You know the irony is that you can actually see some phantom squares in the white frosting. They tried bless their hearts
JoeMamma_94
Close enough tbh
LifeoftheFuneral91
To be fair. That’s one stupid looking cake.
Sternfritters
The compôte could’ve been reduced a bit more, but this doesn’t look too bad
Jesustron
frozen vs fresh strawbs
aaaahhatelife
They should’ve used jell-o, they tried tho 🥲
UnprovenMortality
Asked for Minecraft got measles.
BBQBootyhole
Post to /r/misleadingthumbnails with the title “Kidney Stone size comparison on a sheet of toilet paper” or something like that
uselessthecat
Gelatin in the froot next time, it’ll give nice sharp corners
Wegen_Merkel
In the reference they separately prepared the gelatine, cut it out and put it on the cake. So sorry for u, hopefully it was delicious<3
Loose_Quarter_1683
My period blood on a pad
Possible_Abalone_846
Looks like diced tomatoes and now I have an idea for salsa cake. I can’t decide if it’s a good idea or a bad idea.
Thinyser
In fairness it looks like the gelatin around the strawberries melted. It was probably neat little squares like the reference pic when they were placed on top and then they melted either through temp or excess moisture coming from the berries, or both.
ErectTubesock
used frozen strawberries instead of fresh and they leaked water everywhere as they thawed out.
hyrule_47
Tip for anyone else who wants a Minecraft cake: fruit roll ups. It was the easiest cake I ever decorated.
Ok_Zookeepergame5141
The strawberries in the reference photo are probably set with gelatin because strawberries are such a wet fruit it will always bleed even if you use strawberry jelly.
You would need to use gelatin to get it thick enough to hold a shape like a square without bleeding juice.
It looks like it was set in gelatin and cut into squares then placed on the cake.
The actual cake used strawberries in syrup. That probably tastes good but will never hold a shape.
MammalDaddy
Was this a real small-business bakery?
Or the minimum wage staff in the bakery department of your closest corporate-giant chain grocery?
fumiyaoibaby
I’m willing to bet what happened here was they froze the strawberries using a small container or something to make the square shape, then just plopped it onto the cake not accounting for it thawing 😭
kphld1
looks… wet
TheSleepingGiant
Nailed it!
Happyface_29
It looks like there’s so much frosting from the sides
jongscx
Oh shit, is that a Mineraft Cake? That’s pretty dope.
anti_arctica
If it makes you feel better, I could tell you were going for the Minecraft cake before I looked at the second picture. I am a bit Minecraft obsessed though
Guilty-Fall-2460
This is a cake from Nailed It
Cumberdick
Too many berries, not enough gelatin. If you look at the references there are big parts of the squares that are just plain gelatin, and the strawberries aren’t really sticking out. They must have placed sliced berries in a pan and covered with gelatin, and then cut squares. The ratio in the actual product would never be able to set well enough to cut shapes, and that amount of berries were always going to bleed juice
Ok_Ad5344
How much did you pay?
Justakatttt
Both look like shit tbh
karatebanana
I feel like I need to see a side profile before I can judge
CmdrData93
Honestly, both are pretty ugly lol
meowskiAF
Someone should have just told you what it takes to get that look. Your cake consultation was clearly lacking
Theshibainuinyou
I’d use agar – arrange the strawberry slices on a baking tray and cover with liquid agar. Let dry and then cut into squares and place on the cake.
SapphireClawe
New Minecraft horror mod?
Hididdlydoderino
You’d want to tell them to do fresh strawberries covered in a glaze similar to a fruit tart.
That or should have went to the folks who made the reference cake and paid what they charge. Unique stuff like this is something you want done by an expert not by someone winging it.
Of course the other baker should have said we don’t know how to do that or discussed what you’d be looking for with those fruit parts… Looks like they used frozen berries or berries that had been cooked and that’s just not gonna work.
lalanikshin4144220
They didnt out the strawberries in jello first
Narezza
If they had waited 10 minutes more on the reference pic, they would have looked the same.
salydra
What did you pay for this?
robertbreadford
Violence cake
hand13
thats a shitty reference also come on dude
HighFiveKoala
I see 7 prolapsed buttholes
moekina
i thought it was salsa in your cake
VoodooKing
Was it delicious at least?
mazimai
They used frozen strawberries
xjustbandsx
why is everyone calling the reference pic shit 😭its literally a minecraft cake-
Anderfaker
gdnightandgdbye
Damn I think I could have done a better job
Stunning_Seaweed_121
Honestly they really tried. They made a tiny mistake which ruins the presentation but I don’t think the flavour would be impacted much.
It’s a shame that forgetting to dry up or carmelize one ingredient can ruin what looks to be a great cake. Thats why I “”hate”” deserts. They’re not hard but a small misstep and all gone.
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Squares are hard.
Would eat
And how much were you willing to pay for it?
You know the irony is that you can actually see some phantom squares in the white frosting. They tried bless their hearts
Close enough tbh
To be fair. That’s one stupid looking cake.
The compôte could’ve been reduced a bit more, but this doesn’t look too bad
frozen vs fresh strawbs
They should’ve used jell-o, they tried tho 🥲
Asked for Minecraft got measles.
Post to /r/misleadingthumbnails with the title “Kidney Stone size comparison on a sheet of toilet paper” or something like that
Gelatin in the froot next time, it’ll give nice sharp corners
In the reference they separately prepared the gelatine, cut it out and put it on the cake. So sorry for u, hopefully it was delicious<3
My period blood on a pad
Looks like diced tomatoes and now I have an idea for salsa cake. I can’t decide if it’s a good idea or a bad idea.
In fairness it looks like the gelatin around the strawberries melted. It was probably neat little squares like the reference pic when they were placed on top and then they melted either through temp or excess moisture coming from the berries, or both.
used frozen strawberries instead of fresh and they leaked water everywhere as they thawed out.
Tip for anyone else who wants a Minecraft cake: fruit roll ups. It was the easiest cake I ever decorated.
The strawberries in the reference photo are probably set with gelatin because strawberries are such a wet fruit it will always bleed even if you use strawberry jelly.
You would need to use gelatin to get it thick enough to hold a shape like a square without bleeding juice.
It looks like it was set in gelatin and cut into squares then placed on the cake.
The actual cake used strawberries in syrup. That probably tastes good but will never hold a shape.
Was this a real small-business bakery?
Or the minimum wage staff in the bakery department of your closest corporate-giant chain grocery?
I’m willing to bet what happened here was they froze the strawberries using a small container or something to make the square shape, then just plopped it onto the cake not accounting for it thawing 😭
looks… wet
Nailed it!
It looks like there’s so much frosting from the sides
Oh shit, is that a Mineraft Cake? That’s pretty dope.
If it makes you feel better, I could tell you were going for the Minecraft cake before I looked at the second picture. I am a bit Minecraft obsessed though
This is a cake from Nailed It
Too many berries, not enough gelatin. If you look at the references there are big parts of the squares that are just plain gelatin, and the strawberries aren’t really sticking out. They must have placed sliced berries in a pan and covered with gelatin, and then cut squares. The ratio in the actual product would never be able to set well enough to cut shapes, and that amount of berries were always going to bleed juice
How much did you pay?
Both look like shit tbh
I feel like I need to see a side profile before I can judge
Honestly, both are pretty ugly lol
Someone should have just told you what it takes to get that look. Your cake consultation was clearly lacking
I’d use agar – arrange the strawberry slices on a baking tray and cover with liquid agar. Let dry and then cut into squares and place on the cake.
New Minecraft horror mod?
You’d want to tell them to do fresh strawberries covered in a glaze similar to a fruit tart.
That or should have went to the folks who made the reference cake and paid what they charge. Unique stuff like this is something you want done by an expert not by someone winging it.
Of course the other baker should have said we don’t know how to do that or discussed what you’d be looking for with those fruit parts… Looks like they used frozen berries or berries that had been cooked and that’s just not gonna work.
They didnt out the strawberries in jello first
If they had waited 10 minutes more on the reference pic, they would have looked the same.
What did you pay for this?
Violence cake
thats a shitty reference also come on dude
I see 7 prolapsed buttholes
i thought it was salsa in your cake
Was it delicious at least?
They used frozen strawberries
why is everyone calling the reference pic shit 😭its literally a minecraft cake-
Damn I think I could have done a better job
Honestly they really tried. They made a tiny mistake which ruins the presentation but I don’t think the flavour would be impacted much.
It’s a shame that forgetting to dry up or carmelize one ingredient can ruin what looks to be a great cake. Thats why I “”hate”” deserts. They’re not hard but a small misstep and all gone.