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Back in high school I had this one English teacher who was obsessed with death, or so it seemed. Every story we read in class, she could find something that symbolized it. A broken coffee mug, a handful of balloons, a newborn baby - all symbolized death. I'd like to say that this Boo Mario cake symbolized triumph over death, but I'm afraid she'd find me on the internet and come to my apartment to chastise me. She was scary. This cake was actually submitted to me via GameCakes.com, but I've not had too much time to work on that site lately, and it is due for a good spam-comment cleaning. Still, this cake had to be seen. Excellent job, despite a little sloppy tongue-work - but who hasn't been guilty of that? More »
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Kotakuite Brandi sends in this snap of a Master Chief helmet cake made for her husband Aaron's birthday. The cake was made by a local caterer and reportedly looked so good they didn't want to eat it. Once they dug in though, it was discovered that Master Chief actually has Rice Krispie treats for brains. Given his rather bland personality, this should come as a surprise to no one. More »
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This is definitely the coolest (and I think only) GTA cake I have ever seen. I'm particularly fond of the copious use of knick-knacks on the cake like the tiny cars and the fake money. I'm a sucker for an overly decorated cake that uses lots of little toys. The only thing that's missing is some tiny hookers and some blood. It's a well done cake, but despite the subject matter it is a bit on par with something you might see coming out of the local grocery store with the pre-rendered photographic icing. Although, the use of this cake for a four year old's birthday seems highly questionable. Oh, and that sound you hear is the head of certain Florida lawyer exploding. More »
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Kotakuite MrMessyHair (my new favorite handle) sends in this Banjo Kazooie cake lovingly crafted by hand by his sister for his birthday. It took a few minutes for my bleary mind to wrap itself around what it was seeing, but once it did it was awesome. It was kind of like looking at one of those pictures that is all dots until you look past it and then you see the clipper ship. Well done, especially for a hand made job, but all that sparkly sugar makes me want to go brush my teeth at least three times. More »
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Kotakuite Ismet send in this snapshot from his friend's wedding in Singapore. The guy was such a huge Tetris fan, he actually bought a DS for the sole purpose of playing the new Tetris game. So, his sister and friends got together and had this Tetris cake for put together for his wedding. Apparently, the loose tetriminos you see on various parts of the cake actually had places to be inserted and the groom was required to "solve the puzzle" before finally cutting and distributing the cake. A truely fantastic tetris cake for a truly obsessive Tetris fan. More »
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Holy pineapple pound cake! Martha Stewart AND a Wii-shaped game cake. Fahey's head is going to explode! I hope this issue lands at my house before my birthday next week, I've got to leave it lying around as a subtle hint for my wife. More »
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"What? Two game cakes in one day? How incredibly fortunate we all are!" These are probably the words that are running through your mind right this minute. Or at least some form of those words, possibly rearranged with some added expletives. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=271737&view=rss&microfeed=true From reader Marco L. comes this sparkly, cake-icing-cookie confection (it sparkles!) that Marco's mom made for his 27th birthday. The icing (fondant, I assume) has a lovely marbled effect to it, and the bigger mushrooms around the base are cookies (and also painstakingly frosted). I'm always amazed by the nice game cakes readers send to us, and this is no exception. What a nice mom, and happy belated birthday Marco! Maggie Greene More »
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Kotakuite Daniel P. sends in this great Raving Rabbids cake that his wife made for his son Damien's first birthday. The egg shape is very nice, but I wonder what the rabbid is made of? I'm going to go with fondant since it seems that's what all these things are usually done with, but then it is from Germany so who knows what amazing sugar concoctions they may have come up with. Well, whatever it is it looks great and the addition of the 1Up mushroom is a great touch. Happy Birthday, Damien, may you have many years of awesome mom made game cakes ahead of you. Flynn De Marco More »
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University Student, Su-Yin, has put together the Mario cake to end all Mario cakes. Created for a friend's birthday, this masterpiece took three days to make. The Mario figure in the center is amazing and puts it head and shoulders above other cakes of it's ilk. I'll be emailing Su-Yin shortly to see if she can bake me something on the order of Silent Hill. An edible Pyramid Head would be awesome. Flynn De Marco More »
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You might think that worms and cake are not something you'd want to put together, but Kotakuite Stuart W. has changed all that. For his 21st birthday, Stuart and his dear Mum put together this great cake based on his favorite game, Worms. Not only is it an awesome cake, but it has a pirate theme as well which always goes over big here at Kotaku tower. As far as game cakes go, this is definitely one of the most detailed ones we've seen in a while. Great job, Stuart, and your mom too. Oh, and Happy Birthday! Flynn De Marco More »
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Two, count 'em TWO game cakes in one weekend! First we had the amazing Katamari cake and now this great WoW cake sporting the symbol of the virtuous Alliance. Pretty damn impressive if you ask me, especially the sculpting of the lion head and the two flanking creatures. In case you were wondering, everything on this cake is edible. The decorations are made with a sugar concoction called fondant which is extremely malleable, but only for a short period of time and then it hardens and that's all she wrote. More »
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It's been a while since I posted a game cake, but this one definitely deserves it. This is probably the best representation of Katamari Damacy in cake form that I have yet seen. I was always fond of that star-like icing decoration. It reminds me of all those character cakes my Mom used to make me when I was a kid. It's a bit of an antiquated style, but in this case , it works perfectly. More »
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Note: Thankfully, Luke finally came to his senses and lifted his ban on game cakes so that we can all continue to enjoy the delectable goodies. More »
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Proof that our writers (coughLukecough) should never say never in their posts. More »
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It seems like the game cakes just keep on coming! Kotakuite Eric was leaving his old job for a shiny new one within the game industry and ex co-workers had this amazing NES cake made for his going away party. More »
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Kotakuite David sent in this snapshot of an amazing Majora's Mask cake that his girlfriend's mother made him for his birthday. I think this might be the best game cake since the awe inspiring Mario Wedding Cake. But what really puts this one in it's own category, is the story of the person who made it. More »
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