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Killer Geek Cupcakes the Easy Way

Alisha K. — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 19:18:10 +0000

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 on ‘em.

SugarRobot’s Esty store has all sorts of cupcake covers, from fancy little butterflies (edible!) to robots (awesome!) to the Pac-Man covers shown above. For ten bucks, you can cover a dozen cupcakes… but will you claim the work as your own? Tsk, tsk.

Using the covers sounds ridiculously easy: make your cupcakes, cover ‘em with a tiny bit of frosting (think of it as delicious glue), and then apply the covers. It’s a recipe for instant cupcake success, and maybe if we make a big enough deal out of these, SugarRobot will roll out (and cut out) even more fondant designs.

Super Mario Makes for Some Tasty Treats

Technabob — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 23:03:50 +0000

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 1-up mushroom? Say, did you notice that Bob-omb looks sorta like the chocolate ball he’s standing on top of. I suppose Ana could have just made a giant chocolate bomb instead. And that question mark block is a bit more like a squishy question mark ball, but I don’t mind. Maybe they had those in Super Mario Bros. 9. I never got to play that one.

[via Flickr]

It’S a Nice Day for a Steampunk Wedding Cake

Alisha K. — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 11:57:51 +0000

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, every piece. No shortcuts here.

How could you ever cut it? This is art. You wouldn’t stroll up to the Mona Lisa and start hacking away with a machete. How could you put a knife into this? This cake goes too far. It’s too gorgeous.

…maybe I do sort of want to eat it.

[via Great White Snark]

Video Console Cakes Offer a Little Something Old, a Little Something New…

Technabob — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 14:49:38 +0000

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 Nintendo Wii all gathered around for a game of Duck Hunt on an edible TV. More pics of these delectible consoles can be found over on BFedRec’s Flickr cakes album.