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.

61804 Comments

Reply Hanging Egg Chair Swing
5:51 PM on April 16, 2021 
����?�r?���?`���n https://scf.edu.vn/
Hanging Egg Chair Swing https://www.hbtopasian.com/hanging-egg-chair-swing/
Reply cellofire
5:45 PM on April 16, 2021 
supreme new york yankees jersey uk red sale nike air vapormax billig nike air huarache schwarz rainbow neoprene asics gel lyte iii blanco gris teal all red air jordan 8 uk shoes nike kobe 10 grinch laptop
cellofire http://www.cellofire.net/
Reply IncegepepFund
5:44 PM on April 16, 2021 
buy sildenafil https://viagrasildenafilok.com/ - viagra for men viagra pill viagra for men
Reply China Digital Lock Home Office Hotel Security Safe Box
5:37 PM on April 16, 2021 
�?��???��?���?` https://scf.edu.vn/
China Digital Lock Home Office Hotel Security Safe Box https://www.mdesafe.com/digital-lock-home-office-hotel-security-s
afe-box/
Reply brnioc
5:34 PM on April 16, 2021 
miami dolphins sideline hat menu men air max 2015 all red shoes utd away kit for cheap mens nike air foamposite pro nike mercurial vapor x fg blackout kobe bryant swingman
brnioc http://www.brnioc.net/
Reply FrefHoraProolla
5:33 PM on April 16, 2021 
buy sildenafil https://viagrasildenafilok.com/ buy viagra online online viagra viagra prescription
Reply Deloamiancenia
5:13 PM on April 16, 2021 
buy viagra pills https://viagrasildenafilok.com/ buy viagra pills viagra pills viagra for men
Reply lebron 17
4:43 PM on April 16, 2021 
Thanks a lot for giving everyone an exceptionally remarkable possiblity to read articles and blog posts from this web site. It is always very ideal and also jam-packed with fun for me personally and my office fellow workers to search your website a minimum of 3 times in 7 days to find out the newest tips you will have. And lastly, I'm just always motivated for the gorgeous techniques you give. Some 4 areas in this article are in truth the simplest I have ever had.
lebron 17 http://www.lebron17s.us
Reply Best Online Loans
4:42 PM on April 16, 2021 
5000 personal loan
Reply lebron james shoes
4:25 PM on April 16, 2021 
Thanks so much for providing individuals with remarkably superb possiblity to discover important secrets from this blog. It can be so fantastic plus jam-packed with fun for me personally and my office acquaintances to search your blog on the least thrice a week to learn the latest issues you have. And lastly, I'm also at all times pleased concerning the eye-popping concepts served by you. Some 2 facts in this post are undeniably the very best I've ever had.
lebron james shoes http://www.lebron18shoes.us
Reply jesspeahkeyday
4:18 PM on April 16, 2021 
viagra online buy sildenafil viagra no prescription viagra online https://viagrasildenafilok.com/ - buy viagra pills
Reply Payday Loans Online
3:57 PM on April 16, 2021 
fast cash payday loan
Reply ¥Ç¥£¥ª©`¥ë¥Ð¥Ã¥°¥³¥Ô©`ͨØ?µê
3:41 PM on April 16, 2021 
Boride Magnesium alloy Factory https://www.jzhaixin.com/boride-magnesium-alloy-factory/
�?����`��?���?`??�� https://keralavisionisp.com/
Reply LisaJes
3:33 PM on April 16, 2021 
10 mg cialis cost
Reply air jordan
3:33 PM on April 16, 2021 
I'm also writing to let you be aware of of the fine experience my girl had reading your webblog. She picked up too many details, which include what it's like to have a marvelous giving mindset to make many people effortlessly have an understanding of several advanced topics. You actually surpassed people's desires. Thanks for giving these priceless, healthy, revealing and unique tips on the topic to Tanya.
air jordan http://www.jordan1shoes.us
Reply vtracauto
3:03 PM on April 16, 2021 
nike air pegasus 31 schwarz volt wholesale nike mercurial womens all grey black and blue kobe 11 new balance 997 gris marine rouge polo winter hats nike elastico finale jr
vtracauto http://www.vtracauto.net/
Reply Excavator Breaker Hammer
2:29 PM on April 16, 2021 
Reply Founnycoewdyday
2:23 PM on April 16, 2021 
buy viagra online https://viagrasildenafilok.com/ - viagra generic buy viagra buy viagra pills
Reply ¥³¥Ô©`¥Ö¥é¥ó¥ÉÙ?Èë
1:20 PM on April 16, 2021 
510 Vape Battery 2800mah Adjustable https://www.alphagreenvape.com/510-vape-battery-2800mah-adjustabl
e/
�?����&���å?`�??�??��?��?`���� https://airportparkingalicante.es/nl/
Reply kripark
12:38 PM on April 16, 2021 
foamposite one rust pink billig pittsburgh pirates mustard hat 2017 nike lunareclipse 5 red white blue billig jim brown jersey number adidas nmd xr1 in black white cheap black white and gold shoes billig nike blazer mid metric royal rojo
kripark http://www.kripark.net/
0