Come to the Dark Side: We Have Cake
February 1, 2009 Could this be the coolest shower cake EVER?
I think so-ooo! [sing-song voice]
Seriously, let me count the ways this cake kicks every other baby shower cake's butt:
1) Darth friggin' Vader is holding an adorable little beribboned baby girl on it. Really, we could just stop there. (But don't worry; we won't.)
2) Airbrushing that's actually... pretty? [gasp] Wait, you mean that's actually possible?!?
3) Best. Use of sprinkles. Ever. Baby want sprinkles? Baby gets sprinkles!
4) The lettering! The outline! The ruffly border! The itty-bitty baby bottle!!!
[pauses to catch breath]
5) Say, did I mention that Darth Vader is holding a baby on it?
Case closed. Maximum awesomeness has been reached.
Well, until someone makes a cake with SPOCK holding a cute baby girl, that is. Aw yeah.
Many thanks to Erica for sharing her kickin' cake, and to Woullet Bakery for making it.
Reader Comments (203)
Impressive ... most impressive.
But is he her father?! :0)
I love that you're such a *dork* (in a nice way- I am too as is the love of my life) and that your blog is sooo popular. That's a kick up the *&^% of all those "cool" kids at high school! YAY!
Oh. My. God.
I want that cake, even though it would be for me and not a newborn. Darth Vader could be holding anything and the cake would still be awesome.
Caitie
we sooo need the story behind this cake!
Really? I mean...there's nothing inept or incompetent about this cake...and, yes, the rendering of the baby is, indeed, adorable. But..but...it's just so...busy. The message gets lost in the galactic whirl.
Oh my! I can only imagine the fans this cake was created for. I like it-very clever. The airbrushing and sprinkles top the cake (PUN intended).
Please tell me this was intentional!!!
I want Spock.
Oh, I love it! That is an awesome cake!
Wait a sec, how bout Worf?
Yeah, except that Darth Vader head looks a little crunchy.
Angie (from over at www.HalfAssedKitchen.com)
THAT made your Sunday Sweets?!?! Total disappointment
It's all in the eye of the beholder, I guess. I'd have that one down as a serious wreck.
OMG, that cake is from Wuollet?! My graduation cake was from Wuollet! We got cakes from them all the time! Had I but known the caliber of awesome of which they were capable, I would have asked for SO MUCH MORE.
Now I know. Now I know.
The baby bottle is a sugar dec-on...it comes in a pack with a bunch of baby-colored diaper pins, and alphabet blocks...very cute, though!!
That is FREAKING AWESOME.
Now I'm inspired to try to think of a way to make a Battlestar Galactica cake for my baby's one-year birthday coming up....
Beth (I blog http://oneminutewriter.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">here and http://cbethblog.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">here.
I have no words.
My husband is drooling...and he just asked me why our shower cakes never looked like that!
You forgot one:
6) Correct use of an apostrophe.
That, in and of itself, is amazing.
Love it. (Is there any more to say?)
My shower is in April. And THIS will be my cake...with Spock for sure.
Way cool, Woullet's is my local bakery they are pretty much an institution in the western suburbs of Minneapolis.
http://ellieandwerther.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">Ellie and Werther Blog
OMG. THIS CAKE WAS MADE FOR ME!!!! Sorry for shouting! I am so getting this cake the next time I have a baby!
Chiming in on the disappointment with this Sunday's Sweets; it's a pretty cool cake, but really, the grocery store down the street from me could have done it. Nothing spectacular.
Also, I have questions about the composition; why is Lord Vader crouching in the very bottom of the frame? Was the decorator too intimidated to portray his full length, or even a reasonable portrait from the waist up? All he's got is a head and two hands creeping round the baby. It would have been 1000% awesome (and worthy of Sunday) if it had at least been a sort of Madonna-and-child pose.
Usually I'm so with you on your Sunday Sweets post, but tell me that you're being tongue-in-cheek! The colours, they hurt my eyes! And what parent wants Darth Vader holding their child, anyway? Isn't that just a bad omen for the future?
Say it ain't so, Jen!
If my husband had been involved in my baby shower, this would have been my cake. Having a hubby a little obsessed with Star Wars has given me a Star Wars themed wedding (musically) and a battle over giving my second daughter the middle name "Chewbacca", no joke.
The Force is strong with Woullet. That is indeed bad ass, and absolutely hilarious!
Hey, how can you tell the Christians at a Star Wars movie/convention? When someone says "May the Force be with you," they reply "And also with you."
*rimshot* Thank you! *crickets* Tough crowd.
That is HIDEOUS!
I'm seriously disappointed. The cake is way too busy.. too many colors... too many sprinkles (and I LOVE sprinkles)... too much.. DARTH VADER holding an infant girl??? seriously?! The cake isn't a total disaster; but it's definitely not a Sunday Sweet.
Hee, I know a few couples who would TOTALLY have that cake. I also know someone who had Godzilla and another monster on his wedding cake. :)
Well, I am from Minneapolis, and I just wonder which Wuollet's this is from.. Not that I would want a Darth Varder holding my baby, but it is incredible
I must respectfully disagree here. You are excused, because we are aware of your obsession w/DV. I think that his mere presence on the cake has held you in thrall; indeed, has blinded you to all else: the indifferent and uneven ruffle border, the odd little white snake outlining the lettering, the weird border-within-a-border pink squiggle thing. Shudder. I will say, the baby face is cute, but if a regular old person were holding the kid, you'd have piled on the wrecky derision w/glee. Admit it! :D
Aw. Darth has a softer side.
BEST.CAKE.EVER.
I want to go get preggers so I can have a cake like that. First step...find a man...hmmmm.
Now if the baby girl's name is Leia that would be perfect. Love this cake.
Wow! Classic example of a cake too pretty to actually EAT.
Myc
That cake ROCKS! But, you are right, it would be way better with Spock!
Don't listen to the nay-sayers; this cake is pure Sunday-Sweets awesomeness! Hasn't everyone been complaining that there are too many fondant Sunday Sweets? The only thing that could have made this cake better is if it were for TWINS
(there is another....)
twin cities represent!
I would like to know the logic for Vader being the daddy on this one though.
Will the submitter please stand and tell the story?
I love, "Come to the Dark Side: We have Cake." Hehehe! Awesome. It's a really cool cake. And it'd be really neat and most fitting if the baby girl's name is Leia.
I have to agree that it is not a true Sunday Sweet. I am hoping you were being a bit sarcastic?
If I show my husband that, he is going to want a second child just to get that cake. Oh wait, I want a second child, this might work out nicely....{rubs hands together}
This is an AWESOME post, however, not a Sunday Sweet. In my opinion, anyway =D I actually thought you had just posted it and had forgotten that it was Sunday, but you did in fact tag it as a Sunday Sweet.
Don't worry. I still love you! And that cake is AMAZING.
Just disagree with your categorizing, that's all ^^
<3
Where is Sunday Sweets!?
I love Sunday Sweets :[
OMG that is the most awesome cake I've ever seen. If you dont get why, the force is not with you. Move along.
One word: WANT.
It is the all-round perfect cake.
Oh yeah, I am all over round two with Spock as the star this time!
I must admit, I am one of those who just doesn't get it. Usually I am totally wowed by Sunday Sweets (my favorite posts of the week). This is okay, but I'm not wowed.
If Darth Vader is holding a baby girl, then she must be a princess: Princess Leia, of course.
If I ever have a baby girl, or really, just another baby, I'd love to have this cake. My boys both think this cake rules the galaxies- one is a StarWars freak and the other is a future NASA employee and Mars colonizer, so this cake has something for both. Heck, they just want this cake for themselves. That cute lil baby could certainly turn Vader back to the Light Side of the Force.