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A man hid an engagement ring in a cupcake to surprise his fiancée when popping the question

Then, things took a dramatic turn

He detailed the 'engagement fail' in a post on Reddit

A man is recounting how his well-intentioned proposal went awry.

He explained in a post on Reddit that he planned a “cute surprise proposal" for his fiancée that involved hiding the engagement ring in a cupcake.

"I thought it was romantic and fun. I was wrong. Very wrong," he wrote, before detailing how the proposal took a dramatic turn.

"She took a bite, smiled, and I was about to tell her how special this was… when she almost swallowed the ring," the Redditor continued. "I screamed. She screamed. The waiter screamed."

Amid the commotion, he said, "people at nearby tables were looking at u

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