10 Wedding Cakes For Book Lovers

What happens when literature lovers marry?

(Holly Andrews, United Kingdom)

Beautifully bookish wedding cakes, that's what!

And since it's Great Books Week, this is the perfect time to COVER this TYPE of SPINE-tingling Sweets:

(Hey There, Cupcake!, California)

Too many puns? Sorry. I've gotta learn to read the room.

I love how they tucked a little secret library into the back of this one:

(Maisie Fantaisie, United Kingdom)

So sweet!

Then this one is SO realistic I had to do a triple-take before I believed it's really cake:

(Roxy Cakes, Permanently closed)

WOW.

This one has a sweet pop-up illustration for the topper, so clever:

(Sin, Rhode Island)

While this topper is a real "Who's Who" of wedding style:

(Artisan Cake Company)

Look closely at those "birch" branches in the middle: they're rolled up book pages!

Well OWL BE.

I wasn't going to feature any specific titles, but I couldn't resist this Lord of the Rings design:

(Dolce Dita, France)

So many great details: the ring, the hand painted bridge scene - and all resting on the book itself!

Here's another pop-up style, though this one uses paper instead of sugar:

(Found here, Baker unknown)

That entire topper is such a work of art! And it blends so well with the cake below that I'm honestly having a hard time deciding if the top book is edible or not - which is one of the highest compliments I can give.

Completely smitten with everything about this one:

(Cake Studio, Canada)

The colors, the details, the leaning book! It's all perfection.

And finally, if you ever have a wedding in the reading nook under the trees of a secret fairy garden, then you can relax; I found your cake:

(Baker unknown, Help?)

::swoon::

Happy Sunday, everyone!

P.S. I know we should never judge a book by its cover, but this box set of classics is just SO pretty:

Puffin in Bloom collection

Double swoon!

(If they look familiar, it’s because you just saw edible versions of these on cake #9!)

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And from my other blog, Epbot:

Sorry, Keisha

Ever watched your man drop his towel and do a "sexy dance?"

And if so...

...does this look familiar?

:D

It's been a long time since I railed against the airbrush here on CW, but I want you all to know:

...it still sucks.

(I also want you to know that the urge to start quoting Princess Bride here is inconceivably strong.)

Keisha wanted this:

But Keisha GOT this:

Sorry, Keisha.

And Jamey would like us to know that these are little baby booties:

...NOT baby peckers.

Which made me laugh way more than it should.

And finally:

After seven years of documenting wreckage and weird wedding trends, it's hard to surprise me.
But this?
THIS DID IT:

That, my friends, is a professionally made wedding "cake" made of... waaaait for it...

PIEROGIES.
You know, those dumpling things you're supposed to eat with Kielbasa? Except these are covered in icing and stuffed with bananas and Sweet StayPuft it's so wrong what is wrong with you people even the real cheese cakes were better aaaaaaaaaaa

Ahem.

Happy Friday, y'all.

Thanks to Taylor H., Corinne K., Keisha D., Jamey I., & Missy S. for showing us what a raw oyster "cake" might look like. (I'm not the only one who see it, right?)

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This is random and ridiculous and I can think of at least 3 people I know who need one:

Tabasco Sauce Keychain (It's real sauce!)

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And from my other blog, Epbot: