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When you stumble across a picture of a stunning cake or aesthetically pleasing portrait online, you might want to go and recreate that “art” yourself. The thing about it is though, is that it’s far easier said than done to do so. It’s almost like the people that are involved in creating these failed cakes just gave up on the process halfway through. At least we get to enjoy the failed results.

1. They are kind of cute.

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2. Those eyes have seen it all.

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3. Poor guy melted.

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4. What happened though.

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5. Wouldn’t want to see that dude in the deep end.

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6. Aw, someone’s not feeling portrait time at all.

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7. The frosting is still probably tasty though.

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8. Time to rinse and try again.

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9. The size of the slice says it all.

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10. She clearly gave up.

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11. Well, best to scrape that off and go again.

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12. Aspiring chefs can feel this pain.

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13. Maybe the angle was the ultimate point of deception.

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14. That went full on molten lava mode.

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15. Not even close.

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16. These are hard to make.

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Meet the Writer

Matt has spent over the last 8 years as both a writer and editor, working in Seattle and Brooklyn, where he is now based. He loves escaping the tirelessly fast pace of the “Mad Apple” that is NYC by taking walks and runs through parks where he’s able to catch up on the latest tea about society from the city’s ever chatty, always hungry, occasionally maniacal, pigeons. They always have a lot to say. When he’s not taking his urban nature strolls, or dutifully combing the deepest rabbit holes of the internet to find the content that’s worth sinking your mind’s teeth into, he’s likely holed up at a dark-lit dive bar with a new book and/or some friends, or just as easily he could be on the hunt for the next addition to his steadily growing plant family.

These days Matt’s caught up in trying to provide folks as many vivid glimpses into the days long since passed as he can, through fun and engaging collections of hand-picked vintage photos.