Man is left BAFFLED by disastrous frosting fail on his wife's 30th birthday cake - after the baker misread their OWN writing

An exasperated man has gone viral after he revealed the disastrous frosting fail that he discovered on his wife's 30th birthday cake.

John Ellis, from Tewksbury, Massachusetts, shared details of the 'cake confusion' on Reddit's popular Mildly Infuriating thread.

He explained that he had purchased the customized sweet treat from a local bakery for wife Chanda - but was left in stitches at the laughable result.

The post was soon flooded with thousands of comments as readers debated whether it was hilarious or upsetting.

John Ellis, from Tewksbury, Massachusetts, shared details of the 'cake confusion' on Reddit's popular Mildly Infuriating thread 

He explained that he had purchased the customized sweet treat from a local bakery for wife Chanda - but was left in stitches at the laughable result 

John's light-hearted post, which was shared last week, included two pictures from the incident alongside a caption that read: 'My wife's 30th birthday cake confusion.'

The first image was of the submission form that showed the word 'thirty' written in cursive as part of the request to have it piped on top.

However, the second image showed that the finished result - which was a delightful pastel-colored buttercream product - was actually adorned with the word 'hinty.'

The original Reddit post was flooded with thousands of mixed comments.

On the one hand, there were those who found the situation to be humorous, as one wrote: 'Idk, this is really funny. I would 100 per cent write, "Hinty Won" on her cake next year.'

A second person commented: 'Okay, but I busted out laughing. That's a funny mistake. I think the person who wrote the order, and decorated the cake, are not the same. And the cake decorator can't read cursive lol.'

Another added: 'Lmfao. I guess next time you will write more clearly, hahaha sorry.'

Someone else wrote: 'I'd be happy, purely because I wouldn't be thirty, I'd be HINTY years old, which is way better.'

John's light-hearted post, which was shared last week, included two pictures from the incident alongside a caption that read: 'My wife's 30th birthday cake confusion' (stock image) 

On the one hand, there were those who found the situation to be humorous, as one wrote: 'Idk, this is really funny. I would 100 per cent write, "Hinty Won" on her cake next year' 

But, on the other hand, there were those who questioned the use of cursive handwriting in the first place.

One person wrote: 'I used to work in a bakery. I was the only one who took wedding cake orders, because I could give clear instructions, and had legible handwriting. This is why!'

Another added: 'Never write in cursive for items like this.'

And a third shared: 'Reason why one should always use CAPITAL LETTERS for form filling.'

John has since spoken to Today to shed further light on the mishap.

He explained that his wife had been having a Sopranos-themed party - complete with deli platters, Italian flags and guests opting for mob wife aesthetic.

The doting husband said that he had placed an order at the bakery verbally to an employee who had written it on the order form - and so now assumes that someone else must have done the actual piping.

But, on the other hand, there were those who questioned the use of cursive handwriting in the first place 

He dished: 'The party was at two o'clock and right as people were showing up my wife was like, "Did you remember picking up the cake?" and I had to run out the door real quick, grab it and rush out with it, so I didn't check it in the store.'

And so, when Chanda - his high school sweetheart - finally went to open the box at the party with all her friends gathered round, she was in for quite the shock.

She told the outlet: 'I honestly buffered for a while. I was like, "What does that say? Someone named Hinty must have a cake that says Thirty on it."'

John said that it eventually clicked and eventually pieced the mishap together after taking another look at the order form.

The couple, who own a gluten-free calzone company, admitted that they now plan on turning the innocent mistake into a yearly tradition as Chanda concluded: 'My friends have already put me in their phones as Hinty.'