If you’ve ever ordered a custom-made cake, I bet you know how important it is to give very clear instructions. Because, well, it is very easy to turn a beautiful cake into an epic fail. Especially when you follow instructions too literally and don’t have an auto correct for cakes.
This list of epic cake fails compiled by Bored Panda will definitely make you laugh! Take a look, add your own cake fails if you’ve experienced any, and vote for your favorites! If you liked this article, also be sure to check out the one about people who follow instructions too literally.
(h/t: justsomething)
#1 Just Following Instructions
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#2 A Friend Of Mine Ordered A Picture Cake And Gave The Woman A Thumb Drive With The Picture She Wanted To Use
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#3 I Was Asked What I Want Written On My Cake. I Said “Nothing”
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#4 My Mom Ordered A Graduation Cake With A Cap Drawn On. I Guess They Misheard
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#5 My Friend In China Ordered A Cake For His Son. He Texted The Bakery The Message To Appear On The Cake – “Happy 9th Birthday.” This Is What He Received
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#6 You Had One Job, Baker
#7 I Think They Took It Too Literally
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#8 Instruction Unclear, Followed Them Anyway
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#9 Just Write Happy Birthday
#10 Happy Birthday In Spanish
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#11 I Want Sprinkles
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#12 Coach Tom´s Big Purple Balls!
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#13 Halloween Cake
#14 Congratulations As Small As Possible
#15 To Be Picked Up At Eleven
#16 Nancy In Caps. I Mean In Caps
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#17 Here’s The Image For The Cake
#18 And If You Think E-Mailing A Picture To The Bakery Helps… Think Again
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#19 A: What Would You Like The Cake To Say? B: “Happy Birthday”. A: Anything Else? B: Just “Happy Birthday”
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#20 Make Susan Bigger
#21 Let’s Celebrate In The Middle!
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#22 This Cake
#23 Okay
#24 Welcome Baby In Pink
#25 Wendy Lu Under Neat That Will You Marry Me?
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#26 So This Woman Asked Her Bakery To Make A Cake Just Like This One From
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#27 Baker 1: “Hey, Jill, What Am I Putting On This Cake?” Baker 2: “Oh, Check The Counter, I Left The Jump Drive Out” Baker 1: “All righty then”
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#28 Thank You, Mr. Baker
#29 Just Balloons Would Be Fine
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#30 This Is Hilarious
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#31 (Green)
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#32 Happy Birthday Randy!
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#33 Ahhh, Now You’re Speaking My Language
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#34 Happy 30th! No Decoration For You
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#35 Cake Decorating Fail
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#36 We Ordered A Confirmation Cake For Our Daughter. Selected Image #315 From A Book Of Decorations. This Was The Outcome
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#37 No Periods? Totally Got It!
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#38 We Asked Safeway To Make A Star Wars Cake For Our Editor Frank. This Is What They Gave Us
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#39 Happy Birthday Adam With Blue Flowers
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#40 Class Of 2007 Rocks! Fireworks Explosion
#41 Marissa’s Boss Was Leaving On A Trip, So She Wanted To Get A Cake That Said, “So……………” As An Inside Joke. She Specified That There Should Be 18 Dots, So Here Is What She Got
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#42 But The Real Cherry On Top?
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#43 Put The State Of Texas On It For Her
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#44 Grandparents 50th Anniversary Cake Haha
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#45 Write Welcome On It
#46 Merry Christmas
#47 No Problem!
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#48 Husband’s 40th Birthday Cake. It Was Around Christmas And My Hubby’s Name Is Chris!!!
#49 Best Wishes
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#50 Cake Fail
#51 Any Comments To Your Order? “thanks!” (in Swedish)
#52 Instead Of “la Multi Ani”!
#53 A Guy Wanted A Cake To Say “Schwager House”
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#54 Happy 60th Anniversary Everett & Sara, Not Ann, Everette, & Sara!!
#55 I Emailed Them A Picture Of A Cake And They Said ‘no Problem’! #epicfail
#56 Nephew Graduated From Tiffin U And Niece From Trine U…..
#57 Walmart Messed Up, It’s Suppose To Say “happy Birthday Nikki & Merry Yule.”
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#58 My Grandsons 16 Birthday Cake ! Should Have Been A Matchbox Car On It ! Lol
#59 Ummmm…..what?
#60 Do Her Real Face
#61 Ordered: Happy Birthday Anna..got: Birth Happy Anna Day
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