Most intimidating chocolate cake ever

It was only a matter of time until this tasty, defenceless species of the cake kingdom evolved to fight back.

Sure, this two-tiered tower of serrated spikes might look like a prickly deep-sea predator or the Iron Throne, but you'll be relieved to know that each stripy shard is completely harmless, completely delicious—and actually astoundingly simple to make.

Cakesstepbystep.com, a website for online cake decorating tutorials, uploaded the clip titled 'Most Dangerous Chocolate Cake' showing how to trick-out your cake with jagged chocolate armour at the end of last month. The echidna-esque masterpiece garnered over 1.3 million hits in just two weeks.

To recreate the impressive effect, all you need is some white and dark chocolate, piping bags and plenty of patience—to see what we mean, check out the video above.