Mass Effectis easily one of the most beloved science fiction universes in video games. Meanwhile,cake is easily one of the most beloved birthday desserts. A Reddit user recently showed off what happens when someone combines the two.
Reddit user altend94 shared hisMass Effect-themed birthday cake on the franchise’s subreddit. It’s an edible scale model of one of the series’ Mass Relays, ancient alien megastructures that enableMass Effect’sinterstellar travel.
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The poster’s girlfriend made the cake for his birthday, and it certainly looks like she put a lot of effort into it. The two-prongedMass Effect-themed pastry is a vanilla and chocolate marble cake. It has silver cream cheese icing with candles serving as the Mass Relay’s antennas. She also simulated the Relay’s swirling ball of energy by drawing it on the foil the cake rests on. The end product probably wouldn’t pass muster onCake Bossbut is still an impressive culinary accomplishment. It also looks like a fantastic birthday gift for any hardcoreMass Effectfan.
The cake saw an overwhelming response from fans on theMass Effectsubreddit. One person said they were happy to see more homemade projects on a subreddit dominated byprofessional-quality fan creations. There were also, of course, multiple semi-joking encouragements for altend94 to marry his girlfriend.
One of the commentors even made a pun about the game’s alien Keepers. Someone else referenced one always popularMass Effectmeme by saying, “I’m Commander Shepard, and this is my favorite birthday cake on the Citadel.” There were also a few jokes aboutMass Effect’sdialog trees, with more than one commenter referencingMass Effect’soveruse of the phrase “I should go” as an all-purpose way to end conversations.
Mass Effect-themed birthday gifts seem to be a trend, with multiple other examples appearing on the subreddit over the last few weeks. Some are officially licensed products, like the replica of Commander Shepard’s helmet. However, many are fan-made creations. One example is a man whose family commissioned abeautiful oil painting ofMass Effect’sCitadel.
Another Reddit user got special one-time permission from EA to make a pair of N7 sneakers for their fiancé’s birthday. There is also the somewhat unusual example of someone whose friends gave him a framed picture offan-favorite character Taliprinted on a page from a dictionary. The use of a dictionary is a bit odd, but the text definitely makes the image look striking and memorable.
These examples were only from within the last ten days, though it’s not clear whether this is an actual trend or merely a series of coincidences. Either way, there are no doubt plenty ofMass Effectfans who’d be thrilled if their friends and family drew inspiration from these gaming-inspired gifts.
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