Seussical Sunday Sweets
March 6, 2011 In honor of Dr. Seuss' birthday last week, let's take a look at some Sweets that would make the good doctor proud.
Submitted by Katelyn P. and made by Violet Sweet Shoppe
Like we could start with anything but green eggs and ham. ;)
By Marj J. of The Icing on the Cake
Submitted by Kaity G. and made by Sift Dessert Bar
It only seems natural that a Seuss cake should defy the laws of gravity:
Sub'd by Wendy O., made by Kate of And Everything Sweet (hit the link for more pics)
By Karen's Specialty Cakes and Confections
And the famous Cat in the Hat's striped hat is almost synonymous with Dr. Seuss:
Look at that razor-sharp edge! That is some awesome icing work.
By Christina of Creative Cake Designs
Look at that green balloon! And the hand-cut lettering! [swoon]
Here's another inspired by the same book:
Sub'd by Ashley C., made by Glenda's Good Witch Goodies
These colors are just gorgeous. I'm also stumped as to how the baker made the stripes. They don't look painted on, and I see no seams, so...? (Glenda, can you weigh in?)
Seuss is often credited with the whimsical and topsy-turvy style for cakes, and you can definitely see his influence on this wedding cake:
Photo found here, made by Mike's Amazing Cakes
Of course, I think nothing would delight Dr. Seuss more than a wedding cake that hangs upside down from the ceiling:
By Chrissie B. of Too Nice To Slice
Update: We got a late entry today that was too good not to post.
Reader Comments (75)
These were amazing. I think the Thing 1 and Thing 2 cake were my favorite... But the wedding one. Ah. So gorgeous.
I loved the 4th and the 4th from the bottom! Now it makes me want a sculpture of the 4th.
That last one is amazing, I'm so curious how they pulled it off, same thing with that gravity defying one in the middle. I am truly astounded!
Those cakes were awesome! However, the cake you said was a baby shower cake looks to be a Birthday cake. Sorry!!
Dr. Seuss, he is the best
His books stand above the rest
Yertle, Sneeches, fish red and blue
Cats and hats, Things One and Two
His books help us learn to read
(And everybody needs a thneed!)
Oh, today, what a treat,
Dr Seuss on Sunday Sweets!
UPSIDE DOWN CAKE!!!!!!
I ♥ Dr. Seuss! Love the Thing 1 and Thing 2 cake, and especially the "Fish in a Pot."
WOW.... beautiful and fantastical... ; )
Whenever I see one of those (intentionally) lopsided cakes, I always think of Dr. Seuss! It's nice that we can bring some of that whimsical world into ours. Now if automakers would just start making open-air cars with a separate cockpit for each person, then we could really start enjoying life! Oh, yeah, the safety issues. Well, we still have the cakes!
These are lovely!
I'm a huge fan of your blog, read it everyday so I was thrilled to check in today and see my cake! The cake by Glenda was designed by her for my baby shower and entered into at least one competition which is where it looks like this picture is taken. I still have the fondant characters, three years later! I have no idea how she made the stripes but it was gorgeous and yummy!
AWESOME cakes!!! I am stumped at cake #4, like you said "defies the laws of gravity!" Same with the upside down cake! That's crazy!
Thanks for sharing these!
Ohhhh! I LOVE the upside down wedding cake!
But all of them were fabulous! Green Eggs and Ham was one of favorite books too!
Jealous! ;)
How did they do that upside-down cake? Wow! It's so pretty, but confuses me completely....
These are all fantastic. Thanks so much for finding them.
These are all sooooo amazing! My twins are having a Seuss themed birthday coming up! I can't wait!
Amazing! Love the upside down one, would be a bit scared to walk under it though :)
The upside down cake is not only too nice to slice, it's impossible to slice!
Very cute cakes...all of them.
I was in Seussical the Musical. I was the Cat in the hat!
Thanks for posting this.
Yeah I love Dr. Suess.
Now how the heck do you hang a wedding cake? Googling now.
Thank you thank you for posting this! I LOVE these cakes!
Ok, I absolutely LOVE Things 1 & 2, but that gravity defying cake is to die for! LOVE LOVE LOVE me some Dr Seuss!!!
Awesome! This is my favorite "Wreck" post ever!
Amazing! Gorgeous! Wonderful! Delightful!
How on earth do you cut a cake that is hanging from the ceiling? You'd need a drop cloth, I'm thinkin'.
How the freak do you get a cake to hang upside down? that has to be a flipped pic!
I think the upside down wedding cake broke my brain somehow. It's an act of will to look away. O_O
These are all so beautiful!!!
Wow! Those are amazing. All of them!
um... yum!!!
Ceiling cake?! I think I have found my new favourite thing. Also the stripes on that cake have to be painted, they are perfect!
How? How do you hang a cake from the ceiling? How?
I love them all, thought the Oh The Places You'll Go cake was adorable<3 These are particularly welcome after spending four and a half hours dressed up as the Cat in the Hat, playing and taking pictures with small children. I'm having Dr Seuss story cravings :)
Upside down cake is very interesting...but how do you cut it??
Lovely!
Just guessing on the stripes: I suspect there's an undercoat of fondant to build on, then the stripes either cut and placed on or painted on with very well-done edges, and then the seams/edges covered by that thin strip/roll of black, which could be piped, fondant, or even sugar veil.
Either way it's superbly done. Bravo!
Oh, my! Those are all amazing.
I want to know if the wedding couple were suspended upside-down to do the traditional first-slice picture.
And, if so, I want to see it!
Hand cut lettering? Holy smokes! I *might* attempt to do something like that on my Silhouette but NEVER by hand. Big ups! Seriously.
I enlarged the cake from Glenda's Good Witch, and it LOOKS like frosting. Amazing
The upside-down cake is beyond FAB!
Bek
Dr.Seuss would be proud!
Second commenter!
Are you sure those were hand cut letters and not made by a Cricut Cake? That's a familiar looking font.
The upside down cake wouldn't be so difficult to do, if you put each cake on a plate, and have all of the plates connected by the chain. The smallest plate on the bottom, of course.
Out of curiosity, I Googled how to do the upside-down cake as shown, and I got this video from YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIZokqDkrPg It's also called a chandelier cake.
The gravity-defying one, however, is still puzzling, but all are gorgeous cakes!
Wow. Just... wow.
I believe I have a good idea how they accomplished the upside down cake, but how in blazes to you SERVE it?
As for the stripes, I'm guessing they were rolled out in the fondant, the same way you would with sculpey or fimo.
wv: sangu. Sangu for providing us with such nifty sweets!
Love the Seuss cakes - gorgeous and fun!
Is it possible that the one hanging from the ceiling isn't a "real" cake? Maybe it's rice crispie stuff covered with fondant. They do that a lot on those cake shows on tv. It would be heavy, but a lot easier to stick together than actual cake. Or could it be styrofoam? Or a pinata? That was my 5-yo son's reaction.
Okay, here's my theory on the upside down cake. I think they cut a whole in the center of each cake, then, starting with the smallest cake, put it on a plate with a chain through the center that goes through the cake above it and the one above that... So, each cake actually has a plate at the bottom (which looks like the top of each cake) that attaches to the very top.
that upside down cake is mind boggling. I think that the stripes on that cake were probably made with thin snakes of black fondant. at least, that's what it looked like to me.
Hey there everyone!
I'm the maker of the hanging cake :) Thanks for sharing Jen and thanks for all the lovely comments.
The hanging cake is based on a very special internal structure that I am luckly enough to have an engineer for a father and he designed. :)
The bottom tier is the only tier that has to be fake... if that helps with any of the mystery. That should hopefully help with the questions about how do you cut it too :)
Love all the cakes on this Sunday Sweets!
Thanks again to all :)
Chrissie
OMG too cute :)
For those who can't read the cupcake third from the left in the top row, it says, "Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened. --Dr. Seuss."
There has to be plates between each layer of the upsidedown cake and the chain (or threaded rod) that "threads" through it has supports at each layer. (per my architect husband) :-)
How do they do the lopsided cake, the one that seems to defy gravity?