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27 Deceptively Designed Cakes

From Sci-Fi Droid Cakes to Eerie Brain Cupcakes

— February 26, 2013 — Art & Design
Deceptive designer cakes can sometimes become the ultimate way to confuse your brain. Part of you will expect what you are about to eat to taste completely different before you mouth is filled with the blissful sweetness of cake.

The best kinds of designer deceptive cakes are the ones that are designed to look like something disgusting -- for instance, cakes that looks like brains or cigarette butts. Not only is this somewhat ironic, it will also deter your roommates from eating your precious dessert.

Some other classic examples of these cakes are the ones that look like a completely different type of food, those meant to mimic a figure from pop culture and designed to look like an animal. In the end, it doesn't really matter what it looks like, as long as it tastes good.
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Snack-Stuffed Turkeys
Snack-Stuffed Turkeys
This Different Turkey Recipe Incorporates the Classic Cake into the Mix
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Pregnant Fetal Pastries
Pregnant Fetal Pastries
This Kelley and Kim Deal 'Identical Twin Womb Cake' is a Medical Marvel
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Edible Droid Confections
Edible Droid Confections
This R2-D2 Birthday Cake Can Only Be Cut with a Lightsaber
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Sugary-Sweet Franks
Sugary-Sweet Franks
These Hot Dog Cookies are Sure to Surprise and Delight Your Lucky BBQ Guests
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Teetering Teacup Confections
Teetering Teacup Confections
The Alice in Wonderland Wedding Cake Would Make Lewis Carroll Proud
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Sneaker-Shaped Sweets
Sneaker-Shaped Sweets
This Charm City Cakes Chuck Taylors Cake is Incredibly Realistic
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Rich Cocoa Planter Desserts
Rich Cocoa Planter Desserts
Enjoy Gardening With the Potted Espresso & Salted Caramel Mud Cakes
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Sandwich Cake Molds
Sandwich Cake Molds
Cakewich Molds Turn the Classic Peanut Butter and Jelly into Starchy Desserts
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Petite Fast Food Pastries
Petite Fast Food Pastries
These Kentieo Hamburger Cupcakes are Deliciously Sweet
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Pop Culture Cakes
Pop Culture Cakes
Charm City Cakes Gets Creative with Custom Edibles
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Frightful Foot Desserts
Frightful Foot Desserts
The Nevie Pie Cakes 'Fungus Toe Nail Cookies' Are Haunting
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Gross Smoker Sweets
Gross Smoker Sweets
The Edible Ashtray and Cigarette Butts Protest V-Day Desserts
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Scannable Snacks
Scannable Snacks
The QR Code Cupcakes are the Best Thing to Come Out of Montreal Since Parizeau
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Disguised Dessert Chips
Disguised Dessert Chips
These French Fry-Shaped Cakes are a Sweet Take on Savory Snacks
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Decadent Decomposing Cakes
Decadent Decomposing Cakes
These Compost Cupcakes are for Chocolate-Lovers with Green Thumbs
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Star Wars Confections
Star Wars Confections
These Jabba the Hut Cakes Make Me Want to Eat the Sci-Fi Warlord
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Damaged Meth Dealer Desserts
Damaged Meth Dealer Desserts
Breaking Bad Cakes are Gruesomely Sweet Concoctions
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Bloody Heartbreak Baking
Bloody Heartbreak Baking
The Lily Vanilli Velvet Bloody Red Cake is Realistically Creepy
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Steampunk Wedding Cakes
Steampunk Wedding Cakes
Mike's Amazing Cakes Makes Metal Taste Great
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Life-Sized Sci-Fi Desserts
Life-Sized Sci-Fi Desserts
The Stormtrooper Cake by Amanda Oakleaf Cakes is to Scale
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Celebrity Portrait Cakes
Celebrity Portrait Cakes
Devour Famous Faces to Satisfy Your Celeb Cravings
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Cerebral Cupcakes
Cerebral Cupcakes
The Bloody Zombie Brains Cupcakes are Spooky
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Deceiving Carnivorous Cakes
Deceiving Carnivorous Cakes
The Raw Turkey Cake is a Treat That Won't Give you Food Poisoning
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Realistic Reptilian Desserts
Realistic Reptilian Desserts
The Snake Cake by North Star Cakes is Terrifyingly Delicious
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Confined Cranium Cakes
Confined Cranium Cakes
These Brains in a Jar Cupcakes are Terrifyingly Delicious
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Rad Rabbit Food Cakes
Rad Rabbit Food Cakes
These Sparkly Surprise Carrot Cupcakes Will Keep You Guessing
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Octopus Cakes
Octopus Cakes
Karen Portaleo Makes Creative Cakes for Highland Bakery
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