Sunday Sweets: (Video) GAME ON!

Anyone else out there love video games??

(By Un Jeu d'Enfant)

'Cuz if so, this post's for you.

Mortal Kombat:

(By Maridell's Cakes)

Disney Infinity:

(Baker unknown. Anyone recognize it?)

Seriously love this idea: you can set the character cupcakes on the game pads, just like the real system! SO FUN.

Skylanders:

(By Bellaria Cakes Design)

I've never played this one before, but these fun character cakes make me want to!

Here's another, also from Skylanders:

(By Dina Cimarusti - who was on season 7 of Face Off! SO COOL.)

Call of Duty:

(By Not Just Cakes By Annie)

Especially perfect for someone named Paul. Ha!

Minecraft:

(By The Violet Cake Shop)

It's a plethora of perfectly placed pixels! Swoon.

Mario Kart:

(By Enna's Cake Design)

Because that little Italian plumber never gets old.

Secret Agent Clank:

(By Vsem Tort)

I remember playing Ratchet and Clank eons ago - I had no idea Clank got his own title!

Legend of Zelda:

(By Studio Sweets, which sells those toppers on Etsy!)

Another classic, and talk about a perfect wedding cake! I love the "floating" sugar gems.

And finally, one of John's favorite games of all time:

Skyrim:

(By Baking Obsession)

I got John the Alduin statue this cake is based on last Christmas, so we're both pretty familiar with it - and neither of us could believe this was cake at first and not the real thing. It's that perfect.

Now, who wants to go play a game? :)

Happy Sunday, everyone!

*****

P.S. I just need y'all to know this exists:

The Game of Life, Super Mario Edition

Video games are invading board games now?!

... I like it. Next I'd like BioShock Clue, please. (Not even joking, you know that art would be amazeballs.)

They See Me Scrollin'

With graduation season upon us, it's time to once again consider that most impossible of shapes:

The lumpy burrito.

No, sorry, I mean that paper noisemaker thing you blow through:

Or is it a Corinthian column?

...made into a Chia Pet?

I'm being silly, of course. We all know these are really bakers' attempts at... uh...

compensating for something.

[evil grin]

Maybe if they anthropomorphized it?

In this case, "anthropomorphize" means "make it look like a poopy lollipop inside a beaker."

So: NAILED IT.

Speaking of things that've been nailed:

With a steamroller, by the looks of it.

Well, I trust this has convinced you guys to always request a real paper diploma on your cakes. That way, you're guaranteed to NEVER... uh... oh.

Never mind.

Thanks to Carol M., Cathy S., Stephanie C., Sam A., Kelly & Craig, Kat S., & Stephanie F. for proving this time the dog really did eat it.

*****

P.S. We like (real) floofs here, yes?

This is our cat Suki, and she luuuuurves these sticks so much I figured I should tell y'all about them.

Silvervine Cat Chew Sticks

If your cats don't react to catnip, try these; they're branches from a different plant with the same effect. My cats happen to love both, but I prefer Silvervine since the sticks are less messy than loose catnip, plus help clean their teeth.

Even better, a 10-pack of sticks is only $6, and they last forever. It's been 2 years and I'm still on my second pack. Every couple months I'll scrape off a little bark to expose more of the wood underneath, which freshens the effect; the cats are EXTRA interested afterward. (The sticks have no smell for humans, btw.) Highly, HIGHLY recommend for your feline friends.