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katamari wedding cake: with this ring i thee roll

Katamari Damacy Wedding Cake

Do you take this woman to be your lawfully wedded wife? Will you roll a Katamari down the street with her and roll up the universe into a giant ball?

While I like to think this Katamari wedding cake is filled with tiny buildings, cruise ships, cows and wildly gesticulating little people, it’s actually just…

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September 26th, 2008 comments (20) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: geek art + craft video games

space invaders cupcakes attack earth with deliciousity

Space Invaders Cupcakes by Hello Naomi

What could be better than the yummy, sugary goodness of cupcakes? I’ll tell you. Yummy, sugary, Space Invader cupcakes, that’s what!

Pixel baker extraordinaire Hello Naomi is at it again with her video game baked goods. This time, they’re adorned with the 8-bit aliens who ate so many of our quarters way back when. I suppose…

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July 27th, 2008 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: geek art + craft retro video games

the greatest nintendo cake ever

Mario Kart Wedding Cake

This Mario and Princess Peach wedding cake is quite possibly the finest piece of video game pastry work I’ve ever seen. And I’ve seen a quite a few.

Flickr contributor M.A.L. had this Mario Kart-inspired custom cake made for his recent wedding. This intricate Nintendo cake was crafted by the cake artisans of Costa Mesa,…

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June 13th, 2008 comments (5) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: geek art + craft just plain fun video games

weighted companion cube cake is not a lie

Weighted Companion Cube Cake by mandrake88

If you’re like me, you probably killed more than a few weekends back in the Fall playing Portal. As you probably know by now, the cake promised as the reward for completing all the puzzles was a big fat lie. That didn’t stop this talented baker from whipping up an edible Weighted Companion Cube, effectively combining…

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March 17th, 2008 comments (4) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: geek art + craft video games

atari 2600 cake is one sweet console

Atari 2600 Cake by Cakes by The Pound

Not to be outdone by the edible Atari 2600 joystick, the pastry artisans from Los Angeles’ Cakes by the Pound went all out when they created this delectable Atari-inspired masterpiece.

An awesome work of baked goodness, everything you see in the picture is edible other than the board that the cake sits on. I can’t…

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February 24th, 2008 comments (6) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: just plain fun retro video games

r2-d2 cake makes you wonder what droids taste like

R2-D2 Cake by Mark Joseph Cakes

Star Wars fans looking for something tasty to serve at their next soiree should look no further than this awesomely great R2-D2 cake.

Created by master pastry chef Mark Randazzo of Brooklyn’s Mark Joseph Cakes, this edible Artoo came complete with a domed lid and plenty of delicious blue and silver icing to satisfy any sweet…

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February 18th, 2008 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: just plain fun robots

atari 2600 joystick cake for tasty retro gaming

Atari 2600 Cake on Flickr

I was buzzing about over on Flickr earlier today when I came across this excellent Atari 2600 inspired pastry.

While I normally wouldn’t eat a cake with black icing on it, this one looks too good to pass up. Flickr contributor Fredrick Johnson says the fabulous retro Atari joystick cake was made by his pastry…

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February 9th, 2008 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: just plain fun retro video games

pac-man cupcakes make mouths happy

Pac-Man Cupcakes

Damn. These Pac-Man cupcakes sure look tasty. Too bad I just ate dinner, and too bad that they’re only a picture of cupcakes instead of ones that I can actually pop in my mouth and chow down on.

I wonder if the cherries really taste like cherries?

I spotted these delicious looking Pac-Man cakes created…

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January 21st, 2008 comments (10) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: just plain fun video games

cupcake speakers sound delicious

Cupcake Speakers from Semk

These freshly baked cupcakes from Semk may look tasty, but you’ll probably chip a tooth on ‘em if you try to bite in. That’s because they’re actually speakers, not cupcakes. Bummer.

Yep, no delicious frosting, just bass and treble. Just plug these compact stereo speakers into any media player or computer and you’ll be ready…

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July 16th, 2007 comments (12) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: design just plain fun media players