Wheelin' & Dealin'
August 14, 2013 Have you seen the latest wreckage to hit the news?
See, apparently a bride named Cecilia ordered this for her wedding:
;)
And got this instead:
;)
Yowch.
Of course, bridal tears like this are nothing new, but Cecilia's next move was: she decided to sell her wreck on ebay. She later said it was only a joke, but there were still several bids in by the time she cancelled the auction. (I like to think the bidders planned to use it as a divorce cake, because the irony would be delicious.)
While I'm always glad to see a bride with a sense of humor, the fact remains that this is a tragedy, and one which no doubt has us all thinking the same thing:
A tire cake for a wedding? Really?
Still, it could have been worse. Cecilia could have asked for her tires monster-truck sized. And pink.
;)
There's a "making donuts in the parking lot" joke in here SOMEWHERE, I just know it.
Granted, that cake is the figurative Beverly Hills to Cecilia's Skid Row (see what I did there?), but take heart, Cecilia:
At least yours didn't have a real hubcap on it.
;)
[scrolls back up]
[squints]
No, yeah, yours is still worse, Cecilia. Sorry.
Thanks to all eleventy billion of you who sent in that first wreck via The Huffington Post, and also to Lisa H. and Sommer T., who recommend the side of the road at the downtown overpass for primo free wedding cake toppers.
Reader Comments (69)
@ Dangerboy: I just cracked up (without a car, even) over your "Loose Wheel" song! =^~.~^=
@Dangerboy ~ I laughed so hard I had to go back and read it twice! Woot!
@Sharyn ~ That was just mean. Well done!
Hmm.. for some reason I'm now craving donuts. However, I'm not craving black frosting. Thanks anyway.
You should have seen the bride's ring -- several people commented on how the rock seemed to glow, like it had a fire within. You know, a Fire...stone.
But all seriousness aside, a wedding is a big step. It's where the rubber meets the road, you might say. Or not. (Is this on? Suddenly, I feel like Bad Joke Eel.)
#1 "I distinctly remember typing '3 tiers' -- I knew ordering online was a bad idea."
#2 looks heavy. I hope whoever lifted it didn't require traction. Not a very slick job, in any case.
#3 I too see giant doughnuts, of the Krispy Kreme variety, which is eleventy billion different kinds of awesome. They should SO have those.
Well, the mental soundtrack attempted a medley of almost every car-related song I've ever heard with a certain Simon & Garfunkel song (yes, 'The Only Living Boy in New York' -- how did you know?), but they combined about as readily as oil and water, so they had to settle for alternating a few dozen times. They finally tired of their shenanigans and went off in search of someone else to torment. Up next: the extended version of 'Route 66'. I can work with that, although Rush's 'Red Barchetta' keeps trying to sneak in.
Oh,M,G.! I clicked the link and just about died laughing! ("we have...things in motion to prevent this person ever making a cake again" etc.!) They probably got their money back, but no matter what, a sense of humor like theirs is priceless! =^~.~^=
I saw these cakes on Yahoo! and my first thought was "I wonder if they will end up on CakeWrecks'!!!Shoulda known you intrepid wreckporters never sleep!!!Always on the lookout or wrecks!
And while I am employed in the automotive business and handle quite a few tires myself, I would NEVER EVER consider having tires-or any other auto part-as a wedding cake-or any other kind of cake!!!So in my opinion, all the cakes on this post are WRECKS!!! Including the peach tire/donut/what? cake......
Bravo, Sharyn, I bow to your mastery!!!! And now I have and earworm about wheels!!!
Here's a little ditty~sung to the tune of "Heart Like A Wheel" (by Linda Ronstadt)
Some say that cake is just like a wheel
When you bend it, you can't mend it
But my love for cake is like a sinking ship
And my cake is on that ship out in mid-ocean...
And it's only cake and it's only cake
That can wreck a human stomach and turn it inside out...!
(That's all I've got, and that's all I've got~~=^e.e^=)
I has song, too. ("sung" to the tune of Linda Ronstadt's "Heart Like A Wheel"):
Some say that cake is just like a wheel;
When you bend it you can't mend it...
But my love for cake is like a sinking ship,
And my cake is on that ship out in mid-ocean.
And it's only cake and it's only cake
That can wreck a human stomach and turn it inside out...
(blah, blah, blah...!)
=^-.-^= cool, huh?
maybe it's so they don't get "tired" of each other
Loving all the puns everybody.
As for themed weddings...there's nothing wrong with them if they're done right. We had a medieval wedding 17 years ago where all the guests and reception staff also dressed up. It was relatively inexpensive and is still talked about every time I meet one of the guests as one of the best/fun weddings they've been to. Admittedly the cake wasn't tires.
"The Only Living Boy in New York" is so car-related, it could be my twin...(sigh). Craig, sweetie, if you don't mind my asking...what's it like on your...you know...planet? Hmmm? =^u.u^=
Poor Cecilia's cake would have looked so much better if they'd used a delicate pedestal stand instead of that monsterous square contraption. (sigh) Devil's in the details, people.
(oh, dear...now it's "tires." gone the way of bunnies, apparently.)
Wondering where the picture of the desired cake came from. I've said it before and I will say it again. Brides who ask a baker, pro or not, to copy some one else's work deserve what they get. Look at your baker's own work. Don't just settle for a pictures, see some actual cakes. Don't ask a baker to copy someone's work and don't do business with a baker who will.
I kinda think that's what you get if you order a tire cake for your wedding. Seriously?
Lol I was wondering if you would get to this cake. I saw it on my newsfeed and thought to myself wow I wonder if they will put this on cake wrecks? So glad I was right. I really hope she didn't pay for that cake. I can only imagine she chased the baker once she saw it.
This post made me...
*puts on sunglasses*
Tired.
YYYYYYEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!
I really hope no one made this same joke earlier.... That would be so sad.
Well, of course I'm clutching my pearls! With one hand. With the other I'm making sure the family tiara is in place.
Maybe the dress code for this tire cake wedding wasn't white tie/tiara after all... if that's possible. Where is the world heading to? I think I need my salts...
"When I said I loved you, it wasn't for tires. It was for shocks" Uncle Buck (1989)
Maybe I'm an oddball but I actually like the first cake. White cakes get so boring. Now I want giant donuts.
I love love love the original tyre cake. I love doing cakes out the ordinary - I hate pretty, frilly, flowery cakes.- everyone does them!!!
The baker who did this is not far from me - it's worrying!! She's obviously tried to.save money by colouring the.icing herself (black is impossible).
I agree with the comments re black icing - hate the feel of the stuff - but I would have airbrushed.then it saves all the additives.
Feel so bad for the bride and groom though!!