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the greatest nintendo cake ever

filed under: geek art & craft | just plain fun | video games

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…

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posted: June 13th, 2008 stumble it! post a comment author: technabob

weighted companion cube cake is not a lie

filed under: geek art & craft | video games

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…

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posted: March 17th, 2008 stumble it! 3 comments author: technabob

atari 2600 cake is one sweet console

filed under: just plain fun | retro | video games

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…

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posted: February 24th, 2008 stumble it! 5 comments author: technabob

r2-d2 cake makes you wonder what droids taste like

filed under: just plain fun | robotics

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 tooth…

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posted: February 18th, 2008 stumble it! post a comment author: technabob

atari 2600 joystick cake for tasty retro gaming

filed under: just plain fun | retro | video games

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 chef friend, Lisa…

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posted: February 9th, 2008 stumble it! 1 comment author: technabob

pac-man cupcakes make mouths happy

filed under: just plain fun | video games

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?..

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posted: January 21st, 2008 stumble it! 8 comments author: technabob

cupcake speakers sound delicious

filed under: design | just plain fun | media players

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…

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posted: July 16th, 2007 stumble it! 4 comments author: technabob

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