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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.

Now, don't you have a photo you want to send me? ;)

- Jen
Thursday
Sep032009

Blame Decopac

These days many bakeries dream of the day when cake decorating will consist of two steps:

1) Ice the cake, and
2) sell it.

See, actually decorating a cake requires time and effort, and therefore is discouraged where possible. To help bakers achieve this lofty goal, a few enterprising companies (we're not naming any names here....except for that one in the title, of course) are manufacturing all-inclusive instant "decorating" kits.

Here's an example:


Cute, huh? As you can see, plastic is SO in right now. Not only does it save on frosting, but it also allows anyone with the skills of a semi-trained monkey to "decorate" a cake. It's foolproof! All you need is a rounded lump frosted brown, and you're good to go - just stick the plastic bits in! Who could possibly mess that up?

[sigh]

Alright, Wreckerators, now you've actually got me curious: Can you possibly make this look any worse?

Wow. I'm impressed. This looks just like the carpet adhesive we put down last Spring.

Now how about something for the cat lovers haters out there?

From this...


To this!

Taylor G., Tracy F., & Alex M., apparently there really is more than one way to skin a cat.

- Related Wreckage: Going to the Dogs

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Reader Comments (180)

That's the happiest roadkill I've ever seen. And I've seen some happy roadkill!

September 3, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterTaylor

when serving the last CCCWreck:

"roadkill, anyone?"

September 3, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterEtiquette Bitch

Re: flat cat
Cue nuffers from Cute Overload in 3....2....1....

September 3, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterAuntie Meme

Is it just me, or do those look like they are either road-kill or some twisted pet-skin rug?

September 3, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterDouble N

The cat looks like road kill, and the first dog ccc looks more like a rubber chicken with a dog head in it's crotch! Yummmy.

September 3, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterJulie

either is those are roadkill (with a happy grin on their face) or there needs to be a naked baby lying on the the backs of those wrecks.

the trained monkeys need more training!

September 3, 2009 | Unregistered Commenterterri s

For the kitty cake - two words: road kill

September 3, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterDiana

ok, assuming a charitable overhead view, I'll say the obvious - those have to be the fattest cats and dogs i've ever seen.

Not assuming the charitable overhead view... some psychopath is going around on a rampage with a skinning knife (and the happy faces on the pets do nothing but to make this all the more disturbing)

September 3, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterEvalis

Smiling roadkill -- what a way to start the day!

September 3, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterDebbaSue

Oh my goodness . . . that cat looks like roadkill!

September 3, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterVickie

Wow. It's like you're eating cake AND roadkill, all in one!

September 3, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterRita/Fighting Off Frumpy

I think I saw something like that last one on the side of the road last week during my bike ride. Good. Heavens.

September 3, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterStephanie

Lawsy! That cat resembles road-kill. How appetizing! Yetch.

September 3, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterLady Anne

The cat looks like roadkill... :-P

September 3, 2009 | Unregistered Commenterphelpsgurl

The demo cakes are cute. The others look like road kill with a smile.

WV: propla: Someone needs to teach the "decorators" the propla way to use the plastic kits!

September 3, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterTara

Just what I need... a cat-skin cake rug for in front of the fireplace. If only there was a half naked man on it... THEN we'd be talking!

September 3, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterRecoveringActor

My first thought was that they looked like they got pinned down for dissection (especially poor Tabby). Does that make me a sick person?
WV: croquis: When your beloved pet croquis, you can turn him into a science project.
Tracy O

September 3, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterTracy O

Looks like road kill !

September 3, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterJames ~n~ Amber

that cat looks like roadkill :(

September 3, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterJulie Julie Bo Boolie

They totally look like roadkills :o

September 3, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterElo

It looks like it was run over by a steam roller!

September 3, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterJenna

Roadkill in icing...

September 3, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterMrs. Ohtobe

These cakes remind me of "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?" when Bette Davis serves an invalid Joan Crawford what appears to be ground rat... KCN

September 3, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterKristin

Roadkill . . . it's what's for cake!

September 3, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterPenny

Would it be awful to say that when my cats sprawl they kinda look like that last cake...?

*tilts head*

just a teeny weeny bit...?

September 3, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterBri

They look like road kill :(

September 3, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterBeach Bum

Actually, I think the regular cakes with the plastic dog and cat faces are kinda cute. Sure, the decorator was lazy, but at least I wouldn't mind serving one of them at a kid's birthday. The CCCs are just... horrible and slightly scary...

September 3, 2009 | Unregistered Commentercatsrae

The first way they went wrong was to try and translate a cake into the dreaded, awful, why was it ever invented CCC. That can only lead down the path to despair, destruction, and cake-wreckistry!

That last cat looks like it got ran over by a steam roller. I had total Saturday morning cartoon flashbacks, AWESOME!

WV: masking - wow I got a real word

September 3, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterYota Armai

I think those Decopac things are a great idea... for home bakers. Real bakeries, not so much.

Though, the grocery store bakeries a lot of these monstrosities come out of barely qualify as real bakeries.

September 3, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterOdie

they look like roadkill. Just the festive message they were going for, I'm sure.

September 3, 2009 | Unregistered Commentermb.

The last kitty looks like road kill! aaahhhh!

September 3, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterSouthern Quebec

Wow.. I didn't realize that dog and cat skin rugs were in style.

The wreckorators must not own pets or they would know that no living cat or dog can achieve this position in the real world.

September 3, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterJulie

I think those are the most offensive CCC's to-date.

September 3, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterAlex Getts

The CCC dog & cat look like flattened roadkill. Ugh!

September 3, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterElizabeth

That dog looks like he's been run over by a steamroller ala Tom and Jerry. Poor thing! LOL.

September 3, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterRaina

Wow! Those cakes look like, um, roadkill. Not exactly the effect I think you want in a cake.

September 3, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterCookie

Who knew road kill could be so appetizing? [/sarcasm off]

September 3, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterKashmir

Ack! Road kill cat!!

September 3, 2009 | Unregistered Commenterc3

OK, I know these are words of shame - but the original cakes are a little cute. Not 'decorated' by any stretch of the imagination, but cute.

But, oh my, what was done with the concept....

The cat looks like road kill.

September 3, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterAngie

Ohhhhh.....my favorite road kill cat!!!

September 3, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterJstPam

Holy cow, that last one looks like inexplicably happy roadkill!

September 3, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterAmy's Stocking Stuffers

I dunno, the display cakes are not that bad. I'm guilty of decorating my daughter's birthday cakes with what you call "plastic flotsam" because I really have no cake decorating skills whatsoever, beyond frosting a sheet cake and sticking some toy fairies or something on it. (She loved that cake!)

The CCC versions are horrifying though!

September 3, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterKatie

They look like they have been run over! That is so bad!

September 3, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterPippa

I'm sorry I ran over your dog. To prove how much I love dogs, I stopped and picked up this cake for you. (Scraping cake off face...) What? You didn't like it?

September 3, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterElizabeth

Truely terrifying!

I caught my two-year-old saying cupcake cake pagh! today. Yep, another fan of your site is born.

September 3, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterEternal Helpmates

The cat looks like he cat hit by a semi.

September 3, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterReam O Rama

Mmmmm.... road kill.

SharonCville

September 3, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterSharonCville

BWAAAAa HHAAAAA HAAAAAA! Poor kitty. :)

i'm on my way to judge some of the entries at our state fair...I SURE hope I don't see anything like this. LOL!

September 3, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterDeanna

To everybody,

I woke up late and just now did comments thus the repeats. Sorry.

To those calling the displays cute,

Yup.

john (so sleepy)

September 3, 2009 | Unregistered Commenterjohn (the hubby of Jen)

Not only cheating by using plastic decorations, but the dreaded CCC, as well!

September 3, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterHyaCinth

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