The British actor has played acerbic medical professional Dr. Gregory House in the US medical drama since 2004. He loves the role, and decided to show the cast and crew how much they meant to him recently by baking them a sweet treat.
“Everyone was like, ‘Oh, that’s so adorable... Look, he made it himself,’” a source explained.
However, on closer examination the stars begin to worry about tasting the cake. It was covered in almond paste which was badly applied, and seemed sunken and hard.
A few co-stars decided to try it anyway to avoid upsetting Hugh, but their grimaces and furrowed brows eventually left him in no doubt about his culinary skills.
“Hey, I know it looks and tastes like c**p,” he is quoted by National Enquirer as saying. “But it’s the thought that counts!”