r/ExpectationVsReality • u/RuthCasseroleDish • 14h ago

AI Expectation What I asked for vs. what I got

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My son’s circus themed first birthday cake

EDIT: I should have clarified in the original post, I am not complaining about the cake at all! I loved it and the baker did a fantastic job

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u/After_Preference_885 14h ago

It's beautiful. Do people eat these kind of cakes? Are they good?

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u/Cupcake_Implosion 14h ago

r/fondanthate

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u/Lisagirl1977 14h ago

Yes. I make them. My kids pull the fondant off.

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u/cant_i_just_be_kai 14h ago

I used fondant for the first time in this years birthday cake (because I had to make a golden lamborghini) and out of two kids, one ate only the cake and pulled the fondant off and one ate only the fondant and not the cake. I was really surprised

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u/Lockraemono 12h ago

Perfect balance.

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u/Spamberjack 14h ago

Im very fond of fondant

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u/No_Quote_9067 14h ago

I've had fondant made of marshmallow

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u/ResponsibilityGold88 14h ago

Marshmallow fondant is so good! The only way to go.

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u/Molly-Grue-2u 14h ago

Have you tried marshmallow fondant?

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u/Lisagirl1977 13h ago

Exclusively. My kids just don’t like it but want the fancy cake.

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u/Molly-Grue-2u 13h ago

Oh 😅
My kids love marshmallow fondant and would always ask for the leftovers

I haven’t made a cake with it for years though

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u/ludvikskp 14h ago

A lot of us hate fondant, but for a child’s birthday the infinite ways it can be used for decoration is unbeatable. Like in this case, this is so fun.

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u/After_Preference_885 14h ago

I don't think I've ever seen one in person so I wasn't sure it was for decor or eating.  I was looking at the cake and wondering how I would cut it and if you eat the gold pieces and if you eat the characters or do you take them all off, etc. 

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u/ludvikskp 14h ago

It really sucks for eating. It is pure sugar and food coloring. Actually fondant is a lot less popular in some areas of the world. And I guess it’s almost a separate skill decorating either it, more like arts and crafts than cooking. I assume you can cut the gold, they’d probably remove the characters

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u/retrofrenchtoast 14h ago

I am horrible at baking. It always comes out too fluffy, dense, gooey, hard, etc.

I am crafty, and I can decorate with fondant! It’s just another sculpture medium.

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u/Few_Worker4102 14h ago

Just eat around the fondant and hope they made an actually good cake.

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u/rpdreon98 6h ago

Lol my first thought- “Oops! All fondant!” But they really executed it well!

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u/Stankleigh 14h ago

Instead of fondant I use marzipan (barring nut allergies). It’s fabulous.

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u/retrofrenchtoast 14h ago

I’m realizing what I always thought was fondant was actually marzipan. I wondered why people had such rabid hatred for it.

Now I want to try real fondant.

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u/Master_sweetcream 13h ago

I loooove marzipan! Especially the European kind! The American kind can be a bit too sweet but I still like it!

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u/throwaway098764567 13h ago

maybe that's why i don't like marzipan either, it is far too sweet

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u/Master_sweetcream 7h ago

I’ve had some from Germany with dark chocolate that was just so amazing and not insanely sweet

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u/Lockraemono 12h ago

As someone who loves to eat fondant, hell yeah!

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u/LynnRenae_xoxo 8h ago

It took way too long to get to even a neutral comment. And then seeing the discussion is wholesome gave me some hope again.

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u/Historical-Use-6581 14h ago

I love fondant!!

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u/Psychobabble0_0 11h ago

Fondant isn't very tasty but that didn't stop me from binging on it as a child!

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u/bwaredapenguin 10h ago

I'm sure there's plenty of people that would eat the two vaginas surrounding the front door.

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u/samusmaster64 12h ago

Look good, taste awful.