Outrageously decorated cakes: the best designs so far

‘Star Wars Millennium Falcon: It was Charlie P’s 7th Birthday party last week and to support his Star wars infatuation, (or more likely to indulge myself...) I decided make arguably the best bucket of bolts the universe has ever seen.’
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‘Shuttlecock cupcakes: Shuttlecock cupcakes made in celebration of finding colleagues as fanatical about badminton as me to play with.’
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‘Over the Rainbow! I baked this cake for my daughter’s 2nd birthday - red velvet hidden under a cloud of cream cheese frosting!’
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‘A travel mad 70year old’s birthday cake: My sister made this for our father’s 70th birthday to represent some of the places he has visited, due to his continually itchy feet! She’s a genius and one ‘case’ was even gluten free especially for Dad.’
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‘Shark Reef Cake: This cake took FOREVER to complete! I could have made life a lot easier for myself if I’d just made a shark topper, but noooo, I had to make him swimming through the top tier, didn’t I? I loved making it, but OMG it was such a labour of love!’
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‘This is not the droid you’re looking for: White chocolate R2D2 on fire.’
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‘Piano cake: I made this for my mother-in-law who composes music. The music on the side is the first piece she composed.’
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‘Baby shower cake: Cake made for a friends baby shower!
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‘My mom’s birthday cake: She loves to cook and we wanted a cake to reflect that.’
Photograph: Priyambada Goswami/GuardianWitness

‘Scary mask - by my daughter (then aged 6): This cake was entirely designed by my daughter for her 6th birthday. I made the cake and spread the cream on, and she chose all the colours / decorations / design etc. I don’t think it was supposed to be as scary as it is...’ Photograph: Splattsville/GuardianWitness

‘The top table: My brother asked for a bridal party cake for his friends, including the five year old page boy and their lovely dog Penny.’
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‘tea & book cake: The cake I made for my Godmum who loves nothing better than sitting down with a cup of tea and reading a book.’ Photograph: deblin/GuardianWitness

‘50th Birthday tank top cake: My friend and colleague Francis has a tank top exactly like this, so I made this for his 50th birthday. He was totally amazed and delighted, and as it was my first attempt at a cake like this, so was I!’
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