“Best Eat That Cake Before It Eats You”: 12 Hilariously Bad Cakes

While most of us can probably scratch together a decent dish or two, baking is a whole ‘nother ball game. There is no touch and go, no feeling, just cold, heartless measurements and temperatures that have to be achieved. Naturally, things tend to go wrong all the time. 

We’ve gathered the worst cake-baking and decorating fails people thought had to be shared online. From decoration “art” that might inspire horror, to cakes so poorly baked they don’t even hold together, get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote your favorites, and be sure to share your cake fails in the comments section below. 

12 PHOTOS

#1 Every Time My Wife Or I Look At This Cake I Made, We Immediately Cry Laughing

#2 So, There Is Going To Be A Cake Competition Fundraiser At My Little Sister's School, And She Made This

#3 I Made Cake Toppers For My Wedding And Forgot To Check The Oven's Temperature Before Putting My Fiancée In

For better or worse, bad cake content does appear to be quite popular. Baking show aficionados know that for every series documenting the best things professional bakers can make, there is a show dedicated to amateurs trying and failing. Take Netflix’s Nailed It! which centers on home cooks attempting to recreate professional cakes.

As one can imagine, it goes wrong most of the time. Even without the pressure of a time limit and competition, people at home mess up constantly. After all, baking is a science, while decorating takes hours of practice. In that sense, a delicious, gorgeous cake takes such a cross-section of skills that it might be best to leave it to the professionals. 

#4 Spider-Man Saving His Cake

#5 My Daughter Requested One Of Our Cats As Her Birthday Cake. It’s The First Birthday Cake I’ve Ever Made For Her (Cat Included For Comparison)

#6 The Cake Decorator Was Told To Spell "Marc" With A "C"

Good cakes simply take a lot of planning. Your oven and dishes need to be ready, and your ingredients measured out properly. Temperatures have to be managed, you can’t let your butter be too warm in certain situations, in others, it can’t be too cold. Don’t overmix, but also don’t undermix, let things cool, and don’t overbake, the list of things that can go wrong simply goes on and on. 

#7 My Friend Made A Danny DeVito Cake For Her Friend. It's Worse In Person

#8 An Attempt Was Made

#9 The Cake My Wife Ordered From Walmart. She Called Me Upset And Said She Wanted To Take It Back. I Told Her Nahh It Can’t Be That Bad

Because the oven and mixer are doing most of the work, the “human” element of making a cake has to be managed perfectly. Cooking a dish often has more leeway, you can taste, add, and adjust as you go. Even with the plethora of bad cooking tips out there, most of us can make a tasty dinner, given time. 

#10 "It's Going To Look Just Like That!", It Didn't Look Just Like That

#11 Happy Easter From The Cohen Family

#12 I Made A He-Man Cake Today. Let The Hubby Decorate. Likeness Is Uncanny

Of course, even if you have mastered the cake batter and baking process, no mean feat, there is also the question of decorating. Applying frosting, managing its temperature, and mixing food coloring to get the right effect isn’t exactly easy as well. It’s like painting, except your tools are five times larger than the more ergonomic paintbrushes.