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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)

Better than sex.

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterCarol

I have two suggestions:

Whaat?

and

Because you deserve it

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered Commenterthe mighty guin

"Buy me quick...they're gonna euthanize me tomorrow!"

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterAmy

Going out of "business" sale.

50% effort

What did you expect for minimum wage?

No laxatives required

We broke the mold when we made this one.

Apathy is... caring enough to give the least

National Fungal Celabrashon Day

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterMandy

yer mooooooom!

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterMelanie

The Tequila made me do it!!!!!!!!

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterWendy

You wouldn't want your dinner to be lonely in your butt and thighs.

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterLinda C.

"The itch will go away eventually"

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterSeriouslytiff

"This too can be yours!" (if the price is right)

-Jenifer

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterAnonymous

"Nobody will notice if you cut it before serving."

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterJocelyne

It's cake...What did you expect, Da Vinci?

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterSydney A

Better than the other cake... it was molded.

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterKim in EKY

We were drunk.

I spent too much time at peopleofwalmart.com.

Bake and Shake.

Turns out there IS a 10th level of hell.

WF: pulswin: The Polish! They won!

~ Cynthia

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterAnonymous

"The power of icing compels you!"

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterStudio Rose

I'm on the cake diet :)

Sandra Viscarra.

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterAnonymous

This was the cheapest one... :)

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterMallori S.

"Don't be so shallow, it's the inside that counts."

:D

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterLulu

At least our carrots don't have jockeys.

(So wait..Can they be considered carrots if they don't have jockeys??)

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterSarah

"Admit it: You need this"

"Pink roses that won't wilt and die"

"You're skinny enough"

"Congratulations on your diet"

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterSmokiechick

my kid made this

alms for our blind decorator

hey its coated in frosting what more do you want?

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered Commenterkarmen madan

"For revenge!"

Kathy D.

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterAnonymous

"I still want sprinkles" would be my inscription.

"Buy me, the decorator just returned to work after her stroke" would be my ad slogan to get somebody to buy it.

wv: milec The exact location of a wrecked cake..>Mile C

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterDonna M.

"pretty cakes are so overrated"

"I thought about paying for a nice cake. It's really the thought that counts."

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered Commenterlangela

I said no to drugs but yes to crack.

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterDangard

hey you get what you pay for

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered Commenterkarmen madan

It's better than being baked.

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterJeanette

Half the price, half the fun, half the flavour...

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterLexy

I just wanted to comment that you have 1000++ comments now... hahaha!

Other than that... "I like misspelled cakes." :D

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterAdriana

"We know it's not really for a party, anyway.."

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered Commentercallie

"It was this or the moldy lump in the back of the fridge"

"I'm beautiful inside"

"Cake is cake, close your eyes and eat it anyway"

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterJenny Anne

"Decorator in training" or "Made by the new guy".

How many time, when your new in a job do you use your lack of seniority as an excuse for screwing up? At least, whe you work in a store, they give you the "In Training" pin to announce to the world that you're not slow or ignorant, just new. So imagine a cake whih says the same thing!

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterCostumeholic

Eat and be merry for tomorrow you may diet.

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterKate

Oh, here is another idea: "This is all they had left".

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterCostumeholic

CAKE: "I may be ugly, but I'm still delicious...I hope."

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterDeb E.

"Thank You for Being Our Plumber."

wv: mouss: I saw a mouss run down the crack in that cake.

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterZoe

"Bet yo momma couldn't do it better"

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterIlsan Adrienne

It tastes like fish.

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterAndrea

If a wreckerator tried saying "cheaper than a therapist" on a cake, it would probably end up saying "cheaper than the rapist"....
Yeah, I know, the line is way back there, and I ignored the sign that said do not cross, but I bet somebody is laughing :)

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterDangard

So old the calories leaked away!

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterSusan Wensel

The mistake makes it a collectable!

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterKirsten

"It's not you, it's me."

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered Commenterjufu

"Happy Birthday with Cake" has been my new one for people's birthdays.
"Don't resist your temptations."
"You want me, I can feel it"
"Got tea?"

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered Commentershikishinobi

"You don't HAVE to say no to crack"

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterRachel

"Cause I have half a brain... And I like pina coladas"

Kathy D.

WV: rhathe -- I'd rhathe have a nicer looking cake.

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterAnonymous

Your message here.

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered Commenterinvisibledaddy

"Just buy it, no one else will"
"Ugly cakes need love too!"

WV: Butlerse
With all this wreckage, you're gunna need some butlerse to clean it up!

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterSarah Irene

Cake for the blind.

Jesse

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered Commenterinvisibledaddy

Because I'm not really that sorry.

(But Jen, I can't remember the last time I laughed so hard at a wreck!)

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterFlartus

This cake intentionally left blank.

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered Commenterinvisibledaddy

"Serve in the dark for best results"

^.^

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterLulu

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