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the empire strikes back (with cake)

alisha k. — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 12:31:38 +0000

You know how I like to celebrate my favorite moments in movie history? By eating them. Yep, I figure there’s no more fitting tribute to the greatest harpooning in all of sci-fi than a great sugary rendition of a moment’s triumph over the Empire.

Yep, don’t let the dominating size of the AT-AT walker take all your attention: Luke’s speeder from the Battle of Hoth is there, too, wrapping that vehicle up and taking it down.

This cakealicious masterpiece is the product of Charm City Cakes, and from the looks of the background in the above photo, this isn’t the first impressive project they’ve prepared. It probably wasn’t even the only one that day. But I bet it was the most action-packed cake of the week.

[via Super Punch]

star wars at-at cake is a lumbering, sugary menace

alisha k. — Mon, 18 May 2009 11:30:18 +0000

We’ve all seen a lot of geek culture-inspired cakes; this is the Internet, and food porn is big, after all. But this may just be the ultimate in cake geekery–so ultimate, in fact, that it may just be the best cake ever. Yes, that’s a bold statement, but this is a bold damn cake, and it’s got legs.

While I think this cake is really crying out for a tiny frosted Luke Skywalker in Hoth gear, that’s really the only possible thing that could make it better. Unless… imagine dozens of these. You could easily take over the world and then have a snack afterward.

Sin Desserts in Providence, RI is responsible for this amazing creation. Anyone lucky enough to live in Rhode Island, you know where to go for incredible cakes!

[via Great White Snark via New Launches via Geeky Gadgets]

at-at walker boom box destroys echo base with sound waves

technabob — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 14:53:36 +0000

Not that the Empire needed any help winning the Battle of Hoth, but it would have been much cooler if they had attacked the Rebels with AT-AT walkers with giant speakers built into them. Boom Boom.

[via CHVNX via Rocket Jumper]

this star wars wedding is so good, i’m considering the idea

karen m. — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 18:48:18 +0000

This Star Wars-themed wedding is not your typical, run-of-the-mill Han and Leia affair. Oh no. For this wedding, all of the guests dressed to the nines in Star Wars costumes, and every detail was imbued with Force-y goodness.

The groom opted for a Mon Calamari mask (interesting choice) while the bride wore traditional republic clothing. (It must be love if you can say “I do” to someone in that mask.) The female officiant appears to be decked out in Leia-when-she-was-enslaved-briefly garb.

I think the absolute best thing is the amazing AT-AT cake with Ewok cupcakes, but I might be biased because I’ve always thought Hoth would be a nice place to winter.

A close second for coolest thing ever is what I infer from these photos to be a part of the wedding ceremony during which the groom vanquished Darth Vader in a lightsaber battle.

I’m impressed these folks made a Star Wars wedding seem classy, fun, and desirable- I didn’t think it could be done- and want to wish them the best for a prosperous and JarJar-free future.

You can see a whole bunch more truly excellent photos of this uniquely geeky affair on jwinokur’s Flickr photostream.

[via Neatorama]