Sunday Sweets: 11 Magical Castle Cakes

Whether they're made of sand, stone, or ice, there's just something magical about castles. So no wonder castle cakes are big - often literally! - these days.

From full-grown elegance:

(By Unique Celebration Cakes)

To childlike charm:

(By Tal Tsafrir)

And how perfect is this sand castle for a beach wedding?

(By Cake Lava)

A pretty pastel number:

(By The Brighton Cake Company)

I love the metallic shimmer on those turrets.

Anyone planning a Harry Potter movie marathon?

If so, then do I have the cake for you:

(By Red Carpet Cake Design)

In fact, I think this next one might be Hogwarts, too:

(By Mother and Me Creative Cakes)

Plus it lights up!

Of course, we can't talk castles without including Disneyland's:

(By Cuteology Cakes)

Or Disney World's!

(By Francine's Sweet Treats)

This wedding design is one of the prettiest I've seen yet:

(By Mike's Amazing Cakes)

And at first I thought this one was a ceramic sculpture:

(By Zoe's Fancy Cakes)

Sometimes castle cakes can look a little drab, but those warm golds and purple/fuchsias are perfection.

And finally, the grandest castle cake I've ever seen, served just two months ago at a wedding in Jakarta:

(By Cream and Lace)

WOWIE.

Happy Sunday, everyone!

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Oh hey, if you're shopping online this week, remember to check out my Amazon shop front! I have lists of funny gifts and clothes and toys and such that might help inspire you for those hard-to-buy-for types:

That's Not How This Works. That's Not How Any Of This Works.

Back by popular* demand! A brand new edition of Cakes Failing To Look Like The Things They're Supposed To Look Like!

[*The cats liked it.]

A Shamrock:

When the luck of the Irish has a bad day.
And then gets all its limbs cut off.

Balloons.
Literally the easiest thing you can make with cake:

WE'RE DOOMED.

A Football Helmet:

Alien skull. Final answer.

Flip-Flops:

If these look right to you, then someday you're going to make a podiatrist very, VERY happy.

Basketballs:

Or stick figures with no faces.

A School Bus:

Or so they claim.
I'm convinced this is actually a platypus named School Bus. See the little nostrils?

A Baseball Glove:

For the longest time I thought this was supposed to be turkey.
Then I saw the fingernails.

BONUS POP QUIZ!

Can you guess what this is supposed to be?

Here’s a hint:

“This is my handle
this is my… other handle
tip me over and play badminton with my lid.”

Thanks to Anony M., Jennifer M., Matt M., Katie T., Maggie P., Sally N., Tracie T., Jennalee, & Lauren L. who are all wondering what the birdie thing in badminton is called.*

* It’s called a shuttlecock.**

** Which reminds me of this post. Heh.

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Here's something that mostly looks like what it's supposed to:

Paw-some Pet Stockings

The little fish bones on the cat one are so cute!