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Sorry, You Can't Have Any
October 11, 2008 ;)
I guess you'll have to make do with just the roses, Jessica P.
October 11, 2008 
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What's a Wreck?
A Cake Wreck is any cake that is unintentionally sad, silly, creepy, inappropriate - you name it. A Wreck is not necessarily a poorly-made cake; it's simply one I find funny, for any of a number of reasons. Anyone who has ever smeared frosting on a baked good has made a Wreck at one time or another, so I'm not here to vilify decorators: Cake Wrecks is just about finding the funny in unexpected, sugar-filled places.
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Good timing for teaching the new grad about the unfairness of life, I think...
Don't we all, honey. Don't we all.
Can we also make a comment on how incredible misshaped that graduation hat is?!
Well, at least the decorator passed her penmanship class, right?
--and at least it doesn't say "Congratwat, JeSicah."
Ironically, the script is gogeous!
I love the uneven border around it too... a nice classy touch.
This is a nice-looking cake: completely presentable. It's fun, and I can forgive the minor aesthetic shortcomings because of that. I suppose it bears inclusion here because it displays that "knowing irony": the people who conceived the cake are well-aware of what's going on.
It would be wonderful if she had the sprinkles....poor kid....now I want some sprinkles!!
nothing says "tough titty, it's time to grow up" like the absence of sprinkles...
I wamt sprinkles? What is "wamt" exactly? The hat looks like a pink foil wrapped Hersey kiss upside down. This is a classic cake wreck!
Oh & the handwriting is so pretty!
I can just hear the conversation between the customer and the baker. "That's right,a graduation hat and the year '2008' on top. Oh! and I want spinkles on it as well." "Okay, ma'am I can do that...."
Okay, this is it. My favorite wreck of all time (so far.) I think it's the fact that the decorator obviously has been doing it for a while, based on the lovely writing. Yet the decorator couldn't figure out that "I want sprinkles" meant...I want sprinkles.
Winner.
Really beautiful!!!
Have a nice weekend.
OMG!! my new favourite!!!!!
and the penmanship is fantastic!
LMAO! It is a beautiful cake, how could they not know! I just do not get it, they did such a wonderful job and then they ad that, don't they know that doesnt fit, don't they see this????? Where's the coffee?
~Hyla
http://earthyfinds.blogspot.com
Having met Other Humans I probably already know the answer to this: Could someone be THAT dense??
I'd have had to have bought the cake, just for the humour of it.
I like the handwriting, though.
Amy B.
Couldn't she have just one sprinkle? Well I guess not.
I wonder if she was bummed that she didn't get a Contralulation's, Congradulations, Congratwat, Cangratalation, ConGrat ulation? (Or however you spell it in whatever language she speaks.)
By the way, I want a BMW. I would never ask for it to be put on a cake...I might just get "I want a BM" on my cake!! And probably in brown icing.
woooooow
I'm pretty sure I know what happened here...
"And I want sprinkles on it, too"
"OK, and what do you want the writing to say?"
"I said I want sprinkles!"
"...yes, but the writing...?"
"I told you I want sprinkles!"
"*sigh*"
I want them, too.
I just found your site and I looooove it so much! Maybe that is because I love everything that has to do with cupcakes and cake.
Have you seen this blog?
http://howtogainweightonavegandiet.blogspot.com/2008/09/cupcake-teaser-ok-enough-with-teasing.html
She makes the most ADORABLE cupcakes!
I wish I were as talented as some of the cake-decoraters you highlight. But my creations would probably end up in your "wreck" category!!!!
It's actually a nice-looking cake, but then again I am neither a purist nor a perfectionist.
I think I just found a new motto. I want sprinkles. If any politicos come knocking at the door, I shall tell them that I will only vote for the party that will give me sprinkles!
i asked for the same thing when i graduated.
... nothin.
Do you suppose all of her gifts were sprinkles? I mean, really, at least it would be a minor consolation.
this makes me laugh and just a little sad all at the same time.
Awesome. I love this stuff!!
I wish we could get the reaction of the buyer on some of these cakes. I mean, other than the jaw dropping to the floor as they stare at something totally wrong... Then wonder how to point out that it's wrong...at the same time realizing that the party is in two hours...
oh, how i LOL'd...
that was brilliant!
If ya can't get sprinkles on your graduation day, then when can ya? Geez... harsh.
I must agree the penmanship is quite lovely. So lovely that it looks like this person must have had plenty of practice writing on cakes and yet he/she makes this lovely blunder! But seriously I love sprinkles I would want them too. But what better time to learn about the harsh realities of the cold, unfeeling real world?
I love this one. It's even better if you read it in Veruca Salt's voice.
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This is so wonderful in its simplicity.
I love how nicely done it is.
It's beautiful really, and then there's..... THAT!
It's almost as if the cake is talking to us...pleading with us...for a handful of sprinkles.
I cannot stop laughing. That is just amazing. Whoever made this order -- what were you THINKING???
Oh my holy hell...I laughed out loud. OUT LOUD. That is so rare.
Angie (from over at www.HalfAssedKitchen.com)
Life without sprinkles is just so not fair.
What a cruel yet sugary way to learn a life lesson.
i guess the old rolling stones song is true.
"you can't always get what you want".
lol
I'm going to put sprinkles on everything I eat today in honor of Jessica P. Yes, even the broccoli.
Maybe it's my pain meds...but it took me a second or two to comprehend the actual mistake...now I'm giggling my butt off. Wow...this is SO my fave of all time!!!!!! reminds me of the time when my husband had to spell out his name for a form of some type that was being mailed to us . His name is spelled JON no H. So when he spelled out is name to the operator, he said J-O-N without the H. The week after he receives the catalog in the mail... adressed to JONNOH Reeves. Get it? they thought No H was part of the name I guess
Aw, that's sad... the cake is beautiful in general, I wonder if those are her school colors or just her favorite colors?
Too bad about the sprinkles, but how can you actually put that on a cake? Wouldn't you think "hmm, maybe I should call & see if 'i want sprinkles' should be written on the cake, or if they actually wanted sprinkles..."
The fact that the rest of the cake is pretty darn good for grocery-store decorating makes the mistake HILARIOUS. And sad.
i love this site & its hard to believe that some of the cakes are real! i work in a bakery & could never imagine actually giving a customer a cake like that!
Didn't they ask for anything else in the center of the cake? Shouldn't there have been a message for the graduate, as well as the sprinkles?
Love the blog, by the way!
Is there an area under '2008' that looks like it has been re-iced - sort of a smoothed over bit as if something that was on there went wrong??