Snake Cake! Run for Your Lives!

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By Gareth Branwyn
Posted 2012/08/10 @ 3:45 pm
Category Food & Beverage

Francesca Pitcher from North Star Cakes in the UK created this disturbingly realistic Burmese python cake for her daughter’s birthday. She posted it on her Facebook page and it’s gone viral from there. Decorative cake guru Duff Goldman from Ace of Cakes even tweeted about it.

Nice job, but maybe too realistic. I think I just lost my sweet tooth. Hey, wait, she could be onto something — make all of those deadly desserts LOOK deadly.

BY Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn is a freelancer writer and the former Editorial Director of Maker Media. He is the author or editor of a dozen books on technology, DIY, and geek culture, including the first book about the web (Mosaic Quick Tour) and the Absolute Beginner's Guide to Building Robots. He is currently working on a best-of collection of his writing, called Borg Like Me.

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16 Responses to Snake Cake! Run for Your Lives!

Matt Richardson on August 10th, 2012 at 4:42 pm said:

YIKES! Something I absolutely hate combined with something I absolutely love. I’ve never felt so torn…

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Sheri on August 10th, 2012 at 10:41 pm said:

What have you got against cake?

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P. Burmese on August 11th, 2012 at 7:58 am said:

As striking as it appears I’d recoil from a second helping.

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Dave Cook on August 12th, 2012 at 5:35 am said:

My little boy flipped when he saw this

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Amadeus on August 14th, 2012 at 2:09 pm said:

Perhaps you can find a chocolate mouse inside?

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Jeeem on August 17th, 2012 at 5:42 am said:

This is unbelievably realistic! Francesca, you’re a pro! I don’t think there are many bakers out there who could match your expertise. Kudo’s to you and your talent!
Jeeem

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Dave S. on August 17th, 2012 at 6:35 am said:

Yes, yes, YES. Icing roses and drapery pale before this inspired decoration. Please post some how-to details. I’d love to take my darling’s birthday cake to the next level.

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Frugal Frights and Delights on August 17th, 2012 at 3:09 pm said:

This is just way too cool. It just about rivals my body cavity cake! Great, great, job!

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kholli on August 19th, 2012 at 3:44 pm said:

That is adorable! I love it. Nice work.

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Andrea S. Williams on August 27th, 2012 at 2:46 pm said:

Please give me the recipe, I want to make this for a snake lover!

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tzarinna (@tzarinna) on September 1st, 2012 at 1:30 pm said:

I use to really be into snakes, it’s so beautiful. I’d love to make one just to freak people out on April Fool’s Day.

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