The Fourth of July is right around the corner. So it's time to prepare yourself for a weekend full of fireworks, day drinking and stuffing your face with all sorts of festive foods, of course!
If you're planning to whip up some red, white and blue eats for the occasion, Pinterest is the perfect place to find a little patriotic recipe inspo. Right? No.
I can tell you from personal experience that cooking is actually a lot harder than the internet makes it appear. So nine times out of 10, that seemingly simple fruity flag cake that you tried to recreate from Pinterest ends up looking like a frosting-clad "screw you" to the American flag.
But don't worry. If your cooking skills aren't on par with Martha Stewart, you're not alone. It turns out that there are tons of people out there who have single-handedly destroyed the Independence Day dessert table with their epic food fails.
So, in order to make you feel better about your own Pinterest-inspired pity plates, we set out to find a bunch of people who should probably be banned from cooking on this food-filled holiday.
Check out the pictures below for a closer look at these hilarious red, white and blue Pinterest food fails.
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