Whoever first committed Mario to frosting may as well be sainted now that we’re all obsessed with video game-themed cakes. Join cake enthusiasts here at GamePro as we listen to former Kotaku Weekend Editor Flynn DeMarco tells us how the great video game cake craze first began and maybe tells us where it’s going.

Host: Dave Rudden
Music: “It’s My Party,” Lesley Gore
Discussion Group: Dave Rudden, Ben PerLee, Flynn DeMarco
Dramatic Reading: Chris Parisi, AJ Glasser
Length: 36 minutes

AJ's cake

AJ’s cake

Ben's cake

Ben’s cake

Here are some of the other cakes we talk about during the podcast (click on them to see their origins):

You can find Flynn DeMarco’s baked goods here and check out Ben and his friends’ cake explots here. Be sure to check out the Cake Wrecks blog if you haven’t already and a very special shout out to Jennie Sue, cupcake artist.

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