Submitter's Comments:
As a kid I loved those National Geographic shows about archeology and thought it might be cool to be an archeologist and discover the remains of buried creatures or lost civilizations. Eventually, I realized that for every dig that appeared in National Geographic there were hundreds of other digs that turned up nothing more historically significant than old beer cans with pull tab openers.

The cake took about 4 hours to make. The hardest part being that I started out trying to recreate the Cookie Monster Pac-Man design but something went terribly wrong. I think it was when I started adding little skeleton pieces to the cake. Thanks to Nacho Diaz Arjona’s “Mysterious Fossil” design I was able to salvage the cake.

The cake is vanilla cardamom covered in buttercream and fondant. The skeleton is gum paste except the skull which is gum paste mixed with modeling chocolate. The same mixture is used for the bowling ball. The clothing is rolled fondant.

I invited a few friends over to enjoy the fruits of my labor. Several of them complained that they were expecting a Cookie Monster looking cake. To these guests I offered forks and suggestions as to how said forks might be vigorously employed. After the first piece was cut out of the cake and photographed I told my friends to “have at it.” The resulting melee reminded me of the days of general admission seating at rock concerts.

Submitter's Comments:
As a kid I loved those National Geographic shows about archeology and thought it might be cool to be an archeologist and discover the remains of buried creatures or lost civilizations. Eventually, I realized that for every dig that appeared in National Geographic there were hundreds of other digs that turned up nothing more historically significant than old beer cans with pull tab openers.

The cake took about 4 hours to make. The hardest part being that I started out trying to recreate the Cookie Monster Pac-Man design but something went terribly wrong. I think it was when I started adding little skeleton pieces to the cake. Thanks to Nacho Diaz Arjona’s “Mysterious Fossil” design I was able to salvage the cake.

The cake is vanilla cardamom covered in buttercream and fondant. The skeleton is gum paste except the skull which is gum paste mixed with modeling chocolate. The same mixture is used for the bowling ball. The clothing is rolled fondant.

I invited a few friends over to enjoy the fruits of my labor. Several of them complained that they were expecting a Cookie Monster looking cake. To these guests I offered forks and suggestions as to how said forks might be vigorously employed. After the first piece was cut out of the cake and photographed I told my friends to “have at it.” The resulting melee reminded me of the days of general admission seating at rock concerts.

Submitter's Comments:
As a kid I loved those National Geographic shows about archeology and thought it might be cool to be an archeologist and discover the remains of buried creatures or lost civilizations. Eventually, I realized that for every dig that appeared in National Geographic there were hundreds of other digs that turned up nothing more historically significant than old beer cans with pull tab openers.

The cake took about 4 hours to make. The hardest part being that I started out trying to recreate the Cookie Monster Pac-Man design but something went terribly wrong. I think it was when I started adding little skeleton pieces to the cake. Thanks to Nacho Diaz Arjona’s “Mysterious Fossil” design I was able to salvage the cake.

The cake is vanilla cardamom covered in buttercream and fondant. The skeleton is gum paste except the skull which is gum paste mixed with modeling chocolate. The same mixture is used for the bowling ball. The clothing is rolled fondant.

I invited a few friends over to enjoy the fruits of my labor. Several of them complained that they were expecting a Cookie Monster looking cake. To these guests I offered forks and suggestions as to how said forks might be vigorously employed. After the first piece was cut out of the cake and photographed I told my friends to “have at it.” The resulting melee reminded me of the days of general admission seating at rock concerts.

Submitter's Comments:
As a kid I loved those National Geographic shows about archeology and thought it might be cool to be an archeologist and discover the remains of buried creatures or lost civilizations. Eventually, I realized that for every dig that appeared in National Geographic there were hundreds of other digs that turned up nothing more historically significant than old beer cans with pull tab openers.

The cake took about 4 hours to make. The hardest part being that I started out trying to recreate the Cookie Monster Pac-Man design but something went terribly wrong. I think it was when I started adding little skeleton pieces to the cake. Thanks to Nacho Diaz Arjona’s “Mysterious Fossil” design I was able to salvage the cake.

The cake is vanilla cardamom covered in buttercream and fondant. The skeleton is gum paste except the skull which is gum paste mixed with modeling chocolate. The same mixture is used for the bowling ball. The clothing is rolled fondant.

I invited a few friends over to enjoy the fruits of my labor. Several of them complained that they were expecting a Cookie Monster looking cake. To these guests I offered forks and suggestions as to how said forks might be vigorously employed. After the first piece was cut out of the cake and photographed I told my friends to “have at it.” The resulting melee reminded me of the days of general admission seating at rock concerts.

Submitter's Comments:
As a kid I loved those National Geographic shows about archeology and thought it might be cool to be an archeologist and discover the remains of buried creatures or lost civilizations. Eventually, I realized that for every dig that appeared in National Geographic there were hundreds of other digs that turned up nothing more historically significant than old beer cans with pull tab openers.

The cake took about 4 hours to make. The hardest part being that I started out trying to recreate the Cookie Monster Pac-Man design but something went terribly wrong. I think it was when I started adding little skeleton pieces to the cake. Thanks to Nacho Diaz Arjona’s “Mysterious Fossil” design I was able to salvage the cake.

The cake is vanilla cardamom covered in buttercream and fondant. The skeleton is gum paste except the skull which is gum paste mixed with modeling chocolate. The same mixture is used for the bowling ball. The clothing is rolled fondant.

I invited a few friends over to enjoy the fruits of my labor. Several of them complained that they were expecting a Cookie Monster looking cake. To these guests I offered forks and suggestions as to how said forks might be vigorously employed. After the first piece was cut out of the cake and photographed I told my friends to “have at it.” The resulting melee reminded me of the days of general admission seating at rock concerts.

Submitter's Comments:
As a kid I loved those National Geographic shows about archeology and thought it might be cool to be an archeologist and discover the remains of buried creatures or lost civilizations. Eventually, I realized that for every dig that appeared in National Geographic there were hundreds of other digs that turned up nothing more historically significant than old beer cans with pull tab openers.

The cake took about 4 hours to make. The hardest part being that I started out trying to recreate the Cookie Monster Pac-Man design but something went terribly wrong. I think it was when I started adding little skeleton pieces to the cake. Thanks to Nacho Diaz Arjona’s “Mysterious Fossil” design I was able to salvage the cake.

The cake is vanilla cardamom covered in buttercream and fondant. The skeleton is gum paste except the skull which is gum paste mixed with modeling chocolate. The same mixture is used for the bowling ball. The clothing is rolled fondant.

I invited a few friends over to enjoy the fruits of my labor. Several of them complained that they were expecting a Cookie Monster looking cake. To these guests I offered forks and suggestions as to how said forks might be vigorously employed. After the first piece was cut out of the cake and photographed I told my friends to “have at it.” The resulting melee reminded me of the days of general admission seating at rock concerts.

Submitter's Comments:
As a kid I loved those National Geographic shows about archeology and thought it might be cool to be an archeologist and discover the remains of buried creatures or lost civilizations. Eventually, I realized that for every dig that appeared in National Geographic there were hundreds of other digs that turned up nothing more historically significant than old beer cans with pull tab openers.

The cake took about 4 hours to make. The hardest part being that I started out trying to recreate the Cookie Monster Pac-Man design but something went terribly wrong. I think it was when I started adding little skeleton pieces to the cake. Thanks to Nacho Diaz Arjona’s “Mysterious Fossil” design I was able to salvage the cake.

The cake is vanilla cardamom covered in buttercream and fondant. The skeleton is gum paste except the skull which is gum paste mixed with modeling chocolate. The same mixture is used for the bowling ball. The clothing is rolled fondant.

I invited a few friends over to enjoy the fruits of my labor. Several of them complained that they were expecting a Cookie Monster looking cake. To these guests I offered forks and suggestions as to how said forks might be vigorously employed. After the first piece was cut out of the cake and photographed I told my friends to “have at it.” The resulting melee reminded me of the days of general admission seating at rock concerts.

Submitter's Comments:
As a kid I loved those National Geographic shows about archeology and thought it might be cool to be an archeologist and discover the remains of buried creatures or lost civilizations. Eventually, I realized that for every dig that appeared in National Geographic there were hundreds of other digs that turned up nothing more historically significant than old beer cans with pull tab openers.

The cake took about 4 hours to make. The hardest part being that I started out trying to recreate the Cookie Monster Pac-Man design but something went terribly wrong. I think it was when I started adding little skeleton pieces to the cake. Thanks to Nacho Diaz Arjona’s “Mysterious Fossil” design I was able to salvage the cake.

The cake is vanilla cardamom covered in buttercream and fondant. The skeleton is gum paste except the skull which is gum paste mixed with modeling chocolate. The same mixture is used for the bowling ball. The clothing is rolled fondant.

I invited a few friends over to enjoy the fruits of my labor. Several of them complained that they were expecting a Cookie Monster looking cake. To these guests I offered forks and suggestions as to how said forks might be vigorously employed. After the first piece was cut out of the cake and photographed I told my friends to “have at it.” The resulting melee reminded me of the days of general admission seating at rock concerts.

Submitter's Comments:
As a kid I loved those National Geographic shows about archeology and thought it might be cool to be an archeologist and discover the remains of buried creatures or lost civilizations. Eventually, I realized that for every dig that appeared in National Geographic there were hundreds of other digs that turned up nothing more historically significant than old beer cans with pull tab openers.

The cake took about 4 hours to make. The hardest part being that I started out trying to recreate the Cookie Monster Pac-Man design but something went terribly wrong. I think it was when I started adding little skeleton pieces to the cake. Thanks to Nacho Diaz Arjona’s “Mysterious Fossil” design I was able to salvage the cake.

The cake is vanilla cardamom covered in buttercream and fondant. The skeleton is gum paste except the skull which is gum paste mixed with modeling chocolate. The same mixture is used for the bowling ball. The clothing is rolled fondant.

I invited a few friends over to enjoy the fruits of my labor. Several of them complained that they were expecting a Cookie Monster looking cake. To these guests I offered forks and suggestions as to how said forks might be vigorously employed. After the first piece was cut out of the cake and photographed I told my friends to “have at it.” The resulting melee reminded me of the days of general admission seating at rock concerts.