Minions, bakeries are really getting serious about this social distancing thing. First we had to stand 6 feet apart in line, now THIS: | Continue reading
And now… Rejected Princess Movies... in cake. Snow White And The Swamps of Sadness | Continue reading
Back in high school I went on a class trip to Washington DC during cherry blossom season - which, if you've ever experienced, you know is pure magic . It made such an impact that John and I later went back just to see the trees bloom again. Anyway, I got to thinking about … | Continue reading
Here's a late Valentine's submission that TRUMPS all others: | Continue reading
Amber's twins were having a birthday, and just so we're clear, by "twins" I mean her actual children . Just covering all the bases for you long-term readers. ( FLAAAAASHBAAAAACK .) Anyhoo, since Amber is one of those awesome moms who doesn't make her kids share &nb | Continue reading
And now, the conclusion of Jen living out her dreams of being a Richard Marx cover band. (Wait, can one person be a band? Am I a one-woman-Marx band? Huh. Tell you what, let's skip this discussion and just get on with the rest of the song. Unless you missed Part 1 yester … | Continue reading
It's National Cleaning Week, minions, which feels appropriate since that's what a lot of you are doing with your extra free time at home. Not me, though. I already work at home, so I have exactly the same amount of free time as before, and I need all of it for browsing Insta … | Continue reading
This is a perfectly lovely wedding cake, you guys. Perfectly lovely. | Continue reading
Hey, Sweets fans. How YOU doin'? ::eyebrow waggle:: No really, how're you hanging in with all this... hanging in? Do you have enough of these bad boys? | Continue reading
I'd like to take a moment to thank the people who've made the last 12 years of my life possible: The wreckerators. Dear Wreckorators, Hi. It's me again. Listen, I know you're busy... | Continue reading
Bethany wanted her wedding cake to be a flight of fancy: | Continue reading
It's St. Patrick's day, minions, and as I look out there, I can practically read the excitement on your faces. | Continue reading
How's this for a strange Monday, eh, minions? I mean, I'm always an anti-social hermit holed up with my cats and snacks, but this may be new territory for you lot. So on behalf of all anti-social introverts who work from home, allow me to just say... Welcome. And listen, … | Continue reading
I scroll through hundreds of gorgeous cakes every week, and after 10+ years it can be tough to find 10 or 11 to fit a specific theme each Sunday. So this week, my only requirement? Wedding cakes that made me say "WOW." Starting with this sweet and airy Art Deco number: | Continue reading
[movie announcer voice] It's the slasher/horror/thriller of the season, and it's coming... FOR YOU. | Continue reading
If only we had some clue what Asher wanted on his birthday cake, minions. | Continue reading
When CW reader Michelle ordered her 6-year-old daughter's birthday cake, she decided to stick with something classic: a rainbow. That's right, just a niiiice, simple rainbow, "with a cloud on either end." As it turned out, though, Michelle's baker MAY have been a little … | Continue reading
Thanks to Fred C., Robin C., Amber H., and Andy Warhol, who said, "Art is anything you can get away with." ****** That reminds me, I found some more goodies for my fellow art lovers: | Continue reading
Ack! We missed Unique Names Day, but we can't just let that pass us by! SO. Here's to you, Dufus: | Continue reading
It's Retro Video Game Day, Sweets fans, so we're going OLD SCHOOL. | Continue reading
You and me both, Tiffany: | Continue reading
The English language is the stuff of poetry, minions, and there's nothing quite so satisfying as finding a new, never-before-used way of expressing the fact that a cake is uglier than a bag of baboon balls.* [*"Bag of Baboon Balls" is the name of my Monkee's cover band.] … | Continue reading
The Gender Reveal cake is such a simple concept: your baker uses either pink or blue icing inside, depending on if you're having a girl or a boy. Then you cut into the cake to learn the happy news. But this is Cake Wrecks, minions. I HAVE NO HAPPY NEWS. | Continue reading
It's Pet-Sitters week, minions, and I have just the cakes to celebrate: | Continue reading
To quote Taylor Swift, I've got a blank space, baby: | Continue reading
Writing this post gave me an unexpected wallop in the feels department, gang. I hope it gives you a little warm glow, too. (If it's been a while, go listen to Kermit sing this song here .) ***** It's not that easy bein' green, | Continue reading
Tomorrow is Leap Day, minions, so we've decided to take the completely original route of celebrating with frog cakes. | Continue reading
The baker asked Beth how she wanted the writing to look: cursive, all-caps, etc. "Oh, just regular." | Continue reading
Minions, a cafe in Jakarta has recently started selling "cakes" made out of Ramen Noodles, and as you might imagine.... I HAVE THOUGHTS. Which I will now express in Office gifs, because this is the internet. | Continue reading
Egads, you guys, I almost forgot today was Mardi Gras!! Thank goodness the wreckerators out there have given us so many helpful reminders. You know, like all the beads: | Continue reading
I was at a total loss for a Sweets theme this week, gang. And since John and I've been fighting with our health insurance for far too many hours over dumb billing stuff, I was also in a highly murderous mood. So how do you channel a murderous mood into pretty cakes? | Continue reading
Anna writes, "I spelled it out three times for them over the phone." | Continue reading
Karen's "unicorn" debacle last week inspired me, minions. See, I love unicorn cakes. I love unicorn wrecks . So why not bring the two together? Beauty: | Continue reading
Since I started this blog I've seen my share of cakes crammed onto real live ladies. Here's a croquembouche dress: | Continue reading
OK, minions, this is pretty advanced stuff, but stay with me: | Continue reading
Sure, names are hard, and with folks naming their kids Kyd and Blendrr and "Jennifer with one N", you can't really blame the poor bakers for getting it wrong. Unless it's really funny, of course. Think "Eva" is easy to spell? Well it is. Almost.. | Continue reading
I love seeing how bakers tackle the challenge of a double birthday cake, so today, gang, we're going halfsies . | Continue reading
Remember a few days ago when I told you guys to make Valentine’s Day extra confusing? Well, looks like some bakers out there took my advice...TO HEART. | Continue reading
Karen asked her bakery to make a cute unicorn cake for her 8-year-old's birthday party, and brought along this picture as a reference: | Continue reading
Wonky hearts and cupid bows are so predictable. Why not spice up this Valentines Day with something a little... you know ... [eyebrow waggle] | Continue reading
Ever wonder what would have happened if the Beatles had gotten a Cake Wreck? No? See, that's why you have me. ::evil grin:: **** I look at it all See the icing that's heaping | Continue reading
It's National Flirting Week, minions, and I have a few suggestions for getting the ball rolling with your new crush. OPTION 1: The Conversation Starter | Continue reading
Valentine’s Day is this week, and I for one welcome the avalanche of half-off candy that's sure to follow: | Continue reading
Bakers, I've got an incredibly easy holiday for you today: It's "Give Kids A Smile Day!" That's it. That's all we ask. Just make a cake to make the kiddos smile. Ready? Aaaaaaand.... go. | Continue reading
An oceanography institute held a dessert contest for their employees, but someone apparently decided to cheat a bit, aaaand: | Continue reading