DIY: How to make a PITIFUL cake

Hey everyone! I'm so excited to share this little tutorial with you. My sister and I worked really hard on it. So if you love cake -and- you love disasters, this is totally for you. And I promise, it's a lot easier than it looks.

First of all you want to have un-achievable inspiration. Pinterest is a really good place to look. For this tutorial we are going for a "Zebra cake". If you type that into the search bar on Pinterest you'll find some lovelys. We chose to use the following two cakes.

To begin, make sure you're in a hurry to be somewhere. Spray your cake pans with Pam but do NOT spray them well and do NOT flour them.

For the cakes themselves, we followed THESE directions. It's okay if you happen to follow them correctly. Your cake can still be the disaster we are counting on.

Next, bake cakes as directed but leave to go out to dinner while they are baking and put your mom in charge of checking on them.

When you get home, if the cakes didn't burn don't be alarmed. There is still ample time to ruin everything. Remember--the pans weren't floured.

As you attempt to remove the cakes from the pans, you will begin to notice that things are going downhill. If they won't budge from the pans, you have followed our directions correctly. Proceed to attempt the removal of the cake from the cake pans with very little success. You should end up with something like this:

Next, stack the cakes WITHOUT putting frosting in between to secure them to each other. This would cause them to stay somewhat formed and prevent splitting and sliding. This would also defeat the purpose of this whole sha-bang.

For the frosting, be sure that it's a little bit runny. Putting in too much milk will help with this. Add a bad color of food dye to the frosting to really top off the misery. If the cake is still a bit warm, you will be a step ahead of the game.

Now it's time to start frosting. Don't worry about cake crumbs getting in the mix. A smooth complexion is not what we're going for. The more careless and quick you are while frosting, the better.

Don't give up now! You're almost there!

Candles and a flame really accentuate any cake's beauty...or lack thereof. Be sure there is someone in another room who you can surprise with the classic "Happy Birthday to you" song. They'll be thrilled at being the first to see your...creation.

Now all that's left is to cut yourself a big ol' piece of this disaster on a plate.

Having one of those ridiculous cake cutters is a plus. Be sure that you don't know how to properly use one. Carelessness is welcome yet again.

YOU DID IT!!! Congratulations.

The good news? Cake tastes pretty much the same no matter how it looks. As long as you didn't let it burn. :)

Bon Appetit

(*Pardon the blurry pictures. We used something called an Ipad?)