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How to Make an Xbox Controller Cake

They say that the quickest way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. My life experience has told me however that video games might be a more accurate statement. Because I am a resourceful girl, I decided to combine both of these last year to create an  Xbox Controller Cake  for my boyfriend’s birthday. Truly, I’m a Nintendo girl at heart, so one might ask: why Xbox? Well, to be perfectly honest, the controller seemed like an easy shape to carve, and my laziness at the time outweighed my devotion to Link, Mario and all my Nintendo favourites. [Edit: I couldn’t resist myself and made an N64 cake the following year. Check it out!] After doing plenty of research online, I set forth to make the most badass XBox cake I could envision… and surprisingly, it wasn’t even that hard. Here’s how you do it: What you’ll need: Two 9×13 sheet cake pans A cake recipe (my go-to is here) Black fondant White fondant (I make my own. Recipe here...