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

[Sabrina]

I'd like the first one for kids, I'd give it to my friend'd 3 year old who I babysit on Sundays. She loves baby animals!!!

[vivichick]

Vivienne C.

D'awwwww!
I'd love the Adult Zoo Borns!

OH CRAP! Not ADULT Adult. Just the one not for little kids.
The second book- in which I'm certain all the animals are doing very adorable, yet platonic, non-porny things.
Yes.

[House of Holt]

I had a baby 3 weeks ago, and I know she'd love the children's zoo book when she gets older :)

[Libby]

I really enjoyed that panda cake. Too cute!
I do believe that is a baby fennec fox on the second book, and fennec foxes are adorable whether they're big, small, or smaller.

[Elsie]

I want the second book!! squee! (Yes I did just steal Jen's catch phrase... Sorry...)

[Debbie]

I would like to win the second book.

[Anonymous]

Jessica said...

I'd love the first book because then I wouldn't feel guilty about the ten minutes I devote each day to cake wrecks. I'd just sit my two little girls down with the books and check out cake wrecks! :)

[smscott]

OOh the baby animals book would be amazing. my 2 yr old is in speech therapy so im always looking for things to show him and maybe get him talking

[Donkaloosa]

The sleeping dragon is just too cute for words. The zebra is pretty great, too. All are too cute to cut up! Love both books, but I guess the one that's not for kids is the one I'd be better off with, sigh...

[Leah]

Baby animals are the cutest -- would love the more grown-up book. Thanks for the great sweets today!!!

[riflchik]

Gaaah, cute overload! I think the kiddo zoobook has to be the one for me!

[JenniferK]

Awww, these were soooo sweet! If I was lucky enough to win, I'd want the kids' book for my homeschool library, but honestly the other one would work too! ;)

And yeah...will there be a bunch of baby-themed wrecks this week leading up to an announcement about why you're so sensitive this week? :)

[Aberdonian]

I like the first ZooBorn book. And I love baby giraffes.

[Jennifer M.]

Oooh...so hard to pick, but great inspiration for a cake for my cousin and her brand-spankin' new baby boy. I'm leaning toward the unicorn cake or the teddy bear cake. As for the book, the 1st one would be dandy.

Thanks for this site. It's part of my daily blog stroll and never fails to cheer me up.

[Melissa]

The adorableness of this post is almost too much! I need to go look at that worm cake to balance things out... hmm... then again... maybe not :)

We would love either book... but if I had to pick, I'd say the second one.

[Gen H]

Oh, how cute! My family would love the second book listed!

[Bryson Mortensen]

I would love the baby Zooborn book! Already saw the pictures online and love it!

[Rhonda]

those zooborn books are adorable. I'd love to have both of them. I'm a former zookeeper so my children adore animals by default and these would be an awesome addition to our library.

[CrazyRedheadChick]

Adorable cakes! I'd love either book, my 18 month old Goddaughter can never have enough books.

[ViolaNut]

Clearly, I must send this link to my giraffe-obsessed coworker AND my giraffe-obsessed cowriter, and my unicorn-obsessed roommate, and my tiger-obsessed student, and - hey. There are no otter or hedgehog cakes. :-P Ah well. No wait, there's a dragon, so I'm good! Oh, and I'm a ZooBorns fan too, so I need to go see if THEY have any new otters... and I like the second book. ;-)

[Lori]

Awwww Cthuluuuuu

And I'm demanding a nesting panda cake for..... any occasion. I don't care. I just want nesting pandas.

Zooborns are awesome! I'd love either book. Of course, it would mean that I'd never accomplish anything ever again ever.

[Blanket]

Oooooh I'd like the second book! I loves me some baby animals.

[Christina]

I MUST have that unicorn cake!!!!

[Krishna Chavda]

that unicorn was just too cute for words. i'm leaning towards the second book, but either is fine!

[shang09]

Oh, Man!!! They are both SO. CUTE!!!

[Classroom of Jamie Jay]

Oh oh oh! The first one! It'd go perfect in my school library!

[Linzie A]

The baby Cthulhu cake is amazing!! I absolutely love it!

[Megan]

So much cuteness this morning! I love the first zooborns book, although I'd probably go into a cute-coma over it. :)

[Jessica]

They are all so cute! My 4 year old was oohing and aahing over them with me. Either book would be good here, we all love baby animals.

[Mel]

I would love the first book. So cute.

[Jasmine]

So cute! Love todays post!
I'd like Zoo Borns, my daughter would love it!

[Mikia]

That Cthulhu cake is the best thing I have ever seen and I think I will have to recreate it at some point.
ZooBorns for adults sounds great too. (;

[Rachael]

I absolutely love the cakes and as such love the baby zooborn book.

[Angie]

I just tried the one "for everyone who likes cute" from the public library this weekend. My nieces and nephew would love it. And so would the kids at my school library.

Excellent examples of cute baby cakes today!

[pastrytiff]

These are all so adorable!! The only thing missing is more monkeys (I have called my boys monkeys since before they were born).

We LOVE all things animals around here so would treasure either of the books.

[Emily P]

The first book would be perfect for my little brother! Whether or not I would actually give it to him is another question entirely.... :-P

[Chrystal]

Either of these would be wonderful. I'm a sucker for the cute.

[Melaina25]

I'd love the Baby version!

@Melaina25

[Christina]

Oh my goodness, those cakes are a.dor.able! Too much! I would love to get either one of those books for my daughter. She's 2 and LOVES animals! She was loving looking over my shoulder at the post today and naming all the animals. :) She's pretty adorable herself so seeing her getting all excited about all the little animals just made my morning.

[Chris Wright]

I was just thinking of going over to zooborns before I wandered over here, and I'm a sucker for fennecs...

[Lauren]

This is one of the cutest posts ever! It's so hard to choose a favorite, lol.
I'd love to snag the second book, then my entire family could enjoy it.

Have a great week!

[Resplendentquetzal]

Love the one for little guys. My 3 would totally fight over that book! And the baby Chthulu cake, so awesome!

[Erin D.]

The unicorn and the panda are competing for my favorite! Ooooh so cute!

The second book looks like it is the most adorable thing in the world...and informative too!

[Kiara]

I love the dragon so much! It's so colourful and fantastical and happy-making!
I also love fennec foxes, so the second book's my favourite!

[Margaret williams]

Oh the cuteness!!! Loved the last cake with the bears.

I would love to win the second book. All that adorableness in one book would make a crappy day go away!! Thanks for the contest guys!!

Margaret Williams

[Jessica]

Would LOVE the first book for my classroom. I agree with Jen, Lisa Frank was AWESOME!!! And also with commenter Deanna - I was expecting a baby announcement at the end of this post!

[Terra F.]

I love the animal-plushie-cake theme. The giraffe is my favorite, but not by much. I'm glad I never got cakes like this because I probably would have gone right in and given it a big squeeeeze. Then it would have been icky.

PS. Baby animals??? How can you ask me to choose? Although I'm sure my baby sister would give me a million hugs and kisses if I was to bring her the one for kids. And that I couldn't refuse.

[Renee]

Love, love, LOVE the baby hippo cake! If I win, I'd also love the first zoo born book!

[Renee]

Love, love, LOVE the hippo cake! I'd also love to have the first zoo born book if I win!

[gypsy@Hebrews11:13]

Awww! My kids would love either of these books!!! We collect animal books- we love all creatures, great AND small! All these cakes were adorable!
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