Shopping Cart
Your Cart is Empty
Quantity:
Subtotal
Taxes
Shipping
Total
There was an error with PayPalClick here to try again
CelebrateThank you for your business!You should be receiving an order confirmation from Paypal shortly.Exit Shopping Cart

Luna

Sweets

Blog

Blog

My Adventure with Wall-E

Posted on September 12, 2017 at 4:15 PM


This past weekend I worked on recreating Wall-E, the title character for the movie produced by Pixar for Walt Disney Pictures. The client wanted an off the menu flavor, opting for a chocolate cake filled with peanut butter mousse, kind of like a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup, yum!

From the moment I took the order I knew it will be a challenge. First, the cake needed to be lifted off the board to give the illusion that Wall-e was standing on it's own wheels. Second, the head. The huge, off to the back and sides, with the big lens eyes needed to be supported by a skinny little neck. How am I going to do this?!?!?! 

I started to get anxious as the days drew closer to the event date. I still had not figure out how I was going to pull this off. The week of had finally arrived so I couldn't waste any more time. On Monday I drew up the plans for the structure and asked Papa Sweet to build it for me. It stood 2 inches off the cake board base, in my eyes it felt like 2 stories high, ugh! my precious cake was going to be sitting up so high off the board, I thought. 


By Friday the cake was baked and I had printed out some still images of Wall-e from the film. He looked rusty, dirty so I thought I can create this look by using my airbrush gun and painting rust by hand.

Saturday I made the peanut butter mousse. I used creamy peanut butter, whipped cream, and cream cheese, it tasted divine. Why wasn't this flavor on my menu?! 

I started to tort and frost the 4 layers of chocolate cake, and covered in yellow buttercup fondant. Now it was time to know the truth, will the support Papa Sweets build would hold the heavy cake? I could only place it and hope for the best...and guess what? it worked! I was so excited! One down, two more battles to go. 

Then I made the head, arms and wheels using RKT (rice krispies treats). I molded it into the shape I wanted, proportionally to the body, frosted it and covered in fondant. RKT is not that heavy, since the cereal is mostly air. However, once you add the frosting and fondant, the pieces become really heavy in need of support and really strong "glue" to hold it together. You can just put a little edible glue and hope it will hold, I needed to take out the big guns, aka. royal icing, and support dowels. 


First thing I stock to the main body were the wheels, since they are resting on the cake board, that was easy peasy. Then I added the arms. I could feel how the "hand" was weighing down the whole thing so I added some temporary support as it dried. 


Finally, it was time for the head. Sunday morning at 3 am. Eastern Standard Time, I place the big head, with those big lens eyes on top of that skinny "neck". Wall-e looked extra sad and it wasn't his big droopy eyes. The head was tilting down as if he was looking for something that feel on the grown. I tried adjusting the head to be at eye level and then.....CRACK! the head split in two pieces right in between the eyes. The horror!!!

It was way past a decent bed time, I was exhausted and all I could do was look at the decapitated robot. My mind was so overwhelmed with sleep that I couldn't think straight. How will I fix this now? and what if I make another head and splits in two AGAIN?! 

I grabbed the last few pieces of RKT left and started sculpting the head once again. I dediced to make it a bit smaller this time to compensate for the extra weight of the frosting and fondant. I stock the eyes that I was able to salvage to the new head and tried once again. 

It was a miracle! the head stood all on its own and it looked secure with no chance of cracks. I was so happy I almost forgot that I was dead tired. So I grabbed the finished cake, put it in the fridge for the next few hours before pick up and went to bed feeling accomplished. 


The next day, the client picked up, had their party and later reached out to me and told me that I had "killed it", if only I could've said that his cake almost killed me :D


Categories: Cake Stories, Inspiration

Post a Comment

Oops!

Oops, you forgot something.

Oops!

The words you entered did not match the given text. Please try again.

61810 Comments

Reply Deloamiancenia
3:14 AM on March 9, 2021 
https://bestcbdoiltws.biz/ cbd oils https://cannabisoilweb.biz/ - cbd oil online hemp cbd oil
Reply kyrie irving shoes
2:53 AM on March 9, 2021 
I must express some thanks to you for rescuing me from this type of incident. Because of scouting throughout the the net and meeting concepts which were not beneficial, I figured my entire life was gone. Being alive without the presence of strategies to the issues you've solved all through this guide is a critical case, as well as ones that could have negatively affected my entire career if I hadn't encountered your blog. Your good knowledge and kindness in maneuvering every aspect was priceless. I don't know what I would've done if I hadn't encountered such a point like this. I'm able to at this moment relish my future. Thanks a lot so much for this impressive and sensible guide. I won't hesitate to recommend your web sites to anyone who needs to have tips on this issue.
kyrie irving shoes http://www.kyrie7shoes.us
Reply off white shoes
2:53 AM on March 9, 2021 
Needed to write you a tiny remark to help thank you very much once again regarding the great advice you've featured on this website. This has been so tremendously open-handed with you to offer unhampered all that some people could have offered for an e book to help make some bucks on their own, especially considering that you could have done it in case you wanted. Those pointers also worked to provide a great way to be aware that other individuals have similar fervor like mine to know the truth a little more regarding this condition. I'm certain there are millions of more pleasurable periods ahead for folks who find out your blog.
off white shoes http://www.off-whiteshoes.us.com
Reply IncegepepFund
2:47 AM on March 9, 2021 
play slots https://onlinecasinogamesww.com/ free slots games casino online slots free slots games
Reply Deloamiancenia
2:43 AM on March 9, 2021 
online casino real money https://onlinecasinogamesww.com/ - vegas slots online online casino gambling world class casino slots play slots online
Reply Deloamiancenia
2:41 AM on March 9, 2021 
cbd gummies walmart cbd hemp cbd cbd online https://cannabisoilhemp.biz/ - buy hemp oil
Reply Founnycoewdyday
2:16 AM on March 9, 2021 
buy cbd medterra cbd cbd hemp
Reply jordan 12
2:14 AM on March 9, 2021 
Thanks so much for giving everyone an exceptionally spectacular chance to read articles and blog posts from this site. It is usually very fantastic and also full of a good time for me and my office friends to search your website particularly three times weekly to find out the newest guidance you will have. And indeed, I'm so certainly contented with your mind-boggling pointers you give. Certain two tips in this posting are undoubtedly the most impressive I've had.
jordan 12 http://www.jordan12.us.com
Reply FrefHoraProolla
1:49 AM on March 9, 2021 
online casino real money https://nodepositcasinoww.com/ - slots for real money casino real money casino online slot games
Reply Founnycoewdyday
1:49 AM on March 9, 2021 
https://casinoslotsww.com/ casino bonus codes https://bestcasinoww.com/ - no deposit casino free casino games
Reply my canadian pharmacy
1:48 AM on March 9, 2021 
canadian online pharmacies legitimate
http://canadiannextpharmacy.com/
canadian pharmacies
Reply enisus
1:33 AM on March 9, 2021 
mercurial superfly 4 hyper punch 2016 billig texas rangers baylor hat zone nike magista onda ii ic white yellow uk nike kyrie irving 1 shoes ebay air jordan 7 grey and gold replica celtic shirt
enisus http://www.enisus.net/
Reply Founnycoewdyday
1:28 AM on March 9, 2021 
cbd oils medterra cbd cbd products
Reply curry 8
1:24 AM on March 9, 2021 
Thank you a lot for giving everyone an extremely remarkable chance to discover important secrets from this blog. It is usually very nice plus packed with a good time for me personally and my office fellow workers to visit your website the equivalent of thrice per week to find out the new tips you have. And of course, I am just certainly motivated concerning the mind-boggling pointers you give. Certain 3 ideas on this page are essentially the most suitable I have had.
curry 8 http://www.curry8.net
Reply FrefHoraProolla
1:24 AM on March 9, 2021 
https://cbdoinlinexo.biz/ pure cbd oil cbd cbd oil store best cbd oil
Reply golden goose shoes
1:11 AM on March 9, 2021 
I would like to voice my respect for your kind-heartedness supporting folks who actually need help on your issue. Your very own commitment to getting the message all through ended up being rather valuable and have regularly empowered professionals like me to attain their ambitions. This insightful guide signifies a great deal a person like me and even further to my office colleagues. Regards; from each one of us.
golden goose shoes http://www.goldengoose-shoes.us.com
Reply jesspeahkeyday
1:02 AM on March 9, 2021 
slots for real money online casinos free casino games
Reply JvwxAbora
12:49 AM on March 9, 2021 
cialis online cialis dosage 5mg cialis
Reply gilpininc
12:33 AM on March 9, 2021 
nike dsx flyknit metcon 2 billig nike air max 90 ice qs shoes rough green 49ers away jersey black pink blue adidas pure boost dls kit ajax for cheap jordan future schwarz gamma blau
gilpininc http://www.gilpininc.net/
Reply IncegepepFund
12:27 AM on March 9, 2021 
https://cbdoilforsalejmm.biz/ best cbd https://bestcbdoiltws.biz/ - cbd oil store cbd pure
0