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Apocalypse Cakes: Recipes for the End [Hardcover]

Shannon O'Malley
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)

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Book Description

June 7, 2011
We are besieged with talk of crisis, meltdown, earthquakes, sink holes, global warming, bailouts, and more. Once you realize there's not a whole lot of time left, grab a Bundt pan and whip up your own scrumptious Fallen Angel Food Cake--or one of the other 29 apocalyptic cakes in this irreverent cookbook--and indulge in your final days. Each full-color dessert photograph is accompanied by a short hilarious description.

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Editorial Reviews

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Detroit’s Metro Times
"For those expecting imminent doom… recipes for delectable cakes to ease the transition to the netherworld. Why depart on an empty stomach? Even our death rows offer a last supper to criminals about to meet their maker. The photos and the stories that come with each recipe may be the best part."

The Arlington Advocate
“…a light-hearted delicious approach to Armageddon.”

 

About the Author

Shannon O'Malley is an award-winning advertising copywriter. She has written campaigns for companies such as Anheuser-Busch and Comcast. She lives in San Francisco, CA.

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 128 pages
  • Publisher: Running Press (June 7, 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0762441062
  • ISBN-13: 978-0762441068
  • Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 0.6 x 6.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #729,965 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Shannon O'Malley is an advertising writer and urchin arts enthusiast in San Francisco. She created the first version of Apocalypse Cakes in 2008 as a birthday gift for her girlfriend. The original 'zine included 8 photoshopped pages printed at a Kinko's and stapled at Shannon's ad agency. With urging from friends, she continued the project as a blog which gained notice after she posted recipes for Global Jihad Date Cake and Seismic Haitian Mud Cake. She has no previous baking experience. Follow her at www.shannonomalley.com and on Twitter @apocalypsecakes.

Apocalypse Cakes photographer Keith Wilson is a filmmaker and visual artist based in San Francisco. He holds an MFA in film production from the University of Texas at Austin where he is an instructor in the Department of Radio-TV-Film. He lives in San Francisco, California. See more of Keith's work at www.wall-eye.com and read his important twits @keithtwitted.


Customer Reviews

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10 of 13 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars fallen angel food cake? more like hell fire cake June 22, 2011
By lp
Format:Hardcover
i was so excited to put good use to all of those headless barbies i had lying around from a postmodern feminist art project i co-produced. i made the cake, following the recipe to the letter...unfortunately, the "indiscretion represented tactlessly" i chose involved some used dental dams and a bottle of absinthe. having faith that the author had spent a lot of time in the test kitchen, i trusted that things would turn out differently.

luckily, i have a thing for firewomen, and, as such, ended up with my own angel. thanks, ms. o'malley, for destroying everything i own but bringing me true love.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Totally clever and hilarious! July 5, 2011
Format:Hardcover
The perfect cookbook and coffee table book to meet all of your apocalyptic baking needs. Such a clever concept and one that makes a great gag gift. Buy today and get to baking!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Read it, loved it, waiting for the apocalypse June 20, 2011
Format:Hardcover
Every recipe has its own great apocalypse story, with stunning art direction while being very well written. My favorite definitely has to be the Sodom and Gomorrah Fruit Cake.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
2.0 out of 5 stars A tad disappointed.
I think I did not do enough research when it came to this book. Sure it was full of quips, funny stories, my kind of sarcasm, and creativeness but this was not the recipe book I... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Kristin Sperling
4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good
I got this book for my baking buddy for her birthday. It seemed like a good choice because it had delicious recipes and easy to understand directions along with a sense of humor. Read more
Published 4 months ago by katie
5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious. Brilliant!
Great book. I have some pages framed in my kitchen. Great gift idea. The book kept me wanting to read more. Brilliantly done.
Published 5 months ago by Wendy Dralus
2.0 out of 5 stars read the preview first
I saw this book in a store and was intrigued with the clever idea. I didn't have a chance to look at it very thoroughly but thought it would make a great gift for a friend. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Ann
5.0 out of 5 stars Cheers to Apocalypse Cakes!
This is a book like no other: one part cookbook, one part dark comedy with perverse cake photographs mixed in. Ms. O'Malley's level of creativity is impressive, as are her cakes! Read more
Published 10 months ago by MissMack
5.0 out of 5 stars Two pony nukes up!
Disclosure: I begged a review copy...

The world is ending soon, and there's no way to stop it. We could sit on the hill and play violins while we watch Rome burn... Read more
Published 23 months ago by DeAnna Knippling
5.0 out of 5 stars Timely Indeed
All the tornadoes and volcanoes and such could not have been more perfectly timed as a brilliant PR campaign for this book. Read more
Published 23 months ago by CLWeather
5.0 out of 5 stars Let Them Eat Cake
Stop worrying. Why not savor the inevitable apocalypse in the form of delicious cake? This isn't meant to be an actual recipe book; think of it instead as a humorous response to... Read more
Published 23 months ago by hotmess
5.0 out of 5 stars CLEVER CLEVER CLEVERER
This book is great. Not for those who are looking for actual cake recipes--that's not the point of the book--rather, Apocalypse Cakes makes for a great read. Read more
Published 23 months ago by arielce
5.0 out of 5 stars gluttony to the grave
I bought this as a gag gift for a friend who's a baker, but was surprised by just how smart and hilarious it is. Who knew that cake in the end times would be so fun and tasty!
Published 23 months ago by travmar
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