Deceptive designer cakes can sometimes become the ultimate way to confuse your brain. Part of you will expect what you are about to eat to taste completely different before you mouth is filled with the blissful sweetness of cake.
The best kinds of designer deceptive cakes are the ones that are designed to look like something disgusting -- for instance, cakes that looks like brains or cigarette butts. Not only is this somewhat ironic, it will also deter your roommates from eating your precious dessert.
Some other classic examples of these cakes are the ones that look like a completely different type of food, those meant to mimic a figure from pop culture and designed to look like an animal. In the end, it doesn't really matter what it looks like, as long as it tastes good.
27 Deceptively Designed Cakes
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Octopus Cakes
Karen Portaleo Makes Creative Cakes for Highland Bakery
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Life-Sized Sci-Fi Desserts
The Stormtrooper Cake by Amanda Oakleaf Cakes is to Scale
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Realistic Reptilian Desserts
The Snake Cake by North Star Cakes is Terrifyingly Delicious
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Rad Rabbit Food Cakes
These Sparkly Surprise Carrot Cupcakes Will Keep You Guessing
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Confined Cranium Cakes
These Brains in a Jar Cupcakes are Terrifyingly Delicious
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Cerebral Cupcakes
The Bloody Zombie Brains Cupcakes are Spooky
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Celebrity Portrait Cakes
Devour Famous Faces to Satisfy Your Celeb Cravings
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Star Wars Confections
These Jabba the Hut Cakes Make Me Want to Eat the Sci-Fi Warlord
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Frightful Foot Desserts
The Nevie Pie Cakes 'Fungus Toe Nail Cookies' Are Haunting
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Steampunk Wedding Cakes
Mike's Amazing Cakes Makes Metal Taste Great
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Deceiving Carnivorous Cakes
The Raw Turkey Cake is a Treat That Won't Give you Food Poisoning
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Pop Culture Cakes
Charm City Cakes Gets Creative with Custom Edibles
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Bloody Heartbreak Baking
The Lily Vanilli Velvet Bloody Red Cake is Realistically Creepy
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Disguised Dessert Chips
These French Fry-Shaped Cakes are a Sweet Take on Savory Snacks
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Decadent Decomposing Cakes
These Compost Cupcakes are for Chocolate-Lovers with Green Thumbs
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Gross Smoker Sweets
The Edible Ashtray and Cigarette Butts Protest V-Day Desserts
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Damaged Meth Dealer Desserts
Breaking Bad Cakes are Gruesomely Sweet Concoctions
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Petite Fast Food Pastries
These Kentieo Hamburger Cupcakes are Deliciously Sweet
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Rich Cocoa Planter Desserts
Enjoy Gardening With the Potted Espresso & Salted Caramel Mud Cakes
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Scannable Snacks
The QR Code Cupcakes are the Best Thing to Come Out of Montreal Since Parizeau
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Sneaker-Shaped Sweets
This Charm City Cakes Chuck Taylors Cake is Incredibly Realistic
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Pregnant Fetal Pastries
This Kelley and Kim Deal 'Identical Twin Womb Cake' is a Medical Marvel
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Sugary-Sweet Franks
These Hot Dog Cookies are Sure to Surprise and Delight Your Lucky BBQ Guests
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Sandwich Cake Molds
Cakewich Molds Turn the Classic Peanut Butter and Jelly into Starchy Desserts
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Teetering Teacup Confections
The Alice in Wonderland Wedding Cake Would Make Lewis Carroll Proud
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Edible Droid Confections
This R2-D2 Birthday Cake Can Only Be Cut with a Lightsaber
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Snack-Stuffed Turkeys
This Different Turkey Recipe Incorporates the Classic Cake into the Mix
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Edible Pastry Holiday Homes
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Frosting-Filled Chocolate Cups
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Toaster Pastry Costumes
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Canned Chocolatier Cake Collections
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Low-Cost Candy Bar Cakes
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Monstrous Ice Cream Cakes
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Earthy Dessert Sandwich Cookies
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Layered Horror-Comedy Cakes
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Magic-Inspired Cook Books
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Savory Smash Cakes
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Soda-Flavored Cupcake Ranges
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