Geek My Cake (Part Three)

The (final ?) installment of Geek My Cake: Adventures in Spaaaaa(that's enough a's)ce.
I haven't done too many "space" cakes, but of those that I have done, I'm quite fond.

First up a little Star Wars. Mini Luke and Vader toys face off. In the back ground we see the Death Star (made from Rice Krispies base-coated in frosting) and the Star Wars logo in the upper right hand corner. A very simple, cute, and fun way to celebrate a young (maybe even old) Star Wars fan's birthday.

Up next: The Doctor. There have been several regenerations of the Doctor, but this one might be the cutest. Here's a chibi and comical take on the 11th Doctor, who is a cake now. Cakes are cool. Need I say more? This cake was chocolate cake, peanut butter frosting filling, and topped with chocolate frosting. Delicious!

One day I shall make a TARDIS cake, but it is not this day, and so I must say farewell for now.

Geek My Cake! (Part Two)

Next up on Geek My Cake, Anime cakes! 

I love anime and manga. When my family asks for characters from favorite shows to be on their cakes, I'm happy to oblige.

First up, for my nephew a young Goku cake! Goku is actually a pretty easy character to draw (very simple eyes). Once you've sketched him a couple of times (and believe me, I've done my share of Dragonball/Z fan art - http://lovellschibichara.deviantart.com/), drawing him on a cake is a fairly easy task. Honestly, the hardest part is probably mixing the black frosting.

Next, here's a perennial classic: Hello Kitty! Best of all, she's a fairy riding on a unicorn. It's like three wonderful worlds combined! This was actually my first time drawing kitty and was based on a puzzle that I purchased for my niece.

This here is my cake! Yes, I decorated my very own birthday cake. As you can see, this is my favorite version of Usagi/Sailor Moon: Princess Serenity. Her portrait is accented by a bouquet of roses (my favorite two-tone).

Next in line is a (fairly) recent favorite: Gaara, from Naruto! My niece likes a lot of "bad boy" characters. I would be worried, but she's only eight and also like Raoul from Phantom (you can't get any more boring and safe than that guy). Plus, Gaara ends up OK in the end. Either way, I was more than happy to fulfill her request for the sand village Kazekage.

Finally, my latest in the anime-themed line. He can at times be annoying and a bit...well...lame, but we have much love for the legendary sword, Excalibur. If you do not love this cake, I've got one word for ya': Fool!

 

And remember, "Never talk to me when I am humming to myself."

Next time on Geek My Cake: Adventures in Spaaaaace! But seriously, don't get too excited.

Geek My Cake! (Part One)

My family is made up of geeks (or nerds or whatever else you want to call us!), so I get to do a lot of awesome cakes.  Usually, I hand draw characters onto the cakes and outline and color them with the buttercream frosting. Today, I'm going to share a few of my favorite geektastic cakes.

First up: Video Games!

Here's Crash! I sketched Crash Bandicoot several times (do you know how many versions of Crash exist?!) before finally settling on this design. Very fun and super cute. I'll be adding my sketches to my Deviantart account, so you can check it out here: http://lovellschibichara.deviantart.com/ if you want.

Next, Mortal Kombat! My nephew wanted the gray background, Mortal Kombat logo, and stick figures fighting around the edge. I, of course, had to oblige! Fun fact: the inside was filled with strawberry gel so that the cake would bleed when cut.

The cake is not a lie. These cakes were inspired by the video game Portal for my brother's birthday. I know that the one portal should be more orange, but I ran out of the color X-P. Also, I was very upset that my dark gray faded on the companion cube, but I promise you: it was dark gray. Fun fact: the portal cakes are chocolate cake with peanut butter frosting! Yum!

My most recent game cake: a zombie from Zombieville USA. I had to make the light green zombie not the dark green or the grayish! It was very fun drawing this little guy...I also enjoyed making the blood with the bone sticking out of it. Does that make me weird?

Next time on Geek Cakes, I'll share some of my anime-inspired cakes. Yeah!

Using Bakery Kits on Cakes

Cake kits are usually used in cakes you purchase from chain store bakeries (other bakeries utilize them as well). I usually like to create my own cakes or use the Wilton character pans for character cakes, but I have done some cakes using the kits.

Disney Princesses can be a joy for any little girl to see on her birthday cake, but it would be difficult to put more than one on a small cake without cake kits. The kits can often be purchased at the chain store bakery or online (I like buying them at Amazon). Also, if you need to spray the background, Wilton's has a wonderful easy-to-use spray can (Color Mist Food Color Spray) that can be purchased from Wilton's (Color Mist) or from most craft supply stores (I use my local A.C. Moore).

For the My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic cake, I added Pinkie Pie and Spike, as well as cupcake rings. The great thing about this kit is that the two figures (Applejack and Twilight Sparkle) were the same size as the molded plastic toys, so they are a great gift to any MLP fan.

Barbie! No series of cakes can be complete without Barbie. This cake design required stacking the cake, and removing a section of the top layer (for Barbie's patio). The "dream house" opens in the back, is decorated inside, and comes with paper doll cut outs to play with.

I consider the My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic and Barbie cake kits to be super kits. They truly are usable toys that you decorate cakes with. 

I hope that these designs might inspire others to try at home decorating. I'll be back soon with more cakes!