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USB cake design worst birthday surprise in history

by Darren Murph posted Feb 3rd 2009 at 7:01AM

Imagine this -- you walk into a custom confectionery and inform the design team that you want the image on a USB flash drive made onto a very special cake. In fact, you even leave the flash drive with them so they can really look it over. Sure, you'd think they would get to frost-brushing that unicorn flying through a rainbow right onto the cake, but apparently the artists in question had other ideas. Namely, creating a photo-perfect replica of a Lexar flash drive on the surface of what appears to be an otherwise delicious pile of sugar. Seriously. Too bad about that black icing, birthday boy.

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Laptop cakes pay homage to internet dating

by Darren Murph posted Jun 23rd 2008 at 8:44AM

Shockingly enough, the image you see above isn't as radical as you probably think. Just last year we saw a San Francisco couple profess their inexplicable love for TiVo with a his and her cake arrangement, while another treated guests to a flavorful version of their wedding day playlist. This perky pair, however, decided to create cakes that would visually describe just how they ended up together, complete with on-screen profiles and a crossover cable (or something) with a heart along the way. Gives a whole new meaning to the networking category, now doesn't it?

Caption contest: the Kindle cake

by Joshua Topolsky posted Mar 17th 2008 at 5:56PM

Sure, it might not be as filling as the Skoda cakemobile, or as family oriented as Martha Stewart's Wii cake, but do those contain the thrilling tale of The Light Beam Rider? Yeah, we thought not.

Paul: "Unfortunately the screen refresh times of '30-35 minutes at 350 degrees' is just plain unacceptable."
Chris: "Moments later, a naked Jeff Bezos burst out, ready to greet everyone at the shareholders' meeting."
Richard: "Philippe Starck calls the Kindle 'a little delicious.' "
Sean: "No friends, that's not the iCing phone, tis the Kindle Cake and it serves 12."
Don: "You can never be too careful buying gadgets on eBay."
Josh: "The Light-Beam Rider was surprisingly short."
Ross: "The book is a lie."

[Via The Raw Feed]

The Atari 2600 cake, mascarpone cartridges sold separately

by Joshua Topolsky posted Feb 24th 2008 at 7:18PM

What can you really say about this? It's simply the most delicious looking 8-bit console we've ever laid eyes on. Now, if someone could just whip up an Xbox 360 hot-fudge sundae or Genesis-brûlée. Hey -- maybe for our next birthday?

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Sweet, delicious swag: Sony sends PS3 birthday cakes to the press

by Ryan Block posted Nov 16th 2007 at 4:11PM

Usually we're accustomed to turning over -- not receiving -- birthday cakes for others' super-special day, but Sony's PR team shipped out an unknown number of butter-cream frosting PS3 birthday cakes (with what appears to be an edible t-shirt iron-on) to press today. Well, your stunt worked Sony -- you got a post on Engadget, and again, happy friggin birthday. Now, who wants to come over to Engadget HQ for some cake and warm milk?

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Martha Stewart on how to bake an edible Wii

by Conrad Quilty-Harper posted Jul 22nd 2007 at 2:15PM

Martha Stewart has managed to bag a front cover appearance on Wired, a publication which somehow has convinced Martha to "geek out." Translation: Martha baked a cake in the shape of a Wii, and wanted to show it off. Although this example may not be in the same league as our birthday cake competition -- she ain't winnin' no Alienware with that thing -- we'll give Martha a respectable grade for her first effort: we wish her better luck next time with the "geeking out."

The Skoda cakemobile

by Evan Blass posted May 28th 2007 at 8:45AM

Poor Czech auto manufacturer Skoda. Had it built this (presumably non-working) 1:1 replica of the new Fabia supermini in the medium of cake just a few months earlier, it would almost certainly be the proud owner of a brand new OQO Model 02 right about now. Check out the ad that documents the cakemobile's creation after the break...

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TiVo takes the cake at San Francisco wedding

by Darren Murph posted May 15th 2007 at 3:35PM

Although we can't be certain if Andy and Tina Szeto attended a Wii marriage counseling session before tying the knot, the television crazed couple did invite a healthy helping of TiVo to join in their matrimonial celebration. Granted, they did stop short of rocking interactive wedding attire, but the two lovebirds did indeed have a pair of his and her TiVo cakes proudly perched beside the more traditional rendition, and to show its appreciation, TiVo actually donated a plethora of smiling plush dolls as party favors. Not to be sold short, the company also gave each member in attendance their own felt TiVo ears for maximum geekness all around, and created quite the marketing scene in the process. Hey, we've definitely seen worse cakes at a shindig before, so click on through for more pictures of the obsessive ceremony.

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Engadget's 3rd Birthday Giveaway - birthday cake winners!

by Ryan Block posted Apr 14th 2007 at 6:23PM

It's time to find out who took home the last of the loot from our 3rd Birthday Giveaway -- including our grand prize OQO Model 02. The scores of delicious gadget-themed cakes that our loyal readers cooked up in honor of little old us definitely made this an agonizing contest to judge -- and not just because we didn't even get to eat any our own birthday cakes. But we did finally settle on some winners though, so click on to check out the top cakes (and hit the read link to see our full gallery)!

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iPhone and Mac mini: cake editions

by Ryan Block posted Feb 4th 2007 at 12:18AM

See what you've done, Steve? You've gotten people so whipped up in a froth over your new phone that they're actually baking cakes in its visage. Same with the Mac mini, but it's safe to say that's probably not the first Mac mini cake that's come to be. Now, if you're really into gadget-themed cakes, we'd like to remind you that a little less than a year ago we held a cake contest, remember? Hope you're getting your recipes ready, we may just do another this year.
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Cake text printer doesn't speak Italian, pens errors instead

by Darren Murph posted Jan 19th 2007 at 2:36PM

While we doubt we've seen every single computing error that could possibly occur, there's definitely been a fair amount to surface, and while this story may not take the proverbial cake, it's good for a hearty chuckle if nothing else. Apparently, a certain Aunt Elsa was supposed to receive a custom baked (and messaged) cake from Wegmans Grocery to celebrate her birthday, and as the part-English, part-Italian message was emailed into Wegmans presumably automated printing machine, a bit of miscommunication ensued. Sure, it makes sense that the machine might not have been ready (or programmed) to handle languages outside of English, but surely someone actually looked at this thing before sending it out, right? Nevertheless, Aunt Elsa was graced with a cake that just barely got the whole "birthday" message across, and we presume even the supportEmptyParas tasted mighty sweet going down.

[Via BoingBoing]