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Taylor Swift cake damaged and cannot shake it off

Jacob King/PA Media Cakemaker Elza Baldzhiyska putting finishing touches to her Taylor Swift cake. Wearing a light blue top, Ms Baldzhiyska is smoothing icing around the neck of her creation, with Swift depicted in a sparkling outfit from her Eras tourJacob King/PA Media
Jacob King/PA Media Cake artist Emma Jayne adjusting the outfit on her edible life-sized version of Queen Elizabeth I. The Tudor queen is wearing a crown and jewels as well as an finely embroidered dress.Jacob King/PA Media
Taylor Swift's record-breaking Eras tour inspired this life-sized creation from Elza Baldzhiyska, which had to be withdrawn due to problems in transit.
Cake International regular Emma Jayne has previously created a life-sized version of King Charles. This time she turned her attention to an edible Queen Elizabeth I.

A life-sized Taylor Swift cake has been badly damaged in transit to a major show and after being unable to "shake it off", must be withdrawn from public display.

On Friday morning, artist Elza Baldzhiyska tried to repair her creation at the popular event showcasing edible doubles of celebrities, but the cake was just too battered.

Photos appeared to show the sugary Swift bending at the knees, as if unwittingly performing moves seen on the record-breaking Eras tour.

The work had been scheduled to be one of the centrepieces at Cake International hosted at the NEC near Birmingham, but plans were spoiled by crumby catastrophe.

Photos also showed the cake without hands, but organisers said the edible extremities were always intended to be added afterwards, and Swift's wrists were not the issue.

But those disappointed by the wilting woes need not stay glum for long.

Thousands of visitors are expected to attend the event, which runs until Sunday, and they can enjoy lots of other creations, including a life-sized version of Queen Elizabeth I and a recreation of Dogpool, a canine character from the Deadpool & Wolverine hit movie.

They are among hundreds of exhibits and competition entries as Cake International celebrates its 30th anniversary.

There are also live demonstrations and trade stalls.

Jacob King/PA Media Artist Elza Baldzhiyska in a long blue overall supporting her Taylor Swift creation. The Eras tour star is depicted in a sparkling white and blue outfit with sparkling white knee-high bootsJacob King/PA Media
Artist Elza Baldzhiyska attempts to repair her cake on Friday
Jacob King/PA Media Artist Elza Baldzhiyska in a long blue overall working on her Taylor Swift cake, which is leaning to its right and missing its hands Jacob King/PA Media
The larger cakes are inevitably fragile

Emma Jayne, an artist from South Wales, has previously created a life-sized version of King Charles in his coronation year.

This time she turned her attention to Queen Elizabeth I, inspired by a portrait at Hatfield House, in Hertfordshire.

Cake International said it would be the final feature piece from its resident artist.

PA Media Taylor Swift performing in a sparkling white and blue outfit and holding a blue microphonePA Media
The Taylor Swift cake was inspired by this outfit worn by the singer during the Eras tour, here pictured at Murrayfield

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