Manhattan's Caked Up Café is no stranger to over-the-top culinary creations, but its new Flamin' Hot Cheetos and Mountain Dew cake really takes the cake.
Caked Up Café's Flamin' Hot Cheetos and Mountain Dew cake is a three-tiered masterpiece inspired by the ultimate junk food combo: Flamin' Hot Cheetos and Mountain Dew. The cake is the handiwork of 18-year-old Francesca Byrnes, who created it to satisfy frequent custom orders. To create the neon-colored cake, she started with colorful buttercream then focused on the sugar work. To create the life-sized Cheetos, she used red fondant, piping gel, and real Flamin' Hot Cheetos dust. The Mountain Dew logo is also made from fondant, while the finishing touch is a bag of Cheetos tipped upside down.
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