Mum’s hilarious cake fail brings a smile on the face of hundreds: ‘You can see the love and effort’

A mum has left hundreds in hysterics after convincing herself she could DIY a ‘professional’ drip-cake for her toddler’s birthday – and not quite achieving the goal.

Dani, from the US, shared photos of a cake she attempted after finding a design she liked on the internet.

But the results were far from ideal – which caused the mum to admit her own defeat and relegate her attempt to an official ‘cake fail’.

‘This is my inspiration vs what I made myself,’ she captioned her post on a popular Facebook group dedicated to cake fails.

Her inspiration cake had a beautiful buttercream base with thin strands of pink and blue icing dripped along the sides.

A mum recently fell victim to hubris in a hilarious way when she convinced herself she could DIY a professional drip-cake for her toddler’s birthday

It also featured tiny icing flowers with macarons, pearls, sprinkles, and an ice cream cone on top. 

The mum explained, ‘I wanted to make a drip cake for my toddler’s birthday this weekend, and I decided to do a practice run.’

The photos of her outcome were far from what was intended – the small vanilla cake was frosted hastily with a thick layer of purple frosting applied on top. 

Dani also did not use pearls, icing flowers, or a cone on her homemade cake. 

The delicate drips from the inspiration picture could not be replicated, and the mum was left with a ‘fail’ – though it probably tasted great.

Not satisfied with the results, the mum eventually decided to place an order with a bakery for her daughter’s birthday instead.

‘I’m so glad I did, because I found out I am not good at this! It looks like I’ll be placing a cake order ASAP,’ she wrote.

Her inspiration cake had a beautiful buttercream base with thin strands of pink and blue icing dripped along the sides, with tiny icing flowers with macarons, pearls, sprinkles, and an ice cream cone on top

The photos of her outcome were far from what was intended – the small vanilla cake was frosted hastily with a thick layer of purple frosting applied on top

Some mums in the comments shared some tips and tricks for the next time Dani attempts a complicated cake – with many applauding her effort.

‘An icing bag and a lazy Susan will go a long way,’ one mum said.

‘Half the battle is getting the right ingredients and the right consistency! For me I would use white chocolate and cocoa butter plus an oil based colour – don’t use gel as this will seize the chocolate and make it thick and clumpy.’

‘Don’t compare your 1st to someone’s 100th! I started doing cakes a few years ago for my kids and it’s definitely something that takes time and practice. This really isn’t a bad start.’

‘As a person with decorating experience … drip is difficult! And you have to also remember, beautiful doesn’t mean it tastes good, and messy doesn’t mean it tastes bad! I think it’s adorable for a first try, definitely got a chuckle from me.’

‘I miss my mum’s disastrous cakes. They were never much to look at but you could always taste the love that went into it,’ a man wrote wistfully.