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30 Horrendous Baking Fails To Make You Feel Better About Your Burned Muffins
We’ve had more tearful breakdowns trying to bake than doing anything else in the kitchen. We’re not afraid to admit that! Some things come naturally to us (making toast and frying eggs, for one), but baking is something that we’re learning the hard way. But mistakes only make you stronger, r-right?
Something that makes us feel way better about our culinary skills is the internet. Though there are literally millions and millions of people who are far more talented and capable than we are, at the same time, we’re not among the worst of the worst. Being average can be surprisingly nice. Today, we’re featuring some of the silliest, worst, and most epic baking fails from the aptly named r/bakingfail subreddit.
A small online community, it documents some of the most egregious examples of baking attempts gone very, very wrong. Cursed is the word some people might use. Others might just turn around and run the other way. Scroll down and upvote your fave fails, Pandas. Just remember, we all make mistakes and mistakes are opportunities for growth. But wow, are there a ton of opportunities for that in this list!
Meanwhile, check out Bored Panda’s interview about baking mistakes we can avoid with famous pie artist and published author, Jessica Leigh Clark-Bojin, aka @thepieous, below.
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#1
Nasty Filthy Ashtray Cookies
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#2
The First Thing I Ever Baked. They Were Cute, But I Majorly Screwed Up The Bread Itself, Ended Up Being More Like A Cookie Than Bread, Lmfao
#3
Accidentally Made Milk Bread That Looks Exactly Like A Butt
#4
I Tried Baking A Hedgehog Cake For My Mother's Birthday... It Turned Out So Bad
#5
I Love The Cursed Hedgehog Cake, Here's Mine, He's A Baked Alaska
#7
My Dough Turned Into A Monster
#9
My Boyfriends Attempt At Baking For The First Time
#10
My Grandmother Made Easter Cookies. They All Look Self-Aware
#11
That Time I Made Cookie Monster Cupcakes For My Kid’s Kindergarten Class And Scared The S**t Out Of Them
#12
Perhaps The Ugliest Cinnamon Rolls I’ve Ever Seen. Luckily, They Tasted Amazingly Good
troufaki13 4 years ago
It's not about the looks... it's the inside that counts! And in this case the flavor. Yummm
#13
First Time Making Colored Meringue Cookies. Tasty, But My Family Said They Look Like Alien Turds
#14
Easter Is For Traditions
#15
Tried A Meringue Recipe For The First Time. Failed To Get The Stiff Peaks But Decided To Cook Them Anyway. As I Watched Them Slowly Deflate, I Felt My Soul Do The Same
#16
Attempt At A Horse Cupcake Cake
Misstaken138 4 years ago
It honestly isn't too far off. I actually kinda like it. It has personality.
#17
What I Was Trying To Make vs. What I Made
#18
Cayenne Rolls
#19
Tried Our Best At A 3 Layer Cake
#20
So The Recipe Says Divide Into 2 Loaves But I Guess It Should’ve Been 3
#21
So I Made My First Pumpkin Cheesecake. My Kitten Decided To Jump Up And Check It Out. Kitten Tax Included
#22
Here Are The Thumbprint Cookies I Made Last Year
#23
Was Going For Croissants, Lot Of Mistakes Along The Way... Still Tasty At Least
#24
Me Watching Beginners Guides To Piping As They Effortlessly Create Perfect Flowers Of Every Type: "This Looks So Easy. I Can Definitely Do That." Atleast It Tasted Good
#25
Tried To Make An Opera Cake. It Went… Not Great
#26
An Attempt At Croquembouche
#27
My Cupcakes Just… Evaporated? Any Idea How?
#28
Overcooked My Cheesecake And Created The Marianas Trench
Hippopotamuses 4 years ago
I’ve never heard of cooked cheesecake. Only the refrigerated type. Still looks yummy though.
#31
These Were Supposed To Be Raspberry Scones But Instead They Are Plague-Ridden Chunks. They Aren't Burnt. No Idea What Happened
#32
Forgot To Add Yeast To My Bread
#33
The Importance Of Scoring The Bottom Of Your Pie Shell
#34
My Amazing Baking Skills
#35
They Were Supposed To Be Snowflake Biscuits. I’m Going To Present Them As “Snow Splats”
#36
My Attempt At Macarons. Never Baked Something That Didn't Come From A Box Lol
#37
Expectation V Reality: Alice Medrich "Cocolat" Edition
#38
Made Sweet Potato Biscuits With Purple Sweet Potatoes...got Something That Resembles The Nasty Patty From Spongebob Instead
#39
Toffee Raisin Cookies. Somehow Simultaneously Over And Underbaked. Truly Half-Baked
#40
My Daughter's Cupcakes Are... Disturbing
#41
Parchment Paper Pan Liner Didn’t Stay In Place
#42
Honey! Cookies Are Ready!
#43
I'm A Fidiot. Recipe Says 12 Muffins But I Only Have A Cupcake Tin. In My Language They Are Often The Same. The Measurements Could Have Worked
#44
Never Trusting Another “Batter Is Supposed To Be Slightly Liquidy” Recipe Again
#46
Slice And Bake Cookie Fail...it Was Supposed To Be Winnie The Pooh
#47
Four Layered Banana Cake With Banana Pudding Filling And Cream Cheese Frosting Fall
#48
My Swiss Roll. It Cracked, Looks More Like A Flattened Loaf, And The Filling Is Turning The Sponge Gray. But Tastes Sublime!
#49
Obviously These Macarons Are Utter Perfection
#50
Accidentally Used Powdered Sugar Instead Of Flour In Banana Bread
#51
My Mum Has This Habit Of Not Wasting Anything, So She Took My Old Matcha Buttercream, Mixed It With Some Flour, Tossed It In The Oven, And 30 Minites Later, You Got Hard Tack
#52
The First Cake I Made Of 2022 - It's Gonna Be A Long One
#53
My Attempt At Football Cookies For Yesterday’s Game
#54
My Poor Chocolate Chip Cookies... Any Help Would Be Appreciated If You Have Any Ideas What Went Wrong
#55
Holy Cake
#56
This Was My First Attempt At Macarons. I Haven't Been Brave Enough To Try Again
#57
Made A Glazed Blueberry Crumble Cheesecake For The First Time A Few Days Ago, But The Glaze Looks… Interesting…
#58
Fudge Cake That Boiled And Turned Into A Soup
#59
In A Groggy Stupor I Used The Wrong Pan Size, Didn’t Realize It Wasn’t Done When I Flipped It. Flipped It Back In And Baked It A Bit More, Then Birthed This Ugly Loaf. Twice Baked Blueberry Crumb Loaf/Cake
#60
Tried To Make A Sponge Cake. Failed. Tried To Recover It By Frosting It. Failed Harder
#61
Misread 1 Stick Of Butter For 1 Cup Of Butter
#62
Didn't Know This Sub Was A Thing. Here's A Baked Dough Because It Didn't Rise Lol
#63
I Have Made A Cursed Mistake... I Forgot To Put Sugar In My Cake. It One Of The Worst Things I've Ever Tasted, And I'm Highly Disappointed
#64
It Was Supposed To Be A Four Strand Braid Challah... I'm Sure It Will Make Excellent Bread Pudding
#65
First Attempt At A Swiss Roll...look At That Cross Section
#66
My Dad Asked Me And My Brother To Make A Cake In A Few Hours With No Prior Experience Or Planning
Smutná_elfka 4 years ago (edited)
Dad got what he should've expected. No offense to our bakers, only an experienced person can bake cake on a whim like that.
#67
My Mom Says It Looks Like A Dr Seuss Cake
#68
Accidentally Added Butter In The Wrong Spot, And All My Filling Melted Out And Scorched
#69
Chocolate Molten Crater Cakes – I Mean, Lava Cakes
#70
I Present To You: Our Gingerbread House
#71
How?
#73
Fumble At The 1 Yard Line
Pascale Pierloot 4 years ago
I really don't want to be rude but I think it's a sign from up above to clean the oven. 😬
#74
Macaroons, Anyone?
#75
Cookie Fail X2
#76
I Made Frog Macarons But The Tops Were Slightly Lumpy
#77
My "Macarons"
#78
Tried To Make A Cake…
#79
I Made Gingernuts Today. They Look And Taste Fine. But I Forgot To Put In The Ginger
#80
Hello Darkness My Old Friend
#81
Strawberry Galette Fail. Filling Leaked Out And Completely Soaked Through The Bottom Crust
#82
Overfilled My Cupcakes
#83
These Red Velvet Explosions I Made In 2016
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Stacey Rae 4 years ago
I want cake now!!! While many of these may not be perfect they still looked delicious. Good on you for trying!
IsItNapTimeYet 4 years ago
These are hilarious. I am NOT a baker, cook yes, bake NO! Baking is definitely precise, and I like to “wing” things on the fly. Absolutely, have the utmost respect for bakers. My Mom is an excellent baker, but she says my cooking far outweighs her cooking. Best compliment ever.
Ivan Petrov 4 years ago
Learn how to bake. The results are great. And if you're going for simple stuff, it's not that hard.
Load More Replies... Stacey Rae 4 years ago
I want cake now!!! While many of these may not be perfect they still looked delicious. Good on you for trying!
IsItNapTimeYet 4 years ago
These are hilarious. I am NOT a baker, cook yes, bake NO! Baking is definitely precise, and I like to “wing” things on the fly. Absolutely, have the utmost respect for bakers. My Mom is an excellent baker, but she says my cooking far outweighs her cooking. Best compliment ever.
Ivan Petrov 4 years ago
Learn how to bake. The results are great. And if you're going for simple stuff, it's not that hard.
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