I came across this site and had to share it. These cakes are animated/motorized! Elmo playing the piano is my favorite. I'm waiting for the movie to load but it's taking forever!

http://www.willyliliana.com/Cakes/Cakes.htm

oh my god, this man is nuts ha ha. I have enough trouble decorating cakes without making things move. Oh the patience some people have.

Boy, when these people make cakes they really make cakes. The cakes themselves weren't so perfect, but the set up and backgrounds and all are something else! I can't imagine trying to make moving cake! Janice

thats somthing else thanks for sharing

I like there ideas and will probably incorporate some animatronics in future cakes. Mechanically they're not that hard. But the prep time is greatly increased.

Joe

Definitely must be a guy thing, I wouldn't know where to begin to create animatronics, but it does look like fun! Janice

I finally did get the 500K movie of Elmo to load and the Little Mermaid one...what a riot! I think the LM one moves too much...you'd have motion sickness before you ever got around to eating it. The Elmo one though is really great...I love that cake!

Amazing but I think I'll just stick with the cakes that just look good, if I have to make them do something my cake decorating days will be over!

Joe, can't wait to see a cake from you that moves.

Neat idea I guess...Although the cake decorating wasn't very good the moving parts would amuse some people. I think I will just stick to the normal way of decorating...Seems like alot of work for a kids party...I didn't read far enogh along...Are they selling these cakes that move?? I'm not so sure I would pay for that!!

I think I will stick w/ normal cake decorating. It was interested but a little over the top for my taste.

My computer is so slow I gave up on seeing the cakes in action! Somehow it seems like it could be frustrating to want to eat the cake, but have to catch it first! LOL Probably does entertain the little kids though!

I got the impression these are cakes they are making for their family and friends, no mention of selling them...talk about a pricing matrix!

Nope, I don't think this is going to catch on, at least not with real cake decorators! Janice

Lisa, you find the coolest links! Thanks for posting the new and unusual for all of us to ponder!

I love those!..LOL. I would NEVER begin to be able to do it but would like to. I am mechanically retarded, hehe

In my honest opnion, I think it is cute, but it's not my style. I am more for the Elegant look.. although kids would love it. and that's just me.
Thank you very much for sharing.

IMHO I think you can have more than one "style".....I do some very elegant things but some others still appeal to my sense of fun! I would love to see a kids face when they encountered one of these cakes! I also know some wedding couples who aren't traditional who would love some rocking and rolling on their cakes...LOL....but then thats just my view ..which I have a saying about....opinions are like belly buttons everyone has one ...but they are always worth a crap for anything! HEHE

Impressive!!! I think you gals were a little harsh, those are some awesome decorated cakes.

Okay!!!

This is where I draw the line!!!!!!

I can barely manage the cakes I do now... One time someone asked me if I made ice cream cakes, and I said, NO!!! I know that if I start doing that, then I would get myself in real trouble....

I think they're cute and very different .. not a thing wrong with being different

The man is a genius and has found his niche in the market, period. I rate them "Wickedly Awesome!"

Debbi

He is very talented. I think that it's adorable. Very unique and fun.

This is so fun! Sure it's probably not for the most elegant of weddings, but for a kids party, it's a riot!

Cool, I just found this thread. Thanks for the compliments. To answer some questions. Nope, we don't sell cakes, that may be evident by the extreme lack of actual decorating skill. We make 2 cakes a year for our daughters and maybe 1 extra for a friend. These are the only cakes we make all year so we don't get much practice. Actually all of the "decorating" is done the night before. Though if we could make them like Mike's Amazing Cakes and have them move, well I suppose that would be all the better . We are not interested in ever selling them either, that would take the fun out of it.

I have a 3 more cakes to add to the website but I probably won't get to it until next month....I'm always a bit slow on that

WOW - this would be a great project to combine the skills in a household!