r/ExpectationVsReality • u/tan_ino • 23h ago
Failed Expectation Ordered Eggward got Bluedward
In their defence they said they don’t do buttercream and only marzipan. But the colour was supposed to match the print.The edible glitter was a personal touch
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u/Lady_Sybil_Vimes 23h ago
Who doesn't do buttercream??
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u/CharmingEgg3706 23h ago
they didint even cut out the print ..... they je pasted the whole page on the blue marzipan.
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u/bbysd 15h ago
I learned recently that “cottage bakeries” can’t use buttercream due to the laws around those types of places
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u/Quirky_Word 12h ago
This was my thought. In CO it basically ruled out dairy products entirely (or really anything that had to be refrigerated).
That changed recently with the “Tamale Law;” I think both meat and dairy are allowed now.
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u/SummerAndTinklesBFF 9h ago
We can make buttercream from crisco or sweetex/oasis. There are butter extracts and butter flavored crisco. Some states allow buttercream as well, mine does. As long as it's the American buttercream recipe. The sugar makes it so it doesn't spoil. But if you add milk instead of water then it should be refrigerated after a couple hours.
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u/petey78729 19h ago
Isn't this like cakes 101? I would think if anything they wouldn't do marzipan/fondant....im so confused by this "bakery"
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u/etched 15h ago
If I had to be super generous... really good piping skills is really hard to master. It takes a LOT of patience and practice to get things looking beautiful. With the rise of the "vintage" style cakes, this person probably just didn't have the patience to learn to make it look good.
What is easy though? Taking some fondant/marzipan, rolling it out, and using cookie cutters/plungers of MANY shapes to decorate with. It's basically like using stickers. And with marzipan you can make some 3d objects if you're good at playing with clay. Hell you can even just buy silicon molds and press the marzipan/fondant into it to get an even better 3d shape with less work
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u/MiaMiaPP 13h ago
In Vietnam you would be hard pressed to find literally anyone who does butter cream tbh. It’s whipped cream or fondant
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u/takanoflower 13h ago
Similarly whipped cream is main decoration in Japan too, buttercream is seen as old fashioned or retro now
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u/LilLatte 14h ago
I know its not what you wanted, but omg this cake is hilarious and I like it better. I would remember this cake with fondness and hilarity for many birthdays to come.
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u/ThresholdofForest 14h ago
It looks like he's a bit cold is all!
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u/sparklejackie 23h ago
Moonward 🌑
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u/Molly-Grue-2u 14h ago
Eggward
Edited to add: oh wait, that’s what they really wanted 😅. I think the second one looks more like an egg tbh - but it is really blue. I think it’s funny though
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u/yermawsgotbawz 20h ago
Kinda reminds me of the Mighty Boosh “I am the moon”
https://giphy.com/gifs/qBUOTxKwa6hhK
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u/shandalf_thegrey 17h ago edited 6h ago
You can’t put an edible image over anything but white icing or the color underneath leaches through. Sincerely, a cake decorator.
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u/starry_nite99 18h ago
You got Twilight Edward when you wanted New Moon Edward.
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u/Local_Presentation23 23h ago
But your cake is amazing too lol, btw change the flair to "cakespectation - failed"
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u/MonsterMashGrrrrr 20h ago
Lmao I was going to say, well they’re both horrible so….task failed successfully
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u/Difficult-Post-3320 22h ago
Apart from the egg shaped face I prefer the one you got, the colour & design is more "Twilighty"
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u/g0ldilungs 20h ago
Idk it’s literally not what was asked. They clearly wanted an egg shaped “Eggward” cake, not a weird moon witchy thing.
While what OP got is still on brand for the movies (kind of) with color scheme, it has a totally different vibe than what was asked for.
I’d be upset, you don’t need to like this OP! 😭😂
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u/Public_Noise8465 20h ago
It is supposed to be egg shaped.
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u/Difficult-Post-3320 8m ago
The original cake is egg shaped but putting the egg face on the larger round cake looks weird.
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u/finchslanding 18h ago
The face on the second cake is egg shaped, but that gets a little lost in a round cake and the busy decoration.
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u/fmajordminor 13h ago
The “expectation” probably tastes better but blue cake is such camp, I wouldn’t even be mad about it 😂
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u/culinarysiren 17h ago
Is this a specialty bakery or something? Cause what normal bakery doesn’t do buttercream?
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u/TheFlyingMunkey 23h ago edited 22h ago
Did they tell you in advance that they don't do buttercream? Seems like something important to mention when the request relies on buttercream
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u/Fickle-Molasses-903 22h ago
I assume you didn't read the sentence under the picture.
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u/TheFlyingMunkey 22h ago
I did, hence my question. It's not clear from OP if they told him before the order was placed or after
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u/AppUnwrapper1 21h ago
Yeah if OP knew before placing the order I dunno why they still placed it.
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u/SleepingWillows 15h ago
I feel like this bakery could’ve still pulled off an egg shaped cake with white marzipan, but instead they changed every aspect about the design (assuming OP asked for the first photo exactly)
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u/Fickle-Molasses-903 20h ago
The way OP wrote it nullifies the buttercream issue. Their concern was the color.
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u/Hulaoutofthem 23h ago
I actually prefer the one you got but I suppose if it wasn’t what you wanted then they did fail.
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u/Andi_Lou_Who 22h ago
I like yours better. It matches the colour grading of the Twilight movies. It’s got that grey, rainy “Forks” look.
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u/Itscatpicstime 20h ago
I’ve never seen Twilight and I still desperately need that Eggward cake before I die
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u/federleicht 18h ago
So what was underneath the marzipan? I was a cake decorator for well over a decade and I have never heard of anyone not using some sort of frosting to coat the cake first before layering the marzipan or fondant.
Ps- hope your birthday was eggcellent. Hoahoahoa
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u/Open_Macaroon_2659 14h ago
Omg this is fantastic. I know it's not what you asked for and not what you wanted, but I fcking love your cake. It's even more stupid and fun than the original. Love it.
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u/mslauren2930 11h ago
I should not have looked at this while at my desk. My coworkers want to know why I can’t stop laughing.
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u/idkmyusernameagain 16h ago
Look, it’s even better than the original, minus the buttercream nonsense
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u/december14th2015 14h ago
Did they match the color to the edge of the print instead of the background?
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u/eleventhing 9h ago
So weird how much they altered it. They probably goofed and had to cover it up somehow lmao.
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u/Tasty_Sample_5232 19h ago
It’s impossible to drink tea while reading posts like this))) both cakes are such a cringe-fest that I’m still laughing)))
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u/leytonscomet 10h ago
This is the third cake I’ve seen like this in the last two days on Reddit. Can somebody please explain to me the background of this 😭 I understand that it’s from twilight but nothing beyond that
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u/koolaidismything 19h ago
lol you got an abuela to make it that’s like 10x better cause she was probably like who the fuck is this guy?? And she really is Loca
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u/where-ya-been-loca 19h ago
This is hilarious 😂 I’m sorry OP. The moment they said they don’t do buttercream would’ve been the moment I looked for another bakery. Who doesn’t do buttercream?