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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
Friday
Jul302010

Why On Earth Did You Buy THAT?




Oh.

Well, ok, then.

Seriously, I think I've just found my new favorite Wreckerator here. Way to work to your product's strengths, my friend! In fact, if you need any more ideas, I have a few suggestions:

"It beats jello"

"95% of diets fail anyway"

"Cheaper than therapy"

"It was this or rhubarb pie."

"The end MIGHT be nigh"

Ok, that's all I've got. Have anything better? Then gimmie your best 1-line Wreck sales pitch in the comments, and tonight I'll randomly select someone who makes me laugh to win a signed copy of Cake Wrecks, the book:
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Only $5.20 on Amazon! Woot! Stock up!

I'll announce the winner in tomorrow's post, so check back then.

Now, quick, go BE FUNNY. Chop chop!

UPDATE: Here are some of my favorite entries so far, in case you don't feel like scrolling through the 1000+ comments:

"Now Dolphin Free!" - Jenniffer

"Think of the laughs you'll get" - Anony 10:09

"You could always send this to Cake Wrecks" - TechyDad

"Eatable" - Kathyrn R.

"Mostly Harmless" - Cat Beiber

"Get Used To Disappointment" - Lynn

"My Other Cake Has A Witty Saying On It" - Tessa Beers

"D***n it, Jim, I'm a Doctor, not a cake decorator!" - Becky@whatslifewithoutwhimsy

"It's not as old as it looks" - Jen (3:44pm)

"I quit" - Donna

"It was this or death" - M.A.

"Think of the children" - Tracy

"Like you could do any better." - Tami

"The bananas in your cart look lonely." - Charlie's Mom

"As seen on Cake Wrecks!" - Ashley

"We only would have screwed up your custom cake order, anyway." - Julie

"Don't act like you've never settled before." - Bryan & Jessica

"In some foreign countries this is actually a compliment." - Dolores

"Suck it, Trebek." - Janebabes

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Reader Comments (1396)

"Suck it, Trebek"

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered Commenterjanebabes

Because pink is my favorite flavor of icing.

The crack lets calories leak out.

For the same reason I bought the dress I'm wearing to the party.

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered Commenterlasersmith

"It reminded me of you"

Kathy D.

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterAnonymous

I saw this and I thought of you.

No one's perfect.

Taste is all that matters.

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterJRW

50% off and free crack!

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterAlissa

"Hey! There are starving children around the world that would LOVE to eat this cake. Do NOT let it go to waste! Underneat that love mom"

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterMama Martinez

Pick me and all your wildest dreams will come true.

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterBekah

"Poured blood, sweet, and tears into this thing"

"the only job I could get outta jail was baking cakes"

-Cindy

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterCindy

"Eat me!"

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterAlissa

"I have no idea."

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterMiss Candi

Baby got crack

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered Commenterlisa math

"Because I have a savior complex"

Kathy D.

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterAnonymous

because I said so!

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered Commentererin wolfe

"Because I cared just thismuch"

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterDznyjenn

Because I said so!

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterBecky

'This is not a cake.'

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterMadeleine D

Hey you, yeah you, you know you want me. Take me home baby

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterTara

lots of flowers = lots of frosting
enough said

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterKatrinkaJane

Could be chocolate.
Could be vanilla.

Only YOU will know!

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterErin Gilmore

"I never *could* resist a sale!"

Kathy D.

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterAnonymous

"They ran out of sprinkles."

"I said I wanted steaks, but they gave me this instead."

"The end MIGHT be pie (that's why this is cake)"

"had2 pay by ABC" (I had to pay by the letter.)

"You're not phat, you're obese, yo!"

"I'm sorry. I forgot."

"YAY"

"It tastes better this time, I promise! :)"

That's all I got.

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered Commenterpurplewowies

Sold out of chocolate

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterSandra B

Cake...keeping people from killing their house guests since 1635.

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterKari

"As seen on Cake Wrecks"

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered Commentercrack sammich

How 'bout "We're already fat anyway"?

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterMH

If you squint your eyes it looks better.

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered Commentersamforshort

Because the new generation of carrot jockeys need pink rides!

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterKillian

Happy Earthquake Day!!!

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterKaren and Kyle

Just eat it and shut up

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterTeresa A.

It won't make you barf! I promise!

Tracy O

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterTracy O

Holy things...over a 1000 comments. Well I'm not gonna read them all till later so I'm hoping no one else has suggested to that your wreckarator put ..

"because I can".

Corina

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterAnonymous

Please put me out of my misery

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterTricia M

May Contain Sugar

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered Commentereric.abele

"I dropped the homemade one."

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterBekah

'It was this or a thimble.'

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterSally

Why on earth did you buy THAT?..."Somebody had to"

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterConstance

Because it's still cake!

Gina C

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterGina

Crackalicious

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterPam

When you live alone, it doesn't matter what the cake says!

I live alone, and the cats can't read. Cake is cake.

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterMonkeyville

"[Good] cake is a lie" -Portal

I'm such a nerd

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterAnnie Oakley

[After getting home from work, I was caulking the windows outside the house - not entirely unlike decorating a cake, mind you (except for the taste...) when I had another brain(?)storm]

"At $7.50 an hour, what do you expect?"

Although true wreckerator style would be:
"At $7.50 a nower, what do you accept," (long live the comma)

[same deal as before regards the book and my mother-in-law]

Scott Dempsey

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterScott Dempsey

Saw this cake and thought of you.

Sincerly,

your Mother In Law

(bonus points if done in chatspeak. :P)

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterPamela

The escort service was having a half price special too, and I thought they'd go good together.

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterLauren

"I'm Drunk."

OR

"It was my turn 2 bring cake."

OR

"Happy Half-Birthday."

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterKiki

It's just for my mother-in-law.

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterInaya

It's just for my mother-in-law.

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterInaya

All cake tastes the same when the lights are out.

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterSunny

My thoughts so far:
"You know you want it"
"'Cause cake is tasty!"
"It's easier than making your own"
"For the love of cake!"
"I'm going to count to 3, and when you wake up, you will buy this cake"
"It doesn't matter what it looks like; it all tastes the same, anyway"

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterSari Everna

"For revenge"

or:

"Because I only love 50% of you"

Kathy D.

WV: holyzies -- Holyzies, Batman, get a load of that cake wreck!

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterAnonymous

Hey, at least I tried.

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterMissy

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