A mom has slammed her newly-married daughter’s wedding online, saying it was a total disaster and guests have made it a ‘running joke’. The couple allegedly spent around $20,000 on their big day but skimped out on food and drinks and didn’t even hire any entertainment. On top of that, they bought a fake cake which was inedible, leaving … Read more
Does this take the cake for dessert fails? A flabbergasted woman shamed Walmart’s bakery department online after incorrectly decorating her cake, sharing images of the sweet snafu online. TikToker Peyton Chimack, 22, from Illinois, ordered what should have been a simple birthday cake: white frosting with black, cursive lettering reading “Aries baby.” She even provided … Read more
Cookies, brownies and cakes don’t have to wait at mom Caitlin Kiarie’s house. Sweets get a front-row seat alongside the veggies, starches and meats she serves her brood of three each night. “Giving my kids dessert with their dinner normalizes dessert,” Kiarie, 40, a registered dietician from Montclair, New Jersey, told The Post. “Sweets are … Read more
Sisters Lily* and Claudia* have been doing things together forever. Even when they welcomed kids of their own, they always made an effort to spend quality time together, even if it’s just for an afternoon. Lily’s daughter, Kylie* is 17 and loves babysitting her younger cousins, nine-year-old Mia* and seven-year-old Nathan*. Whenever Lily’s mom and aunt head out for an … Read more
DEAR ABBY: My friend of eight years, “Lorna,” had a family get-together for her daughter, who was graduating from college. I was not invited, which surprised me, since our families were always close. Both of our sons were best friends. After telling me about their party plans, Lorna asked if I could make my special … Read more
They’re very hot cakes. Burn-away cakes — confections where the top layer is lit on fire and burns away to reveal a hidden message or picture — have been a viral sensation on social media, and now NYC bakeries are being inundated with orders for the trendy treat. “This one has been insane,” said Nerwan Khalife, … Read more
You may now kiss the bride goodbye. Kate Tampion, from Essex, UK threw her sister Toni, 35, an epic party to celebrate her divorce, Caters News Agency reported. Attendees wore all black, burned photos of Toni’s ex-husband, played drinking games and ate a blood cake inspired by Taylor’s Swifts “Blank Space” video. “My sister decided … Read more
As Taylor Swift might say, these cakes are as pretty as a “picture to burn.” There’s always a new food trend cooking on TikTok, and the latest to take over the feeds is the burn-away celebration cake. The desserts initially appear ordinary with edible photos printed over the frosted top — until a match is … Read more
New Yorkers consider the Hamptons the Empire State’s biggest ripoff, a new survey says. Over 40% of approximately 5,000 polled New Yorkers think the Hamptons is the attraction that’s least worth the price, followed by the Empire State Building (31%) and the Statue of Liberty (14%), according to a Casino.org study. Almost half of those … Read more
For busy British baker Holly Tait, every week is Cake Week at Project Cakery, her in-demand small business on the edge of England’s elite Cotswolds region. So when a stranger contacted her out of the blue asking for 3 10-inch cakes to celebrate the 61st birthday of somebody named George, she considered turning down the … Read more
Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. Ah, the ’90s. Gen X’s heyday was a simpler time. Before we were chronically online or chasing clout, Beanie Babies and “The Macarena” reigned supreme. Life was good … Read more
Coming in hot and on the tail feathers of our national day of gluttony, Thanksgiving, is International Cake Day, celebrated every year on November 26. The first iterations of cake date back to ancient Egypt when unleavened bread was cooked over a hot stone and offered to deities, a practice that serves as a predecessor … Read more
This flight turned out a treat. An airline worker has gone viral on TikTok after sharing a video that shows him baking a cake while 35,000 feet in the air. Miguel Vasconcelos, who works for the cut-price carrier Ryanair, shared the sweet clip to his account last week, where it quickly went viral, clocking up … Read more
This woman was feeling really crumby after picking up her granddaughter’s birthday cake. TikTok user Khrissy Joe paid an unnamed baker $200 for the colorful creation, but was baked with fury when she laid eyes on the finished product. The irate grandmother shared a not-so-sweet video of the lopsided fairy-themed cake to her page, where … Read more
Let them eat cake. A British baker has created an incredible — and edible — replica of King Charles, but the sweet treat looks so life-like that it’s creepy. Emma Jayne spent five days crafting the confection, which shows the monarch in the robe and crown he wore at his coronation back in May. The … Read more
These half-baked ideas turn into decadent desserts. Although “Cake Boss” Buddy Valastro gets many unusual and seemingly daunting requests from clients, he finds a way to hit the sweet spot with some crazy creations. “I’ve gotten so many — from a toilet bowl that had to flush to a cake that’s got to spit fire,” Valastro, 46, told … Read more
This cake is pretty crumby — and social media users agree. A mom named Sonja posted a video on TikTok detailing her experience buying a movie-themed cake from Texas grocery chain HEB. She called the cake — which was meant to be a Minion from the movie “Despicable Me” — “the ugliest f–king thing I’ve … Read more
Marissa Jo Cerar, the showrunner of Hulu’s Oprah Winfrey-produced series “Black Cake,” said that she felt “so much pressure” to make her collaborator happy. “She’s Oprah. She’s an idol of mine,” Cerar told The Post. “I used to write her letters when I was a little kid — something I’ve actually never told her. I … Read more
Blowing out birthday candles is fun, but your spit is the icing on the cake — quite literally. Scientists say that puckering up and making a wish sends varying amounts of bacteria flying onto your birthday cake. “Until recently, there weren’t a lot of studies on this or how your spit gets aerosolized when talking,” … Read more
A man has taken to an online forum asking whether or not he’s in the wrong for buying a cake that a child behind him in line at a bakery wanted. “My pregnant wife (our first!) messaged me at the end of my work shift that she had sudden cravings for cake, and I was … Read more