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Girl Genius for Wednesday, April 23, 2025
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Well Groomed
Apr. 22nd, 2025 01:00 pmcakewrecks_feed
Thanks to Julie Anne, Annabel J., Allison M., & Natalia L. for forcing all the kids out there to explain "Trololo" to their parents.
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P.S. This one's for the groom and all my fellow gamers out there:
"I Paused My Game To Be Here" T-Shirt
It comes in lots of fun colors at the link, plus classic gray and black.
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And from my other blog, Epbot:
The Basket Case
Apr. 21st, 2025 01:00 pmcakewrecks_feedAhh, those pesky unsold Easter cakes. I feel your pain, bakers. Or rather, I *see* it:
And that IS quite the pickle.
But never fear.
I AM HERE TO HELP.
Listen, like everything in life, this problem can be easily solved by a little thing called re-branding.
So.
What do you see here? An evil lamb cake?
Or is it an evil CLOWN cake? Hmmm?
Right? That's an instant tie-in to Stephen King's IT!
And now you can stop trying to convince your customers this is a bunny:
And instead start insisting it's Hello Kitty!
A tisket, a tasket, *I* see a UFO blowing a gasket:
And speaking of the truth being "out there," clearly your fruit department is ready to fill a much-needed gap in the horror sub-genre of grocery shopping:
Goodbye "spring chicks," hellooooo alien chest-bursters!
And speaking of bursting [HEYOOO], how are your bachelorette designs coming?
Because I'd say you've definitely got a handle on 'em now.
Thanks to Brittanie H., Angi O., Rebecca B., Shirley W., Julieanne B., & Adrienne G. for helping us come to grips with a whole new kind of Easter egg. o.0
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In an effort to keep today's product link PG, let's go back to chest-bursters:
I'm told this hardcover gift book is a must for Alien fans, and it sounds hilarious: "From facehuggers to feather dusters, discover how the perfect killing machine relaxes after a day of scaring space marines."
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And from my other blog, Epbot:
Girl Genius for Monday, April 21, 2025
Apr. 21st, 2025 04:00 amgirlgenius_main_feedThe Girl Genius comic for Monday, April 21, 2025 has been posted.
Sunday Sweets: Easter Treats
Apr. 20th, 2025 01:00 pmcakewrecks_feedToday I thought I'd find some Easter Sweets we mere mortals might be able to make, like this super-simple but oh-so-pretty Robin's Egg number:
(By The Cake Blog)
Hit that link for the step-by-step tutorial!
Or how about this fun and fondant-free beauty?
(By Hanielas)
I love the design - the polka-dotted bunny cookie! - and I adore those colors. It's just so gosh-darn cheerful.
Higher up on the skill level, but I bet a lot of you could really dig in to this bunny cake:
(By CakeCentral member SeptBabyMom)
One of the best bunny butt cakes I've seen - and how is it possible to make a carrot that cute?
You're probably expecting one of those traditional lamb cakes now, but after extensive research I've determined even the pros can't make them look all that great. ("Shredded coconut sheep dogs for everyone!!")
So instead, how 'bout this cutie?
(By Cake Central member JankaT)
The swirly "fur" is the best.
And now on to more Sweets I don't have a prayer of replicating - but that'll never stop me from dreaming & drooling, man!
It's all about that bow. And the frilly ribbon around the egg. And the teal and baby pink. Mmmm.
Can't decide between a bunny cake and an egg cake? Then how about both?
(By Royal Bakery)
EGGS-ELLENT.
These gilded sugar flowers are the prettiest pack of pastel pansies I've ever, er ... peered at:
(By Dollymix Cupcakes)
Perfection!
Of course you can never have just two bunny cakes, though; they tend to multiply like... well, you know. (Dry cleaner hangers.)
See, why can't cake rabbits multiply like rabbits? I'd take two dozen of this cutie!
And if you tossed in a bunch of these Tickled Buns, too, I wouldn't complain:
(By Sogni di Zucchero)
Lookit dat face! What do you think bunny giggles sound like? I bet it's a mixture of hedgehog hiccups and squeaky frog squeaks, myself. (Yes, I have put some thought into this - why do you ask?)
If I saw this next cake sitting somewhere unprotected, I'd be hard pressed not to grab the top tier and make a run for it:
(By Cecile Crabot)
I mean, the whole thing is fabulous, but that egg house? ADORBZ.
I remember getting a new pastel dress each year for Easter - one time with a big white sun bonnet, even, uhthankyouverramuch - and this last cake is like all those frilly dresses and bonnets and lace-trimmed socks all magically mixed together:
(By Nana & Nana Cakes, tutorial here)
LOVE.
Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to sit here and sigh dreamily for a bit. Mmmm.
Happy Sunday, everyone!
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P.S. Springtime calls for new socks!
Women's Animal Sock Set, 5 Pairs
You can also choose a set with cats or, my favorite, a Pusheen set with colorful stripes. SO CUTE.
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And from my other blog, Epbot:
[ SECRET SUBMISSIONS POST #956 ]
Apr. 19th, 2025 06:40 pmfandom_secrets_feed[ SECRET SUBMISSIONS POST #956 ]
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Some Bunnies Watching Me
Apr. 18th, 2025 01:00 pmcakewrecks_feedJohn and I are visiting my parents this week, and each night after they go to bed we work online for a while downstairs. There are only two problems with this:
1) My dad collects old clocks, so we are surrounded by multiple sources of nonstop tic. tic. ticking. Which can be soothing, but when you're facing down a cruel bout of writer's block, it's surprisingly unhelpful. All I hear is, "Aren't. You. Done. Yet. Aren't. You. Done. Yet."
2) One of my parents' two dogs - an old, fat, yippy little thing named Princess - not only appears to be demon possessed, she also sounds and acts it. Meaning at 1:30 in the morning she'll shuffle over to the doorway of the living room where we're working, sit, and stare at us. And because she's mildly asthmatic, she'll be making the most ungodly snuffling gurgly wheezy noises while she's staring at us. Then two or three clocks will all start ominously chiming the hour, and Princess will be staring and wheezing at us there in the shadows, and I'm gamely doing my best to ignore it all and not run screaming for the car when I open the latest batch of submissions and see this:
She's watching you. Aaaalwaaaays waaaaatching.
And this:
I never imagined an egghead with a Tom Selleck 'stache could be so terrifying.
And then this:
"Ooh, I hated the Colonel, with his wee beany eyes!"
[+10 geek points if you can ID that quote.]
Hey, you know what this collection of scary bunny cakes needs?
Scary bunny clowns.
Excellent. Now my nightmares can be extra colorful.
I figured it couldn't get much worse, but just now Princess started gurgle-growling in her sleep (I don't dare look to see if her eyes are open), and I see the Easter Bunny's tiny snaggle-toothed minions have arrived to torment me:
Great. And just when I thought I'd successfully blocked out that scene from Young Sherlock Holmes, too.
"Can't sleep. Cupcakes will force-feed themselves to me."
Tina N., C. H., Katrina S., Kay S., & Amanda A., as a special thanks for today's nightmare fuel, I'd like to share a message from Princess, who just twitched and growled herself awake:
Sweet dreams.
Girl Genius for Friday, April 18, 2025
Apr. 18th, 2025 04:00 amgirlgenius_main_feedThe Girl Genius comic for Friday, April 18, 2025 has been posted.
Sounds Like Easter To Me!
Apr. 17th, 2025 01:00 pmcakewrecks_feedThe warning signs were there, peeps.
BUT NOW
IT'S TOO LATE.
::ominous hopping noises::
::ominous pause::
::ominous foot-scratching-ear sounds::
::followed by more ominous hopping::
AAAAAAAAA!!
Woe, my friends. WOE TO US ALL.
Especially the hot chicks.
They're always the first to go.
But then!
The bunnies will come for us!
"NEE-HAHAA!"
::raspy breathing::
::sound of a long blade being sharpened::
What's that, you're afraid of clowns?
ON IT.
::sound of too-full balloons being twisted together verrrrrry slowly::
::without breaking eye contacting::
(As a former clown who used to make balloon animals, this one is legit terrifying.)
::loud crunching sounds::
"Pass the Doritos, please."
"Oh, wait, I'm supposed to be scary. Uhhhh... I've got it!
"I ATE ALL THE DORITOS."
::sound of five other murder bunnies face-palming::
"Dangit, George..."
But all of that pales in comparison to the ultimate Easter Party Killer...
::long, drawn-out, slightly squeaky farting sound::
::explosive toot::
"WHAT UP MY BEACHES?"
RIP, Easter dinners. You had a good run... but this one was runnier.
(Ewwwwwww.)
Thanks to Carol Z., Anony M., Daniel C., Dana S., Leslie M., Anony M., Mandy K., Valerie P., & Zakiya P. for find the Easter "Bunny" that keeps going and going and going...
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And from my other blog, Epbot:
Lookin' For Some Bunny To Love
Apr. 16th, 2025 01:00 pmcakewrecks_feed♫ Can anybody find meeeeeee... ♪
Some bunny to love?
Ooh, each new cake I see I die a little
("Ow.")
Can barely stand on my feet!
[*crash!*]
Take a look in the display case
...and cry.
(And cry!)
Bakers, what you're doing to me
I have spent all these years in "believing" you
But I just can't get decent Sweets... in-stoooore!!
Some bunny,
(Any bunny!)
Ooh, some bunny
(She's desperate!)
Can anybody find meeee
some bunny to love?
Thanks to Kimberly S., Mary D., Elisabeth A., Chelsea P., Charlotte C., Violetta S., Sarah H., Emily R., Leah F., & Lynn B. for the big ol, "NO, WE CAN'T, JEN." I, uh, still appreciate the effort.
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And from my other blog, Epbot:
