Month: April 2011

Cadbury Egg Inside Chocolate Cupcake

Sign me up for this culinary surprise. Can you imagine biting in to a yummy chocolate cupcake only to find a Cadbury creme egg inside? The cupcakes are from Baldwinsville, New York-based Zoe Cakes, and are topped off with a miniature egg. [via @BrettBara] Related: How-To: Homemade Cadbury Eggs Cherpumple – Pies Baked Inside Cakes!

String Map

Check out this London Tube map made from nails and string. I think this would make a great housewarming gift to a friend moving to your city, and from the looks of the time lapse making-of video, it’s quite fun to make. [via MAKE]

In the Maker Shed: Video Game Shield

In the Maker Shed: Video Game Shield

The open source Video Game Shield from the Maker Shed allows you to create your own games, graphics, text, sound effects, music, and more on an Arduino! Make awesome black-and-white video games that you can play on your TV! It supports up to two Nintendo Wii Nunchuck controllers for an easy, and familiar, interface. Note: […]

Espresso Machine Concept in Wood

Espresso Machine Concept in Wood

Love the looks of this wooden espresso machine model. Created at Oslo School of Architecture and Design by student Oystein Husby as an expression of the Nordic connection to coffee. An interesting part of the process was their moving from CAD model to wooden cross-sections: CATIA was next. Considering we were to make the machine […]