Hail, Hailoween!

So my question is this: how heavy does your southern accent have to be that you not only pronounce it "Hailoween", but you also think it's spelled that way?Go on, say it out loud. It's fun. You know you want to.Hah! See? Told you it was fun.And speaking of Wrecked inscriptions...I'm...

Step One: Cut a Hole in the Pumpkin

I can't think of a more Wrecktastic harbinger of Halloween happiness than this guy:Yep, Mr. Bonehead here suuure is happy. How happy, you ask? Happy enough to say, "Look, ma! No hands!"Dorei, just tell the kids it's a levitation trick. Which really startles the pumpkin.- Related...

The Twilight Zone

Tonight I'm going to be doing a live author chat over on Twilight Moms, a website devoted to moms who enjoy astronomical chitchat.Or maybe they have something to do with vampires. Hm. Come to think of it, that might explain a few things, actually...Well, if I've learned anything...

Fan "Art"

This Halloween, why not add a little personality to your pumpkin?Harry F. carved this little beauty. Disturbing-yet-fabulous, no?And Lauren was inspired by both the famous belly cakes and Suzy's Wreck to create her own CW tribute costume:And yes, she's pregnant. That's what makes...

Halloween "Huh?"s

For today's cakes I have no answers. Only questions.Uh, what's up with her nose? (Or should I say "down with her nose?")I like to think it's just a wart, but I get the feeling that it'sss...not. Why is the toilet paper angry?What do colorful sperm have to do with Halloween?(Granted,...

Halloween Heckling

This season is almost too easy for snarks like me. C'mon, right now this is what passes for cake decorating:And they say cake art is dead. Pfft.Bakeries, of course, love it. Every conceivable mistake, no matter HOW bad, can now be made into a Halloween design.Have a Barbie bride...

Autumn Terrors

When you see your typical bakery display filling up with disembodied plastic fingers and red corn syrup drenched eyeballs you know Halloween is nearly upon us. Of course, those cakes are trying to be gross, gory, and/or creepy.[sing-song voice] Bo-ring!Personally, I prefer the cakes...

Sunday Sweets: Halloween

I'm not a fan of gory Halloween cakes, so instead here are some truly Sweet designs to get you in a spooktacular mood for Saturday.First, a fun topsy-turvy style:(Made by Pink Cake Box)And a bat cake that is almost painfully adorable:(Made by Dorispepsi)Speaking of adorable, this...

There's a Fly on My Cake!

So I'm browsing around the internets the other day looking for bug cakes (don't ask) and I come across the Flickr page of Second City Warehouse. What I saw there made my trackball come to a screeching halt. It seems that Steph's boss, Carl, was leaving for a new and better job and...

When Wreckerators Take the Fall

I may be sitting here with the A/C cranked in the southern swamp affectionately known as "Florida", but I have a feeling that Fall will be here soon. And lest we have any doubts, some bakeries have taken to posting helpful weather updates on their cakes:Next week they're debuting...

Recipes for Wreckage

You know you're asking for a Wreck when......your college has the initials "CNU" and the family member who orders has a strong southern accent:...you use any kind of shorthand on the order form:...the color of icing you ask for could also be a proper name:(For a double birthday party....

"World" "Domination" Tour Back on Track!

Time to clear your schedule and start planning out those cupcake Wreckplicas, faithful henchpersons; I have tour dates to announce!!The events will be set up the same as before, meaning there will be free cake provided by local bakeries, a fun slide show hosted by yours truly and...

Bride/Baker Communication 101

Most brides think that bringing in a photo of their dream wedding cake will help clarify for their bakers what it is that they want and expect on their big day.[shaking head] Those sweet, silly girls.In reality, these photos are more like "guidelines." A springboard, if you will,...