
I assume gluten-free mixes would work well here, too if you have allergy restrictions. “I’ve only successfully flipped one,” said cousin Grace Cody, 21, admitting she’s not the greatest at juggling baked goods.Ī viral TikTok bloopers reel shows her and others catching the cakes upside down - leaving globs of frosting all over their hands, forearms and clothes - or dropping the delicacies altogether.I used a French vanilla cake mix to make cupcakes, but you can use any flavor and size you want. “He’s caught a circular chocolate layer cake blindfolded,” Carney bragged of the high school senior.īut for some members of family, the art of cake flipping isn’t a piece of cake. Tamara Beckwith/NY PostĬarney and Matuszewski credit their younger cousin Chris, 17, with the best tossing talents in the family. Cake flipping has become an extreme sport for four generations of the Carney family, including grandma Rita Carney, 86. “You can’t be tentative because being hesitant can cause you to either get a weak rotation or too much rotation on the flip,” he continued, adding that the cake should remain on the piece of cardboard that most store-bought cakes are sold on. “You gotta hold it with both hands on either side of the cake…and then tap into your best hand-eye coordination skills to catch it.”Īnd since the family got such a major kick out of Matuszewski’s inaugural flip, the guest of honor at every monthly birthday, graduation, engagement party or other special occasion gets to chuck the treat in celebration of their big day.


“When flipping a cake, it’s all about confidence,” the tech analyst advised, noting that rectangular sheet cakes are much easier to toss than circular, layered or ice cream-based treats. “And as we were taking it out of the box to eat it, someone said, ‘Wouldn’t it be absolutely crazy if you flipped the cake and caught it?’”Īnd after a few beers, some friendly prodding from more cousins and an objection from grandma Mimi, 86, Matuszewski “just went for it.” Cake flipping has become an extreme sport for all the members of the Carney family. “My parents got me a medium-size sheet cake,” he said.

The family’s first sweets-slinging showdown took place when the large lot gathered to celebrate Matuszewski’s graduation from the University of Massachusetts. “We’ve probably flipped well over 50 cakes in the last three years,” said Carney’s cousin Brian Matuszewski, 25, who started the custom in dog nation has entered the chat🤝 #XfinityFanthem #DontQuitYourDaydream ♬ HEADZUP WHATS UP MIX – 🅱🅰🆂🆂🅻🅸🅽🅴 🅰🅳🅳🅸🅲🆃 It’s an extreme sport,” she added.Ĭlips of Carney, 27, and more than 30 of her relatives tossing decorated sheet cakes, cheesecakes, pies and cookie and ice cream cakes have layered up over 28 million views on TikTok in less than two weeks. “There’s no way a cake can just sit there on the counter. “If there’s a cake at any of our family parties, we just have to flip it,” Taylor Carney told The Post of her Colts Neck, N.J., crew’s now-trending tradition, which involves tossing the confection up with the intention of spinning it, and then hopefully retrieving it right side up. This family takes the cake - then flips it in the air and tries catching it for fun.

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