Liverpool Central Library has been recreated in cake as part of the Transatlantic Cake Fest, where famous landmarks from Liverpool and New York are recreated as cakes for a 70 square metre edible map.

Local amateur baker Denise Jones created the cake, which will be added to the map with other landmarks at the Atrium in Mann Island to celebrate the city’s Transatlantic 175 celebrations.

Denise says: “The library is such a magnificent and beautiful building, it was my first choice when I decided to get involved in Transatlantic Cake Fest. This seemed like a really enjoyable way to get involved with the city’s celebrations.”

Simon Preston, creator of the Transatlantic Cake Fest and curator of the Eat the Atlantic Food Festival, adds: “the amazing cake map is a brilliant way to celebrate the places we love both here in Liverpool and across the pond in New York. Creating an edible landmark is a great way to get friends and family together to bake and have fun.”

As well as the iconic library, local bakers have also made the Queensway Tunnel entrance, the Albert Dock, a superlambanana and New York landmarks including the Statue of Liberty and the Empire State Building. However, bakers for Liverpool FC’s Anfield and other Liverpool landmarks are needed to complete the map.

The festival is still looking for amateur and professional baker to take up spots left on the map. They include: Anfield, the Strawberry Fields gate, the Cunard Building, the Cavern, Times Square, Staten Island Ferry and Brooklyn Bridge.

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