Last Friday, we had friends over to celebrate the birthday of my husband. Jerome is a video game fan. I have to warm you; our concept is quite geeky. But I will explain the subtleties.
Putting Things in Context
Jerome started to play video games as a child when they were many arcades in Montreal. He once played a 7-hour game to make a World record at Xevious. Considering his pleasures, it is probably the best spent 25 cents of his life. This is still a hobby. He is playing Fable 2 on Xbox 360 as I am writing this post.
You will not be surprised that classic video games were the theme for his birthday cake. As I finished to assemble the cupcake tower in front of our captivated guests, I understand the extent of the cake power. Frankly, having an astonishing cake is worth every penny for the show.
The Design of our Cupcake Tower
I booked Michelle of Clever Cupcakes to do her magic. We ordered 3 dozens of cupcakes and a Companion Cube for the top. If we forget the fact that it is a perfect cube – the weight of the icing broke it – it is an impressive reproduction.
We wrote Jerome’s age in binary. 0 can mean off; 1 on. Therefore, we place the candles on the 1s. We played Still Alive as we lit the candles. Still Alive is the end song of the action/puzzle video game Portal; the game that features companion cubes.
We showcased Space Invaders (bottom row) and Robotron (3rd row) in their original pixel drawings. But we opt for the elegance of a later version of the game Frogger. Clever Cupcakes did a great job on the cake decorations.
Cake and Frosting Flavors
- Space Invaders: vanilla cake with hot Mexican chocolate icing – The spicy kick of the icing is amazing
- Robotron: Chocolate ginger cake with Green Tea frosting – A divine combination, I will order it again
- Frogger: lemon cake with vanilla icing
- Companion Cube: Chocolate chili with vanilla icing
The cupcake tower was a hit. Jerome was thrilled. He got a chance to explain the games to his friends. It was the best ever birthday cake he ever had. I wonder now what theme we will have next year.
SOURCING:
+ Clever Cupcakes
+ see closeup images of the Space Invaders cupcakes on Flickr
+ see closeup images of the Frogger cupcakes on Flickr
+ Images by Kim Vallee, except for the top 2 pictures that were photographed by our friend Renee of En Direct des Iles for Kim Vallee.com – rights reserved
October 22nd, 2008 at 09:47
Génial – un concept inspiré qui convient tout à fait à Jérôme. Bravo!
October 25th, 2008 at 14:36
When you first posted about Clever Cupcakes I decided that I wanted her to do our wedding cupcakes. After seeing this masterpiece there’s no question!