Arab Family Spends $75 Million on World’s Most Expensive Cake
Flour, butter, eggs, and sugar were apparently too boring for this super wealthy Arab family, so they decided to throw a few diamonds into their cake mix. They recently splurged an eye-watering $75 million on a bejweled cake for their daughter’s birthday-cum-engagement party. British designer Debbie Wingham, who turned to baking after previously creating the world’s most […]
Roast, Fish Sticks and Pizza for Dessert – Amateur Baker Creates Cakes That Look Like Savory Dishes
The bad news is the delicious-looking hunk of roast beef, burrito or fish fingers featured in the photos below are not what they seem. The good news is they are actually cakes designed by English amateur baker Louise Caola. Ever since she was a little girl helping her mother around the kitchen, Londoner Louise Caola […]
Cake Boss Star Creates Mind-Blowing Bumblebee Cake
It was definitely not a piece of cake, but Cake Boss star, Buddy Valastro, managed to create an incredibly realistic cake shaped like the Chevrolet Camaro-shifting Autobot, Bumblebee. With Transformers 3: Dark Side of the Moon scheduled for a July 1st release, the people at General Motors though this was a good pretext to gain […]
Czech Confectioners Make World’s Largest Easter Bunny Cake
Four confectioners from the Czech Republic claim they’ve created the world’s largest Easter Bunny cake and hope to get a place in the Guinness Book of Records. It’s not the cutest bunny I’ve seen this Easter but I’m sure it’s one of the most delicious. Confectioners at a cake-shop in Chomutov, the Czech Republic spent […]
Corgi-Shaped Wedding Cake Sets World Record
Award-winning cake designer Michelle Wibowo has created a giant Corgi-shaped cake in celebration of the upcoming royal wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton. 120 eggs, 20 kg of dry dog food (liver, chicken and beef), 30 kg of wholemeal flour, 25 cloves of garlic and fish oil were used to create a 68-kg-heavy cake […]
India Displays Most Impressive Cake Ever, in Bangalore
I’ve always been a big fan of cool cakes, but the one Indian chefs have just created, in Bangalore city, really takes the cake. Showcased during the 36th Annual Cake Exhibition, the sweet replica of Mumbai’s Taj Mahal Palace Hotel is definitely this year’s star of the show. It’s made out of approximately five tons […]
Food Artist Creates Life-Size Suckling Pig Cake
I’ve posted my share of awesome-looking cakes on Oddity Central, but Michelle’s Wibowo’s suckling pig cake looks incredibly realistic. Created for the Experimental Food Society Spectacular, an event that took place during the past weekend, Michelle’s suckling pig cake was a big hit, and has made the headlines of various online publications. The Experimental Food […]
Chocolate Skull Cake Is Deliciously Sinister
I know, I know, the title makes no sense, but neither does this delicious chocolate cake shaped as a creepy human skull. The Bitter Teeth cake was created by Chloe Bird, who followed an original t-shirt design by Threadless. She cast a silicone mold of a human skull, and used it to create the face […]
Alien Facehugger Cake – Would You Eat It?
I’m mad about cool looking cakes, and if you’ve been here before, you already know that. Now, I know I said stuff like “I wouldn’t eat this!” about other disgusting-looking cakes, but compared to this Alien facehugger cake, they all look mighty delicious. Presented at the “That Takes The Cake 2010” sci-fi themed cake show, […]
Best Food Cakes EVER
You’ve probably seen cool cakes before, but as far as cakes-shaped-like-other-foods go, these are by far the most awesome I’ve ever seen. Debbie Goard has almost 20 years of decorating behind her, and it’s this vast experience that helps her design the most incredible cakes most of us have ever seen. She does all kinds […]
Deliciously Creepy Victim Of Hannibal Lecter Cake
Hello Clarice…Actually it’s ‘Good evening, Clarice’, but heck, most people are familiar with just the first one. Anyway, here’s a very cool Silence of the Lambs themed cake. Created by Celebration Generaton Cakes, for the Czar of Cakes Challenge at the Minnesota Monthly Food & Wine Experience, the Victim of Hannibal Lecter Cake is one […]
Best Jabba the Hutt Cake Ever
I’ve seen my share of Jabba the Hutt birthday cakes on the web, but this is by far the best ever. Edible Jabba was made for the birthday of a four-year-old fan of the famous Star-Wars character, who specifically requested that Rotta (Jabba’s son) also be included in the sweet work of art. It was […]
Jana’s Fun Cakes Are Edible Masterpieces
Her name is Jana Danae Groller and her love for baking, challenges and giving to people creates true edible masterpieces. With help from her husband Matt, Jana comes up with all kinds of cake concepts and together think up different ways of actually bringing them to life. Their collaborative work so far is pretty impressive, […]