Raw meats are trending birthday cakes in Japan

They’re proving that birthday cakes don’t have to come laden with sugar and jam.

No. Instead they come draped in slices of beef and bacon.

Behold: the rise of meat cakes.

We’re not talking about crappy meat either. These cakes are made from luxury cuts of raw steak, pork or fish piled up and turned into all kinds of beautiful shapes.

Tuna sashimi roses

肉ケーキ#黒岩家 pic.twitter.com/Mx608TO0XF

— じゅん@音楽が好き (@junjunhimesama) October 21, 2015

Beef flowers

昨日の肉ケーキが忘れられない(笑)#肉会#肉ケーキ pic.twitter.com/tSTTASPl1i

— 新井雄大 印刷・WEBの販促屋 (@mryaraimdcs)February 24, 2017

Fruit-cake-like meat extravaganza platters

肉ケーキ、撮らせていただきました！すごい迫力でした〜 #petitmiradio pic.twitter.com/cp7yPWEA3x

— プチミレ (@petitmilady) June 30, 2013

All you have to do is stick a couple of candles on the top

肉ケーキ
美味しかったけど、食べ過ぎた…( ꒪⌓꒪)pic.twitter.com/yOGxbOyXX0

— えみり (@emirichan0127) January 29, 2017

Or a sparkler

肉ケーキ！ pic.twitter.com/zSXvpr2byY

— チラ様の下僕げっ歯類ｷｬｯｿｰ城主 (@rodents_castle) February 18, 2017

Along with a birthday message

肉ケーキで祝ってもらいましたhttps://t.co/9eRb2esB89 pic.twitter.com/YjsZD3u0am

— あかいしー (@masaking0103) February 17, 2017

And voila! More iron and protein than you can shake a birthday stick at.

The cakes are then taken apart and cooked in front of your party at the table.

A meat birthday cake of dreams/nightmares.

Source: http://metro.co.uk/2017/03/07/raw-meat-cakes-are-a-birthday-trend-in-japan-and-they-look-simultaneously-amazing-and-horrifying-6492712/