We’ve had more tearful breakdowns trying to bake than doing anything else in the kitchen. We’re not afraid to admit that! Some things come naturally to us (making toast and frying eggs, for one), but baking is something that we’re learning the hard way. But mistakes only make you stronger, r-right?
Something that makes us feel way better about our culinary skills is the internet. Though there are literally millions and millions of people who are far more talented and capable than we are, at the same time, we’re not among the worst of the worst. Being average can be surprisingly nice. Today, we’re featuring some of the silliest, worst, and most epic baking fails from the aptly named r/bakingfail subreddit.
A small online community, it documents some of the most egregious examples of baking attempts gone very, very wrong. Cursed is the word some people might use. Others might just turn around and run the other way. Scroll down and upvote your fave fails, Pandas. Just remember, we all make mistakes and mistakes are opportunities for growth. But wow, are there a ton of opportunities for that in this list!
Meanwhile, check out Bored Panda’s interview about baking mistakes we can avoid with famous pie artist and published author, Jessica Leigh Clark-Bojin, aka @thepieous, below.
#1 Nasty Filthy Ashtray Cookies
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#2 The First Thing I Ever Baked. They Were Cute, But I Majorly Screwed Up The Bread Itself, Ended Up Being More Like A Cookie Than Bread, Lmfao
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#3 Accidentally Made Milk Bread That Looks Exactly Like A Butt
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#4 I Tried Baking A Hedgehog Cake For My Mother’s Birthday… It Turned Out So Bad
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#5 I Love The Cursed Hedgehog Cake, Here’s Mine, He’s A Baked Alaska
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#6 Frog Cupcake
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#7 My Dough Turned Into A Monster
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#8 No Caption Needed
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#9 My Boyfriends Attempt At Baking For The First Time
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#10 My Grandmother Made Easter Cookies. They All Look Self-Aware
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#11 That Time I Made Cookie Monster Cupcakes For My Kid’s Kindergarten Class And Scared The S**t Out Of Them
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#12 Perhaps The Ugliest Cinnamon Rolls I’ve Ever Seen. Luckily, They Tasted Amazingly Good
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#13 First Time Making Colored Meringue Cookies. Tasty, But My Family Said They Look Like Alien Turds
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#14 Easter Is For Traditions
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#15 Tried A Meringue Recipe For The First Time. Failed To Get The Stiff Peaks But Decided To Cook Them Anyway. As I Watched Them Slowly Deflate, I Felt My Soul Do The Same
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#16 Attempt At A Horse Cupcake Cake
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#17 What I Was Trying To Make vs. What I Made
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#18 Cayenne Rolls
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#19 Tried Our Best At A 3 Layer Cake
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#20 So The Recipe Says Divide Into 2 Loaves But I Guess It Should’ve Been 3
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#21 So I Made My First Pumpkin Cheesecake. My Kitten Decided To Jump Up And Check It Out. Kitten Tax Included
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#22 Here Are The Thumbprint Cookies I Made Last Year
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#23 Was Going For Croissants, Lot Of Mistakes Along The Way… Still Tasty At Least
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#24 Me Watching Beginners Guides To Piping As They Effortlessly Create Perfect Flowers Of Every Type: “This Looks So Easy. I Can Definitely Do That.” Atleast It Tasted Good
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#25 Tried To Make An Opera Cake. It Went… Not Great
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#26 An Attempt At Croquembouche
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#27 My Cupcakes Just… Evaporated? Any Idea How?
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#28 Overcooked My Cheesecake And Created The Marianas Trench
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#29 Need I Say More
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#30 I Made Cookies
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