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I'm pretty much questioning reality right now...
The launch of Netflix's Is It Cake? got me wondering just how easily I'd be fooled by a clandestine cupcake.
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The new game show challenges judges to guess which item is actually a cake in disguise. Sounds pretty easy, right? I mean, just how deceptive can a cake really be?
Well, I did some research, and let's just say I'm pretty much questioning reality right now...
1. I toadilly thought I'd witnessed a murder here:
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I know logically this is a cake, but I can't help but cringe and pray for the toad. Is he okay?!
2. This is one clawsome cake:
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You know in Friends when Phoebe says Rachel is Ross's lobster? Well, I think this cake is my lobster, and I need it in my belly immediately!
3. Giving a whole new meaning to the word "sneakers":
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These sneaky shoe cakes look so realistic I kinda feel like they'd be comfy to wear — just me?!
4. I can't stop staring at this...
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The texture of the meat. The shine of the broth. Just HOW is it cake?!
5. I can't bowl-ieve this one:
6. Really quite fintastic:
7. Chick-fil-NO WAY:
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The bun. The batter. The pickle! IT'S ALL CAKE, and I trust nothing and no one anymore.
8. Did someone order a slice of surreal?
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Imagine the confusion of seeing a pizza but biting and tasting cake. I'm not sure my brain could compute!
9. Might try biting my next delivery:
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We're on cake 9, and I can't tell what's real anymore. Is it a delivery? Is it cake? No way to tell without biting down!
10. I corn't believe my eyes:
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One of these corns is not like the others. One of them is cake, and the rest are real corn, and...*sobs* I can't tell which is cake!!
11. So this counts as one of my five-a-day, right?
12. Who said veg can't be a treat?
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This is disturbingly realistic. I'd accidentally chuck it in my stir fry if this was anywhere near me!
13. This is all cake?! Stop it.
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Even the BAG is edible. How?! The artist behind this cake is on Disney+'s Foodtastic, episode 4, so make sure you check her out to see her work coming to life!
14. This is bananas on so many levels:
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Do you think they chose to make a banana for a particular reason? Because in the words of Gwen Stefani, this sh*t is bananas, b-a-n-a-n-a-s!
15. Up this close and still so real:
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I'd still bite into this and expect to taste beef. Look at the texture and the seasoning and sauce on the "beef" — unreal!
16. I can't be-leaf it:
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Finally, a plant I can't kill! Although I'm not sure eating it is much better...
17. How do you like your eggs in the morning? I like mine as a cake:
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I hate eggs, but I'd give this one a go. It's lemon sponge grilled and topped with cream and mango. Yum!
18. A budding cake illusionist:
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That color detail on those buds! Unbelievable!
19. No fouls for this display of cake artistry:
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Though it is quite disconcerting to see a floating Neymar with a slice of his shoulder on a plate held by a smiling lady...
20. This is just eggcellent:
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TheGirlNextDoorBakes brings us a chocolate poached egg filled with mango curd yolk on buttercream avocado with a vanilla cake bagel. Yes please!
21. Rugrats the movie, coming to plates near you:
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Nothing quite brings back nostalgia like a chunky orange video case. As a child of the '90s, you'd think I'd be pretty familiar with prehistoric Netflix, yet somehow, I can't tell this cake from the cases I grew up with!
22. Disrupted realism? You got that right!
23. Move over Sabrina, this cake is the real magic here:
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Did Sabrina herself make these cakes? Either way, they were clearly made using witchcraft. I refuse to believe otherwise.
24. It's literally a SPONGE cake:
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Sorry, my Britishness is coming through here, but we call cake "sponge," and this is a sponge no matter which way you look at it!
25. A bunbelievable display of creative talent:
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I'm so confused. I'm hungry, and I can't tell if I want a cheeseburger or a cake. These cakes are messing with my head!
26. Sugar and spice and all things nice:
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You've gotta love a nice spiced cake, but how about a Spice Girls cake? This unbelievable cake is fully edible — the artist made their own silicone moulds of CDs and cases and cast them in clear Jello with an edible image on top. I don't know whether I want to eat it or put it in my car for my next road trip!
27. Sun, sea, and subterfuge:
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The edges of this pool float cake look SO real. I can almost feel that rubbery inflatable edge just by looking at it!
28. A Valentine's 2-in-1 special waiting to happen: flowers that are cake:
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Honestly, buy me cake flowers over a bunch of real blooms any day!
29. A breakfast of champions:
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It's totally fine to have cake for breakfast if it looks like a breakfast food, I think...
30. Hot dog? Hot damn!
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That is not a hot dog. I repeat. That is NOT a hot dog. It is a cake, and all the toppings are also sugar-based creations!
31. Holy smokes, you're telling me this isn't ribs?!
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It looks so real! The detail on the color and even the way the "bones" aren't perfectly in line makes it look so much like the real thing!
32. Mac'n'please stop, I don't know what's real anymore:
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How does the pasta sauce look so REAL?!
33. Blooming fantastic:
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These flowers are piped with buttercream!
34. Just an average cup o' joe...
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I know it's common to have coffee and cake, but these two worlds have really collided in this illusion cake by The_BakeKing!
35. These boots were made for eatin':
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They look so worn in and comfy! And the stitching and colour detail is just *chef's kiss*.
36. This cake is berry deceptive:
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I honestly don't think I could tell the skin of this fake strawberry cake from the skin of the real fruit. I can't be held accountable if I accidentally whack this cake in my fruit salad thinking it's one of my five-a-day!
37. Hello, I'll take one tower of trickery please:
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I can just taste that maple glaze — only I bet it's not maple syrup, because that's what it looks like, and nothing is as it seems anymore!
38. This honestly makes me feel so conflicted:
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This video legitimately made me gag a bit when he goes to bite into the raw chicken fillet, even though I know it's cake! It just looks SO REAL. Go on, give it a watch and see if you fare any better!
39. Please explain to me how one cake looks like hundreds of individual noodles?!
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It takes a lot of skill to make a cake look like an actual bowl of noodles!
40. This is literally a cupcake.
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No party is complete without a classic red solo cup, and honestly, if these cups were commonly full of cake then maybe I wouldn't have been such a nerd in high school 😂.
41. Full of vitamin C: C for cunning and creative, that is:
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Even the mesh is edible!
42. I would 100% order a footlong cake sub:
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Marzipan marinara? Yes please!
43. Crispy sneaky beef:
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Giving a whole new meaning to the phrase "beefcake," this crispy chili beef cake would look right at home next to the rest of your takeout order
44. I am absolutely stag-gered by this cake:
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I couldn't cut into this fella! Look into his eyes and tell me you could?!
45. Roast dinner, anyone?
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A plate of pure pretense!
46. Unbe-wreath-able:
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Next Christmas, I'm going for a delicious buttercream cake wreath instead!
47. You're telling me this isn't just an ornament?!
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The ornate details all over this piece! It looks like it should be in a display cabinet with other priceless ornaments. Unreal.
48. A divine display of deception:
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Not one item here isn't cake. Even the beans, and the doughnuts, and the burger...🤯
49. Cake sorcery? Laura's got it in the bag:
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It's aaaaall cake. But the bag looks so real! Look at the grain of the leather 😮.
50. Surreptitious but delicious:
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I can almost feel the spikes of the plant on the right!
51. I never knew cakes could look straight into your soul...
52. What a boot-iful cake:
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Do you reckon Dr. Martens sells this design? Would it be weird to take an image of a cake in store as a reference??
Now, since you've been on this trippy journey with me, I'll leave you with some tweets that sum up how I feel after this barrage of bonkers bakes:
I'm not sure anymore.
How sure are you that you're not actually made of cake?
Top advice, guys.
And finally, the ol' classic Twilight scene you all know and love:
It definitely goes exactly like that in the movie.
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