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.

61740 Comments

Reply pesyAdebyfemHed
10:18 AM on June 9, 2021 
chlorochin chloroquine hydrochloride hydroxychloroquine interactions https://hydroxychloroquinesulfatex.com/
Reply Å·ÃÀÉü½»A¢õ
9:46 AM on June 9, 2021 
Reply TexTamimponna
9:45 AM on June 9, 2021 
https://modafinilpleasure.com/ flmodafinil provigil provigil online provigil vs adderall
Reply 40 mg tadalafil
9:30 AM on June 9, 2021 
generic tadalafil https://superactivetadalafil.com/ tadalafil pills 40 mg tadalafil
Reply Theatesaccusa
9:29 AM on June 9, 2021 
https://sotretisotretinoin.com/ accutane for acne isotretinoine online accutane online buy isotretinoin
Reply pesyAdebyfemHed
9:27 AM on June 9, 2021 
hydroxychloroquine uses chlorquin chloroquine phosphate generic name https://usachloroquine.com/
Reply pesyAdebyfemHed
9:22 AM on June 9, 2021 
side effects of plaquenil https://hydrochloroquine200.com/ - buy chloroquin aralen medicine buy chloroquine online https://hydrochloroquine200.com/
Reply FrefHoraProolla
9:17 AM on June 9, 2021 
casino blackjack play slots online play online casino https://casinorealmoneydwq.com/
Reply Theatesaccusa
9:09 AM on June 9, 2021 
https://chloroquinestablet.com/ hydroxychloroquine covid side effects of hydroxychloroquine what is hydroxychloroquine chloroquin
Reply TexTamimponna
9:01 AM on June 9, 2021 
https://essaywritingeie.com/ buy dissertation online https://essaywritingeie.com/ - automatic essay writer us essay writers
Reply supreme hoodie
8:52 AM on June 9, 2021 
I actually wanted to post a simple note to express gratitude to you for all the splendid ideas you are giving on this website. My prolonged internet investigation has at the end of the day been compensated with good suggestions to exchange with my great friends. I would admit that we readers are very much lucky to exist in a great site with so many lovely individuals with great methods. I feel somewhat privileged to have seen your site and look forward to so many more pleasurable times reading here. Thanks once more for everything.
supreme hoodie http://www.supremeshoodie.com
Reply longchamp
8:51 AM on June 9, 2021 
I'm writing to let you be aware of of the remarkable encounter my wife's princess enjoyed using the blog. She discovered too many pieces, including how it is like to possess a marvelous giving character to let many people very easily fully grasp specific tricky subject areas. You truly exceeded her expected results. Many thanks for producing those effective, dependable, explanatory and in addition cool thoughts on that topic to Lizeth.
longchamp http://www.longchampshandbags.us.org
Reply golden goose
8:51 AM on June 9, 2021 
I actually wanted to compose a small comment in order to express gratitude to you for all the lovely concepts you are placing on this site. My extensive internet research has finally been paid with high-quality suggestions to talk about with my friends and classmates. I 'd believe that we site visitors are unquestionably endowed to exist in a fantastic community with very many lovely individuals with insightful concepts. I feel somewhat privileged to have seen your web page and look forward to really more fabulous moments reading here. Thank you once more for a lot of things.
golden goose http://www.goldengooses.us
Reply golden goose shoes
8:51 AM on June 9, 2021 
Thank you so much for providing individuals with an extremely pleasant chance to read in detail from this site. It really is so beneficial plus stuffed with a lot of fun for me and my office mates to visit your blog no less than 3 times per week to read through the new guidance you have got. And lastly, I am also at all times fulfilled with all the unique hints you serve. Some two points in this posting are surely the most efficient I have had.
golden goose shoes http://www.goldengoose-shoes.us.com
Reply off white jordan 1
8:50 AM on June 9, 2021 
I simply wanted to construct a simple comment in order to thank you for all the remarkable suggestions you are posting here. My time intensive internet search has at the end been rewarded with wonderful facts to go over with my friends and family. I would tell you that many of us readers actually are undoubtedly lucky to live in a wonderful place with so many wonderful professionals with beneficial tactics. I feel truly lucky to have discovered the website and look forward to so many more fabulous times reading here. Thank you once again for everything.
off white jordan 1 http://www.offwhitexjordan1.com
Reply kobe shoes
8:50 AM on June 9, 2021 
I simply wanted to write a quick remark to say thanks to you for those pleasant tactics you are giving on this site. My time-consuming internet look up has finally been compensated with extremely good facts and strategies to write about with my colleagues. I would claim that most of us site visitors actually are rather fortunate to live in a fabulous community with very many brilliant individuals with useful tricks. I feel very blessed to have used the web pages and look forward to so many more excellent moments reading here. Thanks once again for everything.
kobe shoes http://www.kobe-shoes.us.com
Reply bape hoodie
8:50 AM on June 9, 2021 
I together with my friends have already been digesting the good tips and hints from the blog while the sudden I got a horrible suspicion I never expressed respect to the web site owner for them. All the people are actually as a result happy to read through all of them and already have unquestionably been taking pleasure in those things. Appreciation for being so helpful and then for using such extraordinary things millions of individuals are really desperate to understand about. My sincere apologies for not expressing appreciation to you earlier.
bape hoodie http://www.bapehoodie.us
Reply michael jordan shoes
8:50 AM on June 9, 2021 
I simply wanted to thank you so much once more. I am not sure what I would have used without the actual concepts revealed by you regarding my industry. It actually was an absolute depressing crisis in my circumstances, but witnessing a new well-written way you processed the issue forced me to jump with gladness. Now i'm happier for your assistance and in addition have high hopes you are aware of an amazing job you were getting into training the rest all through a site. Probably you haven't come across any of us.
michael jordan shoes http://www.michaeljordanshoes.us.com
Reply jordan 13
8:49 AM on June 9, 2021 
My wife and i felt now satisfied Albert managed to deal with his survey while using the ideas he came across in your weblog. It is now and again perplexing to just always be releasing things a number of people could have been making money from. And we all see we need the website owner to be grateful to for this. All of the illustrations you've made, the easy website menu, the friendships you give support to engender - it is all fantastic, and it is making our son in addition to us consider that that situation is amusing, and that is exceedingly serious. Thanks for all the pieces!
jordan 13 http://www.jordan13.us.com
Reply Theatesaccusa
8:45 AM on June 9, 2021 
modinafil med https://provogilpleasure.com/ - buy provigil provigil cost modafinil adhd modafinil adhd
0