'Stepmom was livid': Woman bakes deliciously petty revenge for her entitled stepmom's 50th birthday

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Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor
Mar 2, 2023 8:00 AM EST

Revenge is a dish best served Betty Crocker-style! Folks, this one has an epic climax. After being repeatedly insulted and targeted by her evil stepmother, this Redditor decided it was time to go for the pettiest of petty revenge plots. She shared her story via this thread on Reddit's r/pettyrevenge subreddit. 

 

There are so many justified reasons for this woman's revenge plot. Let's start with the fact that her stepmom destroyed her future education and career aspirations by evicting her from her home at 18 years old. Then, there's the constant mockery of her ailing biological mother. Then there's the career mocking. Finally, after the Redditor found herself in a much happier place and working at a bakery, this stepmom had the audacity to insult her cake and then later request a cake of her own for her 50th birthday. Well, she set herself up for this one. The next step is for the Redditor to get revenge on her absent, doormat of a father.

 

For more stories like this, here's one about a receptionist's revenge on a Karen.

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    Food - "I ruined my stepmom's 50th birthday party over cake"
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    Font - I ruined my stepmom's 50th birthday party over cake Reposted here from r/justnomil, as suggested by a number of users. My stepmom was a nasty woman to grow up with. Mean, vindictive and had an inferiority complex that she used to attack anyone who was doing well, especially those doing better than her. My dad spent my childhood over the road, and mom was in and out of inpatient facilities until she passed, so a lot of my time was spent with her being my only available carer/guardian.
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    Font - I won't bull and say I was perfect, but I wasn't bad. Good student, involved in community and school activities, and as soon as I could work, I got a job. My biggest issue was that I often took an attitude with her and her family, all of whom sucked to be near. These people have been in my life since I was 4, I am now in my late twenties and not one of them were ever supportive or kind.
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    Font - I had aspirations to go to school and be a psychologist, a teacher, a therapist, a veterinarian. Honestly, I think I just liked the structure school offered and wanted to continue with it after graduation, but as soon as I was handed my diploma, my stepmom handed me a notice to vacate the property. Less than a month later, I was gone.
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    Font - To be fair to him, my father did try to intervene and prevent the eviction since it was his home, but she was the main occupant in the house and we were informed by a local cop that she could in fact remove me from the home and press trespassing charges if I ever came back. To this day, I think he was likely full of but didn't want to deal with it. So I was 18, homeless and supposed to start college a few months later, and I had chosen a local school and rejected better scholarships so I
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    Font - I found a place with a man that became my best friend and I did try to attend school, but honestly it just didn't feel right anymore. Between full time work just to scrape by and the mental health issues that arose in the aftermath, couldn't continue and dropped out. My dad was unable to offer much support, and most of my family never cared to intervene since she had convinced the majority of them that I had chosen basically to go NC with them. She would call and gloat about how hard the
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    Font - At holiday dinners, she would tell everyone I was the first psychologist she'd ever seen working the til at McDonald's and if I defended myself, I would be chastised for not taking a joke. It was humiliating, and after a few years I realized I could block her and she couldn't do about it. So I did.
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    Font - My life did turn around. I work as a pastry chef in a bakery I adore, and would love to buy some day if the owner would let me when he retires. It's not a life I ever imagined for myself, but it's a good one that I share with my fiancé and I wouldn't trade it for anything.
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    Font - In the past two years, I resumed contact with my dad and as a result, his wife again. He's still a doormat and she's still a but she's not picking on a little girl anymore, and I bite back now. I've also managed to contact my mom's family, who had been estranged from her for decades before she died, and met people who could have truly loved me if they had known I existed. Dad's family are kept at arm's length, but I finally have a family that I can talk about when my friends are discussin
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    Font - Doing what I do for a living, I always show off a bit at family gatherings, and I've often made custom cakes for relatives when asked. Boundaries have been established, and after the first cousin who tried pushing them found herself without a cake on her son's birthday, they are respected.
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    Font - Stepmom hates my job. She hates that I'm happy, that I don't care if I'm a bit plump, that I'm engaged and she's not allowed near the wedding. She hates that I'm good at what I do, and try as she might, the only thing she can ever insult is the fondant. Which, fair. I don't care for it either.
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    Font - At my dad's birthday party last month, I baked a lovely three tier red velvet cake for him and provided numerous pastries as well as a cookie buffet. My boss is a godsend for letting me use his industrial kitchen to make it all. Day of, all stepmom could say was my cake tasted like a box mix, and that was it. Two decades of abuse and I was finally done trying. I spent days making everything I provided, all free of charge, and she compared my labor and knowledge to fu Betty Crocker.
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    Font - No shame to anyone who bakes/likes Betty or any other boxed mix, but it's like comparing fast food to your own home cooking and the fast food being preferred. A total slap in the face to the hours of labor and effort, and years spent honing and perfecting recipes.
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    Font - She asked me at the beginning of February to bake her cake for her fiftieth, no other details other than she didn't want red velvet, and it was for 100 people. I agreed. I stocked up on Duncan Hines and canned frosting, slapped the frosting on top of s sheet cakes a day before and didn't bother decorating any of them.
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    Font - Stepmom was LIVID. I ruined her birthday, embarrassed her in front of her friends and family, how could I be so callous, etc. I just told her she compared my cake at dad's party to Betty Crocker, so she must prefer low effort cakes. I left shortly after she started crying. Apparently she had planned on instagramming the party, and had planned on my normal quality of care for my desserts.
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    Font - Dad didn't care, he just said it was best if I'm not around her for a bit and we meet up somewhere other than his house. I don't want to be near her again, and I hope her family choked on that dry cake.
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    Font - Edit: thanks for the awards and amazing support!! u/Game boy. you sure did block me quickly after being a nasty little trollop in DMs, didn't you? Not (wo)man enough to bully someone publicly? And please, whoever reported me for concern or whatever the self care bot was, don't worry. I'm in a wonderful place now. Therapy was never an option, but finding the most perfect man in the world and gaining his and other friend's support has done a world of good, and while my stepmom is a person I
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    Font - Piddy3825 16 hr. ago +2. ah petty revenge - best served as a boxed sheet cake made with cheap imitation frosting from a can... 2.6k Reply Share
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    Rectangle - GNULAN 11 hr. ago "Betty" revenge 896 Reply Share
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    Font - Live_Recognition9240. 16 hr. ago Just desserts 1.5k Reply Share
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    Font - TroublemakingB 16 hr. ago +4. First, congrats on having made a great life for yourself despite your lack of supportive family. It speaks loudly of your strength and character. Second, what did that old expect? She still got better than she deserved. Should have made her one of those disgusting litter box cakes since she's such a huge piece of 1.2k Reply Share
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    Font - SnooWords4839 +3. 16 hr. ago Congrats!! BTW, you didn't ruin her party, she couldn't take a joke!! 792 Reply Share
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    Font - theyarnllama 13 hr. ago OK, first off, "he's still a doormat and she's still a is a liquid gold phrase poured by butterflies and I love it. Second, I wish you had put "happy birthday (name)" on the cake, with her name spelled wrong, and also slightly smeared. 276 Reply Share
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    Font - Zoreb1 +2 - 16 hr. ago Your dad was a weakling and a coward and thus complicit with the stepmom. I can understand you making your peace with him (though I wonder if he ever apologized for how your were treated). 245 Reply Share
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    Font - Akski02 16 hr. ago Wow this was the best revenge! I'm sorry you've been treated like but mostly today that someone would compare your homemade treats to boxmix. That irks me to bits. I absolutely love your revenge! And as a pastry lover I wish I could see your work! So glad you've found a life you enjoy! 114 Reply Share
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