Day 12 -- A Much Better Blog Story

Today I'm supposed to tell you the story of my blog.  Yeah, I pretty much told that here when first describing the 30-Day Challenge.  So instead, I'm going to tell you the story of my favorite blog, Cake Wrecks.

Cake Wrecks was started by a woman named Jen back in 2008 when she ordered a cake and was quite  surprised when she picked it up:

She wanted "Best wishes Suzanne" on one line and underneath that for it to say "We will miss you."  The decorator, however, did not quite understand.  Jen emailed a picture of the cake to some friends, who not only thought it was hilarious but also had similar stories of cake orders gone wrong.  And thus, the blog was created.

The blog took off like wildfire!  The blog is now Jen and her husband John's full-time jobs.  They have two books (one pictured above with the original cake on it), and have gone on two tours promoting the books.

What is Cake Wrecks?  This is the description on the blog:
A Cake Wreck is any cake that is unintentionally sad, silly, creepy, inappropriate - you name it. A Wreck is not necessarily a poorly-made cake; it's simply one I find funny, for any of a number of reasons. Anyone who has ever smeared frosting on a baked good has made a Wreck at one time or another, so I'm not here to vilify decorators: Cake Wrecks is just about finding the funny in unexpected, sugar-filled places.


Here are a few examples of what you can find on Cake Wrecks:


~Baby shower cakes that make you want to cringe:

~Potentially cute cakes that have had hard lives:

~Cakes where the theme is the issue, not the decoration:

And so much more!  Seriously, you should check it out.  If "wrecks" aren't your thing, Jen features gorgeous cakes ("Sunday Sweets") on Sundays.  Speaking of Sundays, this Sunday is Father's Day, so to all you dads out there:

Happy Falker Satherhood!