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Expectations Vs Reality: 50 Epic Food Fails That Are Too Painful To Watch

Maybe you want to make up to your partner for something stupid you've done, or maybe you're bored. It doesn't matter; you've found the perfect recipe, and you're willing to commit the whole evening to making it a reality. The problem is, nothing is as deceiving as a recipe. Not even those icebergs that threatened the Titanic. I mean, that lasagna may look pretty in the pictures, and the steps may sound so simple anyone could do it, but it couldn't be further from the truth. That, however, was enough to fool you, and now you're as oblivious as the ship's captain, heading towards a disaster. A horrible expectation vs. reality food disaster.

Bored Panda has collected some of the funniest examples of food fails to make you feel like an iron chef. After all, we all need some encouragement. From stained glass cookies that look like they've just committed suicide to a rice bear that is more mummy than bear, these dishes make you wonder if someone was brave enough to eat them.

Scroll down to take a look at why sometimes it's better to order a pizza and vote for your funniest expectation vs. reality food pic entries.

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Was Asked To Make Food Network's Brown Sugar Pecan Bears

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Expectations Vs Reality: 50 Epic Food Fails That Are Too Painful To Watch

Was Asked To Make Food Network's Brown Sugar Pecan Bears

Adorable Rice Bear

Chocolate Hedgehog Cake

Why Do We Find These Expectation Vs. Reality Food Photos So Funny?

It's A Good Thing Cats Don't Care About Cake

My Wife Made Croissants For Breakfast. Nailed It!

Not So Much ‘Arrrrah, How Cute’ And More ‘Arrrrraahhh What The F*** Is That?'

I'm No Cook But I Didn't Expect To Screw Up A Baked Potato

Spongebob And Patrick Have Seen Things

I Don’t Think This Project Could Have Been Saved

So Close...

I Made A Santa Shaped Bread From A Recipe I Found, It Turned Out A Bit Different From The Picture

Elmo Fail

Please Kill Me

My Wife Made A Dragon Cake For Her Mother's Birthday

Blueberry-Splosion

My Dad Said He'd Made Macarons. Expectation Vs. Reality. Still Tasted Divine Though

Stained Glass Cookies

Ordered Cake On Left, Received Cake On Right

They Are Very Yummy Cupcakes That Are Decorated In A Scarier Than Intended Manner

This Makes Me Laugh So Much Every Time I See It That Maybe It Was Worth The Fail

Homemade Smiley Face Fries

Merry Christmas Everyone

Ordered A Birthday Cake For My Niece

Chocolate Covered Banana Penguins

Olaf Quesadillas

Bunny Rolls

Rainbow Heart Cookies Surprise

Grooms Cake Disaster, What We Wanted Vs. What We Got

Girlfriend's Halloween Themed Cupcakes

There Are No Words. My Sister Asked For A Peppa Pig Cake. This Is What I Made

Expectations Vs. Reality: Cake Edition

The Force Is Weak With This One

Apparently I’m Still In A Halloween Mindset

My Birthday Cake Attempt. To Be Fair I Had Quite A Few Drinks Beforehand And Not The Right Cooking Utensils

We Tried To Be Creative This Christmas. It Didn't Work Out So Well

I'm Not Good At Frosting

Friend Ordered Guitar Cake. Cake Maker Said She Could Make An Exact Replica

I Would Never Attempt This Again

Devilled Egg Chicks

Paint Splatter Cake

My Sister And I Attempted To Make A Kinder Egg Cake For My Nephew

I Saw A Thing. I Tried To Make A Thing. I Shouldn't Try To Make Things

Nailed It!

Unicorn Of The Sea

Pinterest Finger Cookie Failure My Friend Did. They Were Still Delicious

Dinosaur Cake

Matcha Cake Did Not Matcha Expectations

Spinach Cups For Dinner Tonight

I Made A Mistake Early In The Process And That's Why This Is An Exorcist Swan

My First Attempt At Decorating A Nice Birthday Cake. (I Apologized Profusely To My Mom As I Gave It To Her.)

Cinna-Meh Turkeys

These Were Supposed To Be A Cute Halloween Surprise For The Grandkids

My Panda Bread Did Not Turn Out As Expected

My Panda Cupcakes Turned Out Looking Rather Unfortunate With Each One Sporting A Grimace Worse Than The Next

My Aunt Ordered This Cute Monster Cake For Her Son's Birthday And This Is What They Gave Her

My Lol Themed Birthday Cake. The Baker Actually Thought He Could Free-Hand It

Thanks Pinterest!

Snow White Cake

Mug Cake

Nailed This Minifigure Cake

I Made This For My Son’s 2nd Birthday Party. My Timings Were Slightly Off And I Only Had Ten Minutes To Ice The Cake

Duck Cake

This Was For A Work Party, We Thought The Beaver Cupcakes Would Be Hilarious. And It Was, Hilariously Awful

I Should Have Known Once They Came Out With Cankles

Anime Cake Fail

Nailed It

"It Looks Like An Elf Exploded Over Your Cookies."

Candy Cane Cookies?

My Brother Was Tasked With Making The Cookies For His Daughters Second Birthday

My Friend Plays The Guitar

Hubby's Cake - Did I Nail It? Or Did I Nail It?

Was Appointed To Make A Crepe Cake For An Office Birthday. The Result... A Load Of Crepes

I Still Ate Them

Made My Wife A Caramel Cake For Her Birthday

This Was A Surprise For My Wife For When She Woke Up On Valentine’s Day

My Toddler Daughter Couldn’t Figure Out What It Was Supposed To Be

My Friend Made A Cake. Nailed It

Japanese Cheesecake