Bride shares ‘atrocious’ wedding cake fail

There’s nothing like a good baking fail that can always manage to make you laugh.

There’s something about the hope and expectation of the ‘before’ photo that really sets you up for the inevitable disappointment of the ‘after’.

A woman took to the internet recently to share how she gave her mom the job of organizing her wedding cake, but was left downright shocked when she saw what she had ordered – just moments before the big day.

Expectation vs. reality

She explained on the baking subreddit: “My mother volunteered to pay for our wedding cake.

“I tried to find something simple so it wouldn’t cost much … She swears she didn’t make it but I’m not convinced”.

The first photo shows the inspiration she gave her mom – a beautiful, two-tiered cake with white icing and autumn-themed floral decorations.

The second photo, however, looked almost certainly homemade.

Not only was it nothing like the original, but it was also quite messy, with melting icing, tiers that looked like the Leaning Tower of Pisa, and it even appeared as if it had been dropped.

Adding to the eyesore, there were no decorations or flowers in sight – just an empty, sad-looking cake with some parts of sponge not even covered in icing.

Commenters weigh in

People were just as shocked – with one person saying “Nothing prepared me for this”.

“Consider my flabbers gasted,” joked another.

Someone else mentioned they’d seen hundreds of cake fails over the years, but this one was up there with the worst.

Others agreed the cake was definitely homemade.

“Just made something that looked like this a few weeks ago with two boxes of cake mix and a can of icing,” they said.

“I can’t believe she went ahead with it. What a monstrosity.”

Another joked it was the ‘Temu’ version of a cake.

“I just spat my drink out,” said a different user, while another called it “atrocious”.

What happened here?

After the post went viral, the bride clarified a few things.

She insisted it was actually from a bakery, as her sister claimed she was with her mom when they picked it up.

Meanwhile, the mom did admit to doing the drizzle herself since it was missing when she collected it.

But thankfully, the cake didn’t make it to the wedding reception.

After seeing it, the sister rushed to another shop to get a cheesecake for the newlyweds to cut and some doughnuts for the guests to eat.

“I am thankful for her quick thinking,” the bride revealed. “She saved the day”.

Far from a bridezilla, she also admitted that she managed to laugh off the situation and didn’t let it spoil the day.

The price of wedding cakes

It’s little wonder why some people try and cut costs when it comes to wedding cakes.

The average price of a wedding cake in Australia is between $500 [about $329 USD] and $700 [about $460 USD], depending on the design and number of guests.

For more elaborate cakes from well-known companies, prices can easily exceed roughly $987 USD.