'Twas a Sweet & Starry Night in the Jet City
September 28, 2009 I've been looking forward to posting this since Saturday. [rubbing hands together gleefully] So let's get to it!
The setup: What do you think would happen if two bakeries received the exact same phone order, but interpreted in two very different ways? That was the inspiration Paul of Jet City Cakes had when he and Matt from Starry Nights Catering got together to provide the cakey goodness for our signing at Third Place Books in Seattle.
First, here's Matt's order form:
And his gorgeous cake:
(It tasted heavenly, too. Raspberry cream - yum!)
No? Well, maybe you will when you see his creation:
Wait for it, waaaiit for it...Here Matt and Paul ponder their order forms:
And then size up each other's creations:
(I love this photo.)By the way, both of these guys are up for The Best of Western Washington awards in the Evening Magazine. Click here to vote for Jet City, which is up for best cake shop, and click here to vote for Starry Nights, which is up for best caterer (login required).
[announcer voice] But wait, there's MORE!! How about some cupcake Wreckplicas?
Our grand prize winner:
(Her lap, her lap, her lap is on FI-YUR!)And our other top two "winners":
(It's a Dalek. Obviously.)
You can view all of the entries on the CW Facebook page here.
Reader Comments (93)
That is hilarious. Please tell me that was intentional, that "tier" was given to one bakery, and "tear" to the other... and that it wasn't someone taking an order over the phone that misspelled the order.
Pretty creative stuff!
WV: sineromp: Math teachers on vacation.
Those pictures are AWESOME! :D Ahahahah.
Actually, I love the purple iris and fancy piping on cake #2 the most of all.
Like the first commenter, I want to know if they were given the exact same verbal instructions and made the mistake in interpretations, or if they were given two different sets of instructions.
Fantastic creations!
Wow. I love the tear cake. Probably my favorite cake seen here so far. Definitely the most bizarre.
They are both neat cakes!!!
Hey guys,
It was just a made-up scenario. They were both going to bring cake anyway and Paul had the idea to try to make it interesting. His inspiration would be if two bakeries got identical phone orders but interpreted them in different ways. It was absolutely fantastic.
john
I was there! I showed up late since I didn't get off work until 7 pm, but I still got to try a little of each cake, but didn't even know about the joke! =P That's great! =) And they did wonderful jobs on both cakes! Very delicious!
Ah! You liked my cupcake! I am so honord to be in your blog! Two MORE thumbs up to you! =]
I'm going to send you the invoice for a new keyboard to replace the one I just splurted water all over.
Full of WIN!
WOW! That first cake is just amazing. Wish we'd had them do our wedding--the cake wasn't wreck tastic but it sure wasn't edible either (pretty but tasted like cardboard). That's just stunning in a classical way.
To tier or to tear?
Stack 'em high! Mud in your eye!
Hooray, hot cross puns!
Love them both!
The Dalek is AWESOME!!!!
Man, you guys are having a great time. It pains me that I can't make it to your Skokie stop, but I have other obligations. And, I'm currently doing Weight Watchers. AND, I'm diabetic! So, there is my trifecta of reasons why I will need to enjoy from afar only.
Fancy piping on the second cake made me LOLOL!
Brilliant! I am in love with the clever Jet City cake (and the other is truly lovely!)
I haven't laughed that hard in along time! The tear cake was awesome!
That is a sweet eyeball cake.
I can't believe I just said that. :P
I think that second iris cake is AWESOME!
Thanks for coming Jen and John. I had a fun time meeting you. and so far i am cracking up with laughter as i read the book.
one idea that could be fun, have category awards for the cupcake entries. like "most detailed", "most identical to original", "most wrecktastic"...etc.
the guest bakers did a great job. i tried the mint chip and pistachio honey flavors and they were delicious.
Jen and John, we hope you come back to visit sometime when you're not trying to see so many cities in such a short time. (If it's Tuesday, this must be Belgium?)
Ooh, a Dalek?! EXTERMICAKE.
The purple cakes are fabulous. Though I'm pretty much in love with the second one. It's a bizarre cake in a good way.
The cakes were fabulous and it was so awesome to meet J&J!
Both cakes are beautiful, love the concept, and both men are decidedly hot (though Paul is more to my taste).
Yay Seattle! Wish I was there,.. sigh,.. please come to sunny California!
They both did an awesome job! Did anyone else notice the suggestively placed candle on the doll wreckplica?
What a fun idea! Beautiful execution on both cakes! Bravo!
And props to the person who made Lap on Fire Barbie. Definitely a classic.
-kate
I want to know what the 4 tear one tasted like. We know the 4 tier one was raspberry cream, but what about the other? I love them both!
NOOOOOOOO! I missed you!!! Those cakes were fantastic!
The interpretation of the same order was brilliant! jajajaajajajajaaja
Starry Nights also had a chocolate cake with chocolate mousse filling... It was *amazing*. I'm trying to come up with an excuse to have an event so that I can order one.
It was a great event, and I'm glad I braved the 10 minute drive... :-)
I absolutely love what happened with the two purple cakes. My favorite was when I realized what the second cake artist interpreted "fancy piping" to mean. Classic. This actually has to be one of my favorite posts!
Hah! Brilliant! Both cakes are artistic triumphs, in totally completely different ways.
I LOVE that purple eye cake! I got a good hard laugh from that one too.
And the one thing I thought about the tears, and the "piping" is..
Here comes the waterworks!
Not only did Paul do a fantastic job of making the cake order fun, he and Matt were absolutely brilliant in its execution! Love both of them for completely different reasons!
I'm still amazed by the "wreckplicas!" America's definitely got talent!
As I type, I'm trying to come up with an occasion for a "four teared" cake with fancy piping. Maybe for the first day of a house remodel? Love it!
Yea! My turdaphant was one of your fav's!!!
He didn't fare well traveling 90 miles in the saddlebags, but it was worth the ride and I was cracking up in the parking lot when I took him out! =}
Thanks so much for every giggle and snort you've created in our house! Now, go die in a car fire! =P
That little kid one, I saw it and went, "That's a dalek." It was very obvious and cute.
Both the cakes are great, and the cupcake wrecks are hilarious. Thanks for a chuckle every morning.
That was great. Way to go Paul and Matt!!!!!!
Haha, Teirs, Tears great I love it.
How perfect is that?! Genius!
That's just so creative and FUN!!! When Jen and John do "Cake Wrecks," every post is a masterpiece. I love both cakes, but the fancy piping on #2 is genius! (I love the quirky.)
I have to ask...what did those fab cakes cost? I mean, my wedding cake was three tiers, and cost 800 bucks! (it was wonderful, by the way...) Who paid for these beauties?
ABSOLUTELY LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE THOSE CAKES! The first is totally elegant, beautifully chic! But the second with the eye and the tears and the piping is my FAVORITE! I'd love to have it for my next birthday!
My husband laughed until he cried over the "purple iris" cake. He finally asked me not to show him "that cake" again, because every time he glanced at the screen, he started all over.
LOL!! That was positively hilarious! Obviously both guys did an awesome job based upon their interpretations of what was written on the order... that fancy "piping" with the giant purple eye has to be the most interesting cake I've seen on this site. The other, of course, is more standard looking but also nicely executed. (Loving all the purple, which happens to be my favorite color.) Props to both of them!
I love the interpretation of the order form, very clever!
today was shaping up to be a pretty craptastic day... until i saw today's entry. absolutely brilliant. BRILLIANT! i'm pretty sure some of the folks at work think i'm certifiable after my sudden (rather loud) outburst of laughter after being surly all morning.
Oh my word... the "4 teared, fancy piping" cake is hilarious! Brilliant, actually.
Love the Wreckplicas too!