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Ugly Easter Lamb Cake Posted By Michigan Bakery As April Fools' Joke Turns Into Viral Sensation
"Where's the knife, I need to put it out of its misery," one commenter mused.
Updated on: April 7, 2026
What started out as an attempted April Fools' Day joke by a Detroit-area bakery ended up backfiring, in a sense, when customers enthusiastically embraced the design of an intentionally ugly "Easter lamb" cake.
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Last week, Homestead Kitchen Artisan Cakery's Instagram account posted a photo of a disturbed-appearing lamb confection in the "cake fail" style of the TV show "Nailed It!"
The cake depicted in the photo featured googly eyes, misshapen buck teeth, nondescript grey frosting piled haphazardly and appearing to be melting, and a light dusting of coconut shavings to suggest wool.
