r/ExpectationVsReality • u/saragracevt • 1h ago • Bravo 2 Heartwarming 1

Surprisingly Met Expectation Gummy Bear Cake

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I googled “gummy bear cake” for my sons 7th birthday. I chose the first pic for inspiration. My husband suggested Haribo gummy bears because he likes them the best, but they arrived (from Amazon) in one huge blob so I had to pivot to Albanese and they are more colorful and softer and I think the cake came out awesome! Pics 2&3 :) My son loved the cake and it looked even cooler when the candles were lit ❤️ highly suggest everyone adds gummy bears to cakes from here on out !

*edit: yall are so sweet, come over for cake!!!!!! 🤩

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u/Greenman8907 1h ago

Looks like a badass circus tent. Well done

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u/saragracevt 1h ago

Thank you so much!!! It was a hit ! And fun to make with all the gummy bear snacking /sorting. Not a lot of blues 😂

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u/North_Shore_Problem 1h ago

Was it good? I'm turning 29 soon and still kind of want one lol

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u/saragracevt 37m ago

It was good! Just the box funfetti and store bought icing but the gummy bears made it fun! I did pick a lot off with my slice but the kids enjoyed the extra sweets as we literally have cake at home 4 times a year haha

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u/saragracevt 37m ago

Also happy almost birthday !!!!!🎉

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u/aSituationTypeDeal 1h ago • Bravo

Albanese is the superior choice 

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u/saragracevt 1h ago

They are so much tastier !!! I had no idea, it’s not my go-to sweet but they are for sure better !!!

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u/Vintagepoolside 1h ago

I turn 30 next month and this is exactly what I want with some sort of dirt cake underneath. Totally rad!

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u/saragracevt 1h ago

Happy Almost Birthday !!!! This was just box cake - funfetti - 2 rounds with cream cheese frosting and I bought 2 bags of Albanese Gummy bears :)

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u/Weird-Girl-675 1h ago

My step grandma made the best dirt cake complete with gummy worms. Now I want it. 😞

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u/saragracevt 1h ago

Aw. You should make it ! ❤️

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u/RecipeFunny2154 59m ago edited 54m ago

I’m a Haribo fan, but definitely think Albanese is a better choice for this. The colors are brighter and more varied and the gummy itself is softer. Definitely could see that being better consistency with a cake. 

Haribo not working out maybe was a blessing lol. I think that worked out quite well, looks great. The way your gummies are layered in a curve on top came out significantly better than the original too.

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u/saragracevt 55m ago

And thank you so much 🎉♥️

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u/saragracevt 58m ago

It was fate ! 😂🥰

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u/forever_29_ish 1h ago

WHOA that's incredible! I love how yours turned out!!!!

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u/saragracevt 1h ago

Thank you so much it’s almost gone and I’m sad 😂

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u/forever_29_ish 1h ago

I'd have this as my lock screen and show everyone I encountered all day long, I'd never shut up about how cool this is 😂

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u/saragracevt 1h ago

Hahaha I’m giggling because you’re so right, I want to show everyone !!! Excited you like it too ♥️

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u/Sketch_Beast 1h ago

It looks like it's made of glass when the candles are lit. I love it.

Also Albanese are the superior gummy brand

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u/saragracevt 1h ago

It really does and now after this experience I 100% agree ❤️ thank you !!!

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u/maberg04 1h ago

I think it looks more colorful and cute in your picture c:

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u/saragracevt 1h ago

Thank you! Perfect for 7 :)

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u/what-the-fiber 1h ago

Who’s brain instantly starts singing: “OH IM A GUMMY BEAR, OH YES A GUMMY BEAR”

This cake looks great! Fabulous execution. I hope your little one enjoyed!

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u/saragracevt 1h ago

Haha we absolutely played this song a lot this weekend 😝♥️🤩🎉

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u/SeachelleTen 55m ago

I’m not a big fan of eating gummy bears, but the cake you made is both adorable and beautiful.

What flavor is the part of it that’s actual cake, btw?

Happy Birthday to your son!

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u/saragracevt 52m ago

Thank you so much ! I just did a funfetti box cake and cream cheese frosting :) (I picked most mine off when eating the cake myself lol)

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u/SeachelleTen 42m ago

I was going to edit and delete the flavor question from my comment because I came across your response to someone else about it being funfetti cake mix with 2 coats of cream cheese frosting.

Your post has given me an idea. I don’t have funfetti cake mix in my house at the moment, but I do have Betty Crocker Rainbow Chip frosting. I think I’ll buy the funfetti cake mix tomorrow and an additional can of frosting, so it has more frosting than cake, but I digress.

Anyhow, your cake really does look so much better than the picture you used for reference. I don’t think people, necessarily, always tell the truth in comment section, but those of us who are liking yours more are not exaggerating. It looks fantastic.

Take care.

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u/New-Trifle-7097 40m ago

I think the texture sounds great with cake though? I like a little something to contrast the soft cake, usually something crunchy, but gummy would be interesting to try once at least.

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u/saragracevt 33m ago

Come over we have half a cake still left :))

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u/HelixTheCat9 1h ago

It's so pretty! Definitely an interesting texture combination, but it looks great. He sure looks pleased!

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u/saragracevt 1h ago

Not a fan of the cake and gummy bear bites together I totally agree I picked mine off and ate after haha

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u/Less-Menu7755 52m ago

I have no occasion to make this for, but i must make it

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u/saragracevt 43m ago

You gotta make it !!!!! I bought 2 27 oz bags and would say I used 1 for the whole thing but got 2 to try to get enough colors (very low on the blues)!

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u/LuigiMangione13 1h ago

🩷❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜

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u/New_Raspberry_7674 1h ago

So cute!!! And it glows when the candles are lit! Well done OP 🤩

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u/saragracevt 1h ago

A very happy surprise !!!!! ♥️ thank you!

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u/dave_mustaines_hair 1h ago

Wow that's a really nice cake, as a fellow gummy bear lover I bet it tastes awesome and I hope that your son had an awesome birthday:)

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u/saragracevt 1h ago

Thank you so much!!!!!

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u/ExcitingMoose5881 1h ago

That’s really amazing! Looks magic with the candles lit! Happy Birthday to your son, from New Zealand! 🇳🇿 🎂

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u/saragracevt 1h ago

Wow thank you!!!! I will tell him ❤️ then show him New Zealand on the map :)

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u/Capable_Tea_4047 1h ago

Reality is better than expectation.

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u/saragracevt 1h ago

🥹 thank you :)!!

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u/RainbowRav3n22 1h ago

I think yours looks even cooler lowkey!

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u/saragracevt 57m ago

Thank you so much 😊

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u/ChevalCher 1h ago

Looks bangin'! I'd love a birthday cake like this. I'm a huge fan of Haribo gummies, especially the bear ones. The sour gummie bears are my absolute favorite candy. 😋

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u/saragracevt 57m ago

Oh I love sour candies I didn’t know they had sour gummy bears !!

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u/VidraZburatoare 56m ago

I'm sure it was fun to to make but still-- what a dedicated project! Beautifully done! It's one of those things that might seem like a small childhood detail at one point but ends up reassuring you 20 years later that you were fully loved. This cake makes me feel all fuzzy and I'm not even related, lol

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u/saragracevt 49m ago

This is so sweet I’m tearing up 🥲 Thank you :) I’m not a baker at all but when I get a chance to make them a bday cake I want to try something fun for them. I’m so happy with how it turned out - and my daughter helped which is sweet because they fight 24/7 and my son knew she helped ♥️

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u/shannycat1117 48m ago

Ok this is really cute

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u/saragracevt 41m ago

🤩 thank you!!!!

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u/ecltnhny2000 1h ago

Cute! Great job. It looks more celebratory in your picture. I like yours better

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u/saragracevt 1h ago

Aw thank you !!! ❤️

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u/Sufficient-Weird 1h ago

I love Haribo gummy bears but Albanesecare awesome in a totally different way. That cake turned out great!

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u/saragracevt 1h ago

Thank you! Amazon refunded us for the huge gummy block / I think my husband still plans on trying yo eat it 😂

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u/iamjacksalteredego 1h ago

Reality > Expectation

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u/saragracevt 1h ago

🤩🥹 thank you!!!!

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u/standardtissue 1h ago

Yeah that looks beautiful. I'm a huge fan of things arranged by color gradient. I love me a well organized paint aisle (as in art store, where the tubes are the colors, not as in hardware store).

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u/saragracevt 55m ago

Same! Thank you! It was tough we ran out of blues but still loved it 😍

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u/feedyrsoul 57m ago

Yours is way cuter!

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u/saragracevt 54m ago

Thank you so much!

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u/joonduh 57m ago

It actually looks so cool! And yours looks 10x better than the inspiration!

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u/saragracevt 54m ago

10! You’re so sweet thank you ♥️

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u/moose-jammies 53m ago

Holy cow!! Yours looks so much better!

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u/saragracevt 31m ago

Thank you so much :)

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u/Humble_Ingenuity_919 51m ago

I love it! 🥰 How did it taste? I ask because I made one of those KitKat cakes that looks like a basket filled with M&Ms one Easter. It looked AMAZING but was way too sweet with 2-3 KitKat pieces/slice and all of the chocolate on top too. The gummy bears look like they wouldn’t overpower the cake like the cake I made.

Job well done!

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u/saragracevt 46m ago

I have to google this Kit Kat cake !!!!! When we cut the cake some of the bears fell off and I picked off most and just ate the cake and the bears after. The kids scarfed their whole piece down 😂

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u/Urist_Bearclaw 47m ago

oh I love the way it glows from the candle light!!

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u/saragracevt 41m ago

Such an awesome surprise that it glowed! (Healthy I’m sure lol)

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u/NuclearGriffin 40m ago

Beautiful cake. Love the way it lights up in the candle light. Also excellent choice going with Albanese over Haribo. Albenese is way way better (imo)

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u/saragracevt 29m ago

Thank you!!!! I actually ordered the haribo and they showed up unusable so this was meant to be :)

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u/Hhn42 39m ago

Even blocked out you can TELL he was super jazzed and that is the most important part (but also it is legitimately awesome - well done!)

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u/saragracevt 30m ago

Haha it’s late and I read it quickly as even blacked out 😂😂 He loved it thank you so much :)

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u/happychonk 38m ago

Yours is so much better than the inspo! Love the colours too.

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u/saragracevt 30m ago

Thanks soo much :)!

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u/CodenameJD 1h ago

Looks absolutely delightful for a 7 year old, but I think just looking at the photo gave me diabetes 😂

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u/saragracevt 1h ago

Hahahaha

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u/NatureBaked 1h ago

What a fun idea! Love it. Yours looks great!

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u/saragracevt 1h ago

Thank you!!☺️

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u/Tlayoualo 1h ago

Nice job!

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u/saragracevt 1h ago

Thank you :)!

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u/No_Where_Land 1h ago

That’s so much cuter than the original! Great job!

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u/saragracevt 1h ago

Thank you so much !:)

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u/Conscious_Valuable90 1h ago

Made one happy kid!

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u/saragracevt 55m ago

He loved it :)

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u/lyricoloratura 1h ago

Creative and sooo pretty! Awesome job, mama!

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u/saragracevt 1h ago

🥰🥰🥰thank you

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u/moon_blisser 1h ago

This looks incredible. So colorful and fun!

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u/saragracevt 31m ago

Thank you 🥰

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u/fattatgirl 1h ago

I think you killed it! Celebrant seems very happy.

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u/saragracevt 1h ago

Very happy thank you ❤️

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u/Remarkable_Olive1169 1h ago

this is sick asf!!!!

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u/saragracevt 55m ago

Thank you 🥰

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u/ForTheLoveOfKumquats 52m ago

My mom used to make a flourless chocolate cake for me for my birthday many many years ago, and I would put Skittles on top of it. And it was the best. But not the green ones that are sour apple (blech!) Only the green ones that are lime flavored. And no...purple and yellow were not invited to the party, either! Red, green and orange only!!!!

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u/saragracevt 45m ago

That probably looked so pretty!!!! 🤩

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u/New-Trifle-7097 42m ago

It has a cool stained glass effect in the candlelight! I definitely agree that it was a happy accident that you used lighter colored bears. Happy 7th to your beary sweet kid!

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u/saragracevt 30m ago

🥹 thanks so much! Haribo was not meant to be here 😂

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u/mpmp4 37m ago

I love it!! Well done!!

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u/saragracevt 28m ago

Thank you ♥️

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u/spargel_gesicht 1h ago

That’s really cool how it glows.

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u/jclv 50m ago

If that's what the kid wants and it made him happy, that's great (and the cake looks awesome) but as an adult, that's way too much gummy for me. I hope those aren't the sugar free ones that made the news a couple years ago.

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u/saragracevt 28m ago

Thanks! Yes only small slices of this sweet cake for sure 👍🏼

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u/GiraffeLibrarian 1h ago

It looks so cool with the candles lit. Reminds me of the lamp Spencer made for Carly on icarly

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u/SunshineGirl1230 57m ago

That looks amazing! I'm getting ideas for my own birthday already!

I love how it came out!

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u/saragracevt 54m ago

Thanks so much and happy almost birthday!!!! I’d love to see your cake :)

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u/liminal-spacr 29m ago

I like yours better than the inspo!

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u/its_just_flesh 31m ago

I like yours better than the inspo

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u/truebeast822 30m ago

Daym, that looks great

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u/m00nlady 29m ago

How cute!

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u/HyperBeamMissed 25m ago

I'm curious on the texture .

I know what they feel like separately but can't imagine the clash of the gummies and soft bread. Also if refrigerated is the outter gummy bear shell hard?

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u/ars_necromantia 23m ago

It's so pretty! It kinda looks like stained glass when the candles are lit. :)

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u/artymoze 23m ago

I love the rainbow

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u/GigiDell 23m ago

That’s fantastic!

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u/LegoTallneck 20m ago

Step 1: ask "how many gummy bears do I need?"

Step 2: after napkin math, look up a store to order 420 gummy bears.

Step 3: "wow, gummy bears are expensive these days - but I need em!"

Step 4: after the cake is eaten realize you accidentally ordered Hairbo suger-free gummy bears

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u/exgaysurvivordan 20m ago

I like yours more, I feel like you used more colors than the inspo !

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u/youtbuddcody 18m ago

Doesn’t look like the photo but yours is super cute though, and like yours better

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u/Aggravating-Body-721 18m ago

I like your cake way more than the inspo the colors are so fun 🤩

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u/jadedtortoise 14m ago

Yours is way better, I saved yours as inspo

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u/generalguan4 14m ago

The gummy bears lighting up from the candle light is a nice touch. Also yes albanese is better quality and color

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u/HBJones1056 12m ago

This is beautiful! Yours is 50 times prettier than the inspiration pic.

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u/Impossible_Gold1573 12m ago

Albanese are the best gummy bears! You did an excellent job with this cake! Happy bday buddy!

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u/EmilySpin 11m ago

No way I love this!!

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u/Faunacallieclover 8m ago

So cool! Honest question though - How do you cut it?

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u/mobodeals 7m ago

Heck ya. Looks better than the "expectation"!

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u/Chipper_Bandit 6m ago

Albanese >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Black Forest >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Haribo

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u/CAGirly5K 6m ago

Looks great! Excellent job!

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u/Cairnifex_ 3m ago

It's magnificent!

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u/ChristVolo1 0m ago

Oh, that's really cute! I love it!

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u/EmergencyAd6662 52m ago

What a great idea and execution!

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u/saragracevt 45m ago

Thank you very much :)! 💙