ARRRRRRR mateys! Swab the poop and hoist the yardarm off the main-fore-mast-sail...thing! Today be Talk Like A Pirate Day, though sadly, we only be finding out as the sun be settin' o'er the blast horizon. ...

As you may know, Jen and I are at Dragon*Con this weekend, which means we are geeking out with the geekiest geeks in all of geekdom. Which is exactly why today's Sweets are the most elegant, Eastern-inspired ...

The next time you see "fresh flowers" on a cake, look more closely. They might actually be gumpaste.Made by LynnInSingapore I love the yellow and purple flowers on this one. I'm not very good with all the names, but ...

Welcome back, cake fans, to our weekly installment of Sunday Sweets! Quick shout-out to our sponsor, Sports Cliché Week. "When your back's against the wall, don't drop the ball; if you don't know what ...

You all know I only feature professionally made Wrecks here on CW. The irony, of course, is that I mistake pro for amateur way more often than the other way around! Heh. So anyway, while I've been told that today's ...

"Settle down, class; it's time to begin. I would welcome you to your second day of Frosting 101, but frankly after this many years of teaching I find your eager little faces to be an inexorable scourge, dragging me down ...

Say, just what kind of Mickey Mouse operation do you think they're running here?Hey, laugh all you want; I'm just impressed they spelled it right.It's like music to my eyes. Really.Ok, not really.And if you think e-mailing a picture ...

Frequently, a bakery will receive a kit of plastic flotsam to construct a cakey character. This past week, the character of choice has been dear old Uncle Sam. Or at least, I think it has.As a reminder, here's ...

Yesterday we came together as a nation to celebrate. What we were celebrating depends on which bakery you visited.This one is really fond of "Ame:"The good news is that this is a "display only" cake. So your cake probably won't ...

Today we get to look at some of America's best birthday cakes. :)By CC member sugarchiconeI don't feature sheet cakes too often here on Sunday Sweets, but this one is postcard-perfect; and all buttercream! Those are some sweet piping ...

...or at least with this cake:"Sad of September" sends his regards. Ask not what your country can do for you... [eyebrow waggle]Not ok, man. Not ok.Of course, some bakers don't need words to show their true colors:Ah, the good ol' ...

So apparently today is Canada Day. Now in our defense, we didn't even realize that the US celebrated Canada with its own day, but then, we do have Hamburger Day so I guess it's not ...

[announcer voice] Uh-oh! Does this ever happen to you?Significant other: "Honey, don't forget to grab the Independence Day cake for the party tonight!"You: "Independy whatnow?"Well, don't you worry. You'll never overlook another patriotic holiday again! ...

We arrived at the La Jolla Festival of the Arts not really knowing what to expect. Fortunately, people actually showed up - and some of them even knew who we were! (For the rest, the words "free cake" were more ...

Sometimes, when I'm really grumpy (wha-aat? Jen gets grumpy? Get OUT!) I like to amuse myself by taking every little thing John says exactly the wrong way. John: "So, you want a sub for dinner?"Me: "Why? 'Cuz I'm too FAT ...

On Saturday we did our 16th tour stop at Vroman's in Pasadena, CA. If you haven't been there you should go; it's awesome. And a big thanks to Connie, the book store rep, for being all around wonderful.Some ...

Princess-themed balloons, tiaras, and party favors: $54.00.Special appearance by I Can't Believe It's Not Disney!©'s Princess Bimberella: $134.99.Misspelling your daughter's giant hot-pink birthday cake:Priceness.Eh, it could be worse... I guess...Say it out loud. It's fun! "PRY-ness."See?(P.S. ...

Are you tired of always having to get the cake for friends' baby showers? Nooo problem. Just bring in one of these, and they'll never ask again. Guaranteed.I call this the Bizarre "B" Special: that's Baby Bigfoot on a BBQ, ...

Today we're featuring the five bakers who provided the amazing cakey creations for our latest "world" tour, which wraps today. Though the cakes for the shows have been/will be featured in the tour posts for each city, we thought ...

Salt Lake City charmed our socks off, pure and simple.We had a great crowd in the gallery next door to The King's English, and as you can see, everyone LOVED my yellow boots. Or maybe they're looking at the slide ...

By popular demand, more Top Headlines, illustrated by Wrecks.Because that's how the news SHOULD be told."Apple Fans Conduct World's First iPad Wedding"The article didn't have any pics of their wedding cake, but I like to think it looked something like ...

"Happy Ami..."Arni..."Amniv..."Uh..."Happy Anmev...Urg! No."Armnerv..."Amrir..."Wait. I got it:"Happy Amniverserseeawscrewit."[blinking]Er...Happy "Day You Got Married," Mary C.   Like this? Check out the the originating blog - they're sure to have a lot more content you'll enjoy!: Close Enough

Our first stop on the third CW book tour couldn't have gone any better: Changing Hands played the perfect host, we had a fantastic turnout of somewhere between 350 and 400 Wreckies, and there were enough cakes - both Wrecked ...

Before you give me a hard time for posting more Dad Wrecks, you should note that: a) It's really *your* fault for not submitting these earlier, and b) See point 'a'. Besides, it's not like there's anything here that really ...

Yeah, yeah, I know Father's Day is over, but if I don't share these Wrecks now then I'll be the only one having nightmares. And we can't have that , now, can we? Hold me. Tighter. "Hi there! I'm the ...

Yesterday we celebrated dads everywhere. Some of us better than others. "You're more like number 12." "And some day I may even take the quotes off." FUN FACT: Did you know that Wreckerators are legally prohibited from spelling "you're" correctly ...

Today, we celebrate men. And not just any men: men who make babies! Also, men who adopt babies! Also, men who are with women who made babies with other men! Also, men who adopted babies and there are no ...

Hi Guys! Due to a mix-up/communication snafoo (or "snafu" - but I like my spelling better) , I have new location details for our La Jolla stop on the 27th. If you're planning on attending that show, please read the ...

Every month we get literally hundreds of thousands* of e-mails from people who have made cool Cake Wrecks tribute cakes, and once in a while (i.e. when Jen makes me) we like to post a few. (*Ok, that's kind of ...

We here at Cake Wrecks would like to wish all of you dads out there the happiest of Father's Days this weekend. Just as soon as we figure out how. Hm. Not quite right... No... " Phathes "? Seriously? Definitely ...

I once read one of those "You know you're a Floridian when..." lists, and number five was "...you wear flip-flops to a wedding." Now, as a long-time Florida resident, I feel I should defend my fellow Sunshine Staters by informing ...

So apparently this World Cup thing is a big deal. I know because it keeps breaking Twitter . And when Twitter's down, I'm forced to come to grips with my Twitter addiction, and let me tell you, henchpersons ; that ...

As much as I love themed and sculpted cakes, I'm still a huge fan of the "just plain gorgeous" style. Perfect colors, flawless design, bows so clever you'd swear they're made of ribbon - they get me every time. You ...

Today's Wreck is like two Jeopardy answers. The questions? [over the phone] "Sorry, I can't hear you - what was that?" and "When would you like to pick it up?" I'll give you a moment. Actually, the real story ...

Summer's here! Time to celebrate the sandy beaches, pink and orange sunsets, and crystal blue waters of the...uh... ...apocalypse? "And the sky didst turn black, and the sea to ash, and lo, the Wreckerator did thusly expendeth her wrath ...