Missed Marks

Logo Low-Blows

I know it can be scary asking a bakery to do something custom, like, say, a school or brand's logo.
But DON'T PANIC; I'm here to walk you through it.

First, print out a nice, clear image to bring in as a reference:

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With something as simple as this Chanel logo, you can be sure there is simply NO WAY...

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...that the results won't be hysterical.

 

When ordering a Saints logo...

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...it helps to have the patience of one.

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Oh, and when you give the baker your reference image, be sure to mention how closely you want your cake to match; some bakers take it more as a "guideline" than an actual rule.

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"Why'd you use the S?!"
"Because I don't know what the F is going on!"

 

Still, the most important thing, my friends... is to be glad you aren't ordering a Texas Longhorns cake.

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Because seriously, that thing is the Kobayashi Maru of cake orders:

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...you can't win.

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(But hey, at least this one's got heart!)

 

Thanks to Amy B., Ashley B., Candace F., Amy B., Allison, & Chris L. for getting that last one off his chest.

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Because some days call for more than coffee:

"Probably Whiskey" Enamel "Coffee" Mug

(The listing really does have "coffee" in quotation marks, ha!)

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And from my other blog, Epbot:

Cake Mix-a-lot

In honor of  the Dog Days of Summer:

 

I like cake MUTTS and I cannot lie!

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No other pastry beats this guy!

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When a cake comes out like a pile of doggie waste

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Or has Sliding-Frosting-Face

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It gets SUNG!

 

Wanna say "enough"

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'Cuz you know that spelling's "Ruff!"

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Doggie got wrecked.

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I'd feel like a heel if I didn't unleash a pack of thanks on Heather W., Nicole O., Erin R.., Catherine S., Sara S., Lysa R., & Thomas R. for taking pictures rather than going barking mad.

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And from my other blog, Epbot: