Friday
Feb202009
Passive Aggressive Cakes
February 20, 2009 Everybody loves getting a cake, right?
Well, unless it's one of these.
Hah! Wait, you are joking, right? Uh, yeah, I think maybe I'll pass - thanks, though. Really.
Yeah, that's what I was afraid of. Back off, Chucky-boy!
No!
Well, I should think so! You're supposed to be sweet little confections, not all threatening and...
...eek! Uh, no problem, mister Cake, sir - not a word from me, nuh-uh!
Kelly, Moxie, Michele H., Ashley C., and Nikki P., I've been trying to cut down on sugar lately, and I think it's getting to me. If you'll excuse me, I'm just going to go lay down for a spell...
Reader Comments (96)
This opens up so many possibilities! Love the death cake...
Bone and hair cake reminds me of the Pizza in the dorm fridge at college... only they posted the warning a week later "The pizza in blue wrap may contain (and probably does) hair, nail clippings, and other things we found on the bathroom floor"
Passive aggressiveness + sugar = a speechless me. Wow!
Word verification: repturs, what may happen to you if you actually eat some of these cakes (especially the ones with the bone fragments)
Well, at least in these cases, the wreckiness is due to what the customer requested (at least, I'm pretty sure it is). The handwriting on these is nice, fairly well centered (except for number 2, maybe). I do like the choice to have all that pink icing on the last one, with the word "KILL" in red. Nice touch.
Sorry for all those things WE said??? Wow- that's a real apology if I have ever seen one!
I'm just going to pleasantly and innocently assume there is a downright HILARIOUS inside joke to go with each of those cakes. There has to be - otherwise, bakeries really need to start doing more thorough background checks during the hiring process.
Wow. Mafia cakes. Run for you lives!
I gotta say the writing on the first cake is beautiful but I wonder what that warning came from????
I think my fave is the "suck it" cake...I have a serious weakness for oreos...
~Colleen (cyberrblue.wordpress.com)
that last one made me laugh out loud for real.
You know, as hilarious as I find the "Death is closer than ever" cake, I think I would cry if someone gets me that for my next birthday (especially since it's one of those "milestone" birthdays).
WAT. OK, all I can say is..."INAPPROPRIATE"!!!!!
Cripes. Why deface (supposedly) perfectly good cake like that?
*walks away shaking head and muttering*
Here, let us present our death threats with pretty flowers and finely-done script....
This is one of my favorite topics so far!!!!
The "sorry" cake is actually quite pretty, besides the fact that it's really bizarre.
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But you have to really love how these threatening messages are accompanied by sweet little roses and rosettes!
I love these!
am i weird for thinking the "suck it" cake looks delicious?
I wonder where are "dead horse head" cakes...
I shouldn't be, but I am actually disturbed by these. (except the suck it one)
Are you going to hate me if I tell you that my college prof taught me that "alright" is two words and not one? Eeek! Sorry.
The "Suck It" cake was awesome. And I'm very tempted to do the "Death is closer than ever" cake for a friend's upcoming bday.
Surprisingly they were all decorated quite nicely!
That last cake reminds me of this: http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2008/09/12/i-dont-need-a-birthday-cake-i-said/
Warning: the language on the cake is more colorful than the cake
I agree with Sister Raven, the handwriting on each of the cakes is nice (my favorite is the first one). And nothing appears to be spelled incorrectly... ;)
Haha, I love the "Suck It!" cake.. that totally just made my day. :] Love you, Cake Wrecks!
"Suck it".......suck what?
These cakes are amazing. Wow. The last one is the most amazing cake I've ever seen.
These cakes all seem straight-up aggressive to me...not a passive one in the bunch!
WOW, all I can say is WOW and hope my friends are nicer.
Suck it!
ha ha ha! I really did almost laugh out loud at one...right in the middle of the office
"Death is closer than you think"...is that along the same vein as the ones before it? Death is closer than you think...because this cake is poison!
These are fantastic! I can't decide on a favorite! Maybe "Sorry About Those Things We Said," because it's so open ended.
Okay, I may be weird, but I LOVE the cake that says, "If you tell anyone about this we will KILL you!" It's just the sort of cake my brothers would give me after doing something super-nice for me. Like buy me a cake.
New to commenting here, i have lurked for weeks now....but would you not LOVE to hear the story behind some of these....they would be GREAT i'm sure!
I love the last one!!! Somehow the flowers seem to make the threat of death a little less ominous!!
I'd sure love to hear the story behind each of THOSE. Yikes! Can you imagine filling those orders?!?
Gotta say, that first cake is beautifully decorated. The border is neat and even, the flowers are tiny and tasteful, the lettering is both fancy and legible and not an off-putting colour. Other than the "Danger!" part I'd totally eat it.
I think I need a standing order for one of those "Sorry for all those things we [I] said" cakes...I have a lot of people I could give that to on a regular basis. :)
Oh, I loved these cakes. The other cakes make me giggle, smile, or chuckle, but I had to read these out loud and laugh really hard.
Woohoo, I'm well on my way to getting my 20 minutes of laughter or whatever today, and it's not even 10!! I love you!
I am quite impressed that "than" is spelled correctly on the "Death is closer..." cake. The last cake freaked me out, though.
Is it a coincidence that passiveaggressivenotes.com has a cake-titled post today and cake wrecks has a passive-aggressive titled post, is it a mutual respect thing or do i simply read too many blogs, making it statistically probably that sooner or later such a thing is bound to occur?
either way. keep up the great work?
Those are generally quite pretty, if strange. Maybe I'm macabre, but I really like the "death is closer" cake. As I (and StrongSad) like to say, each day we die a little more!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
I love the 'non-posionous' cake. Seriously, I just might bring that cake to my next pot luck or party where cake would be appropriate...
I'm seriously crying here...hilarious!
can I get about a dozen 'Suck It' cakes? *snort*
Geeze, what kind of readers does this blog attract? They're loving this stuff! (I didn't know there were so many others like me.)
I LOVE the "Don't tell anyone..." cake. That's awesome!!
Seems to me like some fabulous ideas for maximizing cake leftovers from your party! If no one else will eat it, more for ME! Very smart.
Okay, Jenn~
New category for your cakes: "Anger Management Issues". LOL
Amy B.
I love how all of these are so beautifully written and centered - skilled decorators got roped into wrecks by request. I hope they all got a chuckle.
i have never seen cake i didn't want to eat, or actaully make me lose my appetite, until that first one.
"Sorry for all the things YOU said" would have been a nice cake to return to the sender.