Talk about putting your best foot forward.
A woman recovering from surgery celebrated her birthday by slicing off the bunion on an 18-inch cake shaped like a foot, complete with ankle bracelet and surgical tools and made for her as a surprise by a friend. (See the video at the top of this article.)
Claudia Shead, 28, had surgery on her right foot five weeks before her birthday and had previously joked about wanting a « bunion cake » to mark the occasion, news agency SWNS reported.
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One family friend delivered on the desire, much to the woman’s surprise.
Shead’s friend baked a cake in the shape of a foot – bunion and all – and presented it to her for slicing.
« I was obsessed with it, » Shead, who works in marketing in London, told SWNS.
The foot’s daisy-themed design reflects some inside references between Shead and her friends, the news agency said.
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The Londoner said the cake was better than she ever thought it would be.
She said it « tasted amazing » and was very thoughtful and funny, SWNS noted.
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When her friend presented her with the birthday cake, Shead said she made sure to cut the bunion first.
The podiatric pastry was a Madeira cake (a lightly lemon-flavored pound cake typically accompanied by a sugar topping) with white chocolate.
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The foot condition is very common, with experts estimating that one in three people in America have bunions, according to the Cleveland Clinic.
« Bunions happen when something puts extra pressure on your big toe and pushes it out of its natural alignment and toward your other toes, » according to the clinic’s website.
Bunions occur more frequently in women, according to Boston Children’s Hospital.
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