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To many guests, the most important part of the wedding is the cake. The location, the decor, the bride's dress, all of these things are vital, but they are to be admired. The cake, however, is to be enjoyed.

Unless the newlyweds served one that's made out of ground meat. Or the baker got sick and asked his cat to finish the job.

Bored Panda decided to compile a list of terrible wedding cake fails and turns out the Internet is abundant with them. Whether someone really messed up in the process of bringing it to the table or something really unfortunate — for example, a sandstorm — we included them all. Bon appétit.

As you can see, wedding cakes come in many shapes and sizes, depending on the number of guests it will serve. Modern pastry chefs and cake designers often use various ingredients and tools to create something that usually reflects the personalities of the couple too. Marzipan, fondant, gum paste, buttercream, and chocolate are among the most popular choices.

Wedding cakes are usually priced on a per-person, or per-slice, basis, with the prices ranging from a few dollars to a few hundred dollars per-person or slice, depending on the pastry chef hired to make it.

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The One That Assembled This Cake, Read The Instructions Wrong

The One That Assembled This Cake, Read The Instructions Wrong

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However, with smaller, more personal gatherings on the rise, some couples turn away from multi-tier confections. Instead, they opt for small cutting cakes of one or two tiers. "Because weddings are more intimate, there is a rise in small micro-wedding cakes and single-tier cakes," says Marleeta Peppers, owner of Leeta's Creations Custom Cakes.

Baker Arley Arrington added: "Lately, I've been working less on tiered cakes, and more on individually packaged desserts." 

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Who Doesn’t Love Cake? Specially One For That Wedding During The Coronavirus Outbreak - Tpcake

Who Doesn’t Love Cake? Specially One For That Wedding During The Coronavirus Outbreak - Tpcake

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According to Sarah Crowell, planner for Mavinhouse Events, having a small cake still allows for a traditional cake cutting moment, which many couples feel strongly about having. "With lingering health concerns, it really isn't sanitary to have a big cake on display and then serve it to everyone." Those who want loved ones to have a slice of cake can get creative and provide mini versions for each guest or table. For a more economical dessert option, couples can also offer pre-wrapped desserts, which are not only budget-friendly but Covid-safe as well.

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When it comes to wedding cakes, it's better to be safe than sorry. If you don't agree with me, just keep scrolling. You'll change your mind by the end of the list.

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A Bakery In East Earl, PA., Crafted A Life-Size, Deer-Shaped Wedding Cake

A Bakery In East Earl, PA., Crafted A Life-Size, Deer-Shaped Wedding Cake

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Groom's Cake Disaster. What We Wanted vs. What We Got

Groom's Cake Disaster. What We Wanted vs. What We Got

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We Wanted To Create Something Beautiful For Our Wedding Cake. I Turned Out To Be A Pregnant Sumo Wrestler

We Wanted To Create Something Beautiful For Our Wedding Cake. I Turned Out To Be A Pregnant Sumo Wrestler

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My Wife And I Eloped During Quarantine. We Decided To Have A Hamburger Wedding Cake To Celebrate

My Wife And I Eloped During Quarantine. We Decided To Have A Hamburger Wedding Cake To Celebrate

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That Does Not Look Like A Sand Castle

That Does Not Look Like A Sand Castle

My sister-in-law had a beach destination wedding in Mexico, and decided that she loved this sand castle cake. Upon speaking with the baker, she explained that she understood that the baker may not be able to recreate the cake exactly, but would be happy with something similar. The baker insisted that she could make a cake as equally beautiful. They agreed that the cake would be 3 tiers, with the sand castle on the top. On the wedding day, she instead got 3 separate tiers, each topped with its own version of a flesh colored sand castle.

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The "Gold" Cake At My Sister's Wedding Last Night

The "Gold" Cake At My Sister's Wedding Last Night

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Heidi Zimmermann
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Is this some kind of bad reaction from the ingredients with the goldcolor or why has it this barf green? Anybody an idea?

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The Baker Wouldn't Send Us A Picture Of The Cake Topper Until The Day Of The Wedding... We Soon Found Out Why

The Baker Wouldn't Send Us A Picture Of The Cake Topper Until The Day Of The Wedding... We Soon Found Out Why

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What I Ordered vs. What Was Delivered. I Paid $135 For This Mess

What I Ordered vs. What Was Delivered. I Paid $135 For This Mess

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Random Panda
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't know how the prices for cakes go in the US, but $135 doesn't sound like much. If you go to a cheap bakery, you'll get a cheap cake.

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hobbitly
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Regardless if you think 135 is a lot or not, that thing on the right surely isnt worth 135 dollar.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It works in the first pic because it's a single tier. No cake that's half filling/frosting should be tiered. This should have been mentioned to the ordering party up front. Not working or keeping cool enough also appears to be an issue.

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Oskar vanZandt
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

From watching "The Great British bake Off", I can assure you that that cake is not a single layer... it is six. Three layers of sponge and three of some sort of filling... not sure what as I am not a baker myself. Also forgot what that icing method is called...

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Zophra
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Is there... cardboard between the layers? (just adding fiber, I know...)

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Windkissed
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I’m sorry but it looks like a child did it!! How could they charge for that in good conscience!?

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Jean Thompson
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Disgusting! Even paying out $1.35 would be too much for this lack of everything. Trust you got your money back!!!

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Cybele Spanjaard
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I would cry and return it and buy two sponge cakes, whipped cream and cover with mixed colourful berries and a few real flowers. That would be better than this terrible effort.

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bern Habubbi
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Aunty was a Baker, mainly did wedding cakes, could take her a couple of weeks to make a decent cake, you got what you paid for

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bern Habubbi
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

OK so this whole category makes sense now, it should be called... "people who paid for what they got"

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Michelle Randazzo
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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh please! No professional did this. Someone went to hobby lobby to buy supplies. And this is it!! TaDa!

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Jackie Nettleton
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In the uk that cake would be around £600 so you get what you pay for

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Johanne Trudeau
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A child could have done better!! That bakery is going to go out of business fast!!!

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Grace Note
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you want your cake to look right, you have to pay the right money. Seriously, $135 is really cheap for the amount of work needed to make the cake you wanted.

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Cheryl Carter
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Any price for this cake is too much! If you can't do it, say you can't instead of destroying the wedding cake with no way of getting a good one!!! This is not ok to do on their wedding day. You have just destroyed their memories! No one will remember anything else, just the cake disaster.

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JD Lee
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Just because your neighbor claims she can bake, does not mean she can decorate.

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Steve Cruz
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why did they pay? Should have haggled it down to at least half price.

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Tyna Harrison
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Whatever your thoughts are this is most definitely over priced

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Leo Domitrix
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They ot what htey paid for. Cake on left? Easy a $500 cake. Maybe more. And that's from the last wedding I was a bridesmaid in, about 15 years ago. I've seen cakes that were up to $3K (US) and that's how you get gorgeous, stunning confections. You pay for two people working about forty hours *each* at a high level of skill.

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Tiari
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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Does the left cake contain gold or what? I would never ever pay 500$ for that, I could walk in renowned patisseries and get a nicer one for a fraction of that. (I refer specifically to THIS cake, not wedding cakes in general.)

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Dana Dara
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

$135 is extremely cheap for a wedding cake. My basic cake 12 years ago was $500!

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Cake Baker Probably Didn't See The Bride Before Making The Cake. Or Any Other Human Being, In Fact

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Lyra Fortune
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If the head was bigger, it, in all fairness, would have looked decent.

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Castle Tower Wedding Cake

Castle Tower Wedding Cake

I met with a baker for flavors and everything was great. We agreed on flavors and design (left). The end result was that the baker I hired showed up with my cake later than she stated. When I saw it, it looked like the photo on the right. People asked if we were going to circumcise our cake. The cake was cracked, falling over, and did not have the flavors we asked for so the taste was unknown.

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What I Wanted vs. What Was Delivered. Yes, I Got A Full Refund

What I Wanted vs. What Was Delivered. Yes, I Got A Full Refund

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This Cringeworthy Wedding Cake Topping

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A Facebook Friend’s Wedding Cake

A Facebook Friend’s Wedding Cake

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My Cousin's Wedding Cake. Rice Krispy Treats With Fruit By The Foot Flowers

My Cousin's Wedding Cake. Rice Krispy Treats With Fruit By The Foot Flowers

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A Friend's Wedding Cake

A Friend's Wedding Cake

The baker apparently put the cake in a large storage container then drove an hour and a half to the venue and delivered this monstrosity.

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What Flavor Do You Want? Yellow, Please

What Flavor Do You Want? Yellow, Please

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This Cake Was Supposed To Spell "Wiser Wedding"

This Cake Was Supposed To Spell "Wiser Wedding"

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Rissie
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah, because getting that right would make this a perfect wedding cake.

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One Of 10 Worst Wedding Cake Fails I've Seen

One Of 10 Worst Wedding Cake Fails I've Seen

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And There She Is. Don't You Just Love How Different She Is? Edible Sugar Oysters

And There She Is. Don't You Just Love How Different She Is? Edible Sugar Oysters

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Ordered A Pink, White And Black Striped Cake, Received A Black White And Purple Cake With Uneven Stripes

Ordered A Pink, White And Black Striped Cake, Received A Black White And Purple Cake With Uneven Stripes

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Pure Class In Wedding Cake Form

Pure Class In Wedding Cake Form

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I Just Wanted To Share A Pic Of My Groom's Cake From My Wedding

I Just Wanted To Share A Pic Of My Groom's Cake From My Wedding

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Stop Putting Muddy Toy Trucks On Your Wedding Cake

Stop Putting Muddy Toy Trucks On Your Wedding Cake

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Even If You Really Like Sushi, This Sushi Wedding Cake Is Too Much

Even If You Really Like Sushi, This Sushi Wedding Cake Is Too Much

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Remember, You Want A Cake Pretty Enough To Move Your Guests To Tears, Not Tears That Move Themselves

Remember, You Want A Cake Pretty Enough To Move Your Guests To Tears, Not Tears That Move Themselves

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The Wedding Cake We Ordered vs. The Cake We Picked Up

The Wedding Cake We Ordered vs. The Cake We Picked Up

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why did you pick it up? You should have told them that is not what you ordered and you're still waiting for yours

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Ordered vs. Received. Looks Like It's Melting

Ordered vs. Received. Looks Like It's Melting

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What I Ordered On The Left, What I Got On The Right

What I Ordered On The Left, What I Got On The Right

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Stephanie Did It
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How does a professional baker not even know the difference between frosting and fondant?

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Redneck Wedding Cake

Redneck Wedding Cake

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Lyra Fortune
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This one is actually pretty crearive, I like it. I just think the person who made this list has an issue with "non-traditional" wedding cakes.

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When You Order A Wedding Cake (Left Pic) And This Is What Is Sent Through The Night Before Your Wedding (Right Cake)

When You Order A Wedding Cake (Left Pic) And This Is What Is Sent Through The Night Before Your Wedding (Right Cake)

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I Hope They Had A Wonderful Wedding And The Cake Tasted Better Than It Looked

I Hope They Had A Wonderful Wedding And The Cake Tasted Better Than It Looked

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Cake On The Beach

Cake On The Beach

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