I think so-ooo! [sing-song voice]Seriously, let me count the ways this cake kicks every other baby shower cake's butt:
1) Darth friggin' Vader is holding an adorable little beribboned baby girl on it. Really, we could just stop there. (But don't worry; we won't.)
2) Airbrushing that's actually... pretty? [gasp] Wait, you mean that's actually possible?!?
3) Best. Use of sprinkles. Ever. Baby want sprinkles? Baby gets sprinkles!
4) The lettering! The outline! The ruffly border! The itty-bitty baby bottle!!!
[pauses to catch breath]5) Say, did I mention that Darth Vader is holding a baby on it?
Case closed. Maximum awesomeness has been reached.
Well, until someone makes a cake with SPOCK holding a cute baby girl, that is. Aw yeah.
Many thanks to Erica for sharing her kickin' cake, and to Woullet Bakery for making it.
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Impressive ... most impressive.
Oh. My. God.
I want that cake, even though it would be for me and not a newborn. Darth Vader could be holding anything and the cake would still be awesome.
Caitie
But is he her father?! :0)
I love that you're such a *dork* (in a nice way- I am too as is the love of my life) and that your blog is sooo popular. That's a kick up the *&^% of all those "cool" kids at high school! YAY!
we sooo need the story behind this cake!
Really? I mean...there's nothing inept or incompetent about this cake...and, yes, the rendering of the baby is, indeed, adorable. But..but...it's just so...busy. The message gets lost in the galactic whirl.
Please tell me this was intentional!!!
Oh my! I can only imagine the fans this cake was created for. I like it-very clever. The airbrushing and sprinkles top the cake (PUN intended).
Oh, I love it! That is an awesome cake!
I want Spock.
Wait a sec, how bout Worf?
Yeah, except that Darth Vader head looks a little crunchy.
Angie (from over at www.HalfAssedKitchen.com)
It's all in the eye of the beholder, I guess. I'd have that one down as a serious wreck.
THAT made your Sunday Sweets?!?! Total disappointment
OMG, that cake is from Wuollet?! My graduation cake was from Wuollet! We got cakes from them all the time! Had I but known the caliber of awesome of which they were capable, I would have asked for SO MUCH MORE.
Now I know. Now I know.
That is FREAKING AWESOME.
Now I'm inspired to try to think of a way to make a Battlestar Galactica cake for my baby's one-year birthday coming up....
Beth (I blog here and here.
The baby bottle is a sugar dec-on...it comes in a pack with a bunch of baby-colored diaper pins, and alphabet blocks...very cute, though!!
I have no words.
My husband is drooling...and he just asked me why our shower cakes never looked like that!
You forgot one:
6) Correct use of an apostrophe.
That, in and of itself, is amazing.
Love it. (Is there any more to say?)
My shower is in April. And THIS will be my cake...with Spock for sure.
Way cool, Woullet's is my local bakery they are pretty much an institution in the western suburbs of Minneapolis.
Ellie and Werther Blog
OMG. THIS CAKE WAS MADE FOR ME!!!! Sorry for shouting! I am so getting this cake the next time I have a baby!
Chiming in on the disappointment with this Sunday's Sweets; it's a pretty cool cake, but really, the grocery store down the street from me could have done it. Nothing spectacular.
Also, I have questions about the composition; why is Lord Vader crouching in the very bottom of the frame? Was the decorator too intimidated to portray his full length, or even a reasonable portrait from the waist up? All he's got is a head and two hands creeping round the baby. It would have been 1000% awesome (and worthy of Sunday) if it had at least been a sort of Madonna-and-child pose.
Usually I'm so with you on your Sunday Sweets post, but tell me that you're being tongue-in-cheek! The colours, they hurt my eyes! And what parent wants Darth Vader holding their child, anyway? Isn't that just a bad omen for the future?
Say it ain't so, Jen!
If my husband had been involved in my baby shower, this would have been my cake. Having a hubby a little obsessed with Star Wars has given me a Star Wars themed wedding (musically) and a battle over giving my second daughter the middle name "Chewbacca", no joke.
The Force is strong with Woullet. That is indeed bad ass, and absolutely hilarious!
Hey, how can you tell the Christians at a Star Wars movie/convention? When someone says "May the Force be with you," they reply "And also with you."
*rimshot* Thank you! *crickets* Tough crowd.
That is HIDEOUS!
I'm seriously disappointed. The cake is way too busy.. too many colors... too many sprinkles (and I LOVE sprinkles)... too much.. DARTH VADER holding an infant girl??? seriously?! The cake isn't a total disaster; but it's definitely not a Sunday Sweet.
Hee, I know a few couples who would TOTALLY have that cake. I also know someone who had Godzilla and another monster on his wedding cake. :)
Well, I am from Minneapolis, and I just wonder which Wuollet's this is from.. Not that I would want a Darth Varder holding my baby, but it is incredible
I must respectfully disagree here. You are excused, because we are aware of your obsession w/DV. I think that his mere presence on the cake has held you in thrall; indeed, has blinded you to all else: the indifferent and uneven ruffle border, the odd little white snake outlining the lettering, the weird border-within-a-border pink squiggle thing. Shudder. I will say, the baby face is cute, but if a regular old person were holding the kid, you'd have piled on the wrecky derision w/glee. Admit it! :D
Aw. Darth has a softer side.
BEST.CAKE.EVER.
I want to go get preggers so I can have a cake like that. First step...find a man...hmmmm.
Now if the baby girl's name is Leia that would be perfect. Love this cake.
Wow! Classic example of a cake too pretty to actually EAT.
Myc
That cake ROCKS! But, you are right, it would be way better with Spock!
Don't listen to the nay-sayers; this cake is pure Sunday-Sweets awesomeness! Hasn't everyone been complaining that there are too many fondant Sunday Sweets? The only thing that could have made this cake better is if it were for TWINS
(there is another....)
twin cities represent!
I would like to know the logic for Vader being the daddy on this one though.
Will the submitter please stand and tell the story?
I love, "Come to the Dark Side: We have Cake." Hehehe! Awesome. It's a really cool cake. And it'd be really neat and most fitting if the baby girl's name is Leia.
I have to agree that it is not a true Sunday Sweet. I am hoping you were being a bit sarcastic?
If I show my husband that, he is going to want a second child just to get that cake. Oh wait, I want a second child, this might work out nicely....{rubs hands together}
This is an AWESOME post, however, not a Sunday Sweet. In my opinion, anyway =D I actually thought you had just posted it and had forgotten that it was Sunday, but you did in fact tag it as a Sunday Sweet.
Don't worry. I still love you! And that cake is AMAZING.
Just disagree with your categorizing, that's all ^^
<3
Where is Sunday Sweets!?
I love Sunday Sweets :[
OMG that is the most awesome cake I've ever seen. If you dont get why, the force is not with you. Move along.
One word: WANT.
It is the all-round perfect cake.
Oh yeah, I am all over round two with Spock as the star this time!
I must admit, I am one of those who just doesn't get it. Usually I am totally wowed by Sunday Sweets (my favorite posts of the week). This is okay, but I'm not wowed.
If Darth Vader is holding a baby girl, then she must be a princess: Princess Leia, of course.
If I ever have a baby girl, or really, just another baby, I'd love to have this cake. My boys both think this cake rules the galaxies- one is a StarWars freak and the other is a future NASA employee and Mars colonizer, so this cake has something for both. Heck, they just want this cake for themselves. That cute lil baby could certainly turn Vader back to the Light Side of the Force.
The only thing that would make this cake more awesome is if the cake said, "I am your father."
Umm... I have to admit that I am not such a fan of the cake, but I am SO curious as to WHY... lol.
Although, Spock holding the baby would be great, I agree there--especially if Spock=Sylar from Heroes. :) (He's the one playing Spock in the new movie.) THAT is a cake I would want.
However, when my husband saw it, "Oh my God, that's amazing" were the first words he said. Maybe it's my lack of caring about Star Wars..
A Cake Wreck, this is not.
With this decorator the force is strong. Mmmm good this cake is.
Some people would feel about this cake the way you feel about the camo cake with deer head toppers.
I can imagine a mirror-universe Cake Wrecks blog where the car off-roading up the wedding cake was a Sunday Sweet, while Darth Vader holding a baby with sprinkles and planets in the background is a much derided wreck.
I'm glad to be in your universe. A baby would look really stupid with a goatee.
*grabs her hubby and points at cake*
DO WANT!
My god, they even used appropriate punctuation!
I love it! All these people asking what happened to Sunday Sweets...hello you're looking at it in all it's out of this world glory! I agree that it could only be made better by a "I am your father" quote. And the ruffle orber freakin awesome I want to know how to do that, it looks like double ruffle ribbon!
I must admit that I was confused for a moment, as this is Sunday and I was expecting the usual Sweet. Ah, well. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and all.
-- Sonja
Ok, so here's the story behind the cake.
This cake actually was inspired by a wreck which was, sadly, not captured on film.
A few years ago, my mom called up wuollet (my favorite bakery) to order a cake for my bridal shower; she asked for a simple sheet cake with blue flowers that said 'Congratulations Erica'. We have been ordering all of our cakes from this bakery for almost 20 years with no problems whatsoever, so my mom was absolutely shocked when she arrived at the bakery to see a cake with a big, black, frosted Darth Vader on it with 'Congratulations Erica' in red writing. No offense to Star Wars fans, but I myself have never gotten into Star Wars (although my husband is a huge fan) We unfortunately do not have a photo of this cake as my mom was in a rush and made the bakery scrape off the frosting and re-decorate the cake. This cakewreck story became infamous amongst my family and friends, and so when it came time a few years later to order my baby shower cake, my mom decided it would be funny to order a cake with a darth vader holding a baby in homage to the bridal shower cake disaster.
And no, we didn't name her Leia ;-)
I am from Minneapolis and I am shedding tears of glee and tears of pride for this cake.
Now THAT'S a work of artistic cake genius.:op
~Amy B.
I like it and I'm not even a SW/DV fan. It's different and the whirling galaxy/sprinkles thing is awesome. The ruffle even looks real because it's not perfectly even.
Besides, it's YOUR blog and if you deem this worthy of the Sunday Sweet title, you got it. Even if I didn't agree with you (which I do..) you do all the work, you get to make the call.
That's from Woullet's? You just made my Sunday, they are my favorite hometown bakery! I grew up on their sweets.
So I can assure you, not only does that cake look awesome, but it will be the best cake that you have EVER had. They are so amazing!
Both my geek of a dh AND my 11 year old daughter saw that and gasped, in unison, "That is SO COOL!"
The wavy border is ok, but the baby blanket is awesome!
That cake rocks! I love it that it's not been done....
Awww that makes me want to have another baby....eventually.
Lord Vader has a weakness and it has been found. The Rebellion will surely make fun of him now and post the picture all over the galaxy. The empire is... Doomed!
hot mess
Nope, that cake is just weird.
I just sent it to Darth Vader via Twitter. He will go nuts.
I find your lack of cake disturbing..
LUCY, I AM YOUR FATHER!
My geeky freak hubby looooves this cake.
That is the awesomest cake ever! I love it and I want it!
For the record, I HATE everything about Star Wars, but my husband and FIVE sons, LOVE it. If we ever have a girl, this cake would ROCK at a shower. Too cool.
That having been said, I totally agree with Flartus: "Really? I mean...there's nothing inept or incompetent about this cake...and, yes, the rendering of the baby is, indeed, adorable. But..but...it's just so...busy. The message gets lost in the galactic whirl."
Can't agree with you on this one. I think it's hideous. Who would ever let Darth Vader, the "force" of evil hold their darling baby girl. And the cake, even with the air brushing, looks amateurish to me. Looks like something I would do, sans Vader, and I make really ugly cakes.
Wow. I started laughing when I saw this cake, only to scroll down and see that people love it. To each their own, but I think this cake is a hot mess.
My cousin is a cake decorator at Woullet's! I will have to find out if I can learn more about this cake - if he did it, or knows anything. I'll post here if I find out!!
My mouth is watering thinking about Wuollet Bakery. I have to drive my daughter from school in St. Paul through Mpls at breakneck speed during rush hour (not an easy task) so we can stop at the Robbinsdale location before organ lessons. Yummy! Great cake and I think worthy of Sunday Sweets. Loved hearing the story behind it, thanks Erica.
It is quite "busy" with all the colors. But I'm a dork and I'm totally obligated to say that this ISNT a wreck at all :D
Kat
d0rks unite! This cake is amazing and Erica's story behind it makes it even better.
You know, I think this cake is more of a wreck. It's too busy, and it just looks kind of bad overall. Honestly, I think this cake would've been in the wreck pile if not for the fact that it had Darth Vader on it. Favoritism much?
Tongue in cheek or not, I LOVE THIS CAKE. If I ever have children, I want this to be my shower cake. Too hilarious! It's nice to see Sunday Sweets that don't take themselves so seriously sometimes :)
I too was dying to know the background story to the cake, I'm glad I read all of the comments and found out!
For what the client asked for, this cake is SUPREME.
I never thought I'd like sprinkles on a cake, but these rock!
I want to know how they did the freakin ruffle too! Amazing yet simple, wish we could see it from the side.
And how could that precious babe NOT be a Sunday Sweet!?
Whimsical meets Sci Fi, who would have thought it would work.
Was this a subtle dig at the baby's father? Maybe he's not liked by the in-laws.....
I would have wanted a baby shower if there would have been a cake as awesome as this involved.
We are making Dalek cupcakes for Valentine's Day.
I think the only way it could have been cooler was if it was a shower for a baby boy named "Luke"...
Quote ros
It's all in the eye of the beholder, I guess. I'd have that one down as a serious wreck.
OH ros...an eye of the beholder cake...now that would be a wreck have you seen a picture of a beholder?!?!?!? (D&D fans I bow as you applaud, and for those of you who have NO idea what i'm saying
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beholder seeee I know...total wrecky fail)
As for this cake my DH and I love it...my dh said "didn't you say a lady ran this blog?" I said well yeah, then he says "OMG she's more of a nerd than me...AWESOME!!!" I have another cakewreck convert!
Totally disappointed. My 6 yr old looking over my shoulder, on the other hand said "Wow! That must be when Darth met Leia the first time. See...he's not all bad, Mom. He loves his kids."
*sigh* Hoping for something better next week.
Quote: Chris said...
You forgot one:
6) Correct use of an apostrophe.
That, in and of itself, is amazing.
Now I have to add...
7) and there is also actually an "s" after the apostrophe!
So very ugly. Sorry, Jen. Your Sunday sweets are usually works of awesomeness (behold last week's dragons). The best thing I can say about this cake is that the punctuation is correct. Beyond that, it's wrecktastic.
It a gril!
It would be quite pretty sans Darth, but after reading Erica's explanation, I understand why he's there. :)
While I can understand the admiration for a baby shower cake themed as such- I don't think it qualifies as a Sunday Sweet. The airbrushing is decent, but not great, the sprinkles make it look too busy, and the white base board blends too well with the white trim. Not to mention that Darth Vader looks like he is about to drop the baby down a garbage chute- creepy.
I'm inspired by this cake. I now want to have a another baby so I could have He Who Must Not Be Named holding said baby with the inscription "It's a Mud Blood" on a chocolate pudding cake. Wow!
This is the Sunday Sweet? Methinks Jen celebrated a bit too much at the pre-Superbowl party! To me this looks like something a grocery store bakery trainee would make to show off their "talents" at using every type of cake embellishment possible. Though now that Erica has posted the story behind the cake, it does indeed work as a creepy/gag cake.
I can't help but giggle at the apparent sense of entitlement that people have. They are just -so- disappointed in you, Jen. And more than half of them are -so- disappointed, they don't even have the guts to sign their names. It's terrible, truly. How dare you post something not up to their standards? Pfft.
I love this cake. Is it busy? Yes. Does it make no sense? Yes. Is it -bad-? No.
I don't like the color some folks paint their houses, but you don't see me telling them I'm disappointed in 'em. Their house. Your blog. Same deal.
Much, much love for the Vader.
Holy Moly ! That's one awesome cake and it almost makes me wish I was having a baby!
But Spock?
Yeah, now that would ROCK!
Worst. Sunday. Sweet. Ever.
WAY FUNNY! Loved the story behind it, too.
OMW...you should SEE some of the awesome window displays Wuollets has in their Grand Ave./St. Paul location at Christmas time...incredible. Not to mention that everything they make in that wonderful place tastes incredible.
Makes me miss not living in Minnesota.
I agree with you on this being the best baby shower cake ever! But still, when I enlarged the picture to have a closer look, the words that came out of my mouth were, "It a gril!"
-Julie
Okay, it's pretty, but ... I can't get over the Darth Vader thing. Why Darth Vader?
Um, it's...cute and everything, but I must admit I am disappointed in today's Sundays Sweets. Usually you have multiple awesome cakes that astound and amaze. Today's cake didn't even have tiers! Just a sheet cake. And acceptable airbrushing. And Darth Vader holding a baby. But their weren't any tiers, and there was only one cake.
Shame about the baby bottle
uh-mazing. i think i need one for my next child.
First comment: WIN. Not sure why people are asking about Spock and the rest of the Star Trek crew.
Okay...is the baby named Leia by any chance?
I AM surprised though that you're not upset about the Darth Vader (which incidentally means dark "Father" in Dutch) is made of plastic.
Also I'm glad to learn that I'm not the only one who had the hots for Spock when I was younger!
VERY surprised that an ugly sheet cake was good enough for Sunday Sweets. Along with the poorly done borders and airbrushing. Very disappointed as well. :(
Holy cow. I want that cake. We're having our first baby in May and it's a GIRL and this cake is AWESOME!!
(I admit, it looked potentially wrecky at first because it was so bright and crazy, but I have to agree with all the points you made. Wow.)
The backstory makes this cake hysterical.
And all day I have wanted cake with lots of gooshy icing roses because (cue whine) I had pneumonia for my birthday and didn't have a cake and I'm still quarantined and I can't go out to get one and spouse is about to have surgery so I won't have a chance to get one before his surgery and dang, I want some sprinkles, too. (/whine and run-on sentence)
Oh, and Spock can take out Darth Vadar with one pinch. Totally.
That this cake made it to Sunday Sweets shows how being a fan can blind you. Honestly, Darth Vader is EVIL. He's BAD. How about a cake with Dick Cheney holding a baby? Or Mao? See, its just weird.
ahhhhhhhhh man!!!!! That is a wonderful cake
Spock from Star Trek, or Dr. Spock?
Kat
I must agree that the air brushing is good, and the baby is cute, but this is not a Sunday Sweet. I am disappointed. :(
I know others have disagreed about this one being a Sunday Sweet but I think it deserves being included in this category. Maybe not as a "sweet" so much as a SWEET cake.
there sure are a lot of haters on the internet!
this cake is awesome. i LIKE that its busy... what the h is wrong with busy? you immediately read the meesage (which is the point, normally.. and with proper grammer) and the picture is just great, especially considering the back story provided in the comments.
all the people it was intended for loved it. all the haters (and supposed cake composition experts) well.. have come on here and given their lame little 'oh how uninspired' comments.
well, the haters are wrong. look at how much comment it has stirred up! some people are just annoyed that something they dont get can make other people leap up and say 'awesome!' (which, incidentally, was my reaction)
nice.
Really, comparing Dick Cheney holding a baby to Darth Vader holding a baby? C'mon, that's a little much.
Now we're ignoring the entire CAKE... really guys, so some of us don't think the cake is the greatest. OBVIOUSLY, there are quite a few people who do. We can disagree on cake. But can we leave politics out of the Darth Vader cake?
You people, sheesh!
Jen puts up beautifully sculpted fondant cakes.
You guys complain because fondant doesn't taste good.
Jen puts up very nice butter cream cakes.
You guys complain that anyone can do them and, thus, they aren't "Sweet Worthy."
Jen puts up something fun, done well and to the customers specs and fifty anonymous people complain that it's a wreck.
Perhaps, just perhaps, we should all use some of our complaining energy to find cakes that we think are "worthy" and send them into Cake Wrecks.
Oh, and please, even if you can't say anything nice, put your name down. We're all family here.
Wreck On!
john
Oooh, Woulett! Didn't think of them for specialty cakes!
Who knew you had so many fans here in the Twin Cities!
The cake is pretty. Wouldn't be my first choice, but well done. LOL
Not since the introduction of the Nerf ball have I felt so undeservedly proud to be from the greater Minneapolis/St. Paul area. I heart you, Wuollet Bakery!
P.S. They have a raspberry soufflé cake so decadent it's like the Roman Empire times Liberace! *swoons*
OtherBen
tell em John!!!!
Agreed, Jon,
This is one of my new faves. Some people are just so hyper critical. Silliness! If you don't like it, make your OWN cake wreck blog and get thousands of fans AND t-shirts. Til then, appreciate the different cakes! I liked the Darth Vader detour.
oh crumb, hubby's in love with this, baby #4 may come along just for this cake.
I have to say this is actually one adorable cake, though I'm not really sure what the person that ordered it was thinking of!
Wyatt at Pan Historia
Erica,
Did you choose the same style lettering from the "It A Gril" cake on purpose? If so, that's even better. Especially with the sprinkles, since then it would be a response to 3 different wrecks (your own Darth Vader cake, It A Gril, and I Want Sprinkles)!
@Erica Love the story! A cake to commemorate a wreck--hilarious:D
I think it's ugly as all hell, but I also hate fondont with a passion. And I can understand how it's done well, etc. etc., if this is what the people requested.
I mean, if they asked for like, the father holding the baby and this is what they got, than yeah, it's a wreck all the way. But that's not the case.
Keep it comin' Jen, you rock!
Hey I went to high school with some of the kids of the "Wuollet Dynasty" ;-) I should go there for any cake I need.
I actually consumed a slice of this actual cake! The praise for Wuollet's bakery is much deserved. Jen, thank you so much for posting it! And of course thanks to Erica and her husband for getting pregnant with the baby that made it all possible... (and if you want the backstory, read Erica's comment about halfway thru...)
First of all I have to say I love your "geekiness" and second, I am so happy to know that I am not alone in thinking that is the coolest baby shower cake ever!
Question:
Did she name her baby Laya? =)
That is one of the coolest cakes I've ever seen. Spock holding a baby on my cake would get printed out, framed and hung on my wall.
Wow, what a bunch of crybabies reading this blog. Seriously, I think this is a fun cake that was well-made and doesn't have the components necessary to make it a wreck. Sure, it's a bit busy, but it doesn't really take away from the cake at all.
If I have a girl when I start having kids, I so want a cake like this. :)
Rock on, Jen!
At least Erica has a sense of humor, unlike some of the naysayers here. This cake rocks, and Darth no doubt would be sending some serious Force chokes to quite a few people here.
---Bree
John,
Is Jen Okay?
I think some people take blogs too seriously!
This is Jen's blog, right? I don't think anyone overpaid for the "Sunday Sweets".
I love this blog and Jen can put up whatever Jen wants! She is kind enough to let us all see it, and this is what happens?!
Thank you, Jen (and John)! Love the blog! I read every day and now my kids join me. I'm addicted. We walked into the grocery store yesterday and straight to the Super Bowl cakes to look for a Wreck!
-Susie
Disappointing.... can't believe a SHEET cake made the sunday sweets... nope not happy... sad very very sad
I can't help but giggle at the apparent sense of entitlement that people have. They are just -so- disappointed in you, Jen. And more than half of them are -so- disappointed, they don't even have the guts to sign their names. It's terrible, truly. How dare you post something not up to their standards? Pfft.
I love this cake. Is it busy? Yes. Does it make no sense? Yes. Is it -bad-? No.
I don't like the color some folks paint their houses, but you don't see me telling them I'm disappointed in 'em. Their house. Your blog. Same deal.
Much, much love for the Vader.
---------------
^IAWTC^
If I may abuse an oldies song, it's Jen's party and she'll post-The-Vader-Ate-Yer-BayBee cakes if she wants to, you would post too if it happened to yoooou ... and if not, at least have the courtesy to sign your name instead of anonytrolling.
And, in conclusion, I STILL LOVE THIS CAKE :D And have been craving a slice of good old fashioned sheet cake with buttercream all day ... darn my car being in the shop!
Ah, are you not doing Sunday Sweets anymore? Just kidding, lol, but that definitely strikes me as a wreck more than a sweet! The juxtaposition of the baby, Darth Vader, and the sparkly pink universe in the background is just wreckily hilarious to me... :)
Very well put John (the hubby of JEN)
I must add that I sent your blog link to several friends, got nothing but positive, not just for this cake, but the whole site
Rock those wrecks (or sweets in this case) Jen!!
Hooray for John!!! Nicely said.
I agree with John! Who cares if you agree or disagree about the cake itself? Did you have fun reading the blog and seeing the pics? That's all that matters. :)
That cake has UNIVERSAL appeal!
*chuckle*
This is absolutely fantastic.
How perfect for a baby shower too, for the right person! I love how the baker made it perfectly, darling-ly babyish, and precious and adorable, highlighting the Dark Presence.
Stupendous.
I seriously want to get pregnant ONLY to have this cake at my shower. I will put the baby up for adoption (maybe by some intergalactic specie) since we do not have any more room. But
I
must
have
this
cake.
Hey, all you complainers!!!
This is definitely a Sunday Sweet.
As in...."Suh-weeeeeet."
Love the back story, it's hilarious, and the result of a family with an awesome sense of humor. Ignore the whiny naysayers, this Sunday Sweets rocks!
I think this one might as well have been a wreck.The airbrushing looks fine, and the font is legible...
The Darth Vader with a baby, though? Poorly executed and doesn't match the color theme!
Best cake in the existance of cakes.
No cake has been as awesome as this one until now (that James Bond wedding once coming in at a close second)
Awwww Vader has a soft side in addition to his dark side.
My main question: I can't tell whether Darth Vader's head is plastic flotsam or edible. That makes or breaks the cake for me.
THIS CAKE IS AWESOMENESS!!!!! I love it! And I'm not even a Star Wars Fan LOL
after getting the back story, the cake is awesome! i love inside joke food. ;) its still a fun cake. not wrecky. it is sweet and fun.
I must get this cake for my best friend when she has kids! Sure, she doesn't live in MN, but I do, and she would come up for that! She's a total Star Wars freak, and in love with Vader--she even made me watch all 6 in one night once! Personally, I'm not a fan of movies in space...but I like the idea of a character holding a baby...Now, how can I work LotR into it for MY baby shower? (Which shall not happen for a very, very long time!)
Is this the Sunday Sweets? Wah wah wah.
Now, I'll buy almost anything Star Wars.. but this?? This is a wreck.
Not so much in the sense of the subject; people have varying tastes. But it's busy and poorly executed.
I'm very very surprised that this was included as a Sunday Sweet!
I believe this is to Star Wars fans what the Deer-Headed cake is to hunting fans... the beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I, too, am a Star Wars fan - and LOVE Star Trek - but find the idea of Vader holding the baby a teeny bit creepy (is he planning to interrogate her?). Spock on the other hand, thumbs up - can't wait to see it - if it's out there. This one is an odd selection for Sunday Sweets, but I get why it's here from a fan standpoint.
I love this cake. It is like a "daddy's little girl" moment that Vader never got to have. But it is NOT a Sunday Sweet.
My friend sent me an email with a link to this blog because she saw the cake and thought of me. This site rocks, and I wish I had this cake when my daughter was born. Total awesomeness! Thanks for sharing. And MTFBWY!
I can't wait to see what happens when others order a cake like this from their local bakeries! Just imagine the "missed marks" wrecks that will follow! It will be awesome!
Keep up the good work Jen!
This is many kinds of awesome. Pretty colors, proper punctuation... and Vader-as-babysitter. Love it -- and I'm totally waiting for the Spock version. :)
BODY DOUBLE! Seriously, check out the Tax Cut ad on your page. It is right next to the zoomed in photo of the baby on "it's a girl" cake. It's almost like you planned it!
This is such a well executed cute gag! I'm looking forward to a "Live Long and Prosper" Spock cake :)
Now, how can I work LotR into it for MY baby shower? (Which shall not happen for a very, very long time!)
Well, you could always have Gandalf holding the baby (though if you put the galaxy background in, people might think it's Obi Wan Kenobi). Might have to find a decorator who's a fellow LOTR fan.
Yes, this is definitely a Sunday Sweet. I find others' lack of faith disturbing.
--Blue Jean
I love your site but you can be so bias! TRY telling me if this cake had someone besides Darth Vader on it that you would not throw it right into the Wreck pile! AND as a Sunday Sweet?! Not even close!
That's so adorable! I love it!
shadow, couldn't agree more! Took the words out of my head.
Besides, all the folks grumbling about putting "evil" on the cake apparently haven't seen the original Star Wars movies? Ends up Darth actually isn't so evil after all, cares for his son and all :p
This is a Sunday Sweet?
This is not the quality of a Sunday Sweet I have come to know and love from this site. This is a clear wreck, and I'm a Star Wars fan. I agree with the previous poster that the "wreck" redneck cakes you presented earlier in the week were better.
Also note that Darth Vadar is holding the child in a totally awkward fashion. The baby looks like it's going to be dumped forward any moment. Then again, Vadar was never a very good parent.
We are expecting twins and I am shocked, SHOCKED, that my hubby didn't demand this to be ordered for my shower!!!
Seriously!? I kept re-reading the post, hoping I was just missing the sarcasm.
And man, I didn't realize how many women are in to Star Wars! I thought it was just a nerdy male thing.
The back story is WAY better than the cake.
Oh well, I still love the blog!
I want that cake! If I had gotten that cake when I was born, THAT WOULD BE SO AWESOME!!
I read this blog all the time, but I never comment. However, I have to comment on this one. That cake is freakin' awesome!
I think this cake is cute and amusing, but I do not understand why it is considered a Sunday Sweet when the "redneck" cakes were considered wrecks. The "redneck" cakes did have a generally unpopular cultural focus (hunting), but they were well-made cakes and they weren't THAT bad. After giving the Darth Vader cake a MUCH closer look and reading what you liked about it, the cake did grow on me and I now appreciate it. However, I won't lie...my first thought upon glancing was, "WRECK!"
Eddie Izzard did a skit about Darth Vader offering his foes cake, or death. They all chose cake unsurprisingly. Wonder if it looked like this one?
Awesome! My husband carefully picked out which Star Wars t-shirt he would wear to welcome our daughters into the world... he would've killed for THAT cake! :)
I love it! Not enough to have another baby... but I still love it a lot!
~ Megzy
To answer the question you raise in #2, I offer this quote from The Empire Strikes Back, along with Darth Vader's deleted response:
Luke: NOOOOOOOOOOO! That's not TRUE! That's IMPOSSIBLE!!!
Vader: No it isn't.
Now of only the baby had pastry-snail hair. :D
Oh if only they would name the little girl Lucy!
"Lucy, I am your Father."
The child in question is obviously in for a seriously psychologically damaging upbringing.
Also, the cake is a lie.
This is a Sunday Sweet?
This is not the quality of a Sunday Sweet I have come to know and love from this site. This is a clear wreck, and I'm a Star Wars fan. I agree with the previous poster that the "wreck" redneck cakes you presented earlier in the week were better.
Also note that Darth Vadar is holding the child in a totally awkward fashion. The baby looks like it's going to be dumped forward any moment. Then again, Vadar was never a very good parent.
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Anyone claiming to be a Star Wars fan but can't spell Vader correctly is a liar. You are obviously a redneck in disguise trying to promote your pro-hunting agenda.
I don't get why some have to be so defensive about this one, really. My not being an SF fan is completely beside the point; I don't find this cake aesthetically pleasing. Carry on.
Hey, made the StarWars blog!
http://starwarsblog.starwars.com/index.php/2009/02/02/vader-cake-its-a-girl/
I didn't realize James Earl Jones was having a baby. I'm sure that's it... that would make perfect...
Too bad it wasn't fraternal boy-girl twins.
What's up with all the concern re: DV holding a baby girl? It's not a real baby and DV isn't a real person. If they had..oh, say Ted Bundy holding a baby, then I might be concerned.
Even after a few days, I still agree that this cake is awesome. My 16 & 21 year old sons agreed and they of the ages not ususually impressed by baby cakes.
Haha, Holly, I was thinking the same thing! It's FICTION (on a cake), people, get a grip. It's not like it's Hitler or something. Besides which, there are many people who enjoy dark and humorous over traditional and clichéd.
Anyway, I think the cake is rad, and I think it's hella sweet that there are a lot of women expressing their admiration. From one sci-fi nerdgirl to all the others: Live long and prosper! Ladies who don't like it, kindly take your stereotypes and gender bias and shove 'em. There are more of us than you think, and we're really happy being us
Oh my gosh, my son and I stood there staring that "girl's" baby shower cake laughing for about 2 minutes. Then I started making my way through some of the favorites cakes. Laughed myself to tears. I can't take any more.
Totally love this cake :P
Tricked out awesome! Must blog this.
Wow, i would actually buy this cake. AND OFF THIS WEBSITE. wow. that is really a first.
A cake decorator friend of mine made me a cake for my baby shower that said "The Force is strong with this one"...had a baby in the center and Star Wars characters all over. I'm a HUGE SW fan (I'm a stormtrooper in a largest SW costuming club) so this was an awesome treat. Glad to see others following suit! :)
Makes me wanna get knocked up.
That's awesome!
It should have been ackbar.
ITS A TRAP!
A jar jar binks cake would top that!...ok, maybe not.
I think if I ever get pregnant, I knwo where I'm going for my shower cake. Yeah baby.
Now if we could get some TIE fighters, x-wings, clone troopers, death stars and all that stuff in there we would have the most awsome cake in the galaxy.
Okay, I've gotta put in my two cents.
I've only watched the first Star Wars movie (yes, I know, I'm a heretic), but...wow. This is just amazing on so many levels.
I'm only 16--FAR too young to be a mother--but when I do have kids, I certainly hope I can get an awesome, geeky cake like this.
This is my favorite sweet. You can see awesome cakes all over the internet that are perfect, pretty, and tiered (an apparent necessity) but its fun to see a cake that's just damn awesome for none of those reasons. I find it amusing to read the comments of the "dissapointeds" I mean seriously, even if it is favoritism of whatever, hey guys it's her blog it's her deal. I think it's a cool and fun cake (I totally die for a Spock one though)
Sorry, but in my bakery this cake just would not cut it!
It would end up in the rum balls.
Oh for heavens sake. It's JUST A CAKE not the bl**dy Mona Lisa. Have a BIG reality check. It's kooky and fun and not likely to be put in the Louvre any time soon; you'll be quoting a la "comic book guy" about what's missing from Darth Vader's costume and frothing at the mouth and missing the point entirely. When a client comes in and wants a design, who the hell are you to nay say it if you want the business; as crass as it may be?
It made me laugh and feel good and isn't that what cake is supposed to do? Make you feel good?
All those nay sayers need to get out into the fresh air more and check their reality meters.
You would have to eat this cake carefully. You couldn't use a knife or a spoon you would have to use (drum roll) THE FORKS! (wah wah waaaaaaahhhh!)
I realize this post was done over a year ago, but I just wanted to come back and relive it. Plus, I am now expecting my very own baby girl, and I'm trying to figure out how to either get my friends to recreate this cake for me, or do it myself, but I must have this cake!
Still the best baby shower cake evah!
Dark Side? More like "Dork" Side! HAHA *snort* HAHA!
/I'm lame, I know...
I'm with Jasry. Two years later and I had to come back and take a look at this cake again. I still love it. It's *not* smooth fondant, tiers and perfect gumpaste flowers it's *just* a pretty cake. Sometimes, the perfect gasp-worthy, 'that's CAKE???' cakes just don't do anything for me. A simple sheet cake with pretty colors, interesting story (and SPRINKLES!) is good enough.
(I still use that line sometimes - 'Baby wants sprinkles? BABY GETS SPRINKLES!')