Gone Fishing team pranked with roast turkey cake
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Key Points:
- Niki Lowe, a cake-maker from Liskeard, Cornwall, created a realistic Christmas dinner cake featuring a roast turkey and trimmings for the BBC show Gone Fishing Christmas Special.
- The cake included handcrafted elements like roast potatoes, pigs in blankets, stuffing balls, peas, and carrots made from icing and cake, designed to surprise presenters Paul Whitehouse and Bob Mortimer.
- The production company Owl Power Ltd praised the cake's detailed craftsmanship, expressing amazement at its realistic appearance and noting it was quickly eaten by the crew.
- Lowe kept the cake a secret until the show aired on Christmas Eve and enjoyed adding intricate details such as turkey skin texture, juice droplets, and hand-painted vegetables to enhance realism.
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