Food is the fastest way to anyone's heart, we believe, so it's only natural that for such special occasions as birthdays and weddings you might get the temptation of making a festive cake by yourself.

The problem with the internet is that it makes everything look so easy. Take baking for example. Have a quick scroll through Instagram and Pinterest, and you'll find countless birthday cakes, and wedding cakes baked so perfectly that they barely even seem real. However, they are, and they were baked by humans, so if they can do it, why can't you? It can't be that difficult...right? Expectations vs. reality, in this case, are two very different things indeed and it frequently turns out that you are no Gordon Ramsay and no Jamie Oliver either, on the brighter side, though, very capable of a funny fail. So cake fails happen more often, than the creation of a sleek, designer-worthy cake.

Use our funny cake pictures list as a guideline to avoid an epic fail, if you do try to make one yourself.

#1

Disney Cake Fail

Disney Cake Fail

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Amanda Panda
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6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Pretty sure the original Disney cover of the little mermaid was equally as phallic. Look it up!

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#2

Hedgehog Cake Fail

Hedgehog Cake Fail

bbc , pokon Report

Amanda Panda
Community Member
6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Rather than taking a bite out of the cake, it looks like that 2nd one rather take a bite out of you!

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#4

Expectations vs. Reality

Expectations vs. Reality

reddit Report

Talia Johnson
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6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The second one is cuter! I love the big eyes and air of mild alarm.

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#6

Elsa Cake Fail

Elsa Cake Fail

OfficialBigHead Report

Marc
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6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well, looks like she is working as a drag queen after all. ;)

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#7

Total Cake Failure

Total Cake Failure

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Amanda Panda
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6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Perfect segue-way for you to talk to your kids about drugs!

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#9

Funny Cake Fail

Funny Cake Fail

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Kjorn
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6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

you need fondant icing for this one... the right one obviously didn't use it

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#10

Expectations vs. Reality

Expectations vs. Reality

Samantha Paige Report

#12

Thomas The Train Fail

Thomas The Train Fail

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#13

No Way It Was The Same Recipe

No Way It Was The Same Recipe

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Amanda Panda
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6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I can see the exact moment you gave up and just threw the colored squares at it.

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#14

Cute Bunny vs. Horrible Bunny

Cute Bunny vs. Horrible Bunny

projectnursery , Ahri_Deschain Report

#15

Cake Fail

Cake Fail

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Heidi Smith
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6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

that, my fellow humans, is a mix of the bugs life and buzz lightyear

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#16

Expectations vs. Reality

Expectations vs. Reality

prisoncitycakes , WV_Matsui Report

#17

Turd-Is Box

Turd-Is Box

Lasersharkz Report

Breeanna Forste
Community Member
6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Some nerd somewhere (me) just died a little on the inside

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#18

Spongebob Squarepants Cake Fail

Spongebob Squarepants Cake Fail

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#19

Birthday Cake Fail

Birthday Cake Fail

sarahenrycakes , MK4536 Report

Kjorn
Community Member
6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

not bad. i couldn't do it myself

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#20

Expectations vs. Reality

Expectations vs. Reality

craftfail , sprinklesomefun Report

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#22

Sad Minions Cake

Sad Minions Cake

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Marc
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6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Mhhh... Not sure if this is a minion after all. Looks a bit like Homer Simpson after he came home from Moes Tavern, where he had a really rough night.

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#23

Expectations vs. Reality

Expectations vs. Reality

OmgItsMeJc83_ Report

#26

Expectations vs. Reality

Expectations vs. Reality

Shameless Baker Report

#27

Pug Cake Fail

Pug Cake Fail

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Kjorn
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6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

honestly the second one looks more like a pug than the first one

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#28

Funny Cake Fail

Funny Cake Fail

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Kerri Russ
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6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I see where the problem is.. you used apples! The expectations pie is cherry!

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#29

Expectations vs. Reality

Expectations vs. Reality

Ashley Report

Donna King
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6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

looks like St. Patrick's day took a shit on an old foam mattress

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#30

Wookiee Cake Fail

Wookiee Cake Fail

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