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If you've ever ordered a custom-made cake, I bet you know how important it is to give very clear instructions. Because, well, it is very easy to turn a beautiful cake into an epic fail. Especially when you follow instructions too literally and don't have an auto correct for cakes.
This list of epic cake fails compiled by Bored Panda will definitely make you laugh! Take a look, add your own cake fails if you've experienced any, and vote for your favorites! If you liked this article, also be sure to check out the one about people who follow instructions too literally.
(h/t: justsomething)
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#1
Just Following Instructions
Anna Salerno 9 years ago
My ex-husbands name was Richard but, everyone called him D**k and he was!!
Mathew Rincon 7 years ago
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rachel elizabeth 9 years ago
This is staged. I've seen one that said the same thing but with Josh instead.
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#2
A Friend Of Mine Ordered A Picture Cake And Gave The Woman A Thumb Drive With The Picture She Wanted To Use
#3
I Was Asked What I Want Written On My Cake. I Said "Nothing"
.gas. 9 years ago
Something is odd about this. It doesn't look professionally-done. Also, the piping is typically thicker. This person either did it themselves to get a cheap laugh, or went bottom-barrel with the cake decorators, in which case they should have expected sub-par work.
Jonny Dade 7 years ago
The rest of the piping on this cake is perfectly acceptable, the "nothing" part looks like it's been added afterwards.
Annette Topits 9 years ago
When my Nana was alive, we would always ask what she wanted for Christmas or B-Days. She always said nothing. One year I cross stitched the word nothing and framed for her. My mom now has it.
Ahn Pearl Alfonso 9 years ago
the writing sucks..maybe the message was just added just to be included here
#4
My Mom Ordered A Graduation Cake With A Cap Drawn On. I Guess They Misheard
Edward Gollihugh 8 years ago
I'm pissed off that I just got a cap and gown and not a cat and gown. Could you imagine if everyone really got a cat and gown, all those poor little kitties flying into the air when the ceremony is over!😂😂😂
#5
My Friend In China Ordered A Cake For His Son. He Texted The Bakery The Message To Appear On The Cake - "Happy 9th Birthday." This Is What He Received
#6
You Had One Job, Baker
#7
I Think They Took It Too Literally
.gas. 9 years ago
Passive-aggressive. I can see a rude customer and a cake decorator who had enough.
Aleksandr Poillet 8 years ago
That may not be passive-aggressive or rude. I've said stuff like this before being silly, with the other person laughing, and had similar results because they're joking with me. It could easily be fun back and forth banter and there's no telling how old the decorator is either. Some of the cookie cake shops have younger workers because they don't always require complex decorating skills so it could easily be between two college kids. Don't be so quick to judge and assume the worse. You know what they say when you assume things: "it makes an a*s out of you an me"
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Samuel Jay Brown 9 years ago
That customer who wanted to get a cake for his friends Birthday and gave him this.
Rachel Miller 9 years ago
Maybe you should've not been such a jackass.... hmmm, sorry, you definitely should've seen that coming.
Rachel Miller 9 years ago
Hahaha....maybe you should've been a little nicer to the cake decorator.....? Sorry, had it coming, lol
#8
Instruction Unclear, Followed Them Anyway
#9
Just Write Happy Birthday
#10
Happy Birthday In Spanish
#11
I Want Sprinkles
#12
Coach Tom´s Big Purple Balls!
Shirley Young 9 years ago
That is too funny perhaps that should have been saved as a April Fools Joke LOL.
Tony West Hills 9 years ago
I'm sure we could relieve the Coach of his "big purple balls" until next season
#13
Halloween Cake
Liz Mosby 9 years ago
Lmao, I don't even notice that, but not that I do, it looks exactly like that's what it's suppose to be!
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Debbie Palmer 8 years ago
Not only is what is written wrong but the decorating is horribly bad.
#14
Congratulations As Small As Possible
Kleva Skalderas 9 years ago
I guess they wanted him to see it from a very close distance and put his face into the cake.
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Celia McDaniel 9 years ago
It kinda looks like someone drew a line in the cake with their finger... XD
#15
To Be Picked Up At Eleven
Birita Djurhuus 9 years ago
Nobody noticing this is a pitcure of a cake with a pitcure of a cake with a pitcure of a cake?
Lindsay 9 years ago
This one looks photoshopped. The icing from the stem of the letter "d" at the top hang over the top of the cake defying gravity.
Adrielle Ortiz 9 years ago
Bakery doesn't know how to differentiate from decoration request and delivery instruction
#16
Nancy In Caps. I Mean In Caps
Laura Hughes 9 years ago
What makes it worse is that they even wrote 'Nancy in caps' in lowercase...!
Annette Blanks 9 years ago
If they had understood that the writing was supposed to be all capitals, I don't think they would have also written those words
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#17
Here's The Image For The Cake
#18
And If You Think E-Mailing A Picture To The Bakery Helps... Think Again
#19
A: What Would You Like The Cake To Say? B: "Happy Birthday". A: Anything Else? B: Just "Happy Birthday"
#20
Make Susan Bigger
Daria B 9 years ago
You never know.... Sometimes you have your birthday on the same day as the more popar kid. All greetings and presents go to that one person and your birthday is like "What? Is it your birthday too?"
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Suzanne Haigh 5 years ago
It makes me wonder how many brains cells one needs to decorate a cake
#21
Let's Celebrate In The Middle!
Lou Varner 9 years ago
i'm thinking that may have been the message they wanted on the cake
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This Cake
#23
Okay
#24
Welcome Baby In Pink
#25
Wendy Lu Under Neat That Will You Marry Me?
Heather Sefcik 9 years ago
haha I didn't even notice that until I read your comment!
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Cali McDermott 9 years ago
This one was done on purpose. The baby riding a carrot is the sort of "mascot" for a blog called "Cake Wrecks". A lot of these have actually been featured on it; it's funny, so if you like this post you should take a look :)
Corina Alvarez Loeblich 8 years ago
why a cupid in a carrot??? didn't had enough with the ugly, mutilated hand floating on the cake? this is by far the must hideous of the all!
#26
So This Woman Asked Her Bakery To Make A Cake Just Like This One From
#27
Baker 1: "Hey, Jill, What Am I Putting On This Cake?" Baker 2: "Oh, Check The Counter, I Left The Jump Drive Out" Baker 1: "All righty then"
#28
Thank You, Mr. Baker
Ayushi Sharma 9 years ago
If the person said comma, they could be a grammar nazi. Imagine how a grammar nazi would feel at that outcome! XD
#29
Just Balloons Would Be Fine
n 4 years ago
Nah, girl, the frosting goes on after it's baked. This is brown frosting blended in for effect, the effect being making it look burnt.
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#30
This Is Hilarious
LuckyPineapple 9 years ago
Like don't these people think it's weird when they're writing it on the cake? It takes a long time to write in frosting
n 4 years ago (edited)
sleep deprivation is the explanation for all these, plus not wanting to get into trouble with the boss; "BE SURE TO WRITE WHAT THEY TELL YOU!"
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#31
(Green)
#32
Happy Birthday Randy!
sunrisestrider_1 9 years ago
They wanted 50th written inside the red flag...
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#33
Ahhh, Now You're Speaking My Language
#34
Happy 30th! No Decoration For You
Jennifer Alan 9 years ago
There isn't a 'no' infront of Stars and sprinkles. Stop and read people
#35
Cake Decorating Fail
Suzanne Haigh 4 years ago
I just can not believe that some people can we so, erm, lacking in brains ???
#36
We Ordered A Confirmation Cake For Our Daughter. Selected Image #315 From A Book Of Decorations. This Was The Outcome
#37
No Periods? Totally Got It!
#38
We Asked Safeway To Make A Star Wars Cake For Our Editor Frank. This Is What They Gave Us
get in 9 years ago
Looks like a 5 year old decorated this. No, wait, maybe an adult did this, if a 5 year old did this it might look better LOL
Amy Fisher 8 years ago
If a 5 year old did it, it would actually HAVE a Star Wars theme on it.
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#39
Happy Birthday Adam With Blue Flowers
n 4 years ago
But why the little x-shaped turd in the bottom corner? Or is that a campfire that went out?
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Class Of 2007 Rocks! Fireworks Explosion
#41
Marissa's Boss Was Leaving On A Trip, So She Wanted To Get A Cake That Said, "So..............." As An Inside Joke. She Specified That There Should Be 18 Dots, So Here Is What She Got
#42
But The Real Cherry On Top?
#43
Put The State Of Texas On It For Her
Lenah Hedéen 8 years ago
What is all the s****y things around the cake? Looks both disgusting and unprofessional. I do much better looking cakes in my home...
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Grandparents 50th Anniversary Cake Haha
Lenah Hedéen 8 years ago
Oh god is these cakes really ordered? They all look home made ... and bad home made...
#45
Write Welcome On It
Lenah Hedéen 8 years ago
The icing is sloppy and the "welcome" dosrnt even fit in that little box!
#46
Merry Christmas
#47
No Problem!
#48
Husband's 40th Birthday Cake. It Was Around Christmas And My Hubby's Name Is Chris!!!
Final score:
20points
#49
Best Wishes
Danielle Torrente 5 years ago
This was one of the very first "cake wreck" photos that I saw online several years ago and I have to say I think it's still my favorite! *laughing*
Veronica A. 1 year ago
I know, but as I explained to someone else, the decorator may have been a Spanish speaker who didn't know that "-th" is a sound in English. The sound doesn't exist in the Spanish language.
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Cake Fail
May Hamili Nunez-Sispon 8 years ago
The handwriting is bad in te first place.. Looks like a preschooler wrote it
#51
Any Comments To Your Order? "thanks!" (in Swedish)
Final score:
16points
Daria B 9 years ago
I guess they were asked if they needed anything written on it and the customer said just "Thanks" as in "no, thanks", so this is it.
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#52
Instead Of "la Multi Ani"!
Final score:
11points
Alexandra Craciun 9 years ago
la multi ani means happy birthday in romanian
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#53
A Guy Wanted A Cake To Say "Schwager House"
#54
Happy 60th Anniversary Everett & Sara, Not Ann, Everette, & Sara!!
Final score:
10points
Robbie Ruffin (Submission author) 9 years ago
Ironically, they got married in 1954 (this is entry #54!)
#55
I Emailed Them A Picture Of A Cake And They Said 'no Problem'! #epicfail
Final score:
5points
Suzanne Haigh 4 years ago
I would have though they would have seen enough of that flag to last a lifetime without it being on cake
#56
Nephew Graduated From Tiffin U And Niece From Trine U.....
Final score:
5points
#57
Walmart Messed Up, It's Suppose To Say "happy Birthday Nikki & Merry Yule."
Final score:
2points
Cayman 9 years ago
they spelled Merry wrong, the title says Merry and the cake says Mary
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#58
My Grandsons 16 Birthday Cake ! Should Have Been A Matchbox Car On It ! Lol
Final score:
2points
Suzanne Haigh 4 years ago
If I had ordered many of these and received such appalling trash I would put the cake in the baker face, sorry
#59
Ummmm.....what?
Final score:
1point
#60
Do Her Real Face
Final score:
0points
EburneanRat 3 years ago
I thought this was an ad. bad news, it isn't. good news, the lack of context makes this incredible
#61
Ordered: Happy Birthday Anna..got: Birth Happy Anna Day
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0points
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What do you think ?
Amanda Panda 9 years ago
this is one of those situations where quotations and having a sense of humor is a must.
Annette Topits 9 years ago
Makes you wonder as to why these people are even employed at a bakery.
Tiny Dynamine 9 years ago
How can there be some many cake makers who are indescribably stupid and spiteful?
Amanda Panda 9 years ago
this is one of those situations where quotations and having a sense of humor is a must.
Annette Topits 9 years ago
Makes you wonder as to why these people are even employed at a bakery.
Tiny Dynamine 9 years ago
How can there be some many cake makers who are indescribably stupid and spiteful?
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