  All of the art created for the tea parties will use Fairtrade products and exist only temporarily as visitors can buy a slice of the action to eat at the events.  There’s no sense of waste at these tea parties so you should probably visit as soon as possible before there’s only a few crumbs left.

Can’t make it to Covent Garden?  The Mad Artists’ Tea Party have created a life-size edible cupcake tree that is currently touring cities throughout the UK giving out free cake.

The Future Gallery, Covent Garden
27 – 29 August

Words: Laura Booth