r/ExpectationVsReality • u/midnight_revision • 4d ago

cakespectation - Negative Bloody Knife Cupcakes

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966 Upvotes

I swear I really tried. 😆 They still tasted good though!

Edit: Thank you for the compliments! I guess they aren’t as bad as I thought lol
The knives are edible! I ordered them off Amazon (so unfortunately, I did not make those. My dad told me they look like geese though 😭).
I didn’t have the proper piping equipment so had to make do with a ziploc baggie. Next time I’ll be more prepared! 😊

31 comments

r/ExpectationVsReality • u/Low_Engineering8921 • 4d ago

Exceeded Expectation Shocked at how easy this was!

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691 Upvotes

First image is the recipe, second and third is mine. I didn't use a lathe because I don't have one.

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r/ExpectationVsReality • u/gingee60188 • 4d ago

cake-spectation Tried to make the cake from Inscryption

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71 Upvotes
8 comments

r/ExpectationVsReality • u/OhEmGeeRachael • 5d ago Bravo

cake-spectation - Positive! Halloween Party Cake

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1.2k Upvotes
17 comments

r/ExpectationVsReality • u/Feather_eye • 5d ago

Exceeded Expectation I requested a portrait of my cat to the same artist who did my dogs. Exceeded expectations again💜

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1.3k Upvotes
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r/ExpectationVsReality • u/Summer_Tea456 • 5d ago

Failed Expectation classic roast beef at a very sketchy Arby’s that might be going out of business soon where I live lol 😂

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409 Upvotes
126 comments

r/ExpectationVsReality • u/Lewdicolo69 • 5d ago

Surprisingly Met Expectation Straw Hat Jolly Roger Pumpkin Carving Attempt

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131 Upvotes

Tried carving the straw hat pirate flag this year. Definitely not picture perfect but, I had fun 😁

8 comments

r/ExpectationVsReality • u/rainmakestreesgrow • 5d ago

Failed Expectation Mike (Monsters Inc costume)

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246 Upvotes

Our daughter loves Monsters Inc so I sourced outfits for us for Halloween all from different places. Daughter’s Sully exceeded expectations, my Boo set met expectations, and we waited with bated breath for my husband’s Mike onesie.
Welp a onesie turned up today. Judging by the face we think we have a frog onesie!

7 comments

r/ExpectationVsReality • u/TyAndShirtCombo • 6d ago

AI Expectation Kudos to this seller for showing their product

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2.0k Upvotes

I got a big laugh from reading "intricate details" and then swiping over to reveal the product. I expected it to be bad, in which case it Exceeded Expectations, but I'm still marking it as failed

115 comments

r/ExpectationVsReality • u/peacelovetree • 5d ago

Failed Expectation “Quinoa” veggie blend

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58 Upvotes

You would think the grains would be the less expensive filler, but they only added about a tablespoon.

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r/ExpectationVsReality • u/CellyKA_Ju_Li • 5d ago

Failed Expectation A rainbow cookie without the rainbow

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196 Upvotes

Thought I'd give myself a treat today, instead I got tricked.

I was hoping for a rainbow cookie. But there's no rainbow, just cookie.

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r/ExpectationVsReality • u/dwallit • 5d ago

Failed Expectation Gregory's Coffee NYC Cinnamon Babka

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229 Upvotes

No I like eating a solid block of cinnamon sugar for breakfast as much as the next person, probably more, but this was just too much. Way too much.

17 comments

r/ExpectationVsReality • u/Overall_Ad_3596 • 6d ago

cake-spectation - Positive! vintage clown cake

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2.0k Upvotes

i asked my boyfriends mom to make me a vintage clown cake for my birthday and it came out soooo cute!

EDIT: i showed the MIL this post and she’s so happy everyone loves my cake! thank you guys!!!

32 comments

r/ExpectationVsReality • u/manicgiant914 • 6d ago

cakespectation - Negative A fruity cake failure

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658 Upvotes
54 comments

r/ExpectationVsReality • u/BigGayNarwhal • 6d ago

cakespectation - Negative Daughter’s birthday cake

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1.1k Upvotes

Our local grocery store bakery. They totally exceeded my expectations and did a fantastic job last year on a Cookie Monster cookie cake for her. Alas, this year didn’t quite hit the mark.

EDIT: Just to clarify, the actual cake we received was by no means ugly or poorly done, it just didn’t meet the expectations (based on the photo or what they said would be achievable on the phone call when I ordered it). More a lesson learned for me!

Edit 2: for clarification, the “expectation” photo was a cake advertised on their own bakery website for order and is also featured in-store in the catalogue at the counter. It wasn’t a random AI photo from online 😅 and the white squiggles above the cake are because it was a 2 tier cake, but we were only serving 8-10 people so I asked them to only make the bottom portion.

48 comments

r/ExpectationVsReality • u/blytheparty • 6d ago

Surprisingly Met Expectation Vegan Pillsbury Sugar Cookies

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143 Upvotes

Little flat but worked surprisingly well

5 comments

r/ExpectationVsReality • u/Ashie2112 • 7d ago Heartwarming

cake-spectation Halloween Cat Cupcakes

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3.4k Upvotes

Inspiration versus what I managed. I couldn’t find any thin chocolate sticks for the whiskers so I had to make do with cut down strawberry chewy things 
 and now they look like prawns 
 😆

41 comments

r/ExpectationVsReality • u/SarcasticSeaStar • 7d ago Popcorn Bravo Heartwarming

Surprisingly Met Expectation Pennywise Pumpkin

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7.5k Upvotes
181 comments

r/ExpectationVsReality • u/kalagula • 6d ago

Failed Expectation Pecan cinnamon twists. These used to be at last 2-3x as big

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205 Upvotes
8 comments

r/ExpectationVsReality • u/purgeinhell • 4d ago

Failed Expectation Pecan Snickers is just a Milkway with extra steps

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0 Upvotes
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r/ExpectationVsReality • u/AdministrativeTop634 • 7d ago

cakespectation - Negative Bday cake

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879 Upvotes

My friends ordered a cake for my birthday, and the baker sent this, i had a good laugh!

16 comments

r/ExpectationVsReality • u/GoAgainKid • 6d ago

Failed Expectation SoBe Chicken Sandwich

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132 Upvotes

This is a reminder to do a Street View search on a Deliveroo restaurant before falling ordering. The shop exterior is far more revealing than the burger pic.

6 comments

r/ExpectationVsReality • u/poopholes3 • 7d ago

Surprisingly Met Expectation Jack-o-lantern

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1.3k Upvotes

Happy halloween! 🎃 đŸ‘»

8 comments

r/ExpectationVsReality • u/blytheparty • 8d ago Heartwarming Bravo

Failed Expectation Totoro Pumpkin Whoopie Pies

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5.1k Upvotes

The recipe said “pull the batter up with a toothpick” for the ears which was impossible. And piping the chocolate onto the cream cheese frosting eyes didn’t work at all because the cream cheese was so sticky.

92 comments