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It's an awesome cake. I'm not dogging the outstanding design and fabrication, BUT ... it's kind of small. I mean, did the entire party have to share that tiny cake?!! You better be first in line or you're not getting any.
@RacecarBoobTat: How can you tell it's small? From the pictures shown here on Giz, the only clue you have to the size of the cake is the guy's hand. He could have very huge hands. I can't access Flickr at work so maybe there is a more obvious clue, like a pic with dimensions of the cake written next to it.
@Rabid Penguin: Oh don't make jokes like that. John is very testy and short tempered these days. He's liable to bite your head off if you make fun at his expense...
@Parkington is having fun trying new screen names: Especially when she finds out that the camera was not only rendered unusable by the cake batter poured around it, but was then damaged further by sitting in an oven to bake for a while :P
I thought for sure this story was going to end with the camera inside the camera cake. That would have been cool.. even if it ruined a perfectly good $2400 camera. It's the thought that counts anyway, right?
but forealzzzz, that meat cake is delicious. i've done it a couple of times before and it's nice. mix in strips of bacon between layers like you might use candied fruit in a real cake and you up the awesomeness.
@Rabid Penguin: maybe some caramelized onions in lieu of coconut shavings to top the cake. maybe some flowers carved out of some niceely roasted bell peppers. and then we just deep fry that sucker. oh mannnnnnn
@Rabid Penguin: you selfish crastard, we could have used that upchuck and whipped it into some sort of airy topping. can't believe you just swallowed it without sharing.
@Anonymoose: This has nothing to do with meat pie, but I have a different, unrelated product I had also come up with, that maybe you can help me sell. Really it's just a combination of existing products. This is the first time I've revealed it to the public though... I thought of it many years ago, so I'm sure it's been made by now, but if not, it's a gold mine. You ready for it? You better sit down....
Poon 'n Tang.
That's right. Poon 'n Tang. You know when you go to gas stations or convenient stores and they tape spoons to their pens so you don't steal 'em. We'll we can make a fancy version and call it a Poon (half pen, half spoon), and package it with some Tang and maybe a notepad so you can use your Poon to make notes reminding yourself to buy more Tang. It'll make for a good Valentine's day gift.
Like I said, it has nothing to do with pie, and has probably been thought of, but I was unwilling to search for Poon 'n Tang at work to make sure.
@Rabid Penguin: dude, we can market that next to my brand-name gucci wares. well, actually, it was supposed to be gucci, except all of the g's were misprinted so it shows as a c. so, yeah, we'll seel the poon 'n tang along with cuccis. sure to make any woman swoon.
"hey baby, i got you this can of spam, some poon 'n tang, and a cucci choker."
@sammy baby: I sometimes catch that ad for the Army where the Mother says her son is now very driven. I must then pull the track from Dress to Kill where he does the bit about being a boy scout:
I,was a very driven boy scout. Very driven boy scout. Driven everywhere, I was.
'Tis why it's always best for a guy to know how to cook. Wooin' people with presents is nice, wooin' with presents AND good food makes it moreso...twice!
@jdbaile3: Oh, is that all? It's a good thing that's all it takes because, wow, for a minute there, I thought this was impressively complex and something worthy of mention on this site.
@Anonymoose: You'd actually be surprised at how many of us readers are female.
@jdbaile3: The cake is coated with fondant, not icing. Yes, you bake a cake and carve it before coating it with the fondant, but this is a bit harder process than you might think. It takes a little bit of skill to get nice layers and shapes in fondant. Using icing, this would be near impossible.
@Gilbert: "because I [can't] even separate my cake from the pan. "
Dude, Pam for Baking: Flour Edition. If that doesn't help, sprinkle extra flour and shake to even. And if THAT doesn't work, use springform pans with waxed paper bottom.
My guess is that's red velvet cake. And looks delicious. However, something about the icing or whatever it is on the outside, looks a little TOO much like actual melted plastic.
Great husband and all, and great idea. I would probably just politely refuse a piece however. How much are the D700s? Don't they have an entry level DSLR?
@vshank: Indeed. I have a killer red velvet cake recipe that I top with a tasty cream cheese frosting...I should make one, ya know, cause tomorrow is Tuesday and all.
"Just what I always wanted Wheezer, I nice piece of ass."
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Which works better as the... not only that, I got you THIS!!!!
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but forealzzzz, that meat cake is delicious. i've done it a couple of times before and it's nice. mix in strips of bacon between layers like you might use candied fruit in a real cake and you up the awesomeness.
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A little fried, ketchup flavored, ice cream to go with it.... mmmmm.
I think I just threw up in my mouth a little... But I just imagined it was meat pie and it went down smooth.
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Poon 'n Tang.
That's right. Poon 'n Tang. You know when you go to gas stations or convenient stores and they tape spoons to their pens so you don't steal 'em. We'll we can make a fancy version and call it a Poon (half pen, half spoon), and package it with some Tang and maybe a notepad so you can use your Poon to make notes reminding yourself to buy more Tang. It'll make for a good Valentine's day gift.
Like I said, it has nothing to do with pie, and has probably been thought of, but I was unwilling to search for Poon 'n Tang at work to make sure.
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"hey baby, i got you this can of spam, some poon 'n tang, and a cucci choker."
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"And you can wash down that Tang with some Giz brand Meat Pie."
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Let's see a Cake Death Star!
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[gizmodo.com]
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So my choice is, "or Death Star?"
(Damn, now I need to see some Eddie Izzard.)
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I,was a very driven boy scout. Very driven boy scout. Driven everywhere, I was.
It's funnier when he says it.
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Alas...
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Gizmodo Gadget Cake Contest
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Can you see my house from that horse?
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That said, the generic process of character design starts with basic shapes as well. Then all you have to do is carve/shape them before icing.
Meh, I guess I'm just touchy because I get even separate my cake from the pan.
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@jdbaile3: The cake is coated with fondant, not icing. Yes, you bake a cake and carve it before coating it with the fondant, but this is a bit harder process than you might think. It takes a little bit of skill to get nice layers and shapes in fondant. Using icing, this would be near impossible.
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Dude, Pam for Baking: Flour Edition. If that doesn't help, sprinkle extra flour and shake to even. And if THAT doesn't work, use springform pans with waxed paper bottom.
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My guess is that's red velvet cake. And looks delicious. However, something about the icing or whatever it is on the outside, looks a little TOO much like actual melted plastic.
Great husband and all, and great idea. I would probably just politely refuse a piece however. How much are the D700s? Don't they have an entry level DSLR?
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"Just what I always wanted Wheezer, I nice piece of ass."
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