Jezebel: Cake

The Dream Of A Four Loko Cake Becomes A Reality

Lane Moore — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 18:25:00 EDT

If you think about it, it's kind of surprising that a photo of a Four Loko cake took this long to make its way to our eyeballs. More »

Gender-Reveal Cakes Are The Latest YouTube Phenomenon

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 13:20:00 EDT

A new trend in parenting—according to a multitude of YouTube videos—is something called "gender reveal parties," in which expectant parents give the sonogram tech's report to a baker (without looking at the results) and then receive a cake that is dyed either blue or pink. More »

Kim Cattrall Has Always Been On A Diet

Erin Gloria Ryan — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 18:30:00 EST

On one hand, it's big of her to admit that she restricts her eating in order to achieve the physique Hollywood demands rather than saying that it's all some magical yoga. On the other hand: sad. Cake's wonderful. More »

Is Pie The New Cake?

Erin Gloria Ryan — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 10:59:05 EST

Some people think that this year, 2011, is finally the year that the peaceful reign of cupcakes, the Clinton Administration of dessert trends, will end and a new era of Bush/Cheney/Rumsfeld pie-terror is upon us. Blasphemy! More »

Stop Trying To Reconcile Pie And Cake

Sadie Stein — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 16:46:00 EDT

I'm not saying we have to be sworn enemies. But as yet another cake-pie hybrid lands in our inbox, I feel it's my duty to inform all you dessert Utopians that...it's the League of Nations of desserts. More »

An Epic Cake Made From Pies

Margaret Hartmann — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 18:36:00 EDT

Witness the Cherpumple, a three-layer cake stuffed with pie — cherry, pumpkin and apple (get it) pies embedded in yellow, white, and spice cake, to be precise. Check out the recipe, and find a moment's peace in this ongoing war. More »

ADHD Recap: D.C. Cupcakes

Hortense Smith — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 16:05:00 EDT

I have ADHD and find it helpful to have the television on while I'm writing on the weekends, which leads me to watch shows in spurts while taking focus breaks from the computer. The result: ADHD recaps, like this one. More »

Mother's Day At Dean & Deluca: Cake, Pie (And Rib Roast)

Dodai Stewart — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 17:20:00 EDT

Food porn time! The new Dean & Deluca catalog features a dark chocolae cake, a fresh pear tart and tons of candy. Grab a fork! More »

The Sweet Science: Proof That Pie Trumps Cake

Allie Brosh — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 12:00:00 EDT

I love cake. Cake is wonderful. But it is too easy to get caught up in the idea of cake. When you compare the data, it is clear that pie is a better choice. More »

The Girl With The Most Cake

Anna Holmes — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 09:10:00 EDT

[Tokyo, March 21. Image via Getty]

Pie Vs. Cake? Pie Wins

Anna Holmes — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:20:00 EDT

Or, in other words: Let's get Reddi to rumble. More »

Composition In Cake

Katy Kelleher — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:30:00 EST

The Mondrian cake from the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art is bringing on cravings for both art and chocolate, in that order. Does anyone know if it tastes as good as it looks? [LaughingSquid via NYMag] More »

Can't Read My, Can't Read My, No He Can't Read My Pro-Cake Face! Devil's Food And Angel's Food And...

Hortense Smith — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 15:30:00 EST

Look, dudes, all I'm saying is: you don't get psyched up crazy-faces like this for pie. Team cake! FOREVER! Oh, and also? If you have a "cake face" Buzzfeed wants to see it. Submit, Team Cake fans! [Buzzfeed] More »

Love Don't Cost A Thing: Valentine's Day At Dean & Deluca

Dodai Stewart — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:00:00 EST

How do I love thee? Let me get my wallet and count the ways. I mean, bills. Shopping at Dean & Deluca is all about the Hamiltons. Still: Let's drool over rich chocolate, melt-in-your-mouth cupcakes and mothertrucking goat cheese. More »

The Bride Wore Cake

Sadie Stein — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:20:00 EST

Sure, there are a few logistical problems, but hey, some would argue a bride never enjoys her own wedding, so she might as well do it in a cake wedding dress! [Bridepop via BuzzFeed] More »

Well, This Takes The Cake

Anna Holmes — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:50:00 EST

[London, December 16. Image via Bauer-Griffin]

"Betty Crocker's Cake Mix Secrets Help Husbands Beat Wives!"

Sadie Stein — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:30:00 EST

We're guessing this is not a slogan they're using anymore. [Contexts] More »

Cute And Inevitable

Sadie Stein — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:20:00 EST

Behold: The Periodic Table of Cupcakes. [BuzzFeed] More »

Dean & Deluca Thanksgiving: Mouth-Watering, Wallet-Emptying

Dodai Stewart — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:40:00 EST

Team Turkey, Team Cake, Team Pie: There's something here for all of you! If you brought your credit card, that is. More »

Mackenzie: Hot, Steamy, Scrumptious Food Porn

Dodai Stewart — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:20:00 EDT

You want titillating, arousing, begging-to-be-ravished food porn? You got it. More »

"It'll Be So Moist, It'll Taste So Good"

Margaret Hartmann — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:30:00 EDT

British teen ukulele band Rocky and Balls' new song "Love Cake" captures the wholesome joy of baking with lines like, "I'm gonna feed it to you all night, There's just enough for two." Clip at left. [BoingBoing] More »

Northern Ireland Apparently On Team Pie

Anna North — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:20:00 EDT

In a survey, 50% of Britons said they get more done in a day if they eat a piece of cake. But while 57% of English people said they were happy making cakes, only 36% of Northern Irish agreed. [Mirror] More »

Cupcake Diplomacy

Sadie Stein — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:30:00 EDT

America's sweetest ambassador has hit the Middle East: Sugar Daddy's cupcake bakery now has three locations. Specialty flavors include "Blind Date, a sticky date cupcake with cream cheese frosting, and Ramadan cupcakes in flavors like pistachio with orange-blossom frosting." [NYT] More »

The Cupcake Index

Sadie Stein — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:20:00 EDT

For a while, prognosticators were declaring the cupcake "recession-proof." But today, Slate predicts the end of the cupcake bubble! All we know is: we're short on cupcakes right about now. [Slate] More »

All Hail The World's Largest Cupcake

Hortense Smith — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 11:30:00 EDT

A cupcake weighing 151 pounds was deemed the "World's Largest Cupcake" by the Guinness Book of Records yesterday at the Mall of America in Minneapolis. The cupcake, created by Cakes.com, had a SpongeBob theme in honor of SpongeBob's 10th anniversary. More »

And Eat It, Too

Sadie Stein — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 11:20:00 EDT

Leslie F. Miller's Let Me Eat Cake chronicles her cake addiction, the cult of cakes, and the history of cake. With, obviously, recipes. [WSJ] More »

Goodbye Kitty

Dodai Stewart — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 09:45:00 EST

Turn the tables on this Zombie Kitty and eat her brains: She's a cake! [BoingBoing] More »

Williams-Sonoma: A Pre-Thanksgiving Feast For The Eyes

Dodai Stewart — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:00:00 EST

The truth is, we're probably going cram all kinds of delicious foodstuffs in our mouths and bellies tomorrow. And flipping through the Williams-Sonoma "Holiday Entertaining" catalog just gets us all excited: Between the farm-fresh cheese, the pot pies, the mouth-watering meats and the gorgeous cakes, it's like a four-course meal — for the peepers. The appetizers begin after the jump. More »

When roses and red balloons just aren't...

Anna North — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:40:00 EDT

When roses and red balloons just aren't personal enough, cut the birthday girl a slice of horse's ass. This equine cake is just one of the many bizarre and misguided confections on view at Cake Wrecks, an internet hall of shame for the world's worst professionally made cakes. Other lowlights include a woman giving birth, a pile of crap with flies on it, and, for those who like their shindigs both stomach-turning and offensive, a bound foot. [Cake Wrecks] More »

Anorexia: Rooted In The Brain, Not In The Gut

Jennifer — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 14:30:00 EST

Lots of news today on the understanding anorexia front. First, a new study of recovered anorexics and "healthy" women shows that anorexia permanently alters the way that the brain perceives pleasure. In anorexics, there is little difference in the way that the brain registers pleasure and registers loss, giving scientists more insight into how and why anorexics are able to deny themselves the pleasure of eating. (The study involved having both groups of women play a number guessing game where they won $2 for everything they guessed right and lost $1 for everything they guessed wrong. The "healthy" women? Really happy when they got it right, really upset when they got it wrong. The former anorexics? Indifferent.) Meanwhile, a second study that also focuses on brain function seeks to further demystify Body Dysmorphic Disorder, a condition which anorexics (and many non-anorexics) suffer from. More »