As most Floridians packed up their belongings, made travel arrangements or stocked up on emergency supplies in preparation for Hurricane Irma鈥檚 imminent arrival, a few individuals planned for the powerful storm in a different way - by baking cakes.

Because, you know, why not?

Images of colourful cakes with blue, yellow and green icing swirled to resemble satellite images of the hurricane started popping up on social media this week. The Florida-based supermarket Publix was one of the first to offer up hurricane-themed cakes in their stores.

In one photo uploaded to Twitter on Thursday, a Publix cake is shown with green swirly icing and plastic palm trees and a surfboard poking out of the top as well as a Muskoka chair that appears to be tossed on its side from the storm.

Another elaborately decorated cake designed by the same grocery chain includes the text 鈥淕o Away Irma鈥� written on the platter bearing the dessert.


Publix Bakery for the WIN: GO AWAY IRMA! Stay safe friends 鉂わ笍

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A chocolate chip cookie cake photographed in one of Publix鈥檚 locations had a green icing 鈥渉urricane鈥� with a red eye of the storm beside the text 鈥淲eather it out鈥� on its top.

The Publix employees weren鈥檛 the only ones baking up a storm ahead of Hurricane Irma. A few independent shops and at-home enthusiasts joined in on the fun and created stormy treats of their own.

One Twitter user said they baked a 鈥渉urricake鈥� with blue whirly icing to celebrate Hurricane Irma 鈥渘ot wiping out Puerto Rico.鈥�

A small bakery in South Carolina, Hey Sugar Shop, baked Hurricane Irma-themed cookies that were shaped like clouds and raindrops. They were also selling cookies with satellite swirls and images with the text 鈥淗urricane Evacuation Route.鈥�

Despite the seemingly light-hearted nature behind the baked goods, a few online commenters took issue with the themed treats.

One Twitter user made a joke aimed at pointing out the frivolity of the cakes during such a devastating storm.

A talk show host in Miami questioned the timing of the cakes in a tweet posted Wednesday.

One Twitter account based in Tennessee used the cakes to poke fun at Florida.

And another user remarked on her mother鈥檚 鈥減riorities鈥� during the emergency.