Sunday Sweets: So Stinkin' Cute

This week we're featuring some of the sweetest, cutest, most adorable, lovable, um... [consulting thesaurus] darling, bewitching, and fetching baby animal cakes you ever will see. Why? Well, if you must know, I'm feeling a bit sensitive this week.

This is john, by the way.

So, let me just get my box of tissues and we'll do this thing. Starting with Jen's favorite:

Found at the 2008 Orlando ICES Convention; baker unknown.

The hand-painted shading here is amazing. And the animals are adorable. And the lion isn't eating the zebra or the giraffe. So it's a win-win-win.

This cake is slightly more realistic:

Sub'd by Hilda F., and made by The Sweetest Thing Cake Studio

See how the monkey and giraffe cower in fear as the mighty tiger stalks his prey? Can you feel the tension? Can. You. FEEL IT?!?! No?

Maybe it's just me.

And now... sweet sleeping dragon!

Sub'd by Amelie B. and made by her sister Helene

Awwww. Okay. *sniff* I'm all verklempt. *sniff* I promised myself I wouldn't cry...

[blowing nose]

Hey! Look! Pandas!

Sub'd by Aljona and made by KralleCakes

And not just any pandas; these are the rare Russian Nesting Pandas. The mostly eat eucalyptus leaves and borscht.

Preeeesenting, the sweetest giraffe ever!

By Suzie's Cake Creations

Literally. I think the lack of neck really adds to the adorabletude, don't you?

And because I have an inordinate affection for tigers:

Sub'd by Jade D. and made by Theresa Gue

So. Cool. Jen says this reminds her of some Lisa Frank folders she had in middle school. Which she claims is a huge compliment. So there.

And you know what else has stripes? (I am the king of segues)

Sub'd by Brenda B., and made by Lilo Taart

I'm digging the bow and the vintage 20's hair part. Just dandy!

And speaking of bows. (I'm on a roll!)

By Aletha B.

Baby Cthulhu!! AAAAAUUUGGHH!! SOOO CUUUUTE!!

And get this: this is Aletha B.'s first cake. Yes, really! Mike, Duff, and Bronwen better watch out, 'cuz Aletha B.'s coming, and she's got a Cthulhu.

And speaking of... cake. (Okay, that one wasn't my best work.)

By Ann N.

Adorable. And hip. Oh. Yeah.

Another of Jen's favorites:

Sub'd by Orna G., and made by Odelia

Hand-painted rosebuds, cuddly teddy bears, and a miniature cake on cake? I can bearly stand it!

And finally, for your viewing pleasure, allow me to present...

a unicorn with a comb-over:

Sub'd by Elizabeth A., and made by Sachi Swick

You're welcome.

Now, who wants to WIN SOME FREE BOOKS?!? Huh? Awwwww yeeeeeeaaah.

Zooborns, one of our favorite so-cute-it-hurts websites, has given us two of their new books to give to two of you loyal wreckies!

One's for little kids:

And the other's for everyone else who likes cute:

(Click on the pics for more info)

We'll be giving away one copy of each, so feel free to tell us in the comments which you'd prefer. Two winners will be randomly chosen from the comments tonight at midnight EST, so stay tuned on FB or check this spot again tomorrow for the announcement of the winners!

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UPDATE!!!! The random number generator hath spoken! The winners are:

GrammaR @ 2:20 PM for the first book and
Ai @ 8:51 PM for the second!

Please email your addresses to comments (at) cakewrecks.com so we can mail out your prizes. And thanks to everyone for your great comments!

Wreck On!
-john (the hubby of Jen)

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Have a Sweet to nominate? Then send it to Sunday Sweets [at] Cake Wrecks [dot] com.

Comments

[Lizzie Bordello]

Ok, these are all ridiculously wonderful, but I can't get over the pandas. Love!

[Katharina R.]

My mind is adorablown by all this cuteness! I'm so happy nobody ever presented me with a cake like that. I wouldn't be able to eat it and then be heartbroken when it got mouldy.

I'd love the second book, but as a present for my dear, animal-loving, almost-as-sweet-as-the-sunday-sweets aunt in Florida.

[Sarah McNair]

I love the little stuffy looking baby animals....they make me melt. The First book please with the baby white tiger.

[Julia L.]

Sooo cute!!! I LOVE the unicorn!!! And I love the second book

[Kelly]

The second book with the baby fennec fox is toooo cute!

[Chandra S.]

I'm not sure what animal that is on the second book, like a chihuahua/fruit bat mixed breed, but I must have it. Also, someone should make a cake of it.

[Sarah (Sew Very Happy)]

We're animal lovers, so we'd honestly be happy with either book. Thanks for the chance to win!

[B]

Ooooh, I want a book! I love the first one. But I love them both.

[Anonymous]

i always love the baby cakes.

[Molly]

As I see it, the two choices are titled "Zooborns!" and "Zooborns." Of the two, I would love "Zooborns!" But either would do really. Thank you! Molly H.

[Jen]

I live Sunday Sweets. Too bad it only comes once a week!! My kids would just LOVE the first book...and by my kids, I mean ME!!!

~Jennifer

[Caroline]

Definitely coming back to this post for inspiration for my daughter's 1st birthday in a few months! So cute! I thought the teddy bear cake was adorable! Love it!

PS - Definitely have to go with the Zoo Babies for babies book! :)

[MaryA]

I would be so happy with either book, but would choose the child's book so I could pass it along to my grand-nieces.

I love the Cake Wrecks site. Thank you for so many laughs and smiles.

[Lady Molli]

I love all the baby books

[Christine]

Panda pancakes! So cute!
(Both books are awesome, so either one!)

[Anonymous]

I would love the first book! So cute!

Pamela Grieve

[ldeberville]

I have to admit to a big case of cake envy with each Sunday's showpieces.

Admittedly, the cake wrecks you post make me feel very proud of my own work.

Do you give points for honesty?

[JerseyGator]

Well, we just had our first grandbaby, born to our cake baking kids at The Sweet Life Bakery in beautiful south Jersey! I think the ZooBorn book would be a perfect addition to his library! Please pick baby Berkeley as the winner! And we LOVE both your sites.

[ldeberville]

I have to admit to a big case of cake envy with each Sunday's showpieces.

Admittedly, the cake wrecks you post make me feel very proud of my own work.

Do you give points for honesty?

[Cat]

Either book! Thanks to your post, I've already planned out my baby shower cake (hippos, unicorns, and giraffes, oh my!)...and I'm not even preggers yet.

[DJ and Jill]

I can't choose a favorite! They are so adorable!!

[Emi]

THOSE ARE SO CUTE I'm going to die!
I'd love either book. Or any of the cakes, please! :P :P

[Grammy]

one of each??? my daughter is having twins this week!!!:):)

[Fluffy Cow]

Wow... free stuff gets you over 1000 comments.

The adorableness is overwhelming.

and um....

the second book please.

[John Daniel]

Not surprisingly, there are a boat-load of comments on this entry to rival Noah's boat-load. Nevertheless, I wanted to pay my compliments to the chef(s)... bakers... whatever.
I'm a guy hoping to win a book of cute animals. Leave me alone!

[Robin Pennington]

I'd take either book. I have 2 two year olds that love baby animals and we love all of todays sweets.

[MBailey]

Cute cakes!!!
I love the first zoo book.

~Michelle

[Mary Claire]

Cutest cakes ever! I think I may have to copy the Cthulu cake for my baby shower!
I would love either book to read with my 2-year-old, whose favorite things are books and animals!!

[Barb]

ooohhhhh!!! How I wish I could make cakes like these! So adorable and much too cute to eat!

[Jeffrey]

I don't understand how anyone could cut into any of those cakes with a knife?

I'd prefer the 1st book. My niece is expecting twins in June and I'm working on being the bestest Great Uncle ever (or is it Granduncle?)

wv: rupsim.
I ate too many burritos and now there's a 'rupsim' going on in my shorts.

[Addie G]

I think I just melted into my chair....so CUTE!! The Unicorn made me squee with happiness and I would agree with Jen, the tiger looks an awful lot like Lisa Frank. I used to have stationary and folders with the sunflower kittens. =)

Both of the books are absolutely adorable, so either one =)

[Kristen C.]

The cuteness! I'm melting!

[brianna]

such a cute cthulu <3 -Bri

[Tammie.Banks]

Awww, they are all sooo adorable. But the Russian-Nesting-Pands were the best!! Soooo cute and just adorable!

As for the books - Either would make my bookshelves look coyyyyute!!!

[abi]

The baby cthulhu made me squeal so hard I scared the cat. The cake tentacles! The pink bows! Aaagh!

Also, I find the unicorn cake so impressive - the cake is adorable, sure, but the fact that it coordinates perfectly with the wallpaper is what really gets me.

[Rae]

Oh my goodness! My 9yo daughter would die (no not literally) for either of those books.. she loves learning all she can about all living things, even spiders.. eww, just thought of spider cakes.. Any way, love CakeWrecks!!

[Jade]

I'd like the 2nd zooborn book - the one for everybody!

[Jess]

So much squee!

I would adore that first book. Or the second book. You can't say no to that much cuteness.

Pretty please pick me?

[Jason & Lizzy]

I want to win the first book!

[Nona]

I love how sensitive you have been today! Love all these cakes. I would like either book it doesn't matter to me I jsut want to win!

[Kathleen]

All the baby animal cakes are so cute! As a Grandmother to 3 little girls I'd love to win the baby animals edition of the books.

[Carolina Nightingale]

SQUEE!! Nesty pandas!! So cute!!

And I would LOOOOOVE to share the zooborns second book, the whole family one, with my little ones. They adore you site, begging often for "CAKES! PLEASE!," which only sometimes means eating cake, mostly looking at hilarious cake pictures, thanks to you. My baby, who is two, is somewhat addicted to what his siblings call "the cute kitty site" (Icanhazcheseburger... though I might periodically have to edit the language) and the "baby animals site,: meaning cuteoverload, of course. My older ones love all animals and researching them. This would be rgeat for both the big and littles!

[Katherine]

Too. Much. Cuteness! I love the sleeping dragon! My daughter would love that first book :)

[Suzanne]

I have two little girls and the Kid's Zooborn book would mean unimaginable squeeing over here! The likes of which you have never heard before! Which is actually a good thing... I promise!

[Etoile]

I was in a really crabby mood... And then I saw the cake with the pandas. And now I'm not in a crabby mood any more.

2nd book

[Amy]

I'd like the one for kids - I'm going to have a baby in April and I'm sure she'd love looking at the baby animals!

-Amy E.

[Robbie]

I love zooborns!

[Amy Nelson]

I'd love the second book-very cute!

[Joy]

Gives me baby fever...what!?! Well if im honest...shhhh dont tell mt husband :)
Ps both books look awesome but I would pick the 2nd one

[Bex]

O i would love either Zooborn book.. that website is so freakinnn cute . Also.. LISA FRANK!!! Ooo the memories!