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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
Tuesday
Nov022010

John's Birthday Suit

It's my birthdy! And by "my" I mean it's john (the hubby of Jen)'s birthay. Granted, I don't usually speak of myself in the third person (unless I'm in the midst of seduction [which, admittedly, rarely works (but John never knows unless he tries!)])...but...um...where was I?

Oh, yeah: It's my birhday!

I originally wanted to write about those Canadian Nazi carrots you can buy at Epcot, but then I figured I'd just show you a bunch of misspelled cakes, so my own misspellings look international. Because I'm crazy like that. And giving. Yep, John's a giver.

[eyebrow waggle]

Look! A misspelling!

I believe it's spelled "Shirk." And since I did avoid seeing the last movie, this kind of works.

Isn't this called an oxymaroon?

Although if you roll the "r" while reading it out loud, you'll sound just like Sherk! Go on. Try it.

See what I mean? Now, all together: "Grrrreet job, don-kay!"

This one also seems a little contradictionary:

"Stop that right this second! Don't make me pull this event over!"

And since you long-time Wreckies know how fond I am of Earth Day cakes...


Listen! Do you smell Epcot?

And finally, this is not a cake, but I've gotta say...

...I pay way more for Jen's pasties.

Hm? What's this? Jen's telling me "pasties" are also British meat pies.

John thinks she's trying to tell him something. [eyebrow waggle]

John also would like to know why Jen rolls her eyes so much.

And now, because it's my brithday, I want to give you something special. Yes, that's right: John wants to give you something.

[duckface]

[Barry White music]

Awwww yeahhh. Mmmmmmm, baaaby. John knows what you want:

Cake Wrecks stuff!

So, leave me a comment, and I'll pick the sexiest two to win personalized copies of Cake Wrecks. (I'll even let Jen sign 'em.) The next sexiest two will win Cake Wrecks wall calendars.

In fact, because I'm such a giver, we're going to give stuff away every day this week, with even *more* give-aways on Facebook. Who loves me? Who is it? Oh yeah, it's you. Mmmhmmm. Happy briday to ME.

Check tomorrow's post for the winner's names, and also for your next chance to win stuff. Also watch the CW Facebook page this week for more chances to win exclusive CW pin packs and assorted goodies.

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Reader Comments (768)

Happy Burfday, John!

As for a sexy comment, all I can think of is something to do with man-love and buttercream which is a direction neither of us want to go in....

p.s. Can I get a #1 signed book instead?

November 2, 2010 | Unregistered Commenterbrucifer325

John,

I'm afraid that if, as a man, I leave you sexy comments, I might scar you for life. Now, don't get me wrong, I think you're handsome and witty, but I don't want to scar you. Your writing and humor may never be the same again.

Maybe you're better suited to thinking of licking buttercream off of Jen!

Trevor

November 2, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterTrevor

Happy birthday, John! (And would you know it, tomorrow is my birthday. And it will be a b-day without misspellings as I won't be having cake -- no, it's not because I'm afraid of a cake wreck, I'm just having smörgåstårta and that is a kind of cake you don't write on. Luckily, maybe I should add after seeing today's wrecks?

November 2, 2010 | Unregistered Commentermaneki

Oh my darlin', I... can't get enough of your wrecks, baby! Oh I don't know, don't know, don't know why, can't get enough of your wrecks baby! If only I could make you see, or make you understand, Cake Wrecks are all I need... Well, I'm sure you get the picture.

November 2, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterMike

GO MAKE ME A SANDWICH!

EDIT: OH, you said SexY. I was confused. But I still really would love a signed book! This site regularly makes me laugh so hard my keyboard is in danger of soda damage.

November 2, 2010 | Unregistered Commentersgalloway

Happy birthday!

November 2, 2010 | Unregistered Commenterluvsmusicndance

Happy Birthday John! How YOU doin? :winkgun:

November 2, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterDanielle

LMAO! I assure you that according to my husband I am the sexiest out there. ;) I'm loving the Sherk cake too. :)

November 2, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterMaureen

Happy Birthday John!!! AND Happy Dia De Los Muertos!!
- Laura Massudi

November 2, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterMolly McFury

Yay! Cake Wrecks stuff!

November 2, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterKelly

I love all the creative ways that you spelled "birthday"!

Also, great use of nested parenthetical marks. I occasionally want to nest comments, but wasn't sure how to write them so they didn't look like software code!

I hope you hae a fntastic day! ;-)

November 2, 2010 | Unregistered Commenterbelphebe

Maybe the Greet Job cake was for an outstanding greeter at Wal-Mart? Of course, the frosting really should have been yellow.

November 2, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterLindsay

Happy Birthday! And hilarious! Love Cake Wrecks!

November 2, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterLindsey

Oh dear!
Is it bad that I waggled my eyebrows everytime I read that you wiggled yours?

I think I just creeped myself out!!

November 2, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterStacy Light Mygatt

Hsppy Birthday John!

Pick me , pick me, pick me!!!

tiny purple elephant is a new fan to star trek the next generation, no she has not been living under a rock. on tiny purple elephant's list of things to do is to meet any member of the cast.

November 2, 2010 | Unregistered Commentertiny purple elephant

Happy Birthday! Good Luck to Me,(scratch that), I mean everyone.. :0)

November 2, 2010 | Unregistered Commenter[thatmark]

Well...I don't really know how to be sexy, but I guess this will have to do:

Jackie wishes you a greet birday, complete with pasties AND pastries! (eyebrow waggle)

Happy Birthday! :-)

November 2, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterJackie

Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday to you! I hope its not a barf day, Happy birthday to you!
And many more, on channel oh-god-these-bakers-are-on-crack!

November 2, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterJulie the Nerd

Pasties are cornish not british. They have meat and potatoes and other veggies in them. They were made so that miners could have a meal with all their side dishes without having to use utensils to eat them. They sometimes had the dessert on one end and the meal on the other so you started eating at one side ate your meal and finished with dessert! I'm from the upper peninsula of Michigan and this is a meal we often have.

November 2, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterEmile

Happy Birthday John (husband of Jen)! I really want to see a picture of Canadian nazi carrots from Epcot. Please could you put a picture of them on the blog.

Dorothea

November 2, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterAnonymous

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOHN!!!!!!!

November 2, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterBoo

Is that a carrot jockey in your pocket or are you just hippy to see me? ;-)

November 2, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterAlicia J.

Jen, this is for you so you don't feel left out....

Statistics prove, prove that you've one birthday
One birthday every year
But there are three hundred and sixty four unbirthdays
That is why we're gathered here to cheer

A very merry unbirthday to you, to you
A very merry unbirthday to you, to you
It's great to drink to someone
And I guess that you will do
A very merry unbirthday to you

A very merry unbirthday to us, to us
A very merry unbirthday to us
If there are no objections
Let it be unanimous
A very merry unbirthday to us

A very merry unbirthday to me (to who)
A very merry unbirthday to me (to you)
Let's all congratulate me
With a present I agree
A very merry unbirthday to me

A very merry unbirthday to all, to all
A very merry unbirthday to all, to all
Let's have a celebration
Hire a band and rent a hall
A very merry unbirthday
A very merry unbirthday
A very merry unbirthday to all

Perhaps misspelled birthday cakes are really unbirthday cakes?

wv: rarticie - It's rarticie someone wearing pasties eating pasties at the same time.

Lois V.

November 2, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterLoo-E Loo-I

Mmmmmm. EDIBLE meat pasties... I'd buy/wear that for a dollar!

November 2, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterErika

Hippo Birdy to Ewe!

November 2, 2010 | Unregistered Commenterdezreen

I wanna win!!!

November 2, 2010 | Unregistered Commenterlilhoek

Happy Birthday John!! We almost have the same birthdays, you and I. Mine was on October 28th. Scorprios rock, don't they? :)

November 2, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterJennifer G

Not entirely sure what a sexy comment looks like, but we're going to try with this hot number -

720!!!!

wow. That is one hot number.

Here's hoping that's how many chocolate pasties are in your future. Happy Birfday Jon!!

November 2, 2010 | Unregistered Commenterblah blah

I love greet job said as shrek. That is the funniest thing I have seen in a while.

November 2, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterAnonymous

Happy Birthday hope its awesome and you get the geekiest mithspelt cake money could never buy.

Btw if my posters had fared better condition id totally use your tutorial.

Please be careful about doing giveaways on FB another blog I follow did a giveaway on FB and was told if he didn't take it down they would delete his page because he didn't have expressed permission and wasnt paying FB a fee as expressed in the guidelines

Word verification: beransi. lol ;)

November 2, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterK.A.R.

Happy Birthday John! I'm going to send you a nice big Ear Day cake to celebrate.

November 2, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterHeather

I think it should be noted that tomorrow is Mickey Mouse's birthday. It is also my birthday but Mickey is MUCH older than I am. I am merely 40 this year, while Mickey was born waaaaaaaaaaaaaay back in 1928. But I am sure you both knew that, right? Being the Disney experts that you are. Right?

Shelley in Southern Illinois

November 2, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterAnonymous

Happy (underneat that) Birthday! I hope you have a greet one. Or perhaps you should cease the moment. Ha! I loved these.

November 2, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterGordon

Greeeet post! I hart this blog. Happie Birtday!

November 2, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterLoren

Oh, yeah, John. Feel free to give it to me. That's right. Give it aaall to me. 'Cause I'm really, really gooood at receiving. Then, I'll give you a birthday spanking.

November 2, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterAnonymous

Happy Happy Birthday John!

November 2, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterDanielle

"Leave a sexy comment!"

Sexy like a meatloaf baby in a bacon-wrapped diaper!

Happy Birthday!

~Sarah-Anne

November 2, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterLawrenceLahaie

I am bad at sexy, but, in a VERY sexy voice:
Happy Birthday, you faux-finisher, you!!

November 2, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterLyla Bell

happy birthday to you, those cakes look like poo, they're freakin' wrecktastic, happy birthday to you!

November 2, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterJessica

My birthday is the 14th. Happy Birthday John.

November 2, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterAnonymous

Happy Birthday Month! Tomorrow is my hubby's, think he would want some pasties for a $1?

November 2, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterMissy

Happy birthday (and great post)!

Would it be inappropriate to throw my pasties on the stage?

November 2, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterInaya

oh my goodness it's my birthday too!!! we are twins! Happy Birthday too!

November 2, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterBrett and Ashley

appy birtday!

November 2, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterKat

Happee Birthdae!! (See what I did there? Super sexy, if I do say so myself!)

November 2, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterTudor Rose

Happy birthday!

November 2, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterRose

Katie : That chai was so dirty I needed a cigarette.

Meow!

happy Birthday Johns.

November 2, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterKatie: Evolving

Jen's husband, John - have a "GREET" Birthday!

November 2, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterLaura

Hapy Birfda, Jn!

Exlent job wit da post 2day. :)

November 2, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterTracibub

I didn't know coffee kiosks could sell pasties! Wow...

Happy Birthday and may your cake be not Wrecked.

November 2, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterNoey

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