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It’s the final countdown! Director J. J. Abrams’ long-awaited new Star Wars sequel, titled The Force Awakens, hits theaters in exactly one month! And God Obi-Wan Kenobi only knows how many science-fiction enthusiasts are secretly counting the hours until that crucial moment and couldn’t care less about the holidays this year.
And what better way to distract ourselves from this interminable waiting than to eat our hearts out? Put down your lightsaber, fetch your apron and rolling pin, and get inspired by these foodies for the perfect Star Wars treat!
Based in Derry, New Hampshire, Renee Conner has her own cake studio and, fortunately for us Internet people, a YouTube channel called Happy Cakes Bakes where she regularly shares various baking and cake-decorating tutorials! Just last week, she made these cool Darth Vader cupcakes for her son and took the time to show her followers exactly how to recreate them! The Dark side sure has its perks…
© Renee Conner
Callye Alvarado, a.k.a. Sweet Sugar Belle, is crazy about cookie decorating. Everything she sees becomes a new cookie in her head, which is what she calls the “cookie think”. Her creative mind being full of resources, she found a way to use the various shapes of holiday cutters (such as the Christmas bell or the Halloween candy) to make these adorable Star Wars cookies, and they look just as good as they are inventive.
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Dutch vlogger Etty has over 21,000 followers on YouTube and 109,000 Facebook likes for her channel, Cake Dutchess, which is dedicated to making fondant modelling easy! So if you’ve already mastered the art of cake making, don’t underestimate the power of cake decorating! If you know how to use the Force, why not put Master Yoda himself on top of your pretty cake?
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As a true science-fi geek with a passion for cookies, Mike, who’s also an aerospace engineer, created Semi Sweet Designs in November 2011. In his own words : « By day, I’m a hard-working, cubicle-dwelling, number cruncher. By night, I’m a dough-mixing, cookie-icing machine. » In a nutshell : He’s awesome. In this article, he points you to various online sources on how to make your own French macarons, and then shows you how to decorate them to match your Star Wars addiction.
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Last but not least, let’s pay a sweet visit to the lovely Rosanna Pansino from our favorite geeky cooking show, Nerdy Nummies! As always, she listened to her fans’ ideas and made something just for them : Wookiee cookies. They’re cute, easy to make and just delicious ; plus, they’re perfect for a night of binge-watching the older Star Wars movies!
© Rosanna Pansino
So, which one are you going to try first?
