10 Reasons Edible Images Are The Absolute WORST (Plus One That's Pure Gold)
September 28, 2015 You'd think printing out your decorations would make them LESS wrecky, but... NOPE.
10 Reasons Edible Images Are The Absolute WORST:
1) Because even though bakers COULD use spell-check...
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...they don't.
And also that pesky spacing thing.
2) Because now it looks like the cake is wrapped in fabric:
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3) Or shiny plastic:
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(I've seen Slip n' Slides that looked thinner than that stuff. Think you need scissors to cut it?)
4) Because the printer always runs out of ink and turns everyone green:
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But thank goodness bakeries don't let that stop them.
5) Because of the badly Photoshopped photo collages:
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6) And free clip art:
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7) Because it gets all shiny and slimy:
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*hurk*
8) Because square paper, round cookies cakes:
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Ahhh, SEAMLESS.
9) Because creepy ultrasounds:
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"NO I DON'T WANT THE FACE PIECE, JOAN."
And finally, the best/worst reason edible images are the worst?
10) Because bakers keep doing this:
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Not cool, bakers. Not cool.
Thanks to Alexis M., Alexia K., Jennalee Z., Graham C., Melissa H., Darren G., Amber, Nicky W., Mercedes M., & Desiree H. for getting the picture.
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BONUS SWEET:
And now, because every rule needs an exception, allow me to present the best Edible Image Cake...
OF ALL TIME:
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Thank you, Julia H.
And, YOU'RE WELCOME, WORLD.
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Reader Comments (27)
How can bakery employees not even think to cut the print to fit the cookie????? You post some pretty brain-dead practices on here, but that one takes...the cake :-P
Thanks so much for the last one, though - LOVE it!
Our prays are with you?
There seem to be a remarkable number of babies being welcomed to the world with alcohol. Is this a thing now? Maybe it's to dull the memories of ultrasound picture cakes. Creeeeeepy.
That second one looks like a nice piece of flannel I would love to snuggle under. Or a diaper cake, made of cloth diapers. And the biggest question of the day is WHY are there KIDNEYS on cake #6?
Gotta love the two fingerprints in the last cake. When you steal art you shouldn't leave fingerprints behind!
The idea is a good one, but wreckers gotta wreck....
Bwah that last one cracked me up! Now, who wants a nice piece of baby? What...no? Okay, how about a piece of cute puppy?
"But I'm not the Assman!"
"As far as the state of New York is concerned, you are."
Did you ever see the Seinfeld episode where Kramer got the license plate intended for a NY proctologist? The license was "ASSMAN".
I felt bad about cake #6. I know a couple people who need/ed organ transplants and it is never an easy process. They do need lots of prayers and a good medical team - not to mention, a donor. Looks like we need to add good clip art for cake decorators to the list! I hope your prayers got answered, Team Gruff!
I don't want the face piece, no matter when the picture was taken.
I agree with GingerSnap - I hope Team Gruff's prayers were answered.
How the h-e-double hockey sticks did my 7th grade home ec sewing project ( I received a D-) make it in as cake #2?
Oooh! A kidney cake - yummy!! (I'm so glad they didn't use yellow frosting on that one.)
I'm really curious what was intended with the 'Our prays are with you' cake. We hope you live, but if not, please donate your kidneys to McGruff the Crime Dog?
@Moira: Perhaps the cake was served with fava beans and a nice chianti.
@TheCreepyTribble and @JaneE- Yay! A fellow Seinfeld fan!
I like the concept of cake 2, just not the execution. Cake 1 is not only misspelled, it's poorly centered, resulting in some of the words being cut off. While the idea of having a picture on a cake is cute, I'd find it difficult to eat anything depicting a baby. And as for the square on a circle ones: Chocloate Chip Occasion Cookie just cracks me up for some strange reason.
#9 looks like she's gestating the Phantom of the Opera - with mask.
There is no Darth Vader on that cake. How, then, can it be the best ever?
I think the first one is homemade by the look of the top border. It looks like someone bought an edible image from a bakery and did it themselves. A lot of places will sell you just the image if you ask.
The last one...All I can think is "Atreyu!" And I hear the them song in my head.
What concerns me the most about edible images is the decorators. If they are that inept, do we really trust them to use edible ink in the printer and edible paper? I can just see myself biting into a big hunk of 20# Bright White.
Sad about your hand amputation, Tink. Tough times.
Back when I graduated from high school, "photos on cakes" was a relatively new thing that all the cool kids were doing, so naturally I wanted a baby photo of my printed onto my graduation cake for my open house.
Instead of doing that, the supermarket bakery simply took the photo print that I gave them, wrapped it in a plastic baggy, and embedded it into the icing.
Given the circumstances, that was probably the best possible outcome.
Well these just made me laugh so hard. Honestly I fear what wreckerators are going to do for the holidays. I really fear going to a bakery near Halloween lol.
@Lori, that last cake also made me think of Atreyu and Falkor!
Also: "But I'm not the Assman!"
The green "stuff" on #3 looks like a frog massacre.
Ahem. #4 is obviously a photo of some Orions!
But any post with a Seinfeld reference is still a great post!