Category Archives: Sick and Twisted

Christmas Alien Gummy CONTEST!

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Kimberly Chapman

[insert clever filk of a holiday song parodying the Alien movies here] Because I made this today while doing a gummy demo at a National Instruments Alternative Gift Fair: That’s right: I made Christmas Alien Head Gummy. And normally at … Continue reading →

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The Beheading of the Bird

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Kimberly Chapman

Chandra Achberger is a very talented photographer and snapped this perfect photo as her family decapitated the Artist Turkey they bought from the school bake sale: Reprinted with permission from her blog post here. I may have told her daughter … Continue reading →

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Bleedin’ Rats!

Posted on October 26, 2012 by Kimberly Chapman

I don’t take cake orders. I don’t have a regular business, so pretty much if I’m making a cake for someone, it’s because it’s a charitable effort I support, a close friend, or in exchange for some other favour. So … Continue reading →

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Well That Explains Count Chocula

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Kimberly Chapman

I’m making a zombie rat cake that bleeds, so I needed to make some edible fake blood. If any of the above statement confuses you, you’re reading the wrong food blog… Anyway. I Googled around for recipes and found a … Continue reading →

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Sunday Sweeted Again! Plus a Peek Into My Cake Cabinet…

Posted on August 12, 2012 by Kimberly Chapman

I’m thrilled that one of my cakes has been featured on the Sunday Sweets segment of CakeWrecks! Sunday Sweets: Beatle Mania Mine is the one with the Rattles on it: More pics, including several in-progress, are here. As of this … Continue reading →

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I Sssssee You – Gelatin Floral Art Meets Gummy and My Bizarre Brain

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Kimberly Chapman

So there’s this thing they do in Mexico where very talented people cast some gelatin and then use syringes to artfully inject opaque gelatin into it, leading to some lovely designs. Usually they’re flowers, but I’ve also seen some gorgeous … Continue reading →

Posted in Cake Decorating, Classes, Experimental Techniques, General Freakishness, Gummy, Severe Nerdery, Sick and Twisted | 7 Comments

The Subtleties of Eye Placement

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Kimberly Chapman

I’ve mentioned before how shaping eyes on your figures can do a lot to convey different emotions. Now I want to show you how even something as simple as placing candy-coated sunflower seeds on snowman cookies can communicate a variety … Continue reading →

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The Adventures of Not-Quite-Hugh’s Head

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Kimberly Chapman

If I wasn’t so busy, I’d start a new blog with that title and then do more things like this: More about the signing later. I’m still recovering.

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Box of Wrecky Wrongness

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Kimberly Chapman

I’m so giddy to be going to the Cake Wrecks book signing in Austin tonight (well Round Rock, actually, just north of Austin) that I’ve already packed my box of stuff. I’ve got the wreckplica I made them last time … Continue reading →

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Zombie Skin: Let’s Bite ’em Back!

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Kimberly Chapman

Zombie apocalypse got you down? Hordes of the greenie-gutses trying to storm your compound and eat your tasty, tasty brains? Well I did some experimenting and I’ve found a way for you to bite those undead back with Zombie Skin … Continue reading →