Thursday, September 17, 2009

Cake Wrecks

"Congradulations Rhonda".

It was an embarrassing error scrawled across a cake purchased for a co-worker.

A longtime composing manager charged with proofing advertisements daily for misspellings, the cake mistake did not go unnoticed by Rhonda.

Jen Yates, creator of Cakewrecks.com, has made a sweet living poking fun of mistakes like "Congradulations Rhonda" and worse.

Yates' new book, "Cake Wrecks: When Professional Cakes Go Hilariously Wrong" ($12.95 hardback, Andrews McMeel Publishing) landed on my desk Wednesday, triggering my own cake wreck memory. Co-workers passing by soon caught glimpse of the cover, many sticking close to my desk as they thumbed through the pages, some giggling to the point of tears.

Here's a selection of some of their favorite Cake Wrecks:



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