17 May

Fail: Shamrock Pretzel Bites

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Name: Natalie

Original Inspiration: http://pinterest.com/pin/90212798758089669/

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What I Did: Wouldn’t this be cute for St. Patrick’s Day AND be easy? I’ve learned that nothing that looks cute on Pinterest is ever easy! I swapped out the Hershey’s Kiss for a Rolo… maybe that was my first mistake. Very sad Shamrocks!

My Result:

pinterest fail shamrock pretzel bites

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14 May

Fail: Bunny Rolls (Part 3)

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[Editor's Note: I'm labeling this is a FailWin. They don't look like she expected, but I think they are adorable!]

Name: Eliza

Original Inspiration: http://pinterest.com/pin/276689970828809345/

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What I Did: I followed the recipe – pretty much to the dot! Spent half a day making the pineapple filling and the dough (I found the recipe with the picture on a facebook post).. For some reason the dough ended up quite crumbly and I couldn’t shape the bunnies… Though trust me – I TRIED! Feeling all disappointed with my efforts I looked at the original picture – and concluded that the bunnies on the left looked like they were made in a mold, not sculpted by hand…

My Result:

pinterest fail easter bunny bun rolls

Next Time I Will: In spite of looking rather ugly, they tasted quite good :)

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13 May

Fail: Bunny Rolls (Part 2)

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Name: Julie

Original Inspiration: http://pinterest.com/pin/242350023670205676/

What I Did: My aunt suggested we make these for Easter. Looked easy enough… just a couple snips with scissors. Unfortunately that caused pointy ears and the rest is history. She thinks they look like Darth Vader, I think they look like evil cats.

My Result:

pinterest fail easter bunny rolls

Next Time I Will: I think there is no way this project could be saved. Look at the rounded ears!

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11 May

Fail: Easter Cupcakes Baked in Real Eggs

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Name: Verby

Original Inspiration: http://pinterest.com/pin/202310208233606184/

What I Did: Chose this project for the multitude of kids in my family for Easter Sunday. Thought it would be a nice little surprise for them, since I know they’ve never had anything like it before.

First off, I didn’t go by the cake directions the site offers. I had a box of white cake mix at home, and decided to use that. Things went down hill when I realized that A.) I used three whole eggs instead of three egg whites (which is what was required) and, B.) I need an electric beater, of which I did not own.

Being the rebel that I am, I threw caution to the wind and just kept going despite the egg issue and just beat it myself like a mad woman. That’s roughly about all I changed, and I’m not sure how much of any of that really had to do with this outcome.

My Result:

easter cupcakes baked in real eggs

Next Time I Will: Not fill the stupid things up so much! really, just over half way is PLENTY!!! I ‘sort of’ saved it I guess. The ones that didn’t have too much overflow I rubbed off as much as I could and put them upside down in a cupcake wrapper. The ones that had too much I used face stickers and put them on there, so now I have some egg heads with some craycray hair going on!

Silver lining: They still taste delicious!

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10 May

Fail: Peeking Peeps Easter Decorations

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Name: Giselle K.

Original Inspiration: http://pinterest.com/pin/458733912014378237/

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What I Did: My sister and I wanted to try this for Easter, but it turn out that getting the white chocolate to spread evenly and look pretty was WAY harder then we thought. After many burns and white chocolate all over the kitchen, we finally gave up. This is the final result. At least they still tasted great.

My Result:

pinterest fail white chocolate easter peep decoration dessert

Next Time I Will: Figure out the best way to dip the truffles in the chocolate. That was definitely the hardest part.

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09 May

Fail: Easter Eggs Dyed With Shaving Cream

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Name: RandomLisa

My Blog: http://randomlisa.com/

Original Inspiration: http://pinterest.com/pin/497225615079561162/

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What I Did: I hate the smell of vinegar. This seemed like a fun alternative to traditional egg coloring. I followed instructions…..or I thought I did

Blog Post Detailing The Experience: http://randomlisa.com/?p=1533

My Result:

dye eggs using shaving cream easter pinterest fail

Next Time I Will:  I think the hard boiling by baking could be fixed, for sure. That alone wouldn’t have made this a fail. But I’m not sure what to change on the shaving cream coloring part. It was just a serious bummer!

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08 May

Fail: White Chocolate Dipped Strawberry Carrots

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Name: Rachel

Original Inspiration: http://pinterest.com/pin/153544668517738453/

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What I Did: I’m visiting my boyfriend’s family this weekend for Easter and saw these on Pinterest. I thought they’d be super cute and easy to make. I’ve dipped things in regular chocolate before, no problem. White chocolate must be the same, right? WRONG. Attempt one: water boiled into chocolate, rookie mistake, my fault. Attempt two: the second I added food coloring the whole thing seized. FAIL.

My Result:

white chocolate easter strawberry carrots pinterest fail

Next Time I Will: According to my friend I needed to add some oil into the chocolate, as white chocolate seizes. I’m willing to give it a third try, but I’m not counting any eggs before they hatch!

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07 May

Fail: Easter Chick Cupcakes

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Name: Robin

Twitter: https://twitter.com/rawrpayne

Original Inspiration: http://pinterest.com/pin/84512930480017181/

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What I Did: I chose it because it looked adorable!

However I have a few problems:
This was my first I’ve made cupcakes, icing and decorated them.

The icing got hard before I could put the sanding sugar on. So I had to skip that step.

Instead of using a 102 tip I used a 103 tip. The wings were hard to make (I don’t have any experience piping icing)

My Result:

easter chicks cupcakes pinterest fail

Next Time I Will: The end result looks alright.

Next time I’ll dip them in the sugar like I’m supposed to.

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01 May

Fail: Easter Cake Pops

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Name: Pam B

Original Inspiration: http://pinterest.com/pin/84231455501959682/

What I Did: This project seemed like an easy Easter project for a Saturday afternoon. This is the second time I have tried cake pops with marginal results. Getting the little cakes covered in candy without them falling apart is difficult and one must possess lightening speed to get the decorations affixed before they set.

My Result:

pinterest fail chick peep cake pop bakerella

Next Time I Will:  Practice, practice, practice I would say. I still ate them! :)

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18 Apr

Fail: Easter Bunny Rolls

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Name: Di

Original Inspiration: http://pinterest.com/pin/167125836141909477/

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My Result:

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