Realistic Human Head Cake

Anatomical Wax Model cake based on the La Specola (Florence) museum collection of anatomical wax models from the late 18th century. This bizarre yet delicious human head cake was made by Conjurer’s Kitchen.

Wax anatomical model of human head, Europe, 1801-1900

The layers of this wax anatomical model of a human head have been peeled back to reveal the underlying structure of the brain and the meninges (the protective covering of the brain). The model may have been used to teach medical students the anatomy of the brain or have been made for medical exhibitions open to the general public.