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Cake messages are typically well-wishes for the person it was given to. Oftentimes, you will read birthday greetings, congratulatory remarks, and compliments during an anniversary celebration.
But of course, not everyone would want the standard texts written on their cakes. Others would be creative, and in this case, brutally honest. And despite the spicy, sarcastic tone in some of these written messages, you may find yourself having a laugh or two as you read.
Scroll through these images of brutally honest cakes, and perhaps you can pick up some ideas of your own.
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#1
My Last Chemo Appointment Is Tomorrow, Wife Made A Cake For The Oncology Staff
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#2
I Brought In A Cake For My Last Day With My Team
#3
My Mom Ordered A Graduation Cake With A Cap Drawn On. I Guess They Misheard
Imagine yourself receiving one of these cakes with a brutally honest text written on it. If it comes from someone you’re close to, you will likely share some laughs.
Research has shown that being brutally honest with someone you love can actually strengthen your relationship. These were findings from a January 2025 study published in Sage Journals.
#4
Picked Up A Fancy Cake For My Husband On Our Anniversary
#5
My Niece’s 26th Birthday Cake
#6
Someone Asked The Boss If We Were Going To Have Cake For Halloween, He Disappeared And Came Back With This
The researchers focused on romantic relationships in their study. Specifically, they found that couples reported higher levels of relationship satisfaction and better well-being after having an honest and open conversation with their partners.
The study continued for a few more months and found that people who were more honest were also more optimistic about seeing positive changes in their partners over time.
#8
My Dramatic Teenager Made A Cake
It was pretty good, ngl. Her journey of being gluten free has been... rough.
#9
I Baked And Decorated A Cake For My Birthday. I Tried To Make Balloons And Ended Up With Swimmers On My Cake
Am I Funny? Maybe or maybe not 8 hours ago
42. I see you've arrived at the answer. Now what's the question.
The most important takeaway researchers found was that couples didn’t need to have a shared reality about a specific topic to agree. What appeared to be more valuable was their fidelity to their partners and their significant others' perception of them as honest.
#10
Last Day At Work, Boss Got Me A Cake
#11
Nothing Says I'm Sorry Quite Like A Cake
Of course, not all experts will agree with the idea of brutal honesty. According to licensed psychologist Dr. Jonice Webb, a person may use it as an “easy out” to actually be hurtful towards another individual.
Dr. Webb adds that phrases like “Not to be rude” or “no offense” are a form of gaslighting.
#13
My Dads 50th Birthday Cake
My dad loves to golf so my mom asked for a themed cake for his birthday and asked if they could have it look like the golf cart crashed…
#14
Roomie Was Constipated
Ultimately, Dr. Webb says it all boils down to proper timing and choosing the “most effective” communication language. She noted that while speaking your truth is essential, how you deliver it matters more.
#17
Expectation vs. Reality 😭
1st cake was posted by a redditor... and second i ordered from a local shop.
#18
Mario Kart
#19
Birthday Cake From Dad
#21
My Sister Had This Cake Ordered To Our Grandmother To Celebrate Her Pregnancy
#22
Asked My 14 Year Old What She Wanted Written On Her Birthday Cake
#23
My Wife Made Me A Cake For Valentine's Day
#24
My Friend’s 44th Birthday Was In Thailand, They Made The Cake Exactly As Per The Instructions
#25
Birthday Cake For My Kiddo
#27
Appropriate Restitution?
#28
Co-Worker's Going Away Cake
#29
Cannot Believe Rach Has Just Had To Make This Cake
Gingersnap In Iowa 13 hours ago
I have never made a cake saying; I'm sorry my dog bit you. Obviously I would put; Melvin's sorry he bit you. Besides only my family is allowed to call me Rach.
#30
My Friend Works At A Bakery This Is Actually Something She Had To Write On A Cake
#31
This Morning My Sister Flipped Out On Me Because I Ate All The Wegmans Ham. I Decided To Get Her An Apology Cake
#33
My Birthday Cake During Quarantine - Also Please Note The Fix Where They Originally Had My Name As ‘Jeff’
Amber Dannehl 8 hours ago
Read it as "No one likes you when you're 231" thought maybe it's for a tortoise, or tree, or a shark except the people get to have the cake
#34
Picked Up This Cake From Safeway For A Colleague's Retirement Party
They just kept adding more and more of those plastic balloons...
#35
Wife’s Interesting Choice Of Words For Our Anniversary Cake!
Bewitched One 9 hours ago
Oh they’ll have some interesting looking teeth after eating this I’m sure
#36
Girlfriend Is Having A Hard Week. Cake Makes Everything Better
#37
Cake In The Form Of An Apology
#38
I Had A Loud Poo, Wife Laughed, Got Home From Work To Find This
#39
One Of My Employees Almost Ran Me Over In The Parking Lot This Morning. She Bought Me A Cake. I'd Say She's Forgiven
#41
My Son’s (Hunter) 6th Birthday Cake
#42
My Daughter Asked For A "Flowery" Birthday Cake
#44
The Picture Is Really What Makes It
#45
I Was A Pretty Bad Girlfriend
#46
Sam’s Club Fail. Ordered Many Days In Advance And This Is What They Gave Me LOL
I have no idea why they would attempt to smooth out whatever mistake they made, but not actually smooth it out and then proceed to write so tiny. I’ve never had something from Sam’s Club bakery look so atrocious.
#48
Asked For A Frozen Themed Birthday Cake…
We asked for a cute 4yr birthday cake with a Frozen theme and this is what we got.
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LakotaWolf (she/her) 10 hours ago
It's not funny, but I suppose it's "honest"... attached to this comment I'll post a photo of the birthday cake my mom got for my 8th birthday. Yes, it reads "To My Not So Favorite Daughter". I'm adopted, and I started crying when I saw the cake, because my older sister is my parents' bio child and is 100% my mom's golden child. My mom tried to explain that the message on the cake was "a joke". My dad was livid (he didn't know what she'd had written on the cake.) My mom then tried to say "But it has dinosaurs, you love dinosaurs!" I'll be 44 next month and I am STILL not over the hurt that cake caused me when I was 8 years old XD
Bewitched One 9 hours ago (edited)
Man, I’m sorry she did that to you. I don’t care how old they are, I could never tell any of my kids that they aren’t my favorite because I love them all equally. I get along best with my oldest, but mostly because my middle one is just too d**n much like me that we often b**t heads. lol each of them have a totally different personality but I love all of them just as much as the others. I can only imagine being a child and getting that as a birthday cake. Even as an adult I can still get upset because I know I’m difficult and it makes people not always want to be around me. I don’t do it purposely. I’ve always tried to act like I don’t care if someone remembers my birthday, but deep down it s***s to feel forgotten or unloved or unimportant to people you care about. You deserved more from her even if you WERENT her favorite. Because you were a child and she was supposed to be the adult. 🤦🏼♀️
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Lyone Fein 12 hours ago
Bakeries: Let’s get the person with the worst handwriting to do the message!
LakotaWolf (she/her) 10 hours ago
It's not funny, but I suppose it's "honest"... attached to this comment I'll post a photo of the birthday cake my mom got for my 8th birthday. Yes, it reads "To My Not So Favorite Daughter". I'm adopted, and I started crying when I saw the cake, because my older sister is my parents' bio child and is 100% my mom's golden child. My mom tried to explain that the message on the cake was "a joke". My dad was livid (he didn't know what she'd had written on the cake.) My mom then tried to say "But it has dinosaurs, you love dinosaurs!" I'll be 44 next month and I am STILL not over the hurt that cake caused me when I was 8 years old XD
Bewitched One 9 hours ago (edited)
Man, I’m sorry she did that to you. I don’t care how old they are, I could never tell any of my kids that they aren’t my favorite because I love them all equally. I get along best with my oldest, but mostly because my middle one is just too d**n much like me that we often b**t heads. lol each of them have a totally different personality but I love all of them just as much as the others. I can only imagine being a child and getting that as a birthday cake. Even as an adult I can still get upset because I know I’m difficult and it makes people not always want to be around me. I don’t do it purposely. I’ve always tried to act like I don’t care if someone remembers my birthday, but deep down it s***s to feel forgotten or unloved or unimportant to people you care about. You deserved more from her even if you WERENT her favorite. Because you were a child and she was supposed to be the adult. 🤦🏼♀️
Load More Replies... Lyone Fein 12 hours ago
Bakeries: Let’s get the person with the worst handwriting to do the message!
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