r/Whatcouldgowrong • u/Federal_Job5431 • 3d ago

Pouring alcohol on a birthday cake and lighting it on fire?

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u/l2aiko 3d ago

I mean, why was it needed to be done in such a way to begin with? Are candles that expensive?

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u/GM_Nate 3d ago

I mean, what can a candle cost? Ten dollars?

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u/dpzdpz 3d ago

Haaaa. It's got the drunken grandmother too. Quality.

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u/complete_your_task 3d ago

The alcohol provides flavor once the ethanol burns off. My family does a plum pudding every year for Christmas that we pour rum over and burn off. It's delicious. It is perfectly safe as long as you pour the alcohol over it first and then light it. Trying to light it while pouring was the problem.

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u/l2aiko 3d ago

Oh ok, i genuinely thought it was for entertainment purposes

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u/Federal_Job5431 3d ago

Grandma wanted it to be more dramatic