I brought a neighbor some cupcakes one time when I baked. She was raving about how good they were and I said, “They came out of box, anyone can do it.” She disagreed and swore it possible to screw up a box cake mix.

Fast forward to a few weeks later and I went over to hang out with her after she got back from a bridal shower. She offered me a leftover cupcake she’d brought home. I took one bite and I was trying not to be rude but it was terrible. She said, “That’s ok, you can spit it out.” Apparently she was proving to me that some people can not make a decent cupcake from a box. That’s exactly what this cupcake looks like, the bad shower cupcake.