Sunday Sweets: Jim Henson Tribute
May 22, 2011 Last week marked the 21st anniversary of Jim Henson's final bow. So, in his honor, I thought we'd take a look at some of the many Sweets featuring his most famous friends:
By Cupcake Occasions Why is there a Sam Eagle cupcake? Because AMERICA, that's why.
Now on to the "cakes you want to cuddle" section of today's post:
These guys look like little beanie baby versions of themselves:
Sub'd by Mags and made by love-a-cupcake
I promise I *did* look for Sweets from some of Henson's other work - the Dark Crystal, Fraggle Rock, and my personal favorite, Labyrinth - but all I found worth mentioning (and that I haven't posted before) was this doorknocker from Labyrinth:
Yes, it's really cake! I actually have the matching set of Labyrinth knockers on the closet doors in my office (photo here) so I was especially smitten to see one rendered so well in cake.
Beaker and Dr. Honeydew! The baker calls this a "baby shower cake for a mom-to-be who is more into science than babies." (Note the H2O molecule on the border.) Brilliant!
And finally, since I don't have a cake version of him for you, here's the Swedish Chef demonstrating the proper use of the "cäkenschmööscher."
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Reader Comments (123)
I love the muppets, and I loved the muppet babies rendition of ernie!
I must also say that the swedish chef is SOOO much better than sandra lee IMHO... why doesn't he have his own program on the food network??
Re the cakensmoosher: one of the few times where you can actually see the hole in a surface.
Glad to see the tribute, now WHERE did you find the door knockers?!
Heh, you showed us your knockers ;P
I have an overwhelming urge to buy a holiday book......WEIRD!
These are just fabulous! The only problem is I don't think I'd ever be able to cut into any of these cakes.
Love's the Swedish cook clip! Talking cakes!! who knew?
Addie
OMG so much cuteness in one post-makes me smile :D
Here in France, we have Dr. Bunsen Honeydew's living, breathing twin -- and he cooks!
http://www.purepeople.com/media/jean-pierre-coffe_m160285
@Kim- F.T.W.!! LMAO
Beaker and Animal side-by-side!! Sam!!! (no Sweetums?? oh, well, I'll survive)
When you do find the Swedish Chef- don't wait for a Sunday Sweets and just post it for us!!
-Barbara Anne
I LOVE THE MUPPETS!
What a great way to start my rainy Sunday before hitting the books for finals.
I love Kermit and those cupcakes are the best.
Search youtube
Muppets/Ode to Joy/Beaker
Not a fan of fondant (in general), but these guys are Adorable!
The Swedish Chef is my #2 favorite, after Julia Child (who's even funnier).
Happy Sunday, Sweets!
=^~.~^=
Want. Door knockers.
Probably "not available in Canda" like practically everythng else that's cool, but please tell us anyway...
The "awwww" factor of those cakes is double digit..just wonderful...
Hahaha Bork bork bork! Cake no. 11: I actually have a friend called Yvonne whom we call Beaker! :D
Pink Peril
Just when I thought they couldn't get any cuter, they did! I so want cupcakes of the whole gang...but then they'd be too cute to eat!
RIP Jim...you live eternally through your creations!
So....I'm wondering, who answers when you knock on your closet? Is there cake in your closet?
My reaction to the door knocker cake--"BAHAHAHA SWEET!!". My brother and I grew up on Labyrinth! It was always our first choice when our mom let us rent a movie on the weekend--I still love it, 23 years later.
These cakes are all amazing. Wonderful tribute!
SQUEEEE! (or should I say, Meeeeep!)
I was all prepared to be disappointed by a lack of Beaker, seeing as my favorite loveable lil guy is almost never featured in Muppet collections, but I should have known you wouldn't let me down. You've made my day.
The Bunsen/Beaker cake made me (no joke) start meeping out of the sheer cuteness. I am WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY more into science than babies, so I'm going to save up so I can get that cake for my 40th birthday.
those are all pretty amazing, but those cupcakes blow me away. such detail!
thanks as always.
OK, I am slow this morning... I don't get the "America" thing. Is there a pun? Am I saying it wrong?
Where did you get those door knockers?
When I think about this wonderful genius being gone, the same song always springs to mind. I apologize for the length, but I'm sure you'll indulge me.
Saying Goodbye, Going Away,
Seems like goodbye such a hard a hard thing to say
Touching a hand wondering why
Its time for saying goodbye
Saying Goodbye, why is it sad?
Makes us remember the good times we've had
Much more to say, foolish to try,
Its time for Saying Goodbye
Don't want to leave but we both know,
Sometimes its better to go.
Somehow i know, we'll meet again,
Not sure quite where and i don't know just when.
Your in my heart, so until then,
Its time for saying goodbye.
Somehow i know, we'll meet again,
Not sure quite where and i don't know just when,
Your in my heart, so until then,
Wanna smile, Wanna cry,
Saying Goodbye
This was great. My son was Jim Henson in a living wax museum last month so he was excited to see this post too. Thanks.
RIP jim, you made my childhood a happier place!!!
I agree with Jen, the two old guys in the balcony were my role models too.....loved them.
Adorable cupcakes :)
The color of ernie on the bed cake seems a little off.
Bummed about no fraggle rock cakes and yes, now have that theme song stuck in my head....down at fragle rock *clap clap
Ernie #1 needs to lay off the self-tanner, me thinks. Rather than a muppet orange, that's pure Snooki color right there!
Love the cupcakes. And really love the Beaker baby shower cake! Perfect!
--kate
Did you know....the gibberish the Swedish Chef speaks was actually based on Danish?
::insert "The More You Know" logo here:: xD
Want. Those. Cupcakes.
And now we see why Cake Wrecks exists: because those decorators learned from the Swedish Chef.
I LOOOOOOOVE the Muppets and all things Henson. I subjected my little sister to Fraggle Rock just two days ago. :)
Oh, and I checked to make sure that no one else has said this (because no one wants another Epcot/King Cake), but it's only been 21 years since Jim Henson died, not 22. When I was born, both he and Dr. Seuss were still alive, and I'm only 21.
SO cool. Love the pics! Happy Sunday =)
~Penny
http://thepennywisechick.com
Natalie,
Thanks for the heads up. I just changed it.
john
MUST. HAVE. DOOR. KNOCKERS...please please pulease tell us where you got them.
I am immune to your Jedi mind tricks!
Oh, hey look, new Cakewrecks book. :P
MUST. HAVE. DOOR KNOCKERS.
I was all ready to say how huge a fan I've always been of the muppets, can't get enough of their shows and clips, have you seen the banana sharpener? etc., etc.,
...but then I saw the door knockers. You simply can't put that picture there without giving us more info. It's just wrong.
I absolutely wouldn't have the heart to cut any of those cakes. Just too darling.
Wonderful cakes and cupcakes!
I can't believe it has been 21 years! I was already an "old" married adult when Jim Henson passed away...I still get teary when I think about the kids who were worried that the Muppets had also died.
My muppet/Henson loving heart can hardly handle these cakes! <3 I Looooove the Labrynth door knocker!
The Swedish Chef was the original Wreckerator.
"You remind me of the babe.
What babe?
The babe with the power.
What power?
The power of voodoo.
What do?
You do.
Do what?
Remind me of the babe."
21 years? Seriously? If I hadn't felt old before, I do now.
Sigh.
Thank you for the Tribute to Jim Henson. He is missed still to this day. Jim truly loved what he did. When he met my daughters,he knelt down to their level and very much focused on them and thanked them for the help they were in setting up an event in Atlanta many years ago. To this day they remember "Uncle" Jim.
i wouldn't want to eat any of those, that's the trouble.
Why are there so many wrecks about muppets?
I'm so glad there sweets on the other side!
Wrecks are visions and I wish just illusions there at least sun somewhere.
One day well find it, the sweet convention, for baker and sweettooths and me!
I know this was going to be good the moment I saw the tops of Statler's and Waldorf's heads.:-) Kids today are so deprived...this was great television!
cupcakes were pretty sweet too. Gotta love Sam the Eagle.
well if you haven't seen it - a wonderful tribute to Jim Henson is Tom Smith's song "A Boy and his Frog" link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Na-xvlYMGck
You would have to log in to view it because its been flagged as inappropriate (probably because you may cry while watching)
But I'm sure you can search and find it elsewhere. (This is just my favourite video)
Enjoy! It's beautiful, I promise.
My baby girl loves the Swedish Chef; you should have seen her grin while we watched the clip! Thanks for that. :-D
I lovelovelove that door knocker cake. A-mazing!
So that's where cake wreckers get their lessons from! So now when we see a random pile of icing and one thin orange(?) we know where they took lessons from. From now on all your lessons blog post are going to be in Swedish chef voice in my head.
and DUDE Where did you find Labyrinth door knockers! Those are AWESOME! Google search commencing in 3...2...1...
I literally squee'd when I saw the Chewbacca pictures on your wall! Baby Chewie is so cute! XD
I love those knockers too, but I don't have any doors to put them on.
Have to say one of my favorite posts :)
Oh my God - I love them all! *instant love*
I kept humming the Muppet Show theme..catchiest theme song EVER on TV
LABRYNTH IS MY FAVORITE TOO! Great post today, as always. Thanks for all your work to bring us all so much joy! ~ Theresa Sanford
The bed cake is from "Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures." It's a newer segment on Sesame Street where they are done in claymation. Not sure if you knew -- my 4yo watches every day. :) Very cute and a nice cake to match! Love Jim Henson's stuff!! Thanks!