Cake disasters

You've probably heard about his majesty, the king and the queen of all the delicious cakes smothered with whipped cream, the hedgehog cake. Started as a sincere baking fail by someone who thought that making such a dessert would be a walk in the park, it quickly turned into an internet craze with people deliberately making the worst hedgehog cakes out there. Take a look at some wonderfully awful examples in our previous entry right here.

Birthday cake on FIRE!!!! ; )

Something old, something new, something fug.

It happens to even the best of bakers: your cake somehow cracks and seems to be ruined. You can salvage this disaster by making a sweet, portable treat.

The shark just kills me lol.

Shutterstock Upcycle your failed baking experiments into ice cream toppings This post originally appeared in the June 6, 2022 edition of The Move, a place for Eater’s editors to reveal their recommendations and pro dining tips — sometimes thoughtful, sometimes weird, but always someone’s go-to move. Subscribe now. --- As someone who bakes cake for recreation, I have had more than my share of failures over the years. Because I hate wasting food, I refuse to throw anything away in all…

We bake cakes for various occasions, but do we always get it right? These 30 pictures prove every cake fail can make for a hilarious anecdote worth sharing.

Get ready to gasp, giggle, and shake your head in disbelief at these spectacular cake fails that are equal parts awkward and amusing. We've rounded up some of the funniest, most puzzling cake decorating disasters that will make you grateful for even simple grocery store baked goods. First time I saw number 13 I had to do a double take. Mean but hilarious!

The average U.S. wedding cake costs around $350, according to Thumbtack. What does it tell us? Well, apparently not much.