I shelled out for a premium pink cake for my 21st birthday but what arrived looked like vomit
Alexandra Tobie, from Cape Town, shelled out for a personalised pink sparkly cake to mark her special 21st birthday.
But when she revealed the very different-looking gateau she had received, people were left reeling and said it looked like 'vomit'.
The pudding she asked for was heart-shaped with hot pink piped icing, topped with premium edible glitter.
The cake was bordered with black and white photos - tailored and personalised to the person being celebrated.
However, Alexandra revealed on TikTok that the cake she received was unrecognisable compared to the promotional photos from the bakery - leaving her lost for words.
In a clip posted to the social media platform, Alexandra shared a promotional video of the cake she ordered, which featured the words 'That Girl Since '03' neatly piped onto the top.
Then the video promptly switched to what Alexandra actually received - a far cry from what she had ordered.
Instead of a chic dessert, Alexandra received a sloppy, amateur-looking cake. While it did contain piping around its edges, it wasn't a neat job and the shape of the cake was circular rather than heart-shaped.
The text on the top of the cake did indeed read: 'That Girl Since '03' - but it wasn't quite the neat writing Alexandra had expected.
Instead, the text was written in messy capital letters, with bright yellow and bright blue colouring.
Another feature missing from the cake Alexandra eventually received was the border of black and white photos around the outside.
As a disappointed Alexandra shared a photo of her underwhelming birthday cake on TikTok, hundreds of people took the opportunity to express their bewilderment at what she had received - branding it 'ugly'.
One wrote: 'Seems like the yellow gel ran out and BLUE was the second option, not even black.'
Another said: 'I know my entire year would be ruined with a cake like that!'
She posted the questionable dessert on her TikTok page and captioned it: 'It's so ugly omg.' It racked up more than 80,000 views and hundreds of comments
A third penned: 'Ewww it looks like vomit,' while another commented: 'I wouldn't have paid.'
In 2022, a woman was 'devastated' after receiving a cake that looked like 'kids volcano school project' instead of the £110 dream cake she ordered for her 18th birthday party.
British woman, Ellie, had ordered the cake from a professional baker but suspected something was wrong when she had to send her the design three times because the baker 'couldn't remember' what she wanted.
The final product was was 'so bad' she couldn't even eat it, it looked nothing like her order and was covered in 'candle wax' icing and dead flowers.
The young woman shared her nightmare cake to a Facebook group alongside photos of the creation.
'This was a professional baker and I had to send in the inspiration picture three times as they couldn't remember what I had wanted,' she said.
She explained she had 'no words' when she got the cake, but has since gotten a full refund.
It comes after a savvy mum shared her hack for creating a bakery-quality cake for just £10.
UK content creator Lyre took to her TikTok account, @theleggofamily, to showcase how she created the stunning delicacy using just Victoria Sponge Cakes from the supermarket.
The mother-of-one who often shares creative money saving hacks on her platform, revealed the cake can be used for any celebration and it's simple to do.
For the thrifty creation, which is decorated with gold cake toppers, Lyre explained that she bought three boxes of Taste the Difference Victoria Sponge Cakes for £2 each from the supermarket using Nectar prices.
She also bought vanilla cream icing, which cost £3, and gold cake toppers from Temu.
The influencer also revealed she previously purchased a cake decorating kit from TikTik shop which helped her with the process, but this wasn't essential.
She described her hack as: 'Budget-friendly and perfect for birthdays or any special occasion.'
In the clip, which racked up more than 280,000 views, Lyre began by getting a cake stand and removing the cakes from their packaging.
She sliced the curved top off each of the cakes so they could neatly be stacked on top of each other.
The savvy mother then put a layer of Vanilla Buttercream-style icing in between each cake to keep them in place and to add extra filling.
She then spread the icing around all of them, creating one large three-tierd structure.
Next, she used an icing scraper to smooth out the icing and a piping tool to decorate the edges.
Many were really impressed with the professional looking creation and rushed to the comments.
One person wrote: 'Does it stay upright without any support? l can't bake at all so might give this a go!'
To which Lyre replied: 'Yes!! Make sure you put it on the fridge after 1st coat of icing for one hour then do 2nd coat of icing then fridge it.'
Another asked: 'So how much were the decorations ? And how long did it take you from start to finish including washing up cleaning after you ,also actually going to buy it all too, people don't think about all that.'
'To make it didn't take me long as well prolly 15-20 mins max!' Lyre said. 'But I put it in the fridge for one hour after first icing then did another icing again.'
Another added: 'Only seeing this now after we paid our deposit for our wedding cake in August.'
A fourth penned: 'Perfect for when you don't have time to bake, also saves time on the washing up.'
One also expressed: 'I think this is great if you can't cook but wanna still do a cake you have the knowledge in crumb coating get the betty Crocker cake mix so easy.'
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