Artist Greely Myatt created these strangely appealing sculptures of cakes from pieces of wood and acrylic paint. [via junk culture] More: MAKE | Quilts Made From Street Signs MAKE | Awesome "Cake" Sculptures From Scott Hove MAKE | Fluorescent Light Moon Sculpture
Though there’s lots of inspirational cakeblogging out there, detailed tutorials are comparatively rare. And this is a pretty good one. It’s the work of Australian cakesmith Bernice Camlin, aka Smurfesque. [Thanks, Mom!] How to Make a Death Star Cake More:Space Shuttle Cake with Ice Cream Tank, Chocolate/Caramel BoostersDeath Star watermelonCome to the charred side of […]
Add pretty heart patterns to the tops of cakes and custards—heck, even pancakes—with this strawberry heart tutorial from Hanneke at De Gulle Aarde. The instructions are in Dutch, but don’t let that scare you away. The photos show each step clearly, so you shouldn’t have any trouble making hearts of your own.
Was Googling for interesting stuff made with PVC pipe today and happened upon this impressive theme cake from Craig T. Fifer of Alexandria, Virginia: “The Orbiter is made from brownie covered in fondant; the orange External Tank is made from PVC pipe and holds ice cream; the white Solid Rocket Boosters
Flickr user Khol made a geological layers cake, inspired by Tim Babb’s “Geology” design on Threadless. It makes me think of the song “Dirt Made My Lunch.”
Barnacles, snails, shells, rhinestones, freshwater pearls, and gilded alligator feet … It’s as if Neptune proposed to a Sea Witch on a full moon. New York artist Emily Miranda has a neoclassical flair for the decadent and macabre. With a degree in painting and another in combined media, Miranda has found her calling in sculptural […]
I’m not sure who decided that Halloween cupcakes, cookies, and regular-sized cakes were a good idea for Halloween, but I’m not the one to buck tradition, especially when it involves frosting. And creative decorating. So over the years I’ve made quite a few graveyard cakes, and in recent years I’ve branched out to spider cakes, […]
