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Is my hedgehog fucked? (Pics)

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JollyBobs · 09/04/2017 10:43

DS turns 1 this week. Be honest, is this the stuff of nightmares? Will the children at his party be scarred for life?

Is my hedgehog fucked? (Pics)
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Teabagtits · 09/04/2017 12:03

OP compared to some of the later cake pics yours is an absolute masterpiece. You should actually be really pleased with your effort.

I love looking at bad cakes. The pink sludge hedgehog with scary teeth is one of my all time favourites. I cry tears of joy whenever I see it

TheAntiBoop · 09/04/2017 12:01

What is it with the teeth? Did I miss a lesson at school about hedgehogs needing false teeth?

SilenceOfTheYams · 09/04/2017 11:54

I think this is my favourite hogcake.

Is my hedgehog fucked? (Pics)
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JollyBobs · 09/04/2017 11:41

I've put some tin foil over it to stop it's eyes following me round the room. Will take one later for scale.

Eyes and flakes/buttons. On it!

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TheAntiBoop · 09/04/2017 11:39

Agree it's the eyes - closer to the nose and brown not white!

Otherwise it looks good - although the flake one above is amazing if you can add some of that too!!

PurpleDaisies · 09/04/2017 11:38

Maybe you should take another picture with a mug next to it for scale.

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JollyBobs · 09/04/2017 11:34

Crystal methhog!! You don't know what I've seen, man, YOU DONT KNOW!

The picture doesn't show how fecking massive it is.

It's a hog on roids

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PurpleDaisies · 09/04/2017 11:28

My goodness korma. Those are some fantastic cakes.

This thread has made me laugh so much that I've nominated it for classics.

Goingtobeawesome · 09/04/2017 11:23

He has a look of Paddington.

I thought this was about a real hedgehog though Sad.

kormachameleon · 09/04/2017 11:23

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ForTheSakeOfFuck · 09/04/2017 11:22

Wouldn't stop me from eating every last delicious chocolatey bite, though, OP.

goldenlilliesdaffodillies · 09/04/2017 11:21

I am a glad it is a cake hedgehog! I love wildlife and so thought this was about an injured real hedgehog before reading the thread!

ForTheSakeOfFuck · 09/04/2017 11:21

Sort of a bit crystal methhog.

That hedgehog has seen things that cannot be unseen.

SleepFreeZone · 09/04/2017 11:09

It's just the eyes the make it look a bit startled. Change them and add some buttons and it's great 👍

Gingernaut · 09/04/2017 11:09

Could the eyes not be black? Or brown?

Topuptheglass · 09/04/2017 11:07

Showofhands yours looks great!!

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JollyBobs · 09/04/2017 11:03

@weddingopinionsplease the first picture you posted is what I was aiming for.....

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JollyBobs · 09/04/2017 11:01

I have emergency flakes on the shopping list today!

This is the second cake I have ever made in 30 years.

Poor hedgehog looks like it unexpectedly sat on something!

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Ruhrpott · 09/04/2017 11:00

I was going to suggest adding chocolate buttons too.

ShowOfHands · 09/04/2017 10:58

I made DD a hedgehog cake one year. She looked fucked too. Poor Mrs Tiggywinkle.

Is my hedgehog fucked? (Pics)
Topuptheglass · 09/04/2017 10:57

It looks fab!

But hedgehogs don't have white eyes. I think that's what's going wrong.

Use Maltesers pushed in for eyes (closer to the nose)

JustSpeakSense · 09/04/2017 10:52

I love your hedgehog!

I agree some flakes would look great!

claritytobeclear · 09/04/2017 10:52

It sort of looks a bit more like a rat at the moment. Agree with moving eyes forward and adding something to make it look more spikey.

Maudlinmaud · 09/04/2017 10:52

Jolly I love you. I'm not a baker and this is like something I would produce. Own it Star

MrsZB · 09/04/2017 10:50

A hedgehog cake is one of my favourites.