Massachussets Bakery Makes a Life-Size Stormtrooper Cake

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Massachussets Bakery Makes a Life-Size Stormtrooper Cake

"Aren't you a little sweet to be a stormtrooper?"

No stranger to making unique desserts for special occasions, the Oakleaf Cakes bakery decided to create something extra nerdy for the Arisa Sci-Fi Convention (and attended by our very own MovieBob [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/escape-to-the-movies]) held in Boston, Massachussetts this past weekend. In this case, it was a life-sized Imperial Stormtrooper, almost entirely composed of delicious cake, weighing over 300 pounds and standing over 6 feet tall. The cake itself was composed of Rice Krispy legs and a custom-made "skeleton" to keep it all in one piece.

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According to the bakery owner Amanda Oakleaf [http://blog.oakleafcakes.com/stormtrooper-cake/], it took her team a total of two weeks to put its Stormtrooper together and they had to "invent completely new cake making methods" in order to assemble the iconic Imperial soldier's light and fluffy innards. The head, arms and body armor were carved and formed using fondant, a kind of icing-like substance often used to decorate pastries.

The entire construction was composed of several modular parts, allowing Oakleaf and her team to safely transport the massive cake to the the Arisa Sci-Fi Convention in different components. After some careful construction work, the completed Stormtrooper was happily consumed by convention goers and Star Wars fans alike.

Source: The Daily What [http://geeks.thedailywh.at/2012/01/16/life-size-stormtrooper-cake-of-the-day/]

Images: Imgur [http://imgur.com/a/lQpF0#0]


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[Bat Vader]

Now when I watch the original trilogy I am going to imagine the stormtroopers being made out of cake. They did an excellent job on making it. I wonder how much they charged for it.

 

[Scarim Coral]

The photo of exposed frames and the top part of the skull removed look creepy!
None the less that's impressive, I mean how long can those parts like the chest and arm can stand without falling off?

 

[Something Amyss]

"These are not the confections you're looking for."

Also, the Stormtrooper is a lie.

Just getting that out of the way.

For a stormtrooper, I'd say the design was pretty much on target.
I love my state =)

Hey, to the South of me. Cool.

 

[Vault Citizen]

It is just so beautiful.

 

[Chased]

The Dark side never looked so delicious. Must have been a pain to make him/her structural sound.

 

[fix-the-spade]

Very cool cake, but when I saw the article cover photo all I could think was braaaaiiinnnnsss.

Now when I watch the original trilogy I am going to imagine the stormtroopers being made out of cake.

That explains the accuracy then... and their tendency to die at the slightest provocation.

 

[Yureina]

That... is awesome.

That's really all that I can think to say about that, except that I kinda wish I got to eat some myself. I'm sure it was pretty yummy.

 

[tombman888]

Holy sweet baby Jesus....... And now i'm hungry.

 

[Mike Kayatta]

I can't tell if his hand gesture is "hi!" or "wait, don't eat me, bro."

 

[Twilight_guy]

Wait the cake is a lie... therefore this cake is a lie... so stormtroopers are a lie... is this an add for the prequel trilogy? TELL ME!!!

That's pretty cool of course that's a lot of cake so I hope it all get eaten. Nobody wants a storm trooper shaped arm sitting in the fridge.

 

[Schmittler]

I hope it tasted as good as it looked!

 

[kouriichi]

"This isnt the cake your looking for. THIS ISNT THE CA-.... Oh god my legs!"

I wish i had to ability to do something this awesome with sweets. Instead im stuck at the "Baking candy bars into cinnamon rolls" phase.

 

[PunkyMcGee]

For a stormtrooper, I'd say the design was pretty much on target.
I love my state =)

mass-holes 4 life

also I wan't to know how much it would cost to have them make a cake to order.

 

[annilator666]

that is quite cool but since when did rice crispys become cake?

 

[Scars Unseen]

Aren't you a little sweet for a stormtrooper?

 

[Strazdas]

why something like this never happens to us.

 

[Chimpzy_v1legacy]

This explains what happened to all the stormtroopers on Endor in episode 6.

This also proves that anything can be vastly improved with the addition of cake.