Search

My Other Blog

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
Tuesday
Dec022014

Wreck Encounters of the Worst Kind

Have you experienced a Wreck Encounter with an Unexplainable Sweet Object (USO)? Watch for these signs!

 

Wreck Encounter of the First Kind: Visual sighting less than 50 feet away that shows considerable -- albeit completely useless -- detail.

Your guess is as good as mine.

 

Wreck Encounter of the Second Kind: A physiological effect is manifested, such as confusion or discomfort in the viewer.

*hurk*

 

Wreck Encounter of the Third Kind: An animated creature is present. These include bipeds,

 

um... [head tilt]... robots?

 

and whatever these are:

On the plus side, they don't seem able to breathe our atmosphere.

 

Wreck Encounter of the Fourth Kind: Direct communication between wrecks and humans.

Shhhh! Don't distract me... I can -- almost -- make it out...

 

Wreck Encounter of the Fifth Kind: Death associated with an Unexplainable Sweet Object.

Poor Mickey. It was a real blood bath.

(We experts call this "wrecksanguination.")

 

Wreck Encounter of the Sixth Kind: The creation of a human/USO hybrid.

THE POD PEOPLE ARE COMING.

 

If you've had a Wreck Encounter with a USO, send Cake Wrecks photographic evidence right away!
(Just don't get caught taking the pictures...)

We WANT to Believe!!!

 

Out of this world thanks to Anabel J., Cat, Anony M., Mark H., Nate W., Bridget A., & Robert A. for helping prove wrecks are out there. (Um, wait a minute, guys... That's NOT one of the accepted hand gestures...)

*****

Thank you for using our Amazon links to shop! USA, UK, Canada.

« What We Have Here Is A Failure To Communicate | Main | The Daily Life Of A Cake Wrecks Reader »

Reader Comments (60)

Is that a jello mold on what I think is supposed to be a baby shower cake? If so.. I don't think I want to know what is inside of it lol. I agree with everyone that the first one looks like a smashed armadillo. Yuck!

December 3, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterArlene Marie

The last one is a depiction of the mother-to-be's ultrasound. Yeah, that's it.

December 3, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterNobodee Home

wrecksanguination - excellent word. I will have to find a way to use it in conversation soon.

December 4, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterVicky

Is it wrong that I thought the fifth cupcakes (the frog pods) were REALLY REALLY cute? And that I liked the third, fourth, and sixth cakes too?

December 4, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterYael Mala

#1 I think it's a dead pigeon... who fell and cruched a rat. You can just make out the tai on the side.
#5 These look like the funcondoms you could buy back in the 80's as a "funny" bday present for some friend.
See? http://uydurukprenses.blogspot.nl/2010/10/bilin-bakalm-bunlar-ne.html
(not from experience ofcourse... Noooooo ;-) )

The golden egg is really, ehm, terrifying? I'm eggspecting something with claws will climb out any minute!

December 22, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterTala

#1 is definitely a nod to the famous armadillo groom's cake from Steel Magnolias.

Some of the best dialogue from the play and the subsequent film centers around the "red velvet armadillo groom's cake"

I've actually been waiting to run across one ever sinceIi started looking around your blog. I new it had to be here somewhere.

Great blog!!! The pictures are awesome but, your commentary has me in stitches. Thanks for the belly laughs!

February 3, 2015 | Unregistered CommenterEric

The first one looks like a dead armadillo or tortoise...and are you sure that is biceps, and not armpit hair on #3?

March 10, 2015 | Unregistered Commenterselkie

Does anybody know where to buy the little frog cakes in picture 5? They look a lot like the frog cakes Dennis Park bakery made before they went out of business. I loved those cakes and haven't been able to find them anywhere. They were iced with chocolate ganache instead of what looks like fondant or marzipan in the picture, but otherwise very similar. Perhaps the person who took the picture could tell me?

April 28, 2015 | Unregistered CommenterNicole

I’m almost positive the first cake is a cobra. I mean, there’s the head, the hood, the scales…and a tiny tail? Did the decorator just severely underestimate its size?

May 14, 2015 | Unregistered Commenterforestlight

#1) ACORN???

December 20, 2015 | Unregistered CommenterCc

PostPost a New Comment

Enter your information below to add a new comment.
Author Email (optional):
Author URL (optional):
Post:
 
Some HTML allowed: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <code> <em> <i> <strike> <strong>