I’m not sure how many people will stop by SheWalksSoftly today due to the holiday, but I’d like to give you some festive selections from Cake Wrecks to celebrate.
And now for the shameless recycling of Valentine’s Day containers…
I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving!
This post is dedicated to David E. in honor of his birthday. May you not have to endure a cake like any of the above!
Couched between pennysaver deals on gutter cleaning and spa treatments, I came across a baffling full page ad for THE SEXY SALAD.
Click on the website and you’ll find an animated bowl of greens, giving a provocative “come hither” stare and periodic smooches to the tune of cheesy synthesized stripper music.
I was thoroughly entertained by the arbitrary nature of the Sexy Salad concept, since one rarely ponders the erotic attributes of lettuce (and this is coming from someone who sites the opening credits of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory as her favorite sex scene).
Overall, the place seems worth the 30 minute drive for me, if only to say I’ve eaten there:
Should you decide to browse their site, there is even a “sexy photo gallery”.
The image above should come up in standard search engine queries for that phrase.
I apologize in advance for the following image, and further apologize for the terrifying truth that Jar Jar is made of POTATOES. Yes, this monstrosity was served as a meal.
I generally love innovative food creations, but this has simply gone too far.
I had a sneak peak of the NY Chocolate Show a few years back…it was almost too much joy for one human being to handle.
Part of this festival involves a chocolate fashion show, displaying various sartorial confections (I hope they are eaten afterward!). You can view a bit about the process of here:
One of the models actually fainted before the show and shattered her costume. A chocolate show is arguably not the best place for emaciated, sugar-deprived fashion elite. I’d enjoy the irony, if the whole thing weren’t so tragic.
The Minimiam site opens with the line “Who hasn’t dreamt of diving in thick chocolate mousse?”
Indeed.
These delightful food landscapes, populated with miniature figures, are the work of Akiko Ida and Pierre Javelle.
I had a fantastic time browsing the edible terrains and their hard working, intrepid inhabitants.
Sometimes…I wanted to trade places with them…
Here is my 2008 roundup of favorite Halloween culinary atrocities from Cake Wrecks. Enjoy the wrong!
Let’s start with some fiercely baffled spiders, shall we?
This poor bastard is…arachnologically wrong, having only six legs (though that may be the least of his worries):
And onto some pumpkins…
The above is actually the Krispy Kreme seasonal donut (for the record, they couldn’t make a Krispy Kreme so ugly that I’d refuse to eat it):
At first I thought the “face” was mold or burnt patches:
More misery…
I’m not sure what’s going on in this cake. There appears to be a small army of cake dolls who’ve been decapitated and had their heads replaced by giant eyeballs…yet they cling tenaciously to their old plastic heads for good measure:
And now some ghosts…
Um, is this even work safe?
I’m not sure if sushi maintains its status as the ultra chic cultural phenomenon it once was…but I personally don’t like it, and don’t mind if that makes me uncool. I will, however, eat any number of bastardized sushi-styled delicacies like this wonderful cake I saw on flickr:
…which led to me seek out other “sushi cake” photos.
Look how beautiful! I’d have to pass on the coconut parts though:
And leave it to the inimitable Charm City Cakes to create fantastic cake realism:
I am curious and slightly wary of this much black confection material (which I can’t identify, but my knowledge of culinary arts is limited):
And for a slight variation, this candy platter takes the prize:
As far as I can tell, the next two are made of real sushi. But I must give credit where credit is due for the amazing work that went into these displays:
Here’s a little something to get you in the mood for Halloween (a mood I maintain consistently throughout the year). Thai artist Kittiwat Unarrom makes bread in the shape of gruesome dismembered body parts.
He could clearly be a traditional prop artist, but I love that he’s chosen to (oh no…unintentional pun ahead) go out on a limb with his choice of medium.
You can view more examples of his “bakery” and the creation process in this clip:
Forget beer and automotive technology, Germany needs to start exporting massive amounts of TYPOLADE, the chocolate text.
Some wonderful inventor decided to combine two of my favorite things: words and chocolate. I can only sit back, awestruck and salivating.
There’s a little gallery of various TYPOLADE uses on the main page.
In a recent Rifftrax viewing of the original Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, my friend and I were quite fixated on our love of the giant gummi bears in Wonka’s factory. We began talking about what great light fixtures they would make.
I was delighted to find that JELLIO actually manufactures them!
JELLIO seems to have a monopoly on gummi bear light fixture production, therefore they see fit to charge $125 each or $500 for a set of five (which ensures that I’ll probably never own one). But I just like to know they exist. If I ever have children, I’d be tempted to seek these out again.
For the more sophisticated gummi bear enthusiast, there’s always the Gummi Bear Chandelier:
If I ever owned a candy store, I’d have to spring for one of these. Or make one myself.
Should you have the pressing need to see the gummi bears that inspired this post, they are in this scene:
The closest thing I’ve seen in real life came from Candy Blog’s review of the Big Bite Gummi.
They could be a fun item to share…creatively.
Note: Candy Blog is a fantastic site. Reviews of international treats from the most decadent to the most bizarre.
Thanks to Steph for sharing my gummi love.
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