Sunday Sweets: More Threadcakes
August 2, 2009 The Threadcakes competition ends tomorrow, so if you're planning on entering you'd best get a move on. Oh, but first, allow me to demoralize you a bit with some more of the amazing entries:
(Same deal as last week: Threadless design first, followed by the Threadcake entry. Click on the names for more photos & info.)
By Erin Okuno
By Leslie Evans
And finally, I have to give a shout-out to my fellow cake lovers at the national ICES convention in Illinois, which is ending today. I especially appreciate y'all spreading the Wrecky joy amongst the as-yet-uninitiated at the con. Case in point: Kathy (of Kathy's Kakes), taught a class on "unusual tier styles" Friday, and this was her demo cake:
See anything familiar? Here, let me zoom in:
Yep, those are the Carrot Jockeys - although they've traded in their carrots for little orange candies to fit the ICES "Sweet Time in '09" theme. Kathy reports that roughly half of the class "got it." (The other half was quickly indoctrinated). Excellent work, Kathy! And to you new ICES readers, welcome!
Reader Comments (107)
Wow! Amazing, everyone of them!
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Those Threadcakes are absolutely amazing.
As for the half of the class who didn't get the shout out, do they all live in a cave or on another planet?
The cow jumping over the moon is awesome. xD They all are but I like the cow the best.
haha!! i love the carrot jockeys. and those threadless cake designs?? fughetaboudit. the noahs express one is ridiculously amazing. AMAZING! i do not envy you having to judge such a talented bunch. very cool, though.
AMAZING CAKES!!!!!!
I liked the one with the cows best.
Have a great weekend.
~Lucia
These are simply amazing! I watched the YouTube video and was amazed. Love the cow cake!
Noah Express...hands down favorite! I want that cake for my twins birthday party in a few years! ( Yes I have them planned years on advance)
Oh and the last cake...heavenly!
Eeeee! Cow cake! :D I love the textures on that one.
Mary said...
"... Some day, decades from now, the baby jockey cakes will be like the stump cakes. They will be a tradition that no one understands."
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'Cuz, yeah....we all so TOTALLY understand them.
*snicker*
LOVEit!
>^~~^<
Personally, I am sooo impressed with Leslie's cake and video, that I am all but speechless. As for the colors looking unappetizing, maybe. But how dead-on to the shirt did it look? I mean come ON! That was spectacular! Kudos to Jen if you can actually choose between all these awesome cakes!
That cow cake is absolutely fantastic. It's just like the shirt, and yet significantly more adorable. Love it!
ok. the noah's express is incredible!
Am I the only one who looks at these and thinks, "Yeah, but is it chocolate or vanilla inside?"
Just when I think the SS's can't get any better, you teach me otherwise.
Sweet designs!
~Amy B.
Where can I buy baby carrot Jockeys? Do they come in multiple sizes? I am making carrot jockey cupcakes (CCC? Nah.) for my sis's upcoming twin baby shower!
Without question they are *all* incredible works of art & talent, but those winsome little cows just steal my heart! And that's the only one that is also identifiably a *cake*. A couple of those, if there's any actual cake involved, it must be awfully token. Sorry, but... cakes ought to have, well, *some cake in there somewhere*! :)
love, love LOVE the Noah cake!! I love the disgruntled look on the lion's face!!
true artistry.
I checked out all of the threadcaked entries last week. The cow cake was my favorite then, and it is still my favorite now!!! But, as others have said, I don't envy you the job of judging. May you get through this ordeal with most of your hair intact.
holy corw, how in the world are you supposed to choose a favorite?!?!?
Wow. I like the cows, myself.
The second one with the snake hair was chocolate cake and buttercream frosting and it was delicious! Thanks for featuring my cake, Jen! I am so stoked! And come to Salt Lake City on your book tour please!
There are some seriously amazing cake artists out there!! Some of those threadcakes look amazing (I've been looking at the submissions on the site...wow!!)...It's gonna be a tough decision for you judges!! :P I don't envy you! LOL
I'm so glad I made it onto cakewrecks for sunday sweets rather than a actual wreck! I just wanted to thank everyone for their awesome comments on Noah's Express, you guys definitely made my day :)
:D Loving the Noah Express. Most definitely my favorite out of the batch of sweets this week.
i do not envy the judges in the threadless competition there are so many amazing entries.
good luck judges and contestants alike.
These are great, I get all giddy and joyful (rare occurrence) when I see these threadcakes. The Noah one is my absolute favourite...I love me some squishy little animal types.
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That Noah's Express cake is just about the cutest thing I've ever seen. I nearly died.
The first and the third cake are SUPER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The cow on the moon, so sweet!
Those are amazing. Just amazing. Words can't really fit what I feel when I see those.
These are so freaking amazing.
Holy COW. And Holy Koi. And holy #$^&!!!
THOSE ARE THE SWEETEST, CUTEST LITTLE COWS I HAVE EVER SEEN!
The cow jumping over the moon cake: ABSOLUTELY ADORABLE. I love how she even got the little head twists in there, too. Holy cow! (ha ha ha ha)
Really great stuff. Thanks for sharing. And the carrot jockeys are pure awesomeness.
OHHHHH that candy rainbow strip on that last cake is my all time fav candy...LOOOOVEE me some Airheads Extremes!!! LMAO!!
Two of my favorite threadless shirts turned in to cake! The Cow fail and Noah's Express. So cute! Ahh. The cows are so darn adorable.
Love the cow fail! Is it me on the Noah one or did the bear thing turn into a pig or is it a pig to start off with on the T? I am so cunfused!
lookie at the cute round cows... i need that cake!!
They are all amazing.
But that Noah's ark cake is so amazingly standout in its composition, detail, color, and effort.
That is my vote for first place.
okay, I have been searching that Threadless site for the actual cow fail t-shirt and I cannot find it (I fail too.) Someone have the link?
oh btw I like the cake too, but I can own the shirt :-)
OMG THE COWS! The top one is stuuuck! OMFG cuuute!!
aww the cow cake is just so cute. With the little cow jumping over the moon. so adorable. Good job Erin!
I think the Noah's Ark Express cake looks better than the design. The penguin is just precious.
Love the cow cake but a little disappointed to learn the cows are fondant! One of the things I liked so much about the tomato/ketchup cake featured last week is that each tomato had a cake inside and fondant on the outside.
To the person who asked for the shirt link
http://www.threadless.com/product/1344/fail?utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=gg_aff&utm_campaign=k210012
I just love the first one! Just adorable !
It may not be the most elaborate, but it's delightful in its simplicity.
Or maybe I'm biased because I think cows are the cutest thing on the planet.
I'm usually a lurker, but I have to say that the "Noah Express" cake is my FAVORITE! Sooooo cute!
Okay, the Noah's Ark cake is the hands down winner for me. That had to take a TON of work!! Absolutely amazing!!!!!! (You still have to come to Nashville.)
Kathy is AWESOME.
And I adore those cows....I want them!!!
Thank you so much for posting my cow cake, Jen! Also, thanks for all the love, everyone! I had a blast making and eating it :)
these are brilliant!
trisha
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As for the Threadcakes, the Noah's Ark one is my favorite. The detail on it is incredible.
Amazing!