Burnley cake maker trolls Blackburn fan's birthday with 'genuinely superb' pettiness

Posted Tuesday, September 12, 2023 by Dailystar.co.uk

A Blackburn supporter was left red-faced after his birthday cake was sabotaged by a Burnley-loving baker, in a prank fans on social media dubbed "genuinely superb"

Burnley cake maker trolls Blackburn fan's birthday with 'genuinely superb' pettiness
A Burnley-supporting baker pranked a Blackburn fan after making him a birthday cake

Burnley's rivalry with Blackburn is one of English football's oldest, and evidently pettiest, rivalries.

A kind-hearted soul made the egregious error of commissioning a Blackburn Rovers-themed birthday cake at a Burnley-supporting cake shop, and it all went horribly wrong, albeit rather subtly.

The baker did as instructed, producing a delicious-looking cake with Rovers' club crest on it along with the words 'Happy 40th birthday Ashley', but hidden beneath the sponge was a nasty surprise.

When the Blackburn fan cut into the cake he realised to his horror that there was a layer of Burnley-esque claret and blue icing in the middle.

Whether Ashley took the joke well is anyone's guess, though a fellow Blackburn fan, whose sister attended the party, admitted he "respected" it after uploading a couple of photos of the cake to social media.

He wrote: "My sister went to a 40th birthday last night with a Blackburn Rovers cake… which was clearly made by a Burnley fan who put claret & blue icing in the middle. Regrettably have to respect it [laughing face emoji]."

Fans on social media were loving it too, with one user branding the prank "genuinely superb".

The sort of pettiness we can all get behind from this Burnley-biased baker," one person wrote, while another said: "This is the level of banter/s***housery that makes the world a better, richer place."

A third added: "You have to respect the bitterness here," while a fourth commented: "So petty, but I'm in love. Fabulous stuff." While a Rovers supporter added: "Hope no allergic reactions!"

Blackburn and Burnley have largely avoided each other in the 21st Century, despite being a mere 15 miles from one another. The Clarets have won the last six encounters between the two sides and are unbeaten in nine in a run that stretches back nearly a decade.