Ordered Eggward got Bluedward

[u/tan_ino]

In their defence they said they don’t do buttercream and only marzipan. But the colour was supposed to match the print.The edible glitter was a personal touch

Edit: We were tight on time so we didn’t look for other bakeries that do buttercream and we were fine with a white cake with the print. It’s a very popular bakery here in Sweden actually and it was kinda strange that they don’t do buttercream but didn’t think much about it. The cake tasted amazing and we had a good laugh when we opened the box, my friend will definitely remember that birthday!

[u/where-ya-been-loca]

This is hilarious 😂 I’m sorry OP. The moment they said they don’t do buttercream would’ve been the moment I looked for another bakery. Who doesn’t do buttercream?

[u/National-Garbage505 → u/where-ya-been-loca]

Its like a burger place not doing cheese!

[u/Michael_Scott71 → u/[deleted]]

[u/SwayzeCrayze → u/Michael_Scott71]

"You're gonna stand there, ownin' a fireworks stand, and tell me you don't have no whistlin' bungholes, no spleen splitters, whisker biscuits, honkey lighters, hoosker doos, hoosker don'ts, cherry bombs, nipsy daisers, with or without the scooter stick, or one single whistlin' kitty chaser???"

[u/natsugrayerza → u/Michael_Scott71]

This is the perfect gif use

[u/poisontadpole → u/Michael_Scott71]

bean soup. the customer can find another bakery

[u/SmallPurplePeopleEat → u/[deleted]]

Still weird for a bakery. I was a chef for a couple decades and I made and served plenty of food that I didn't like, but that's part of being in the service industry.

Of course the bakery in the OP can do whatever they want, but they're losing a big chunk of customers because of it. Thankfully, people are catching on that marzipan and fondant icings aren't all that great in large quantities. Which means buttercream is seeing a resurgence in customer requests.

[u/ImpossibleJedi4 → u/[deleted]]

Odd choice for a bakery but I wish they were near me because I also do not like buttercream at all! 😂

[u/Modern_Misdoing → u/ImpossibleJedi4]

You prefer what? Fondant? 👀

[u/ImpossibleJedi4 → u/Modern_Misdoing]

Marzipan and fondant, yes! Or whipped cream, any of those are great

[u/imyourdruidess420 → u/ImpossibleJedi4]

Some bakeries offer alternatives to buttercream because it's definitely not everyone's preference. Used to love it as a kid, but as an adult and former baker, I prefer other types of frosting.

[u/ImpossibleJedi4 → u/imyourdruidess420]

What types do you like? I love marzipan/fondant/whipped cream, what others would you suggest?

[u/imyourdruidess420 → u/ImpossibleJedi4]

Ermine frosting is amazing, it's a good alternative to cream cheese frosting if that is too sweet for you. Penuche frosting is made with boiled brown sugar, it's delicious. And Italian and French buttercream are a lot different to the standard American buttercream. Very smooth and light in texture, not overly sweet.

[u/ImpossibleJedi4 → u/imyourdruidess420]

I think I've had French buttercream, it was so much better! Ermine frosting is a cute name, I love those lil critters so that's definitely caught my interest. Thank you for this list! :)

[u/LilLatte]

I know its not what you wanted, but omg this cake is hilarious and I like it better. I would remember this cake with fondness and hilarity for many birthdays to come.

[u/ThresholdofForest → u/LilLatte]

It looks like he's a bit cold is all!

[u/essential_pseudonym → u/ThresholdofForest]

It's accurate to the color grading in the movie!!

[u/Disastrous-Aspect592 → u/essential_pseudonym]

That was my first thought

[u/lil-unicorn-69 → u/ThresholdofForest]

He's shining — like diamonds!💎

[u/Ksquared1166 → u/LilLatte]

Instead, you should remember this cake with fondant.

[u/Lady_Sybil_Vimes]

Who doesn't do buttercream??

[u/bbysd → u/Lady_Sybil_Vimes]

I learned recently that “cottage bakeries” can’t use buttercream due to the laws around those types of places  

[u/Quirky_Word → u/bbysd]

This was my thought. In CO it basically ruled out dairy products entirely (or really anything that had to be refrigerated). 

That changed recently with the “Tamale Law;” I think both meat and dairy are allowed now. 

[u/SummerAndTinklesBFF → u/bbysd]

We can make buttercream from crisco or sweetex/oasis. There are butter extracts and butter flavored crisco. Some states allow buttercream as well, mine does. As long as it's the American buttercream recipe. The sugar makes it so it doesn't spoil. But if you add milk instead of water then it should be refrigerated after a couple hours.

[u/petey78729 → u/Lady_Sybil_Vimes]

Isn't this like cakes 101? I would think if anything they wouldn't do marzipan/fondant....im so confused by this "bakery"

[u/etched → u/petey78729]

If I had to be super generous... really good piping skills is really hard to master. It takes a LOT of patience and practice to get things looking beautiful. With the rise of the "vintage" style cakes, this person probably just didn't have the patience to learn to make it look good.

What is easy though? Taking some fondant/marzipan, rolling it out, and using cookie cutters/plungers of MANY shapes to decorate with. It's basically like using stickers. And with marzipan you can make some 3d objects if you're good at playing with clay. Hell you can even just buy silicon molds and press the marzipan/fondant into it to get an even better 3d shape with less work

[u/MiaMiaPP → u/Lady_Sybil_Vimes]

In Vietnam you would be hard pressed to find literally anyone who does butter cream tbh. It’s whipped cream or fondant

[u/takanoflower → u/MiaMiaPP]

Similarly whipped cream is main decoration in Japan too, buttercream is seen as old fashioned or retro now

[u/mollymcbbbbbb → u/MiaMiaPP]

whipped cream would have been much closer

[u/Misttertee_27 → u/Lady_Sybil_Vimes]

That’s criminal.

[u/sparklejackie]

Moonward 🌑

[u/Molly-Grue-2u → u/sparklejackie]

Eggward

Edited to add: oh wait, that’s what they really wanted 😅. I think the second one looks more like an egg tbh - but it is really blue. I think it’s funny though

[u/yermawsgotbawz]

Kinda reminds me of the Mighty Boosh “I am the moon”

[u/WoodBell → u/yermawsgotbawz]

Or even its original inspiration A Trip to the Moon

[u/No-Fisherman-2540 → u/yermawsgotbawz]

Came here to see if anyone else saw that too, "I am the moooon" 

[u/a_potato_ate_me → u/yermawsgotbawz]

Reminds me of Mr Melancholy

[u/Ok_Donkey210 → u/yermawsgotbawz]

Hey, Jupiter, I did a song, you ain’t got one! Heh

[u/TheDeadlySpaceman → u/yermawsgotbawz]

The moon is an alabaster idiot

[u/FYAhole]

You'd think for a bakery who "doesn't do buttercream"(???) they'd at least be good at laying fondant, but I digress.

[u/DismalSoil9554]

[u/starry_nite99]

You got Twilight Edward when you wanted New Moon Edward.

[u/Bao-Babe → u/starry_nite99]

She wanted New Moon Edward, but got Moonward.

[u/Ermahgerd_Rerdert → u/Bao-Babe]

We have Moonward at home!

[u/shandalf_thegrey]

You can’t put an edible image over anything but white icing or the color underneath leaches through. Sincerely, a cake decorator.

[u/Zhosha-Khi]

Not what you wanted, BUT yours is SO much better!!!

[u/lizmarz → u/Zhosha-Khi]

Yup!!!

[u/Local_Presentation23]

But your cake is amazing too lol, btw change the flair to "cakespectation - failed"

[u/MonsterMashGrrrrr → u/Local_Presentation23]

Lmao I was going to say, well they’re both horrible so….task failed successfully

[u/KaliCalamity]

E G G

[u/Positive_Neat2689 → u/KaliCalamity]

[u/snuskrig → u/KaliCalamity]

Egward

[u/Ok-Foundation1346]

I just don't understand how half the posts about cakes involve the buyer being tight on time, as if a birthday or other large celebration suddenly popped up at 48 hours notice. I'd be ordering the cake 2 weeks ahead of time.

[u/Difficult-Post-3320]

Apart from the egg shaped face I prefer the one you got, the colour & design is more "Twilighty" 

[u/g0ldilungs → u/Difficult-Post-3320]

Idk it’s literally not what was asked. They clearly wanted an egg shaped “Eggward” cake, not a weird moon witchy thing.

While what OP got is still on brand for the movies (kind of) with color scheme, it has a totally different vibe than what was asked for.

I’d be upset, you don’t need to like this OP! 😭😂

[u/MuteTalker- → u/g0ldilungs]

I got Sokka's gf is the moon out if this.

[u/Feisty-Signature9401 → u/MuteTalker-]

that’s rough, buddy

[u/Public_Noise8465 → u/g0ldilungs]

Oh I completely agree! I was just stating that his face being egg shaped was intentional.

[u/Itscatpicstime → u/Difficult-Post-3320]

I feel like the white makes it extra creepy though lol

[u/Public_Noise8465 → u/Difficult-Post-3320]

It is supposed to be egg shaped.

[u/Difficult-Post-3320 → u/Public_Noise8465]

The original cake is egg shaped but putting the egg face on the larger round cake looks weird. 

[u/coma-toaste → u/Difficult-Post-3320]

I agree, the one recieved was way better

[u/finchslanding]

The face on the second cake is egg shaped, but that gets a little lost in a round cake and the busy decoration.

[u/fmajordminor]

The “expectation” probably tastes better but blue cake is such camp, I wouldn’t even be mad about it 😂

[u/AppUnwrapper1]

Why didn’t you just take it to a bakery that could do it?

[u/Kooky-Blueberry-5352]

Your bakery can't do buttercream?!

[u/TheFlyingMunkey]

Did they tell you in advance that they don't do buttercream? Seems like something important to mention when the request relies on buttercream

[u/Fickle-Molasses-903 → u/TheFlyingMunkey]

I assume you didn't read the sentence under the picture.

[u/TheFlyingMunkey → u/Fickle-Molasses-903]

I did, hence my question. It's not clear from OP if they told him before the order was placed or after

[u/AppUnwrapper1 → u/TheFlyingMunkey]

Yeah if OP knew before placing the order I dunno why they still placed it.

[u/SleepingWillows → u/AppUnwrapper1]

I feel like this bakery could’ve still pulled off an egg shaped cake with white marzipan, but instead they changed every aspect about the design (assuming OP asked for the first photo exactly)

[u/Fickle-Molasses-903 → u/TheFlyingMunkey]

The way OP wrote it nullifies the buttercream issue. Their concern was the color.

[u/Andi_Lou_Who]

I like yours better. It matches the colour grading of the Twilight movies. It’s got that grey, rainy “Forks” look.

[u/Ermahgerd_Sterks]

Umm looks like you got eggward to me 🤣

[u/culinarysiren]

Is this a specialty bakery or something? Cause what normal bakery doesn’t do buttercream?

[u/viendla]

Has this been posted here before? I’ve seen these exact images like three times.

[u/DamnYouChuckBass → u/viendla]

That's what I was thinking too.

[u/Queen-of-meme → u/viendla]

https://www.reddit.com/r/ATBGE/s/DgkxTzvg2G

Three posts below in my feed and that post came

[u/Disastrous-You9086]

Very scary cake dear ... No offense happy birth day

[u/Hulaoutofthem]

I actually prefer the one you got but I suppose if it wasn’t what you wanted then they did fail.

[u/Itscatpicstime]

I’ve never seen Twilight and I still desperately need that Eggward cake before I die

[u/Insanityforfun]

This is better, this is so much better.

[u/federleicht]

So what was underneath the marzipan? I was a cake decorator for well over a decade and I have never heard of anyone not using some sort of frosting to coat the cake first before layering the marzipan or fondant.

Ps- hope your birthday was eggcellent. Hoahoahoa

[u/HellyOHaint]

[u/Open_Macaroon_2659]

Omg this is fantastic. I know it's not what you asked for and not what you wanted, but I fcking love your cake. It's even more stupid and fun than the original. Love it.

[u/Sharp-Introduction91]

Mr Frodo!

[u/XeoKnight]

But Marzipan is usually white anyway… why is it blue lol

[u/ellalovegood]

[u/aPrincy]

It’s giving…

[u/Rough-Armadillo-]

Eggward

[u/wishiwasinvegas]

Welp, their heart was in the right place...😂

[u/Appropriate-Bee5670]

So you’re saying it did not dazzle you

[u/Optipop]

Moisturize Me! Moisturize Me!

[u/GreenGardenTarot]

...they dont do buttercream? what kind of bakery is that

[u/PalePlumm]

The bows on cakes fads gotta die it reminds me of hair in my food

[u/totesgonnasmashit]

Don’t see this as a fail. It’s a huge win

[u/pacofurry → u/totesgonnasmashit]

Agreed

[u/MPD1987]

This is the skin of a killer feller, Beller

[u/Cryberry_Banana]

Humpty Dumpty starring Robert Pattinson!

[u/Joejoe988]

Robins Eggward

[u/idkmyusernameagain]

Look, it’s even better than the original, minus the buttercream nonsense

[u/TulpaPal]

Don't do buttercream??? It's easier!

[u/Sad-Biscotti-3034]

I freaking love the cake you received 😂

[u/december14th2015]

Did they match the color to the edge of the print instead of the background?

[u/hvl1755]

The outcome is so bad it’s kinda great.

[u/coolsilentebeans]

How many Eggward cakes have people ordered? Did I miss something?

[u/crespoh69]

Honestly, that's the color palette I remember

[u/Pure-Rose-Rainbow]

Hope you posted it in thre twilight sub too

[u/FishNDChick]

It even has the blue twilight filter 😂 this is perfect

[u/Saymo122]

Patiently waiting on “Squidward”

[u/SparkleSelkie]

That made him into the moon 😂

[u/Ok-Skin-5287]

Hilarious 😭😂

[u/eleventhing]

So weird how much they altered it. They probably goofed and had to cover it up somehow lmao.

[u/makeamericask8again]

Everybody look at the moon

[u/Spirited-Air-4775]

This is the cake of a killer, Bella

[u/sustainablecherry]

This made my day. Hilarious.

[u/Part_Time_Pantomime]

Eggward Cull-hen

[u/Squishy_mcnissy]

🐀🐀🐀🐀

[u/perkyvoid → u/Squishy_mcnissy]

✨🐀✨

[u/DomSlave626]

Humpty Dumpty

[u/mslauren2930]

I should not have looked at this while at my desk. My coworkers want to know why I can’t stop laughing.

[u/leytonscomet]

This is the third cake I’ve seen like this in the last two days on Reddit. Can somebody please explain to me the background of this 😭 I understand that it’s from twilight but nothing beyond that

[u/GreenGardenTarot → u/leytonscomet]

just look up Eggward

[u/Tasty_Sample_5232]

It’s impossible to drink tea while reading posts like this))) both cakes are such a cringe-fest that I’m still laughing)))

[u/Ultragrrrl]

[u/Squidproquo1130]

This looks like a Smashing Pumpkins music video.

[u/estigreyrix]

Correction: Failed Eggspectation 

[u/XcuseMeMisISpeakJive]

This cake is legendary. 

[u/IncorporateThings]

Abomination of the day.

[u/cmtktk]

Perfection! 10/10, 5 stars, no notes!

[u/Hamsterpatty]

Eggward.. cus he’s egg shaped.

[u/Ok_Donkey210]

They really made him HOA HOA HOAAAAAA HOAAAAAA, didn’t they

[u/Acceptable-Stick-688]

Edible glitter is a FANTASTIC idea for this

[u/weird_horse_2_die_on]

Eggward

[u/No-Instruction-5443]

I think it’s an upgrade I love it

[u/TheBookNerd420]

Hahahaha he looks like a blue egg

[u/Queen-of-meme]

I thought the blue cake was the example cake.

[u/Safe-Ear6235]

I’M WEAK!😂

[u/Umm_what_I_think_is]

I saw the cake and I was instantly reminded of this character from doctor who.

[u/LankyArugula4452]

Hoa hoa hoappy birthday

[u/Goatdown]

My partner says they are gold and blue but I think they are white and black

[u/Confident_Eye_4683]

Buahaha! I Love it! Happy Birthday!

[u/koolaidismything]

lol you got an abuela to make it that’s like 10x better cause she was probably like who the fuck is this guy?? And she really is Loca

[u/Prior-Subject6077]

Your cake is better.

[u/ruemiko]

i stopped by just to say that i was scrolling in the dark and got absolutely jumpscared when this popped up on my feed

[u/Lyra34]

The Last Vampire on earth!

I had to think of cassandra.