| Animated cakes push the boundaries of cake making | | | | make 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 have | | | | house 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 created | | | | Halloween 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 luxury | | | | effects 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 will | | | | pond 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 (light | | | | these features to a cake, they aren't expensive either. |
| emitting diodes) embedded into parts of it with a lighting | | | | LEDs can be picked up for as low as 5p (a few |
| control board to make the lights flash on and off, or in | | | | cents) each from any electronics shop and all you |
| a specific sequence. The next level up is implementing | | | | need to light them up is a battery, hardly rocket |
| some motorized features into the cake. This could | | | | science! Motors may need a little more skill at setting |
| come in the form of turning wheels on a car for a | | | | up 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 simplest | | | | LEDs. Simply attached the thing you want to spin |
| way to get started with for making your animated | | | | round and connect to a battery, yet again very simple! |
| cake, from there you will become more comfortable | | | | Animated cakes open up a plethora of avenues for |
| with using them. As you become more familiar with | | | | more creativity in cake design than ever before. |
| electronics and what it can do, you will find yourself | | | | Peoples growing desire to be more different and |
| coming up with crazier ideas and designs for animated | | | | unique 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 to | | | | wedding cakes and even wackier birthday cakes! |