tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post9156835151922081205..comments2024-02-16T18:23:10.138-05:00Comments on Cake Wrecks: Well, the word "holy" DID come to mind...Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11888187687405622408noreply@blogger.comBlogger83125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-4177531507733224382010-10-13T08:16:57.728-04:002010-10-13T08:16:57.728-04:00I'm laughing so hard I have tears in my eyes, ...I'm laughing so hard I have tears in my eyes, and at times I cant breath! lol xxCupcakes Ladyhttp://www.cakeinabox.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-2116975549936264672009-11-16T15:43:40.164-05:002009-11-16T15:43:40.164-05:00If this thing is supposed to be a kit, with a temp...If this thing is supposed to be a kit, with a template, where the heck do they EXPECT you to write "Congratulations"? There's no space! especially not with the dove taking a bath or dunking the host or whatever it looks like he's doing. <br /><br />The bible looks so lonely floating in space.<br /><br />the pile o' pearls (rosary)'s placement redemption is that at least there will be less icing to try to clean off those little beads since it's sitting in a pile instead of elegantly "draped" all over the cake (and icing). ick. messy.joannenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-76992923773709755382009-11-16T10:30:42.364-05:002009-11-16T10:30:42.364-05:00I have been in indentured servitude at a supermark...I have been in indentured servitude at a supermarket bakery for 11 years and I know what a lot of these decorators (I use the term in a kind, magnanimous way) have to work with.<br /><br />You know what's really sad? The whole thing comes as a kit (just add cake and icing!) and they send you a card with a photo of what the cake is supposed to look like as a guide...<br /><br />They may have deviated from the photo a bit on this one.Amy B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-39373264458541676742009-11-16T10:00:24.368-05:002009-11-16T10:00:24.368-05:00I seek the Grail...I seek the Grail...Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-41373465669946366272009-06-02T02:54:44.899-04:002009-06-02T02:54:44.899-04:00Wow! That's my EXACT communion cake from 15 years ...Wow! That's my EXACT communion cake from 15 years ago! Except not exact in the sense that someone more capable wrote on mine.Marfannequinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05424815607938915517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-9095387052877082009-02-04T13:02:00.000-05:002009-02-04T13:02:00.000-05:00Two comments for this one,none of which have to do...Two comments for this one,none of which have to do with the, erm, "lovely" writing.<BR/>1: Did anyone else immediately think of Monty Python when they saw the grail? (Okay, I may go to hell for that one...)<BR/>2: I had the same type of plastic rosary on my communion cake...and the same thought went through my head about the choking!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-87182062198086294742009-01-30T12:46:00.000-05:002009-01-30T12:46:00.000-05:00that second cake is so prettythat second cake is so prettyBedlamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14694310570071135870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-32948681300220013292009-01-30T11:31:00.000-05:002009-01-30T11:31:00.000-05:00"You got a nice white dress and a party on your co..."You got a nice white dress and a party on your confirmation. You got an ugly cake, and a host so fake." -- if Billy Joel had seen this cake before writing "Only the Good Die Young"<BR/><BR/>Despite all that, I have to add that I really love the yellow and white. I probably wouldn't use it for a first Communion cake, but I like it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-9953937235733007272009-01-30T08:16:00.000-05:002009-01-30T08:16:00.000-05:00I voted for you! I've just discovered your blog (I...I voted for you! I've just discovered your blog (I was looking for cake ideas! LOL!) and I must thank you for turning my day at work from a dreary into a great day! I can't stop laughing and my co-workers are starting to wonder if I've completely lost it! LOL!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-56065023878554843022009-01-30T04:17:00.000-05:002009-01-30T04:17:00.000-05:00Okay this is a first for me but I actually really ...Okay this is a first for me but I actually really like this cake. There is something really innocent and endearing about this failed cake. I like the colors and the composition, and It kind of reminds me of the holy grail. Is that what it is? the holy grail?<BR/><BR/>The whole drinking the blood of Christ and eating his body thing?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-71703329349876722042009-01-30T01:15:00.000-05:002009-01-30T01:15:00.000-05:00It's a sin against all good, upstanding cakes for ...It's a sin against all good, upstanding cakes for this abomination to be brought forth into culinary existence!<BR/><BR/>Cue the angry mob with pitchforks and torches!GeekByMarriagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17795927756162635357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-21285402241090771742009-01-29T22:39:00.000-05:002009-01-29T22:39:00.000-05:00I used to work in a place that had every one of th...I used to work in a place that had every one of those pieces of plastic. We'd be up to our ears in rosaries and Bible shaped cakes in May. Ahhh the memories...<BR/><BR/>Misha=)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-42152913141469070412009-01-29T19:17:00.000-05:002009-01-29T19:17:00.000-05:00Wow, that has got to be one of the worst decoratin...Wow, that has got to be one of the worst decorating jobs I've ever seen! No way I would have paid money for that, glad to hear Holly got her money back!Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16969173185045558595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-25685894360421677512009-01-29T17:53:00.000-05:002009-01-29T17:53:00.000-05:00I can hear the thoughts..."Over the chalice? Aroun...I can hear the thoughts..."Over the chalice? Around the chalice? Under the chalice? What to do what to do... Cant scrawl across the host, oh the dilemma... Over the chalice we go... is that Julia with two l's??..."Sand Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08630265823555325662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-69946051980399505472009-01-29T17:52:00.000-05:002009-01-29T17:52:00.000-05:00Wow there is nothing else to say.Wow there is nothing else to say.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-82818498867388665462009-01-29T17:18:00.000-05:002009-01-29T17:18:00.000-05:00I'm gonna have to say that it was a mysterious att...I'm gonna have to say that it was a mysterious attempt at signifying that the Word reigned supreme, above image, chalice, roses,--literally. Very medieval icing iconography!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-9187310823796532212009-01-29T17:15:00.000-05:002009-01-29T17:15:00.000-05:00Let's see, a communion wafer the size of a dove? ...Let's see, a communion wafer the size of a dove? Looks like you're going to need a larger chalice!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-82234570669990951692009-01-29T16:29:00.000-05:002009-01-29T16:29:00.000-05:00This looked awkward but not awful in the blog-size...This looked awkward but not awful in the blog-sized photo. But when I clicked to enlarge it, the sloppiness of the writing became all too apparent.<BR/><BR/>The worst thing, tho, is that the rosary ... is real. And squooshing a real rosary into the frosting of a cake is just wrong. <BR/><BR/>As for how one would do a great First Communion cake: The Last Supper in fondant 3-D -- there's something that would stand out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-63238161201972754142009-01-29T15:54:00.000-05:002009-01-29T15:54:00.000-05:00I think I'm the only one who thought "What is a pi...I think I'm the only one who thought "What is a pile of snowballs doing on a communion cake?" <BR/><BR/>And then someone said it was a rosary and I did a loud, "OOOH". <BR/><BR/>That cake is a hot mess. I love the roses though. They are beautifully done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-78695209595921696092009-01-29T15:44:00.000-05:002009-01-29T15:44:00.000-05:00No one has yet mentioned how out of proportion eve...No one has yet mentioned how out of proportion everything is. The host is huge in proportion to the chalice, and the dove and the bible are positively minescule. I too did a double take on the whole rosary thing. I thought it was tapioca. <BR/><BR/>Anyway using a rosary as a cake decoration is just plain wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-60981042142631718562009-01-29T15:17:00.000-05:002009-01-29T15:17:00.000-05:00I have to say this was the first time I actually y...I have to say this was the first time I actually yelled out "OH NO!!" and covered my head with my hands when I saw the picture. That's too bad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-1398455241711591002009-01-29T14:51:00.000-05:002009-01-29T14:51:00.000-05:00Hehehehehhe, molting Holy Spirit. Great visual. Or...Hehehehehhe, molting Holy Spirit. Great visual. Or maybe those drops are sweat, because the dove is flying madly to rescue the holy wafer from certain drowning in a chalice of cheap wine.E.A.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06085220537488462772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-30690957540740658772009-01-29T14:47:00.000-05:002009-01-29T14:47:00.000-05:00Oh my goodness, this is actually a "pack". Down to...Oh my goodness, this is actually a "pack". Down to the ugly yellow frosting. http://www.sugarcraft.com/catalog/holiday/communion/001.jpg<BR/><BR/>Poor Julia, I've seen a lot of nice communion cakes. This is not one.Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11174997031845874289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-44356793227034610322009-01-29T13:57:00.000-05:002009-01-29T13:57:00.000-05:00I meant egg YOLK.In case anyone notices that I mis...I meant egg YOLK.<BR/>In case anyone notices that I misspelled--I mean, had a TYPO.<BR/>heh heh...<BR/>=^--^=<BR/><BR/>WV: actuit: If you yell this word really loudly, someone will say, "Gesundheit!"sendingtheclownshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14962195863100862922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-88952370652969746792009-01-29T13:55:00.000-05:002009-01-29T13:55:00.000-05:00That's an awfully tiny dove dipping the wafer into...That's an awfully tiny dove dipping the wafer into the chalice. Does that mean only a small portion of the Spirit was present? <BR/><BR/>This cake makes me want to cry. For more reasons than one.Scritzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11408387614360929204noreply@blogger.com