Published 09:00 IST, October 15th 2019
Bride devastated by peacock cake that looked like "lopsided turkey"
A bride from Georgia, US had who ordered a peacock-themed wedding cake was left devastated when it arrived looking like a 'lopsided turkey with leprosy'
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A bride from Georgia, United States who ordered a peacock-med wedding cake was left devastated when it arrived looking like a "lopsided turkey with leprosy." Rena Davis ordered her perfect wedding cake after showing baker an im of a similar one she had found online. cost of peacock cake was $300. However, cake she received looked distinctly different from reference picture.
unusual design was supposed to feature two birds, a heart-shaped sponge, and chocolate cupcakes. Her sister-in-law, Annette Hill, shared pictures of cake that arrived night before wedding on her Facebook account. According to post, Rena Davis had wanted a heart-shaped fondant cake with two peacocks, ir plume trailing off into blue and green cupcakes.
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'Lopsided Turkey'
Annette in her post wrote, "Fast forward to 6:00 p.m. night before wedding and imagine that you are bride erly awaiting your wedding cake being delivered. bride opens box... One of bird's heads falls off immediately."
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"It's t covered with white fondant because baker said 'it kept getting bubbles in it.' buttercream frosting that she used is so thin in places that you can actually see cake through it, in or places, it's cracking." she added.
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Criticising actual peacocks on cake, Annette said, " one 'peacock' looks like a turkey with leprosy or something, and 'white' bird, which isn't white at ALL, doesn't even have a tail or look like a bird in any way, it's just a brown BLOB!" She also mentioned that bride-to-be was "devastated" by cake and baker initially refused a refund.
post was shared on October 10 and has gone massively viral online. Netizens have reacted and commented on this viral post. post has received over 5,000 'shares' and more than 8,000 shocked comments. According to reports, Rena Davis was refunded $300 she spent on cake after Facebook post went viral.
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"I felt heartbroken. I saw cake and walked out of room. It was a lopsided mess - thing like I thought it would be like... only reason she gave a refund w was because of viral post." Rena said.
08:18 IST, October 15th 2019