Sunday Sweets: Home Sweet Home
August 21, 2011 Hi there! I'm Lindsey, and I'm the new kid here at Cake Wrecks. I hail from the blog Better After, and was super stoked when Jen asked me to guest post for Sunday Sweets. I'm still happy dancing about it and hope I can live up to the utter awesomeness that is Cake Wrecks. Please sit by me in the cafeteria!
Now, my blog is about furniture and home decor makeovers and not cake. So I thought I'd ease myself into the cake world - dip my big toe in, so to speak - by featuring some furniture and home decor-themed Sweets. Who's excited? I am!! (PS: sorry about mentioning my toes and cake in the same sentence, ew).
Ok, first up is Leandro Erlich's chocolate couch:
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"Lindsey," you're thinking, "You've been around paint fumes far too long. That is obviously a Mies Van Der Rohe Barcelona sofa!" No my friends, it is indeed a cake. See? Proof:
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For your tum tum, not your bum bum!
(I ... apologize).
Nothing says comfort food quite like food that looks well, comfortable. Like this cake:
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...which is a replica of this bed:
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I daresay the cake looks even comfier!
So, this next cake might not be exactly what your mother had in mind when she asked you to provide the cake at your sister's "Bridal Shower":
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Submitted by Marisa S. and made by Planet Cake
Ha! That is quite the devilish grin, sir.
And we all know what that kind of monkey business leads to:
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Monkeys!
And also, babies!
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The home decor nerd in me lives on, because the first thing I noticed were those fabulous "hardwood" floors.
While we're on the topic of home decor, if you asked me how to improve a drab kitchen, I'd probably suggest painting your cabinets white:
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If you asked me how to improve a drab living room couch,I can't think of anything better than draping a drooling Homer Simpson across the top.
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By Erin Salerno
Or, if your local decor depot is fresh out of Homers, perhaps you could just add some nice throw pillows:
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Amazing! I bet you could repaint your entire house twice in the time it took to make these insanely detailed cakes. Or come repaint my house. Either way.
Nailhead trim is also a great way to spice up any chair. And while I don't recommend nails in cakes, or shag carpeting in general, shag carpet frosting cannot be denied.
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Did you notice the little bowl of individually crafted potato chips? That is some serious attention to detail.
And here's lots more:
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I spy: a stamped letter, used post-its, an iphone, three pens, two pencils and six wads of crumpled up paper!
Would you care for a spot of tea with this well-read lady?
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By Cake Central member tguegirl
Or is a game of snooker more your style?
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(Lest you falsely assume that I am really up to speed on my billiards terminology, I admit I had this conversation with Google: "Pool game with red balls?")
I love the use of black fondant for the negative space under the table, which effectively maximizes its eat-ability-ness. Very important.
Oh, you prefer tea? Well, how about tea for two? This next cake was inspired by the book My Very First Tea Party and requires a long, loving look to fully absorb every delightful detail:
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By Karen H.
Like the steam curling out of the cups and the chocolate dipped strawberries. Fantastic!
(Note: the table cloth and wire chair frames aren't edible. But you probably knew that. )
Well, that's all for now! Thanks for letting me crash the party, and if you'll excuse me, I'm like, really hungry.
Have a Sweet to nominate? Then send it to Sunday Sweets [at] Cake Wrecks [dot] com.
Reader Comments (61)
That first one is... Amazing. I'm in awe.
I don't know which I love more, the shower cake or the monkey cake. Look at those little half-peeled bananas!!! So stinkin' cute! Great job, Lindsay!
Great job, Lindsey! Methinks I'll be checking out your blog next.
Save a spot for me in the cafeteria!
My main thought in all of this is: looks like Smiling Bob in the shower there has been using Enzyte for Natural Male Enhancement...
I agree with Jen. I wanted to hit the "like" button on this one. Each picture was better than the one before (if that is possible) and good commentary too. Thank you for giving us a chance to admire the creative work of others.
The toaster!!!!!! Love how tiny & detailed the kitchen cake is!! :)
They're very nice, for the most part (I really like that book one), but there is no place on that shower cake to cut it where it would not be very very awkward.
that kitchen cake is kind of amazballs!
This combines two of my FAVORITE blogs and totally makes my day!!!
All I could do was stare, in utter awe, at these amazing creations. The first one is so real, I'm still skeptical that the "cake" shot wasn't photoshopped!
Wow, these are amazing! The monkeys are so cute! The baby bed, the kitchen, the desk! I am stunned. I WANT TO BE A CAKE ARTIST TOO!!! Just this weekend, I actually iced a cake without the crumbs coming up. Hey, it's a start. Looooooooooooong way to go, tho. :)
Lindsey, you are really funny! Good job today!! May I sit next to you at lunch? We can trade!
Blessings!!