Happy Easter, everyone!Is your basket overflowing with candy eggs today? Because here's a Sweet idea: (By The Gunny Sack)Love those colors! Or perha … | Continue reading
7 Reasons To Avoid The Bakery This Easter:- Those annoyingly cheerful Easter colors: It's like they managed to bottle Spring. - Saint Harry's Tinsel … | Continue reading
'Twas the week before Easter, and all through the bakeryThe Bakers plopped plastic and all kinds of fakery The chicks were wrapped snugly, each in … | Continue reading
So now that Spring is officially here, you know what's coming, right?That's right: wedding season.[rubbing hands together gleefully] BRING ON THE WEDDING WRECKAGE! Let's kick things off with a lovely Spring Fling inspiration: … | Continue reading
Ok, bakers, huddle up!Now, listen: Easter is coming. That means a lot of long hours, hard work, and painstaking effort on your part to ensure we make some of the most beautif...BWAHAHAHA!!AHAHAHAHAA!![wiping eyes] Sorry, sorry! I really thought I'd get through that with a straigh … | Continue reading
It's a Black Tie Affair on Sweets this week! (By Clara's Designer Cakes) Formal, dramatic, goes-with-everything - plus there's nothing better than … | Continue reading
"Welcome back to round one of the National Wreck Bowl, folks. Our reigning champion, Pat Wüfflehausen, has filled his pastry bags and is ready to attempt a new world record."Greg, this is obviously a huge challenge for Wüffelshausen. What do you think he's feeling right now?"Well … | Continue reading
*peppy infomercial music*[yelling in a high-pitched monotone]HI JOHNNY YATES HERE FOR THE ORIGINAL PAN-TASTIC ALL-IN-ONE CAKE PAN. THE FASTEST, EASIEST, SAFEST WAY TO BAKE AND DECORATE ANY CAKE YOU CAN IMAGINE... GUARANTEED! JUST LOOK AT THESE RESULTS: … | Continue reading
Each of the photographs below represent a cake order gone wrong. Can you find the errors? The first puzzle gives you a hint. (Answers below.)A) [hint] Sara is also a mom. … | Continue reading
[adjusting headset mic][gelling hair]Hi, it's john with Pan-Wow. This pan is shaped like a heart but it's also a pan so you can make cakes that are shaped like a heart. … | Continue reading
"Color is to the eye what music is to the ear."- Louis Comfort TiffanyWhat does "stained glass" make you think of? Church windows? Fancy light fixtures?How about gorgeous cakes? … | Continue reading
I know just how to ice it And I know just how to sell … | Continue reading
Wreckporter Barry B. gives us the skinny:My wife went into a cake maker to get a small cake for my birthday. They asked what she’d like on it and she said, "How about the Chicago 'C', like The Chicago Bears’ 'C' logo? Is that possible?"They said, "The Chicago C? No problem." … | Continue reading
Because you can never be too safe, that's why. Famous for their Dance Dance Revolution play-offs...offs. … | Continue reading
Recently here on CW I took aim at frog cakes, which I might have insinuated are all slimy hell beasts of Wreckage. A few of you took issue with this. So, here to defend their good name are some more frog cakes.Take it away, guys! … | Continue reading
Unless someone takes a picture and posts it on the internet, of course - and what are the odds of that?Heheheh.Heh.Heh.Hoo! Yeah. Good stuff. Hey, … | Continue reading
Believe it or not, you CAN have a gorgeous cake without fondant! And I have proof! (By The White Flower Cake Shoppe)Glass-smooth icing, perfect pip … | Continue reading
They tried to be mean.They failed. This was supposed to say, "You're a traitor!" "Drunken Loser" … | Continue reading
If there's one thing I've learned from Cake Wrecks over the past decade, it's that Epcot is a thing not to be trifled with.If there's another thing I've learned from Cake Wrecks, it's that you can't make a rounded cupcake cake (ptoieee!). As in, ever. The laws of physics preclude … | Continue reading
What's that? You want more "Missed Marks" wrecks?AS YOU WISH. First up, Randee C. ordered this simple zebra-stripe cake from her local bakery: ... … | Continue reading
I’ll be honest, minions: after all these years, I may still be slightly obsessed with Moana? The constant singing, the aggressive YOU'RE WELCOME-ing, the unrequited mooning over a cross-eyed rooster.Yeah.SLIGHTLY.So check this out: … | Continue reading
DeedeedeedeeedeedeedeedeeYou unlock this bakery with the key of imagination. Beyond it is another dimension.A dimension of icing.A dimension of piping bags.A dimension of wreckitude.You're moving into a land of both shadow and substance, of bad taste and even worse skill. You jus … | Continue reading
Though it already feels like summer down here in sweltering ol' Florida, I'm determined to make the most of this "Spring" thing. (So long as it doesn't involve leaving the house, of course. Have you SEEN the pollen levels out there? HAVE YOU? Poor John is a one-man sneeze machine … | Continue reading
It's nice to see bakeries really getting into the St. Patrick's Day spirit this week: By which I mean they've clearly been drinking.This is one week I … | Continue reading
First there was the Rainbow Erection: Then there was the Rainbow Ejection: … | Continue reading
Thursday's the day, everyone!Yep, the day when bakers try - and mostly fail - to remember what a shamrock looks like.Here, I'll give you a hint: NOT … | Continue reading
Well, folks, it's Monday. And as if that weren't bad enough, we were all robbed - ROBBED, I say - of one entire hour over the weekend. A whole hour! It should be one hour earlier than it is right now, but it's not! Who signed off on this?! What evil mastermind convinced the US go … | Continue reading
Well, folks, it's Monday. And as if that weren't bad enough, we were all robbed - ROBBED, I say - of one entire hour over the weekend. A whole hour! It should be one hour earlier than it is right now, but it's not! Who signed off on this?! What evil mastermind convinced the US go … | Continue reading
In 1873, Jules Verne published Around the World in 80 Days, the story of Phileas Fogg and his attempt to circumnavigate the globe to win a bet. Now, we can accomplish the same feat in just over two days, with another couple of days added in to get through airport security. (Well, … | Continue reading
And now, our yearly tradition continues... [dimming lights][queuing up sexy saxophone music][adjusting Speedo] Hey, Bebeh. How YOU doin'? Today is Ke … | Continue reading
Sometimes cake shopping is like being stuck in a Fractured Fairy Tale.Like Snow White, you set out hoping for something "charming," but in the light of day you find yourself stuck with the second string dwarves. There's Creepy: … | Continue reading
Hello and thank you for visiting Cake Wrecks, where all of your hopes for humanity are dashed on a daily basis. Sadly, we are unable to meet your humor requirements today due to: __ Travel __ Zombie Apocalypse __ A pack of wild rodents gnawing off our extremities __ All of the a … | Continue reading
There's something really beautiful about one person looking into another's eyes and saying, "I understand you." And then the other person being all, "Then why did you write 'Au Caps' on my cake when I asked for it in all caps??" | Continue reading
OK, everyone! It's time to channel your best Eliza Doolittle! | Continue reading
Dr. Seuss' birthday was this week and it’s the PERFECT excuse to round up more of my favorite Seussian Sweets! (WOOT!) Most Seuss cakes tend to feature a certain cat in a certain hat, but after The Lorax hit theaters we got to see some fun new designs: | Continue reading
K, people, confession time: Do unnecessary quotation marks make your eye twitch? | Continue reading
Sometimes when I'm bemoaning the fact that most cakes today are just plastic flotsam delivery vehicles... | Continue reading
I'm pretty sure most one-year-olds will never remember their first birthday cakes, which is why I'm here to provide an invaluable service: reminding little E.J. that her (yes, her ) parents got her this : | Continue reading
Marisa F. writes, "My sister-in-law had a beach destination wedding in Mexico, and decided that she loved this sand castle cake:" | Continue reading
Today's post is dedicated to all the engaged couples out there. That's right, lovebirds, I thought we might take this opportunity to consider the most important cake of your entire lives: your wedding cake. Now, I know I feature a lot of wedding wrecks, and I know a lot of folks … | Continue reading
You are cordially invited to feast your eyes on something a bit more refined today: fabulously formal cakes! | Continue reading
Everybody clap your hands and sway a little, k? Some guys and their wives See only shame See only sorrrrrow | Continue reading
Thanks to Ellen K., Kathryn E., Julie V., Louise H., Alexander O., Jessica D., and Lauren H. for today's self-confidence booster. ***** P.S. My "related searches" kind of got away from me today, but I think you'll approve: | Continue reading
NOTE: No, really, these are wildly inappropriate. Not safe for kids! (Work should be fine, though.) And now... 10 Wildly Inappropriate Pick-Up Lines for International Flirting Week Looking for love this month? Then why not try baiting your love … | Continue reading
Sure, you could go with rubber duckies and baby blocks, but that's sooo last decade. Today's shower cakes are all about the biology of baby-making: tasty and educational! | Continue reading
Hey guys, it's time again for our Annual Texas Cowboy Poetry post! (My apologies in advance to Texas, cowboys, and poetry in general.) Ahem hem hem. swirling poo vortex moistly encircles my horse | Continue reading