"If I don't have some cake soon, I might die."— Stanley Hudson in The Office

Why does adding 2 tbsp of sprinkles to yellow cake batter make it so much more fun? I'm not sure if it adds much to the flavor. Instead, I think the emotional connection to memories of childhood birthday parties makes it special. Nostalgia is powerful.

I built this in Cinema 4D, Houdini, and Redshift. It took about five weeks between the planning, design work, animation, and rendering.