How To Make a Cake That Looks Like A Real Thanksgiving Turkey

Inspired by her father, Yolanda Gampp took her love for baking to another level once she started her YouTube series “How To Cake It”, where she meticulously crafts realistic-looking specialty cakes. On her channel, you'll find videos detailing how to make a cake that looks like fully loaded nachos, zombie brains, a baseball hat, and even a stack of school textbooks.

How To Make a Cake That Looks Like a Thanksgiving Turkey At-a-Glance:

• Showcases a fun show-stopper dessert: a cake sculpted and decorated to look like a roasted turkey, surprising and festive.
• Emphasises the creative process: using a large amount of cake base (e.g., 12 lbs of vanilla cake), carving/shaping, multicoloured icing, and “stuffing” made of nuts/dried fruit for the illusion.
• Highlights that it’s inspired by professional cake artist Yolanda Gampp, showcasing advanced cake artistry, so expect to invest time and skill.
• Makes it clear the piece is more about visual impact than just a simple baked good for holiday gatherings where you want to wow guests.

While the channel is less than a year old, Gampp has already gathered quite a following with almost a million subscribers. And it's really no surprise when you see some of her creations, which look absolutely lifelike and amazing. See the turkey in the picture below?

Yeah, that's not an actual Thanksgiving turkey dinner…that's a freakin' cake!

How to make a cake using 12 pounds of vanilla cake, different colored icing, knives, and other utensils. Yolanda Gampp used her imagination and skill to carve out this astonishing turkey cake. She even includes stuffing, which is made from a variety of nuts and dried fruit, so that it goes well with the sweet taste of the cake. Really, though, words can't adequately describe how incredible this turkey cake truly is, so I suggest you watch the video instead.