I'm Bringing Skeksis Back: 10 Dark Crystal Sweets!

I just watched the making-of special for the new Dark Crystal series last night, so you know what that means!

 (Black Cherry Cake Co, England)

We're bringing Skeksis back.

(Yeah!)

The details on this beauty by Black Cherry blow my mind. Look at that airbrushed sky! The waterfall, the orrery, and all the hand-sculpted figures! WOW.

Granted, no mere mortal could ever make that... but I'd be willing to take a crack at these crystal cookies:

(Sweethart Baking Experiment, Youtube tutorial here)

So pretty, plus there's a whole tutorial to show us how!

When you really want the Chamberlain's head on a platter:

(Heartache Cakes, England)

Hate that guy. But this cake is amazing.

This Fizzgig cake is demonstrating the proper technique for eating it:

(Coran Cake Decorating, Australia)

AAAAA CHOMP.

(I love all the teeth!)

Here comes another jaw-dropper:

(Monkey & Me Sweets, Pennsylvania)

How? HOW?! The Skeksis castle has never looked better - if it wasn't on a cake board you'd swear it was a resin model.

And this could be a scene inside:

 (Artisan Petal Designs, California)

I can't be certain, but I *think* the Skeksis are hand-sculpted sugarpaste. (If so, then WOWIE.) Either way, the finishing and aging on all those details and stonework is phenomenal.

 This is my favorite Skeksis of the bunch; I love the art style!

(Baker unknown. Help?)

Even the writing matches the art style, and the glittery crystal shards around the base are a great touch.

 Here's a first for Sweets: believe it or not, this is a PIE.

 (ThePieous, online courses only)

Whaaaaaaat. Incredible! And the way the window in the back reveals the cherry filling underneath is as genius as it is creepy. Bravo. 

I was super chuffed to find a cake specific to the new show, Age of Resistance!

(Sarah And Squirrel)

I love the pink tree with Deet underneath, and the little Podling Hup at the base!

And finally, one more Skeksis you won't believe is cake, so you'll just have to trust me:

(Karen Portaleo, Georgia)

The second I saw it I knew it was Karen's work. She is the absolute master at sculptural cakes like this.

To quote the Chamberlain, "MmmMMMMMmmmmmm."

Happy Sunday, everyone! I hope your day is extra Sweet and crystal clear.

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Did you know there's a Dark Crystal Little Golden Book?!

The Dark Crystal Golden Book

For only $5, I'm tempted to get it for me!

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And from my other blog, Epbot:

5 Wrecks And A Funeral

On the plus side, it IS the right color:

I'm guessing whoever invented these "football sprinkles" never owned a pet hamster/rabbit/guinea pig/etc:

"Whooo waaants cake?... NO FLUFFY NOOOOO!"

For her class reunion cake Sara had a long group panorama shot, which she'd had to make with three separate photos. It was obvious how the three fit together, though, so Sara was CONFIDENT that nope can't even finish this sentence here just look:

This is a baker who really, really sucks at jigsaw puzzles.

And Sara still doesn't know what that little green square is.

The good news is Sara eventually got the cake she wanted... after going across town to a different bakery:

It CAN be done!

Sometimes bakeries will give you all the plastic flotsam bits separate from the cake, which means you can order this:

...and GET this:

We're gonna need more flotsam, people. STAT.

Lee's father was celebrating 50 years of running a Chevy dealership, so a local customer sent him a cake. Pretty sweet, right?

Except Lee reports the baker delivering said cake skedaddled with "surprising" haste - and you're about to see why:

♫ "Like a wreck. OOOOOO like a wreck!"♪

And just think: that's the FIXED version.

(No, I don't know what "Ally" is. Whatever it is, it belongs to Lee's friend.)

But wait! THERE'S MORE.

The same friend's "at Ally" ALSO sent along a commemorative flower arrangement. Trouble is, I guess they didn't specify what kind of event was being commemorated, so Lee's dad ended up with...

Funeral flowers.

Lee, I think I speak for us all when I say: you should take your dad out for ice cream.

Thanks to Polly S., Brittney W., Sara W., Christina P., & Lee L. for lightening up a grave situation.

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On a lighter note, I just found a sun shade that turns any car into a Pixar car and it is the CUTEST:

Car Eyes Sun Shade

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And from my other blog, Epbot: