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Someday We'll Find It... And Press Charges
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cakewrecks_feedFirst there was the Rainbow Erection:
Then there was the Rainbow Ejection:
And now, presumably a good 30 minutes later, our nation's bakeries give us this:
The Marshmallow-Topped Drippy Rainbow Wang... Confection
(AND IT STILL RHYMES!)
Thanks to Myra D., Aimie T., & Diana W. for making us wonder just how long bakers can keep this up.
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I'm Irish, But Don't You Dare Kiss Me
Mar. 17th, 2026 01:00 pmcakewrecks_feedIt's nice to see bakeries really getting into the St. Patrick's Day spirit this week:
By which I mean they've clearly been drinking.
This is one week I'd actually kind of love to work in these bakeries. I wouldn't be drinking, though; I'd just be egging on all the drunk bakers.
I'd be all, "Hey, guys, you know what we need? JEWISH LEPRECHAUNS."
And they'd be all, "OMG JEN YOU ARE SO SMART AND PRETTY BUT MOSTLY SMART."
Sha-POW!
Then I'd hold relay races where all the drunk bakers have to ice a cake with their elbows and pipe on the side swags with their teeth:
Ker-PLOOIE!
Next I'd get them all to do that thing where someone stands behind you and and you pretend their arms are your arms and play icing Pictionary:
Bam! Zap! Ni!
And finally, I'd just be overly enthusiastic about everything they made, no matter HOW terrible, kind of like your favorite aunt acted when you were four:
[shrieking] THIS IS THE BEST SHAMROCK CAKE I HAVE EVER SEEN. Who wants more beer?
[gasp] Did you use the airbrush? WAY TO GO, YOU! And did you cut out that paper pot of gold yourself? You DID?! Well, now, who's a big boy? WHO IS IT?!
I have never wanted to kiss a red UFO more.
Yep, I'm telling you, guys, that would be a HOOT.
Now, y'all have fun today, and be safe, and remember:
Easter wrecks are next.
Thanks to Tamara H., Dan B., Lindsay B., Timothy E., Dara M., Courtney L., Jessica D., & Amanda M., for the sobering selections. ;)
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Cloverfield Scares
Mar. 16th, 2026 01:00 pmcakewrecks_feedTomorrow's the day, everyone!
Yep, the day when bakers try - and mostly fail - to remember what a shamrock looks like.
Here, I'll give you a hint:
NOT THIS.
OR THIS.
They're also not lumpy Xs:
Broccoli stalks:
Wonky crosses:
Or cacti!
Got all that?
Ok... GO.
See, now you're just screwing with me.
Tell you what, bakers, just go back to making leprechauns.
I mean pots of gold.
I mean rainbows.
OH NEVER MIND.
Thanks to Sheree K., Jerod J., Marisa F., Vanessa L., Paula P., Adrienne L., Julie S., Liz, Michael L., & Cara D. for proving there IS such a thing as too much green beer.
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Mar. 16th, 2026 04:00 amgiveawayofthday_feed
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the second generation Moray units smelled like a Red Lobster dumpster
Sunday Sweets: Around the World in 80 Days
Mar. 15th, 2026 01:00 pmcakewrecks_feedIn 1873, Jules Verne published Around the World in 80 Days, the story of Phileas Fogg and his attempt to circumnavigate the globe to win a bet. Now, we can accomplish the same feat in just over two days, with another couple of days added in to get through airport security. (Well, I always manage to get behind that guy...) Today, let's slow down a little and retrace Phileas' trip.
The first thing most people think about when they hear Around the World in 80 Days is a hot air balloon. I found this amazing balloon cake with two guys who might be Phileas and his valet, Passepartout.
By Jacques Fine European Pastries
Isn't this gorgeous? Wouldn't it be great for a little circumnavigating? There's just one problem -- it never happened. There's no hot air balloon travel in the book.
Really, you can look it up.
They did take trains, though, like this beauty.
"Woo, wooooooooo... Chugga, chugga, chugga, chugga..."
They also rode a lot of steamer ships.
By Cake Central member Gingerbread_from_Germany
Don't you love the wooden decking?
Phileas even bought an elephant and hired a guide when there was a gap in the train lines in India.
By Heather Barranco's Dreamcakes
What can I say? It was a big bet -- millions in today's money.
Sadly, he didn't keep the elephant.
(I'd have found a way. Elephants who can accessorize are rare.)
So, now that we've lined up trains, ships and pachyderms, where exactly did Phileas and Passepartout go?
Well, they started in London.
Pay no attention to any perceived anachronisms -- Jules Verne was a visionary who predicted electric submarines and video conferencing. An edible double-decker bus wouldn't have stretched his imagination at all.
From London, they headed to Egypt.
Submitted by Stephanie R., photo by Jennifer Klementti Photography, baker The Cake Museum
I'm going to be extra careful the next time I peel the fondant off a cake, just in case there are precious paintings underneath.
Sadly, Phileas didn't have time to stop and read the hieroglyphics. Instead, he pressed on to India.
Just. Wow.
Even though he was on a tight deadline, he still managed to rescue his future wife there. That necessitated a rather rapid departure to Hong Kong.
Do you think anyone would notice if I took one of the dragons? They look like foil-wrapped milk chocolate.
Of course, there wasn't a lot of time to see the sights in Hong Kong, because they had to make their connection to Yokohama next.
By Krumbcakes
This is much too peaceful and zen-like to run past on the way to your next stop. If I hadn't been rooting for Phileas to win, I'd have made him stop for a nice cup of tea.
Sadly, leisurely refreshments weren't in the cards, but a trip to San Francisco was.
I really like the contrast of the razor-edged whiteness of the rest of the cake with the tumbled chaos of Lombard Street.
If Phileas had just had a pair of roller blades, he could have coasted all the way to New York, his next destination.
It's just wicked that he didn't have time to catch a show, but the schedule was getting VERY tight, and Phileas still had to get back across the Atlantic.
After inciting a mutiny and burning most of the wooden parts of a ship for steam, Phileas and friends made it to Ireland,
which, you've got to admit, was pretty lucky. (Don't worry, they appeased the Captain by paying him a boatload of money.)
Still, there was one more stop before they got their pot of gold.
So, back to London they went.
By Emmacakes
Sadly, it appeared they were a day late -- but of course, it wasn't that black and white.
They'd forgotten about the International Date Line! Upon realizing the correct date, Phileas rushed to his club and won the bet! Significantly richer, he married his lady love and settled down to a quiet life.
(Maybe he even bought a hot air balloon...)
Happy Sunday!
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P.S. I've been waiting for an excuse to buy these, so thought I'd share in case you have one:
Hot Air Balloon Paper Lantern Set
Wouldn't these be adorable party decorations? You get all 6 for less than $15, and there are more patterns/colors to choose from at the Amazon link.
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dw_maintenanceHappy Saturday!
I'm going to be doing a little maintenance today. It will likely cause a tiny interruption of service (specifically for www.dreamwidth.org) on the order of 2-3 minutes while some settings propagate. If you're on a journal page, that should still work throughout!
If it doesn't work, the rollback plan is pretty quick, I'm just toggling a setting on how traffic gets to the site. I'll update this post if something goes wrong, but don't anticipate any interruption to be longer than 10 minutes even in a rollback situation.
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Hold On To Your Hats, Sports Fans...
Mar. 13th, 2026 01:00 pmcakewrecks_feedWreckporter Barry B. gives us the skinny:
My wife went into a cake maker to get a small cake for my birthday. They asked what she’d like on it and she said, "How about the Chicago 'C', like The Chicago Bears’ 'C' logo? Is that possible?"
They said, "The Chicago C? No problem."
...it was the funniest present I’ve ever received.
Let's hope that Justina felt the same way about her University of Michigan cake, which was supposed to look like this:
But ended up looking like this:
Oh! A swing and a miss!
Karen M.'s son asked for the Alabama "A" on his birthday cake. To help the bakery out, his aunt brought in a photocopy of his Alabama hat to use as a reference.
(Can you sense where this is going? If not, then you really haven't been reading this blog long enough. Heh.)
Ready?
Here's the cake:
Thank goodness they didn't bring the actual hat in; that icing would take forever to clean off.
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