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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
Tuesday
May172016

All Hands On Wreck: Pirate Ship Wedding Cake A Sight For Sore "Ayes"

Today's bride had an interesting request for her wedding: she wanted a pirate ship for the cake.

The baker was totally onboard, though, [snerk] and even sent over this inspiration picture so the bride would know what to expect on her Big Day.

You're seeing it now, right? All white, roses... I'll be darned if this isn't pretty elegant!

 

Ahh, but trim the sails and lash the rigging, ye scurvy dawgs, 'cuz here comes the actual wedding cake our anonymous bride got instead:

OH SHIP

Now that's a cake for private tears.

(Privateers? Eh? EH?)

You know, I could almost forgive the general fold-out-sofa-bed-on-blue-shag-carpet vibe going on here, but I cannot - CANNOT - get past those hysterical little "sails." Seriously. The longer you look at them, the funnier it gets. Like a hippo using a moist towelette square to preserve her modesty.

And that mental image you're having right now? Still not as funny as those sails.

 

Thanks to my anonymous bride minion, who I'm pretty sure is why the rum is gone. But hey, who could blame her?

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Reader Comments (55)

I really, really want to hear/read the baker's explanation for this horror. I cannot fathom why the baker supplied the inspiration photo, and then delivered this mess.
Any chance of asking the submitting bride how that conversation went? Or would that be self-incrimination in the ongoing investigation of the missing baker?

May 18, 2016 | Unregistered CommenterSandy Schreiber

And that brown!
"Hello bakery? Yes, I'd like my wedding cake to resemble shoe-leather, if at all possible," said no one. Ever.

May 18, 2016 | Unregistered CommenterRed

Thank you for all your support. My name is Morena and my caterer who did this cake also messed up my candy table. We were all in pirate and wench garb. No one ate the cake. I was so embarrassed. And she (the caterer) still doesn't see anything wrong. I feel a little bit vindicated. I would really like to blast her on social media. But am so glad that cake wrecks is here for me when she wasn't. Thank you cake wrecks.

May 18, 2016 | Unregistered CommenterMorena Budney

Thank you, Morena, and condolonces on that "cake". Now, inquiring minds want to see the messed up candy table!!!

May 19, 2016 | Unregistered CommenterCali Kath

This is real entertainment!

March 19, 2018 | Unregistered CommenterClass94

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