Monday
Sep212009
Cake Mistakes
Monday, September 21, 2009 at 08:02PM
It's hard to go wrong with birthday cakes. Well, that's what I used to think until I read Cake Wrecks ($12.99, 
Andrews McMeel Publishing), a new book by Jen Yates, a blogger who "tastefully" chronicles an ongoing series of offbeat – and real – confections in her hilariously wry blog, CakeWrecks.com.
The book reveals some serious and graphic assaults with frosting, and the images – along with Yates' accompanying commentary – made me laugh, cringe and stare in wonder at some of the book's "but for the grace of god" bakery abominations, including but not limited to:
Read it ... and learn.
Andrews McMeel Publishing), a new book by Jen Yates, a blogger who "tastefully" chronicles an ongoing series of offbeat – and real – confections in her hilariously wry blog, CakeWrecks.com.The book reveals some serious and graphic assaults with frosting, and the images – along with Yates' accompanying commentary – made me laugh, cringe and stare in wonder at some of the book's "but for the grace of god" bakery abominations, including but not limited to:
- the abuse of cupcakes that are made to look like an animal or other inanimate object
- a lesson in how easily chocolate frosting can resemble poop
- spelling errors and misinterpretations = memorable/embarrassing party conversations
Read it ... and learn.