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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
Dec062013

Do You Copy?

When you order a Minnie Mouse cake:

 

... and get a Goofy wreck:

Ouch.

 

We all know bakers get some strange requests when it comes to cake designs, but c'mon, who here would take this order:

... and NOT just print it out on edible paper?

 

This baker, that's who:

SLAM DUNK.

 

Not the cake we deserve:

 

... but the cake we need:

Yep.
I needed that.

 

And now, your moment of Jen:

Whoever writes the best caption in the comments wins a signed copy of Cake Wrecks. (And hey, maybe I'll even be the one who signs it. [eyebrow waggle])

Annnnd... GO.

 

Thanks to Meagan D., Idia L., Alexis O., & John & Jenni E. for the cakes. No. Really.

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Reader Comments (260)

Can't wait to read all the comments!

December 6, 2013 | Unregistered CommenterSharyn

Turdo

December 6, 2013 | Unregistered CommenterTony

Tur-blow out

December 6, 2013 | Unregistered CommenterRachel

Turbo caption: It's a sad day in geriatric racing when you blow out your depends at the end of the road.

December 6, 2013 | Unregistered CommenterMaxmonkey

PFTTTTT! Much better!

December 6, 2013 | Unregistered CommenterSarah Dutton

"I'm sorry, Dreamworks! I tried to do as well as Cars! I tried!!!

December 6, 2013 | Unregistered CommenterKatelyn

Okay, so the Planet of the Apes one (4th one down)? Not all that bad...unless you insist on saying that it's not *supposed* to be a Planet of the Apes cake. Same goes for little "Turbo"~I mean, whadda ya WANT for nine bucks? Edible AND "pretty"? Picky,picky,picky.... =^-.-^=

December 6, 2013 | Unregistered Commentersendingtheclowns

And all of a sudden, Turbo realized that going fast made him nauseous.

December 6, 2013 | Unregistered CommenterMarcel Beaudoin

A little too much pre-race celebration caused a nun intended, and very embarrassing, "back fire".

Or....

"I thought those crackers were salt free," said the snail whose name no one knows, from the movie no one watched, as he slowly died in a foamy mess.

December 6, 2013 | Unregistered CommenterMy Goodness

That turbo cake is all gassed out!

December 6, 2013 | Unregistered CommenterMisti

Turbo was a little grossed out by his tur-blow.

December 6, 2013 | Unregistered CommenterKim M

Turbo's cousin ET ate too many blue Reese's Pieces.
"What do you mean there's no such thing as blue Reese's Pieces?"

December 6, 2013 | Unregistered CommenterMarlo

EscarNO!

December 6, 2013 | Unregistered Commentermonchichimommy

"The real ending of the Turbo franchise came just moments after the end of filming, when tragedy struck the title star at the end of the road. Charges will be pending on the hit-and-run driver when they are apprehended." From the final film review...

He's gone into Plaid!!

December 6, 2013 | Unregistered CommenterSneakyAmanda

I got nothin'.
Except a bad joke. I have a bad joke:

Whats the difference between a cake wreckerator and a snail? One is slimy and leaves a mess everywhere, and the other is a snail.

December 6, 2013 | Unregistered CommenterSuBee

I know it's the wrong franchise, but: "gotta go fast!" fits oddly well...

December 6, 2013 | Unregistered CommenterBearPerson

Turbo-lax, speedy relief for when your blue poo just won't come through!

December 6, 2013 | Unregistered CommenterCarolyn

Aw, don't you see that the little Turbo is just very, very tired? The other cake is when he is at last alone and can feel free to be sad, tired, crying... You can see there are no other persons on the cake, unlike on the picture where he has to keep smiling in front of cheerers.

December 6, 2013 | Unregistered Commenterkt

Hey! Look at that S-car-blow!

December 6, 2013 | Unregistered CommenterFluffy Cow

Wow. I don't think that escargot is going anywhere!

December 6, 2013 | Unregistered CommenterLeslee

As turbo started to disintegrate into slime, he read the ingredient label on the bottle of gatorade someone had so generously provided... "Help me" he slurred as he melted, "I've been salted.... "

December 6, 2013 | Unregistered CommenterHeather

The love child of E.T. and a Magic 8 ball suddenly realizes that his nickname wasn't fitting. It was probably because he was born as a 5 ball.

December 6, 2013 | Unregistered CommenterEva @ Eva Bakes

@Sharyn: Where's the music? Y'all expect us to look at this stomach-twisting gag-a-thon with no SCORE?!?
=^0.o^=

December 6, 2013 | Unregistered Commentersendingtheclowns

"Can't...Escape...Stuck in blue bubblegum..."

December 6, 2013 | Unregistered CommenterLexi

Turbo's often forgotten brother Slug-o

December 6, 2013 | Unregistered Commentermiss_paper

My get up and go....died

December 6, 2013 | Unregistered CommenterSam

Yep, NAILED IT!

December 6, 2013 | Unregistered CommenterLee Hughes

Wow, look at that S-car-go......and I do mean "go".

December 6, 2013 | Unregistered CommenterJP

(S)NAILED IT.

(Apropos to the basketball one, looks like they ran out of green, and that's no Joke(r).)

December 6, 2013 | Unregistered CommenterNyperold

On the news tonight, there has been a rear end collision involving a local racing snail and a smurf. Emergency crews are on the scene determining the best way of extraction.

December 6, 2013 | Unregistered CommenterGina

"You're Turbonated!"

December 6, 2013 | Unregistered CommenterJuls

Yikes, look at that "S" car go!

December 6, 2013 | Unregistered CommenterLaura Garrison

Little Turbo's running out of steam!

December 6, 2013 | Unregistered Commenternormajean

"He started out strong but by his second lap he was looking a little deflated, Bob"

December 6, 2013 | Unregistered CommenterJoelle

Feeling turd-otaly SLUGGISH today....

December 6, 2013 | Unregistered CommenterSaraD

"He started out strong but by his second lap he was looking a little deflated, Bob"

December 6, 2013 | Unregistered CommenterJoelle

Did someone salt the snail's cookie? He looks like he's melting...

December 6, 2013 | Unregistered CommenterCimoryn

Death Valley Race: 1, Snail: 0

December 6, 2013 | Unregistered CommenterDNA

EscarNO

December 6, 2013 | Unregistered CommenterDNA

Perhaps the baker should have slowed down to a snail's pace and taken the time for a closer look at the picture before turbo-charging his way to a high speed wreck.

December 6, 2013 | Unregistered CommenterFontLady

"Ah, don't be sad Turbo! Just keep your poop in a group and all will be fine! I will be glad to get the duct tape and fix you RIGHT UP! 'Cause you know, tuct tape fixes everything..."

December 6, 2013 | Unregistered CommenterKitchen Witch

hahahah its like the poopy scene from bridesmaids. hahahahah

December 6, 2013 | Unregistered CommenterOlga

Gee, All of a sudden I'm feeling really sluggish!

December 6, 2013 | Unregistered CommenterStephanie

Determination turned to consternation as little Turbo realized he had come to the end of the road.

December 6, 2013 | Unregistered Commenterzoomom

The proctologist left his exam glove in poor Turbo's "tail pipe"... No, wait, I think the proctologist is IN poor Turbo's tailpipe and is trying to get out. Somebody help here!

December 6, 2013 | Unregistered Commenterbirdergirl

It was while rounding the last curve that Turbo realized his pre-race airbrushed-buttercream carb-loading had probably not been the best idea.

KW

December 6, 2013 | Unregistered CommenterKW

After deploying his turbo-boost of poo power, the little snail suddenly realized that he was out of road, on a cookie, and was destined to do a swan dive of death onto the WalMart aisle.

December 6, 2013 | Unregistered CommenterSherri

Caution: Extended viewing of cake may cause seizures in certain individuals.
Not for internal consumption.

December 6, 2013 | Unregistered Commenterkhereva

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