I Wanna Be a Wreck Star
August 10, 2009 Are you still preoccupied with 1985? (With Bruce Springsteen, Madonna, way before Nirvana...)
If so, then I'm sure you understand wanting an 80s pop star on your cake. Uh. Right?
For instance, how about the artist formerly - and now back to currently - known as Prince?
Yeah, he'd totally rock on a cake. Maybe for a birthday, bridal shower, or any nondescript "sexy" occasion, really.
(Say, what kind of cake is this again? Oh, that's right: it's filled with [singing] "RAS-pberry puree...")
Oh, sorry, Demi; that's Boy George. Well, I'm sure he'd be great on a cake, too.
How about a photo cake? Do you have "Faith" that would look better?
Wham I'm not sure that "wham" is appropriate in front of every wham sentence. Wham what do you think? Wham am I right?
And finally, I have to end with what is most certainly NOT a Wreck, so don't even bother trying to find fault with it:
Yep, THAT, my friends, is a David-Bowie-from-Labyrinth cake, aka quite possibly the Coolest Birthday Cake Ever. This thing is up there with the Darth Vader Baby Shower cake in my book. (Well, not the actual book. The figurative one.) Not only does it feature the Goblin King himself, it ALSO says - and with correct quotation marks, even - "You Remind Me of the Babe."
What babe, you ask? Why, the babe with the power.
This cake has renewed my faith in both the airbrush and future generations, so kudos to Maddy's parents for giving her a proper education in all things awesome.
Jenny M., Brian K., Anony M., & Lonny S, you have no power over me.
Related Wreckage: Guess Who!
UPDATE: So apparently, every one of you has seen Purple Rain and can tell that the first cake is actually supposed to be Epco...urm, Morris Day. And it turns out you are correct. Go figure. I'll leave it to Jen to decide how to adjust the post but in the meantime Sexy Morris up there is still giving me the stink eye so I'm still calling wreck. And yes, *sigh* we know George Michael was part of Wham! -john
Reader Comments (221)
wishinonehand said...
"What, you think every teenage girl in my high school was crushing on David Bowie because he could sing??? Please. :)"
*****
*A-HEM*
I beg your PARDON?? Bowie's sound was everything! 1969 was the year to end all years. Woodstock. Space Oddity. I could go on (don't fret- I won't).
If you weren't a teen in the 60's or 70's, you missed EVERYthing!
That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
Now, as for Cake "David"... I think it/he looks more like Meg Ryan, or maybe Cyndi Lauper, than Bowie... but whatever.
Boy George as cake (Mike, is that YOU?) looks like an Amish schoolboy with latent Rastafarian tendencies.
The "Wham" cake is only half of Wham! so I guess that's a Bargain Bin cake. Notice that a big chunk of icing is stuck to the side of the box? Bummer, huh?
I'm a sad panda... I wanna see the picture of Epcot!
You remind me of the babe.
What babe?
The babe with the power.
What power?
The power of voodoo.
Who do?
You do.
Do what?
Remind me of the babe.
Ah.... love that movie. Still quote that all the time!
You remind me of the babe
(What babe?)
Babe with the power
(What power?)
Power of Voodoo
(Who do?)
You do
(Do what?)
Remind me of the babe
I SOOOOO want to watch that movie again now, lol
Are you sure that is meant to be Boy George? I think it looks like a fantastic wealthy Bolivian llama farmer.
Goblin king! :D There isn't an emote with a smile big enough to express my glee.
*Dance magic dance magic dance...*
I had to work late today and now I've missed my chance to see the Prince/Morris cake. Waaaah. Amateur decorator, won't you please give permission to put your cake back up.
I was (still am) madly in love with George Michael back in the Faith days (I was in 3rd grade). I used to kiss my life-size, full-length George Michael poster. I had every Wham! tape. My mom made me a cheesecake for my 10th birthday with pictures of George Michael glued to toothpicks. It rocked. I would have loved a George Michael cake like the one shown here, whether it be on my actual birthday or my birthday eve.
ahhhhh 'ello!
Labrynth fans every where! Fabulous!
David Bowie! Insane 80's makeup! Labyrinth references!
Please excuse me, I have to listen to Magic Dance.
"You remind me of the Babe."
"What Babe?"
"The Babe with the power."
"What power?"
"The power of voodoo."
"Who do?"
"You do."
"Do what?"
"Remind me of the Babe." : )
David Bowie!! David Bowie!! Guess what I want on my birthday cake this year now?!
Aw I just KNEW you'd love labyrinth! YAY!
I'm going to send a link of this post to my aunt, my cousin will be 3 in November and I'm sure she would love a Labyrinth cake. Or at least the rest of the family would...
Thanks, Jen, you started off my day with a sparkle of happiness. And now I need to check iTunes for songs from the Labyrinth soundtrack.
@ILoveBabyQuilts--Ha!! I love it. I remember Marcel Proust and the madeline...a colleague had a book called "Proust was a Neuroscientist" or something to that effect and there was a madeline on the cover. I asked him to let me know why when he finished reading the book. Too funny!
PS: If there is a Labyrinth 2 my BFF will melt into a puddle of fangirlish goo.
Take down the mention is we can't see the cake.
NickerNotes said...
Are you sure that is meant to be Boy George? I think it looks like a fantastic wealthy Bolivian llama farmer.
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Gosh..I don't know what a Bolivian llama is, but I Googled your everday "llama" and it seems that they go for somewhere between $2,000 and $3,500 apiece in general...
Not bad, but not really enough to consider farming them a "goldmine" job, either...
Personally I'd go for the Alpaca--they're in the same family, but go for a LOT more, for some reason (about the price of a luxury car for the females).
And I guess Bolivians can do it as well as anyone...
=^--^=
Honestly I think WHAM as a word is making a comeback. And yes labyrinth rocks.
Frankie says Relax!
Mr Michael looks like a werewolf in that cake..
Way to go with the reference to Bowling for Soup! :)
I don't care if it was Prince or not - your "raspberry puree" quote was pure-e genious!
You are so stinkin' COOL for liking Labyrinth.
My brain is now full of that song. "The power of voodoo who do you do remind me of the babe...."
I love David Bowie!!! I want that cake for my birthday. *going to watch Labyrinth*
I love the Labyrinth Cake
Ok I went searching and found this Labyrinth cake:
http://coloradosprings.yourhub.com/Powers/Stories/Family-Friends/Photos/Image.axd?imageid=316359©type=2
By the time I got here today -- sorry been putting out IT fires since 5:00 am PDT -- the Prince cake was gone. But, I will assume it was a life-size 9X13 sheet?
Dude I am all over the George Micheal cake.We share the same birthday...........freaky that i know that; but when I was 13 and I discovered this fact I told everyone. And now I am strangley telling you..........:)lol
Hi! *waves* Long time lurker, first time commenter. Your website is on my 'daily check-list'!
I just had to stop by and say two things.
1) *bows to the awesomeness of the Labyrinth cake*
2) I'm really hoping that this post means that your e-mail will soon be flooded with more of them!
Must scamper off now and throw on my Labyrinth DVD... or my original-issue VHS... or perhaps the soundtrack on CD... or maybe the record...
The Boy George cake is actually not all that bad. Aside from the fact that it is Boy George, of course. And the yellow sprinkles. I'm voting 'not a wreck' on that one.
Totally not fair removing the picture of the Prince/Morris Day cake, but leaving in the description and all the comments.
SHOW ME THE CAKE!!!!
Darn it, now I'm going to have to pull out my Bowling For Soup because that song is going to be stuck in my head all day!
Jareth on a cake is a great idea but I'm not sure about this example from that angle.
To all the haters of the Bowie cake:
It may not be a piece of cake magic, but its BOWIE! And that is good enough for me.
And even catching up again today, every time someone posted the Dance Magic lyrics I sang right through them. Never gets old!
Becky
Umm.. Wham! was George Micheals' first band. But you knew that..right? Right? Please say you knew that!
Man, I'm sorry I missed the Prince cake. Was it purple?
For those who missed the "Prince" cake, as Anonymous said, it can be found here: http://s93.photobucket.com/albums/l62/lacyegirl/Cake/
What babe? The babe with the power. What power? The power of the voodoo. Who do? You do. Do what?
LOVE LOVE LOVE Labyrinth!!! Jennifer Connelly before A Beautiful Mind....bliss.
ZOMG! Return to the Labyrinth vol. 3 just came out and I'm on a total Labyrinth fangirl binge right now (if you thought Jareth was yummy in the movie, wait 'til you see him in bishounen form!).
That Jareth cake is le awesome! SQUEE!
I love the Labyrinth!! My husband got me the movie for Christmas!! That is a great cake, I would be happy to get it for my birthday.
Oh, the Bowie cake is ADORABLE!
I'd love one for my upcoming (eeek, 41st!!) birthday! :-D
The Prince one looked more like Morris Day.
the power of the voodoo!!!!!!!
one of my fave movies *ever*...i so wish this was my cake!!
The labyrinth cake is creepy to me because the goblin king was after the girl thru the whole movie...and the cake is for a 5 year old...very unsavory/distasteful and Boy George and George Michael...??? Same goes although the BG cake is well done !
How about a book signing in Northeast Florida ???
I NEED THAT DAVID BOWIE CAKE!!! I totally have Jareth The Goblin King on a T-Shirt... and it's my favorite. Now I have "Dance Magic, Dance" stuck in my head.
BTW,
As a parent of 5 kids in the "Labyrinth Generation" I kind of regret letting them watch that movie so many times...who do, you do, Voo Doo, the power of the babe ? Oh, crap ! What HAVE I done ????
And a sequel ? All five will be buying tickets as soon as it hits ( and taking THEIR kids to see it too)
What power?!
Who do?
Do what?
You may already know but if you like Bowling for Soup check out Butch Walker - he produced one of their albums and has some fantastic and entertaining lyrics.
Will I be banned from this blog if I admit that I have never even heard of Labyrinth?
The Boy George cake isn't that bad, although I keep seeing Emma Thompson dressed AS Boy George.
And while I was never a big fan of Labyrinth (I was into the Muppet and John Hughes movies myself), it's nice to see something a little different on a kid's cake than the princesses and cars and Spidermen and frogs that look like aliens.
"The power of voodoo. Who do? You do?"
The Labyrinth cake just made me want to go buy that movie again, so I can show it to my kids. Love it!
Oh how I love thee, David Bowie. You will always make women swoon in Labyrinth as you dance around in those spandex pants, mmm mmmmm.
The David Bowie Labyrinth cake is pretty awesome.