50 Hilarious Pictures Of The Worst Cake Failures That Have Ever Been Shared Online

Few things on the internet are as reliably funny as a cake that goes completely off the rails. What starts as a birthday treat, a wedding centerpiece, or a themed dessert can turn into something that looks more like a science experiment than a sweet.

This roundup is packed with cakes that missed the mark in spectacular fashion, from hedgehogs and unicorns to superheroes and baby shower creations. Some were homemade, some were ordered, and some were so far from the original idea that the results became the joke.

By the end, it is hard not to admire the effort, even when the frosting says otherwise. Read on.

1. Wanted to make something beautiful as our wedding cake, but I became a pregnant sumo wrestler

plutchina

2. When I made my Larry a Chewbacca cake

veganasfug

3. We actually paid €72 for this

iLikeMakonnen

4. A friend ordered a cake and gave the woman a thumb drive with the picture she was to use

just_leave_it

That order did not go quite as planned.

5. I wanted a cake wreck, and they delivered

megrrl

6. I have no words

momjective

7. Elmo has definitely seen better days

jlust24

8. Saw this today...

kashmiri-chai

9. Decorate it however you want

DWimaDerpologist

10. Got my boyfriend a corgi birthday cake

Loubang

11. My Pikachu Cake

chloesthemeparkadventures

12. My buddy got this cake because his girlfriend farted in front of him for the first time

idk5775

13. Was asked what I wanted written on my cake, and I said nothing

chefgeorgeduran

14. Had to share

annaandraven2017

15. Wanted a cake that resembled my cat

thehellsbelle

16. Blursed hedgehog cake

StrongExploit

17. We wanted a Friends-themed cake

whydoidoitikk

18. My mom told them to draw a cap on it. Guess they didn't hear

bluesberry

19. What my mom's best friend wanted and what she got

_Kodan

Also, this feels like the office potluck fight where the jealous coworker demanded the baking idea.

20. A Spiderman Cake

21. Yeah, Shrek...

cakes with threatening auras

22. A unicorn cake

mister_matty_b

23. My mom was asked to bake a baby shower cake, and no one wanted to cut the cord

ni_hao_wo_jiao_meili

24. Oh no

Az0nic

25. There are some things I just don't understand

mattrick88

26. WTF!

fleamarketdreams

27. A total fail

cakewrecks

28. My sleep paralysis monster has been brought to life

YoureNotAGenius

29. The Danny DeVito cake my friend made for her friend

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30. My Valentine's ice cream cake says “I Love You,” but some letters fell off

mrbootsy

31. An Olaf Cake

periwinklecakes

32. Ordered the first, got the second

diamondsealtd

33. A Darth Maul birthday cake

m00ska

34. My cousin told the baker to write whatever they liked on her cake

B1ockh3d

35. My attempt at making a fox cake

analrimmer

36. My mom spent all day making me this because she knows I like hedgehogs

reddituser_1_2_3

37. A Baby Yoda Cake

NightStar79

38. Trying a mirror glaze

AloneMordakai

39. Recreated the cursed hedgehog cake, but as a baked Alaska

SPLEHGNIHTYNA

40. Made this campfire cake for my friend's birthday, but looking closer, it resembles a flaming pile of poop

marsupial23

41. A Steve Harvey Cake

vyn203

42. Kill me already

MK4536

43. We wanted a groom's cake disaster, and voila...

bananaloutay

44. Made this zero sugar/low carb cake for my mom because she loves pictures of ugly hedgehog cakes

mgappleyard

45. From my girlfriend

Jiveturkey714

46. The result of a $100 claw birthday cake bought by my girlfriend for me

dasheeown

47. What I ordered for my niece and what I got

ehsan

48. My son turned 1, and this was the topper of his space-themed cake

Drewlyn

49. What!

FMChainsawTeddy

50. Mother-in-law gave me this

SaltyDogBiscuit

You can see from this post that confectionery is a fine art that not everyone is destined to master. The expertise, devotion, time, and eye for detail that go into a lovely piece are limitless.

So it's not out of the question that while attempting to recreate them at home, individuals will come up short. What's more, they will fail pitifully.

Some cakes are just destined to become internet legends.

For more chaos, read about the cousin who wanted Grandma’s secret chocolate cake recipe.