BIRMINGHAM—Local father and amateur baker, Tom Jenkins, confessed his latest bake-off disaster was due to an ill-fated prank involving too much realism, resulting in a “surprisingly high” celebration cake for his 5-year-old’s birthday. “This is a tale of, I don’t know, something,” Tom said, visibly edgy.

Confectionary confusion hit new highs when kids at the party reportedly praised the cake for its ‘extra kick’, even causing the piñata to cancel a planned dance performance. “I thought ‘icing sugar’ was just street lingo,” one child noted while discussing the unexpected sugar rush.

The aftermath saw neighborhood parents booking cake-rehab for their toddlers, and Tom realizing pranks might be an unhealthy hobby. “Next time I’ll go with something safer like replacing water with vodka—oh, wait, scratch that,” Tom lamented, promising to attend confectionaries anonymous meetings soon.