I had no intention of sharing this cake.
Everything that could go wrong, did.
The multi-colored roses are oddly resembling a pile of mush. The touch of green leaves is a more of a massive green undergrowth and has a life of its own.
And the inside… well. Lets just say that was not my best work.
Its completely tilted over.
Why on earth would it do that? Maybe because I used the wrong cookie cutters when preparing my cake and they were too tall for the pan so I had to improvise and create a “wall” around the cake with parchment so when I poured the extra batter over the letters it wouldn’t spill out the sides which didn’t really work and the batter did spill out on all sides resembling a square mushroom that took 70 minutes to bake and ITS CROOKED.
CROOKED!
This cake that I spent many hours dreaming about and baking and decorating was a total failure.
But then I shared this picture on Instagram with the caption, “Guess what I am up to.” and the adorable @achewycookie said,
“Spreading some JOY!”
And I was humbled. Because most people don’t care about the dumb details like I obsessively do.
They just feel loved and appreciated when someone makes them a cake. As they should.
So here it is. The cake that should have been something else but isn’t so it is what it is.
Merry Christmas. 🙂
I absolutely love it! We’re all perfectionists when it comes to our own stuff so I get that but it truly is amazing and beautiful!
You are amazing to say the least! I see only the beauty of this cake and the amazing talent that you possess to INSPIRE creativity in all of us. Well done!
Oh Amanda, Thank you for sharing boo-boos! We all have them but who really is woman enough to admit and show them!! Hats off to you!! It shows how imperfect we are in a total imperfect world. Sometimes we need to be reminded of this. I think your cake is awesome! It is lovely and joyful!
Mari
I think this is a beautiful cake! You are very talented and I am very glad I found this website. Merry Christmas!
I really loved seeing this cake. It’s pretty and cheerful and creative. And do you know, if you hadn’t pointed out what was wrong, I probably wouldn’t have known it! Just goes to show that sometimes what we think are abject failures look like glowing successes to others 🙂
Looks like it was made to be that way to me. No way I could do that. I wish I could.
At first glance I thought the roses were poinsettias! Either way it’s absolutely gorgeous. No need to hide this beauty!
You are way too critical, but I do that myself over cakes all the time. I thought your roses were very pretty, channeling candy cane colours that are all the rage right now! I love the lettering too. I must try this technique soon!
“The cake that should have been something else” became something MORE. Celebrate the gift of a friend’s (or stranger’s) perspective, the one that changes ours, and opens our eyes to another way of looking at the cake wreck/thing of beauty in front of us. That’s what I will take away from your cake and what I will remind myself of the next time I obsess about how something did or didn’t turn out. Thank you, Amanda. Merry Christmas.
This makes me feel 1000000 times better about all the times I’ve messed up while baking. I think it’s still pretty!