What is a Publix hurricane cake? Best Instagram photos, tweets of the 'so Florida' meme
As Florida approaches the busy part of hurricane season, storm prep is underway. Sometimes, a good distraction from the stress of an impending storm comes in the form of a cake. A hurricane cake, to be exact.
But after photos of hurricane cakes from Publix went viral on Twitter in September 2022, days before Hurricane Ian made a devastating mark on the Sunshine State, the Lakeland-based grocery chain issued a statement on hurricane cakes and essentially discontinued selling or producing those types of cakes.
Sorry, Florida. No hurricane cakes from Publix as they "make light of a natural disaster"
Unreal. Photos show devastation caused by Hurricane Ian in Fort Myers Beach
What do hurricane cakes look like? Here's a collection of tweets and Instagram photos of the best #hurricanecake concoctions we've seen on social media.
Uhh......happy hurricane season?
A French vanilla cake with key lime custard within the layers, key lime buttercream frosting, and graham cracker for the sand. Perfect for mids, right?
Remember to be ready for hurricanes this season! Go to https://t.co/q3yWAlkiTF for more. pic.twitter.com/muQErggquC— NWS Wilmington, NC (@NWSWilmingtonNC) June 1, 2021
Florida man spotted riding alligator, eating Publix hurricane cake during actual hurricane pic.twitter.com/aZ75kdzYJS
— Daniel🍊 (@TheShirtPocket) September 3, 2019
Just spotted the most #Florida thing ever in Publix... a Hurricane cake 😂 pic.twitter.com/JrUkRbPlil
— Divasocials (@divasocials) September 1, 2019
Yesterday, it was the hurricane cookie. Today, it's the hurricane cake. (Both made by Publix) #HurricaneDorian pic.twitter.com/RvPWZ1ELob
— Mark Baden (@Mark_Baden) August 29, 2019
A Publix hurricane cake. If this ain’t the most Floridaest thing ever lol pic.twitter.com/WnU5HyezP4
— The Original Diva. (@AyanaTheDIVA) August 29, 2019
just floridian things is spending 3+ hours making a hurricane dorian cake because publix was all out...
(with @fallenfolina) pic.twitter.com/9Z2xODWeVW— lex (@dotscara) August 30, 2019
The Publix across the street from my apartment is completely sold out of water with Dorian on the way, but look what I found & bought! A hurricane cookie cake! pic.twitter.com/An2Zk6QQkL
— Nicholai Cabbit Gaul (@EpicBlueCabbit) August 30, 2019
Remember when @Publix made a toilet paper themed cake during early Pandemia, and Tiger King cakes, and sometimes they make hurricane-themed cookies & cakes?
Maybe it’s time for a Spy Balloon/UFO cake.#SpreadPeace #AndCake 🎈🛸🤔 pic.twitter.com/qqsdl1ADbH— Amygator 🐊 *not an actual alligator (@AmyA1A) February 11, 2023
@Publix maybe a hurricane themed cake wasn't such a good idea? pic.twitter.com/7p9gybQcCL
— Kristen Rodriguez (@KristenMR) September 8, 2017
Well, in the spirit of #HurricaneDorian2019 , Publix is selling a Florida cone of uncertainty hurricane cake!! #hurricandorian 😅💨🌊 pic.twitter.com/46o9NKDvMc
— Patty🖤🐈⬛🐈⬛🖤 (@PattyTeambiden) September 1, 2019
Here's a publix cake for your hurricane party, from Florida pic.twitter.com/HEviJecVjU
— yesenia lightyear (@_vividreams) September 9, 2022
A cake made to look like a hurricane- this one was from Dorian pic.twitter.com/YbQEbBkdpF
— Em (@emily_banister) September 27, 2022
lmao publix made a hurricane michael cake pic.twitter.com/VQADDpWP9v
— Wladi (@wladisalas) October 11, 2018
You’re not a true Floridian unless there’s a hurricane on your birthday and you force the Publix bakers to make you a hurricane cookie cake🍪 #HurricaneDorain #Florida #Dorian pic.twitter.com/v8pXy7eELG
— 💙✨ (@radiantlyriver) September 3, 2019
It’s becoming quite the popular request for cake at Publix.
Probably because it’s the only way any of us like our Hurricanes: with chocolate chips and icing. #dorian #hurricanedorian #hurricane pic.twitter.com/4hXf840ZSu— Jennifer Titus (@jenntitus10) August 29, 2019
.@Publix you failed us so my friends made their own hurricane #dorian cake smh pic.twitter.com/XzbuU0W7cd
— Cassandra A. K. Boyer (@KwySan) September 1, 2019
Yo I can't believe I got to try some @Publix Hurricane Dorian cookie cake. I'm blessed. Thank you @ashleusa pic.twitter.com/JW66WOxv5V
— Chad🇺🇸🇹🇹💸🗽♨️😒 (@CRM0523) September 6, 2019
While shopping at @Publix you can purchase a hurricane cake. It's actually pretty good looking! 🙀🌪 #Irma2017 #SouthFlorida pic.twitter.com/sTpJ6pasgl
— Enith Hernandez (@fitnessharkchic) September 7, 2017
It's been 25 years since Hurricane #Fran made landfall in the Carolinas. Here's a throwback to that time I made a Fran cake! pic.twitter.com/UTP6SB7Pu1
— Sandy 🌪 (@sandybeach08) September 5, 2021
Got my hurricane cake 🤣 pic.twitter.com/kOvUBJwZu7
— crystal sprenkel (@crystalsprenk) August 30, 2019
WOW!
Smallcakes of Fort Myers made us this AMAZING cake to kick us off for hurricane season!
The cake artist, Jules, is so talented! pic.twitter.com/jGri9drFtm— Jesslyn Ferentz (@jesslyn_wx) June 1, 2022
My friends are awesome! They got me a hurricane cake for my going away party🌀 pic.twitter.com/kM5VdHxWm1
— Melissa Watson (@MelissaWatsonWx) November 11, 2019
Because it’s important to share accurate and up-to-date information during a hurricane..... my carrot cake for game night this evening #Dorian2019 #trackingDorian pic.twitter.com/rERwSeRrsJ
— Kelly Grogan (@kelly__grogan) August 31, 2019
It’s a good day to be me! Thank you to the wonderful people at “Life is Sweet Bakery” in Little River for surprising me with this beautiful hurricane cake. You can even see the depths of the ocean! The spiral bands indicate a southern hemisphere hurricane 😂😂😂 #scwx #ncwx pic.twitter.com/pzGsXLMgdz
— Ed Piotrowski (@EdPiotrowski) September 27, 2019
In the midst of our #HurricaneDorian coverage, @DavidDicksonWX’s fiancé brought the newsroom this homemade hurricane cake ❤️ #chsnews #chswx #Dorian2019 pic.twitter.com/nVb0S4B4eF
— Deanne King (@WFLADeanne) September 2, 2019
Day 2 theme of Public Radio Cake week - top radio story of the year. Today’s newsy treats brought to you by @beckyvevea. Hurricane Cake on the left and Redacted Gov. Rauner Email cake on the right. #WeMakeWBEZ #WeMakeVocalo #WeMakeCake pic.twitter.com/MbPbp9N4DA
— Jennifer White (@JWhitePubRadio) April 10, 2018
Check out the hurricane cake @KinnettHannah brought us on the last day of her fall @MyNews13Weather internship! pic.twitter.com/goYEffP0Cg
— Maureen McCann (@MaureenMcCann13) November 12, 2018
Photos of hurricane cookie cakes
My Ma lives in Florida and she found this cookie cake at Publix. #hurricanedorian #dorian #hurricane #goaway pic.twitter.com/VkcZBU9Mxl
— Jenny Silver 💬 (@JennySilver) August 31, 2019
big s/o to @HarrisTeeter for the beautifully decorated hurricane cake pic.twitter.com/NENBTJocjF
— Alex White (@__alexwhite) September 12, 2018
We spotted a self-proclaimed hurricane cake fail (all in good fun)
I made a hurricane cake, not as good as publix. In fact it's actually terrible.🤷🏻♀️🏝 #Irma #hurricaneirma #florida pic.twitter.com/jVVqTe6QmG
— g money (@gennanordling) September 9, 2017
Photos of homemade hurricane cakes
Humans made a hurricane cake. pic.twitter.com/b6qMaKcSIY
— Chilly Bear (@ChillytheBear) September 28, 2022
Roomie made hurricane cake and pina coladas 🍹 pic.twitter.com/q0iKMqcUnP
— Mrs. Rachel Williamson (@cinderchellaaa) September 3, 2019
Tried to ease my anxiety some by stress cake baking and decorating.
Here is my #Sally hurricane cake. Made with from scratch butter frosting. Hurricane icon was my 6 yo's idea. pic.twitter.com/wpetMOR3N9— Chrystal Lewis, PhD, RN (@nursegimpy) September 14, 2020
Hurricane Cake baked by one of our Year 12s! #GeographyTeacher pic.twitter.com/Xp72VLdgGQ
— Brian Kerr (@BrianKerrEdu) November 29, 2022
This was my hurricane cake from Dorian 3 years ago lol pic.twitter.com/l4dQhvNQNB
— alyssa☾ (@red_velvet_ari) September 27, 2022
Kinda crummy lighting, but I did make a hurricane cake for another professor last semester pic.twitter.com/sgk2lTxEs4
— Meteorologist Katie Nickolaou (@weather_katie) April 16, 2019
Actual birthday cakes for people named Ian or celebrating their big day ... during a hurricane
OMG this is amazing… got an email from Ian who will be 12 Friday…. Just on time for… wait for it… IAN!!! HBD my friend! Cake came from @Publix who seem to specialize in baked hurricane products!! #Ian #HurricaneIan @Live5News pic.twitter.com/uY3yLE3zMJ
— Bill Walsh (@BILLWALSHTV) September 30, 2022
When you are locked down at shelter duty on your birthday. Jamie’s partners got him a Hurricane Dorian birthday cake. @JamieRob06 @CarrieDeVaney @CLRichards1215 pic.twitter.com/ak3pvHqPbH
— Evelyn (@deltona_mrsrob) September 3, 2019
so my friends got me a hurricane cake for my birthday... are we celebrating me or dorian??? pic.twitter.com/C65ktPI3gL
— savannah schoenherr (@sav_fs) September 2, 2019
#HappyBirthdayJungkook celebrating the right way with a hurricane cake 💜💜💜 pic.twitter.com/k7HWkwvjau
— JIH'O'CLOCK (@seungkwans) August 31, 2019
Happy Birthday to our Store Manager Hurricane Hannon!! 🎂🧡💪 Thanks to Garden DH @BellegardeDiane for making the hurricane cake!! pic.twitter.com/7oEqU1XyNP
— Jenn ASDS #2614 (@jenns2614) February 7, 2020
I have the best mom in the world, just saying. Perfect #birthday cake and she asked the baker to model it after #HurricaneAndrew 😂🥳 #hurricane #wx #cake #bestdayever pic.twitter.com/cCWdnVX60A
— Dr. Athena Masson (@Wx_Goddess) May 15, 2020
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