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Good Wedding Cake, Not-So-Good Wedding Cake

July 20, 2012 by WendyB

MrB and I are celebrating our 11th wedding anniversary on Sunday. Last year, I tried on my wedding gown for a blog post, but this year I’m going to concentrate on cake. I loved my crazy-looking wedding cake by Ron Ben-Israel.

July 22, 2001.

Here’s another shot of it.

Guests lined up to take pictures of that cake. As a result, their friends and family all across the country saw it. That inspired one bride to attempt to copy it, but her baker didn’t have Ben-Israel’s skills. As former pro boxer Eric Kelly would say, “Everything ain’t for everybody.” Here is the result.

It looks a little squat, doesn’t it?

If I recall correctly, the whole thing started melting and the top layer of the cake slid off. Bystanders quickly piled the flowers onto the second, corset-shaped layer.

I treasure these photos because they remind me of the Goofus and Gallant feature in Highlights for Children, if Goofus and Gallant were cakes. But, hey, it’s not a real party until something goes wrong. I hope the rest of the wedding was great and, more importantly, that the marriage is going strong.

For more pastry hilarity, check out Cake Wrecks. To hear former pro boxer Eric Kelly call a bunch of Wall Street guys “motherfuckers,” check out this video.

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  1. Andrea says

    July 20, 2012 at 4:00 pm

    congrats dear 🙂

    • WendyB says

      July 23, 2012 at 2:38 pm

      Thanks, Andrea!

  2. Lynnski says

    July 20, 2012 at 4:06 pm

    Happy Anniversary, Wendy & MrB! I adore reading your blog and thank you for all the marvelous flights of fancy you have shared. Wishing you all the best!

    • WendyB says

      July 23, 2012 at 2:38 pm

      You’re so sweet!

  3. Eileen Goddard says

    July 20, 2012 at 4:22 pm

    That is one sexy cake you had at your wedding!! Also, I love Cake Wrecks–I check it out whenever I need to laugh hysterically at the ridiculous things people have done to cakes and assorted pastries. I also like the idea that it’s not a real party until something goes wrong…..I will tell myself that the next time it does 🙂

    • WendyB says

      July 23, 2012 at 2:37 pm

      It’s amazing how funny Cake Wrecks is. You wouldn’t think cakes could go soooo wrong. The captions are always excellent too.

  4. Sheila (of Ephemera) says

    July 20, 2012 at 4:43 pm

    I love that cake – it’s so YOU!

    Happy Anniversary, Wendy and Mr. B! Here’s to many more years of wedded bliss. 🙂

    • WendyB says

      July 23, 2012 at 2:38 pm

      I was strangely passionate about having a great cake!

  5. Megan Mae says

    July 20, 2012 at 6:49 pm

    Awww happy anniversary!

    We had a pretty lol-tastic time with our cake. We ordered a plain white cake intending to decorate it ourselves with fresh flowers and ribbon, but the bakery decided to DIY it themselves with awful frosting rosettes and black ribbon. Thankfully my MIL got it looking semi-decent but what a bizarre thing!

    • WendyB says

      July 23, 2012 at 2:37 pm

      Black ribbon?!

  6. Lynne DeVenny (@ExpertParalegal) says

    July 20, 2012 at 7:01 pm

    Happy anniversary!

    Cake Wrecks was a staple in my RSS feed reader for a long time – always good for a good chuckle. But wow, what some folks will do to a perfectly good cake 😮

    • WendyB says

      July 23, 2012 at 2:39 pm

      Cake should never be treated so cruelly.

  7. Terri says

    July 20, 2012 at 7:36 pm

    Happy Anniversary.

    • WendyB says

      July 23, 2012 at 2:39 pm

      Thank ewe!

  8. Patti @ NotDeadYet Style says

    July 20, 2012 at 7:37 pm

    Happy Anniversary, you two! Our eleventh will be in October 2012. Our cake was BORING! but the marriage is great.

    • WendyB says

      July 23, 2012 at 2:39 pm

      The marriage is what counts! 🙂

  9. sulky kitten says

    July 20, 2012 at 8:05 pm

    Happy Anniversary to both of you! It’s my 11th this year as well.You looked gorgeous in your dress Wendy (and in your halter neck & hip huggers!) That cake is Amazing. Mr B has quite the movie star bone structure, doesn’t he? Don’t scratch my baby blues out – I’m just appreciative! Meow!

    • WendyB says

      July 23, 2012 at 2:39 pm

      2001 was a good year for weddings!

  10. Lara says

    July 20, 2012 at 9:22 pm

    Gosh Wendy! Why can’t these peeps quit biting your style!
    Happy Anniversary! xoxo

    • WendyB says

      July 23, 2012 at 2:40 pm

      The life of a trendsetter is a tough one. LOL.

  11. Suzanne aka Punk Glam Queen says

    July 21, 2012 at 10:41 am

    Happy Anniversary to the both of you! XXX Suzanne

    • WendyB says

      July 23, 2012 at 2:40 pm

      Thanks, lady!

  12. stacy says

    July 21, 2012 at 11:39 am

    Wendy, only you could link boxing to wedding cakes in one tight, neat little blog post. That’s one of the things I just love about you — the way your quirky, brilliant mind works!

    So… HUGE CONGRATS to you and MrB. 11 is a good number! 🙂

    WTF is up w/ that horrible knock off? I mean — shoes, handbags and clothes are bad enough, but now we’re copying wedding cakes? Really people? This is something I cannot wrap my head around — the lack of uniqueness and originality that most people possess or care to possess. Lame with a capital ‘L.’ Anyway, their cake was horrific and didn’t capture a fraction of the elegance that yours had.

    It’s very appropriate that my anti-spam word is “oprah” because I was feeling very powerful and righteous just now going off on that wedding cake rant!

    • WendyB says

      July 23, 2012 at 2:40 pm

      Funny, I have no recollection of what would inspire me to put Oprah as a word verification! 😀

  13. Susan Partlan says

    July 21, 2012 at 4:55 pm

    Happy Anniversary to you and Mr. B. I’m jealous of your big number, 11. (I’m still working on 1.) Here’s to nuptials! Have a beautiful day together tomorrow.

    Your wedding cake is a knock out and Stacy’s comment cracked me up.

    • WendyB says

      July 23, 2012 at 2:41 pm

      Me too!

  14. THE-LOUDMOUTH says

    July 21, 2012 at 9:04 pm

    Love that picture from your wedding — you look gorgeous! And how funny about that other cake. I adore your attitude. Congrats, you two!

    • WendyB says

      July 23, 2012 at 2:41 pm

      Thanks, LM!

  15. miss cavendish says

    July 21, 2012 at 9:40 pm

    Oh I love that Ron Ben-Israel baked your cake! His bakery is one of my favourite places in Soho, because of the tastefully (heh) elegant gray-and-white sign hanging outside the door and absolutely NO indication of cakes in any window anywhere. To me he is the mystery baker of Soho. (I know he’s on the second floor.)

    But I still think it’s a wonderfully subversive business strategy not to display the cakes. It certainly put my imagination to work.

    Happy anniversary!!

    • WendyB says

      July 23, 2012 at 2:41 pm

      He originally was against blue frosting, but I persuaded him.

  16. Aggie says

    July 21, 2012 at 11:33 pm

    Wow that is some cake! Bravo!

    Happy 11th anniversary! 😉

    • WendyB says

      July 23, 2012 at 2:41 pm

      Thanks, Aggie!

  17. brett says

    July 22, 2012 at 7:30 pm

    what a great cake
    i adore wedding cake and love watching all those crazy cake shows as well
    brett

    • WendyB says

      July 23, 2012 at 2:42 pm

      I definitely need to check out some cake shows.

  18. liz says

    July 22, 2012 at 7:44 pm

    Congratulations to you both and many, many more. And you rocked that tiara- how lovely! I was, no kidding, sewing my veil together as we drove to the wedding- had just slipped my mind what with planning everything and working etc etc etc. Now, 20+ years later, I realize I coulda had a tiara! Easier, classy, and more sparkly!

    • WendyB says

      July 23, 2012 at 2:42 pm

      I had a veil too, for the ceremony. Can’t believe you were sewing in the car! LOL.

  19. Faux Fuchsia says

    July 24, 2012 at 6:44 am

    Congrats! you look lovely and Mr WB always seems so proud of you xxx

  20. Deena says

    August 26, 2012 at 8:31 am

    Ok so I’m over a month late to this post but Ima say it anyhow- HAPPY ANNIVERARY! And that cake is killer.

    • WendyB says

      August 26, 2012 at 8:28 pm

      Thank you! 🙂

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