This Calls For An Intervention
December 16, 2009 As we've seen, flotsamizing a cake is hugely popular - particularly around the holidays. However, there comes a time when we, the rational-minded public, must step in.
How do you know when that time has been reached? Here are a few handy hints.
1. When the weight of the flotsam is actually pulling the icing off the cake.
"Right, so now we know seven is too many. Next time, let's stop at the candy cane, 'Believe' sign, clear snowflake, santa hat, santa head, and Christmas tree. The yellow angel creeps me out anyway."2. When the bakery thinks propping a plastic Santa head on something automatically makes it a Christmas cake.
Wow. You feel that? That's the "magic of the season."Or possibly indigestion.
*facepalm*4. When there are a bunch of small plastic candy canes ON THE GIANT CANDY CANE.
Plus there are sprinkles. WHY are there sprinkles, again? Why?
"It's a...a....a glove! Yeah. And the person wearing it is offering you some decapitated Santa & reindeer heads.So, you know, happy holidays!"
- Related Wreckage: The Easiest Cake Theme EVER
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Today's charity is for you animal lovers, and one very dear to my heart: Puffy Paws Kitty Haven.
Rick and Chris Kingston have dedicated their lives to running this nonprofit, no-kill, and - get this - cage free shelter. John & I visited them earlier this year, and never wanted to leave: it is a fantastically clean, warm, and friendly environment filled with over 200 happy cats.
Puffy Paws is in financial trouble, so every dollar given today will make a huge difference. Go directly to their site to donate yours through Paypal. For those of you who don't like Paypal, you can use the First Giving site we set up.
Note: John & I want to help revamp the Puffy Paws site. Any of you web designers out there have some free time to give? Send us an e-mail.
Reader Comments (106)
Perhaps the last one is an oven mit? For your holiday baking! And that snowman. Man, where do I even start? Madness!!
I love the Candy Cane CC. Why just have one with you can have many, may more?
Now that charity I couldn't resist. :-D I don't have a lot to spare so I've been taking stock of my options over the past few days and I'm glad I waited for this one! Fuzzy kitty love.
As for the cakes... uh. Wow. There really are no words.
Jeez. At least use real mini peppermint candy canes to stick in that horrific colectomy extraction (peppermint being very good for digestion).
WV: Serthe -- Serthe pre'e sphinkles (sorry, sucking on a candy cane while typing)
Or, A BAHAMAvention. Look it up.
T2
Hurray for Puffy Paws! I have a bunch of cast-off critters myself; a blind, amazingly old silky terrier mix, a fat but sweet cocker, a deaf long-haired girl kitty (sweeetest cat EVAR) and on and on, to a total of eight.
I don't have a lot of money to spare, but I slipped PP a sawbuck.
Wreck on!
Kittee
Seriously? How hard is it to make a candy cane out of cupcakes? I would think that shape would be right up the CCC alley, but no!
And I agree with the others who've said that stocking CCC was just sooo close. I think the snowman's "toes" were my favorite wreck. I almost didn't see the double hat wreckiness because I was too busy trying to figure out those toes!
Andrea
Yikes! How can you mess up a snowman? I guess there is a way.
Great charity today. This crazy cat lady approves! :-)
I gave $4.00. One for me, my husband, our son, and our kitty!
Injinji Christmas stockings! Yay!
WV: terinest. Those are the terinest cakes I've ever seen!
I certainly hope that you will also make one of your donation days to a place that helps dogs out...not just cats...
Why sprinkles?
Because putting small plastic candy canes on the CCC candy cane isn't enough - if you look closely, the sprinkles are actually candy cane sprinkles!
So it's really a 3 stage candy cane-ing (like one of those picture in a picture in a picture kind of things).
That, and the wreckerator probably couldn't think of any other way to give the cake a pepperminty taste (the little things do taste good!)
Does anyone else think the snowman in the 3rd picture looks a bit like an octopus? I mean, I've never a snowman with tentacles before.
I donated 10 dollars to fluffy paws from their webpage. :) Paypal is my friend!
The first one looks kinda like a snow globe full of stuff that just floats around. Maybe someone thought that's what it was, and decided to shake it up.
I agree thatthe last one was supposed to be a stocking. But I think the wreckerator got a little hungry.
Why are there sprinkles? I recognize those from my bakery, they are "candy cane" sprinkles. Just to make it extra redundant.. Ha!
That number 3 snowman...talk about your "big head and little arms". Poor thing. Someone needs to put it out of its misery.
Forget the plastic hat. I'm still trying to figure out the reasoning behind the plastic scarf.
OH Jen, what a wonderful idea you have had. I love that you are combining two of my favorite things, wrecky cakes and great charities. I wish that I had the ability to donate, but as an unemployed mother we don't have the money at this time. I am keeping track of all the charities and as soon as I am back to work I am donating my dollar (or more) to each. Keep up the fabulous work
Donation made via paypal... thanks again for doing this. Another rescue I'd love you to consider is Pet Rescue by Judy, which is in the Orlando area.
I donated too. And this is a great wreck day.... gotta love the inedible parts
the candy cane would have been alright if they had used 2 white cupcake sthen 2 red cupcakes then white then red using the cakes to make the stripes but it just looks well terrible
i donated $15 to the kitties through their webpage!
thanks again for doing this, it's so great.
You found my soft spot, Jen; and donation was actually easy since I already had a Paypal account. Thanks for linking to a place that helps the kitties...I have two spoiled rotten ones and would have a few more if my living arrangements allowed for it. (I'm not like those crazy people you see on those Animal Planet shows however...I'd never have more than I could spoil!)
As a grocery store decorator all I can say is
2 - I stick christmas cutouts on everything in December. I have SO MANY I could drown in them otherwise. And people like them.
4 - Because sprinkles make everything better.
I'm a little late to post about a charity, but I think it is a cause that is SO worthwhile! We raise money for the March of Dimes every year. Last year my family was the ambassador family for the state of Delaware. Our family team was able to raise almost $10,000 for this amazing charity that helps to save premature babies everyday. Please consider donating to the March of Dimes! I'd specifically love it if you would donate to the Delaware chapter because we are in desperate need of funding. We recently lost 3 large corporations in our state that were huge supporters of the March of Dimes. This is going to play a large impact on our fundraising this year.
Please feel free to look at my website to read about our story of premature triplets!
The last one, the stocking, has such intensely colored frosting. I bet it would stain my teeth for a week.
I think the snowman is adorable. Well, if you like obese snowmen that contain so much plastic flotsam it is a choking hazard.
I especially like Frosty the Snow Octopus...at least that's what it looked like to me...lol!
I plan on donating on Friday when I get paid, it looks wonderful! Yay kitties!
I took a tour of the site and it does need some re-vamping. I wish I knew enough to help out with the site. Ideas for graphics, site map and layout? Yes. Actual implementation of HTML and CSS? Not yet :(
*sniff* Ok, these wrecks crack me up, but watching that video on the Puffy Paws site made me bawl! I just donated (paypal link seems to be working now), and wanted to say thanks so much Jen and John for bringing the Kingstons and their rescue kitties to the attention of the Cake Wrecks audience! Cake Wrecks Rocks!
The candy cane CCC (*ptoeey*) reminded me more of the shape of an ear than a cane. Looks like something I'd give my friend who is an audiologist!
What? Do you discriminate against dogs? Got something against dogs? Why da kitties ratin' higher? Dogs can has cheezburger too.
(My $$ is being sent as I type..;)
I went to the site, clicked "donate" and signed up to give $10 per month for the next year.
Every year on my birthday, my kids give to charity in my name. It's the best gift EVER!
that last cake might be a stocking. maybe. i'm not sure. this gives me hope however. i love to bake and if THIS is what professional cakes look like, i have nothing to worry about..........
No kitteh should ever go unwanted. Good luck and Merry Christmas to Puffy Paws. Plus the lame ass Christmas cakes are hilarious.
GAh!! Day-glo poo! My eyes!!!
My 6 year old says "sprinkles make everything better!"
Flotsam avalanche! It was only a matter of time, I guess...
I am giving some money today in honor of my own rescue two kitties-- I don't know what my family would do without them!
I think the snowman one is very cute! As for the last picture, I'm pretty sure it was supposed to be a stocking and they were just one cupcake short down by the toe!
My hubby and I are both out of work, so I don't have much to give, but the kitties melted my heart. I sent a couple of bucks their way! Yay for PayPal.
I just sent a donation and PayPal worked. Love those kitties!
#2 is fine by me: rip that Santa off and throw him away, then just look at all that chocolate! What's not to like?
Coming in late here, but I second Vickie's mention of feedingpetsofthehomeless.com. When you're homeless and have a pet, a dog especially, you can't get into any shelter, not even the emergency winter ones. Some might say the homeless person should just give up the dog, but for many of us, our dogs and cats are *our* children, and no one would suggest a homeless man or woman give up his/her children. You lose so much when you become homeless, including large portions of your sense of humanity; having your dog or cat or bird with you at least keeps you tethered to the world and provides not only much-needed warmth and love, but something much rarer in the world of the homeless: hope. I know it's not an official one, but if anyone looking to catch up wants to add a 15th day of Cake Wrecks Giving, please consider helping a homeless man or woman provide for his/her pet. Short of providing a means of obtaining and retaining permanent shelter, nothing could mean more.
Are people actually decorating the plastic containers? http://blog.sweetservices.com/sweetscandyblog/
To go along with this theme, I adopted my handsome little guy from Fur the Love of Paws in Owings Mills, MD. They can always use donations and support... they have so many kitties in their foster homes who need loving!
http://furtheloveofpaws.com/about.html
These are fantastic...so creative and fun. Great post!
sometimes you don't want sprinkles. or twizzler stripes.
so I think they were going for stocking, but ended up with holes in the toes, or it's now a glove. good calle, Jen. nice flotsam infection on the cuff there, too.
@ John Dash--"Twisted Zipper" would be a great neame for a band!
LOL! Frosty the Snow Octopus! Actually, he is kinda cute. But what's with a PLASTIC SCARF?
I thought the candycane looked rather like an ear, too!
wv rofsat: ROFSAT--roll on the floor screaming in agony from tasering. or to sit down roughly.
ick. pardon my awful spelling. I'm typing too fast and not checking today!
Niiiiiice. I think that last one is trying to be a stocking... you know, those red "fur" stockings? It's missing a few cc that I believe were eaten by the baker, I mean artist.