Here at Cake Wrecks, we're still in the mood to celebrate April Fool's Day. After all, what other day of the year is it acceptable to go grocery shopping in swim trunks and a propeller beanie? (No? Wrong holiday?) So let's check out some amazing cakes that just might fool you into believing they're the real deal.
(Or maybe we threw in a few non-cakes just to trick you. Think you're up to the challenge of spotting a fake?)
Is this a real guitar? Or is it just a rockin' good cake?
Can't tell? Well, don't fret. We won't string you along for long.
And speaking of music, is this a real drum, or one of our evil snares?
The wear on that drum head is unbeatable!
Assuming it's actually cake, of course. Or is it? Hmm?Here's a tough one: which of these shoes is edible?
Or are we just messing with you?
Here's a hint:
All of this trickery is making me hungry. How about some real, delicious, spicy buffalo wings*?
*May or may not actually be real, delicious, spicy or buffalo.
Then you could wash those wings down with a tall pint of Jameson's Irish Whiskey:
You're supposed to drink whiskey by the pint, right?
If you think you've already spotted the fakes, take a look at this Louis Vuitton luggage:
Better buckle down and really study this photo before we carry on.
Has a basketball ever made you hungry?
And if so, does that make you a real basket case?Or maybe a head case?
Submitted by Lirpa F., made by The Sweetest Thing
We got lots of requests for a "good" popcorn cake after our recent popcorn
post. So here's a picture of a bag of popcorn next to a movie reel:
I heard it through the grapevine that this fancy "wine" and "cheese" cake could be an impostor!
There's no way these crayons are cake... right?
How about this gumball machine? Real or cake?
I hate to burst your bubble, but we're not giving the answer just yet.
Check out this lo-mein attraction - do you think it's sweet, or savory?
Submitted by Emily T. and made by ~Er-ca Either way, those fortune cookies look delicious ...in bed.
This stack of pancakes makes me want to have dessert for breakfast.
Submitted by Catherine C. and made by Julie Brew Finlayson
Would that be called Dreakfast? Bressert? Brinnersertunch?
So, think you've got us figured out? Then this next cake will have your whiskers in a twist!
Such form! Such skill! Such artful mastery! Can you believe that this isn't a REAL CAT? Absolutely mind-blowing.
(Okay, so maybe it's not really a cat cake. Maybe it's more like a kitten salad.)
So, who spotted the fakes? Assuming there
were any?
Have a Sweet to nominate? Then send it to Sunday Sweets [at] Cake Wrecks [dot] com.
Reader Comments (155)
There is no way that NC helmet is a cake.
The back shoe is the actual shoe, i think, based on the stitching (and lack thereof on the front) of the border. The front is probably the edible one.
The cat (meow), the helme and the drumsticks (not the drum) are not cake?
I think?
i think the football helmet and well, the kitten... are not cakes
I vote cat, helmet, and drum as being fake. The rest could be real...
I agree with Sha--the only non-edibles are the drumsticks, rear shoe, helmet and kitten. (Really, please don't eat the kitten!!)
That helmet is not cake-it's too shiny. The cakes are amazing :)
I agree with Sha: only the drumsticks, rear shoes, helmet and kitten are non-edible. (Really, please don't eat the kitten!!)
I agree. The football helmet is real (as is the cat).
The helmet can't be cake. No way. I also think the cat is a real cat, not cake. Back shoe is real shoe, front one is edible.
The helmet and the cat aren't cakes.
the cat and the helmet are not cake, although I'd still eat the cat (KIDDING!!!)
I refuse to believe that helmet is a cake unless I see a photo of it sliced!
And why does that cake shoe not have a heel?
My votes are on the cat and the helmet.
I hope the kitten is not a cake...who'd want to eat a kitty :( I agree with the others on the helmet, and the front shoe is cake.
Votes here for cat, helmet, back shoe (front shoe doesn't have a heel!), and drumsticks.
The NC helmet, cake, and green shoe on top are fake. The back shoe may be fake as well. My 2 cents. Beautiful cakes!
I believe the crayons, the gumball machine, the helmet, the high heels, and the drumsticks(at least) are not cake.
The kitten is cake however. I'll eat that kitten.
I went through the entire post, screaming, "CAKE!" until Huz (in the other room and unaware of what I was looking at) said, "Oh, my god, honey. Do you want me to get you a Twinkie?"
that helmet is NOT cake. i *may* have clicked on the link, and found it went to flickr.
oh also the cat :)
I'd say the helmet, kitty, and the rear shoe are the only ones that are not cake. The hot wings almost had me fooled, until I saw the lettuce underneath!
@ Susannah MB - the pack of crayons is cake/fondant. I saw the episode of Ace of Cakes where they made this cake. :)
The front shoe is the one featured in the shoe photo, and it has an insole; it's the back one that's fake.
As for the crayons, if that's not fondant, it's modeling clay - look at the finish on the side of the box. It's not cardboard, nor are those crayons (there's no Crayola logo on the box).
The helmet's obviously not cake (or it was made by the world's best baker). Ditto the cute kitty.
The drum's the only one I'm iffy on. Those metal bits are awfully authentic.
They're all really cake except for the helmet and the kitten (obviously). Notice that all of them are submitted by actual people. The helmet was submitted by "Lirpa F." ... an anagram of April F. April Fools!
The helmet is not cake, obviously not the cat either (that much they said) and I think the bowl of the gumball machine is plastic but the actual body of it is cake. The drumsticks *might* be cake or bread but they are awfully well-done if so. The front shoe is the cake (its in the photo below as proof).
Lots of amazing talent on display!
The football helmet...could the "submitter's" name be a hint? "Lirpa F."? Really, though, those cakes did twist my mind around backwards. Amazing.
And the kitten in a salad bowl - too cute! One of yours in earlier days?
Yay for continuing April Fool's!
Wonderful!
LOL at "evil snares."
Oh, and the adorable cat, rear shoe and helmet are the only non-cakes (other than the drumsticks on the drum cake), methinks!
wv - rutem
The non-cakes were trying to hide from me, but I think I managed to rutem out.
BTW, there is a blog called "Eat a Kitten," so named from the author's memorable joke, "If I want warm and fuzzy, I'll eat a kitten."
I can't take the suspense! GIVE! Which are the fakes (other than the helmet and the kitten)?
While I can appreciate the art in the buffalo wings cake, there's no way I could ever eat a cake that sent "wrong flavor" messages to my brain like that!
Now, the crayons I could eat!
If that Jameson bottle's cake, I wanna know how the baker got that glass-like green glow.
And now I want lo mein for lunch. But not in bed.
the football helmet, the drum, and the kitty salad were not cakes. The high heeled shoe on the left was not cake.
Alisa
Helmet, kitten, Jameson bottle.
Helmet, shoe in the back, and the kitten salad. Those are the fakes.
The shoe on the left, the helmet, the drum, the kitten, the guitar.
I'll say the helmet and the green bottle of wine are inedible.
Also the kitten, but can I have a slice of it anyway please? (Gotcha LOL!)
But the latter taste like chicken when you prepare them right... so I've heard...
Assuming I haven't been fooled. I love that the crayons are for someone turning 50.
The football helmet is definitely not a cake. Also the kitty isn't cake.
The helmet's not edible media and here's why: not because it's shiny (enough skill with confectioners' glaze can do that), not because it's got such shiny silver bits (Albert Uster's silver dust which is technically inedible but made for cakes can be pretty shiny), not because it'd take phenomenal skill to cast pastillage like that to get that perfect shape (because there are people out there who could), and not even because of the anagram April Fools name as others have cited.
No, that one is obviously fake because of the little clear rubber piece. Sorry, there isn't an edible medium that does that. Hot sugar, even isomalt, would not have that rubbery appearance. Gelatin is too yellow. There are candy products out there that come close but not close enough, especially without the equipment candy manufacturers use.
Nope, that wee little piece was my first bang-on-the-head clue.
And if I'm wrong, I need to kidnap whomever has such skill and keep them in my kitchen Misery-style until they show me how to do it!
PS Mike McCarey IS GOD. All hail!
I agree with the back shoe, helmet, and kitten not being cake. I'm not sure on the drum. Parts look like cake and parts don't.
While I know the chinese cake is cake, I don't think I could eat the lo mein part.
Excuse me while i go find my jaw. I think I left it on the floor somewhere around here.
I keep going 'what?.. no.. what? .. really?'
I want to see the wings cake cut.. that is just insane.
The helmet and the cat.
Pretty sure that the AMAZING GUITAR CAKE WANT WANT WANT is a real cake and the football helmet and the kitten are not cake, but beyond that I have no idea. Absolutely amazing post, guys!
I call the helmet, the drums, and the kitty of course as being the fakes.
Those crayons are awesome, though!
I'm with those above saying helmet, back shoe, drumsticks and, of course, kitty in a bowl (why with a moldy tomato?) are not edible (or is that subjective? Maybe if you're a goat?)
Josin- I am a little iffy on the drum, too... could be cake, but why make the top look dirty? The metal parts are very realistic. I think it's the color of the drum & the lettering that are the most "cake-like". I don't think that's an insole in the front shoe, though-- some kind of cakey-fondanty-gum-pasty thing.
I think that shoe cake is just so ugly--- blechh.
I'm also throwing in the bottle of wine (the rest of that cake is cake). Jameson bottle is not the right shape-- cake! :)
Amy@10:03-- LOL!
Lizzie & Miss Mindy-- good call! Those sneaks & their anagrams...
Now I'm hungry for chow mein. And a platter of buffalo wings.
The kitten may not be a cake, but it is most certainly a Cutie Pie.
the crayons by charm city aka ace of cakes is real. I saw it on their site.
the helment is not cake
have no idea about the kittens, it look liks a real kitten to me
WANT kitten!
(Just to cuddle, not for dessert.)
Oh, and the mere notion of a realistic-looking buffalo wing cake is making me a little nauseous. Cognitive dissonance! Cognitive dissonance!
(To be fair, I'm pregnant and many things, including the mere notion of eating a kitten, make me nauseous right now.)