What’s a hacker going to finish with an oven? Reflow solder? dry out 3D printing filament? If you are [Alicia Gibb] you’d be baking a cake. While complaining that projects aren’t a hack seems to be a preferred past time for Hackaday commentators, we think [Alicia] will be in the clear. Why? since these cakes have Arduinos, LEDs, as well as motorized candles among other gizmos.
The game Boy cake is undeniably cool, although we have to admit the cake that screams when cut got our interest (see video below), even if it would unnerve guests.
As you may expect, you can’t bake the electronics directly into the cake. [Alicia] uses Tupperware or parchment paper to produce cavities for the electronics. connections as well as other solder joints get professional grade Saran wrap to keep the lead as well as other awful chemicals out of the cake.
We’ve seen embedded electronics in cakes before, including some that tie into the star Wars merchandising that seems unavoidable lately. If you aren’t much of a baker, you might always just forego the cake part.