The Easter WOW Factor
March 27, 2013 ;)
::awkward pause::
Ok, new plan:
Continue avoiding eye contact and hope for the best.
Am I seeing things, or are those twist ties sticking out of Groucho's neck?
;)
And are these ... mandibles?
;)
HOVER BUN.
Hang on, I just found my new favorite:
;)
I don't know what it is, but I like how you can almost hear it screaming.
Here comes Peter Cotton's tail!
;)
What, you again?
YOU SPIT PETER OUT THIS INSTANT!
You just don't see enough anthropomorphic fire hydrant cakes these days.
;)
Am I right, or am I right?
And in case you've ever wondered what a snooty cat eating a lemon would look like:
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WONDER NO MORE.
(I'm afraid to ask what those ears are made of, so let's just call them what they look like: rawhide pig ears dipped in white chocolate. Thereby making plastic sound a MILLION times more appetizing.)
Now, I know you've all been wondering, so I'm happy to report that I've finally figured it out:
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THIS IS WHAT'S WRONG WITH AMERICA.
Thanks to Barb & Jane, Patrick D., Emily E., Amy T., Erin G., Ted W., Lisa M., & Jennifer S. for inspiring my next band name: The Amorphous Bunny Blobs. (We'll only play sock hops, of course.)
Reader Comments (52)
These cakes make Jesus cry ;_:
Let the campaign to abolish CCC's start now...
Hover Bun looks like a blue Cybermat
It's a lake! Or goatse rendered in frosting. Your pick.
I see that first cake saying "It's a-me! Mario!"
I can, in no way, improve on mindy1's comment.
Have a great day.
Is that last piece of flotsam the rabbit from the movie Hop? Why is that even a thing? (The movie, not the flotsam; I'm well aware that every movie aimed at kids must have merchandise out the jellybean-dispenser.)
Man, smoking lambs look positively sophisticated next to these dumb bunnies (and clueless chicks).
Okay. Just wow. My husband came in while I was looking at the last one, and he asked what it was supposed to be. I told him it was a bunny that was tragically drowning in mud puddle. Then he realized it was a cake. Then he was like, we are never buying store bought cake again.
The seventh cake looks like a mutant fuzzy Furby with a mustache.
I think we need more anthromopomorphic fire hydrants to go with the cakes. Wouldn't that make life just a bit sunnier?
Because these cakes sure don't.
@SaraV - How do you know cake #2 isn't Luigi sayin' "Hey Mario, looka! You lika my Easter costume, eh?!
For some reason, Hover Bun reminds me of Qbert. I have no idea why, because he clearly doesn't look like Qbert, but for some reason that's what pops in my mind when I see him. Weird. Maybe it's just the eyes.
It's not a Fire Hydrant, it's Ducky Mo-Mo!!!!!
Ok, so I've been reading Cakewrecks for years now, and that amorphous bunny blob is now my favorite of all wrecks. That plastic face is so freakin' cute. And the rest of it is so freakin' roadkilly.
When & where are The Amorphous Bunny Blobs playing? I've got my saddle shoes all polished up.
I bet those bunny ears (the rawhide dipped in chocolate ones) are for the dog. Dogs love Easter too! (At least mine does. When the kids are tired of looking for plastic eggs with candy in them, he sniffs around for the extras. And the ones the kids forget to pick up.)
Though I don't know about the white chocolate. I know dark chocolate is worse for dogs than milk chocolate (in large quantities, so don't buy the jumbo chocolate bunny and leave it lying around), but I don't know if white chocolate is bad for dogs. I don't buy white chocolate often, so it's not a huge concern around here.
Kitchen Witch - I clicked to comment for the exact reason - the fire hydrant TOTALLY looks like Ducky Mo-Mo!! (and I assume you have small children and watch the awesomeness that is Phineas and Ferb all the time just like I do!!)
My best guess for that circle one is it's supposed to be a pond. With a walking trail. >.>
Glad we can also have Easter eggs... unless they're rotten (hope NOT). A rotten egg is bad; a rotten Easter egg is simply not cool.
Cake #1 - @SaraV - I don't see even a single reference to the mentioned plumber. Unless you exchange the two poor flattened chicks for two flattened evil shiitakes, then I would understand it better;
Cake #2 - What are exactly those things sticking out of... that thing's neck? Are they made of paper? Just who would think it would be a good idea for a cake-- *WHAP!* SHUT UP, HUMORLESS SIDE! (Ignore my idiotic humorless side. Of course those "paper things" have a purpose: without them, there would be much less material for Cake Wrecks. Duh!)
Cake #4 - The lake is a lie. The cake, unfortunately, is not;
Cake #5 - Uuuh... OMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOMNOM?
Cake #6 - Wait, there is more than that: take off the orange parts, and we get a Pac-Man ghost! Iz cleva!!!
Cake #7 - The "cat's ears" may be the Easter lily. More info about it here.
Hilarious. I would also like to add this little guy to a possible match up for cakes. It's pretty clear to me that the yellow hydrant is actually Ducky MoMo gone wrong. See and vote for yourselves. http://disney.go.com/create/art/2gs11k6Tri440000188E18h7-i-b0012d
4th cake down:
Quiet bunny sleeps
Undisturbed by placid lake
Out jumps lurking doom!
(My first attempt at haiku...it just sort of wrote itself!)
The first cakes look like chicks who have just found out that their eggs will be turned into omelets, and they're practicing for the future. The second one looks like the Count in movie Chocolat, as played by Alfred Molina.
And yes, Jen, you HAVE figured out what's wrong with America. For too long, Americans have believed that shapeless, useless blobs are actually something functional and important. Hence the state of affairs in Congress today.
That last one is a giant phagocyte absorbing the dreaded PCT Virus in someone's bloodstream.
Sneaking past the decorated omelets...
#2 Yes, those are twist ties. This must have come from a convenience store. [chirp] No? Moving right along, then...
#3 Maybe this was an early design concept for Qbert.
#4 Now it's time for some quiet reflection On Toxic Pond. The random piles of sprinkles represent the 'contribution' of Plastic Bunny. Walden, it ain't.
#5 The link took me to a post I had somehow missed, so I was all like, "Bonus!" Then I returned to this 'cake' and I was all like, "Bogus!" Apparently there is another species of devourer besides the Cakeoliers. They really need to get busy; DOC can only do so much.
#6 I like how the frosting (?) is just sort of troweled on, but the scrambled egg garnish really sells it.
#7 With a nod to KarateLady (ahem), I see Furby with a spider on his (?) beak*. And rawhide pig ears dipped in white chocolate, which is somewhat more dog-safe than milk chocolate or especially, dark. Still not recommended, just to be safe (from Epcots). *I like the lemon-eating cat theory, too; it is much preferable to the cat-eating lemon theory, the two of which demonstrate the importance of hyphens.
#8 Finally, we come to the reason the CupCake Cake Police (CCCP) was formed, and why they need to STEP AWAY FROM THE DOUGHNUTS AND GET WITH THE PROGRAM... Did I say that out loud? Sorry.
That last cake got it's plastic face and tail from the guy who had to fix it (nothing fixes better than plastic!)
Oh, I forgot this: @Muria - ANY chocolate is bad for dogs (and cats). The reason is theobromine. Please, never, ever give it to your pets.
@bassgirl, I am duly impressed! If that is your first attempt at haiku, I look forward to your future efforts.
#4 makes me think of a green hippopotamus yawning. Put a couple of black jellybeans on the two upper green protuberances for nostrils and it's just about right.
Pig's Ear cake reminds me of the bat from Disney's Anastasia. *tilts head* Or a chihuahua...
Groucho/Mario/Luigi: Is that a styrofoam ball for a nose?!
@Gutz Grilla: "The lake is a lie..." heehee.
'Murica
Land of the CCC
Definitely home of the brave (those things do get eaten...)
Ahh.. Qbert... Of course you belong with the Easter cakes. I mean, who wouldn't believe that you're really a bunny?
@KarateLady ~ I think they stole Furby's eyes o.O
@Craig ~ the scrambled egg bit just about did me in. O.O And where exactly does one sign up for the CCCP? Since Andrea's already on the shirt design for uniforms I'm thinking I need to get to the front of that line!
About 15 years ago, Woman's Day had a cake on it's cover that was a backyard summer scene. To create the swimming pool you were supposed to scoop out a portion of the cake and fill the hole with Jell-o. It was one of the most unappetizing things I have ever seen.
I think the artist behind cake #4 might be trying to revive the technique.
Is the last one smoking a stogie?
I thought the first few cakes were really bad, and then i got to that horrendous last "bunny" cake... And then all of the other ones suddenly looked like works of art.
BINGO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I thought frosted rawhide pigs ears before reading your comments.
As for the yellow fire hydrant chick, looks like she wants to be Princess Leia.
Never mind mandibles, what on earth (or maybe space) is it supposed to be?!
I always get a kick (and a whole lotta giggles) out of CakeWrecks, but for some reason "Snooty Cat Eating a Lemon" made me snort tea out of my nose like no other cake have to date. :D
That 7th one down looks more like a Furby to me....and that makes it all the more horrifying. As for the rest, words can't even describe....
OH MY GORGEOUS - I can still hear the screaming...and safeway strikes again *shakes head*
I like the roses on the lake cake.
yup, that's all I've got for today. the roses. on a ccc (patooie).
(heavy sigh)
When I saw Cake #4, this is what I saw: http://hilobrow.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/portal.jpg
R2D2 chick
steals Leia's festive bun-buns:
Rebel scum flips birds.
These cakes made what is left of my mind explode with laughter lol. Sheesh. Honestly I wonder if any of these wreckerators put thought into how much plastic and weird stuff they can fit on a cake. Probably not considering.
My friends and I have laughed about that amorphous bunny blob for the last year or so! So glad to see it finally made it into the running for everyone else to see! HA!
Did anyone notice that it was on clearance? ;-)
I will never ever make a CCC... I just...no.
I just wanted to say that I lived in a town (when I was a child) that painted the fire hydrants around the schools in animals. Yep, we had anthropomorphic fire hydrants. Eat your hearts out city kids. (or eat that last cake; that should be just as painful.)
john (thoJ) you know you're awesome, right?
Some possible explanations for the smoking lamb cake...
http://cake-decorating.lovetoknow.com/easter-lamb-cake
That fire hydrant is Ducky Mo-Mo from Phineas and ferb!