Luigy Perfil

The taller, twitchier brother of gaming's most famous plumbing duo, reduced to his outline. Seen from the side he is unmistakable: the peaked cap, the long nose, the sweep of moustache underneath it. Portraits in profile are the ones that survive being pressed into dough, because the shape carries the character even after a biscuit has puffed a little in the oven. This belongs with the run of games-character cutters that come out for birthday parties, half-term baking afternoons and anyone putting together a console-themed spread. Gingerbread and shortbread are the usual partners, both firm enough to keep a clean edge, and the broad flat face gives a decorator plenty of room for icing. A single-file design for the drawer of novelty shapes, pulled out whenever there is a gamer in the house with a birthday coming.