"Obama and McCain" butter sculpture by Marie Pelton at the Erie County Fair 2008, Hamburg, NY.
Also by artist Jim Victor. Sculptures can take Jim up to a month to craft in his special workshop. They are kept to a temperature of just under 13 degrees to ensure butter doesn't melt.
Princess Kay of the Milky Way, butter sculpture contest at the Minnesota State Fair. A 90 lb block of butter is taken and carved with her likenesses.