An incredible gran is bringing movies to life - and, better still, you can eat them.
一個不可思議的老太太把電影做活了，更妙的是，她做的東西可以吃。

Carole Gregory, a talented artist, creates astonishingly detailed cakes by transforming her favourite blockbuster films into sweet, spongy masterpieces.
卡蘿爾?格雷戈里是個有才華的藝術家，她擅長把喜愛的電影元素融入香甜松軟的蛋糕，制出精巧無比的藝術之作。

The 68-year-old, from Rugeley, Staffs, has crafted jaw-dropping cakes featuring Yoda from Star Wars and Predator, from just sponge and icing.
這位68歲的老太太來自英格蘭斯塔福郡魯吉利鎮。她已經以電影《星球大戰》系列中的尤達大師以及《鐵血戰士》為主題，僅靠海綿蛋糕和糖衣，就制出了令人瞠目結舌的藝術蛋糕。

Brilliant baker Carole decided to take on a new challenge after watching one of her favourite flicks and has been inundated with requests from family and friends.
卡蘿爾是個才華橫溢的面包師。看過最喜歡的電影后，她總會進行新挑戰，家人和朋友們的請求也令她應接不暇。

Carole said: "I love a new challenge, even though I've made thousands of cakes over the years, I've found making film cakes as a hobby the most fun - it's been great putting movies into the mix!
卡蘿爾說：“我喜歡新挑戰，雖然多年來已經做了成千上萬個蛋糕，我還是覺得把電影蛋糕當作業余愛好其樂無窮，在蛋糕中融入電影實在感覺太棒啦！

"It makes a change from the usual wedding, birthday, or christening cakes that I'm used to and the reception I've had from friends and family has been amazing.
“這不同于我平時習慣做的婚禮、生日或洗禮蛋糕，朋友和家人們的好評簡直令我受寵若驚。

"They can take me anything from a few hours to days at a time to create depending on how big I decide to make them.
“做蛋糕需要的時間從幾小時到數天不等，這取決于我想做多大的蛋糕。

"Baking the sponge is the easy part but then moulding it into shape and doing the fine details to make the cake come to life is challenging.
“烤海綿蛋糕比較容易，但隨后的塑形、做栩栩如生的細節就很有挑戰性了。

"The Predator cake has got the best response so far, everyone's going mad over it and it's been viewed over 10,000 times online now.
“目前，《鐵血戰士》蛋糕得到的好評最高，大家都超喜歡這款，網上的點擊率已經上萬。

"Now I'm thinking about what I can do to top it."
“現在我考慮的是怎樣才能超越這款。”

Carole a grandma-of-four, and great-gran-of-two, has always been artistic and has been in the baking business for over 30 years.
卡蘿爾已有四個孫兒，兩個曾孫，她一直很有藝術天分，在烘焙這一行已經做了30多年。

The avid baker now makes the cakes with her husband of 20 years, Richard, 50, and the duo can create anything from two to thirty cakes a week.
這位狂熱的面包師現在和丈夫一起做蛋糕，她和現年50歲的丈夫理查德已經結婚二十年。什么要求的蛋糕兩人都能做，一周可以做出二到三十個蛋糕。

Richard does all of the structural work while Carole spends hours on the finer details - making people double-take the amazing creations.
理查德負責蛋糕塑形，卡蘿爾則花數小時來完善細節，制出的蛋糕令人忍不住多看幾眼。

Carole said: "We make a great team, over the years my cakes have become more and more popular so an extra pair of hands in the kitchen is great.
卡蘿爾說：“我們配合得很好，多年來我的蛋糕越來越受歡迎，所以說廚房里有個幫手真的很棒。

"We have such a close family so it goes without saying I'd do anything for them, including all of their birthday, wedding, and cakes for any occasion really.
“我們家人之間很親密，所以不用說我也愿意為他們做任何事情，包括生日、婚禮以及任何其他場合的蛋糕。

"People often ask if I've ever got bored or wanted to do anything else but I'm an artist and I wouldn't change my job for the world.
“人們常常問我是否會厭煩做蛋糕，或者想干別的，但我是個藝術家，我不會為任何事換工作。

"Our favourite all-time cake is my 'All you need is love' cake, we can adapt and change it but everyone's always blown away by it.
“我們最喜歡的、所有場合皆宜的蛋糕是‘你只需要愛’主題蛋糕，我們偶爾會改動一下，但它總能艷驚四座。

"The most difficult one's to make are the wonky cakes, you have to balance them just right."
“最難做的是‘搖晃蛋糕’，制作時必須平衡得恰到好處。”

Carole never makes two cakes the same as they all vary in flavour, shape and size depending on what individuals have asked for.
卡蘿爾從不把同款蛋糕做兩遍，她總會根據客人需求變換一下口味、形狀和大小。

She said: "People come to me with ideas and visions and I do my best to make them as accurate as possible.
她說：“人們來找我時總有自己的想法和希望，我會盡可能準確地再現這些東西。

"One of the cakes people are mad for at the minute are the wedding cakes which are divided into two.
“現在特別受歡迎的是一款可以一分為二的婚禮蛋糕。

"They're pretty and traditional from the front, but completely out there and different at the back.
“這款蛋糕的正面既好看又傳統，但背面卻是另一番景象。

"We aren't your usual gran and grandad though, we're often out on our motorbikes or at rock nights in our spare time.
“不過，我們可不像普通的爺爺奶奶，我們經常騎著摩托車出去玩，空閑時間還會跳跳搖滾舞。

"Some of my favourite cakes are ones covered in skulls which are a bit more daring, especially when brides and grooms go for them.
“我最喜歡的蛋糕中有些是頭骨外形，這種設計很大膽，尤其是作為婚禮蛋糕。

"I'm looking forward to my next challenge, and continuing my hobby - I definitely won't be retiring any time soon."
“我很期待下一個挑戰，而且我的愛好會持續下去——我絕對不會老早退休。”

Vocabulary

blow away:（從感情上）壓倒，傾倒，鎮住

英文來源：鏡報
譯者：楊軒
編輯：丹妮