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Cake artist Debbie Goard created this sad-eyed pup for the San Francisco installment of the Depressed Cake Shop.

Depressed Cake Shop: A taste of gray —
"Just pull yourself together," advises this fortune cookie -- a common refrain heard by people who suffer from depression. 'Miss Insomnia Tulip' of Lou Lou P's Delights crafted this for the Depressed Cake Shop.

Depressed Cake Shop: A taste of gray —
Jane Reyes joined the cause in San Francisco. A painful degenerative disease took her ability to work as a professional jeweler, but she found tremendous satisfaction in baking.

Depressed Cake Shop: A taste of gray —
The pecan shortbread sad face cookie sandwiches were filled with caramel and chocolate ganache.

Depressed Cake Shop: A taste of gray —
Black dogs are a common metaphor for depression. Winston Churchill is often credited for popularizing the imagery.

Depressed Cake Shop: A taste of gray —
The "black dogs" can overshadow even the sweetest moments.

Depressed Cake Shop: A taste of gray —
Amateur bakers like Roy Rapoport contributed their wares to the Depressed Cake Shop in San Francisco. The shop raised $1000 in one day for Queer LifeSpace's mental health outreach efforts.

Depressed Cake Shop: A taste of gray —
"Life's taken a bite of me," is the message of these cookies made by Laura Fortune.

Depressed Cake Shop: A taste of gray —
A "Psycho Swiss Roll" by Miss Insomnia Tulip.

Depressed Cake Shop: A taste of gray —
Croyden's The Dainty Bakehouse served up rainy-day macarons.

Depressed Cake Shop: A taste of gray —
Miss Insomnia Tulip challenged sweets fans to eat their words with "Hello, my name is" biscuits.

Depressed Cake Shop: A taste of gray —
Close-up of a "dangerous" biscuit.

Depressed Cake Shop: A taste of gray —
Miss Insomnia Tulip's gray meringues revealed a sweet surprise inside.

Depressed Cake Shop: A taste of gray —
Suzzle restaurant and art gallery crafted a cake in many shades of gray.

Depressed Cake Shop: A taste of gray —
"I'm fine," reads the battered, scarred surface of Britt Whyatt's cake.

Depressed Cake Shop: A taste of gray —
Two Little Cats bakery shares a small wink of color hidden beneath the dark exterior.

Depressed Cake Shop: A taste of gray —
Close-up of a thick cloud of gray icing.

Depressed Cake Shop: A taste of gray —
Heartache Cakes reveals the sweet core beneath the brain-shaped cake's gray matter.

Depressed Cake Shop: A taste of gray —
All Mine Patisserie offered chocolate teacakes with caramel topped biscuits, rose meringue and "the odd bit of sparkle if you are lucky" for the Leeds Depressed Cake Shop.

Depressed Cake Shop: A taste of gray —
Champagne-flavored electric blue marshmallows dipped in gray chocolate offer the promise of a blue sky after the clouds life.


