$500 cake from Bay Area bakery looks just like a glistening Thanksgiving turkey

Whisk Cake Creations designer Paula Nieto made a cake that looks just like a Thanksgiving turkey along with all the fixings. The Bakery is located in Alameda. Whisk Cake Creations designer Paula Nieto made a cake that looks just like a Thanksgiving turkey along with all the fixings. The Bakery is located in Alameda. Photo: Whisk Cake Creations Photo: Whisk Cake Creations Image 1 of / 68 Caption Close $500 cake from Bay Area bakery looks just like a glistening Thanksgiving turkey 1 / 68 Back to Gallery

A bakery in Alameda is selling a $500 cake that looks just like a glistening turkey, perfectly cooked and ready to be carried to the Thanksgiving table.

Whisk Cake Creations serves the bird along with little bowls of cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes topped with a pad of butter and gravy, and a green bean casserole — all of it sweet and edible.

"I'm still in shock," says Henry Awayan, Whisk Creations owner and one of the bakers. "Every time I look at it, I think it's a real turkey and I think I should wrap it and put it away."

The cake is the work of Paula Nieto, a former graphic designer turned cake designer, who shaped the cake into a turkey and then covered it in fondant.

The bowls are Rice Krispy treats covered in fondant and their contents were all carefully and meticulously made with fondant as well.

"You can have it made with vanilla or red velvet cake and it tastes just as juicy and delicious as a regular turkey, as our cakes are made by people who care about the art," Awayan says.

Awayan says the display cake in the shop took Nieto 10 hours to create and they've yet to receive an order, but many customers are ordering their other Thanksgiving specialities: pumpkin caramel cheesecake and apple spice cake.

If you'd like to serve a turkey cake at your Thanksgiving dinner, Awayan suggests you get in touch by end-of-day Monday.