In which I am naughty
I have a mountain of work, admin, packing, and correspondence to catch up on, but instead I am reading through my new favourite blog, Cake Wrecks, which I discovered via an old favourite blog, Jenny Davidson’s Light Reading. I’m sure all of you have been enjoying it for years. What can I say? I am slow.
So far it has led me to many pleasures but few top the delight of the world’s worst Dalek cakes. I confess that I laughed so hard I cried.
Then it led me to this. The making of the most incredible cake I have ever seen:
Apparently it took twelve days to make. Wow. Just wow.
Posted by Justine at 14:35, 6 December 2008 under Admin, Bloggery, Excuses, Food, Frippery, New York City/USA, Sydney/Australia | 8 Comments »
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Stefanie Says:
That is seriously one of the most impresseive cakes I’ve ever seen. My favorite is still the Wall-E cake though.
http://flickr.com/photos/30572319@N08/2861757230/
I’m too much of a chicken to read Cake Wrecks in fear that one day something I make will end up on there. Instead I watch the flickr group “That’s a Cakes?!?“
December 6th, 2008 at 4:11 pm
Stefanie Says:
*impressive
Gah, bad misspelling!
December 6th, 2008 at 4:12 pm
pixelfish Says:
For some reason the amazing cake picture isn’t showing up in my browser. But I was wondering if it was the Batman cake from a month or so back. Because that one was pretty cool.
As for the poor Dalek cakes, yes, they are bad, but it is hard to make Daleks from food items. I once made Daleks from hardboiled eggs, pickles, and cucumber, and it was a pain getting the toothpicks to center correctly. Also, half way into its creation, it tried to kill me.
December 6th, 2008 at 6:17 pm
Jessica Says:
Just to ease your mind, Cake Wrecks has only been existence since May. You’re only a few months behind! <3
December 6th, 2008 at 6:59 pm
5. Justine Says:
Jessica: Only seven months behind. I feel so much better!
December 6th, 2008 at 7:26 pm
Becky Says:
Cake Wrecks is an absolutely brilliant site! Truly!
December 7th, 2008 at 9:15 pm
Stephanie Leary Says:
OMG, the Batman cake. The brackets on the drain pipe! The wee manhole cover! Amazing. But is it even edible after twelve days?
December 8th, 2008 at 11:38 am