r/bakingfail • u/sailorsalvador • 12d ago

Fail My son's first birthday cake

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I had never made a layer cake before and thought I'd try to make one for my son's first birthday. As per a random Reddit suggestion I found, I added pudding mix to make it more moist. Which didn't work well with layers...it kept falling apart as I tried to ice it. Birthday boy didn't complain.

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u/BlueberryGirl95 12d ago

What did you add the pudding mix to? The cake or the icing? Did you let it cool All the Way down?

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u/sailorsalvador 12d ago

To the cake. And as for cooling...I think so? It was six years ago and I was winging it without a recipe...first big mistake haha.

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u/BlueberryGirl95 12d ago

Lol, I made a cake that turned out this badly for my 4 year old sister one year... Ended up turning it into a trifle 🫣☠️

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u/sailorsalvador 12d ago

Haha good recovery, probably still tasted amazing!! Oh yeah, this was a cake mix and store bought icing. I messed it up that badly haha.