We continue our lesson in the world of wedding-cakes-gone-wrong with the
following cake disaster examples. Be afraid. Be very afraid. Here now
is...
What You Don't Want To Hear About YOUR Wedding Cake, Part
III!
Don’t get me wrong: I love the whole fairy-tale princess thing as much as the next girl, and a well-executed castle cake or tiara topper can be gorgeous. However, keep adding flowers and tulle and glitter and light-up fountains - then throw in a bunch of balloons - and before you know it you’ ve got a pre-pubescent girl’s fantasy cake, complete with unicorns wearing tutus. Don’t let this happen to you: you'll know your design is getting out of hand if the above photo begins to look "magical" to you. In that case, best to dunk your head in cold water, or ask your Maid of Honor to slap you.
In the name of art, some wedding cakes can delve into the truly bizarre. If your guests have to be served their "cake" with a shovel, or are left wondering how a headless sphinx fits into your "Love of a Lifetime" theme, odds are you missed the mark.
When you spend hundreds - or even thousands - of dollars on a cake, you want it to show. (And if you didn’t spend that much, you want it to look like you did.) If you’re using a professional baker, references and a substantial portfolio are an absolute must. If you’re using your cousin Sally, prayer and a good sense of humor will probably be most helpful.
And no offense to your baker or your cousin Sally, but it never hurts to have a plan B - just in case.
Here we have the worst of the worst: a lethal trifecta of weather, poor design, and baker incompetence. The simplest of grocery store cakes would have looked like a masterpiece compared to this wreck - and might have been substituted had the bride arranged for the cake to be delivered a day earlier.
Remember, it’s always better to err on the side of caution than risk serving a cake wreck to your guests.
-Jen Yates | Creator | Cake Wrecks
Jen Yates is the creator of Cake Wrecks, a site documenting "when professional cakes go horribly, hilariously wrong." She and her husband John also own and operate Artistic License, a faux-finishing company in central Florida. In her free time Jen loves to paint, read, try new crafts, and wear outrageous eyeshadow.
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