Comments on: Life-sized edible Stormtrooper cake http://boingboing.net/2012/01/15/life-sized-edible-stormtrooper.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Thu, 23 May 2013 05:54:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Guest http://boingboing.net/2012/01/15/life-sized-edible-stormtrooper.html#comment-1321347 Guest Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:18:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=139190#comment-1321347 a little short for... oh nevermind.  a little short for… oh nevermind. 

]]> By: Jellodyne http://boingboing.net/2012/01/15/life-sized-edible-stormtrooper.html#comment-1321344 Jellodyne Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:17:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=139190#comment-1321344  Aren't your arms a little short for a stormtrooper?  Aren’t your arms a little short for a stormtrooper?

]]> By: Guest http://boingboing.net/2012/01/15/life-sized-edible-stormtrooper.html#comment-1321218 Guest Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:36:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=139190#comment-1321218 How dare you challenge my entrenched beliefs about fondant at such a reasonable distance from my house!? Now, for science, I will have to visit your bakery and conduct further research. Delicious, delicious, research. How dare you challenge my entrenched beliefs about fondant at such a reasonable distance from my house!? Now, for science, I will have to visit your bakery and conduct further research. Delicious, delicious, research.

]]> By: Cowicide http://boingboing.net/2012/01/15/life-sized-edible-stormtrooper.html#comment-1321161 Cowicide Mon, 16 Jan 2012 08:21:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=139190#comment-1321161 Is it just me or has anyone else noticed that the crotchal area is a tad.... small? Is it just me or has anyone else noticed that the crotchal area is a tad…. small?

]]> By: jere7my http://boingboing.net/2012/01/15/life-sized-edible-stormtrooper.html#comment-1321113 jere7my Mon, 16 Jan 2012 05:38:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=139190#comment-1321113 I was there, and I et it! It was indeed delicious. And it was creepy as hell the way you left the trepanned helmet and one arm on the table for the rest of the weekend.... I was there, and I et it! It was indeed delicious. And it was creepy as hell the way you left the trepanned helmet and one arm on the table for the rest of the weekend….

]]> By: WaylonWillie http://boingboing.net/2012/01/15/life-sized-edible-stormtrooper.html#comment-1321062 WaylonWillie Mon, 16 Jan 2012 02:51:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=139190#comment-1321062 Guest of honor gets to eat the codpiece!!! Guest of honor gets to eat the codpiece!!!

]]> By: SomeGuyNamedMark http://boingboing.net/2012/01/15/life-sized-edible-stormtrooper.html#comment-1321053 SomeGuyNamedMark Mon, 16 Jan 2012 02:39:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=139190#comment-1321053 This is how they turn you to the dark side. This is how they turn you to the dark side.

]]> By: SomeGuyNamedMark http://boingboing.net/2012/01/15/life-sized-edible-stormtrooper.html#comment-1321052 SomeGuyNamedMark Mon, 16 Jan 2012 02:38:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=139190#comment-1321052 Chocolate and raspberry interior?  So it is indistinguishable from the movie stormtroopers? Vader was an ice cream cake. Chocolate and raspberry interior?  So it is indistinguishable from the movie stormtroopers?

Vader was an ice cream cake.

]]> By: Amanda Oakleaf http://boingboing.net/2012/01/15/life-sized-edible-stormtrooper.html#comment-1321051 Amanda Oakleaf Mon, 16 Jan 2012 02:32:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=139190#comment-1321051 Wow. I'm slow. :) #facepalm Wow. I’m slow. :) #facepalm

]]> By: Amanda Oakleaf http://boingboing.net/2012/01/15/life-sized-edible-stormtrooper.html#comment-1321042 Amanda Oakleaf Mon, 16 Jan 2012 02:14:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=139190#comment-1321042 As the post mentions it's actually about 6' 4" which is a bit taller than the real deal.  You can see more pics of it next to people on our blog http://blog.oakleafcakes.com/stormtrooper-cake/ As the post mentions it’s actually about 6′ 4″ which is a bit taller than the real deal.  You can see more pics of it next to people on our blog http://blog.oakleafcakes.com/stormtrooper-cake/

]]> By: Amanda Oakleaf http://boingboing.net/2012/01/15/life-sized-edible-stormtrooper.html#comment-1321040 Amanda Oakleaf Mon, 16 Jan 2012 02:12:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=139190#comment-1321040 We're so glad you thought it was scrumptious!  People don't realize, but making something that big and complex still taste awesome is one of the hardest parts! We’re so glad you thought it was scrumptious!  People don’t realize, but making something that big and complex still taste awesome is one of the hardest parts!

]]> By: hawamahal http://boingboing.net/2012/01/15/life-sized-edible-stormtrooper.html#comment-1321027 hawamahal Mon, 16 Jan 2012 01:51:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=139190#comment-1321027 as the cake was eaten, it looked amazing! as the cake was eaten, it looked amazing!

]]> By: hawamahal http://boingboing.net/2012/01/15/life-sized-edible-stormtrooper.html#comment-1321025 hawamahal Mon, 16 Jan 2012 01:46:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=139190#comment-1321025 This cake was so scrumptious!   I went back for a second piece.   And the cool thing was that as they cut sections out of the trooper's body, there were these square gaps, like some kind of Salvador Dali sculpture...  Kudos to the Oakleaf Bakers! This cake was so scrumptious!   I went back for a second piece.   And the cool thing was that as they cut sections out of the trooper’s body, there were these square gaps, like some kind of Salvador Dali sculpture…  Kudos to the Oakleaf Bakers!

]]> By: vonskippy http://boingboing.net/2012/01/15/life-sized-edible-stormtrooper.html#comment-1321015 vonskippy Mon, 16 Jan 2012 01:34:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=139190#comment-1321015 That's not the fondant and gumpaste you're looking for. That’s not the fondant and gumpaste you’re looking for.

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2012/01/15/life-sized-edible-stormtrooper.html#comment-1321010 Antinous / Moderator Mon, 16 Jan 2012 01:26:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=139190#comment-1321010 That comes from an even more ancient joke about a cannibal explaining to his son how an airplane is like a lobster. That comes from an even more ancient joke about a cannibal explaining to his son how an airplane is like a lobster.

]]> By: oldtaku http://boingboing.net/2012/01/15/life-sized-edible-stormtrooper.html#comment-1320983 oldtaku Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:43:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=139190#comment-1320983 Oh my god. Everyone needs to follow this link.  I thought it was pretty cool before but once you find out that the 'skeleton' is rice krispy treats it's just over the top. In fact, I'd hope Cory updates the story if he ses it. Oh my god. Everyone needs to follow this link.  I thought it was pretty cool before but once you find out that the ‘skeleton’ is rice krispy treats it’s just over the top. In fact, I’d hope Cory updates the story if he ses it.

]]> By: Amanda Oakleaf http://boingboing.net/2012/01/15/life-sized-edible-stormtrooper.html#comment-1320971 Amanda Oakleaf Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:27:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=139190#comment-1320971 Our fondant is actually a marshmallow base that tastes just like marshmallow.  Here's a pic of what the cake looked like inside.  More pics at http://blog.oakleafcakes.com/stormtrooper-cake/ Our fondant is actually a marshmallow base that tastes just like marshmallow.  Here’s a pic of what the cake looked like inside.  More pics at http://blog.oakleafcakes.com/stormtrooper-cake/

]]> By: Amanda Oakleaf http://boingboing.net/2012/01/15/life-sized-edible-stormtrooper.html#comment-1320970 Amanda Oakleaf Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:26:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=139190#comment-1320970 Our fondant is actually a marshmallow base that tastes just like marshmallow.  Here's a pic of what the cake looked like inside.  More pics at http://blog.oakleafcakes.com/stormtrooper-cake/ Our fondant is actually a marshmallow base that tastes just like marshmallow.  Here’s a pic of what the cake looked like inside.  More pics at http://blog.oakleafcakes.com/stormtrooper-cake/

]]> By: Mike Norman http://boingboing.net/2012/01/15/life-sized-edible-stormtrooper.html#comment-1320961 Mike Norman Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:16:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=139190#comment-1320961 For sufficiently fondant definitions of edible, I would suppose. For sufficiently fondant definitions of edible, I would suppose.

]]> By: Paul Dazeley http://boingboing.net/2012/01/15/life-sized-edible-stormtrooper.html#comment-1320949 Paul Dazeley Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:03:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=139190#comment-1320949 Only if its Shortcake :-)  Only if its Shortcake :-) 

]]> By: rich5150 http://boingboing.net/2012/01/15/life-sized-edible-stormtrooper.html#comment-1320948 rich5150 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:01:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=139190#comment-1320948 This is not the cake your looking for, move along!!! This is not the cake your looking for, move along!!!

]]> By: Ceronomus http://boingboing.net/2012/01/15/life-sized-edible-stormtrooper.html#comment-1320921 Ceronomus Sun, 15 Jan 2012 23:22:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=139190#comment-1320921 Don't forget whatever is holding the thing up. Cakes like this are more about the art than the eating. Don’t forget whatever is holding the thing up. Cakes like this are more about the art than the eating.

]]> By: bcsizemo http://boingboing.net/2012/01/15/life-sized-edible-stormtrooper.html#comment-1320899 bcsizemo Sun, 15 Jan 2012 22:56:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=139190#comment-1320899 Obviously once you cut into it, you will realize this wasn't the chocolate cake trooper you were looking for. Obviously once you cut into it, you will realize this wasn’t the chocolate cake trooper you were looking for.

]]> By: oldtaku http://boingboing.net/2012/01/15/life-sized-edible-stormtrooper.html#comment-1320895 oldtaku Sun, 15 Jan 2012 22:47:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=139190#comment-1320895 You need to get through the shell to the chocolate and gooey raspberry interior. At least I hope there's a raspberry interior. Or in the words of Gary Larson: http://media.247sports.com/Uploads/Boards/31/20031/52735.jpg You need to get through the shell to the chocolate and gooey raspberry interior. At least I hope there’s a raspberry interior.

Or in the words of Gary Larson: http://media.247sports.com/Uploads/Boards/31/20031/52735.jpg

]]> By: spacemunky http://boingboing.net/2012/01/15/life-sized-edible-stormtrooper.html#comment-1320892 spacemunky Sun, 15 Jan 2012 22:44:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=139190#comment-1320892 I'm Luke Skywalker. I'm here to fatten you. I’m Luke Skywalker. I’m here to fatten you.

]]> By: Terry Border http://boingboing.net/2012/01/15/life-sized-edible-stormtrooper.html#comment-1320893 Terry Border Sun, 15 Jan 2012 22:44:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=139190#comment-1320893 One of those things that is interesting to look at, and kudos to the baker/maker, but I would label it with quotation marks- "edible."   Fondant icing usually isn't something people ask for second helpings of. One of those things that is interesting to look at, and kudos to the baker/maker, but I would label it with quotation marks- “edible.”   Fondant icing usually isn’t something people ask for second helpings of.

]]> By: Gabriel Morgan http://boingboing.net/2012/01/15/life-sized-edible-stormtrooper.html#comment-1320888 Gabriel Morgan Sun, 15 Jan 2012 22:33:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=139190#comment-1320888 Isn't that a little short for a stormtrooper cake? Isn’t that a little short for a stormtrooper cake?

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