Being a parent can be hard sometimes. When birthdays roll around, not every child will be satisfied with a simple, traditional birthday cake - or even with something a bit more flashy bought from the shop.
Some children demand their parents get extremely creative – and, riven with parental anxiety, mum and dad roll up their sleeves, tie their apron strings and set about fulfil their offspring’s insane cake demands.
One such parent is Jamie Packard, who kept a cool head when her son asked for a "cow having a calf" cake, and set about creating this monstrosity.
Her Facebook post showing off the cake has gone viral in recent days, with Jamie explaining: “For the last couple of months, Benz has been asking for a ‘cow having a calf’ cake for his birthday.
“We tried our best to persuade him, in fact I overheard Tyler say to Benz, ‘a Thomas the Train cake would be cool.. Would you like Mom to make one for your birthday?’. To which he replied, ‘I don't even watch Thomas the train’. We tried.
“So there I sat, Google imaging "cow having a calf cake" and guess what, there were zero results, surprise, surprise!
“So as I'm moulding rice crispy squares into little hooves I'm thinking to myself, no Mother is ever really prepared for this kind of stuff. And as I'm applying cherry pie filling as afterbirth, I found myself thinking.. Thank goodness it's only family coming to this party!”