This report, by Cheryl Herman, appeared at ej.w on 7 June 2018.

The ‘Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy’ album recently turned 50. But did you know there was once a ‘Captain Fantastic’ cake?

A while back, Walesonline had a photo of an edible homage to Elton. It was created by Cakes by Clair, and a representative from the enterprise has subsequently revealed the story behind the treat to EJW.

EJW: Your cake contained a ‘Captain Fantastic’ logo. What was this made from? Also, did Elton help with the design?

CBC: Eirias Stadium {which Elton played in 2015} usually asks us to go with our own design. We really liked the idea of a royal blue base cake with edible diamond embellishments to match the performer’s own flamboyant jackets.

The ‘Captain Fantastic’ bit was made by printing edible colouirng onto wafer paper.

EJW: How about the other parts?

CBC: We included a spinning piano. We chose a piano as this is iconic for Elton, and also did a few of his favourite glasses from past and present, all made from sugar.

The base cake was vanilla sponge, whilst the piano and top cakes were chocolate chip truffle.

EJW: What other entertainers have you worked with?

CBC: We’ve made a few cakes for other performers at the same venue including Jessie J and Tom Jones. We also did a birthday cake for Lionel Richie.

EJW: Do you know if Elton and/or his entourage ate the dessert?

CBC: I’m not sure how much of his entourage ate the cake–but am pretty sure there was enough for everyone, as it was a very big cake!