There’s nothing like a delicious cake! Baking has surged as a hobby in recent years due to the popularity of shows like The Great British Bake-Off and Cake Boss. People love having the opportunity to come up with their own delicious creations, experiment with flavors, and make everything look beautiful.
Of course, that’s not the only reason why we love cake. Not everyone is cut out for baking, but they probably still enjoy a slice of something delicious with buttercream on top. Of course, if you can’t bake yourself, you have to order a cake from a local bakery. And that’s where things sometimes get, well, hilarious.
The subreddit r/cakefails is all about the cakes that missed their mark. Some are homemade and some are professionally done. They might be fails because of misspelled text or due to hilariously bad fondant work. Some of the designs look like something unappetizing and some are just unrecognizable from what they were supposed to look like.
Sure, at the end of the day, it’s just a cake. Even an ugly cake still tastes good! But, as they say, we eat with our eyes. So yes, these cakes probably still tasted pretty good althouth they gave everyone a good chuckle before they dug in.
The customer was going for a bodybuilder cake like the one on the left. It’s a pretty cool concept, but unfortunately, what they ended up with was the gooey shrimplike object on the right.
No, this cake is anything but incredible, but, as the poster says, at least it was edible. And even better, they weren’t charged for it. Who could take themselves seriously and charge for that thing?
This cake was made as a going-away present after the poster found a new job. It’s actually pretty as far as cakes go, but they missed a vital letter there.
In the first picture, Dora looks like a beautiful princess in her long yellow dress! In the second one, she looks like an abstract shape that’s also screaming.
Not everyone knows when it’s time to say “let it go” to their dreams of decorating cakes. The customer wanted a cake like the one on the left. What they got was the distressing lady on the right.
This guy attempted to make a cake self-portrait, and it turned out pretty well! Just kidding, it’s a total mess. For one thing, he doesn’t have a strip of bacon for a mouth.
…then this isn’t your chance. This monstrous thing is supposed to be a porcupine, but it actually looks nothing like the prickly creature we know and love.
This customer ordered a cake that looked like the one in the picture, but with “Happy Birthday Caleb” instead of the original message. The bakery responded by printing the picture of the original cake on the new cake.
This was supposed to be a mermaid tail. Unfortunately, it looks nothing like that. It doesn’t seem like a very difficult shape to achieve, but the frosting isn’t everyone’s forte.
In case you didn’t know, that’s supposed to be the Canadian maple leaf, not a gory wound or an alien mouth with sparkly lipstick. Maple leaves have points, not blobs!
Can you imagine how terrified you would be to open the fridge only to find this disembodied head staring back at you? That fold of fondant on the face is unnerving, too.
The top one is so cute, with its sweet swirls of buttercream and flowers all around its feet. The bottom one looks like it’s been plucked with tweezers and now just wants to be put out of its misery.
These are supposed to be some festive balloons, but they made a couple of critical errors. First, they made the balloons face every which way. Secondly, they gave them some wavy strings. They look a little too sperm-like to eat.
Okay, okay, some people just naturally aren’t very good at spelling and that’s okay. But “knew” and “new” are pretty simple words, and you should probably know how to spell them once you’re an adult.
Sometimes, cakes run into technical problems that turn them from average to hilariously bad. Just take this cake, which was supposed to be a simple smiling face. But the frosting ran and created a monster.
What kid wouldn’t love a beautiful princess cake? Well, all of them, if it looked like this. It’s okay if art isn’t your forte, people. Please stop trying.
This homemade cake was supposed to be a cute panda for the baker’s significant other. Instead, it turned into a sprinkle-covered ghoul without a nose – we don’t like it.
Furbies are already creepy but those made out of cake are even creepier. And Furbies where the cake peeks through the frosting, which is a splotchy mess? Nightmare material.
This one is so bad it’s almost good. What a contrast! On the left, you have Princess Belle in her ballgown. On the right, you have Belle at age 100 after a whole lot of unsuccessful cosmetic surgery.
In defense of this baker, they didn’t actually misspell ‘good’ as ‘goob’ — it just looks that way from the tiny dollop of frosting that got left behind. But that doesn’t make the result any less hysterical.
According to the poster, this was supposed to be a pumpkin for a gender reveal party. Unfortunately, it looks nothing like one. Congratulations, you’re having an alien!
Cakes don’t have to be highly decorated to be disasters. Just take this homemade version, which lost its structure and collapsed into a puddle of goo the moment it was cut.
Isn’t prom fun? You have a great theme, everyone dresses up, preparing for a great time. If you’re lucky, you might even see the Eiffel Tower. No, not the Eiffel Tower. They couldn’t get the rights to that one.
Presumably, these three cakes were supposed to look like some fun, zany character. Instead, with the googly eyes and the melting faces, they have more of a tortured soul look, begging for death.
When this customer ordered a birthday cake in the shape of a leaf for her husband, she was surprised to get this cake in return, which they referred to as a veiny dinosaur foot. And we’ve got to be honest, that’s a pretty accurate description.
‘What are we supposed to put on the cake?” The instructions say ‘Just write happy birthday. Well, that makes sense. The customer is always right, after all!
People named Paul apparently have bad luck when it comes to personalized birthday cakes. This Paul got some glassy-eyed cats playing numbly with a ball of yarn, or spaghetti. Take your pick.
Not enough people celebrate Chrilmas anymore. When someone wishes you “Happy holidays,” they’re referring to Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Diwali, and other major holidays. But no one is wishing you a merry Chrilmas. Except the person who made this cake.
This cake goes to show what a big difference a single letter can make. Kyle and Kristen were being congratulated on the arrival of their fourth child — that is, their next ADDITION.
Why does the customer want a picture of a USB on their cake? So weird. Whatever, I will make an exact replica of this and put no further thought into it whatsoever.
Paw Paw apparently likes to fish, which is what that thing in the middle is supposed to be. The bakery kindly delivered a happy amoeba-like creature that looks absolutely nothing like a fish in any way.
Sometimes, cakes are so bizarre, you can’t even put your finger on why they look unsettling. I can’t quite articulate what’s wrong with these ones, but I think I’ll skip dessert, thanks.
How much frosting did this baker slap on there? I see at least three colors, including chocolate, cream, and something yellow. There’s also some gooey strawberry syrup on top. The whole thing is a mess in every sense of the word.
37. Would you like a slice of traumatized but festive bird?
There’s a fine line between making a cute little animal friend with adorable cartoon eyes and making a shell-shocked cake creature that’s seen unspeakable horrors.
In a stunningly unlucky stroke, this cake was made for the poster’s new boss. It was supposed to say real manager, but the unfortunate Freudian slip might cause a problem in the office.
This customer specified they wanted a beach scene “without sky,” maybe meaning that they wanted a bird’s-eye view. The baker decided the customer wanted the text to read “without sky,” which doesn’t ruin it, but it’s still hilarious.
Sometimes, you have to wonder what’s going in these bakers’ heads. Do they decorate so many cakes in a day that they go numb? Or maybe they’re so used to weird cake requests, they pay no attention?
Okay, yes, this is funny because the baker obviously didn’t follow the directions properly. In their defense, it’s kind of rude to give instructions for a cake this way. Is it too much to say please?
When your name is spelled a less common way, it can be irritating. However, this one is pretty straightforward and I get the feeling this baker was being a troll.
Do some of these bakers do everything on autopilot, never wondering why someone would want the words “Congratulations as small as possible” on a cake? Seems like there’s a simpler explanation.
This customer wanted two cakes, with “Happy Birthday!” on both. This is where punctuation and context are very important, kids. What they got instead was “Happy Birthday on Both.” Same words, different meanings.
I can’t even tell what this guy is supposed to be. Maybe Elmo after his spirit was slowly broken and his face punched repeatedly? The creepiest thing about it is that he’s still smiling.
We want to make a naughty cake, but we can’t make it too naughty — after all, this is for a coworker. We don’t want an HR report filed. Wait, I have the perfect idea!
Do you want to know how to make a beloved cartoon character the stuff of nightmares? Apparently, all you need to do is ask a local baker to try to put it on a cake.
We’re not sure what these are supposed to be, but they look disturbigly like bloody loose teeth. Did someone have a baby boy and get dental surgery in the same week? Maybe it’s a combination Congratulations/Get Well Soon cake.
Cakes don’t have to be professional or highly decorated to be total disasters. This home baker forgot to let their ganache set, which turned their layer cake into a tumbling chocolate tower.
Cupcakes can be fails, too. Just take these, which are supposed to be orangutans, in theory. But the end result doesn’t look quite human — instead, it’s kind of creepy.
Cake designs that missed the mark on someone's special day
Cedric Jackson
08.11.19
There’s nothing like a delicious cake! Baking has surged as a hobby in recent years due to the popularity of shows like The Great British Bake-Off and Cake Boss. People love having the opportunity to come up with their own delicious creations, experiment with flavors, and make everything look beautiful.
Of course, that’s not the only reason why we love cake. Not everyone is cut out for baking, but they probably still enjoy a slice of something delicious with buttercream on top. Of course, if you can’t bake yourself, you have to order a cake from a local bakery. And that’s where things sometimes get, well, hilarious.
The subreddit r/cakefails is all about the cakes that missed their mark. Some are homemade and some are professionally done. They might be fails because of misspelled text or due to hilariously bad fondant work. Some of the designs look like something unappetizing and some are just unrecognizable from what they were supposed to look like.
Sure, at the end of the day, it’s just a cake. Even an ugly cake still tastes good! But, as they say, we eat with our eyes. So yes, these cakes probably still tasted pretty good althouth they gave everyone a good chuckle before they dug in.
