The World’s Top 10 Best Zebra Cakes

chocolate mint icebox cake.

Don’t get confused here, because this isn’t a blog post about Zebra shaped cakes, it is about a dessert cake that people just happen to call “Zebra cakes” (Or Icebox cakes if you are elsewhere in the world) apparently the first ever Zebra cakes where just a slight deviation from a trifle! But I only found out about these the other day when someone posted a picture of one they had made on their Pinterest wall, it looked so amazing it inspired me to do this post! So come with me and grab a dessert spoon because you are going to want to try some of these…

The World’s Top 10 Best Zebra Cakes

that famous chocolate icebox cake

10 – Chocolate Wafers to heaven and back (source)
The best bit about this amazing Zebra cake is how simple it is (see source for recipe) nothing hard, something amazing to look at and you just know it tastes divine. Pass me a plate because I am going in!

Chocolate Coffee Icebox Cake

9 – Coffee for one! (source)
Despite the fact that I love coffee I don’t actually like coffee flavour cakes, but I am more than willing to make an exception when it comes to this Zebra cake masterpiece. So why are you still reading this? Click on that (source) link and start making one!

Strawberries and Cream Icebox Cake

8 – Strawberries and drool! (source)
mouth-watering just doesn’t even start to describe how amazing this Strawberries and cream Zebra Cake really is. Please don’t read any more of my stupid ramblings, click on the (source) link and make something wonderful! …and then send it to me.

Lemon Lavender Icebox Cake

7 – Some Zebra cakes look nice, others look nothing short of beautiful! (source)
And beautiful is exactly what this one is for sure. Even its name “Lemon Lavender” sounds amazing let alone how it tastes! It might well look like a super posh, high-end Zebra cake, but if you look at the ingredients in the source link you will see that it is not that difficult to make at all, meaning that even the rubbish bakers like me can make something incredible.

Icebox Cake (homemade chocolate wafers with caramel cream)

6 – Piece by Piece (source)
The best bit about this one isn’t how amazing it looks or how good it most probably tastes, but how much detail has gone into the step-by-step guide in the source link! It really, really is such a simple guide to making Zebra cakes that even I am very tempted to have a go, and I can burn water!

Chocolate Peanut Butter and Banana Icebox Cake

5 – Monkey Magic! (source)
Much like a Monkey I love Bananas! And what better way to eat them than on top of this amazing chocolate peanut butter & banana Zebra cake! Nothing else to say other than click on that (source) link and away you go! …Oh! And please make me one as well.

Mexican Chocolate Icebox Cake

4 – ”We No Speak Americano” (source)
I have no idea if it really is an original Mexican dessert cake, but who cares! It looks incredible, and with the amazing guide in the source link, it is also simple to replicate!

chocolate mint icebox cake.

3 – Minted! (source)
For me it is the green mint flavoured cream that really makes this one so special, so what you like you know this is going to taste epic and with fairly easy instructions to make on in the source link! For me this is one amazing looking Zebra cake for sure!

Chocolate Raspberry Icebox Cake

2 – The sophisticated Zebra cake (source)
I just can’t imagine how good this would taste! And you just know it is going to be right up there with the best of them, the colours, the cream the drool that is dripping down my screen! Now please just stop reading this, click on that source link and make one!

Strawberry Icebox Cake

1 – It started with a dribble! (source)
And it all started with this one that someone had pinned on their wall and so it should end with the same one. You can just imagine that when I saw this I just had to discover more about it, what it was, how to make them and more importantly what they tasted like. I have done the hard work in finding the recipe for this in the (source) link so now all I have to do is to find out how they taste!

The World’s Top 10 Best Images of Cats Waiting

The World’s Top 10 Best Images of Cats Waiting

Today’s Caturday post comes from a rather amazing story I read a while back about a cat that waited over a year for their owner to return from Australia! The owner had thought that the cat had run away because he tried to get it into a carry basket to take it round a friend’s house for them to look after it while they were away(which the cat REALLY didn’t like.) But the cat lived wild of a whole year living off the kindness of strangers and the odd animal it could catch. So please do join me as I attempt to discover just what is…

The World’s Top 10 Best Images of Cats Waiting 

The World’s Top 10 Best Images of Cats Waiting

10 – The unluckiest Que in the World! (source)
(I have to quickly explain this rather unusual image and tell you that it is in fact owners with their black cats, waiting in line for an audition in the movie “Tales of Terror” Weird eh!)

The World’s Top 10 Best Images of Cats Waiting

9 – “I don’t know why we bother waiting Jeff, he never catches anything anyway!” (source)

The World’s Top 10 Best Images of Cats Waiting

8 – “…Sooo…going fishing eh! Don’t mind if we wait for you to get back do you?!” (source)

The World’s Top 10 Best Images of Cats Waiting

7 – “So just where is this ‘Soul Train’ they all talk of?! I can’t see it.”(source)

The World’s Top 10 Best Images of Cats Waiting

6 – “I told you, I told you! Bread crumbs do work if you give it a little time!” (source)

The World’s Top 10 Best Images of Cats Waiting

5 – “Someone has to come and save us from this crazy cat lady soon!” (source)

The World’s Top 10 Best Images of Cats Waiting

4 – “I’ll give it just another hour, and then I give up.” (source)

The World’s Top 10 Best Images of Cats Waiting

3 – “It is all about odds lads! He has to catch something, some day!” (source)

The World’s Top 10 Best Images of Cats Waiting

2 – “And this is the main reason I hate going to vets, waiting, waiting, waiting!!!” (source)

The World’s Top 10 Best Images of Cats Waiting

1 – I bet I have missed the bus again, it ALWAYS happens to me! (source)

The World’s Top 10 Best St Patrick’s Day Cupcakes

The World’s Top 10 Best St Patrick’s Day Cupcakes

Well today is Sunday and normally I will have a shared post for you all, but for some reason no-one wanted a Re-Blog or guest post today so you are stuck with me. If you are interested in doing a guest post or fancy getting a re-blog please drop me an E-Mail: turtle4578588@gmail.com Anyway because today is St. Patrick’s Day  I have decided to bring you…

The World’s Top 10 Best St Patrick’s Day Cupcakes 

The World’s Top 10 Best St Patrick’s Day Cupcakes

10 –Irish Whiskey Chocolate Cupcakes? Oh, go on then why don’t ya! (source)
You just know that these St Patrick’s Day inspired Cupcakes are going to taste divine and the best bit is there is a step-by-step guide on how to make them in the (source) link.

The World’s Top 10 Best St Patrick’s Day Cupcakes

9 – Touch the Cupcake Rainbow (source)
These just look amazing but it has to be said that they are in fact rather simple to make! Perfect for the little ones while the adults might well enjoy a nibble on them as well.

The World’s Top 10 Best St Patrick’s Day Cupcakes

8 – Black Gold! (source)
What better way to celebrate St Patrick’s Day than with some cupcake made with real Guinness! But I have not how they would taste but I would imagine it would not be bad at all. Fancy making some? Well click on the (source) link now and get making! Then come back here and tell me how they taste.

The World’s Top 10 Best St Patrick’s Day Cupcakes

7 – Minted to the Max! (source)
It doesn’t necessarily have to have booze or rainbows in it to still be the perfect Cupcake for St Patrick’s day, these “Grasshopper Mint Cupcakes” might just be the perfect answer for those that don’t like Rainbows or alcohol! While there is a step-by-step guide to make them in the (source) link I will say that the baking skill level is still quite high.

The World’s Top 10 Best St Patrick’s Day Cupcakes

6 – Settle down for a nice warm Irish Coffee (source)
How many Cupcakes does it take to be over the alcohol limit? Well if you are talking these ones then not a lot. But if you fancy trying to find out then just follow the simple recipe in the (source) link, but I wouldn’t pass them around at work or to the little ones.

The World’s Top 10 Best St Patrick’s Day Cupcakes

5 – I say balls to cupcakes!!! …Well Marbles anyway. (source)
The best bit about these is how you make an actual Shamrock shaped cupcakes! No special mould needed just round cakes tins and a few Marbles! (see source link for details)

The World’s Top 10 Best St Patrick’s Day Cupcakes

4 – The lucky Shamrock (source)
You just don’t need to make anything complicated to make an amazing St Patrick’s Day cupcake, these are just normal  chocolate cupcakes with a butter cream top and a fondant shamrock to finish it off! Simple but looks amazing.

The World’s Top 10 Best St Patrick’s Day Cupcakes

3 – All the luck of my charms (source)
These amazing “Lucky Charms” cupcakes are simple perfect for St Patrick’s Day and not that hard to make! So stop reading and get clicking on the (source) link!

The World’s Top 10 Best St Patrick’s Day Cupcakes

2 – Down the Hatch! (source)
You just know that these bad boys are not family friendly to eat but for all the mums and dads that are celebrating St Patrick’s day these just might well make things very jolly indeed and rather quickly, so get clicking on the (source) link and knock a batch up!

The World’s Top 10 Best St Patrick’s Day Cupcakes

1 – Some….where…over the..NOM! (source)
You can say what you like about how these don’t really capture the true spirit of St Patricks day and it just Stereotyping  but it looks nothing short of perfect and most probably tastes much the same way, add to that the easy to follow step-by-step guide in the (source) link is one of the best I have seen! The perfect St Patrick’s Day Cupcake in my opinion.

The World’s Top 10 Most Unique Business Cards

Charlotte Simonsen business card

The other day I got talking to a good friend of mine that I had not seen or heard of in a very long time. We talked for hours just remembering fun times, and it was great to catch up with him as it seemed he was doing far better in life than I could ever dream of! (isn’t that always the case), but the reason for this blog is that he gave me something that I have never been offered before, he gave me a business card! It was nothing amazing but it did make me wonder just how good a business card could be. The answer surprised me and I will show you why…

The World’s Top 10 Most Unique Business Cards

Thomas McMahon business card

10 – Google Me! (source)
This is perfect for me because my Google Plus profile come straight in at number 1 when you search my name! Not a lot else needs to be said just…Google me! So have you Googled yourself lately?!?

The Bombay Bakery Biscuit Business Card

9 – I always dunk my business cards in my tea! (source)
Sure these are very unique but also a little pointless! You can’t keep a tasty looking biscuit business card in your wallet or card roller-deck for very long because it will go mouldy! But still it a cool business card for sure and very, very unique

Koji Sueyoshi business card

8 – The business card that you need to rewind! (source)
In case you don’t know this is in fact a Cassette tape! (ask your parents) and if you are a designer or maybe into music and have a card for your band this might well be the perfect idea for you! And not only is it quite unique it is also very memorable.

Steve Wozniak business card

7 – Steel the deal! (source)
This rather amazing steel business card is just a good idea from start to finish, it is sure to be remembered, looks amazing, and dare I say offers a touch of class to the world of business cards. Well I thought it was cool anyway.

Charlotte Simonsen business card

6 – Why use cards at all! (source)
What you are looking at isn’t so much a business card, but more business Lego character! But if ever there was something that would make you stand out of the crowd then it is this, because you just know that this would sit there on someone’s desk for a very long time indeed.

beastpieces.com business cards

5 – The deadliest business cards in the world! (source)
It doesn’t matter what you are selling, even if it is just yourself, a shooting ninja star business card is always going to hit its target and kill the competition.Fun, memorable and one of the most unique ones you will ever see a real winner for sure.

USB Business Card

4 – USB = Unique Selling Business (source)
This idea is just prefect for those business or people that sell things they are much cheaper than you might think and due to some of the larger sized ones you can get it might well be possible to put your entire selling range of items onto one making it the perfect business card cum catalog!

Piano Business card

3 –  ”Play it again Sam!” (source)
There are many, many different business card out there in the world that bend and fold into many different things. But for me this was the best one, a great idea and prefect for the business that it is trying to promote as this would happily sit on my desk while I pretend to play it for years and years!

pixelated alien business cards

2 – Space Invaders, invade the business card market and win! (source)
These Space invader inspired business cards are nothing short of amazing! Very unique, an amazing idea and sure to bring a smile and a happy memory to whoever was handed them! Trying to drum up some business? Well why not invade it!!!

Fifth Floor business card

1 – Wood you like to be remembered? (source)
Well if you do then this is the one for you, super stylish, super unique and it screams quality from that exact moment you hand someone over your business card, it would be one of the best ideas for sure if you were touting for business or maybe looking for a new job.

The World’s Top 10 Best Makaon Recycled can art sculptures

The World’s Top 10 Best Makaon Recycled can art sculptures

I am not the kind of guy that people would instantly associate with the being an “Art Lover”, sure I do appreciate a good painting like the Mona Lisa but when it comes to modern art I just have not got a clue. But when a fellow nerdette makes art then I naturally enjoy it because that artist has been inspired by the same things that I like! But there isn’t many modern artists that have done enough to warrant a whole top 10 inspired solely by their work. But Japanese artist “Makaon” has done just that and it does bring me great pleasure to bring you just a small selection of her work…

The World’s Top 10 Best Makaon Recycled can art sculptures

What you are about to see is the top 10 works of art created by “Makaon” and what makes her work unique is that they are all made from 100% drink cans being cut and bent into shape! So enjoy the images and see if you can work out what drinks cans she used.

(no prize it is just for fun)

The World’s Top 10 Best Makaon Recycled can art sculptures

10 – Rainbow Brite Sculpture (source)

The World’s Top 10 Best Makaon Recycled can art sculptures

9 – Batman Sculpture (source)

The World’s Top 10 Best Makaon Recycled can art sculptures

8 – Pikachu Sculpture (source)

The World’s Top 10 Best Makaon Recycled can art sculptures

7 – Darth Vader Sculpture (source)

The World’s Top 10 Best Makaon Recycled can art sculptures

6 – Yoshi Sculpture (source)

The World’s Top 10 Best Makaon Recycled can art sculptures

5 – Stormtrooper Sculpture (source)

The World’s Top 10 Best Makaon Recycled can art sculptures

4 – Wall-e Sculpture (source)

The World’s Top 10 Best Makaon Recycled can art sculptures

3 – Buzz Lightyear Sculpture (source)

The World’s Top 10 Best Makaon Recycled can art sculptures

2 – Luigi Sculpture (source)

The World’s Top 10 Best Makaon Recycled can art sculptures

1 – Super Mario Sculpture (source)