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By Devotedmom - 10/01/2016 09:07 - Belgium - Li?ge

Today, I got up at 5 am to bake a surprise birthday cake for my 16-year-old son. I put the cake on the table and went to call my son. "Surprise!" When I came back 30 seconds later, the cake was all gone and the dog was licking his lips. My son won't even believe I made a cake. FML

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By babyboomerang - 12/05/2009 11:16 - United States

Today, I spent hours baking a multi-layered, detailed cake from scratch for my mom's birthday. It took two seconds for my dog to devour the cake while I picked up a spoon I dropped on the floor. FML

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By Anonymous - 03/11/2010 17:14 - United States

Today, after 30 minutes of pre-heating the oven to make a special meatloaf for my husband's birthday, I remembered that I had hidden the cake in there. FML

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Disappearing act

By BrokeAfnow - 02/05/2021 02:01

Today, it was my son’s birthday. I took him out to a eat and wanted to surprise him with a new iPhone. I handed the waitress the iPhone and asked her to bring it out with the cake I brought. The cake comes out, without the iPhone. The waitress said she doesn’t know what I’m talking about. FML

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By Anonymous - 08/08/2013 08:03 - United States - Crystal Lake

Today, it was my son's fifth birthday. I asked my grandmother, who is a baker, to make a birthday cake for the party. Two hours after the party started, she arrived drunk with a large ham with candles in it. FML

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By Anonymous - 29/10/2013 10:40 - Australia

Today, I finally got to surprise my boyfriend with a birthday cake. I spent four days planning the perfect one. First thing he says? "Erm, you know I'm 32, right?" I got his age wrong. FML

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By thissucks - 21/02/2011 22:20 - United States

Today, it's my mom's birthday. I woke up at midnight to be the first to tell her happy birthday. When I awoke in the morning, I decided to bake her a cake. Little did I know my whole family was going out to lunch to celebrate. I wasn't invited. FML

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Competition

By JaneDoe - 04/04/2013 02:51 - United States - Salisbury

Today, it was my friend's birthday, so I baked him a cake complete with his name written on it in homemade frosting. After I gave it to him, his mother berated me for it, saying I should have checked with her first before making a cake for her son. He's 28. FML

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By JadedBaker - 08/07/2012 06:58 - United States

Today, I woke up early and spent hours baking and icing a three-tier cake for my friend's eighteenth birthday, which is this evening. I just found out my mother threw it in the compost bin because she's on a diet and it was "tempting" her. FML

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Baked

By non-baker - 18/03/2015 02:12 - Australia - Melbourne

Today, I baked a cake for when my mum came home. I did everything I needed to do and put it in the oven, set the timer and went to do some things around the house. When my mum came home, she asked why there was a uncooked cake mix sitting in the oven. I forgot to turn the oven on. FML

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Bad boy

By Anonymous - 08/01/2016 21:57 - United States - Spring Valley

Today, I woke up early to bake cinnamon rolls for a party. I came home later to find the whole tray spilled onto the floor, most of the rolls eaten, and my dog sitting happily nearby. FML

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michaelm1290 23

Sunday 10 January 2016 17:28

The empty mess on the table clearly showing a dog got into the cake seems like legitimate evidence.

SebastianCT 14

Sunday 10 January 2016 17:28

It's the thought that counts :)

Comments

Brighton_Cruz 20

Sunday 10 January 2016 17:57

Aw sorry OP. I'm sure he'll one day realise how great you are.

askullnamedbilly 33

Sunday 10 January 2016 17:57

WHY do people on FML keep leaving their food alone with pets lately? Maybe I'm paranoid because I've always had labs (who will eat anything even remotely resembling food), but I always check two or three times that the dog has no way of getting into the room where I've left my food.

welsh_dragon 13

Sunday 16 June 2019 2:39

Exactly! My cat is like a ninja so I’m extra careful and quick if I have to leave my food. She stole a piece of bacon out of my sandwich as I was lifting it to my mouth!

bigbluetardis 21

Sunday 10 January 2016 17:58

I guess dogs really like cake and cinnamon buns

bellydancer82 15

Sunday 10 January 2016 18:05

You were probably gone longer than 30 seconds.. Your dog would choke and die at that rate. I have a Great Dane and even he couldn't finish a whole cake in 2 minutes (trust me, I know from experience XD) But sorry OP, better luck next time, hopefully your son still had a great birthday :)