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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Just Following Instructions
A Friend Of Mine Ordered A Picture Cake And Gave The Woman A Thumb Drive With The Picture She Wanted To Use
I Was Asked What I Want Written On My Cake. I Said "Nothing"
My Mom Ordered A Graduation Cake With A Cap Drawn On. I Guess They Misheard
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
You Had One Job, Baker
I Think They Took It Too Literally
Instruction Unclear, Followed Them Anyway
Just Write Happy Birthday
Happy Birthday In Spanish
I Want Sprinkles
Coach Tom´s Big Purple Balls!
Halloween Cake
Congratulations As Small As Possible
To Be Picked Up At Eleven
Nobody noticing this is a pitcure of a cake with a pitcure of a cake with a pitcure of a cake?
Nancy In Caps. I Mean In Caps
What makes it worse is that they even wrote 'Nancy in caps' in lowercase...!
Here's The Image For The Cake
And If You Think E-Mailing A Picture To The Bakery Helps... Think Again
A: What Would You Like The Cake To Say? B: "Happy Birthday". A: Anything Else? B: Just "Happy Birthday"
Make Susan Bigger
Let's Celebrate In The Middle!
This Cake
Okay
Welcome Baby In Pink
Wendy Lu Under Neat That Will You Marry Me?
So This Woman Asked Her Bakery To Make A Cake Just Like This One From
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"
Thank You, Mr. Baker
Just Balloons Would Be Fine
This Is Hilarious
(Green)
Happy Birthday Randy!
Ahhh, Now You're Speaking My Language
Happy 30th! No Decoration For You
Cake Decorating Fail
We Ordered A Confirmation Cake For Our Daughter. Selected Image #315 From A Book Of Decorations. This Was The Outcome
No Periods? Totally Got It!
We Asked Safeway To Make A Star Wars Cake For Our Editor Frank. This Is What They Gave Us
Happy Birthday Adam With Blue Flowers
Class Of 2007 Rocks! Fireworks Explosion
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
But The Real Cherry On Top?
Put The State Of Texas On It For Her
Grandparents 50th Anniversary Cake Haha
Write Welcome On It
Merry Christmas
No Problem!
Husband's 40th Birthday Cake. It Was Around Christmas And My Hubby's Name Is Chris!!!
Best Wishes
Cake Fail
Any Comments To Your Order? "thanks!" (in Swedish)
Instead Of "la Multi Ani"!
A Guy Wanted A Cake To Say "Schwager House"
Happy 60th Anniversary Everett & Sara, Not Ann, Everette, & Sara!!
Ironically, they got married in 1954 (this is entry #54!)
I Emailed Them A Picture Of A Cake And They Said 'no Problem'! #epicfail
I would have though they would have seen enough of that flag to last a lifetime without it being on cake
Nephew Graduated From Tiffin U And Niece From Trine U.....
Walmart Messed Up, It's Suppose To Say "happy Birthday Nikki & Merry Yule."
My Grandsons 16 Birthday Cake ! Should Have Been A Matchbox Car On It ! Lol
If I had ordered many of these and received such appalling trash I would put the cake in the baker face, sorry
Ummmm.....what?
Do Her Real Face
Ordered: Happy Birthday Anna..got: Birth Happy Anna Day
Would bakers really do that? The customers are likely to refuse to pay for their order and/or make them redo it, and bakeries don't usually have that kind of resources. Also considering the number of stupid and unkind customers my baker friend handles, that would become an onerous habit...
Load More Replies...this is one of those situations where quotations and having a sense of humor is a must.
Clearly, they recognized that it is! "Happy birthday comma Laura" - they even spell it out :D
Load More Replies...Makes you wonder as to why these people are even employed at a bakery.
How can there be some many cake makers who are indescribably stupid and spiteful?
As a cake decorator I can tell you that the people taking orders are very unclear sometimes. I recently had one where the order taker wrote 2012-2014 for a going out of business cake. I asked if it should be 2016 since they were closing in 2016 and was told to just put what was on the piece of paper. Of course, it was wrong & I got crabbed at. I told the boss her 2nd in charge was responsible since she took the order and would not listen to what I was trying to tell her.
Some of these were hilarious... I can really relate to the first one because my ex-husband's name was that.
These bakers are torpedoing any rational arguments for $15/hour minimum wage.
Even stupidity is not a rational argument for letting someone rot in poverty.
Load More Replies...Would bakers really do that? The customers are likely to refuse to pay for their order and/or make them redo it, and bakeries don't usually have that kind of resources. Also considering the number of stupid and unkind customers my baker friend handles, that would become an onerous habit...
Load More Replies...this is one of those situations where quotations and having a sense of humor is a must.
Clearly, they recognized that it is! "Happy birthday comma Laura" - they even spell it out :D
Load More Replies...Makes you wonder as to why these people are even employed at a bakery.
How can there be some many cake makers who are indescribably stupid and spiteful?
As a cake decorator I can tell you that the people taking orders are very unclear sometimes. I recently had one where the order taker wrote 2012-2014 for a going out of business cake. I asked if it should be 2016 since they were closing in 2016 and was told to just put what was on the piece of paper. Of course, it was wrong & I got crabbed at. I told the boss her 2nd in charge was responsible since she took the order and would not listen to what I was trying to tell her.
Some of these were hilarious... I can really relate to the first one because my ex-husband's name was that.
These bakers are torpedoing any rational arguments for $15/hour minimum wage.
Even stupidity is not a rational argument for letting someone rot in poverty.
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