Hawaii couple picks up gender reveal cake. Then one wrong turn gives away the secret in the most unexpected way: ‘At least it really surprised you’
What was a carefully planned gender reveal in Hawaii turned into an accidental spoiler alert, all thanks to one wrong turn and a very unlucky cake casualty.
The couple expecting thought they had the secret safely sealed in frosting. That is, until gravity (and poor car navigation) spoiled the surprise before they even made it home. Instead of a dramatic reveal moment, they got a palmful of cake, a very visible splash of bright blue, and the kind of story no balloon pop or confetti cannon could ever top.
Something Blue
Stephanie (@stephaniendraper) has dedicated a handful of TikToks to showcasing her journey with her first pregnancy. This particular video concerning the gender reveal has garnered 523,000 views and almost 2,000 comments.
The video begins from the point-of-view of the driver, in this case, Stephanie’s husband. The camera pans to the passenger seat, and viewers get an eyeful of cake in his outstretched palm, Stephanie gripping the trembling cake and the shocker–bright blue hues. The cake seemed like it was carefully frosted in white, but now a chunk lies in Stephanie’s husband’s palm, and the secret is out. As they both laugh at the situation, her husband offers her to take a bite.
Stephanie declines, and we then see him taste test it from his palm. At this moment, it seems the couple realizes they are still in the situation, saying that the cake is everywhere and they need to pull over.
The husband manoeuvres the car with one hand and continues eating the cake with the other. Stephanie says, “I’m literally crying,” as she looks on in disbelief.
The clip zooms in on her face, and the text overlay says: “Finally hitting me at this moment that we are having a BOY!”
As the car slows down, the husband brings down the window and talks to presumably a pedestrian. He says, “Sorry. A cake collapsed while I was turning in. We’re having a boy, by the way.”
They both laugh and Stephanie says, “This is so on brand right now.” The caption of the TikTok adds, “We would not have wanted it any other way! Best Gender Reveal!”
Who’s at Fault for the Gender Reveal?
Noting other gender reveal stories, the internet says that Stephanie lucked out. Other couples haven’t been so lucky. The Mary Sue covered a story where a couple’s cake revealed the wrong gender of their baby.
The medical document covered the gender with a blue sticky note, and the baker interpreted it as it being a boy. Upon looking at the document just to make sure, the couple saw that they are actually going to have a baby girl. The viewers took to criticizing the baker for their mistake. Such viewers also wanted to blame Stephanie’s appointed baker. However, she quickly clears the air after a viewer asks why the cake wasn’t delivered to them in a box.
“Because this was a homemade cake from our close friend from down the street of our small town in Northshore Hawai’i who is not a baker but was kind enough to take on the challenge because we didn’t want anyone else to be part of this journey with us but her,” she wrote. “She put it on a cake stand because that’s what she had at home and we love it! We love the idea that it was homemade with love. Especially from someone close to us and has never done it before. That’s what made it so special.”
@stephaniendraper We would not have wanted it any other way! Best Gender Reveal! ??? #genderreveal #funnytiktok #pregnant #babytiktok ♬ original sound – Stephanie Nguyen Draper
Viewers Say: ‘A Win is a Win’
Some viewers can’t help but acknowledge the couple’s wholesome reaction. One viewer writes, “How you guys reacted to this really solidifies what good parents you’ll be!!” In a similar fashion, another viewer shares, “This is parenthood! You passed the test!”
“It was meant to be an intimate fun moment with just the two of you,” says a third.
Some find it sweet how the husband dealt with the news. One viewer focuses on how he proudly stated, “We’re having a boy by the way!” While another adds, “He told the FIRST PERSON HE COULD.” A third praises, “I love this so much. he is SO CHILL.”
One viewer says, “Someone else should have picked the cake up. i’m glad u weren’t upset though.” Stephanie answers, “Would have not wanted it any other way.”
The Mary Sue reached out to Stephanie via TikTok comment.
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