Animated Cakes

Animated cakes push the boundaries of cake makingmake an animated cake:
into what is more a work of art than a cake.- A toy train smoke generator could be used for a
The origins of animated cakes, that is, cakes that havehouse chimney.
moving parts, can be sourced back to 2007. They- A plasma globe for a witch theme cake.
were not pioneered by professional baking companies- Dry ice could be used for a graveyard or animated
or by a famous artist, in fact they were first createdHalloween cake.
by a Texan couple. Animated birthday cakes are- Miniature air and water pumps for various liquid
probably the tip of the iceberg when it comes to luxuryeffects like rivers.
and personalised birthday cakes. They are hugely- Heaters to liquefy chocolate, such as a chocolate
popular with children, and any child that sees one willpond for dipping fresh fruit in.
instantly demand they have one for their next birthday,- Many other possibilities.
guaranteed!You don't need to be an electronic engineer to add
The simplest form of animated cake has LEDs (lightthese features to a cake, they aren't expensive either.
emitting diodes) embedded into parts of it with a lightingLEDs can be picked up for as low as 5p (a few
control board to make the lights flash on and off, or incents) each from any electronics shop and all you
a specific sequence. The next level up is implementingneed to light them up is a battery, hardly rocket
some motorized features into the cake. This couldscience! Motors may need a little more skill at setting
come in the form of turning wheels on a car for aup so that they do what you want them to, but for
children's cake or a switching motor for a golfers arm.basic spinning motions they are as simple to setup as
These two components are the best and simplestLEDs. Simply attached the thing you want to spin
way to get started with for making your animatedround and connect to a battery, yet again very simple!
cake, from there you will become more comfortableAnimated cakes open up a plethora of avenues for
with using them. As you become more familiar withmore creativity in cake design than ever before.
electronics and what it can do, you will find yourselfPeoples growing desire to be more different and
coming up with crazier ideas and designs for animatedunique than others fuels this emerging cake genre. It
cakes.won't be long before we start seeing animated
There are many other devices that could be used towedding cakes and even wackier birthday cakes!