Cake wrecks

Confession:  I have utilized making fun of professional cake decorators as part of my way to engage students in the classroom and to keep them engaged throughout the week on Blackboard.  If you haven't ever witnessed the hilarity, click here:  http://www.cakewrecks.com.

So, when I attempted to bake,  I had a few of my own cake wrecks recently.  Here are a few of my failures.

What it was supposed to look like:

What it actually looked like:

And this was a box kit.

Here was a Valentine's cake I had made for work and my class.

What it was supposed to look like:

http://www.pinterest.com/pin/100557004154036335/

This is what it actually looked like:

I think this may be penance for making fun of other bakers.