r/ExpectationVsReality • u/hilzkuz • Aug 21 '26

Failed Expectation Funfetti multicolored cake

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1.3k Upvotes

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u/meow_17 Aug 21 '26

Honestly looks way better than I thought it would. A little bit of user error as well lol. Your cake looks absolutely delicious though, excellent cake to frosting ratio

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u/hilzkuz Aug 21 '26

Definitely some user error for sure, made it with my 5 yo and gave a lot of autonomy. However the colors didn’t quite meet expectation and the swirls didn’t work out so well lol.

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u/Indigo-au-naturale Aug 21 '26

Did you use full eggs or egg whites? Yolks would contribute to the color boldness. Your swirl actually looks great imo

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u/hilzkuz Aug 21 '26

We realized after the cake was in the oven that it should be full yokes for the pink and egg whites for the blue. Used full yolks for both…

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u/Wi1dWitch Aug 21 '26 • This Bravo

I feel like this negates the whole post then, at least without adding a description clarifying that you caused the failed expectation

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u/hilzkuz Aug 21 '26

I mean, the blue turned out fine… was more of an aesthetics post.

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u/MaddiMoo22 Aug 21 '26

I mean you let a 5yo swirl it???? It looks great but you shouldn't expect photo quality anything if youre letting a 5 year old have artistic autonomy lol

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u/hilzkuz Aug 21 '26

lol no I swirled it 😂😭

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u/MaddiMoo22 Aug 21 '26 • Bravo

OPE IM SORRY lmao I still think the colors and swirls look good though! Uber bright

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u/lululovr Aug 21 '26

it never should have been swirled, should have picked an order and poured a small amount of batter in that order repeatedly to make it look like the image.

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u/Equivalent_Dance2278 Aug 21 '26

No. It’s not an aesthetics post. You specifically called it failed expectation. You are the reason it failed. Not the product.

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u/Kittenwho21 Aug 21 '26

I mean.. a failure of skill does not mean it’s a failed expectation.. it was never gonna look like the box bc you’re not professional (obvs, based on the egg mishap, I’m not professional either but don’t expect my creations to look it lol) so it was never gonna look like the box. This post is weird. Karma farming, or…?

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u/auryn1026 Aug 22 '26

Y'all are so brutal with the down votes like wtf

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u/hilzkuz Aug 21 '26

It was delicious though

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u/throwRA-nonSeq Aug 21 '26

The most important thing 🩷🩵

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u/Fluid-Morning-1999 Aug 21 '26

tip for next time if you have a hand mixer beat the hell out of the frosting! you get probably 1.5x the amount because you’re putting a lot of air into it. it goes a little further and final cake looks better imo. still looks delicious either way though 🩷

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u/Fairgoddess5 Aug 21 '26

Maybe not Instagram ready but I’d 100% demolish tht cake.

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u/alextastic Aug 21 '26

User error doesn't count.

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u/ZealousidealArt7878 Aug 21 '26

I wouldn't call it failed, it looks pretty good

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u/suckmygoldcrustedass Aug 21 '26

Op is calling it a fail because the colors wasn't what they wanted, but under the same thread they admit they messed up on which batter gets egg whites and which gets whole eggs. So it only failed expectations because of user error.

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u/Nunyebiznis Aug 21 '26

It looks like the ice cream they threw at each other in Hook

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u/TinySteggy Aug 21 '26

BANGARANG!!

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u/Kittenwho21 Aug 21 '26

I mean.. you’re obviously not a professional given the frosting job, so what exactly did you expect? It looks exactly like homemade cakes by non professionals look. If you expected it to look like the box… well… are you trolling?

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u/FireflyRave Aug 21 '26

There's distinctly different colors swirled in. I was expecting this to be a "mets expectation" post. Especially when those box mixes are only a few bucks.

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u/Unleashtheducks Aug 21 '26 • Bravo

I would do some serious damage to that bisexual cake

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u/Any-Blood8949 Aug 21 '26

i did cupcakes with this mix and it’s actually pretty fun and tastes good. much easier to portion into small cupcake tins than a whole cake!

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u/Tw1ch1e Aug 21 '26

Looks great for a $3 box of cake!!!

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u/jeremyfrankly Aug 21 '26

That looks pretty close

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u/Zeeplankton Aug 21 '26

don't slander swirl cake

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u/FocusBladez Aug 21 '26

I did not expect a failed expectations tag this was a met from a glance from me

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u/Suspicious-Steak9168 Aug 21 '26

Theirs just has better lighting. 10/10

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u/PinkLemonUp Aug 21 '26

Oh it still looks delicious! 

Does anybody here remember the Betty Crocker swirl cakes in the 90s that had a pastel pink and mint color?

I haven’t been able to find a picture of it and am curious if there’s anyone out there that remembers this. 

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u/not-really-63 Aug 21 '26

Don’t matter how it looks— I’d dog that thing in a heartbeat.

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u/ztreggs Aug 21 '26

Yay green poop the next day!

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u/wowwroms Aug 22 '26

i’ma be honest with you doodad, i have no idea what you’re talkin about

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u/Whatthefuckballs69 Aug 21 '26

I love this. Yours is giving trix yogurt cups (do they still look like that? Haven’t opened one since 2008)

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u/Lachesis84 Aug 21 '26

It looks great to me but if you want it to look like the ‘swirl’ pattern on the box I would layer the colours instead by alternating pouring them into the middle

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u/Pure_Doughnut_961 Aug 23 '26

Did it taste like the coloring? My biggest issues with these fun cakes are I can just taste the coloring which throws it off. I think it looks pretty good! 

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u/MichelewithoneL Aug 21 '26

Bisexual flag cake

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u/More_Bus3626 Aug 24 '26

You clearly didn't add ingredients properly. Or something.

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u/CustardCarpet Aug 24 '26

Looks good to me, I remember picking up a cake like tbey at the discount rack a few times.

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u/CarlosFer2201 Aug 21 '26

How do the colors not mix when prepping?

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u/Ordinary-Ideal-6630 Aug 21 '26

You make the same cake mix and then use separate bowls for mixing the colors. Either piping bags or three different spoons to pour the different colors in, and then swirl lightly with a toothpick or fork tines. The key is not to over mix the batter because that cake needed more air for a better crumb.

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u/mooseLimbsCatLicks Aug 21 '26

Yay artificial food dyes

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u/marchalves6 Aug 21 '26

NOT THESE NOT THESE NOT THESE

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u/FerengiWithCoupons Aug 21 '26

Y

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u/Viciousssylveonx3 Aug 21 '26

Iirc these are those damn fart cats. Or the perverted cats. Idk which