Cakes
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Wednesday, August 20th, 2008I’ve received details on a handful of really spectacular cakes, lately. Which I’m sure is the Baby Jesus’s way of rewarding me for my latest stint of unplanned celibacy. The Lord smiles upon purity, people. I’ve practically regrown my virginity.
Sasha and Rick Reichart of cakelava bakery in Oahu, Hawaii–the artisans behind the [...]
The Top Five Awful Millennium Falcon Cakes - Geeky Curiosity of the Week
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008What do these Millennium Falcon Star Wars cakes have in common with good intentions? They’re really sweet, appreciated incrementally more when they’re from your Mom, and not worth a damn when you thought you were actually going to get something cool for your birthday.
Before you put on your misguided “Hey, take it easy on [...]
Shell-Shocked Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Cake - Geeky Curiosity of the Week
Wednesday, August 6th, 2008As we recently saw, whispers of yet another live-action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie can still tweak the figurative nipples of the internet. Perhaps fans are hoping for more ill-conceived yet eminently-discussable pop culture gems like Vanilla Ice’s ninja rap and the TMNT concert tour.
Me? I just want Corey Feldman (a.k.a., the voice of [...]
Millennium Falcon Grooms Cake - Geeky Curiosity of the Week
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008Once cake artisan Jennifer Luxmore of Sin Desserts in Providence, RI, caught sight of the Millennium Falcon cake by Charm City Cakes (of Ace of Cakes fame) plowing its way through the interweb tubes last week, she immediately contacted the one man whose respected position in the geeky cake community could launch her own incredible [...]
Death Star Cake with Tower of Mind-Blowing Star Wars Cupcakes - Geeky Curiosity of the Week
Wednesday, July 9th, 2008Finding a Death Star cake is a bit like getting laid at Comic-Con. You might find something to put your mouth on… but it ain’t gonna be pretty.
Certainly we’ve seen our share of bad Death Star cakes. I’m so jaded that I profiled an artsy Death Star wedding cake that didn’t even have [...]
The Top Five Awful R2-D2 Cakes - Geeky Curiosity of the Week
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008Here on GWS, I regularly lavish goodwill and praise upon honest-to-goodness talented cake artisans who bless our Yahweh-forsaken little planet with the simple joys elicited by first-rate geeky cakes.
But it’s time once again to turn our attention to the ham-handed, artistically-impaired, wannabe cake makers who bring another sort of pleasure to you and me, the [...]