Will you guys ever get tired of seeing wedding missed marks? 'Cuz I'm thinking, "no." Let's test that theory, shall we? What the bride wanted: | Continue reading
Will you guys ever get tired of seeing wedding missed marks? 'Cuz I'm thinking, "no." Let's test that theory, shall we? What the bride wanted: | Continue reading
Hm. Perhaps we'll need to add "furious" to that list. Thanks to the friendly, festive, and fearless Laux for today's frosted failure. (See? It's not *that* hard.) ***** Speaking of things that require a double-take, this grumpy cat mug magically flips you off when … | Continue reading
Never before has a delicious food made to look like another delicious food made me want to LOSE my food quite...like... this : | Continue reading
Yesterday I sensed a great celebration in the Force. As if a billion stay-at-home parents suddenly cried out, and then poured themselves a margarita. | Continue reading
...never let the guy from Boston order your bachelor party cake. | Continue reading
Today we're spotlighting wedding cakes with a modern twist. Unusual shapes, clean lines, bold colors - these aren't your grandmothers' wedding cakes. (Unless your grandma was really, really cool.) Let's start with what I first thought was a stack of brilliant dishware: | Continue reading
As you've probably guessed by now, most of the wrecks on this site are made right here in the good ol' US of A. Which may be a sad point of pride, but we'll take it. ( America! Heck yeah!! ) Still, in an effort to give our American bakers a much-needed shot of schadenfreude, we' … | Continue reading
Parents, when it comes to planning your child's birthday party, prepare for a lot of whining, temper tantrums, and willful brattiness. Plus your kids might be a pain, too. Well, here's one way to exact a little revenge: your kids' birthday cake. | Continue reading
A while back one of our readers suggested a fun activity for the next book tour: set up plain frosted cakes, and let contestants hurl various bits of candy, flotsam, and ribbon at said cakes. Whichever looks "best" wins. Unfortunately, I think some wreckerators out there took th … | Continue reading
When it comes to naming pastries, you could say this bakery has really hit bottom: | Continue reading
In honor of all the summer weddings this month, I decided to sing a little song. (With apologies to Nat King Cole.) Unforgettable... | Continue reading
Today’s Sweets are dedicated to everyone who reaches for the stars... and then feels a bit peckish. | Continue reading
Ask where the second "e" went all you want; *I* want to know what's in that icing. [shudder] | Continue reading
Here's one way to tell if a cake order was made over the phone: | Continue reading
Remember when I used to rail against the cannibalistic indignity that is the baby butt cake? Ah, those were some good times. .... Let's do that again ! | Continue reading
"Good day, Madam! Please allow me to welcome you to the West Rutheford Winery, Gastropub and Patisserie. Might I offer you a moist towelette?" "Um, no. I just need to order a cake for my son's birthday, please." "But of course ! We have many, many & | Continue reading
I dare you to play "I Spy" with your kids on this one: | Continue reading
These may not be your grandmother's cakes... but I bet she'd love them. | Continue reading
John, sweetie, I just want you to know that I think you are all the way beautiful. Not just handsome, but smart, and kind-hearted. And if I were a lot younger, I would marry you... ...again. And maybe we'd have a couple of chubby, freckle-faced kids: | Continue reading
I know it can be scary asking a bakery to do something custom, like, say, a school or brand's logo. But DON'T PANIC; I'm here to walk you through it. First, print out a nice, clear image to bring in as a reference: | Continue reading
Sadly, the Sesame Street Paving Company never found the rest of Elmo: | Continue reading
What do you get when you go into a Mexican bakery, where they speak English, and ask them - in Spanish - to write "Happy Birthday" in English? I mean, besides confused. You get this: | Continue reading
For Chocolate Day we decided to illustrate a beloved children's classic. I highly recommend hitting play and reading along: | Continue reading
For all you parents who think your kids have nothing but LEGO on the brain: | Continue reading
That's right, folks: the day you've been waiting for is finally here. All those hours of planning, long nights of anticipation, and stockpiling of Lactaid pills will finally pay off, because today ...is Cheesecake Wreck Day. Now, I know what you're thinking. "Jem," you're … | Continue reading
In honor of the Dog Days of Summer: I like cake MUTTS and I cannot lie! | Continue reading
[Tinkling bell] [very polite Englishman] "Yes, I'd like to order a baby shower cake, if I might. Something perhaps a bit creepy . Not fond of the mother, you see." [very polite English salesman] "Yes, of course, of course... Might I suggest our Face of Birth & | Continue reading
You've got to hand it to a baker who can knuckle down and bring a touch of class to a "Finger Football" cake: | Continue reading
Tips for making the perfect hamburger cake: - Make it round | Continue reading
Today we're celebrating one of my all-time favorite things: FOOD. Well, and some drinks. Made of cake. Sound good? So, what'll you have to start? Maybe some coffee? | Continue reading
On the remote island of St. Kawkapuey lives the mysterious Cacapillar. | Continue reading
Parents beware! Some of today's wrecks are not appropriate for kids. Oh, and to my knowledge only two of these were NOT served at actual weddings. Let's see if you can guess which ones. [evil grin] Someday my prince will come | Continue reading
Normally I avoid clichés like the plague. Still, when it comes to buying a cake, sometimes you've got to grab the bull by the horns. | Continue reading
Ok, guys, I think it's time to go over the "guidelines" again for wishing someone good luck. Sooo... | Continue reading
Ever wish that real life wasn't so ... real-lifey? Me, too. So let's take a little break from boring ol' reality today with an imaginary vacation down the rabbit hole, to a magical place called ... | Continue reading
So tell me, Wreckies, how are you enjoying your summer? Sorry, I mean, "Sumer?" | Continue reading
Too often I've been accused of making you readers hungry with my steady parade of candy-coated misspellings and butchered bakery goods. Well, NO MORE! Or at least not for today. Here, I'll ease you in slowly, in case you're mid coffee-sip: | Continue reading
Summer is the reward students get for successfully completing another year of educational excellence. Or for partying all year and flunking out. (Nobody said life was fair, kids.) So while graduation season may be over, I think it's time our bakers had a little summe … | Continue reading
Convention season is starting up again, and after the past 2 years I am READY, y'all. So since I've got major geekery on the brain anyway, I thought I'd focus today's Sweets on - what else? Geek cakes. But more than that, I've decided to feature geeky villain cakes. ' … | Continue reading
Sometimes I like to think this blog might have a positive influence on current baking trends. (Oh, stop laughing. A girl can dream.) So, what do you say we mosey on over to a few of our nation's baby showers and see how things are going? | Continue reading
In an effort to get to know you readers a bit better, today I thought we'd have one of you introduce yourselves. You know, foster a little more community and whatnot. So, take it away, Debbie! Hello! My name is Debbie, and this is my first attempt at a Cake Wrecks bio. So I'm … | Continue reading
With graduation season over, you might be tempted to revel in the heady hopes of a brighter tomorrow, what with all these freshly educated, newly degreed youngins descending upon our workforce and all. I'm here to fix all that. This cake was supposed to say - I kid you not - "I … | Continue reading
Bonjour, mon amis! Today's sweets are mostly inspired by Marie Antoinette, so you know what that means: Prepare your eyeballs for an over-the-top feast of excessiveness! (And no, we won't be having any gruesome headless sweets commemorating Marie's rather gruesome end. Sh … | Continue reading
I'm a firm believer in celebrating just about everything with cake, and from the submissions you guys send in I'm clearly not the only one. However, there's celebrating, say, a new vasectomy or Daddy's parole, and then there's the stuff that some peo | Continue reading