Wrecky No More? Decorating Tips & Tricks From The Prefessionals
April 1, 2016 Sometimes the right fondant choice can mean the difference between this:
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Oooooh.
AND THIS:
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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®
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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:
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If only she'd used Wilton's Bamboo Dowel Rods.
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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:
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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!
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Just $29.95 on Wilton's website. And don't forget to use the promo code "cakewrecks"!
Oh man! Someone misspelled birthday again?
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With Wilton's Message Press Sets, birthday misspellings are a thing of the past!
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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!"
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Never fear, Imaginary Reader With Real-Life Concerns! Wilton's got you covered there, too:
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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:
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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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Reader Comments (56)
There is no place funner than the internet on April Fool's Day!! Thanks for the giggles.
[Editor's note- We thought it would be funny to make it really believable and link to the actual products. Turns out that was too much for some people. So now, all the links have been changed. -john]
Please... please pleaseeeeee... tell me that this is an April Fool's joke? Please?
Um... are those Peeps wearing dark hats, in the Cake Gift Box Square?
I kept expecting an April Fools joke somewhere, like it's sponsored by PanWow or something!
But John! If everyone uses these products instead of buying cakes, what will happen to the site? You haven't thought this through! Also, I challenge Wilton to ice a cake with their fondant and leave it in a hot car for 6 hours, then let you see the result.
Anyone who asks for an all black wedding cake deserves everything they get. What about their poor guests' teeth?
Yay for new sponsor!!!! Congrats guys.
I see what you did there...
Congratulations on your new sponsor; that's fantastic!
*checking calendar date*
Yup.
The product placement was very subtle. I almost didn't notice it. Nice job, guys!
Am I the only one who would buy that last cake???
We are most amused. Also, we are feeling svelte after losing more than 40 pounds in the last month by NOT eating cake but living entirely on fruit pies.
**Gets out heart-shaped pan to bake the CW team a heart-shaped wreck.**
Seems as if we must get out the annual April Fools Wheel! *pulls the lever* Real, fake, real, fake, and it lands on...! (Fill in the blank yourself)
Hey! I took a Wilton (tm) Cake Decorating Class, and that last wreck is mine! You should be ashamed for laughing at me!
(See also: Right back atcha, J and J(tHoJ)!!)
*watches as any "jokes" fly over her head* I'm not sure I get it, as I have taken Wilton courses and know that many of these products ARE available. That said, I'm still shaking my head over the first two pictures. :P
...But WAIT!!! There's MORE!!!
Oh, you TOTALLY got me. I was trying to come up with a kind way to say that while I had no objection to your accepting sponsorship or product placement, that you shouldn't let the sponsors write the posts themselves.
Ack. Well-played, Jen.
Please, PLEASE no. Wilton is a special kind of suck. Please, no Cakewrecks.
Wait 'til they see the post sponsored by chocolate Ex-Lax.
Sharyn - Chocolate Ex-Lax: It's what's for dessert... If you really hate your guests...
Happy AF Day! I'm happy af that you got a sponsor!
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While I personally love the idea of a black fondant wedding cake I hope they warn their guests that eating that black Wilton fondant may turn their poop green as well as their teeth. Some people I warn...some I don't. Muhahaha....
Love your site always! Happy April Fool's Day and was I the only one that noticed Prefessionals instead of Professionals so far in the title?! Keep up the awesome work!!
ahaaaaaaa - LOVED IT! What a throwback to big hair, skinny pants -- and the singer is a Ginger! What a hoot! Thanks for the April Fools Day giggle! I woulda bought that monkey pan, though!
Ahhh...the Wilton cake pan. Such fond memories. I still have several in the far back reaches of a dark closet that were purchased in the 80s when they were way cool (I am not a professional cake decorator guys, give me a break). My husband terrorizes our adult children every year when their birthdays roll around. They groan in fear when he starts talking about baking one of his infamous "Puppy" or "Mario" cakes. And yes, the parentheses are intentional.
I almost missed out on the fun because I sometimes don't click the links...glad I did today!
I LIVE by Wilton products! I'm lucky I'm blessed with some talent, or my kid would be getting grocery store cakes with plastic flotsam on them. Instead, she'll be getting some decent fondant My Little Ponies. Wilton is also the only thing really readily available to me without going online. I wish I could post pictures of my ponies on here for you to see Jen!
Am I the only one that's super sad that beautiful black cake melted? Really, why was it in a car so long? Was that really in the car? Who...why...that poor baker! It's bad enough to see someone cut into your creation, but to see it melted. I am heartbroken for them.
You got me good. Mostly because I've wished for many years that Wilton would sponsor you. Happy fool me day!
That black cake was made by me! And actually, no fondant was used at all! 'T was all ganache... Hence the melting. The customer (my friend) didn't quite understand the difference between leaving it out of the fridge and leaving it in the car! But luckily we were able to fix it!
Did someone protest about the links? Because I notice they've been changed from what they were when I first saw the post earlier today.
Off with yer heads!!
Seriously though. People are a little too intense. It was funny even when it went to Amazon.
"How dare you place advertisements in your post." Really?
Aye Dios mio.
Read today's post and thought no.....they didn't. And then I remembered what day it was. Thanks for the laughs!
And Manda - thanks for the warming about eating Wilton's black fondant and it turning various body parts and products green. Laughed a lot at your post!
Bahaha! Thanks for the laughs! @Sharyn, I think Chocolate Ex-Lax sponsored the monkey(?) wreck.
@Danielle, thanks for your good-humored courage. It's fascinating to see how you structured the cake, but I can't imagine how you fixed that mess!
As a Wilton instructor, that has taught for 18+ year, I approve this message!!!!
PS: I use your Cake Wreck book in class to motivate my students who think they can't do it.
'Love the classic rickrolls...! I'm never gonna give Rick Astley up! Next April Fools, though, you may want to change up each of the rickroll links. Say, for example, use this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hczaiM3LH0M :)
Oh man.. I love April Fool's but now I wonder why would one leave a cake in the car for six hours? I know this has probably happened lol. Wow.
If this is indeed genuine and not an April Fool's joke, then congrats on a marriage made in heaven!
That black cake was gorgeous (um, before melting anyway). Completely forgot yesterday was april fools, so was thinking congrats and it would be kind of cool to do the occasional how not to cake feature (not that you have to, totally love the posts we get now).
Danielle V - it was gorgeous and WOW you were able to fix that cake?! You must have a magic wand...because, again WOW!!
I never comment, but my kids & I LOL at CW every week (we save up a week's worth & then binge). After reading about the fallout on this post I am shaking my head in confusion. How could regular readers NOT get the joke? Seriously, this site is tongue in cheek magic post after post...this one is SO obviously a bit of fun.
Stay strong Cake Wrecks!!
Oh heavens! I just snorted preferred fondant out of my nose right along with my coffee. Awesomesauce!
I don't "get" the haters. I think it's funny. I'm SO sorry that you had to endure them. :( I also don't understand why they would leave. Hopefully, new people will come because of this and the ones that left will find out the truth and come back. I don't like EVERYTHING that you post, but I like enough of it to keep coming back. :) (I could do without the gore and the nasty ones.)
How does someone leave a cake in a car for 6 hours?? Do they not know how cake works?
I don't see any angry comments, but whomever was angry--get over yourselves. This website is one of the best on the Internet, and people who can't take a joke need to eat more cake.
So I missed it yesterday but after seeing today's post had to look. funny!
Why do people get their panties in a wad ?
“Haters, back off!”
― Miranda Sings
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Wow, seriously?!?! People were offended by that?? Geez people, relax, enjoy life, eat cake.
p.s. they may be cake wrecks but they're still edible.
So did the final link Rickroll yesterday? It's the only one I tried today and literally LOLd. Well played. Sorry people have sticks up their butts.
Yes! Please rush me my bucket of double reinforced Idiot-Proof (TM) Fondant with new and improved additive Wreck-O-Stop!
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Oh, damn, I just noticed the date of this post. Back to slumping buttercream for me. :-(
Cyndi - I agree. And obviously, those sticks are Wilton Bamboo Dowell Rods!
J & J - We love you, as much as we love really good chocolate butter cream.
I'm very sorry to hear of the wicked backlash. I didn't read until today & thus missed much of the hoopla. I wish I could say I'm surprised that people are so mean, but I can't be. The world is a crazy place, & the Internet is even crazier. I have been reading you guys for probably over a decade & I know how much work this must be. Please don't let it dishearten you. You guys are awesome & hilarious. Now I just need to feel sheepish about the Wilson piping bag I bought today to try out on my daughters birthday cake soon. I am the opposite of a professional & thought I'd try to teach myself without a big investment. Is it just laughable for professionals to use their products or are they so crappy that no one should use them?? Wondering if I should return my unopened stuff...
Hang in there, CW team!