Let's Talk Turkey

Tur-key (noun)

1. A large game bird native to North America, having a bald head and (in the males) a red wattle.

2. Something that is extremely or completely unsuccessful.

Congratulations.

It's a turkey.

I have to admit I get a pleasant buzz of nostalgia this time of year, though, when all the same turkey wrecks show up again at our nation's bakeries. They're kind of like relatives: consistent, dependable, and unavoidable no matter how hard you try to convince them to take the holidays off and just take a trip to the Bahamas for once. GEEZ.

Ahem.

And look, the gang's all here!  I'm sure you all remember Electrified Turkey:

 And Roadkill Turkey:
 

The squiggly tire tracks are a nice touch.

Then there's the NBC Peacock Turkey:

 The Flaming Football Turkey:

And a personal favorite, the "Please-don't-kill-me-I'm-just-a-wee-little-bird-stuck-in-the-side-of-a-taco" Turkey:

 

Silly old bird.

But just like these cakes themselves, we can always depend on bakers to prove that if there's one thing more disturbing than a turkey cake...
 

 It's a cooked turkey cake.

(MY EYES!)

Thanks to Julie P., Jenniffer P., Angelica W., Ashley K., Annie L., Andrew B., & Allison M., who I just realized all have names that start with either A or J. IT'S A PRE-THANKSGIVING MIRACLE!