An Animal Crossing: New Horizons fan put their baking skills to good use by cooking up a fresh batch featuring some popular faces from the Nintendo property. Using some of the franchise's most well-known figures, this baker shared their edible Animal Crossing: New Horizons creation to social media and had onlookers salivating.
Despite the game nearing its third anniversary on the Switch, Animal Crossing: New Horizons continues to hold a strong player base and community that remains active. Through DLC content and time-related events, players are finding new ways to share their Animal Crossing: New Horizons creations and show off their artistic abilities.
Reddit user shootthewendy shared their latest contributions to the Animal Crossing subreddit with pictures of a batch of cookies, shaped and decorated as some of the more popular characters in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Among them are Tom Nook, the bell-collecting raccoon, his receptionist Isabelle, the star-seeking owl Celeste, and K.K. Slider, the town's guitarist. Although most artistic creations aren't exclusively done by pencil and paper, finding cookies designed with references to video games is among the rarer finds. The Reddit post has garnered great interest, hitting nearly 9,000 upvotes in 24 hours and earning two Reddit awards.
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The comments flowed in as well, with one user stating "I would pay for these," a nod to the picture-perfect quality in coloration and design. The artist noted that this specific batch was baked for their birthday, highlighting what ignited their passion for these unique creations. "Over the pandemic my quarantine hobby was cookies," they said, in one of over 100 comments in the post. "After watching (and being obsessed with) cookie creators on social media, I finally decided to try it out." Perhaps a potential collaboration with another artist who shared their Animal Crossing: New Horizons cake toppers could be in the works, pairing their abilities to offer the ultimate Animal Crossing wedding cake.
As Animal Crossing: New Horizons is set to hit its three-year anniversary in March, its subreddit of nearly two million users is an indication that the game is nowhere near past its expiration date. Celebrated as one of the best games available on the Switch and the second-best selling game on the console, Animal Crossing: New Horizons will also release a 700-page Collector's Edition Guide, an item that is sure to be heavily sought after by fans of the franchise. For shootthewendy, onlookers hope that there are more batches on the way and feature different characters, as well.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is available now on the Nintendo Switch.