Giant squid cake

I wish there were more information about this tasty-looking giant squid cake!

See also: my Flickr set of bizarre cakes.

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witsong

I think it is not delicious, is it?
Antinous / Moderator

how is this giant?

It’s not a giant squid cake; it’s a giant squid cake. The cake looks like an Architeuthis.
arkizzle

TAKU!!!!!!!

Shield your eyes, it’s just cake, I promise, just cake..

Like gingerbread men, and jellybabies.. they don’t mean it, really.

Put those away.. c’mon, please.. petawatt-laser-tentacles aren’t going to solve this.. it’ll just make you feel better for now, but you’ll feel horrid later.. won’t you. Won’t you?

Oh.
arkizzle

And minT, sorry about the “just cake” line. I know, it’s never “just” cake.
arkizzle

“It’s never “just” cake.”

If only cake had a conscience, or morals.
Master Mahan

Well, now I know what to make PZ Myers for his birthday!
Falcon_Seven

Mmm, Architeuthis cake….
skramble

is it possible here to make some kind of pun about calamari?
Takuan

no
Jeff

These art cakes can be very handsome, but anyone who has been served a chunk of fondant-enrobed (or marzipan fondant) cake knows it’s about looks, not food quality. The blue base is probably far better.
TikiHead

I think it may be meant to depict a Humboldt Squid

http://images.google.com/images?q=humbodlt%20squid&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi
nyam

ikameshi:
http://images.google.co.jp/images?rlz=1C1CHMG_jaJP291JP303&sourceid=chrome&q=ikameshi&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi
nyam

This:

http://images.google.co.jp/images?hl=ja&rlz=1C1CHMG_jaJP291JP303&resnum=0&q=ã„ã‹ã‚ã—&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi
SeeChao

I’m not sure how I feel about all these new playdoh cakes I’m seeing… What happened to frosting, who decided to replace it with playdoh? How dare you make me distrust cake :(
Takuan

you’ll pay…oh, you’ll pay…
Anonymous

Before we got our dog, folks at our office had this amazing cake made for a “shower”:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/16997362@N02/3235916355/

and to prove it was edible . . .

http://www.flickr.com/photos/16997362@N02/3236755752/
minTphresh

yeah, but tak….c’mon,..CAKE, MAN!
sbarnes2

That is adorable! Slice me a piece! I’ll take this or the real thing any day.
nanuq

Cthulhu is going to remember this when He rises…
JimXugle

WoW geek here. Seems like the perfect cake for US-Lightninghoof, where shouting “GIANT SQUIDS!” at someone is a common greeting.
codereduk

Cool, I know what to eat before I see the upcoming Watchmen movie.
Because, obviously we won’t get any squid from that….
Anonymous

how is this giant?