r/ExpectationVsReality • u/damishkers • 2d ago

cakespectation - Negative Pancake Ice Cream Cake

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Ever since my kids were little I did cake for breakfast on their birthday. Just a fun tradition. Separately, son loves pancakes. I saw this pancake “cake” from Baskin Robbin’s and figured it would be great for this purpose so ordered it for his 16th birthday. Didn’t quite turn out.

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u/damishkers 2d ago

I should have added these details

Wasn’t custom request, just one of their standard offerings to order. No cut photos. This was 2 or 3 years ago. I just thought about adding it here. His dad picked it up and didn’t look. I didn’t see til late the evening before birthday morning. Redecorated to best of our abilities and had our birthday breakfast cake. No happiness lost, just all had good laugh as I showed them pics of how it had looked. Manager notified next day, very embarrassed, offered replacement but because too late I was given refund. I don’t remember being impressed one way or another by flavor so it was at least decent.

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u/EmergencyAd6662 2d ago

Oh damn. So that’s one of THEIR catalogued cakes?! That makes it 1000x worse IMO.

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u/Fit_Mirror2963 2d ago

This is why companies should stop using AI for their food offering photos

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u/damishkers 2d ago

I really don’t think it was AI. This was a couple years ago before that became common.