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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)

Cake all looks the same in your belly

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterKaryl

Okay, I LOVE "Leave Blank for Message" and "This May Have Fallen on the Floor."

Mine:

Sublimate Your Rage!!!

Smoke Brea

Just Do It.

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterMisha

It tastes better than it looks!

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterMelanie Withrow

You know I'm cheap.

The best you deserve.

Can't please you anyway.

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterDebra

It's better to taste good than to look good.

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered Commenterlnolte

"Tastes better than a Beanie Baby"

"Here"

"A Cake"

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterCheryl

"WRECK Happens"

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterHeather

Courtesy of Sleep Talkin' Man:

It's cake o'clock! All day long...

Cake-a-doodle-doo! It's cake for breakfast!

The cake! It's using its Jedi mind tricks to make itself irresistible to me!

Must have the soft icing!

wv: soarl; I promise not to be a soarl oozer.

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterCaliforniutahan

"This cake intentionally left blank"

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterAmanda Holm

"Don't let them throw me in the trash!"

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterSelena

"I like life's failures to be all-encompassing."

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterTaryn

"Because The Last Time
Sue Volunteered for
Desserts Not Everyone
Made It Out Alive...

RIP Arthur"

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterAlphaCupcake

"Beauty is on the inside"

(Though with a Wreck, you never know...)

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterElsie

It's what's on the inside that counts.

WV: deftmood: That cake put me into a deftmood.

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterDale

Lets 'face' it. If you could do beter you're self, would you even bee browsing hear? I think, not.

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterAnne S

"Like you could do any better."

"Hey, don't judge me!"

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterTami

It's the least I could do.

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered Commenterbassgirl

"It all looks the same when it comes out anyway"

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterLaurenH

Coming late to the party, with no time to read all 200+ comments, I submit:

It is Chocolate

Not a Lie [at least ONE person will get this]

and It Called Me

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterCheron

One side will make you grow taller... and the other side will make you grow shorter

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterGutiersy

"It's Sunday and I Ran Out of Alcohol Last Night"

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterAbracadabra

You know you want me.

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterCandy

I was drunk. Very, very drunk.

Eru

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterEru

I really need this job to pay for cake decorator lessons.

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered Commenterpmerry

"It doesn't matter how it looks in the end!!"

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterKendee

Does it really matter?

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterKelli & Noel

"They were going to throw it away"

(A total lie, of course. If wrecky cakes were thrown away then we wouldn't have this website. But not everyone needs to know that, and if they do they'll play along because hey, it's cake.)

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered Commenter-Sea Nymph-

Iz gonna tastee lyke crap 2

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterGreta D.

Tastes GR8!

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterLady of the loch

Label with a word combination of cake and crack:

"Cack"

(Doubles as the sound you make when you think about eating such a thing.)

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterRoses

I was hungry, I saw cake.

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterLizzie

"You can eat it too!"

"I look fabulous in candle light."

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterCrystal

"Oh Well"

"Whatever"

"Perfection is overrated"

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterColleen

"Twice the Cake - Half the Clever Inscription"

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterLinda Scher

"Nothing beats a Crack Cake!"

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterMichele

Because they were all out of Augustus-flavored chocolate-coated gloop...

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterMarcy W.

So I could put it on cake wrecks(the cake would say: Cake recks here I come!)

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterKat

Hunger beats taste, in both senses!

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterKris D

"I was tired."

"No assembly required."

"Show how much you care."

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterHistoric Orange

Less Filling!

(Remember the days of "Tastes Great! vs. "Less Filling!"?...)

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterMegan

"No extra charge for bandaid"

"free set of steak knives inside"

"Contains vitamin C A K & E"

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterLady of the loch

"This could look worse"

"At least it's just brown icing"

"sprinkles are extra and times are tough"

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterAmanda

"You know you want me"

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered Commenterlaura

Its not *my* birthday but its somebody's. One can't celebrate a random unknown person's birthday without cake!

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterAnna

It all looks the same in the stomach anyway!

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterAmaranthine

Because you want a cakewreck book.

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterFluffy Cow

It's all cake to me!

(P.S. I think this may be my fav cake wreck ever. This would soooo go over big time with my family! I may actually order this for the next big get together.)

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterHeather

"carrot jockey"

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterAmanda

They'll never ask you to pick up the cake again!

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterHannah L

It was pre-disastered (World According to Garp)

July 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterDominicD

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