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“Too Old For Leo DiCaprio”: 49 Funny Photos Of Cakes That Reflect Honest Emotions

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Cake messages are typically well-wishes for the person it was given to. Oftentimes, you will read birthday greetings, congratulatory remarks, and compliments during an anniversary celebration.

But of course, not everyone would want the standard texts written on their cakes. Others would be creative, and in this case, brutally honest. And despite the spicy, sarcastic tone in some of these written messages, you may find yourself having a laugh or two as you read.

Scroll through these images of brutally honest cakes, and perhaps you can pick up some ideas of your own.

#1 My Last Chemo Appointment Is Tomorrow, Wife Made A Cake For The Oncology Staff

#2 My Niece’s 26th Birthday Cake

#3 Picked Up A Fancy Cake For My Husband On Our Anniversary

Imagine yourself receiving one of these cakes with a brutally honest text written on it. If it comes from someone you’re close to, you will likely share some laughs.

Research has shown that being brutally honest with someone you love can actually strengthen your relationship. These were findings from a January 2025 study published in Sage Journals.

#4 My Mom Ordered A Graduation Cake With A Cap Drawn On. I Guess They Misheard

#5 I Brought In A Cake For My Last Day With My Team

#6 Someone Asked The Boss If We Were Going To Have Cake For Halloween, He Disappeared And Came Back With This

The researchers focused on romantic relationships in their study. Specifically, they found that couples reported higher levels of relationship satisfaction and better well-being after having an honest and open conversation with their partners.

The study continued for a few more months and found that people who were more honest were also more optimistic about seeing positive changes in their partners over time.

#7 My Daughter’s 20th Birthday Cake From Her Friends

#8 My Dramatic Teenager Made A Cake

It was pretty good, ngl. Her journey of being gluten free has been... rough.

#9 I Baked And Decorated A Cake For My Birthday. I Tried To Make Balloons And Ended Up With Swimmers On My Cake

The most important takeaway researchers found was that couples didn’t need to have a shared reality about a specific topic to agree. What appeared to be more valuable was their fidelity to their partners and their significant others' perception of them as honest.

#10 Nothing Says I'm Sorry Quite Like A Cake

#11 My Dads 50th Birthday Cake

My dad loves to golf so my mom asked for a themed cake for his birthday and asked if they could have it look like the golf cart crashed…

#12 Last Day At Work, Boss Got Me A Cake

Of course, not all experts will agree with the idea of brutal honesty. According to licensed psychologist Dr. Jonice Webb, a person may use it as an “easy out” to actually be hurtful towards another individual.

Dr. Webb adds that phrases like “Not to be rude” or “no offense” are a form of gaslighting.

#13 Send Your Interns Off Properly

#14 Unforgivable

#15 Roomie Was Constipated

Ultimately, Dr. Webb says it all boils down to proper timing and choosing the “most effective” communication language. She noted that while speaking your truth is essential, how you deliver it matters more.

#16 My Sister Had This Cake Ordered To Our Grandmother To Celebrate Her Pregnancy

#17 Mario Kart

#18 Intervention

#19 Asked My 14 Year Old What She Wanted Written On Her Birthday Cake

#20 Birthday Cake From Dad

#21 My Friend’s 44th Birthday Was In Thailand, They Made The Cake Exactly As Per The Instructions

#22 Appropriate Restitution?

#23 Expectation vs. Reality 😭

1st cake was posted by a redditor... and second i ordered from a local shop.

#24 Sympathy Cake

#25 Co-Worker's Going Away Cake

#26 Birthday Cake For My Kiddo

#27 I Gave Mrs. Hartman An Apology Cake For The Year

#28 This Morning My Sister Flipped Out On Me Because I Ate All The Wegmans Ham. I Decided To Get Her An Apology Cake

#29 Cake Apology

#30 Cannot Believe Rach Has Just Had To Make This Cake

#31 My Birthday Cake During Quarantine - Also Please Note The Fix Where They Originally Had My Name As ‘Jeff’

#32 Picked Up This Cake From Safeway For A Colleague's Retirement Party

They just kept adding more and more of those plastic balloons...

#33 My Friend Works At A Bakery This Is Actually Something She Had To Write On A Cake

#34 My Wife Made Me A Cake For Valentine's Day

#35 Cake In The Form Of An Apology

#36 Wife’s Interesting Choice Of Words For Our Anniversary Cake!

#37 Girlfriend Is Having A Hard Week. Cake Makes Everything Better

#38 I Had A Loud Poo, Wife Laughed, Got Home From Work To Find This

#39 One Of My Employees Almost Ran Me Over In The Parking Lot This Morning. She Bought Me A Cake. I'd Say She's Forgiven

#40 Sometimes Cake Is The Only Way You Can Apologize

#41 My Son’s (Hunter) 6th Birthday Cake

#42 Birthday Emergency! Pretty Sure They Misunderstood This Last Minute Request

#43 The Picture Is Really What Makes It

#44 My Brother Said He Was Waiting 3 Years To Make This Cake For My Bday!!

#45 My Daughter Asked For A "Flowery" Birthday Cake

#46 I Was A Pretty Bad Girlfriend

#47 Sam’s Club Fail. Ordered Many Days In Advance And This Is What They Gave Me LOL

I have no idea why they would attempt to smooth out whatever mistake they made, but not actually smooth it out and then proceed to write so tiny. I’ve never had something from Sam’s Club bakery look so atrocious.