Brighton baker Robb Banks makes Royal Pavilion cake

Robb Banks, 53, created the Brighton-inspired cake to ring in the festive season in style.

It features a detailed Royal Pavilion minaret and The Snowman and is a foot high.

Robb makes a cake every year for his daughter Berry's birthday - she was 11 on December 1.

He said: “Every year I do a white chocolate gingerbread house type thing however this year, I was too busy with work.

"I wanted to make the cake but it would have to be a Christmas cake so I made a massive one.”

Robb says the Snowman has featured in many of his creations in the past (Image: Robb Banks)

Robb, who lives in Shoreham Beach, based the show-stopper on the entrance to the Royal Pavilion.

He used candy canes and white chocolate clay and made the top in one sitting.

“I hit on the chocolate clay and that was game changing. I was like wow, you can sculpt," he said.

“I had a free afternoon where I really went for it.

“The cake was ready to go as I made it about a month ago, but the longer the better with a Christmas cake.” 

Robb poses for a picture with his creation (Image: Robb Banks)

Robb taught himself through a mixture of online tutorials and trial and error, however he said: “You can only learn so much online. They don’t say ‘and now, this is how you make a chocolate dome'.

“I tried to make the Palace Pier last year, but it was too much and with the West Pier I wouldn’t even know where to begin."

Robb hand-crafted the intricacies of the Brighton landmark (Image: Robb Banks)

Robb, who is a keen photographer and sculptor, went to Northbrook College in Worthing. He now works as an interior designer in London.

His artistic background gives him the freedom to explore new mediums. He said: “Cake itself is quite limiting but the way you can work with this chocolate clay, the sky’s the limit.”

He doesn’t know what his next venture will be but said: “I want it to be local. We’re spoilt, I think, in Brighton. We’ve got these amazing structures and the Pavilion is one of them."