Category Archives: gory

Some variation on a bleeding heart cake is a relatively standard feature of our annual Pumpkinfest. This year, I was trying to make a cake through which “blood” (cranberry juice) would continuously and visibly circulate. Watch on YouTube Concept: A … Continue reading →

In the past, my heart-shaped cakes have tended to get bigger and bigger, resulting in things like a heart the size of a small dog and the infamous Thoracic Cavity Cake. This year I decided to buck the curve and … Continue reading →

Barbara Jo made this delightful severed head presentation for a party celebrating our 400th review on theyrecoming.com Watch the melting on YouTube I admit that we celebrated Bride of Zombiefest before we had actually posted our 400th review on theyrecoming.com … Continue reading →

The Gelatinous Man was created for a small art show at Barbara Jo’s business school. The concept started with an idea for a cake that had an entire man trapped inside, trying to get out. Naturally, when she finally got … Continue reading →

The Killer Rats Cake was made for Son of Zombiefest, our celebration of the posting of our 300th review. Like its illustrious predecessor, The Zombie Cake, The Killer Rats Cake began life as a pattern for a carved pumpkin. Both … Continue reading →

The Thorax Cake – grossing out the internets since 2003. I generally make a bleeding heart cake for our annual pumpkin carving party (Pumpkinfest). Sometimes the heart beats, sometimes it’s anatomically correct, and so on and so forth. This year … Continue reading →

Barbara Jo made this cake version of our logo for a gala party we threw to celebrate our 100th review on theyrecoming.com. The highlight of the party, if I do say so myself, was my zombie cake, which we named … Continue reading →