A portrait of the Queen made from thousands of cakes will go on display as part of the Jubilee weekend celebrations.

The portrait will be displayed on a giant easel in Battersea Park during the Diamond Jubilee Festival on June 3.

Bakers Konditor & Cook plan to create the masterpiece using 3,120 cakes, one for each week of her reign.

They have already began work on the project using a trial run of 500 cakes.

The sweet-toothed tribute is the brainchild of German born Gerhard Jenne, who trained in Munich as a pasty chef.

He said: "I’ve never made a portrait out of cakes before so it’s a big challenge to do something on this scale.

"Her Majesty is now a Queen in the digital age and I think the portrait should reflect that.

"I’ve made cakes for rock royalty before now including Mick Jagger and Tina Turner but this is a first. I hope we can rise to the challenge."

About 1,000 eggs, 50kg of butter, 150kg of sugar and 144 packets of marzipan will be used to make the cube shaped cakes.

A lemon Victoria sponge recipe is being used, while a fruit cake recipe will be used for the frame and will be adorned in diamond shape biscuits.

Festival visitors will get the chance to decorate the frame, with the final image only being assembled on the day.

Once completed it will be cut and the border shared amongst festival goers. The cake inside can be purchased with a donation to charity.

Clare Patey, co-curator of the Diamond Jubilee Festival, said: "Everyone loves cake and this is the perfect way to celebrate The Queen’s reign. It will be a visual feast and what’s more a delicious one."