Cooper, who is currently studying computer science at Columbia University in New York City, told Insider that her first Ramsay attempt was actually the first "human face cake" she had ever made.
"I had just joined TikTok and I saw an advertisement on the Explore page for something called 'Ramsay Reacts,'" she recalled, referring to Ramsay's TikTok series reacting to cooking videos from fans.
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"I have always loved and idolized Gordon Ramsay so when I saw that, I thought of how I could contribute to the trend and create something worthy of capturing Ramsay's attention," she said. "A cake of Gordon's face just sounded like such a fun idea to me, so I went with it."
"Oh lord, no, really? What is that?" Ramsay exclaimed as Cooper sculpted his face on the cake. "Ugh, Halloween!"
"My darling, you've got the wrong Scot, that looks like Gerry Butler!" he added, referring to the Scottish actor Gerard Butler. "Or my granddad, but he died 10 years ago!"
"I remember checking my phone after returning from a hike to see my video flooded with comments that he had reacted to my cake," she told Insider. "Even though he roasted me, I was ecstatic. I watched him on TV growing up since I was a kid, and he noticed something that I made!"
After a few months passed, Cooper decided to give the Ramsay cake another go
"I had more experience with face cakes and modeling chocolate in general," she said. "I had more tools, better recipes, and better techniques for making cakes. I figured it was as good of a time as ever to try again!
Cooper used a screenshot of Ramsay's reaction to her first cake as inspiration for the second, joking in the TikTok video that she had "emotionally, physically, and spiritually recovered from Gordon's sick burn."
"It's the new year which means time for new chances, right?" she added. "So Gordon, how about now? I know it's not perfect but, still think I've got the wrong Scot?"
Cooper's video caught Ramsay's attention once again as he joked: "Tell me you're going to get your act together."
"What is that? Hold on a minute," Ramsay exclaimed as Cooper began making her second cake. "It starts to look a little like Flavortown, hold on. No, stop it! Stop it! That looks like a 90-year-old Guy Fieri, really!?"
"You've traveled from Scotland to Flavortown, love," Ramsay joked in the caption.
Cooper couldn't believe that another of her videos had caught Ramsay's attention.
"I was so happy," she said. "I was also pleased to see that while Ramsay himself might not have approved, the people in the comments were happy with my progress. It was very motivating and made me want to keep going!"
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Cooper plans to keep baking as she continues school, and says there will be a third Ramsay cake in the future
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"My real love is for baking and making people laugh," she said. "Always has been. Someday I hope to open an unconventional and fun bakery for that kind of thing."
But Cooper wants to practice her skills a little more before showing off another cake to Ramsay.
"I think I have a lot to learn!" she said. "While I'm not professionally trained, and I consider 'Baking Thursdays' a very fun and informal page, it is something I am so passionate about. I want to get better and I want people to have fun with me in the process."
"I'm so happy with everything I've learned in between my first two Ramsay cakes, and I will be so proud if I'm able to learn that much more before the next one," she added. "After all, they say the third time's the charm!"
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