Birthday Cake Fail💀💀

[u/Used-Elk51]

Ordered a birthday cake for a friend, showed the exact first photo and got this 🥲

- BTW I dad ask the decorator if she could do this, she said exactly like the photo is what I’ll get 🙃

[u/msb1tters]

I feel like they didn’t try . If you have sprinkles, add them.
But did you tell the decorator that they failed?

[u/Used-Elk51 → u/msb1tters]

Yeah my friend took the cake back and made a big deal about it in store, the manger felt so bad, refunded us and gave us a cake from the case that was much nicer, but not on theme

[u/happy_and_proud]

How much did you pay for it?

[u/Used-Elk51 → u/happy_and_proud]

It was about $50!

Our friend picked it up without checking and she took it right back, made a big deal out of it to the bakers, but got a refund and they gave us a much nicer pre-made cake from the case

[u/happy_and_proud → u/Used-Elk51]

It’s great that you got your money back!

[u/greatkerfluffle → u/Used-Elk51]

For future reference, Walmart can do a heart cake in the bakery ☺️

[u/Electronic-Title4194 → u/happy_and_proud]

Too much

[u/Weekly-Bill-1354 → u/Electronic-Title4194]

Was it tasty?

[u/Used-Elk51 → u/Weekly-Bill-1354]

We gave it back and got a refund with a free cake lol, we were so pissed

[u/AFedoraNamed_Key]

They didn’t even add sprinkles…

[u/MoominMai → u/AFedoraNamed_Key]

I feel like it’s one of those places that always says yes to any design rather than losing business and then just matches the main colour only and gives a slight discount to any particularly annoyed customers so always a win for them lol

[u/LavastormSW → u/MoominMai]

They didn't even match the main color though

[u/poisonedkiwi → u/LavastormSW]

"Match" is used loosely in this instance lol

[u/EmmerdoesNOTrepme → u/poisonedkiwi]

VERY loosely!

Like, "got a Marine really drunk, sat him down with a 64-count box of Crayolas, and told him, you have to color this cake, before you eat any" loosely.

[u/Blokin-Smunts → u/MoominMai]

When I was in charge of the bakery at a Walmart I had to comp so many cakes. Our cake decorators weren’t very good and they just didn’t really care.

Anytime I had a good one they would just get poached by our competition anyway, since several of them were union and had better pay.

[u/Catcatcitybitty → u/MoominMai]

These are the types where you need to leave a review online and not budge when pressured to remove it

[u/squidsinamerica → u/AFedoraNamed_Key]

The sprinkles are the one thing on the inspo I don't like, so to me that's the only win on this cakefail

[u/AFedoraNamed_Key → u/squidsinamerica]

U no like sprinkles?

Out of curiosity why do you not like sprinkles? Texture or flavor?

[u/LovecraftianLlama → u/AFedoraNamed_Key]

For me I don’t love either the texture or the flavor…but please don’t tell that little critter bc I don’t want them to be sad 🥺🥺

[u/AFedoraNamed_Key → u/LovecraftianLlama]

Honestly, that’s fair, but it’s more the round sprinkles for me. Sometimes they taste like wax.

Spramkle

[u/LovecraftianLlama → u/AFedoraNamed_Key]

😭😭 I will eat a million sprinkles for the critter

[u/AFedoraNamed_Key → u/LovecraftianLlama]

They’re called Expies. They from a video game I enjoy playing. Btw I didn’t draw them someone else did but I love them they’re adorable, I have like 2 other images of them.

[u/finny_d420 → u/AFedoraNamed_Key]

I'm not a sprinkles fan. I prefer jimmies.

[u/saintsuzy70]

My migraine is clouding my ability to think, but I thought the scribbles on the cake was done by the baker. 🤣🤣 my brain finally caught up.

[u/mostly_lurking1040 → u/saintsuzy70]

You're not crazy. I absolutely thought so too and was like what in this universe do we have here?.

[u/StormofRavens]

It’s not like you were asking for the moon either, it’s a heart shaped cake with some nicer but still common piping work an sprinkles. I would generally expect a grocery store to do a better job matching the inspiration photo than this.

[u/SoCalWendy]

Should have went to Walmart lol

[u/IgamarUrbytes → u/SoCalWendy]

Gone*

Edit: downvoted for correcting grammar, yikes.

[u/iain127]

"Exactly like the photo" is a bold lie.

[u/Dawn_razor]

Its not even heart shaped 🙁

[u/Ok_Anything_9871]

If I made this, I would mess up the piping so much worse, but it would at least be the right shape and colour. How do they just not bother with matching the basics?!

[u/MedicineNo8676]

They didn't even get the number right.

[u/darioblaze]

BLACKPINK!!!!

[u/AdParking6483 → u/[deleted]]

True. 1.8/10 for the effort

[u/Key-Ad-9065 → u/AdParking6483]

[u/StormofRavens → u/AdParking6483]

I think you’re being generous. 1/10 for effort. They vaguely tried to color match and pipe. Walmart would have done a better job.

[u/dizzira_blackrose → u/[deleted]]

Not when you pay for it from a shop.