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.

61805 Comments

Reply bape
1:12 AM on April 10, 2021 
Thanks for all of your labor on this web site. Kate take interest in doing research and it is easy to understand why. My spouse and i know all about the compelling form you create very important steps on this web blog and as well as encourage contribution from some others on this idea while our own princess is now becoming educated a lot of things. Take pleasure in the rest of the new year. You are always doing a fabulous job.
bape http://www.bapes.us.org
Reply adidas yeezy
1:12 AM on April 10, 2021 
I must show some appreciation to the writer just for rescuing me from this type of instance. Because of scouting throughout the search engines and finding recommendations which were not productive, I was thinking my life was over. Existing without the presence of approaches to the issues you have resolved as a result of your entire guideline is a crucial case, as well as the ones which may have in a wrong way affected my career if I hadn't discovered your web page. Your understanding and kindness in touching the whole lot was very useful. I'm not sure what I would have done if I had not come upon such a step like this. I can at this moment relish my future. Thanks so much for your reliable and amazing help. I won't think twice to propose the blog to anybody who needs to have support about this topic.
adidas yeezy http://www.adidasyeezyboost350.us.com
Reply yeezy shoes
1:12 AM on April 10, 2021 
I want to voice my appreciation for your kindness in support of men and women that should have help with this one area of interest. Your real commitment to passing the message around has been surprisingly insightful and has constantly helped women like me to achieve their desired goals. The important tutorial indicates a lot a person like me and even more to my office workers. Best wishes; from each one of us.
yeezy shoes http://www.yeezysneakers.us
Reply kd shoes
1:11 AM on April 10, 2021 
I truly wanted to compose a simple comment to express gratitude to you for all of the nice instructions you are showing on this site. My rather long internet lookup has finally been paid with professional concept to exchange with my best friends. I 'd mention that most of us site visitors actually are rather lucky to be in a remarkable community with very many wonderful people with insightful principles. I feel rather privileged to have used your web site and look forward to many more cool minutes reading here. Thank you once again for all the details.
kd shoes http://www.kevindurant-shoes.us.com
Reply yeezy 350
1:11 AM on April 10, 2021 
I simply wanted to thank you very much once again. I'm not certain the things I would have gone through without the type of information documented by you about such situation. It previously was an absolute fearsome matter in my opinion, nevertheless taking a look at your specialized mode you handled it took me to weep for delight. I'm happy for this guidance and in addition expect you comprehend what a powerful job that you're undertaking teaching people today all through your web page. I'm certain you've never got to know any of us.
yeezy 350 http://www.yeezy-350.us.com
Reply kd 10
1:09 AM on April 10, 2021 
I needed to put you one very little note so as to give many thanks yet again for these remarkable methods you've contributed on this page. It's quite strangely open-handed with you to deliver without restraint just what a lot of people might have marketed as an e-book in making some money for their own end, most notably considering that you could have tried it if you ever desired. Those concepts as well acted to be a fantastic way to recognize that someone else have the same dreams just as my personal own to figure out very much more on the topic of this problem. I'm sure there are some more pleasurable sessions in the future for individuals that find out your blog.
kd 10 http://www.kd10.us
Reply viagra without a doctor prescription
12:37 AM on April 10, 2021 
viagra pills
http://maxdrviagra.com/
viagra price
Reply Payday Express
11:51 PM on April 9, 2021 
get a loan with no credit
Reply vivagente
11:43 PM on April 9, 2021 
chicago bears hat chevy chase for sale adidas yeezy boost 350 release date 2016 50 billig east bengal new jersey 2019 nike air perce 1 mid verde abyss huarache ultra green fertilizer billig dolphins hat 50
vivagente http://www.vivagente.net/
Reply yeezy 350
11:00 PM on April 9, 2021 
My wife and i got very lucky when Ervin managed to conclude his investigation out of the ideas he discovered in your web pages. It's not at all simplistic to simply be giving out methods the rest have been trying to sell. We recognize we need the writer to appreciate for that. Those illustrations you've made, the straightforward site menu, the friendships you help instill - it is everything remarkable, and it's making our son and us do think that subject is exciting, and that is exceedingly indispensable. Thanks for everything!
yeezy 350 http://www.yeezy-350.us.com
Reply lebron shoes
10:48 PM on April 9, 2021 
I precisely desired to appreciate you all over again. I do not know the things I might have created without the type of information discussed by you over my subject. It was actually the fearsome circumstance for me personally, nevertheless encountering the specialised fashion you dealt with the issue forced me to leap for delight. Now i'm happier for your guidance and in addition have high hopes you are aware of a powerful job you happen to be providing educating many people using your websites. I am sure you haven't met all of us.
lebron shoes http://www.lebron18.us
Reply Payday Express
10:36 PM on April 9, 2021 
get a loan with bad credit
Reply China Sanitation Workwear
9:30 PM on April 9, 2021 
�?�???��`�r?���?`���� https://alanterna.it/it/fattoria-didattica
Sanitation Workwear Supplier https://www.ppe-coverall.com/sanitation-workwear/
Reply air jordan
9:27 PM on April 9, 2021 
I simply wished to appreciate you once more. I do not know what I might have carried out in the absence of the type of points provided by you concerning such field. It was actually an absolute intimidating difficulty in my view, nevertheless looking at a new specialized manner you dealt with the issue forced me to jump over happiness. Now i am happy for your work and expect you recognize what a great job you are doing instructing many people through the use of your blog. I know that you have never got to know any of us.
air jordan http://www.airjordansstore.com
Reply Payday Loans Online
9:26 PM on April 9, 2021 
best payday loan company
Reply endtidal
8:39 PM on April 9, 2021 
nike air max 270 womens rust pink billig nike internationalist string metallic gold air jordan 1 psg nike kyrie 4 bhm usa billig nike lebron 11 svart blue adidas messi f50 battle pack pdf
endtidal http://www.endtidal.net/
Reply order viagra online
8:33 PM on April 9, 2021 
viagra from canada
http://hdviagra.com/
over the counter viagra
Reply balenciaga shoes
8:28 PM on April 9, 2021 
I just wanted to write down a brief message so as to express gratitude to you for these magnificent tips and tricks you are sharing at this site. My long internet investigation has at the end of the day been paid with reliable details to share with my neighbours. I would assert that most of us readers are very much blessed to be in a good community with very many lovely professionals with interesting solutions. I feel quite grateful to have come across your entire webpages and look forward to tons of more fun minutes reading here. Thanks again for everything.
balenciaga shoes http://www.balenciagasus.com
Reply ¥Ö¥ë¥¬¥ê¥Í¥Ã¥¯¥ì¥¹¥³¥Ô©`
8:03 PM on April 9, 2021 
Reply off white nike
7:41 PM on April 9, 2021 
I simply desired to thank you very much once more. I'm not certain the things I would have followed in the absence of the type of tips revealed by you regarding such a field. It actually was a real distressing matter in my view, nevertheless finding out your specialized tactic you dealt with it made me to weep with joy. Now i'm grateful for this support and thus hope that you recognize what a great job you are putting in instructing the others with the aid of your site. I'm certain you've never encountered all of us.
off white nike http://www.off-whiteshoes.us.com
0