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Related Modules mod_include mod_cgi mod_expires |
Related Directives Options XBitHack AddType AddHandler BrowserMatchNoCase |
This HOWTO first appeared in Apache Today (http://www.apachetoday.com/) as a series of three articles. They appear here by arrangement with ApacheToday and Internet.com.
This article deals with Server Side Includes, usually called simply SSI. In this article, I'll talk about configuring your server to permit SSI, and introduce some basic SSI techniques for adding dynamic content to your existing HTML pages.
In the latter part of the article, we'll talk about some of the somewhat more advanced things that can be done with SSI, such as conditional statements in your SSI directives.
SSI (Server Side Includes) are directives that are placed in HTML pages, and evaluated on the server while the pages are being served. They let you add dynamically generated content to an existing HTML page, without having to serve the entire page via a CGI program, or other dynamic technology.
The decision of when to use SSI, and when to have your page entirely generated by some program, is usually a matter of how much of the page is static, and how much needs to be recalculated every time the page is served. SSI is a great way to add small pieces of information, such as the current time. But if a majority of your page is being generated at the time that it is served, you need to look for some other solution.
To permit SSI on your server, you must have the following directive
either in your httpd.conf
file, or in a
Options +Includes
This tells Apache that you want to permit files to be parsed for SSI directives.
Not just any file is parsed for SSI directives. You have to tell
Apache which files should be parsed. There are two ways to do this. You
can tell Apache to parse any file with a particular file extension,
such as .shtml
, with the following directives:
AddType text/html .shtml AddHandler server-parsed .shtml
One disadvantage to this approach is that if you wanted to add SSI
directives to an existing page, you would have to change the name of
that page, and all links to that page, in order to give it a
extension, so that those directives would be
The other method is to use the XBitHack
XBitHack on
tells Apache to parse files for SSI directives
if they have the execute bit set. So, to add SSI directives to an
existing page, rather than having to change the file name, you would
just need to make the file executable using chmod
chmod +x pagename.html
A brief comment about what not to do. You'll occasionally see people
recommending that you just tell Apache to parse all .html
files for SSI, so that you don't have to mess with .shtml
file names. These folks have perhaps not heard about
. The thing to keep in mind is that, by doing
this, you're requiring that Apache read through every single file that
it sends out to clients, even if they don't contain any SSI directives.
This can slow things down quite a bit, and is not a good idea.
Of course, on Windows, there is no such thing as an execute bit to set, so that limits your options a little.
In its default configuration, Apache does not send the last modified date or content length HTTP headers on SSI pages, because these values are difficult to calculate for dynamic content. This can prevent your document from being cached, and result in slower perceived client performance. There are two ways to solve this:
XBitHack Full
configuration. This tells
Apache to determine the last modified date by looking only at the date
of the originally requested file, ignoring the modification date of
any included files. SSI directives have the following syntax:
<!--#element attribute=value attribute=value ... -->
It is formatted like an HTML comment, so if you don't have SSI correctly enabled, the browser will ignore it, but it will still be visible in the HTML source. If you have SSI correctly configured, the directive will be replaced with its results.
The element can be one of a number of things, and we'll talk some more about most of these in the next installment of this series. For now, here are some examples of what you can do with SSI
<!--#echo var="DATE_LOCAL" -->
The echo
element just spits out the value of a
variable. There are a number of standard variables, which include the
whole set of environment variables that are available to CGI programs.
Also, you can define your own variables with the set
If you don't like the format in which the date gets printed, you can
use the config
element, with a timefmt
attribute, to modify that formatting.
<!--#config timefmt="%A %B %d, %Y" --> Today is <!--#echo var="DATE_LOCAL" -->
This document last modified <!--#flastmod file="index.html" -->
This element is also subject to timefmt
This is one of the more common uses of SSI - to output the results of a CGI program, such as everybody's favorite, a ``hit counter.''
<!--#include virtual="/cgi-bin/counter.pl" -->
Following are some specific examples of things you can do in your HTML documents with SSI.
Earlier, we mentioned that you could use SSI to inform the user when the document was most recently modified. However, the actual method for doing that was left somewhat in question. The following code, placed in your HTML document, will put such a time stamp on your page. Of course, you will have to have SSI correctly enabled, as discussed above.
<!--#config timefmt="%A %B %d, %Y" --> This file last modified <!--#flastmod file="ssi.shtml" -->
Of course, you will need to replace the ssi.shtml
the actual name of the file that you're referring to. This can be
inconvenient if you're just looking for a generic piece of code that
you can paste into any file, so you probably want to use the
variable instead:
<!--#config timefmt="%D" --> This file last modified <!--#echo var="LAST_MODIFIED" -->
For more details on the timefmt
format, go to your
favorite search site and look for ctime
. The syntax is the
If you are managing any site that is more than a few pages, you may find that making changes to all those pages can be a real pain, particularly if you are trying to maintain some kind of standard look across all those pages.
Using an include file for a header and/or a footer can reduce the
burden of these updates. You just have to make one footer file, and
then include it into each page with the include
command. The include
element can determine what file to
include with either the file
attribute, or the
attribute. The file
attribute is a
file path, relative to the current directory. That means that
it cannot be an absolute file path (starting with /), nor can it
contain ../ as part of that path. The virtual
attribute is
probably more useful, and should specify a URL relative to the document
being served. It can start with a /, but must be on the same server as
the file being served.
<!--#include virtual="/footer.html" -->
I'll frequently combine the last two things, putting a
directive inside a footer file to be
included. SSI directives can be contained in the included file, and
includes can be nested - that is, the included file can include another
file, and so on.
In addition to being able to config
the time format,
you can also config
two other things.
Usually, when something goes wrong with your SSI directive, you get the message
[an error occurred while processing this directive]
If you want to change that message to something else, you can do so
with the errmsg
attribute to the config
<!--#config errmsg="[It appears that you don't know how to use SSI]" -->
Hopefully, end users will never see this message, because you will have resolved all the problems with your SSI directives before your site goes live. (Right?)
And you can config
the format in which file sizes are
returned with the sizefmt
attribute. You can specify
for a full count in bytes, or abbrev
for an abbreviated number in Kb or Mb, as appropriate.
I expect that I'll have an article some time in the coming months
about using SSI with small CGI programs. For now, here's something else
that you can do with the exec
element. You can actually
have SSI execute a command using the shell (/bin/sh
, to be
precise - or the DOS shell, if you're on Win32). The following, for
example, will give you a directory listing.
<pre> <!--#exec cmd="ls" --> </pre>
or, on Windows
<pre> <!--#exec cmd="dir" --> </pre>
You might notice some strange formatting with this directive on
Windows, because the output from dir
contains the string
>'' in it, which confuses browsers.
Note that this feature is exceedingly dangerous, as it will execute
whatever code happens to be embedded in the exec
tag. If
you have any situation where users can edit content on your web pages,
such as with a ``guestbook'', for example, make sure that you have this
feature disabled. You can allow SSI, but not the exec
feature, with the IncludesNOEXEC
argument to the
In addition to spitting out content, Apache SSI gives you the option of setting variables, and using those variables in comparisons and conditionals.
Most of the features discussed in this article are only available to you if you are running Apache 1.2 or later. Of course, if you are not running Apache 1.2 or later, you need to upgrade immediately, if not sooner. Go on. Do it now. We'll wait.
Using the set
directive, you can set variables for
later use. We'll need this later in the discussion, so we'll talk about
it here. The syntax of this is as follows:
<!--#set var="name" value="Rich" -->
In addition to merely setting values literally like that, you can
use any other variable, including, for example, environment variables,
or some of the variables we discussed in the last article (like
, for example) to give values to your
variables. You will specify that something is a variable, rather than a
literal string, by using the dollar sign ($) before the name of the
<!--#set var="modified" value="$LAST_MODIFIED" -->
To put a literal dollar sign into the value of your variable, you need to escape the dollar sign with a backslash.
<!--#set var="cost" value="\$100" -->
Finally, if you want to put a variable in the midst of a longer string, and there's a chance that the name of the variable will run up against some other characters, and thus be confused with those characters, you can place the name of the variable in braces, to remove this confusion. (It's hard to come up with a really good example of this, but hopefully you'll get the point.)
<!--#set var="date" value="${DATE_LOCAL}_${DATE_GMT}" -->
Now that we have variables, and are able to set and compare their
values, we can use them to express conditionals. This lets SSI be a
tiny programming language of sorts. mod_include
an if
, elif
, else
structure for building conditional statements. This
allows you to effectively generate multiple logical pages out of one
actual page.
The structure of this conditional construct is:
<!--#if expr="test_condition" --> <!--#elif expr="test_condition" --> <!--#else --> <!--#endif -->
A test_condition can be any sort of logical comparison -
either comparing values to one another, or testing the ``truth'' of a
particular value. (A given string is true if it is nonempty.) For a
full list of the comparison operators available to you, see the
documentation. Here are some examples of how
one might use this construct.
In your configuration file, you could put the following line:
BrowserMatchNoCase macintosh Mac BrowserMatchNoCase MSIE InternetExplorer
This will set environment variables ``Mac'' and ``InternetExplorer'' to true, if the client is running Internet Explorer on a Macintosh.
Then, in your SSI-enabled document, you might do the following:
<!--#if expr="${Mac} && ${InternetExplorer}" --> Apologetic text goes here <!--#else --> Cool JavaScript code goes here <!--#endif -->
Not that I have anything against IE on Macs - I just struggled for a few hours last week trying to get some JavaScript working on IE on a Mac, when it was working everywhere else. The above was the interim workaround.
Any other variable (either ones that you define, or normal
environment variables) can be used in conditional statements. With
Apache's ability to set environment variables with the
directives, and other related directives, this
functionality can let you do some pretty involved dynamic stuff without
ever resorting to CGI.
SSI is certainly not a replacement for CGI, or other technologies used for generating dynamic web pages. But it is a great way to add small amounts of dynamic content to pages, without doing a lot of extra work.


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Sunday, February 1, 2009
Come to the Dark Side: We Have Cake
Sunday, February 1, 2009
I think so-ooo! [sing-song voice]
Seriously, let me count the ways this cake kicks every other baby shower cake's butt:
1) Darth friggin' Vader is holding an adorable little beribboned baby girl on it. Really, we could just stop there. (But don't worry; we won't.)
2) Airbrushing that's actually... pretty? [gasp] Wait, you mean that's actually possible?!?
3) Best. Use of sprinkles. Ever. Baby want sprinkles? Baby gets sprinkles!
4) The lettering! The outline! The ruffly border! The itty-bitty baby bottle!!!
[pauses to catch breath]
5) Say, did I mention that Darth Vader is holding a baby on it?
Case closed. Maximum awesomeness has been reached.
Well, until someone makes a cake with SPOCK holding a cute baby girl, that is. Aw yeah.
Many thanks to Erica for sharing her kickin' cake, and to Woullet Bakery for making it.
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Impressive ... most impressive.
- February 1, 2009 at 9:36 AM
Oh. My. God.
I want that cake, even though it would be for me and not a newborn. Darth Vader could be holding anything and the cake would still be awesome.
Caitie - February 1, 2009 at 9:38 AM
- tracey (aka rainbowmummy) said...
But is he her father?! :0)
I love that you're such a *dork* (in a nice way- I am too as is the love of my life) and that your blog is sooo popular. That's a kick up the *&^% of all those "cool" kids at high school! YAY! - February 1, 2009 at 9:38 AM
- martinstone said...
we sooo need the story behind this cake!
- February 1, 2009 at 9:39 AM
- Alison said...
Really? I mean...there's nothing inept or incompetent about this cake...and, yes, the rendering of the baby is, indeed, adorable. But..but...it's just so...busy. The message gets lost in the galactic whirl.
- February 1, 2009 at 9:40 AM
- Jennifer Good said...
Please tell me this was intentional!!!
- February 1, 2009 at 9:48 AM
- Krystle said...
Oh my! I can only imagine the fans this cake was created for. I like it-very clever. The airbrushing and sprinkles top the cake (PUN intended).
- February 1, 2009 at 9:48 AM
- Colleen said...
Oh, I love it! That is an awesome cake!
- February 1, 2009 at 9:50 AM
I want Spock.
- February 1, 2009 at 9:50 AM
Wait a sec, how bout Worf?
- February 1, 2009 at 9:52 AM
Yeah, except that Darth Vader head looks a little crunchy.
Angie (from over at www.HalfAssedKitchen.com) - February 1, 2009 at 9:53 AM
- Ros said...
It's all in the eye of the beholder, I guess. I'd have that one down as a serious wreck.
- February 1, 2009 at 9:54 AM
THAT made your Sunday Sweets?!?! Total disappointment
- February 1, 2009 at 9:54 AM
- Jamie said...
OMG, that cake is from Wuollet?! My graduation cake was from Wuollet! We got cakes from them all the time! Had I but known the caliber of awesome of which they were capable, I would have asked for SO MUCH MORE.
Now I know. Now I know. - February 1, 2009 at 9:55 AM
- C. Beth said...
That is FREAKING AWESOME.
Now I'm inspired to try to think of a way to make a Battlestar Galactica cake for my baby's one-year birthday coming up....
Beth (I blog here and here. - February 1, 2009 at 9:57 AM
The baby bottle is a sugar dec-on...it comes in a pack with a bunch of baby-colored diaper pins, and alphabet blocks...very cute, though!!
- February 1, 2009 at 9:57 AM
- the ginabean said...
I have no words.
- February 1, 2009 at 10:00 AM
My husband is drooling...and he just asked me why our shower cakes never looked like that!
- February 1, 2009 at 10:06 AM
You forgot one:
6) Correct use of an apostrophe.
That, in and of itself, is amazing. - February 1, 2009 at 10:07 AM
Love it. (Is there any more to say?)
- February 1, 2009 at 10:09 AM
My shower is in April. And THIS will be my cake...with Spock for sure.
- February 1, 2009 at 10:19 AM
- Ellie said...
Way cool, Woullet's is my local bakery they are pretty much an institution in the western suburbs of Minneapolis.
Ellie and Werther Blog - February 1, 2009 at 10:27 AM
- Pink Sith said...
OMG. THIS CAKE WAS MADE FOR ME!!!! Sorry for shouting! I am so getting this cake the next time I have a baby!
- February 1, 2009 at 10:42 AM
Chiming in on the disappointment with this Sunday's Sweets; it's a pretty cool cake, but really, the grocery store down the street from me could have done it. Nothing spectacular.
Also, I have questions about the composition; why is Lord Vader crouching in the very bottom of the frame? Was the decorator too intimidated to portray his full length, or even a reasonable portrait from the waist up? All he's got is a head and two hands creeping round the baby. It would have been 1000% awesome (and worthy of Sunday) if it had at least been a sort of Madonna-and-child pose. - February 1, 2009 at 10:46 AM
- Julie said...
Usually I'm so with you on your Sunday Sweets post, but tell me that you're being tongue-in-cheek! The colours, they hurt my eyes! And what parent wants Darth Vader holding their child, anyway? Isn't that just a bad omen for the future?
Say it ain't so, Jen! - February 1, 2009 at 10:49 AM
- foldreformer said...
If my husband had been involved in my baby shower, this would have been my cake. Having a hubby a little obsessed with Star Wars has given me a Star Wars themed wedding (musically) and a battle over giving my second daughter the middle name "Chewbacca", no joke.
- February 1, 2009 at 10:52 AM
- Nikoli said...
The Force is strong with Woullet. That is indeed bad ass, and absolutely hilarious!
Hey, how can you tell the Christians at a Star Wars movie/convention? When someone says "May the Force be with you," they reply "And also with you."
*rimshot* Thank you! *crickets* Tough crowd. - February 1, 2009 at 11:10 AM
That is HIDEOUS!
- February 1, 2009 at 11:14 AM
I'm seriously disappointed. The cake is way too busy.. too many colors... too many sprinkles (and I LOVE sprinkles)... too much.. DARTH VADER holding an infant girl??? seriously?! The cake isn't a total disaster; but it's definitely not a Sunday Sweet.
- February 1, 2009 at 11:22 AM
- Morgi said...
Hee, I know a few couples who would TOTALLY have that cake. I also know someone who had Godzilla and another monster on his wedding cake. :)
- February 1, 2009 at 11:26 AM
- shawn said...
Well, I am from Minneapolis, and I just wonder which Wuollet's this is from.. Not that I would want a Darth Varder holding my baby, but it is incredible
- February 1, 2009 at 11:28 AM
I must respectfully disagree here. You are excused, because we are aware of your obsession w/DV. I think that his mere presence on the cake has held you in thrall; indeed, has blinded you to all else: the indifferent and uneven ruffle border, the odd little white snake outlining the lettering, the weird border-within-a-border pink squiggle thing. Shudder. I will say, the baby face is cute, but if a regular old person were holding the kid, you'd have piled on the wrecky derision w/glee. Admit it! :D
- February 1, 2009 at 11:35 AM
- HorribleLicensePlates said...
Aw. Darth has a softer side.
- February 1, 2009 at 11:40 AM
- PeeJay said...
I want to go get preggers so I can have a cake like that. First step...find a man...hmmmm. - February 1, 2009 at 11:42 AM
- Unknown said...
Now if the baby girl's name is Leia that would be perfect. Love this cake.
- February 1, 2009 at 11:43 AM
Wow! Classic example of a cake too pretty to actually EAT.
Myc - February 1, 2009 at 11:45 AM
- Kristin said...
That cake ROCKS! But, you are right, it would be way better with Spock!
- February 1, 2009 at 11:51 AM
- Sandi said...
Don't listen to the nay-sayers; this cake is pure Sunday-Sweets awesomeness! Hasn't everyone been complaining that there are too many fondant Sunday Sweets? The only thing that could have made this cake better is if it were for TWINS
(there is another....) - February 1, 2009 at 11:55 AM
twin cities represent!
I would like to know the logic for Vader being the daddy on this one though.
Will the submitter please stand and tell the story? - February 1, 2009 at 11:57 AM
I love, "Come to the Dark Side: We have Cake." Hehehe! Awesome. It's a really cool cake. And it'd be really neat and most fitting if the baby girl's name is Leia.
- February 1, 2009 at 12:18 PM
- mom2jjk said...
I have to agree that it is not a true Sunday Sweet. I am hoping you were being a bit sarcastic?
- February 1, 2009 at 12:19 PM
- Darcy said...
If I show my husband that, he is going to want a second child just to get that cake. Oh wait, I want a second child, this might work out nicely....{rubs hands together}
- February 1, 2009 at 12:26 PM
- Averna said...
This is an AWESOME post, however, not a Sunday Sweet. In my opinion, anyway =D I actually thought you had just posted it and had forgotten that it was Sunday, but you did in fact tag it as a Sunday Sweet.
Don't worry. I still love you! And that cake is AMAZING.
Just disagree with your categorizing, that's all ^^
<3 - February 1, 2009 at 12:29 PM
Where is Sunday Sweets!?
I love Sunday Sweets :[ - February 1, 2009 at 12:40 PM
OMG that is the most awesome cake I've ever seen. If you dont get why, the force is not with you. Move along.
- February 1, 2009 at 12:42 PM
- K. said...
One word: WANT.
It is the all-round perfect cake. - February 1, 2009 at 12:57 PM
- Jeenyus10 said...
Oh yeah, I am all over round two with Spock as the star this time!
- February 1, 2009 at 1:00 PM
- Kateri said...
I must admit, I am one of those who just doesn't get it. Usually I am totally wowed by Sunday Sweets (my favorite posts of the week). This is okay, but I'm not wowed.
- February 1, 2009 at 1:01 PM
- SeaShore said...
If Darth Vader is holding a baby girl, then she must be a princess: Princess Leia, of course.
- February 1, 2009 at 1:02 PM
If I ever have a baby girl, or really, just another baby, I'd love to have this cake. My boys both think this cake rules the galaxies- one is a StarWars freak and the other is a future NASA employee and Mars colonizer, so this cake has something for both. Heck, they just want this cake for themselves. That cute lil baby could certainly turn Vader back to the Light Side of the Force.
- February 1, 2009 at 1:12 PM
- BG said...
The only thing that would make this cake more awesome is if the cake said, "I am your father."
- February 1, 2009 at 1:14 PM
- Serena said...
Umm... I have to admit that I am not such a fan of the cake, but I am SO curious as to WHY... lol.
Although, Spock holding the baby would be great, I agree there--especially if Spock=Sylar from Heroes. :) (He's the one playing Spock in the new movie.) THAT is a cake I would want.
However, when my husband saw it, "Oh my God, that's amazing" were the first words he said. Maybe it's my lack of caring about Star Wars.. - February 1, 2009 at 1:16 PM
- Neen said...
A Cake Wreck, this is not.
With this decorator the force is strong. Mmmm good this cake is. - February 1, 2009 at 1:21 PM
- Aviatrix said...
Some people would feel about this cake the way you feel about the camo cake with deer head toppers.
I can imagine a mirror-universe Cake Wrecks blog where the car off-roading up the wedding cake was a Sunday Sweet, while Darth Vader holding a baby with sprinkles and planets in the background is a much derided wreck.
I'm glad to be in your universe. A baby would look really stupid with a goatee. - February 1, 2009 at 1:32 PM
- TheDaughterOfTyr said...
*grabs her hubby and points at cake*
My god, they even used appropriate punctuation! - February 1, 2009 at 1:37 PM
- Christa said...
I love it! All these people asking what happened to Sunday Sweets...hello you're looking at it in all it's out of this world glory! I agree that it could only be made better by a "I am your father" quote. And the ruffle orber freakin awesome I want to know how to do that, it looks like double ruffle ribbon!
- February 1, 2009 at 1:40 PM
I must admit that I was confused for a moment, as this is Sunday and I was expecting the usual Sweet. Ah, well. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and all.
-- Sonja - February 1, 2009 at 1:51 PM
- Erica said...
Ok, so here's the story behind the cake.
This cake actually was inspired by a wreck which was, sadly, not captured on film.
A few years ago, my mom called up wuollet (my favorite bakery) to order a cake for my bridal shower; she asked for a simple sheet cake with blue flowers that said 'Congratulations Erica'. We have been ordering all of our cakes from this bakery for almost 20 years with no problems whatsoever, so my mom was absolutely shocked when she arrived at the bakery to see a cake with a big, black, frosted Darth Vader on it with 'Congratulations Erica' in red writing. No offense to Star Wars fans, but I myself have never gotten into Star Wars (although my husband is a huge fan) We unfortunately do not have a photo of this cake as my mom was in a rush and made the bakery scrape off the frosting and re-decorate the cake. This cakewreck story became infamous amongst my family and friends, and so when it came time a few years later to order my baby shower cake, my mom decided it would be funny to order a cake with a darth vader holding a baby in homage to the bridal shower cake disaster.
And no, we didn't name her Leia ;-) - February 1, 2009 at 1:54 PM
- Missy said...
I am from Minneapolis and I am shedding tears of glee and tears of pride for this cake.
- February 1, 2009 at 2:05 PM
- Unknown said...
Now THAT'S a work of artistic cake genius.:op
~Amy B. - February 1, 2009 at 2:07 PM
I like it and I'm not even a SW/DV fan. It's different and the whirling galaxy/sprinkles thing is awesome. The ruffle even looks real because it's not perfectly even.
Besides, it's YOUR blog and if you deem this worthy of the Sunday Sweet title, you got it. Even if I didn't agree with you (which I do..) you do all the work, you get to make the call. - February 1, 2009 at 2:08 PM
- Lauren Winsor Stenmoe said...
That's from Woullet's? You just made my Sunday, they are my favorite hometown bakery! I grew up on their sweets.
So I can assure you, not only does that cake look awesome, but it will be the best cake that you have EVER had. They are so amazing! - February 1, 2009 at 2:13 PM
Both my geek of a dh AND my 11 year old daughter saw that and gasped, in unison, "That is SO COOL!"
- February 1, 2009 at 2:15 PM
- Unknown said...
The wavy border is ok, but the baby blanket is awesome!
- February 1, 2009 at 2:25 PM
That cake rocks! I love it that it's not been done....
- February 1, 2009 at 2:42 PM
- Dani said...
Awww that makes me want to have another baby....eventually.
- February 1, 2009 at 2:51 PM
- Darth Rob said...
Lord Vader has a weakness and it has been found. The Rebellion will surely make fun of him now and post the picture all over the galaxy. The empire is... Doomed!
- February 1, 2009 at 2:54 PM
hot mess
- February 1, 2009 at 2:57 PM
Nope, that cake is just weird.
- February 1, 2009 at 3:03 PM
- Diana said...
I just sent it to Darth Vader via Twitter. He will go nuts.
- February 1, 2009 at 3:05 PM
- Rob Froelich said...
I find your lack of cake disturbing..
- February 1, 2009 at 3:08 PM
- GeekByMarriage said...
My geeky freak hubby looooves this cake. - February 1, 2009 at 3:10 PM
That is the awesomest cake ever! I love it and I want it!
- February 1, 2009 at 3:19 PM
- Unknown said...
For the record, I HATE everything about Star Wars, but my husband and FIVE sons, LOVE it. If we ever have a girl, this cake would ROCK at a shower. Too cool.
That having been said, I totally agree with Flartus: "Really? I mean...there's nothing inept or incompetent about this cake...and, yes, the rendering of the baby is, indeed, adorable. But..but...it's just so...busy. The message gets lost in the galactic whirl." - February 1, 2009 at 3:21 PM
- Judi Hahn said...
Can't agree with you on this one. I think it's hideous. Who would ever let Darth Vader, the "force" of evil hold their darling baby girl. And the cake, even with the air brushing, looks amateurish to me. Looks like something I would do, sans Vader, and I make really ugly cakes.
- February 1, 2009 at 3:34 PM
Wow. I started laughing when I saw this cake, only to scroll down and see that people love it. To each their own, but I think this cake is a hot mess.
- February 1, 2009 at 3:35 PM
- Just Me said...
My cousin is a cake decorator at Woullet's! I will have to find out if I can learn more about this cake - if he did it, or knows anything. I'll post here if I find out!!
- February 1, 2009 at 3:40 PM
My mouth is watering thinking about Wuollet Bakery. I have to drive my daughter from school in St. Paul through Mpls at breakneck speed during rush hour (not an easy task) so we can stop at the Robbinsdale location before organ lessons. Yummy! Great cake and I think worthy of Sunday Sweets. Loved hearing the story behind it, thanks Erica.
- February 1, 2009 at 3:41 PM
- nolongeruse said...
It is quite "busy" with all the colors. But I'm a dork and I'm totally obligated to say that this ISNT a wreck at all :D
Kat - February 1, 2009 at 3:42 PM
- Zombie Edward said...
d0rks unite! This cake is amazing and Erica's story behind it makes it even better.
- February 1, 2009 at 4:09 PM
You know, I think this cake is more of a wreck. It's too busy, and it just looks kind of bad overall. Honestly, I think this cake would've been in the wreck pile if not for the fact that it had Darth Vader on it. Favoritism much?
- February 1, 2009 at 4:09 PM
- Megan said...
Tongue in cheek or not, I LOVE THIS CAKE. If I ever have children, I want this to be my shower cake. Too hilarious! It's nice to see Sunday Sweets that don't take themselves so seriously sometimes :)
- February 1, 2009 at 4:18 PM
- Nikki via The Scarlett Rose Garden said...
I too was dying to know the background story to the cake, I'm glad I read all of the comments and found out!
For what the client asked for, this cake is SUPREME.
I never thought I'd like sprinkles on a cake, but these rock!
I want to know how they did the freakin ruffle too! Amazing yet simple, wish we could see it from the side.
And how could that precious babe NOT be a Sunday Sweet!? - February 1, 2009 at 4:20 PM
- fuzzandfuzzlet said...
Whimsical meets Sci Fi, who would have thought it would work.
- February 1, 2009 at 4:22 PM
- FreedomFirst said...
Was this a subtle dig at the baby's father? Maybe he's not liked by the in-laws.....
- February 1, 2009 at 4:23 PM
- Unknown said...
I would have wanted a baby shower if there would have been a cake as awesome as this involved.
We are making Dalek cupcakes for Valentine's Day. - February 1, 2009 at 4:24 PM
- Erin said...
I think the only way it could have been cooler was if it was a shower for a baby boy named "Luke"...
- February 1, 2009 at 4:47 PM
Quote ros
It's all in the eye of the beholder, I guess. I'd have that one down as a serious wreck.
OH ros...an eye of the beholder cake...now that would be a wreck have you seen a picture of a beholder?!?!?!? (D&D fans I bow as you applaud, and for those of you who have NO idea what i'm saying
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beholder seeee I know...total wrecky fail)
As for this cake my DH and I love it...my dh said "didn't you say a lady ran this blog?" I said well yeah, then he says "OMG she's more of a nerd than me...AWESOME!!!" I have another cakewreck convert! - February 1, 2009 at 4:49 PM
- Faith said...
Totally disappointed. My 6 yr old looking over my shoulder, on the other hand said "Wow! That must be when Darth met Leia the first time. See...he's not all bad, Mom. He loves his kids."
*sigh* Hoping for something better next week. - February 1, 2009 at 4:52 PM
Quote: Chris said...
You forgot one:
6) Correct use of an apostrophe.
That, in and of itself, is amazing.
Now I have to add...
7) and there is also actually an "s" after the apostrophe! - February 1, 2009 at 4:53 PM
So very ugly. Sorry, Jen. Your Sunday sweets are usually works of awesomeness (behold last week's dragons). The best thing I can say about this cake is that the punctuation is correct. Beyond that, it's wrecktastic.
- February 1, 2009 at 5:02 PM
It a gril!
It would be quite pretty sans Darth, but after reading Erica's explanation, I understand why he's there. :) - February 1, 2009 at 5:07 PM
- Lyndsay said...
While I can understand the admiration for a baby shower cake themed as such- I don't think it qualifies as a Sunday Sweet. The airbrushing is decent, but not great, the sprinkles make it look too busy, and the white base board blends too well with the white trim. Not to mention that Darth Vader looks like he is about to drop the baby down a garbage chute- creepy.
- February 1, 2009 at 5:09 PM
- Beth said...
I'm inspired by this cake. I now want to have a another baby so I could have He Who Must Not Be Named holding said baby with the inscription "It's a Mud Blood" on a chocolate pudding cake. Wow!
- February 1, 2009 at 5:18 PM
This is the Sunday Sweet? Methinks Jen celebrated a bit too much at the pre-Superbowl party! To me this looks like something a grocery store bakery trainee would make to show off their "talents" at using every type of cake embellishment possible. Though now that Erica has posted the story behind the cake, it does indeed work as a creepy/gag cake.
- February 1, 2009 at 5:31 PM
- shadow said...
I can't help but giggle at the apparent sense of entitlement that people have. They are just -so- disappointed in you, Jen. And more than half of them are -so- disappointed, they don't even have the guts to sign their names. It's terrible, truly. How dare you post something not up to their standards? Pfft.
I love this cake. Is it busy? Yes. Does it make no sense? Yes. Is it -bad-? No.
I don't like the color some folks paint their houses, but you don't see me telling them I'm disappointed in 'em. Their house. Your blog. Same deal.
Much, much love for the Vader. - February 1, 2009 at 5:46 PM
- Tatersmama said...
Holy Moly ! That's one awesome cake and it almost makes me wish I was having a baby!
But Spock?
Yeah, now that would ROCK! - February 1, 2009 at 5:55 PM
Worst. Sunday. Sweet. Ever.
- February 1, 2009 at 5:56 PM
- Becky said...
WAY FUNNY! Loved the story behind it, too.
OMW...you should SEE some of the awesome window displays Wuollets has in their Grand Ave./St. Paul location at Christmas time...incredible. Not to mention that everything they make in that wonderful place tastes incredible.
Makes me miss not living in Minnesota. - February 1, 2009 at 6:06 PM
I agree with you on this being the best baby shower cake ever! But still, when I enlarged the picture to have a closer look, the words that came out of my mouth were, "It a gril!"
-Julie - February 1, 2009 at 6:08 PM
Okay, it's pretty, but ... I can't get over the Darth Vader thing. Why Darth Vader?
- February 1, 2009 at 6:20 PM
- Melanie said...
Um, it's...cute and everything, but I must admit I am disappointed in today's Sundays Sweets. Usually you have multiple awesome cakes that astound and amaze. Today's cake didn't even have tiers! Just a sheet cake. And acceptable airbrushing. And Darth Vader holding a baby. But their weren't any tiers, and there was only one cake.
- February 1, 2009 at 6:26 PM
- Unknown said...
Shame about the baby bottle
- February 1, 2009 at 6:32 PM
uh-mazing. i think i need one for my next child.
- February 1, 2009 at 6:54 PM
First comment: WIN. Not sure why people are asking about Spock and the rest of the Star Trek crew.
- February 1, 2009 at 6:54 PM
- Suzanne Dargie said...
Okay...is the baby named Leia by any chance?
I AM surprised though that you're not upset about the Darth Vader (which incidentally means dark "Father" in Dutch) is made of plastic.
Also I'm glad to learn that I'm not the only one who had the hots for Spock when I was younger! - February 1, 2009 at 7:29 PM
VERY surprised that an ugly sheet cake was good enough for Sunday Sweets. Along with the poorly done borders and airbrushing. Very disappointed as well. :(
- February 1, 2009 at 7:30 PM
- Kami said...
Holy cow. I want that cake. We're having our first baby in May and it's a GIRL and this cake is AWESOME!!
(I admit, it looked potentially wrecky at first because it was so bright and crazy, but I have to agree with all the points you made. Wow.) - February 1, 2009 at 7:36 PM
- Scritzy said...
The backstory makes this cake hysterical.
And all day I have wanted cake with lots of gooshy icing roses because (cue whine) I had pneumonia for my birthday and didn't have a cake and I'm still quarantined and I can't go out to get one and spouse is about to have surgery so I won't have a chance to get one before his surgery and dang, I want some sprinkles, too. (/whine and run-on sentence)
Oh, and Spock can take out Darth Vadar with one pinch. Totally. - February 1, 2009 at 8:03 PM
- hekates said...
That this cake made it to Sunday Sweets shows how being a fan can blind you. Honestly, Darth Vader is EVIL. He's BAD. How about a cake with Dick Cheney holding a baby? Or Mao? See, its just weird.
- February 1, 2009 at 8:17 PM
- Yanicka said...
ahhhhhhhhh man!!!!! That is a wonderful cake
- February 1, 2009 at 8:25 PM
- Kat Mortensen said...
Spock from Star Trek, or Dr. Spock?
Kat - February 1, 2009 at 8:41 PM
I must agree that the air brushing is good, and the baby is cute, but this is not a Sunday Sweet. I am disappointed. :(
- February 1, 2009 at 8:59 PM
- Rachel said...
I know others have disagreed about this one being a Sunday Sweet but I think it deserves being included in this category. Maybe not as a "sweet" so much as a SWEET cake.
- February 1, 2009 at 9:01 PM
- vague_hit said...
there sure are a lot of haters on the internet!
this cake is awesome. i LIKE that its busy... what the h is wrong with busy? you immediately read the meesage (which is the point, normally.. and with proper grammer) and the picture is just great, especially considering the back story provided in the comments.
all the people it was intended for loved it. all the haters (and supposed cake composition experts) well.. have come on here and given their lame little 'oh how uninspired' comments.
well, the haters are wrong. look at how much comment it has stirred up! some people are just annoyed that something they dont get can make other people leap up and say 'awesome!' (which, incidentally, was my reaction)
nice. - February 1, 2009 at 9:16 PM
- Serena said...
Really, comparing Dick Cheney holding a baby to Darth Vader holding a baby? C'mon, that's a little much.
Now we're ignoring the entire CAKE... really guys, so some of us don't think the cake is the greatest. OBVIOUSLY, there are quite a few people who do. We can disagree on cake. But can we leave politics out of the Darth Vader cake? - February 1, 2009 at 9:27 PM
You people, sheesh!
Jen puts up beautifully sculpted fondant cakes.
You guys complain because fondant doesn't taste good.
Jen puts up very nice butter cream cakes.
You guys complain that anyone can do them and, thus, they aren't "Sweet Worthy."
Jen puts up something fun, done well and to the customers specs and fifty anonymous people complain that it's a wreck.
Perhaps, just perhaps, we should all use some of our complaining energy to find cakes that we think are "worthy" and send them into Cake Wrecks.
Oh, and please, even if you can't say anything nice, put your name down. We're all family here.
Wreck On!
john - February 1, 2009 at 9:27 PM
Oooh, Woulett! Didn't think of them for specialty cakes!
Who knew you had so many fans here in the Twin Cities!
The cake is pretty. Wouldn't be my first choice, but well done. LOL - February 1, 2009 at 9:33 PM
- Other.Ben said...
Not since the introduction of the Nerf ball have I felt so undeservedly proud to be from the greater Minneapolis/St. Paul area. I heart you, Wuollet Bakery!
P.S. They have a raspberry soufflé cake so decadent it's like the Roman Empire times Liberace! *swoons*
OtherBen - February 1, 2009 at 9:39 PM
- allier said...
tell em John!!!!
- February 1, 2009 at 9:57 PM
- Jennifer Good said...
Agreed, Jon,
This is one of my new faves. Some people are just so hyper critical. Silliness! If you don't like it, make your OWN cake wreck blog and get thousands of fans AND t-shirts. Til then, appreciate the different cakes! I liked the Darth Vader detour. - February 1, 2009 at 10:02 PM
oh crumb, hubby's in love with this, baby #4 may come along just for this cake.
- February 1, 2009 at 10:03 PM
- Pan Historia said...
I have to say this is actually one adorable cake, though I'm not really sure what the person that ordered it was thinking of!
Wyatt at Pan Historia - February 1, 2009 at 10:07 PM
- SunnyCyclist said...
Did you choose the same style lettering from the "It A Gril" cake on purpose? If so, that's even better. Especially with the sprinkles, since then it would be a response to 3 different wrecks (your own Darth Vader cake, It A Gril, and I Want Sprinkles)! - February 1, 2009 at 10:25 PM
@Erica Love the story! A cake to commemorate a wreck--hilarious:D
- February 1, 2009 at 10:26 PM
I think it's ugly as all hell, but I also hate fondont with a passion. And I can understand how it's done well, etc. etc., if this is what the people requested.
I mean, if they asked for like, the father holding the baby and this is what they got, than yeah, it's a wreck all the way. But that's not the case.
Keep it comin' Jen, you rock! - February 1, 2009 at 10:34 PM
Hey I went to high school with some of the kids of the "Wuollet Dynasty" ;-) I should go there for any cake I need.
- February 1, 2009 at 10:41 PM
- Anita said...
I actually consumed a slice of this actual cake! The praise for Wuollet's bakery is much deserved. Jen, thank you so much for posting it! And of course thanks to Erica and her husband for getting pregnant with the baby that made it all possible... (and if you want the backstory, read Erica's comment about halfway thru...)
- February 1, 2009 at 10:42 PM
First of all I have to say I love your "geekiness" and second, I am so happy to know that I am not alone in thinking that is the coolest baby shower cake ever!
Did she name her baby Laya? =) - February 1, 2009 at 10:59 PM
- L. Shepherd said...
That is one of the coolest cakes I've ever seen. Spock holding a baby on my cake would get printed out, framed and hung on my wall.
- February 1, 2009 at 11:17 PM
Wow, what a bunch of crybabies reading this blog. Seriously, I think this is a fun cake that was well-made and doesn't have the components necessary to make it a wreck. Sure, it's a bit busy, but it doesn't really take away from the cake at all.
If I have a girl when I start having kids, I so want a cake like this. :)
Rock on, Jen! - February 1, 2009 at 11:18 PM
At least Erica has a sense of humor, unlike some of the naysayers here. This cake rocks, and Darth no doubt would be sending some serious Force chokes to quite a few people here.
---Bree - February 1, 2009 at 11:20 PM
Is Jen Okay?
I think some people take blogs too seriously!
This is Jen's blog, right? I don't think anyone overpaid for the "Sunday Sweets".
I love this blog and Jen can put up whatever Jen wants! She is kind enough to let us all see it, and this is what happens?!
Thank you, Jen (and John)! Love the blog! I read every day and now my kids join me. I'm addicted. We walked into the grocery store yesterday and straight to the Super Bowl cakes to look for a Wreck!
-Susie - February 1, 2009 at 11:38 PM
Disappointing.... can't believe a SHEET cake made the sunday sweets... nope not happy... sad very very sad
- February 1, 2009 at 11:48 PM
- Megan said...
I can't help but giggle at the apparent sense of entitlement that people have. They are just -so- disappointed in you, Jen. And more than half of them are -so- disappointed, they don't even have the guts to sign their names. It's terrible, truly. How dare you post something not up to their standards? Pfft.
I love this cake. Is it busy? Yes. Does it make no sense? Yes. Is it -bad-? No.
I don't like the color some folks paint their houses, but you don't see me telling them I'm disappointed in 'em. Their house. Your blog. Same deal.
Much, much love for the Vader.
If I may abuse an oldies song, it's Jen's party and she'll post-The-Vader-Ate-Yer-BayBee cakes if she wants to, you would post too if it happened to yoooou ... and if not, at least have the courtesy to sign your name instead of anonytrolling.
And, in conclusion, I STILL LOVE THIS CAKE :D And have been craving a slice of good old fashioned sheet cake with buttercream all day ... darn my car being in the shop! - February 2, 2009 at 12:00 AM
Ah, are you not doing Sunday Sweets anymore? Just kidding, lol, but that definitely strikes me as a wreck more than a sweet! The juxtaposition of the baby, Darth Vader, and the sparkly pink universe in the background is just wreckily hilarious to me... :)
- February 2, 2009 at 1:55 AM
Very well put John (the hubby of JEN)
I must add that I sent your blog link to several friends, got nothing but positive, not just for this cake, but the whole site
Rock those wrecks (or sweets in this case) Jen!! - February 2, 2009 at 3:36 AM
- tracey (aka rainbowmummy) said...
Hooray for John!!! Nicely said.
- February 2, 2009 at 3:49 AM
- Reactor Cor said...
I agree with John! Who cares if you agree or disagree about the cake itself? Did you have fun reading the blog and seeing the pics? That's all that matters. :)
- February 2, 2009 at 4:13 AM
- Ed Miller said...
That cake has UNIVERSAL appeal!
*chuckle* - February 2, 2009 at 5:55 AM
- heartafire said...
This is absolutely fantastic.
How perfect for a baby shower too, for the right person! I love how the baker made it perfectly, darling-ly babyish, and precious and adorable, highlighting the Dark Presence.
Stupendous. - February 2, 2009 at 6:27 AM
- heartafire said...
I seriously want to get pregnant ONLY to have this cake at my shower. I will put the baby up for adoption (maybe by some intergalactic specie) since we do not have any more room. But
cake. - February 2, 2009 at 6:29 AM
- heartafire said...
Hey, all you complainers!!!
This is definitely a Sunday Sweet.
As in...."Suh-weeeeeet." - February 2, 2009 at 6:31 AM
- Sleepwalker said...
Love the back story, it's hilarious, and the result of a family with an awesome sense of humor. Ignore the whiny naysayers, this Sunday Sweets rocks!
- February 2, 2009 at 6:44 AM
- Typo Tat said...
I think this one might as well have been a wreck.The airbrushing looks fine, and the font is legible...
The Darth Vader with a baby, though? Poorly executed and doesn't match the color theme! - February 2, 2009 at 6:48 AM
Best cake in the existance of cakes.
No cake has been as awesome as this one until now (that James Bond wedding once coming in at a close second)
Awwww Vader has a soft side in addition to his dark side. - February 2, 2009 at 7:39 AM
My main question: I can't tell whether Darth Vader's head is plastic flotsam or edible. That makes or breaks the cake for me.
- February 2, 2009 at 7:48 AM
THIS CAKE IS AWESOMENESS!!!!! I love it! And I'm not even a Star Wars Fan LOL
- February 2, 2009 at 8:08 AM
- utaduta said...
after getting the back story, the cake is awesome! i love inside joke food. ;) its still a fun cake. not wrecky. it is sweet and fun.
- February 2, 2009 at 8:39 AM
I must get this cake for my best friend when she has kids! Sure, she doesn't live in MN, but I do, and she would come up for that! She's a total Star Wars freak, and in love with Vader--she even made me watch all 6 in one night once! Personally, I'm not a fan of movies in space...but I like the idea of a character holding a baby...Now, how can I work LotR into it for MY baby shower? (Which shall not happen for a very, very long time!)
- February 2, 2009 at 9:03 AM
- greenbean said...
Is this the Sunday Sweets? Wah wah wah.
- February 2, 2009 at 9:18 AM
Now, I'll buy almost anything Star Wars.. but this?? This is a wreck.
Not so much in the sense of the subject; people have varying tastes. But it's busy and poorly executed.
I'm very very surprised that this was included as a Sunday Sweet! - February 2, 2009 at 9:21 AM
- Unknown said...
I believe this is to Star Wars fans what the Deer-Headed cake is to hunting fans... the beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I, too, am a Star Wars fan - and LOVE Star Trek - but find the idea of Vader holding the baby a teeny bit creepy (is he planning to interrogate her?). Spock on the other hand, thumbs up - can't wait to see it - if it's out there. This one is an odd selection for Sunday Sweets, but I get why it's here from a fan standpoint.
- February 2, 2009 at 9:27 AM
- zekesmom10 said...
I love this cake. It is like a "daddy's little girl" moment that Vader never got to have. But it is NOT a Sunday Sweet.
- February 2, 2009 at 10:28 AM
My friend sent me an email with a link to this blog because she saw the cake and thought of me. This site rocks, and I wish I had this cake when my daughter was born. Total awesomeness! Thanks for sharing. And MTFBWY!
- February 2, 2009 at 10:30 AM
- SarahBellumQuilts said...
I can't wait to see what happens when others order a cake like this from their local bakeries! Just imagine the "missed marks" wrecks that will follow! It will be awesome!
Keep up the good work Jen! - February 2, 2009 at 11:10 AM
- Kate said...
This is many kinds of awesome. Pretty colors, proper punctuation... and Vader-as-babysitter. Love it -- and I'm totally waiting for the Spock version. :)
- February 2, 2009 at 12:12 PM
- dizzy mom said...
BODY DOUBLE! Seriously, check out the Tax Cut ad on your page. It is right next to the zoomed in photo of the baby on "it's a girl" cake. It's almost like you planned it!
- February 2, 2009 at 2:31 PM
- jengersnap said...
This is such a well executed cute gag! I'm looking forward to a "Live Long and Prosper" Spock cake :)
- February 2, 2009 at 2:36 PM
Now, how can I work LotR into it for MY baby shower? (Which shall not happen for a very, very long time!)
Well, you could always have Gandalf holding the baby (though if you put the galaxy background in, people might think it's Obi Wan Kenobi). Might have to find a decorator who's a fellow LOTR fan.
Yes, this is definitely a Sunday Sweet. I find others' lack of faith disturbing.
--Blue Jean - February 2, 2009 at 2:44 PM
I love your site but you can be so bias! TRY telling me if this cake had someone besides Darth Vader on it that you would not throw it right into the Wreck pile! AND as a Sunday Sweet?! Not even close!
- February 2, 2009 at 3:05 PM
- 12 hour pills said...
That's so adorable! I love it!
- February 2, 2009 at 3:19 PM
- Nakia said...
shadow, couldn't agree more! Took the words out of my head.
Besides, all the folks grumbling about putting "evil" on the cake apparently haven't seen the original Star Wars movies? Ends up Darth actually isn't so evil after all, cares for his son and all :p - February 2, 2009 at 4:20 PM
- Hourglass Keeper said...
This is a Sunday Sweet?
This is not the quality of a Sunday Sweet I have come to know and love from this site. This is a clear wreck, and I'm a Star Wars fan. I agree with the previous poster that the "wreck" redneck cakes you presented earlier in the week were better.
Also note that Darth Vadar is holding the child in a totally awkward fashion. The baby looks like it's going to be dumped forward any moment. Then again, Vadar was never a very good parent. - February 2, 2009 at 4:24 PM
- Lauren said...
We are expecting twins and I am shocked, SHOCKED, that my hubby didn't demand this to be ordered for my shower!!!
- February 2, 2009 at 4:34 PM
- Stephanie said...
Seriously!? I kept re-reading the post, hoping I was just missing the sarcasm.
And man, I didn't realize how many women are in to Star Wars! I thought it was just a nerdy male thing.
The back story is WAY better than the cake.
Oh well, I still love the blog! - February 2, 2009 at 5:52 PM
- toyboxgreatone said...
I want that cake! If I had gotten that cake when I was born, THAT WOULD BE SO AWESOME!!
- February 2, 2009 at 6:42 PM
I read this blog all the time, but I never comment. However, I have to comment on this one. That cake is freakin' awesome!
- February 2, 2009 at 9:28 PM
- Love + Sugar said...
I think this cake is cute and amusing, but I do not understand why it is considered a Sunday Sweet when the "redneck" cakes were considered wrecks. The "redneck" cakes did have a generally unpopular cultural focus (hunting), but they were well-made cakes and they weren't THAT bad. After giving the Darth Vader cake a MUCH closer look and reading what you liked about it, the cake did grow on me and I now appreciate it. However, I won't lie...my first thought upon glancing was, "WRECK!"
- February 2, 2009 at 11:35 PM
- Kath said...
Eddie Izzard did a skit about Darth Vader offering his foes cake, or death. They all chose cake unsurprisingly. Wonder if it looked like this one?
- February 3, 2009 at 9:20 AM
- MegzyTred said...
Awesome! My husband carefully picked out which Star Wars t-shirt he would wear to welcome our daughters into the world... he would've killed for THAT cake! :)
I love it! Not enough to have another baby... but I still love it a lot!
~ Megzy - February 3, 2009 at 10:36 AM
- D.B. Echo said...
To answer the question you raise in #2, I offer this quote from The Empire Strikes Back, along with Darth Vader's deleted response:
Luke: NOOOOOOOOOOO! That's not TRUE! That's IMPOSSIBLE!!!
Vader: No it isn't. - February 3, 2009 at 10:38 AM
- Mary said...
Now of only the baby had pastry-snail hair. :D
- February 3, 2009 at 11:29 AM
Oh if only they would name the little girl Lucy!
"Lucy, I am your Father." - February 3, 2009 at 1:06 PM
- The Narcissist said...
The child in question is obviously in for a seriously psychologically damaging upbringing.
Also, the cake is a lie. - February 3, 2009 at 1:59 PM
This is a Sunday Sweet?
This is not the quality of a Sunday Sweet I have come to know and love from this site. This is a clear wreck, and I'm a Star Wars fan. I agree with the previous poster that the "wreck" redneck cakes you presented earlier in the week were better.
Also note that Darth Vadar is holding the child in a totally awkward fashion. The baby looks like it's going to be dumped forward any moment. Then again, Vadar was never a very good parent.
Anyone claiming to be a Star Wars fan but can't spell Vader correctly is a liar. You are obviously a redneck in disguise trying to promote your pro-hunting agenda. - February 3, 2009 at 3:14 PM
I don't get why some have to be so defensive about this one, really. My not being an SF fan is completely beside the point; I don't find this cake aesthetically pleasing. Carry on.
- February 3, 2009 at 5:57 PM
- Nikoli said...
Hey, made the StarWars blog!
http://starwarsblog.starwars.com/index.php/2009/02/02/vader-cake-its-a-girl/ - February 3, 2009 at 8:26 PM
- Jillski said...
I didn't realize James Earl Jones was having a baby. I'm sure that's it... that would make perfect...
- February 4, 2009 at 9:59 AM
Too bad it wasn't fraternal boy-girl twins.
- February 4, 2009 at 3:46 PM
What's up with all the concern re: DV holding a baby girl? It's not a real baby and DV isn't a real person. If they had..oh, say Ted Bundy holding a baby, then I might be concerned.
Even after a few days, I still agree that this cake is awesome. My 16 & 21 year old sons agreed and they of the ages not ususually impressed by baby cakes. - February 4, 2009 at 7:23 PM
Haha, Holly, I was thinking the same thing! It's FICTION (on a cake), people, get a grip. It's not like it's Hitler or something. Besides which, there are many people who enjoy dark and humorous over traditional and clichéd.
Anyway, I think the cake is rad, and I think it's hella sweet that there are a lot of women expressing their admiration. From one sci-fi nerdgirl to all the others: Live long and prosper! Ladies who don't like it, kindly take your stereotypes and gender bias and shove 'em. There are more of us than you think, and we're really happy being us - February 5, 2009 at 2:36 PM
- Dorci said...
Oh my gosh, my son and I stood there staring that "girl's" baby shower cake laughing for about 2 minutes. Then I started making my way through some of the favorites cakes. Laughed myself to tears. I can't take any more.
- February 5, 2009 at 8:11 PM
Totally love this cake :P
- February 6, 2009 at 11:34 AM
- Unknown said...
Tricked out awesome! Must blog this.
- February 6, 2009 at 7:35 PM
- Volleymaniac said...
Wow, i would actually buy this cake. AND OFF THIS WEBSITE. wow. that is really a first.
- February 6, 2009 at 9:17 PM
A cake decorator friend of mine made me a cake for my baby shower that said "The Force is strong with this one"...had a baby in the center and Star Wars characters all over. I'm a HUGE SW fan (I'm a stormtrooper in a largest SW costuming club) so this was an awesome treat. Glad to see others following suit! :)
- February 7, 2009 at 5:34 PM
- Denise Kieu said...
Makes me wanna get knocked up.
- February 8, 2009 at 12:05 AM
- Jen said...
That's awesome!
- February 8, 2009 at 12:47 AM
- Nikki said...
It should have been ackbar.
ITS A TRAP! - February 8, 2009 at 11:06 AM
- Alpha 1 Cowboy said...
A jar jar binks cake would top that!...ok, maybe not.
- February 9, 2009 at 10:51 PM
- Hungarican Chick said...
I think if I ever get pregnant, I knwo where I'm going for my shower cake. Yeah baby.
- March 5, 2009 at 8:26 PM
- Jacob Lyman said...
Now if we could get some TIE fighters, x-wings, clone troopers, death stars and all that stuff in there we would have the most awsome cake in the galaxy.
- April 14, 2009 at 11:38 PM
Okay, I've gotta put in my two cents.
I've only watched the first Star Wars movie (yes, I know, I'm a heretic), but...wow. This is just amazing on so many levels.
I'm only 16--FAR too young to be a mother--but when I do have kids, I certainly hope I can get an awesome, geeky cake like this. - July 16, 2009 at 8:12 PM
- ShortieOrigami said...
This is my favorite sweet. You can see awesome cakes all over the internet that are perfect, pretty, and tiered (an apparent necessity) but its fun to see a cake that's just damn awesome for none of those reasons. I find it amusing to read the comments of the "dissapointeds" I mean seriously, even if it is favoritism of whatever, hey guys it's her blog it's her deal. I think it's a cool and fun cake (I totally die for a Spock one though)
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- Mr. Winston said...
Sorry, but in my bakery this cake just would not cut it!
It would end up in the rum balls. - September 24, 2009 at 11:43 AM
- Bettina said...
Oh for heavens sake. It's JUST A CAKE not the bl**dy Mona Lisa. Have a BIG reality check. It's kooky and fun and not likely to be put in the Louvre any time soon; you'll be quoting a la "comic book guy" about what's missing from Darth Vader's costume and frothing at the mouth and missing the point entirely. When a client comes in and wants a design, who the hell are you to nay say it if you want the business; as crass as it may be?
It made me laugh and feel good and isn't that what cake is supposed to do? Make you feel good?
All those nay sayers need to get out into the fresh air more and check their reality meters.
You would have to eat this cake carefully. You couldn't use a knife or a spoon you would have to use (drum roll) THE FORKS! (wah wah waaaaaaahhhh!) - November 7, 2009 at 7:56 PM
I realize this post was done over a year ago, but I just wanted to come back and relive it. Plus, I am now expecting my very own baby girl, and I'm trying to figure out how to either get my friends to recreate this cake for me, or do it myself, but I must have this cake!
Still the best baby shower cake evah! - May 3, 2010 at 9:11 PM
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Dark Side? More like "Dork" Side! HAHA *snort* HAHA!
/I'm lame, I know... - May 10, 2010 at 5:05 PM
I'm with Jasry. Two years later and I had to come back and take a look at this cake again. I still love it. It's *not* smooth fondant, tiers and perfect gumpaste flowers it's *just* a pretty cake. Sometimes, the perfect gasp-worthy, 'that's CAKE???' cakes just don't do anything for me. A simple sheet cake with pretty colors, interesting story (and SPRINKLES!) is good enough.
(I still use that line sometimes - 'Baby wants sprinkles? BABY GETS SPRINKLES!') - February 27, 2011 at 10:35 AM
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Confidence before God.* 19[Now] this is how we shall know that we* belong to the truth and reassure our hearts before him 20in whatever our hearts condemn, for God is greater than our hearts and knows everything. 21Beloved, if [our] hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence in God 22and receive from him whatever we ask, because we keep his commandments and do what pleases him.n 23And his commandment is this: we should believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another just as he commanded us.o 24Those who keep his commandments remain in him, and he in them, and the way we know that he remains in us is from the Spirit that he gave us.p
* [3:1–3] The greatest sign of God's love is the gift of his Son (Jn 3:16) that has made Christians true children of God. This relationship is a present reality and also part of the life to come; true knowledge of God will ultimately be gained, and Christians prepare themselves now by virtuous lives in imitation of the Son.
* [3:2] When it is revealed: or "when he is revealed" (the subject of the verb could be Christ).
* [3:4] Lawlessness: a reference to the activity of the antichrist, so it is expressed as hostility toward God and a rejection of Christ. The author goes on to contrast the states of sin and righteousness. Christians do not escape sin but realize that when they sin they cease to have fellowship with God. Virtue and sin distinguish the children of God from the children of the devil.
* [3:9] A habitual sinner is a child of the devil, while a child of God, who by definition is in fellowship with God, cannot sin. Seed: Christ or the Spirit who shares the nature of God with the Christian.
* [3:11–18] Love, even to the point of self-sacrifice, is the point of the commandment. The story of Cain and Abel (1 Jn 3:12–15; Gn 4:1–16) presents the rivalry of two brothers, in a contrast of evil and righteousness, where envy led to murder. For Christians, proof of deliverance is love toward others, after the example of Christ. This includes concrete acts of charity, out of our material abundance.
* [3:19–24] Living a life of faith in Jesus and of Christian love assures us of abiding in God no matter what our feelings may at times tell us. Our obedience gives us confidence in prayer and trust in God's judgment. This obedience includes our belief in Christ and love for one another.
* [3:19b–20] This difficult passage may also be translated "we shall be at peace before him in whatever our hearts condemn, for…" or "and before God we shall convince our hearts, if our hearts condemn us, that God is greater than our hearts."
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A residents' group called Preserve Our Paradise has already filed a legal challenge. With just one road serving a large community, the current evacuation plan would not be adequate if there's an explosion, spill or toxic gas release, the group says.
Matthew Schwartz, director of the South Florida Wildlands Association, has environmental concerns. The well would be in the heart of the western Everglades, an area more diverse than Everglades National Park.
"It's not just saw grass. It's got this tremendous diversity," Schwartz says. "It is the last holdout for the Florida panther."
Florida's state animal is one of the most endangered species in America, with no more than 160 still left in the wild. With declining habitat, the panther's outlook already isn't good. Schwartz worries that mounting a major industrial operation will drive them out of the area.
But Florida's fish and wildlife commission disagrees. At the hearing, Darrell Land, a state panther specialist, said he saw no reason why the drilling would pose a problem.
"Panthers have utilized areas where active oil extraction is going on, and they've been doing that for 30 to 40 years," Land says. "We also know that panthers have learned to coexist with all kinds of disruption."
His comments, along with those of other state officials, were met with jeers and boos from the audience.
So far, state and federal officials haven't indicated that they see anything to stop the permit applications from being approved.
With new drilling technology, even long-neglected oil fields, such as those in Florida, can now be made productive. Oil companies have applied for 15 new drilling permits within the past year in Florida, and more are likely coming.
David Mica, the head of the Florida Petroleum Council, says with new techniques of directional drilling, companies can search for oil in sensitive areas with minimal surface disturbances.
"It's really the sort of thing that those that are concerned about our environment should be cheering for," Mica says.
The Dan A. Hughes Co. says it has no plans at this point to use fracking in Florida. But skeptical drilling opponents say that if the company changes its mind, Florida's rules do allow it to begin fracking in the Everglades after notifying state regulators.
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