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killer geek cupcakes the easy way

pac-man cupcake

Note that the title doesn’t indicate that this is the easiest way to obtain awesome custom cupcakes; that, of course, means dragging yourself down to the nearest shop and placing an order. But the second-easiest way to achieve, say, Pac-Man perfection, is to make your own cupcakes of any sort, and just slap these purchasable covers…

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October 18th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

filed under: geek art + craft video games

super mario makes for some tasty treats

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These handmade Super Mario Bros. candies from pastry artist Ana Fuji look too good to eat. Each delightful bon-bon features the likeness of a popular character from the Mushroom Kingdom, popping its head out of the top of an orb of chocolate and fondant.

Who do you think looks more yummy, Mario, Luigi or that…

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October 10th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: geek art + craft video games

it’s a nice day for a steampunk wedding cake

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Even with all the wacky steampunk-inspired projects we’ve seen, I never expected steampunk food. Anything else, sure, like dishes, utensils, or glassware. Brass-fitted mugs? Makes perfect sense. But a steampunk cake? Now I’ve seen it all.

That’s cake. It’s not a shiny outer layer. It’s not wrapping. It’s cake, with decorations made of fondant–every gear,…

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October 10th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

filed under: design geek art + craft just plain fun

technabob quickpix: when a picture is worth 1000 words

video console cakes offer a little something old, a little something new…

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While these lumpy cakes certainly aren’t the most precise video game inspired baked goods I’ve featured here on Technabob, this is definitely the first time I’ve seen so many console cakes congregated in the same place.

There are cakey versions of the Gamecube, an NES, an Atari 2600, a TurboGrafx-16, a Sega Genesis and a…

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April 25th, 2009 comments (6) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: geek art + craft quickpix retro video games