And now, our yearly tradition continues... [dimming lights] [queuing up sexy saxophone music] [adjusting Speedo] Hey, Bebeh. | Continue reading
Today's post is dedicated to the American Hero who added a bottle of Jack Daniel's to this display: | Continue reading
Finally, minions - at long last! A candy cake wreck to rival the great Hershey Kiss-And-Yell debacle of 2013! Here, let me set this up for you. This is what Jill wanted for her friend Becky's retirement party: | Continue reading
In honor of Barbie Day, here are a few tips for making the "perfect" doll cake. - This is totally acceptable for a Groom's Cake: | Continue reading
Heidi wanted a pizza cake, and so asked her local bakery to make one. The encounter went something like this: Heidi: "Hi, I'd like to order a pizza cake, please." Baker: "A pizza... cake?" Heidi: "Yes, you know, a cake that looks like a pizza." Baker: "I'm not | Continue reading
This week I thought we'd look at cakes just like me: short, but sweet. :D Not only are today's Sweets all a single tier tall, they're also fantastic inspiration for us mere mortals. After all, most of us will never attempt a giant showstopper cake, but we MIGHT get ambitious wi … | Continue reading
You know that song from Tangled that always makes you cry? This isn't that song. [Spotlight on a single, burly baker] It's delicious, creamy, dairy I use so much it's scary | Continue reading
Gents, are you feeling a bit... droopy ... lately? Because whether you want to rock out with your turkey out: | Continue reading
If you've been hanging around this blog for a while, then you probably remember the infamous Flash Drive wreck. That's the one where someone brought in a photo on a flash drive, but instead of using the photo, the bakery recreated the flash drive itself on the … | Continue reading
It's National "Write A Letter Of Appreciation" Week, so let's take a moment to address those who make all of this possible: the bakers. [cues sappy violin music] [turns to face camera] [looks very, very sincere] Thank you, Bakery Wreckerator, for making every ch … | Continue reading
John's been on a baking kick lately, so I've just had strawberry cake for breakfast, minions. Not pancakes , mind you, or donuts or muffins are other socially acceptable morning desserts. I'm talking homemade-buttercream-slathered, jam-filled, multi-tiered CAKE. With strawb … | Continue reading
I was an honorary cub scout around age 6, because A) my brother was an actual cub scout, B) our mom was troop leader, and C) we didn't have a babysitter. My only clear memory of that time was making salt dough pretzels with the boys, though, which tasted terribl … | Continue reading
I won't tell you how long I thought this was a sideways H: | Continue reading
Momma gave us this birthday tip Her face stern, her hand on her hip "When serving horse cake "With this kind of face | Continue reading
Brenna P. writes, "Since it was my husband’s birthday last week, I thought it would be a fun idea to get a birthday cake that would also reveal the gender of our baby due this summer." [nodding vigorously] Excellent, excellent. WHAT COULD GO WRONG WITH T | Continue reading
Thanks to Lyndsay S., Heather M., LL, Gary B., & Heather for the photo finish. ***** P.S. If that's why we have Photoshop, then this is why we have punctuation: | Continue reading
It's hard enough to make a gorgeous cake, but how about one that seems to float in mid-air? | Continue reading
Ever get the feeling something's missing? | Continue reading
I figure the only way I'm going to get rid of this earworm is by giving it to you guys. So... Hit it! So, it's gonna be forever | Continue reading
(Yes, we're quite proud.) | Continue reading
Happy Fat Tuesday, everybody! Now, as we all know, there's only ONE traditional Mardi Gras dessert bakers have to make today: the King Cake. So naturally they're making everything BUT. They've got Mardi Gras cupcakes: | Continue reading
It's time for another one of our chats, bakers. You know, the ones where I give well-reasoned arguments for why you shouldn't wreck things, and you completely ignore me? You're like my cats, only armed with piping bags instead of hairballs. | Continue reading
You guys! Valentine's Day is just 6 days away! So I think it's time to follow your heart... | Continue reading
Not feeling the love today? Then here, try these Valentines on for sighs . | Continue reading
When you aim for a platitude, but end up at every cat-owner's reality: | Continue reading
With all the scary C-section and jelly-soaked vagina cakes out there, I think we've lost track of what a baby shower cake SHOULD be. | Continue reading
Calling all "Qualified" Cake "Decorators"! | Continue reading
Have a special someone you want to impress this V day? Then let these bakers teach you the language... of luuuuuurve . | Continue reading
The age-old battle is upon us once more, minions: Football vs Cute Owls Well today? YOU GET BOTH. | Continue reading
Madeline writes: | Continue reading
Dawn ordered this Fall tree design for her wedding cake: | Continue reading
[alarm clock clicking to 6:00 AM] [Sonny & Cher caterwauling to I Got You, Babe ] Ok, Campers, rise and shine! 'Cuz it's Groundhog Day! Or, as Brenda here knows it: | Continue reading
Thanks to Craig T., Katie F., Elizabeth D., Johanna, & Sparky M. for making us afraid to go into the bakery again. (Or maybe looking forward to it? I mean, that "shark" is kinda adorable.) ***** If you're like me and still laughing over that "horse," then I have just | Continue reading
Have you noticed unicorns and rainbows are all the rage again lately? There are unicorn cafes, unicorn drinks - heck, I even spotted a unicorn grilled cheese . o.0 Isn't enough enough? The answer, of course, is no. NO AMOUNT OF UNICORNS IS EVER ENOUGH. | Continue reading
NOTE : These cakes may have been meant for children, but the commentary is not. Double entendres ahead! Do you ever get the feeling that certain bakers are up to some...er... monkey business? | Continue reading
Remember when there was a dust-up over whether or not our astrology signs have changed. Betrayal, bewilderment, boredom...there was a veritable gamut of emotions running wild. Fortunately, I have been assured that my not being a Taurus is total bull. Whew! However, j … | Continue reading
Apparently, there was a football game over the weekend. Or something. And while I care slightly less about football than I do about squirrel husbandry, I figured now would be a good time to talk to you about protection. Er, of your heads, I mean. Not my squirrels' nuts. (Those a … | Continue reading
I know we all love wedding wrecks with a schadenfreude-filled passion, but when it comes to what-they-wanted vs. what-they-got wrecks, believe me, it's not just wedding cakes: | Continue reading
You know, when I see something like this I can't help but wonder: | Continue reading
If you're groaning over "Gilt-y Pleasures," then I have a subtitle for you: "If it ain't Baroque, don't fix it. " :D I know, I know, but I think you'll forgive me once you see today's cakes - because these things are seriously amazing. | Continue reading
I'll admit it, the fastest route to my wallet is straight through Nostalgia Land. Yep, I will gleefully buy just about anything with the Stay Puft Marshmallow man on it, or Little Twin Stars, or baby Donald Duck. I'm also a sucker for Muppets and 90s cartoons. But I gotta say, … | Continue reading
When your kid wants a castle cake, but castle cakes are too expensive: | Continue reading
Thanks to Christina M., Dorothy W., and James C. for making this meme a slam dunkin'. ***** Have you seen these adorable blind box toys? | Continue reading
And now, for a little international flair, here's a Cake Wreck all the way from Norway. We begin with a guy ordering a cake for his coworker, Arnold: (The original article is written in Norwegian, so I've put this conversation through Google Translate.) "Can I please order a m … | Continue reading
It's been far too long since we drooled over geeky weddings, you guys. LET'S FIX THAT. | Continue reading
There's nothing more dismal than the first day back to work after a holiday. You're tired, you're possibly hung-over, you're definitely not ready to be wearing pants and/or a bra again, but here you are, expected to pick up like it's a regular ol' Tuesday. BAH. Baker … | Continue reading
Grace wanted this map cake of the U.S.: | Continue reading