The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for cooking, brewing, feasting and festing.
Fans of the Rickroll know that the fun is in in the sneak attack. Papersatan made a Rickroll cake for a boyfriend and a fake cake to disguise the Rickroll and posted the instructions in the Make group on Instructables. Related RollTube rick rolls every YouTube video
Now, for being a vegetarian, I have an odd obsession with fiber meat imitations, and this is no exception. Via Geekologie. Related: Bacon Scarf (a different one) Pencil scarf and MASSIVE super duper scarf round up on MAKE
Over at wikihow, they have a tutorial up for making a (sort-of) anatomically correct brain cake, perfect for all those neuroscience parties we always get invited to, but never know what to bring. I’m told the numbers are representative of an EEG grid. Via Mind Hacks. (Thanks, Matt!)
Heidi Kenney recently whipped up this fun campfire-inspired cake, complete with caramel filling and flames made from melted hard candy broken into shards. Read all about the process at the My Paper Crane blog.
Do Better has a spring time treat with her recipe on how to make rainbow JELLO sure to remind you of fun childhood memories. [ via Goody Blog ]
Jenny from LJCFYI had a genius brainstorm when baking recently–why not perk up a normal banana bread recipe by adding peanut butter chips and mini marshmallows, making it a Fluffernutter loaf? Seriously, can’t we give this give this gal some kind of award?! Fluffernutter Bread
Our pal Kathy wrote in about these funny marshmallow animal party favors posted on Kitchen Retro. It’d be fun to make up your own crazy creatures–but here’s the how-to for the lamb and piglet.
