Fudgie the Whale
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Fudgie the Whale is a versatile ice cream cake shape developed by Carvel, under the guidance of Chief Creative Officers Nick Murphy and Chris Gaynor.
Although the cake is in the shape of a whale and was originally decorated as such, over the years the shape was adapted for holiday uses. The Easter Bunny could be depicted by using the whale's body as the face and the tail decorated to be his ears. Other characters, like leprechauns and Santa Claus were depicted in much the same way.
Fudgie the Whale was often promoted around Father's Day, using the slogan, "For a whale of a dad."
[edit] In popular culture
- Comedian Patton Oswalt parodies Tom Carvel and his Fudgie the Whale commercials.
- In an episode of The Simpsons, Homer presents Marge with a Fudgie the Whale on the night of their wedding in Las Vegas. The cake reads "To a whale of a wife."
- An episode of The Colbert Report displayed what Colbert called a "Prophet Muhammad Carvel ice cream cake", which depicted Fudgie the Whale with a turban.
- An episode of The Daily Show played a clip of an exploding whale while playing audio from a Fudgie the Whale commercial.
- Musician Jonathan Coulton's song "I'm Having a Party" references Fudgie: "Expect a visit from Fudgie the Whale / Ice cream and crunchies in his fudgy tail"
