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Maybe you want to make up to your partner for something stupid you've done or maybe you're bored. It doesn't matter, you've found the perfect recipe and you're willing to commit the whole evening to making it a reality. Problem is, nothing is as deceiving as a recipe. Not even those icebergs that threatened the Titanic. I mean, that lasagna may look pretty in the pictures and the steps may sound so simple, anyone could do it but it couldn't be further from the truth. That, however, was enough to fool you and now you're as oblivious as the ship's captain, heading towards a disaster. A kitchen disaster.
Bored Panda has collected some of the funniest examples of food expectations vs. reality to make you feel like an iron chef. After all, we all need some encouragement. From stained glass cookies that look like they've just committed suicide to a rice bear that is more mummy than bear, these dishes make you wonder if someone was brave enough to eat them. Scroll down to take a look why sometimes it's better to simply order a pizza and vote for your funniest entries.
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#1
Was Asked To Make Food Network's Brown Sugar Pecan Bears
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Chocolate Hedgehog Cake
#4
It's A Good Thing Cats Don't Care About Cake
#5
My Wife Made Croissants For Breakfast. Nailed It!
#6
Not So Much ‘Arrrrah, How Cute’ And More ‘Arrrrraahhh What The F*** Is That?'
#7
Spongebob And Patrick Have Seen Things
#8
I'm No Cook But I Didn't Expect To Screw Up A Baked Potato
#9
I Don’t Think This Project Could Have Been Saved
#11
I Made A Santa Shaped Bread From A Recipe I Found, It Turned Out A Bit Different From The Picture
#15
Blueberry-Splosion
#16
My Dad Said He'd Made Macarons. Expectation Vs. Reality. Still Tasted Divine Though
#18
They Are Very Yummy Cupcakes That Are Decorated In A Scarier Than Intended Manner
#19
This Makes Me Laugh So Much Every Time I See It That Maybe It Was Worth The Fail
𝔸𝕟𝕚𝕞𝕖 𝕂𝕚𝕥𝕥𝕪 4 years ago
I'm not a fan of apples with marshmallows anyways. But it looks really good
#20
Ordered Cake On Left, Received Cake On Right
#25
Chocolate Covered Banana Penguins
#27
Rainbow Heart Cookies Surprise
#28
Girlfriend's Halloween Themed Cupcakes
#29
Grooms Cake Disaster, What We Wanted Vs. What We Got
#30
There Are No Words. My Sister Asked For A Peppa Pig Cake. This Is What I Made
#31
Expectations Vs. Reality: Cake Edition
#33
My Birthday Cake Attempt. To Be Fair I Had Quite A Few Drinks Beforehand And Not The Right Cooking Utensils
#36
I'm Not Good At Frosting
#37
I Would Never Attempt This Again
#38
Friend Ordered Guitar Cake. Cake Maker Said She Could Make An Exact Replica
#39
Devilled Egg Chicks
#40
Paint Splatter Cake
Mindy Keys 6 years ago
Using frosting v fondant was mistake #1. Looks as if the cake was too hot as well.
#43
My Sister And I Attempted To Make A Kinder Egg Cake For My Nephew
#48
Spinach Cups For Dinner Tonight
#49
I Made A Mistake Early In The Process And That's Why This Is An Exorcist Swan
#50
My First Attempt At Decorating A Nice Birthday Cake. (I Apologized Profusely To My Mom As I Gave It To Her.)
Mindy Keys 6 years ago
Again hot cake. Bad. Frosting/icing v. fondant. No way to get as clean a cake with icing. Though fondant tastes awful
#53
My Panda Bread Did Not Turn Out As Expected
#54
My Panda Cupcakes Turned Out Looking Rather Unfortunate With Each One Sporting A Grimace Worse Than The Next
#55
My Aunt Ordered This Cute Monster Cake For Her Son's Birthday And This Is What They Gave Her
#56
Thanks Pinterest!
#57
My Lol Themed Birthday Cake. The Baker Actually Thought He Could Free-Hand It
#61
I Made This For My Son’s 2nd Birthday Party. My Timings Were Slightly Off And I Only Had Ten Minutes To Ice The Cake
#63
This Was For A Work Party, We Thought The Beaver Cupcakes Would Be Hilarious. And It Was, Hilariously Awful
#64
I Should Have Known Once They Came Out With Cankles
#65
"It Looks Like An Elf Exploded Over Your Cookies."
#67
My Brother Was Tasked With Making The Cookies For His Daughters Second Birthday
#71
Hubby's Cake - Did I Nail It? Or Did I Nail It?
#73
Made My Wife A Caramel Cake For Her Birthday
#75
My Friend Made A Cake. Nailed It
#79
This Was A Surprise For My Wife For When She Woke Up On Valentine’s Day
#80
It Looked Super Easy And Really Delicious So I Thought It Would Be The Perfect Thing For A Low-Key Morning. After This, I Just Had Mimosas For Breakfast
#83
Vegan Breakfast, Banana Crepes And Cashew Cream With Blueberry Sauce. I Think I Should Stick To Singing
#85
My Daughter Attempted To Make Peanut Butter Cookies In The Shapes Of Cute Little Bears To Sell At The School Bake Sale. She Nailed It
#86
Can We Fix It? Nope
Mindy Keys 6 years ago
Can you see that the original is decorated completely using a small star tip, not a putty knife? No wonder it failed.
#92
Gingerbread House Village. Everything Tastes Great Though
#93
Yogurt Covered Berries
#94
I Thought It Would Be Sweet To Make Teabag Shortbread Cookies For My Friend For Her Wedding Shower
#100
This Is Why I'm Not An Artist
#101
Pretzel Kiss Candy Treat
#111
I'm Crossposting This From R/funny Since People Are Saying I Should. Ordered The Cake On The Right, For The Cake On The Left
#112
My Sister In Law's Chocolate Chip Pie
#121
Fail With Frankenstein’s Monster Cupcakes
#122
Left Shark Cookie
Mindy Keys 6 years ago
You need to use piped frosting on this type of cookie, not a putty knife.
#131
Poinsettia Cookies
#150
I Tried To Make A Recipe From Reddit And I'm Not Sure I Converted Metric To American Correctly
#153
Little Did I Know Every Single One Of My Cute Xmas Trees Would Crack Into Some Kind Of Green Monstrosity
#154
Make Cloud Eggs They Said, Its Easy They Said. Above Is How My Cloud Eggs Should Have Looked. Below Is How They Turned Out. Still Tasted Good Though
#157
If You Could Get Past The Initial Impression That You Were About To Eat Meatloaf For Dessert, You Were In For A Treat Because It Tasted Great
#164
I Didn’t “Allow Macarons To Air Out For At Least 1 Hour, And Up To 2 Hours.” This Is What Happened
#166
I Don’t Know How To Bake, If That Wasn’t Already Evident
#167
Jamie Oliver's Vegan M'hanncha (Snake) And Our Slug. It Was Still Delicious, If Not Beautiful To Look At
#168
Most Of The Recipes Classify Themselves As “Easy” But This Was A Disaster! As The Falafel Patties Cooked In The Oil, They Disintegrated Before Our Eyes
#185
I Thought I Read The Directions Correctly, But Apparently I Skipped Step 2 And Froze The Cookie Dough Without Molding It First. Oops
#188
Strawberry Shame. Just Bought Strawberries, Tossed Them In The Oven, Remembered Them 4 Hours Later
#195
Everything Was Going Perfectly – Melted Chocolate And Little Cake Balls. But When Dipped In Chocolate, The Sticks Fell Completely Out And The Balls Fell Apart
#202
These Were Supposed To Be A “Last Day Of Work” Easter Treat. Looks Like I’ll Be Running To The Store In The Morning Instead
#203
These Cookies Were Going To Look As If They Were Bought From A Bakery When We Were Done. Or So We Thought
In the world of culinary adventures gone wrong, there's no shortage of amusing tales reminiscent of a comedy of errors in the kitchen. Reading about these mishaps might remind us how deceptively simple recipes can appear. Whether you’re aspiring to try your hand at making delicate stained glass cookies or attempting a lasagna masterpiece, sometimes the results can be less Instagram-perfect and more of a hilarious misadventure.
For a hearty laugh at some of the most comical blunders that make even an amateur cook feel triumphant, check out how food fails redefine kitchen disaster.
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What do you think ?
Monica Pryts 3 years ago
This is why you have to follow the directions exactly, including the correct ingredients. "Winging it" while baking never turns out well.
Monica Pryts 3 years ago
This is why you have to follow the directions exactly, including the correct ingredients. "Winging it" while baking never turns out well.
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