Sunday
Apr122009
Easter Sunday Sweets
April 12, 2009 Hey all! John (the hubby of Jen) here. So my dear and wonderful wife, knowing how I get all weepy when I see kittens and bunnies and tribbles and the like, has asked me to take care of this week's Sunday Sweets. I'd like to think this is due to my incredible wit and charm, but it's probably more because she has to write a bazillion posts in the next two days. So, with no further ado, I give you: Easter Sweets!
This first one may be the most adorable bunny I have ever seen. Reminds me of those "Dunny" dolls Jen likes:
(Amy F. found it on Chocmocakes' Flickr stream here.) Who's a cute widdle Dunny bunny? It's you, it's you!*
Next we have some fluffy bunny 'tocks. Jen thought the bottom texture looked a little like floral foam, but I think it's funky-cool.
(Found by Linda A., and made by Newsums of Cake Central. )This next one has an unusual color scheme for an Easter cake, but it's nice and the bunny on top is super well done:
(Another find from Linda A. on Cake Central - this time by Dutch-Cakebox.)As you all know, Jen is not overly fond of Easter lamb cakes. (Hey I just thought of a joke: What do you get when you eat most of an Easter cake? A quarter SHEEP cake! Booyah! Next stop, Reader's Digest!)
*ahem* As I was saying, Jen doesn't usually dig the lamb cakes - especially the smoking kind - but this one earned her seal of approval:
(Made by Andrea Schwarz. Thanks to Heather R. for submitting it!) Personally I love the looks on their faces; like someone just jostled the cake and they all fell over. Cute!
And what would Easter be without a giant Easter egg and some lazy bunnies?**
(Pamela found it on Flickr and it was made by Cakes by Ashley. Thanks!)
From the embossed pattern in the chocolate fondant to the sweet little chick on the top, this is one gorgeous cake. I've kneaded and rolled my fair share of fondant, so I can tell you that that egg was not easy. (If I had done it, there would be a big jagged seam up the back and pleats all over the place.) Also, Jen says the colors are "faboo", which I think means "cool."
And finally, here's a cake that both Jen and I looked at for a moment and said, "Wow, it's beautiful - but what is it?"
(Also submitted by a ton of you, and made by the one and only Highland Bakery.)After a few moments we figured out that it's an Easter bonnet with a bunny cameo on it. (It's probably hard to tell because the edges are slightly cropped.) The skill shown in that ribbon and feathers is super impressive.
Well, that's it for me. Thanks to everyone who sent in submissions, and Happy Easter!
** Great name for a rock band.
Reader Comments (87)
Oh Wow, I love them all but the easter bonnet is gorgeous!
The Dunny cake is awesome!!!!! And I couldn't tell it was a bonnet either.
that Easter bonnet is amazing!
John, I hope you do more posts in the future on occasion. Your commentary is as hilarious as your wife's. What a team!
The chocolate egg cake is my favorite I think.
wow, those are some intense cakes!
That bonnet is insane! Great sweets! :)
Isn't that last one a top hat?
I'm inspired!
Think the sheep look like those cute guys on the mattress commercials.
I'm gonna have to give fondant a try.
Aw, I love a good Serta Mattress cake.
Angie (from over at www.HalfAssedKitchen.com)
That is so funny that you said that about the band name... I'm constantly saying random stuff and then saying "That would actually be a pretty good band name!" -- My husband just jumped on the band name band wagon, so we're pretty pumped to see other people do it too.
ANYWAYS... those were super cute. I can't even believe the detail on the easter bonnet. That's insane!
A man wrote this post, and the blogger and her husband are two separate people? I refuse to believe that. The commentary and style are identical to all other wrecky commentaries. Alas. Pretty cakes are pretty.
Wow. Ya know what's funny is I don't evenlike cake but I love this site especially on Sundays. I love sing the insanely skilled ones. These cakes are clearly art.
That bein said I think I was more impressed by the last two cakes in todays post than any others. The chocolatey one looks almost like Faberge and the pink one...I just want to sit and admire it's beauty all day.
Dear Nove,
I've spent 11 years married to the brains behind Cake Wrecks and 10 months reading and rereading every post and moderating most of the comments. It was kinda inevitable that I would end up writing like Jen.
I have even tried my hand at writing everyday funny posts but Jen always says something like, "No no, don't try to sound like me. I want it to be in your voice."
Ah well. This was my first shot and I hope it was okay.
You guys are the best.
john
Haha, John, I enjoyed this post. You and Jen are clearly a great team.
Nicely done, John (the hubby of Jen)!
I love that you're willing to talk a little baby talk to bring out the essence of a cute widdew Eastew cake.
Happy Resurrection Day to you and Jen!
fantastic! How could you possible eat something so beautiful?
Like Galadriel, I thought the last picture was a top hat, but my first thought was actually that it was the Mad Hatter's (from Alice in Wonderland?) Easter hat.. hehehehe.
Faboo, indeed.
the Dunny cake is the cutest thing i have EVER seen!! awwwwww!!!! : )))
and that bonnet is freakin gorgeous! holy crap!!! wow. it's too pretty to eat!
Happy Easter! :))
At first I mistook the giant chocolate egg for a football. Still looks yummy.
It'd be harder for me to eat the 'tocks.
So, so pretty! This totally makes up for all the wrecks earlier this week. I cannot believe how many horrible cakes are actually for sale!
John, you were AWESOME. :) We should definitely have more from you (But tell Jen we missed her and want her back. Cuz no one can replace Jen. Ahem)
Fabulous cakes, as usual!! I made an Easter cake... looks nothing like these. Good thing you don't take non-professional wrecks. ;)
It's seeing cakes done to this level that make me despair of ever creating something half that good. Amazing, just amazing.
And today's commentary was pretty rockin' too. (Why are there so many Jen and Jo(h)n combos? I'm half of one too!)
Props for the awesome guest post!
very nice post, john! you are a sweetheart for giving jen a hand.
the cakes never cease to amaze me on sundays. wow. just wow.
That bonnet is something else! What nice cakes! All of them get an "A++" in my book.
Happy Easter~
Amy B.
Hoppy Easter everyone!
The last one looks like a version of the Mad Hatter's hat.
Lazy Bunnies would be an awesome name for a rock band! I hear a random collection of words and tell her that would be a great name for a rock band. Sometimes she just rolls her eyes at me and sometimes she smiles. I do it for the smiles.
I love the sheep!
Great job, John! Love the "manly" comment at the end. :P
What is it about the inherent awesomeness of J-names?
The Fabergé Egg cake was faboo/cool.
And while I saw the bunny cameo it didn't take until reading the further commentary to spot that it was a hat. This makes it all the more cooler.
What I like about cake wrecks is that I could actually stand chopping them into little bits and eating them. These? Bring on the lacquer!
They are all great cakes. Happy Easter everyone!
Awesomely wrecky wrecks yesterday, adorably awesome sweets today! Add in the first sunny day in a while, and I'm having a very happy Easter indeed. :)
How on earth is my word verification "potomac" today?
Those are inspiring!
The Dunny Bunny cake is by far my favourite.
The egg was most likely covered in modeling chocolate which is easier to use on rounded objects and can give that shiny look
These are the sweetest of your Sunday Sweets!
I LOVE these, and I love Sundays at Cake Wrecks!!
Oh wonderfull cakes Easter, greeting from Belgium, happy Easter.
I don't understand the quarter sheep joke D:
John- yeeeah, when I read the commentary on the dunny bunny cake, I was TOTALLY picking up a burly man vibe.
I think the voice in my head while reading it was Mister T:
"It's you, it's you!... I pity the fool!"
Great job today!
I love the Easter bonnet. I want a bunny cameo pin.
Thanks Manly John - very nice Sweets!
I am knocked out by their beauty and terribly disappointed to see that ALL the pretties are fondant. Doesn't anybody freehand buttercream any more?
REALLY glad I got all my bunny surprise cakes delivered before reading this or I would have been sad for them.... definitely not Sunday Sweets items. People love their Easter cakes so I keep trying, and entries like this one really prod me to try harder and harder. Awesome cakes!
Thanks to Cake Wrecks, following links (LOVE those links you give us!) and doing some reading, well thanks to YOU I just finished my first truffle filled Devil's Food with ganache glaze & whipped ganache rosettes and it was KILLER! Thanks John & Jen
Happy Easter
Elfie
Dear John,
Thank you for helping Jen. For coming along side, and weeding out the trash from her tender eyes. (well, at least the trashy comments).
The cakes today are so pretty--too pretty to eat. Some resemble play dough, and while I have never tasted fondant---the war stories here do not make it sound that appetizing.
Today's word verification was just too interesting not to comment on: unteat.
I am not sure of the word means the removal of a teat for a "G" rated cake, or the whole weaning process featured on the baby shower cakes.
I love the stump and flowers in the second one. Incredible!
I love the cake with the bunny hiding in the tree --- these cakes are simply amazing! I love this site!!!
MistyG from Starkville, MS
That chocolate cake is fantastic, but I'm pretty sure the egg on it is a mold, and not fondant. It's just too clean. Still, fantastic! My favorite is the first one. It's just so simple and adorable!
The first one has the cutest bunny EVER! I wouldn't want to eat him.
The Easter Bonnet one is beautiful, but I thought it was a pink Mad Hatter's Top Hat. Very strange but well done.
Great guest post, John, and beautiful choices. Glad to see that Jen can pass the blog into capable hands, on days when it's needed. :)
(Elfie-that sounds delicious!)
These are beautiful! The rest of the site made me giggle hardcore. I don't know if I just haven't seen it yet, or if you can (amazingly) not have one, but you really need a "Happy Birthday, Brain" cake on here. My Uncle is named Brian, and I swear there isn't a single year he doesn't get a cake wishing his brain a happy birthday. :-)
Also, I hate you (but just a little), because now I want cake.