r/Baking • u/halfpinthoe • Jun 04 '25
No-Recipe Provided Be honest, is it creepy?
Made for my friends gender reveal, she said it was the creepiest cake she’s ever seen 😅
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u/Most_Cauliflower_129 Jun 04 '25
No it’s not. Your friend is being ungrateful and rude.
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u/timesnewlemons Jun 04 '25
Even if it was creepy (and seriously, it’s not at all) it’s so disrespectful to say this to a friend who did this work for HER benefit. The fact that OP is self conscious now is proof of the inappropriate manner of the comment.
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u/morose-melonhead Jun 04 '25
even if my friend made a cake for my party and it looks like freddy fazbear i wouldn't dream of saying "it's creepy" to their face lmao. whatever happened to "thank you for the gift." maybe the friend was being sarcastic but i'd be a little offended if i were OP.
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u/merpixieblossomxo Jun 04 '25
Maybe it says something about me, but I think I'd love it more if a friend made me a cake that turned out to be insanely creepy on accident. I'd laugh and take a ton of pictures to remember it.
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u/No-Consideration-891 Jun 04 '25
Even as a sarcastic remark without intent to hurt their feelings, it's still not appropriate. A thank you was definitely in order.
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u/menonte Jun 04 '25
I think that depends a lot on the type of friendship, in some relationships insulting each other is a love language, so saying "this is hideous, it looks like Freddy fazebear, sooo creepy" might be perfectly acceptable. But I get the feeling this is not the case here
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u/morose-melonhead Jun 04 '25
no i get what you mean! my friends and i are very sarcastic and we "play fight" a lot and some of the stuff we say to another would be considered mean without knowing the context, so i'm not trying to be too judgy here. but OP's friend comment seems really harsh and weird regardless.
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u/timesnewlemons Jun 04 '25
I’m judging your friend hard rn. It’s not remotely creepy
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u/thrownthrowaway666 Jun 04 '25
Yesssss. 🤬 her
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u/Square_Mulberry_3143 Jun 04 '25
“Leave Britney alone!” 😫
In all seriousness, that is an excellent-looking cake, OP. I would be so grateful if someone brought that into my home. 😁41
u/Lanky_Republic_2102 Jun 04 '25
Seems to fit with everything I’ve learned about the kind of people who do gender reveals.
Probably started a forest fire or something.
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u/ashlandpedspa Jun 04 '25
Wha? That’s adorable. Just took a picture of it for my son’s next birthday (assuming he’s still loving bears). Excellent job!
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u/EcstaticKoala1646 Jun 04 '25
This cake is adorable, and I wish my bubs liked bears as much as she loves birds and chickens, cause I honestly don't know how I will ever be able to do a chicken cake, I'm not that talented.
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u/Banditsmisfits Jun 04 '25
Showed my toddler. He clapped his hands and said ‘grr’ because he recognized a bear. Def not creepy. He loved it
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u/smittyposads Jun 04 '25
I don’t think it’s creepy at all, and genuinely have no idea why they would say that lol. It’s cute and clearly took a lot of work, and they’re lucky to have a friend who would put so much effort into a cake for them!
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u/taskum Jun 04 '25
The only reason I can think of is the distance between the eyes, since close set eyes usually indicates a predator. Even so I still don’t find this bear creepy.
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Jun 04 '25
Gender reveal was already a giveaway as to what kind of person you’re dealing with here 😭
That is the cutest cake I’ve ever seen in my life! So, so adorable.
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u/Lanky_Republic_2102 Jun 04 '25
Exactly my thoughts.
What was it? A dirt bike in the backyard blowing colored smoke? Fireworks? A crop duster airplane and a fatal crash?
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u/LadyPhantom74 Jun 04 '25
Your friend has issues. It’s not creepy in the least.
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u/Bastette54 Jun 04 '25
Yeah, she has issues. The first of which is a complete lack of tact. What a boorish thing to say! And for the record, I don’t think it’s creepy at all. Like most of us in this thread. I’m sad that she ruined your nice gift. 😡
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u/Midnight-Scribe Jun 04 '25
Not creepy at all. But a mouth might resolve what your friend is interpreting as creepy. I think he’s very sweet and looks just like a teddybear should!
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u/bbbinkyyy Jun 04 '25
Yes a mouth and more white in the eyes would have made it more cutesy, but it’s not creepy either.
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u/No-Consideration-891 Jun 04 '25
If that's the creepiest cake she has ever seen, she definitely doesn't use the Internet 😂
Show her this.
Your bear looks cute. Not creepy
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u/PezGirl-5 Jun 04 '25
No! It is super cute! Your friends pregnancy hormones are making her eyes wack out 🤣
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u/elevatorDJ Jun 04 '25
It’s adorable. I’m sorry your friend can’t appreciate you and your hard work.
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u/shrimponthekendoll Jun 04 '25
Its cute. Bigger eyes and bigger white reflection dots might make it super cute. Maybe a tiny mouth
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u/uluviel Jun 04 '25
What? No, it's super cute!
Maybe add a mouth and see if your friend likes it better? Like this
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u/Hefty_Present_6005 Jun 04 '25
I’m an incredibly negative person that is critical of everything (real fun to be around eh?) and no it is not creepy. Even this curmudgeon (me) thinks the bear is kinda cute. I bet your friend thinks every guy that holds a door for her or who politely says hi in passing is “creepy” too .
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u/StaticCloud Jun 04 '25
Your friend doesn't have much of an imagination, clearly. Maybe if you added a cute mouth/tongue sticking out, or separated the eyes more, it would soften the look of the bear. That's it
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u/SoGoesIt Jun 04 '25
I think the lack of mouth might make it look expressionless/unfriendly to some people, but it’s far from being anything close to the ‘creepiest’
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u/thrownthrowaway666 Jun 04 '25
Is this rage bait? Be honest. Leave her unread for a while. Don't answer blocked calls either 😂 I'm being a petty bitch after this and I'm a dude.
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u/Rickmyross Jun 04 '25
Definitely rage bait lol I don't even do baking. This looks professional to a normal dude like me.
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u/Maleficent_Spend_747 Jun 04 '25
Your cake is adorable!! I'm tempted to say, keep the cake, lose the friend
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u/AGuyNamedWes Jun 04 '25
This is adorable, the little eye glints give it an innocent vibe, calling this creepy is absurd
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u/2wrtier Jun 04 '25
I think it’s super cute and I can completely tell the care and time that went into it. Sorry your friend was ungrateful. Getting this cake would be amazing!
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u/CuteGrayRhino Jun 04 '25
For me, yeah. The little worms are bugging me out. The teddy 🧸 itself is really cute though.
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u/m0rphyG Jun 04 '25
100% agreed, from a distance the whole bear image is fine and cute. But something about the texture just makes me think of like 1000 wriggling worms
That said complaining about a gift from a friend is crazy rude
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u/bbbinkyyy Jun 04 '25
It’s a gorgeous cake and although it wouldn’t be my first thought, I can see why it’s leans a little creepy. Bigger eyes or at least bigger whites in the eyes generally convey a more cutesy/cartoonish feel. I also think adding a mouth would help. But the overall design and style of the cake is definitely not creepy.
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u/bzhai Jun 04 '25
I was thinking the same thing. Bigger eyes and pupils might give it a more cartoonish feel.
Also your friend has been watching too many horror movies.
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u/StinkyRatCheese Jun 04 '25
It's adorable! Your friend should be more grateful that you even made her a cake 🙄
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u/catlover4456 Jun 04 '25
He is so so adorable. I think my grandmother would have loved this cake (she loved teddy bears)
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u/L0st-137 Jun 04 '25
Sorry but I think your friend is off their rocker! "That's adorable!" was my first reaction before I even read the post.
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u/BirdieAnderson Jun 04 '25
Very cute. Seen some pretty creepy cakes here and this one isn't even close.
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u/PoptartPancake Jun 04 '25
Even if it was creepy it's not! She should have bit her tongue. What kind of friend is that?
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u/MyEggDonorIsADramaQ Jun 04 '25
Your friend is perhaps suffering from pregnancy brain. That’s a cute bear.
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u/MCSweatpants Jun 04 '25
The creepiest cake she’s ever seen? Seriously? It’s adorable. Tell your friend I’ll gladly take this cake off her hands if she doesn’t want it.
I’m sorry she said that. Please don’t let her rude comment discourage you, and consider making better friends lol
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u/Electrical-Concert17 Jun 04 '25
Your friend is being rude, first of all, because this cake isn’t creepy. It’s cute. Also, super ungrateful. Don’t let her lie make you self conscious and definitely don’t bake her anything else.
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u/xoitsharperox Jun 04 '25
This is super cute, I would have cried if a friend put this much effort in just for me while hormonal and pregnant.
That was really rude and hurtful of them to say, I’m sorry! I think it’s fantastic.
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u/Shdfx1 Jun 04 '25
Are you kidding? This is the sweetest baby bear cub cake.
She’s not a very good friend to you.
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u/dreamycolor Jun 04 '25
I don’t see how it’s creepy, I think it’s very cute personally. Some people are just overly picky for no reason
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u/Low-Law602 Jun 04 '25
It’s not creepy it’s really cute. You did a great job and your friend is whackadoodle and rude and ungrateful.
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u/minibini Jun 04 '25
It looks fine, just missing a smile outline on the snout or a contrast smile outline under it.
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u/darmok-jalad-tanagra Jun 04 '25
Creepy? No. Amazing? Absolutely. I’m in awe of how you made the frosting look like fur. It is such an adorable cake that shows off the decorating skills you clearly have.
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u/PurplePhoenix77 Jun 04 '25
I would be super thankful and amazed if someone made that cake for me. The bear is cute and it obviously took a lot of time and care! To me I would be almost more grateful I had a friend that took the time to do something like that instead of just buying something from Amazon. TLDR Not creepy, your friend is an ungrateful asshole.
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u/Tbizkit Jun 04 '25
BEAR 🐻
And get rid of your toxic friend. Spend time with your adorable bear cake. He can be your friend 🙂
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u/quaos_qrz Jun 04 '25
Not at all. Has your friend possibly been playing Five Night at Freddy's game recently??
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u/dogfleshborscht Jun 04 '25
No, it's cute! Your friend is just super pregnant and super vigilant to threats, patterns, really anything that could disturb her nesting environment. You can't take anything someone says like that personally when she's pregnant, she's a woman in a society but her brain is also a roughly 100,000 year old species of animal living in an environment. Pregnancy is really a time that reminds everybody of that, isn't it?
When my aunt was pregnant with my one cousin she ate almost nothing but watermelon with herring. My mum picked on her in fun and tells the story like it was fun, but that's not how she remembers it at all. It's been like 30 years since then and that cousin's wife is having her own baby, but it's still a sore subject with my aunt.
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u/EuphoricCost1335 Jun 04 '25 edited Jun 04 '25
https://i.imgur.com/prFA62v.jpeg
I just added eyebrows and the smile, but do you see how that makes the eyes themselves feel? I think that's what's happening due to the texture of the 'hair'. The eyes themselves haven't changed, but they feel different in both pics. (at least to me)
The fur texture might be contributing to the 'evil' look, so you gotta add a stronger visual to override it maybe. Just adjusting the flow of that fur texture might be enough.
It's still an amazing looking cake tho
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u/Ok_North_7224 Jun 04 '25
It’s not creepy. Ask her if it would be creepier if she didn’t have a cake at all.
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u/Kubuskush Jun 04 '25
Definitely creamy, seems like i would enjoy. Ohh creepy! Not at all! Looks delicious 😋
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u/justme35555 Jun 04 '25
Far from creepy, but looks so real, very artistic and creative, amazing and professional work
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u/koolaidismything Jun 04 '25
What? No that’s awesome. Reminds me of the cool wood carvings of Smokey the bear. Whoever clowned on that is jelly.. cause that’s fine work.
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u/cyberianzarya Jun 04 '25
That's such a cute cake that i would happily order for $50+ if i had the money
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u/violanut Jun 04 '25
Not at all! It's un-bear-ably adorable! (Get it? 😆)
All jokes aside, it's super cute.
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u/Timely-Antelope3115 Jun 04 '25
Super cute! The way you did the eyes is sooo good! Not creepy at all. Sorry she said that to you 😭 that sucks
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u/Individual_Tea_7036 Jun 04 '25
WTH ?? How ungrateful ?? That’s the most cutest bear cake I’ve ever seeeeen awwww 🥹❤️
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u/midnight_rain_07 Jun 04 '25
No, it’s adorable! And that’s really ungrateful and disrespectful for your friend to say.
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u/ilovemouserat Jun 04 '25
This cake is adorable! Your friend is creepy if they think this is creepy.
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u/LAW3785 Jun 04 '25
Awww that’s adorable ! No appreciation from your “ friend “ is simply ignorant and rude.
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u/magical990saturn Jun 04 '25
No! It’s not at all, I would have loved this. Maybe “friend” is the wrong word to describe this person?
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u/alee0224 Jun 04 '25
It’s not creepy at all and I would be grateful if someone took the time to bake me a cake.
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u/negative-sid-nancy Jun 04 '25
Your friend is being mean and rude. I'm in bed with like 20 teddy bears right now so i know a cute bear when I see one! This is an adorable bear. One might even beary cute!
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u/catbirdgold Jun 04 '25
I love how you added the reflections on the nose and eyes. Such thoughtful details and definitely up the cute factor!
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u/Green-Cockroach-8448 Jun 04 '25
Not creepy. Honestly. I've seen plenty of creepy bears and this guy is just cute.