Published 06:32 IST, April 18th 2020

New Zealand comic's cake tribute to Jacinda Ardern goes wrong, leaves Internet in splits

"They say don't bake your heroes.... I'm deeply sorry Jacinda Ardern, I truly tried my best with what I had available," Laura Daniel wrote in her apology post.

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In a bizarre tribute gone viral on social media, a television host and a comedian baked a unique cake for Jacinda Ardern that is tickling Internet for how terrifying it makes New Zealand Prime Minister look.

Comedian Laura Daniel was at television show where participants were asked to prepare a cake that depicts a "kiwi icon". Laura tried to ice Jacinda Ardern's im on cake from leer's biographical book An Extraordinary Leer, which unfortunately looked thing like New Zealand Prime Minister. 

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While some netizens severely criticized comedian for her poor tribute, even though she clarified that as a die-hard mirer of Ardern, most people gently mocked cake online and shared post on social media. 

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Despite having immense prior baking experience, comedian’s attempt at cake came out rar "nightmarish" according to internet users who wrote, “stuff of nightmares”, “Delicious and terrifying”.

Disheartened, Laura responded to critics by sharing a video of herself with PM on Instagram which was captioned, “For anyone wondering about teeth on cake, I impersonated Jacinda for a whole year on television, of course, I kept teeth.”

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Jacinda Ardern stares at cake, shocked

Later, in a post, Laura issued a public apology for incorporating an actual set of prostic teeth used in her impersonations. "y say don't bake your heroes. But I wanted to try anyway. I'm deeply sorry @jacindaardern I truly tried my best with what I h available," Daniel wrote on Instagram.

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Interestingly, post weighed in a reaction from Jacinda Ardern herself, who me a “shocked” emoji on post. Laura furr responded saying, "I actually tried my hardest — I think she's so beautiful," in a webcam video. "I guess you could say Jacinda Ardern is a better prime minister than I am a baker,” comedian furr ded. 

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06:32 IST, April 18th 2020