tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post380622724803987060..comments2024-03-29T01:35:45.842-04:00Comments on Cake Wrecks: Love is in the Air...Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11888187687405622408noreply@blogger.comBlogger201125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-36371541084268375542011-07-12T15:26:29.621-04:002011-07-12T15:26:29.621-04:00Draped satin sweatsock?
Or Barbie-sized waterslide...Draped satin sweatsock?<br />Or Barbie-sized waterslide?<br />Melted marshallow?Haiku Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17322600597020585833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-28170743274982467042011-05-15T00:34:06.299-04:002011-05-15T00:34:06.299-04:00Some of those cakes would have worked better if th...Some of those cakes would have worked better if the actual cake part were made of fruitcake.<br /><br />It is a British tradition that the top layer of the cake be kept for use as the christening cake of the first child. <br /><br />With the help of annual doses of brandy and whiskey, added when I was making my Christmas fruitcakes, my daughter's christening cake was luscious. <br /><br />She arrived eleven years after our wedding. <br /><br />Didn't hurt the cake at all.femmefan1946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-90372594403987453062011-04-11T08:32:55.333-04:002011-04-11T08:32:55.333-04:00OH goodness, this just made my day so much better....OH goodness, this just made my day so much better. Ha!eduardonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-48389783601674634022010-08-26T02:06:15.788-04:002010-08-26T02:06:15.788-04:00I have to laugh when I see these ribbon cakes, and...I have to laugh when I see these ribbon cakes, and the bakers that use real ribbon instead of trying to mess with fondant... It's a sure sign of an amateur baker. I catered a wedding once where the baker used PINS to hold the ribbon in place! Fortunately we were there to remove them, as the guests had already consumed several gallons of rum punch!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-89587895523855924262010-07-29T10:38:18.065-04:002010-07-29T10:38:18.065-04:00I have a feeling that some of these bakers maybe d...I have a feeling that some of these bakers maybe do decent work but have trouble replicating intricate detail or techniques they've never done? Maybe that's generous. But when I chose my baker (she was just starting out and pretty cheap) I noticed that she was definitely better at some techniques - the cakes in her portfolio that looked the worst were ones that had clearly been replicated from other, more expensive cakes. She was good at fake flowers and other fondant stuff, and not as good at hand-drawn stuff, it appeared. I chose an exact cake from her portfolio that looked beautiful, because I knew she could do it. It looked awesome, tasted great, and made it into a bridal magazine with some of our other photos! And it was less than $300! (I love Publix as much as the next girl, but it was my WEDDING CAKE. Come on).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-40033597557373202572010-07-23T11:17:05.578-04:002010-07-23T11:17:05.578-04:00OMG, OMG that all i can think right now.OMG, OMG that all i can think right now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-49832456323501128182010-06-28T20:48:43.162-04:002010-06-28T20:48:43.162-04:00I'm looking at that second one and wondering w...I'm looking at that second one and wondering where the hell the baker got the idea to put shell borders on it... the original design has NO borders at all and the wreck looks like it was copied from a 1950 edition of a Wilton wedding cakes album!Amy M. Bennettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-6462942237003173462009-08-24T20:16:03.801-04:002009-08-24T20:16:03.801-04:00....I actually like the Toga cake.....I actually like the Toga cake.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-28726396478171929412009-07-19T19:47:07.519-04:002009-07-19T19:47:07.519-04:00Wow. Some of you are sort of being jerks and assum...Wow. Some of you are sort of being jerks and assuming things, aren't you? <br /><br />I know one of these brides, and she went to a well known and supposedly reputable bakery and showed them the picture of what she wanted. They simply said they could do that absolutely, no problem. She did not request they switch to buttercream. They showed up with crap. <br /><br />Cannon Beach Bakery- in Cannon Beach Oregon was responsible for one of these cakewrecks. STAY AWAY FROM THEM!!!The Sandeen Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18322659656450538742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-10046146155000914032009-07-19T08:53:35.237-04:002009-07-19T08:53:35.237-04:00hahaha. a great blog you have here. never knew the...hahaha. a great blog you have here. never knew the situation was *that* bad in the glorious field of cake making :Djillian, the slapping handhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10684645585457905881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-39846481494358559962009-07-17T11:56:09.708-04:002009-07-17T11:56:09.708-04:00these are so sad...however, i guess that's jus...these are so sad...however, i guess that's just what happens when you dont want to pay a little more money for a good bakery.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15954694615494128731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-28909695464782065172009-07-15T16:35:03.982-04:002009-07-15T16:35:03.982-04:00Aviatrix - I think Exit was being sarcastic, since...Aviatrix - I think Exit was being sarcastic, since the Christmas in July post was ALL about the offended people....LOL!Deahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07593766471744418635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-2484184328379131962009-07-14T07:42:03.468-04:002009-07-14T07:42:03.468-04:00What I find sad about these piccys is that the cak...What I find sad about these piccys is that the cakes are obviously set up for the wedding day, - the posh cake knife, the matching petals ...<br />... the crap cake!?!<br /><br />Thank goodness these brides have a sense of humour!Suzhttp://www.cheap-wedding-solutions.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-44269839753681937482009-07-14T04:10:46.685-04:002009-07-14T04:10:46.685-04:00Exit, I doubt you'll return to a blog post tha...Exit, I doubt you'll return to a blog post that offended you, but I found your comment unjustified towards this site. Perhaps where you live only straight people get married, but where I live gay and straight people are all entitled to marry. While the cakes in this particular post <i>are</i> all primarily white, you can easily find mostly black and other colour wedding cakes on Cake Wrecks. And wherever you live, people young and old, gay and straight, black and white, and of every religion are invited to weddings where they see and eat cake. I mean it's cake. Yummy! <br /><br />Society may offend you, but this blog is a poor target for your anger, and Jen is definitely an equal-opportunity cake mocker. If someone sent her a photo of a terrible cake commemorating an African-American Buddhist gay wedding, you can bet she would mock it with equal glee.Aviatrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-17005122800503818562009-07-14T03:09:46.084-04:002009-07-14T03:09:46.084-04:00The last picture looked like a toilet paper rollThe last picture looked like a toilet paper rollTomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-37114281558014163462009-07-13T23:37:11.555-04:002009-07-13T23:37:11.555-04:00Now, what's the take away? That you can't ...Now, what's the take away? That you can't get an expensive looking cake from a cheap ass bakery that doesn't have a history of doing expensive looking cakes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-53979164058820765372009-07-13T20:02:05.844-04:002009-07-13T20:02:05.844-04:00To those that say avoid family members or friends ...To those that say avoid family members or friends for wedding cakes: Not all cakes done by non-professionals are wrecks. <br /><br />When my mother remarried, she had her new SIL do the cake, and while it was a simple traditional tiered cake with buttercream frosting and piped blue flowers, it looked good and tasted even better. <br /><br />There will always be brides who will think big and not realize all bakers can't replicate what they see in magazines and TV shows done by high-paid experts, but you shouldn't solely lay the blame on the ladies. The modern culture of American weddings these days has a lot to do with it.Breenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-71205380924602846462009-07-13T19:49:03.764-04:002009-07-13T19:49:03.764-04:00I'm so amazed that you ordered a new cake for ...I'm so amazed that you ordered a new cake for your anniversary. LOL! I'm so lazy....hehehe....don't blame ya for not wanting to eat the frozen layer (ours made me toss my lunch, but then - I was preggers, lol!). But then - doesn't a whole new cake defeat the purpose of the tradition? Kudos for trying to do it - blegh on that bakery for screwing it up! :D<br /><br />(BTW - people's "take" on the backstory isn't meant as an insult, people - we don't HAVE the whole story so uh - we have to guess...)Deahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07593766471744418635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-41755429607084987912009-07-13T19:10:48.906-04:002009-07-13T19:10:48.906-04:00I'm another person who knows Vanessa...and ano...I'm another person who knows Vanessa...and another person who has had a cake made by the same bakery.<br /><br />If anyone wants a good laugh, you'll be happy to know that the bakery she bought it from has the reputation of being one of the top bakeries in our area. However, their problem is that they won't tell people no. They take on more than they can handle sometimes and you end up with results like this.DolceDeuxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14270746093152416379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-59434473351329275442009-07-13T16:56:22.267-04:002009-07-13T16:56:22.267-04:00Hello everyone! I'm the proud owner of the fi...Hello everyone! I'm the proud owner of the final cake! I'm Vanessa.<br /><br />I just wanted to set the record straight. The first photo, the "inspiration" photo, was my actual cake at my reception. That is a photo my photographer, Justin Marantz took. The cake was created by Masterpieces in Wheeling, WV.<br /><br />The second photo is the reproduction that I had made for our first anniversary when we moved to South Carolina. The bakery was highly recommended and I had even viewed pictures of similar cakes they had made in the past. They assured me it was not a challenge to replicate the top half of my cake.<br /><br />I must laugh though at the suggestion that the problem with my wrecked cake was that it was only one tier. If you look at the "inspiration" shot, the draping effect does NOT go from one layer to another, it's completely contained within each layer. <br /><br />Had I commissioned bakery #2 to make the cake in 3 tiers, it would have just been 3 times as bad!!!<br /><br />Anyway, my husband and I got a good laugh out of the reproduction, and I can now warn my new friends to avoid unnamed bakery #2.VanaBananahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04564816953989343297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-53270371798632343942009-07-13T15:25:18.407-04:002009-07-13T15:25:18.407-04:00The Bride most likely wanted "a cheap cake&qu...<i>The Bride most likely wanted "a cheap cake" (requesting a single tier for a small gathering or smaller budget) assuming-rightly so-that more tiers cost more money. The Bride (and/or the obvious amateur Decorator) may not have known that particular "effect" could only be achieved with fondant.</i><br /><br />Um. What? It's already been stated that the bride that ordered the single tier draped cake ordered it for her anniversary rather than saving and freezing the original top layer from her wedding cake. <br /><br />And unless I'm mistaken, the photo clearly shows that it IS fondant.<br /><br />Doesn't anyone read the comments before posting??<br /><br />~JR~Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-17960429462923906722009-07-13T13:38:42.793-04:002009-07-13T13:38:42.793-04:00I've seen some "wrecks" in my time, ...I've seen some "wrecks" in my time, but that last one "draped cake" made me ROTFL! I laughed so hard, the tears rolled down my face!<br /><br />"Draped Tolit Paper" indeed! This one was a "two-fold tragedy" (pun intended), both the Bride and the Decorator were at fault. The Bride most likely wanted "a cheap cake" (requesting a single tier for a small gathering or smaller budget) assuming-rightly so-that more tiers cost more money. The Bride (and/or the obvious amateur Decorator) may not have known that particular "effect" could only be achieved with fondant. Neither may have known anything about fondant, as is likely the case with the majority of Americans. A professional would know. And to those who believe that fondant is "not as tasty" as "buttercream", this does not have to be the case if made properly. However, it "tastes different" than buttercream and can be said to be an "acquired taste". The fondant 99% of bakeries use today (including professional/high-end)is bought in bulk and is the powdered variety (mix with water for instant fondant)or pre-manufactured. I have worked in Supermarket bakeries and the "bettercreme" is actually Vegetable shortening with lots of sugar and preservatives. Great for churning out hundreds of "staple" cakes per week! Working with fondant is another "animal" altogether and should be saved for professionals. <br /><br />As to showing pictures of cakes in magazines, many don't know the "tricks of the food photographer's trade", many items that look stunning in a photo are actualy not made of cake or icing! The original was probably made by a very skilled artisan, but the cake you see in the photo is often made of a stryofoam base(dummy), with White (or colored) Glue or modeling paste/clay (similar to Polymer Clay) for icing, strings, lacework, and other decoration. The reason is these types of cakes can't "hold up" under the hot lights of a professional photo shoot. Real decorations (especially the more delicate ones or in chocolate) will melt and slide off, the cake will droop, all sorts of things happen in "food photography".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-67865095356335660632009-07-12T16:44:43.119-04:002009-07-12T16:44:43.119-04:00I think they are all awful, especially the one wit...I think they are all awful, especially the one with all the fake flowers and junk on it...as another reader said the bride and groom look like they are about to jump off the cake any minute.<br /><br />AND John is right, there is total truth to his "Telephone Theory" for sure !Nonnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03227580166409342214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-91870290342322823532009-07-12T15:43:42.694-04:002009-07-12T15:43:42.694-04:00Ironically, Amazing Wedding Cakes on We is going o...Ironically, <i>Amazing Wedding Cakes</i> on We is going over how to make a buttercream cake look like fondant right now. (Hint: Not piping the edges is considered so obvious that it need not be mentioned.)<br /><br />Now that we know that the last cake was ordered from the same baker as the original picture, I think we can safely consider it a wreck. That baker was absolutely capable of better work, but didn't put the time and effort into the smaller, less expensive project. That's understandable, but still too bad.<br /><br />p.s. Jen, do you really review every single comment? That's a lot of work - I tip my hat to you!Cyndihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16687106047906047335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-28461371668405694662009-07-12T15:02:07.583-04:002009-07-12T15:02:07.583-04:00My six year old son looked at the first cake (the ...My six year old son looked at the first cake (the example cake, no less), grinned, and said "toilet paper cake!"Mrs. Flaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12380412879317471838noreply@blogger.com