Sunday Sweets: Comic Con Relief
July 25, 2010 As you may know, the San Diego Comic Con has been taking over the interwebs this weekend with its superhero spandex and glorious geekery. Now, John and I are not at Comic Con, but in its honor, here are some Sweets to help you get your geek on.
Submitted by Christine C., & made by the amazing Courtney of Cake Nouveau
Sub'd by Eleri H., & made by Kierra Windsong
Here's something you usually only see at conventions: multiples of the same sexy female character.
Sub'd by Clem B., baker unknownAnd you thought it was going to be a slave Leia cake.
Lots of Mad Hatters running around this year:
Sub'd by Michael S., made by Cake and Art Bakery
Check it out: that is ALL icing - no fondant! Who knew? It CAN be done!
This character is a real con regular - not to mention a regular con:
Submitted & made by Ammar M., a baker in Pakistan!
Again, fondant-free. It's so cool when artists paint with icing.
Made by Michael L. and his wife. Progress pics at the link.This is a wedding cake. A zombie wedding cake.
See?
You're welcome.
If that looks familiar, it's probably reminding you of this famous zombie wedding cake:
This is CW reader Noble R.'s wedding cake, made by Mike's Amazing Cakes
Admit it: the fact that there are now multiple zombie wedding cakes in the world is kind of awesome.
Then there's the Anime cosplay:
Sub'd by Katy, made by Signature Sugar ArtNow that's using your head.
Also, note how appropriate it is that I put the brain/head cake *after* the zombies. Eh?
Sub'd by Corey, made by Charm City Cakes (aka Ace of Cakes)Yes? No? Is that groan a "yes?"
Me: "I love cake!"John: "I know."
Have a Sweet to nominate? Then send it to Sunday Sweets [at] Cake Wrecks [dot] com.
Reader Comments (72)
Awesome cakes! I especially like the TARDIS cake!
That Myst cake is so cool!!
-Sandi
The red LED side lighting on the Han Solo cake is inspired. You have to admire the guys at Charm City!
Looks like Han is just about to wake up..
The zombie cakes are hilarious-lolol
The Q*bert cake is really cool, but I would have preferred if at least part of the cubes were 3D.
The Han Solo cake is certainly, um, detailed.
I love Sundays.
Leia! Hurry up! They're about to cut him up and eat him! Poor, poor Han.
Seriously though, that is an awesome cake!
I like the second (earlier) zombie one more than the first though.
I love the not-so-hidden Mickey in the steampunk-y gear watch on the Myst cake. Everything's better with a little Disney :)
The TARDIS cake is awesome! :)
The Han Solo in carbonite cake is the coolest cake I have EVER seen. I want!
The Mad Hatter cake kind of creeped me out, though.
I love the Q Bert cake. Spent lots of time playing that game and I think it was a cartoon for a while too. Also love the Mad Hatter cake. Very beautiful!
I am SO getting that Naruto cake for my daughter when she turns 13 next year. She is the BIGGEST Naruto fan ever. Believe it!!!
Isn't it awesome being married to someone who gets you?
BWAHAHAHAHA! The Han cake is very detailed.. Oooh man, why did you make my mind go there, Whereismyrobot?
I didn't want this one to end! :)
Great sweets, today, but I loved the Han Solo cake and the closing dialogue between you and John. <3
Some day I will have a Tardis cake... That is just so cool!
The Han Solo cake ROCKS. The Mad Hatter one is amazing artistry, but nothing can beat a good Star Wars cake - especially if it's made in good old Bawlimer!
Please, PLEASE tell me the TARDIS cake is bigger on the inside than it looks from the outside! ^_^
I saw the Episode of CCC that feature the Han Solo cake. It's all cake and was requested by a woman who wanted to celebrate her divorice.
That's not just a Myst cake, but an URU Live cake. Apologies to Randixia, but the KI devices really do look like that.
Erm. I have to agree with Angelina. Looks like Han is *very* happy to see Leia :-P
The cake is awesome though.
Just a note to let you know how much joy your work puts into my day! I work as a charge nurse at a very humorless prison (will be changing that very soon!) I also imagine that one day I'll be a master cake decorator. Alas, I doubt I'll find enough time to practice to be more than a wreckerator! LOVE your site!! Thanks, Pam M.
Feed thousands!! LOL!! Awesome.
And.. I "need" a Han Solo cake. NOW.
~~Di
The Han Solo in carbonite is awesome, but I expect nothing less from Charm City.
I will never forget my first Dragon*Con when I saw a Princess Leia in the gold bikini that stood out from the others. She was about 7 months pregnant and had written the word "baby" on here belly. It was disturbing and still haunts me.
this is even better!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/donbuciak/4015056922/in/set-72157603989542553/
Oh my word, I NEED to have a Tardis cake for my 25th birthday...
- Lisa
the thing about the han solo cake is, that wile being awesome in its own right, you have to step back and ask yourself this: if I had this ONE cake to do, or spend the majority of time on for however many days straight, is this such an admirable feat? in some ways yes, in others, ehhh maybe. give me a cake show and i'll spin up some sweet stuff too for thousands of dollars. :)
@ Anony 1:24 - I think Charm City has made more than one Han cake; this one is actually a wedding cake. If you follow the link in the credit, you'll see pics of the Halloween & Star Wars themed wedding. :)
I live in SD and work downtown, very close to the convention center where ComicCon is being held, and if you think there were zombies enough on the cake, you should have seen the streets of downtown San Diego last week! Bloody nurses, monsters, black wizards, vampires, and just a plethora of unidentifiable things. If the traffic problems weren't so difficult to maneuver, I'd have been really amused!
The Han Solo cake is certainly, um, well-endowed. I checked, and I couldn't find another Han Solo in Carbonite image that was quite so--well packed.
I'm so glad I wasn't the only one who noticed Han's...um..."lightsaber".
That TARDIS cake looks AWESOME! I want a piece. NOW. And the zombie wedding cake(s) too.
You read my mind! I was going to request some comic-con tribute cakes!
I made a copy-cat version of that Naruto cake for my nephew's 11th birthday. It was a BIG hit!
Wow ... the TARDIS cake ... the Myst cake ... the zombie cake ... the Han Solo cake ... fantastic!
Wow and wow. Another vote for the awsomeness of the TARDIS cake. But the carbonite cake it pretty kewl, too. Okay all of them have merit.
Qbert! Shucks, that takes me back.
Tardis! I want one....
Actually, the traffic cones are mine. They're made out of polymer clay. As is the thing that looks like a watch that isn't that I can't remember what it is called, but KierraWindsong made that, as she did everything else on there.
All the times I teased her about ending up on CakeWrecks, I'm both disappointed and incredibly proud it was as a Sunday Sweet! (Disappointed, because of the lack of all future teasing.)
URU CAAAAAAKE
Ah, the hours I spent kicking those little orange cones around. Makes me nostalgic.
The Myst world is one of those rare, tragic storyverses that keep their awesomeness even after mismanagement and an attempted reboot. If you want a taste of it without having to play through the frustrations and once-cutting-edge graphics (which are now kind of embarrassing), hunt up Myst: The Book of Atrus. Steampunkers especially-- prepare to be wowed.
The Naruto cake is adorable! What an awesome idea.
The Marge Simposon cake is by Sweet Art in Sydney Australia http://www.sweetart.com.au/ They had it in their window on Oxford Street for the Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras. Rainbow hair = gay pride. They do the most amazing stuff!
whoot Tardis cake!!
You've never played Myst?!? And you call yourself a nerd...
Granted, it might not be as cool now, but 15 years ago it was the absolute bomb and one of the most engaging games I've ever played.
That's my Myst Cake!!! \o/ Thank you for nominating me Eleri! What a great surprise!
How funny - I didn't know Ace of Cakes made a second Han Solo cake after they made mine. So very cool.
OMG TARDIS CAKE!! MUST HAVE!!! =D
It's the TARDIS!!! Hahaha! Awesome!!! That and the Myst cake are my favorites, haha.