Wrecky No More? Decorating Tips & Tricks From The Prefessionals

Sometimes the right fondant choice can mean the difference between this:

Oooooh.

AND THIS:

AAAAAAAH!!

(Yes, it's the same cake. And yes, leaving it in a hot car for 6 hours MAY have played a small part...)

So next time, consider Decorator Preferred Fondant®

It protects your cakes from the elements, and looks great doing it!

Ruh-roh, don't look now, but I think this baker may need a support group:

If only she'd used Wilton's Bamboo Dowel Rods.

And at less than $5 for a pack of twelve, how could she afford NOT to?

You know, minions, with all the wrecks we're seeing these days:

Do you ever wonder why we bother with store-bought at all?

Wilton offers convenient decorating classes at both your local JoAnn's *and* Michael's. With just a few short weeks of training, you can guarantee your family wreck-free birthdays from now on.

Also helpful?

Their Deluxe Practice Board!

Just $29.95 on Wilton's website. And don't forget to use the promo code "cakewrecks"!

Oh man! Someone misspelled birthday again?

With Wilton's Message Press Sets, birthday misspellings are a thing of the past!

Guaranteed to be spelled correctly - or your money back. ;)

"But Jen," you're saying, "My kids want a monkey- shaped cake this year - and I'm afraid mine will look like this!"

Never fear, Imaginary Reader With Real-Life Concerns! Wilton's got you covered there, too:

Their shaped cake pans start at just $13.95, and there's a huge variety of fun shapes and characters to choose from.

Remember, you want to see wreckage here on Cake Wrecks:

NOT on your dining room table.

Thanks to Danielle V., Melissa L., Michelle S., Whitney K., Sarah, and Virgipooh for providing us with some much needed inspiration. And please help us welcome our new site sponsor, Wilton!

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The Surprise Gender Bender

The Gender Reveal cake is such a simple concept: your baker uses either pink or blue icing inside, depending on if you're having a girl or a boy. Then you cut into the cake to learn the happy news.

But this is Cake Wrecks, minions. I HAVE NO HAPPY NEWS.

Only funny, funny failures.

SO...

Remember the gender reveal cake that had no icing inside at all, but lots of confusing garble written on top?

Or the baker who put all the colored icing on top in a blob?

Or how about the baker that flat got it wrong?

Well here's one more for your scrapbooks, kids:

Kristin A., writes:

"We went to **** Bakery, which has a gender reveal cake in their cake book. Took them a sealed envelope (containing the baby's sex) and in the filling section wrote 'Gender Reveal (pink/blue).'

"I didn’t realize I needed to be super specific and state if the envelope says 'girl' make it ALL PINK and if the envelope says 'boy' make it ALL BLUE!"

So when did Kristin realize she needed to be super specific?

Ohh, I'd say right around this moment here:

No, she's not having twins.

The worst part was they cut into the wrong color side first. That's right, fellow geeks: THE CAKE WAS A LIE.

But in case any of you are wondering:

They'll be celebrating with a barbecue next week.

Thanks to Lesley W., Kristin A., & Jess T. for reminding me of the original "It A Gril." If you remember that one, too, then award yourself 5 geek points. And, you know, maybe get out more. (It's too late for me; save yourselves.)

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