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

[Katie]

My what cute cakes......I think I like the first book. I know my 4 kiddos would love it.

[Jules]

I love the first book. Baby animals! How cute. Not as cute as cake, but still cute.

[Amanda]

I'd love the first Zoo Born book for little kids. My daughter would love it!!

[April]

Cute, cute, cute!!! My son would adore that first Zooborn book!

[s.]

i would love to win either of those books please!

[lindaroo]

So much cuteness! I'd love to share the kids' book with my kindergarten class!

[Cindy F]

Book #2! Hopefully it has some pandas in it that are just as cute as the ones on that cake!

[Kale]

I like the second zoo born seeing as my son is a little too young for the first one. My fiance and i could show him the pictures without worry of him wrecking the book.

[Bonney]

Giving Cute Overload a run for the money? These cakes are great! The baby Chthulu is the best!

[Melissa Ayers]

I'd love the first one! Thanks!

[deadbohemian]

I would love the 2nd Zooborn book. Cute animals!
~Emma J.

[Beth]

Ohhh - I love both books, but I think my grandson would enjoy the first one the most :)

[KRad]

Well my 9 month old & my 2 year old would love the first book, but then again my 7 & 9 year old children would thoroughly enjoy the 2nd book. So either one would be a fantastic treat to our family.

[Suzi]

I can't wait for my best friend's baby to turn one this summer. I am SOOOO requesting cake-making duty.

As for the books, either one would be amazing!

[SuBee]

Today is my daughter's birthday. I only wish any one of her past 15 birthday cakes could have been as cute as these! Sorry Amy.

We'd love either of the books. Cute is cute!

[kdstentzel]

SQUEEEE! That little kid Zooborn book would be great to give to my friend - her little boy just LOVES looking at pictures of animals! PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE!!!

[Julie]

I love zooborns! That's where I get my daily dose of cuteness. Cakewrecks is where I get my daily dose of...wreckiness. I would love the one for little kids to give to my niece!

[Sara Michelle]

I would LOVEEEEE The second book :)

[wavecloud]

My favorite Cakewrecks post so far! I want the second book, please!

[Cookie]

The teddy bears are so cute. They actually look fuzzy! Although I'm partial to the giraffe. I like the first Zoo Born book best. My boys would love it.

[ClothDragon]

Do either of them have baby Cthulhu?

I'd love either of them, with or without baby Cthulhu.

[libraryofalexa]

Squee! They're all so cute! As are either of the books :-)

[emily jane]

The first Zooborns! book looks precious. That little guy on the cover just melts my heart!!

[AlyssaH]

Either of the books!! So cute! And the cakes are adorable:)

[Emilie]

I LOVE that baby unicorn cake...nothing cuter than juvenile imaginary creatures :) I would also LOVE that second Zooborns book :)

[Tactless Wonder]

I think I know where the panda idea came from...or where mochimochi land got their idea for the stackable knitted items....except I've known about the stackable cats for a while now:
http://mochimochiland.com/shop/stackable-cats-pattern/

But they're super adorable regardless of who inspired whom and all that jazz.

[LadyTara]

Psssst...Pandas eat bamboo, koalas eat eucalyptus. Sorry to nerd out on you! :-)

[Megan]

So much cuteness in one spot! The second book would be for me.... send it my way please! :)

[Jessie]

So CUTE! I'd love either book, but with a slight preference for the second book.

[skatebettyT]

I love the first book! Adorable! The cakes are precious today. The first one kind of looks like Suzy's Zoo.

[teragram]

Aw, the second book is SO CUTE! And all the cakes are SO CUTE! Especially baby Chthulu, awwwwwwww.

[Alicia F.]

Um, wow I'm absolutely in love with that panda cake. I would love to win the second book! But I'd also be happy with the first.

[Allison]

AWWWWW That giraffe! I want it for my next birthday cake! 22 is the ...year of the...giraffe...right?

Either one, but probably the second one (so I don't feel as ashamed)

[RyanE]

Either one would be fine.

Love the cakes. My wife and the girls made a birthday cake yesterday for my daughter. Other than the fact the owl leaned to the left a bit, it was pretty cute.

[geenalyn]

Those cakes were adorable!! And I'd live a chafe at winning the second book!

[Anonymous]

Zooborns all the way!!!
Robin Shapiro

[Oldish Lady]

Eldritch and adorable are two words I never thought I'd use together, but that Cthulhu cake is.

[Ari]

A unicorn with a comb over? That may just be the most adorable thing I've ever seen <3

Also, a chance for a free book filled with baby animals? Sign me up! I'd loveeeee the first one :)

[Danielle]

I don't even know what to say...So cute!

I'd love, love, love the second book!

[Amy]

I would love the second book, but would take either. Too cute!

Love the cakes this week. I'm convinced all unicorns should have comb overs.

[zombiekim]

I'd like the second zooborn book.
Also, while all of those cakes are adorable, I had to put combover-unicorn in my computer's "Cakes" folder. :)

[Kimberly]

Those cakes are so cute! The giraffe was super cute. I wish I could make cakes like that, too bad I can barely frost a cake without pulling it apart. I like the first zoo born book, I would love to give it to my 2 year old nephew. -Kim

[Jen D.]

Great cakes!

I'd love a copy of the 2nd ZooBorns book - too cute!

[Rebecca]

That hippo cake is awesome! I wish I was turning one. :(

The second book please :D

[The Longs]

The cakes are so very cute. I'd like the 1st book but both look great.

[rintheamazing]

The non-kid one.

[cc]

I guess we'd have to go for the first book, which my three-year-old won't stop yelling about. ("Tiger Orange! Tiger Oorraanngge!!")

Meanwhile, I think I need a baby dragon cake next birthday. That was the point when I turned to mush. :)

[Kimberly]

Ahhh! They are so ridiculously cute!!! I love the giraffe! it looks so innocent and adorable and snuggly! i love them! I like the first book. my nephew loves baby animals, he would love the book.

[Techie]

I can't believe all of the cuteness here. I love them all!!!!
(especially the sleeping dragon)

[Valerie]

I'd prefer the second book. The panda cake is my absolute favorite! So cute!