EPT[UPDATE!] Post Your Cake! - Page 15
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Plexa
Aotearoa39261 Posts
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CongoJack
Canada417 Posts
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Aranoi
Canada32 Posts
On June 08 2009 03:26 Fen wrote: While I respect that its very difficult to make those marzipan cakes, does anyone else feel that its a little unfair to be judging cakes that dont use marzipan against ones that are almost entirely made out of it? Not particularly (and I'm saying this as a competitor  ). They each have their separate pros and cons. Marzipan lets you do intricate (but firm) work like Vince's amazing zerg base, almond paste is best for certain textures (see Reaver cake), and fondant can have a unique gloss to it (see the Battlecruiser cake). It's not really unfair; it just depends on what works best for your cake idea. Like mine would have turned out a lot better if I had just used fondant for the basic earth terrain, and then marzipan for everything else. The zerg hive structure seems particularly suited for marzipan, and the battlecruiser's shininess seems to fit quite well with fondant. | ||
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thopol
Japan4560 Posts
On June 09 2009 14:52 Plexa wrote: I think we can all agree that this is going to be the hardest contest we've ever had to judge here at TL Seriously, I do not envy the judge(s). Every new cake inspires a new wave of awe and admiration in me. | ||
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IreScath
Canada521 Posts
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InToTheWannaB
United States4770 Posts
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buscettn
Austria129 Posts
but most of all i love the idea, that, while we are making our cake, there are several other people as crazy as we baking a starcraft cake all around the world... simply amazing | ||
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IreScath
Canada521 Posts
 ... the coloured flames didn't come out well. For the Gas geyser and glowing crystal on top of the nexus i had green and blue (respectfully) candles (the wax is made specially so that the flame itself is blue or green) to have a flame be the glow of the crystal and the puff of the gas. But sadly the flame in the pictures looks crappy but IRL it looks sick. Oh well.Took me a little over 3 evenings to complete (total 14-18 hours I think). EVERYTHING is edible aside from the toothpicks to make the probes 'float' (and teh candles lol). Also hard to see in the images is the minirals and gas being returned by some of the probes...check it outttttt. I had a blast making it, and I wish everyone in the contest luck... even if I dont win a key this has still been a fun 3 days, and these cakes rock!!! In Process: + Show Spoiler + ![[image loading]](http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv35/B00ts_photo/STP62811.jpg) + Show Spoiler + ![[image loading]](http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv35/B00ts_photo/STP62812.jpg) + Show Spoiler + ![[image loading]](http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv35/B00ts_photo/STP62815.jpg) + Show Spoiler + ![[image loading]](http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv35/B00ts_photo/STP62816.jpg) + Show Spoiler + ![[image loading]](http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv35/B00ts_photo/STP62818.jpg) + Show Spoiler + ![[image loading]](http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv35/B00ts_photo/STP62821.jpg) Inspiration: SC2 Nexus: + Show Spoiler + ![[image loading]](http://sc2pod.com/w/images/c/c8/Nexus.jpg) FINISHED + Show Spoiler + ![[image loading]](http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv35/B00ts_photo/STP62826.jpg) Slightly better image of coloured flame on top of nexus (proof it actually burns blue), and probes floating/carrying minerals/gas. + Show Spoiler + ![[image loading]](http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv35/B00ts_photo/STP62831.jpg) Now I can't wait to eat it!!!.. But I gotta wake..a little sick from eating surplus fondent...lol | ||
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Zoler
Sweden6339 Posts
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AlTheCake
Canada1071 Posts
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Masamune
Canada3401 Posts
The only solution I can think of is to only hand out one pair of keys for the guides and the rest to this lol. And instead of giving out 2 per winner, perhaps maybe one will do and they can just play against each other, while the rest can get dibs on something in the future?? This is gonna be such a tough contest to judge, no envy at all for the staff haha. | ||
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SuperArc
Austria7781 Posts
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XoXiDe
United States620 Posts
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TimeShifter
Singapore235 Posts
imagine a huge ultralisk cake at the blizzcon entrance.. | ||
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IreScath
Canada521 Posts
My buddy that can't bake doesn't like it, lol, but really I think its the most fair. My 2 cents | ||
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Kerotan
England2109 Posts
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Liquid`Jinro
Sweden33719 Posts
On June 09 2009 16:51 B00ts wrote: so how many guides have been submitted?...is it near the amount of cakes?... give us those keys About the same number, maybe slightly more. | ||
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IdrA
United States11541 Posts
On June 09 2009 07:27 Mutaahh wrote: ![[image loading]](http://www.teamliquid.net/staff/FrozenArbiter/Cakes/10_kesz_SCnezet.jpg) omg win! so detailed what the hell that is so ridiculously good | ||
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IreScath
Canada521 Posts
On June 09 2009 21:49 FrozenArbiter wrote: Yeah, 1 key/6 winners might be better, but I don't know if it's fair to change it at this point - although if the majority of people in this contest don't mind then it's certainly possible. I'm clearly biased in this regard so I'll just say this... who do you want to reward, the people who make sick cakes, or friends of people who make sick cakes? hehehe..k i'll mind my own business now.  can't wait to see more cake. | ||
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Vedic
United States582 Posts
On June 09 2009 22:33 B00ts wrote: I'm clearly biased in this regard so I'll just say this... who do you want to reward, the people who make sick cakes, or friends of people who make sick cakes? hehehe..k i'll mind my own business now. can't wait to see more cake. Well, this would certainly lighten the burden on judges. 6 places with how much work is getting done seems fair. | ||
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