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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
Monday
Aug192013

Every Teacher's Worst Nightmare

Welcome to your new school year, everyone! I'm Miss Peld, who some of you might know from the Kaky Kake bakery in town. Your regular English teacher, Miss Lee, decided to retire over the summer, so I'll be filling in.

[dims lights]
[begins slideshow]

Now, who wants to see the cake I made for her??

It was my idea to add the "Goodbye Tension, Hello Pension." Cute, right?

 

Of course your History teacher, Erica Schwartz, would normally fill in for Miss Lee, but Erica left this morning for a last minute trip to Europe. Luckily I had just enough notice to make her this sweet little "Bon Voyage" cake before she left:

It's funny how many people at this school have never heard the phrase "bon voyage" before, by the way - nearly everyone in the lounge asked me what the cake meant! Huh!

Oh and we're also missing everyone's favorite student aid, Jason, due to his college graduation over the summer. Naturally, I stepped in to help with that celebration, too:

Jason is moving upstate to start his fellowship, so I also threw in this extra housewarming gift:

 

But enough about your former teachers - let's talk about you guys! The important thing to remember is that this school has a long history of excellence. In fact, you COULD say... [clicking to next slide]...

We've been awesome since 1983!!

My, you kids have been so attentive this lesson, and I just love seeing all these big grins around me!
Aaaand I have the perfect way to thank you:

Ok, everyone, tomorrow we're having a pop quiz, so be sure to bring in at least three tubes of gel icing and a quart of black frosting each, k? Great. Class dismissed!

 

Thanks to Sarah G., Spencer S., Rebekah A., Megan W., Jenny L., & Meggin K. for helping me give all the teachers out there especially vivid nightmares tonight. (And yes, the "Bamaiarze" cake really IS supposed to say "Bon Voyage." Really. Like, REALLY really. Would I lie to you? Don't answer that. Just trust me.)

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Reader Comments (61)

@Just Andrea: "That cake is celebrating the one-hit-wonder band Ausome Ants. Their song, "I'm Not Farming, I'm Trying To Escape" was number one for eight straight hours in 1983.
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I got a HUGE giggle-fit out of this!!!! I actually HAD one of the original ant farms, years ago-( I think I was maybe 10 or so) It was sad, though; The ants were all hustling around, doing their little ant-y things around the "farm", and I ended up inadvertently killing them. I'd cleaned their plastic "walls" with Windex--just the outside, but the fumes must have gotten to them.You had to mail-order the ants. I can't remember if I got more. =^u.u,^=

August 19, 2013 | Unregistered Commentersendingtheclowns

Sharyn!! I had to stop, play the "real" version of the song and sing your lyrics. *sniff* Beautiful, just beautiful.
LOL Gutz Grilla for the Mr. Bean joke. ;)

DOC mobilize!!

August 19, 2013 | Unregistered CommenterBarbara Anne

Lol!! I cannot stop the giggles just looking at these and trying to figure out how on earth the wreckerators thought the customers wouldn't notice the spelling. Some are actually nicely decorated but sheesh!

August 20, 2013 | Unregistered CommenterArlene

All i could hear in my head was bugs bunny saying "bon voyagee"!!

August 20, 2013 | Unregistered Commenterm

To everyone who can't work out what the kid was saying that was taken for 'thank you' - here's a way to guess. Just imagine he was saying '- you'. Got it?

August 20, 2013 | Unregistered CommenterMorag

^^^^ ?=^e.e^=

August 20, 2013 | Unregistered Commentersendingtheclowns

@sendingtheclowns: Aww, here's a hug for your ten-year-old self! *hug*

August 20, 2013 | Unregistered CommenterJust Andrea

@Just Andrea:
How sweet! Ten-year-old-me thanks you! *sniff* (something in her eye...) =^~.-,^=

August 20, 2013 | Unregistered Commentersendingtheclowns

Hilarious!

August 25, 2013 | Unregistered CommenterLaura Saxon

Since I live right down the street from McDaniel College, I'm really REALLY hoping that cake wasn't local. It wouldn't surprise me though.

January 13, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterAshley

my goodness. these cakes made me laugh and cry at the same time in front of the computer

February 28, 2014 | Unregistered Commenterelizabeth md

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