Meghan Markle has once again gifted us with a culinary misstep, this time in the form of a frosting disaster so egregious that professional bakers worldwide are clutching their piping bags in sheer disbelief.
In her ongoing attempt to appear relatable, she recently shared behind-the-scenes clips from With Love, Meghan. Within this gripping footage lies a moment that can only be described as a crime against pastry—frosting cupcakes while they remain in the muffin tin. The cupcakes, still warm and nestled in their aluminum wrappers, sit unsuspecting as Meghan decides it’s time to slather them with pale pink icing. The consistency of the frosting, incidentally, is reminiscent of a watery Pepto-Bismol knockoff. On Instagram, she gushed about her “Rosé cupcakes” and other unseen moments from season one of her Netflix show. However, according to the masses, these cupcakes looked less like delicate roses and more like something best left unmentioned.
The reaction from both professional bakers and home cooks was swift and merciless. "Who frosts cupcakes while they’re still in the pan?" one stunned baker exclaimed. "That icing is going to droop! And how does she plan on getting them out without ruining the decoration?" Another chimed in, noting that for someone with an entire PR team, Meghan somehow couldn’t afford a simple $6 set of piping bags and tips. The lack of even the most basic decorating tools left many scratching their heads. After all, she frequently poses with high-end cookware, yet here she was, squeezing icing out of a makeshift Ziploc bag in a way that could hardly be called artistic.
Frosting cupcakes while they’re still in the pan is a guaranteed recipe for disaster. The residual heat from the tin keeps warming the cakes, causing the icing to melt and slide. And when it’s finally time to remove them? Sticky fingers, smudged decorations, and cupcakes that look like they barely survived a natural disaster. One might assume that someone who once stitched together her own clothes would have done some research before attempting this on camera. Apparently not, because here we are, watching wonky little blobs of icing and wondering how someone who supposedly values aesthetics thought this was a good idea.
Professional bakers couldn’t help but shake their heads. A simple icing nozzle could have easily created elegant roses instead of the lumpy mess on display. Reusable piping bags are cheap and widely available, yet Meghan struggled with a plastic bag like a contestant on Nailed It who just realized they’ve been using salt instead of sugar.
It’s becoming evident that Meghan Markle sees herself as a modern-day Martha Stewart. The problem? Martha Stewart actually knows how to bake. Meghan, on the other hand, is improvising with the confidence of a five-year-old left alone in the kitchen with a tub of store-bought frosting and a dream.
