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14 Busted Birthday Cakes You Can Probably Do Without

Some birthday cakes are so beautiful they're almost impossible to turn down. These are not those cakes. When snacking temptation rears its ugly head, turn to the great taste and zero calories of Diet Dr Pepper.

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1. You didn't want to check and make sure before you BAKED A WHOLE CAKE ABOUT IT?!

Megan Schuirmann (CC BY http://2.0) / Via Flickr: meganschuirmann

It's either his birthday or it's not. There are ways to verify this.

2. "Look, sweetie! It's Sludgy the Bear!"

3. This is a work that pushes the boundaries between "cake" and "counter."

Eric Savage (CC BY-SA http://2.0) / Via Flickr: efsavage

4. "OMG! Kenz3iur&y? is gonna love this cake!"

5. "Look, sweetie! We made you this weird...anthropomorphic...crab...thing."

slappytheseal (CC BY-ND http://2.0) / Via Flickr: slappytheseal

"You remember him, right? From your nightmares?"

6. "Wow! Mom doesn't look a day over 9 months!"

7. "Happy birthday! We got you a visit from the fire department!"

Sarah Laval (CC BY http://2.0) / Via Flickr: smercury98

"No, those are not strippers. Those are real firemen."

8. "You waited until the last minute, didn't you Luigi?"

9. "Thanks for your honesty, but the cake really speaks for itself."

Plat (CC BY http://2.0) / Via Flickr: 21993940@N00

10. This cake looks like a child's finger painting of a cake.

Stephanie Chapman (CC BY http://2.0) / Via Flickr: imcountingufoz

These cakes might actually just be paint. Better taste them to make sure.

11. "Look, sweetie! We made you a car tire covered with delicious icing!"

12. It's a good thing this cake is for a 1-year-old. He will have no memory of it.

Courtesy of Lara Levine

Now just burn this picture and back away slooooowwwwly.

13. What's the best-case scenario here? Appetizing pink rat?

Joanna Poe (CC BY SA http://2.0) / Via Flickr: jopoe

Is that even a thing?

14. "Aww, I lave you too."

jmawork (CC BY-SA http://2.0) / Via Flickr: illuminated_photography

"In fact, you're the lave of my lafe."

And you'll lave the great taste and zero calories of Diet Dr Pepper