- I feel like I'm making things worse.
I'm pretty worried how it's gonna turn out now.
My hands are shaking.
Hi guys, it's Rie.
So I started watching "The Great British Baking Show."
This season's first episode,
they had this outrageous challenge.
They had to make 3D cake of one of their hero.
It was very funny episode, but if you are competitor
I think this is very difficult challenge.
I want to do same challenge with the same rules.
It must have a head, it has to be made out of cake,
you have to complete cakes within four hours.
Today, I'm going to make 3D cake of my friend Nikki.
- What? (Rie laughing)
Really?
You told me it was Adam!
- It's you. - [Nikki] Yasssss!
- I just wanna surprise you (laughing), making your cake.
(timer ticking)
I'm going to start baking Nikki's head and body.
Making cake butter is not difficult,
but it has to be in an oven about 45 minutes.
But I want to take more time
for carving and decorating the cake,
so I want to move fast.
I put four of these things in a standard mixer
and I'm going to just like whisk.
So what you're looking for, is kind of pale yellow color.
When you use baking soda, you want to use some acidity,
so buttermilk does the job.
So I'm baking olive oil cake
because it's less cranberry like butter based cake.
So I thought it will be great cake
to stack a bracing up together.
I want to make sure to use nice, good quality olive oil
because I'm using three copies a lot
while standard mixer is mixing my butter,
I'm going to line my cake pan.
(mixer vibrating)
And I was thinking, what can I make?
Like round shape.
I'm going to bake cake butter in a bowl
and once it's baked, I'm going to put two together.
Hope this works.
I don't know how much I should pour,
I wanna make sure it's even way.
So most recent season, like I
enjoy a lot
but they did Japanese week
and
I must mention that it wasn't great.
So if they are looking for a Japanese consultant,
just call me, I'd be there.
I add almost equal amount of cake butter
in a eight inch cake pan and a two metal bowl,
and a tap
to remove the
air bubble
(metal clinks)
I'm going to bake this cake about 35 minutes to 45 minutes.
And first part it's done.
(soft music)
I'm going to spread jam in between the cake
and I'm making raspberry jam for the filling.
And I want to make sure this cake is delicious as well.
In the show, judges always tasting the cake
and if it doesn't taste good, you could go home.
And usually, I (indistinct) for 30 minutes,
I don't wanna run out of the time,
so I'm gonna just skip that.
Do you remember when we watched the episode,
I asked you,
what would you make as a 3D cake,
who is your hero?
Do you remember who you said?
- I said SpongeBob SquarePants.
- [Rie] SpongeBob is not real (laughing).
- [Nikki] Heroes come in all shapes and sizes!
- I'm basically making four different components
and you have to use time right.
You have to be very smart about it.
Making jam takes a little bit time,
so I'm going to cook this on the side
and move on to my next step.
I'm going to make Swiss meringue buttercream
and- - Woo!
- (laughing) That is Nikki's favorite thing.
(faint upbeat music)
I like rose flavor a lot, but in a show
it's kind of tricky ingredient.
If it's too much, the judge doesn't like it
but if it's too little, they also don't like it.
So Swiss Meringue, you are making meringue,
warmed up in a hot water bath
and you want to melt sugar completely.
It's nice, there is no judge.
I'm like less pressured right now.
So temperature is good and it's kind of looks frothy
and whisk egg whites until stiff peak.
While I'm awaiting merengue is whipping,
I'm going to cut my butter.
Okay, I think the Merengue is good.
Nice stiff peak. - [Nikki] Oooooh.
- I'm going to add butter
and my butter cream is done.
I'm gonna taste it, it looks so good.
So my butter cream is delicious.
I think my all components ready.
I have less than 90 minutes left
and I've made buttercream before, cake before, jam before.
So next actual challenge begins.
(soft music) Time to assemble.
So I wanted to make it a little bit rounder
but it's a little bit flat, but you know,
I think we can make it happen.
So I don't need to cut this cake 'cause it's pretty flat
but
I want to
use
cake crumb,
so Nikki has round head.
I like using ice cream scooper.
(soft relaxing music)
(paper rustling)
I'm gonna create kind of Chub, jam is nice and gelatinous.
This part is going to be Nikki's body,
kind of have a like blood.
(all laughing)
So I was going to use this cake stand
because this is what some of the contests used
but I'm gonna not use it, so I'm going to put,
(metal clinking) so it doesn't move.
(soft music)
And I'm going to put the round top.
So it's gonna be Nikki's shoulder.
This is not gonna be presented like this,
I'm going to use fondant,
so it doesn't need to be too pretty.
- Have you made anything
anywhere close to it something like this?
- Oh, I made a bunny cake.
Big scary bunny.
You go to mall and take a picture.
I did not understand the concept,
so I made a three eye bunny.
All right, I think this looks good.
Now it's a head time.
It's kinda look like BBA.
The same thing.
I think I should have cut this part straight
but it's too late now or is it too late?
It's not too late.
It's like a free freestyle.
There is a lot of moments like this on the show.
- (laughing) Wait.
Do it, do it, lift it!
- I wanted to make this straight and put it here,
so I thought it wasn't too late
but my bottom of the cake is peeled off.
But it's okay.
Nikki you're laughing but do you think you can make this?
- [Nikki] No, of course I can't make this!
- It actually worked, you have neck now (laughing).
- [Nikki] Yeah!
- Nikki's neck is a little bit wobbly.
You have to stack layer of cakes,
so it's easy to slide down.
So I'm using
stick.
One of my favorite part about that episode,
someone's head fall off
and they have to use like neck pillow.
And I hope it doesn't happen to me.
And this is Nikki's here, like face, brain.
Okay, so I'm going to stick this.
(faint soft music)
Yes (laughing)!
Okay, so I'm going to fill the gap.
A little bit too good, isn't it?
Right now, Nikki has flat head.
I'm going to crumble this cake with frosting
like a cake pop.
This point, I'm just like winging it,
'cause I still have to make a fondant
and paint her face and stuff.
(all laughing)
Try not to make it like a cone head.
I feel like it's a little bit pointy head now.
But it's okay.
I was very confident about baking the cake part.
I'm gonna just do my best.
A little bit groove, (indistinct) like
I have nobody to compete with.
I'm going home anyways.
Look at this.
- That's a head.
- Exactly.
Okay, so this is gonna be Nikki's face.
Painting, I always do this, I don't know what it means.
(timer ticking)
Annie draw Nikki from "Eating Your Feed Crepe Cake" episode.
So I'm going to use this as a reference.
A lot of competitor was making
realistic version of their hero,
but if I make animated version,
I think I can execute it better.
I'm going to start covering this cake with fondant.
I only worked with fondant one time.
So I'm a pretty worried how it's gonna turn out.
I don't like the smell at all.
(table thuds)
Oh my God.
Nikki is wearing Brown shirt,
I'm going to try to make brown color.
I had no idea what food or gel color combination
become a brown and a pink.
It is becoming very stressful.
It's just doesn't look like any color,
it's like dirty Plato.
I wanted to make Nikki's shirt
but it kinda look like naked skin tone.
So I'm gonna just use this as her face.
Arg, like cleaning chewing gum
from like back of the chair or something.
It's kind of creepy too.
I thought it's gonna be easy,
but I'm running out of time for decoration,
so I'm gonna keep
kneading as fast as I can.
I still have to make hair too, huh?
I should work fast.
This is my workout for the day.
It's just getting dirty or dirtier.
Can I just make a black shirt?
I wanted to make brown but you see
it's just like weird marble (laughing).
But I have to move on,
so I'm gonna just pretend this is her shirt.
I still have to make like black for her hair,
eyebrow and eye.
I'm getting hot.
I didn't like eating fondant cake
and now I hate making fondant cake.
So now I have
pink color, black and white.
And I'm going to start with her shirt.
You want to roll as thin as possible
and I'm going to make a slit.
(serene music)
(gasping) Yes.
Oh, it's actually worked.
A little bit sliding, but
well it's not perfect, but I shall move on.
I'm not sure if I can make it in time.
Nikki might be a like bold lady.
I just have to make sure
face is
covered in this way.
(laughing) They coming up.
I think I can cover with hair.
I'm going to make face first
and use leftover for all the hair.
- Bakers!
You have 10 minutes remaining!
- I get panicked all the time, I just don't show.
Should I do hair first?
Maybe so.
This is all
I have left.
Okay.
Making an executive decision 'cause I don't have time.
(Rie laughing)
Oh I'm so sad.
You look like a nun.
Okay, so I'm gonna use this as a glue.
(faint suspenseful music)
My hands are shaking.
- [Nikki] There's a big bald spot!
- How can I make it look like you now.
Wait, I think if I put ear.
Okay, so let me make ear really quick.
(Nikki laughing)
- I feel like I'm making things worse.
I'm gonna just like make a wave.
I think I shouldn't have done that,
but there is no going back.
(suspenseful music)
I think a haircut.
- 10 seconds remaining!
(suspenseful music)
- Bakers your time is up.
Stop, stop, stop!
Time's up!
(Rie laughing)
- I feel like my career is over.
(all laughing)
Nikki. (all laughing)
I didn't see the back part.
- How do you feel like you did?
Not good. - Not great.
Like, I usually take a photo with my cakes
and like do Instagram post (laughing).
- [Nikki] But not this one? - No.
I'm not proud of what I made.
- [Nikki] There is a head and it's cake
and you did it in four hours.
- I'm a chef, I'm not the artist.
- Rie's like one of the best bakers that I know,
and the fact that this was like hard for her
then it probably means this challenge
was like very difficult.
It's like also like head sized, right?
Oh.
Man, now I feel like we should make everyone do this.
- Time go so fast when you are making
so many different components.
Also like I was making by myself
but actual competition it's more pressured.
Positive side, it doesn't look like Nicki,
but the taste would be great.
I had a great time, I learned a lot.
So maybe next time I can make better.
(soft relaxing music)