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? ;)
April 11, 2014 IN A WORLD...
WHERE BEAUTIFUL PEGASUS UNICORN CAKES...
;)
(By Heather Sherman of Art2Eat Cakes)
RULE THE WORLD...
OF PINTEREST.
ONE BAKER...
WILL DEFY THEM ALL.
;)
Customer: "Please tell me you're joking."
THIS SUMMER...
GET READY...
FOR...
;)
CURLY RIBBON FEATHER SHARD HORROR HOOVES...
;)
;)
;)
OF DOOOOOM.
Rated W for WTF, coming to bakeries near you.
*****
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Reader Comments (136)
Wow.
The original is gorgeous - back when I was 12, in the 80s, just the phrase "rainbow unicorn Pegasus" would have been enough to make me smile, and even now, I'm grinning at that cake that's almost too pretty to eat.
I wouldn't have any qualms about cutting into the demon-dragon-hippo (hippodragademus?) on the second cake, though! That is, if I could actually get TO the cake under all the ribbon and flotsam. At first glance, I literally though it was an unassembled cake kit, with the customer meant to take all the pieces and put them where they belong. Yeesh... I hope they put it out of its misery before it mashes its nose any further into the cakeboard or snorts up a ribbon or something. It's very wrong when a cake makes you think of the word "snort".
Nightmare. Fuel.
Quite frankly I think the person who made the so-called "cake wreck" should be praised for their efforts. I can see that this was a difficult cake to replicate but at least they had the guts and determination to give it a go. None of us are perfect and we all had to start somewhere at sometime. I am really offended by all the negative comments about the cake and I think you all should take a step back and look at where you all have started from in your cake making and decorating.
Let me just say, also, that because of the type of criticism and offending remarks that are on display here, this is the reason why I would not submit my decorated cakes for scrutiny by all your eyes. Shame on you all!!!!
Clearly that's meant to be a dragon getting in touch with his psychedelic side.
Oh dear God, what IS that THING!?
On a positive note, at least the baker didn't use real feathers…
That first cake is beautiful. That second cake.. will haunt nightmares until someone kills it with fire lol. Wow. Not even close. Poor Georgina. I honestly hope the customer didn't buy the cake.
Why are the colors so harsh?!! My eyes are on fire...just like ...ITS eyes
If the wreckerator hadn't given the Curly Ribbon Feather Shard Horror Hooves of Doooom Unicorn a nose job (i.e. cutting off the lower half of it's face), this would have been an ugly but unremarkable cake.
But that face draws you in. You do a double take and rub your eyes (hoping it's an hallucination) and while you stare you notice the body. The feather shard wings. The bucket butt. And you wonder if unicorns are extinct because they had to walk around on their rainbow-hued phalluses all day.
What in the name of all that is holy were they thinking when they thought that was acceptable??
I see a baby unicorn Pegasus goin n under the wing...anyone else see that
That original unicorn cake cost $700-$900 according to the baker's website. It took tons of time, training, etc. Somehow I doubt that the person who asked for the copy was willing to pay that much for Georgina's birthday cake. That cake was a work of art. I think the copying baker should have refused to even try.
Is it just me or is that just as gross as saving Private Ryan???
who wants a slice of the unicorns butt?
And here we see the rare and mysterious Abominicorn. It is the rare (and thankfully sterile) hybrid of a rhino and a unicorn/alicorn (or a donkey, we're not entirely sure) after a drunken night of passion, resulting from a unicorn eating waaaay too many overripe fruits, causing the female rhino to look progressively more and more appealing to the stallion unicorn/alicorn.
Note the over muscled face and elephant-like feet that the Abominicorn that it inherits from it's mother, but it's white and lustrous coat from it's father. Depending on genetics, it may or may not grow a horn, which scientists are still baffled by considering both parents have horns. If it does grow a horn, it is usually a flimsy, almost paper-like structure, matching the Abominicorn's hair, which oddly grows flat and shiny, and usually with visible ridges, that grows progressively curlier as the creature ages.
Also note the creature's odd bloodshot sclera. Scientist think that it's a defense mechanism since the Abominicorn's irises are so small. Along with this, the animal has a strange defense against potential predators. Should the Abominicorn be attacked, to protect it's softer parts, it will curl it's neck up to it's chest and then it's underbelly will explode into magical rainbow-like fire, warding off predators.
Lastly, note the Abominicorn's strange feet, which, along with being somewhat rainbow colored, have a strange shape, making them look almost as if they are the en-pointe shoes of the equine world. While most animals walk on 'tip-toe' the Abominicorn's strange feet show just how incredibly odd it's stumpy legs are. Never fear though, while most animals have a cushioning layer of fat, gelatin, and tendons, the Abominicorn has a way to combat it's odd bone structure. It's feet have 5 star dips into it's hoof, making the bottom of it's foot look not much unlike the seed pod of a lotus flower. These dips allow the Abominicorn to drive it's feet further into the ground than most animals, much like ridges on the bottom of shoes that keep people from slipping.
Alright then, now if you'll follow me, we'll go take a look at the much well known hybrid, the Manticore! Step lively now!
Bad horse! Bad horse! Bad horse! He's bad!
....So make the bad horse gleeful, or he'll make you his mare.....
I have been going through your blog and just wanted to say that I really like it :)
It looks like a dinosaur trying to disguise itself with ribbons and colored corn chips.
It's a dragon, a very cool dragon at that!
whenever you try to make something on pinterest it rarely, if ever, turns out like the picture. if that's not a rule of the internet, it should be.
Dear God what is that THING?! As a 20-some-year veteran of cake decorating I can only say...Really? Come on, it's ok to say "No, I really don't think I can do that justice." They'll either choose something simpler or go somewhere else; it's not the end of the world.
I recommend humane euthanasia.
I gotta say that this one is kind of awesome in its badness!
Ultimately, this post is a meditation on the proposition that it really is okay to tell your daughter that no, she may not have the most marvelous cake ever.
to whoever said this cake is kind of awesome in it's badness..I agree. lol I don't know why but it makes me laugh and I think it is so funny...it is so ugly it is kind of cool :-)
You know when i first looked at it i thought it was an aborted animal of some sort engulfed in flames (because they didn't look like wings to begin with) sorry to say, and i wasn't aware of what the creature was just that it was an abomination of sorts. If i was a child and I had got that for my birthday I think i would be damaged for life and as a parent i wouldn't subject my child to that monstrosity let alone pay for it, i wanted the cake to be a magical mess i would have let my child make her own with her friends, unbelievable someone would try to even sell that.
Well, the original had a baby at her side--that explains the questionable other appendages in the first photo. But all we can say is that "George" didn't get his "happy" birthday unless he is the "boyfriend" she really wants to ditch! Augh! He will have nightmares forever more. (Pun: nightMARES)
Whelp, I'm not doing any sleeping tonight...
Is it wrong that I kind of feel bad for the baker? Disasterous as the outcome is, they obvioulsy put time and effort into this.
I bet it still tasted nice though, it looks technically very well baked.
People are so picky.
Take it away Lily:
http://youtu.be/Jy-0ZwgeSvc
I couldn't bare to cut into the beautiful cake.(original)
BUT...A CHAINSAW TO SLAY THE "PENIS FOOTED DRAGON"!!!!!!!
[Said with chainsaw overhead, charging at cake)
the face looks like Falcor. This baker must have lost interest half way through. The face is nice, so clearly they have some talent, ribbon hair is inexcusable
Aside from the WTF look of this poor excuse of a unicorn Cake.... If it looks this bad, can you imagine how AWFUL it must taste! !!!
I'm seeing a demon horse with dragon scales.
Could you make this an actual movie?
Curly Ribbon Feather Shard Horror Hooves of Doom would be an awesome name for a rock band.