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Buddy: I HAD THIS CONSULTATION TODAY
WITH THESE TWO CAPTAINS OF A DRAGON-BOAT RACING TEAM.
WE ARE HAVING A FUND-RAISER.
WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GREAT THING
TO HAVE A CENTERPIECE OF A CAKE.
WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CULTURE,
LIKE, THE CHINESE CULTURE IS DEFINITELY IN
EVERYTHING THAT THIS CAKE'S GONNA TURN OUT.
SO WE WANT TO TIE THE CULTURE
AND THE WHOLE IDEA OF DRAGON BOAT ALL TOGETHER.
I AM GONNA MAKE YOU GUYS A FANTASTIC DRAGON-THEMED CAKE.
WE'RE GONNA RESPECT THE CULTURE.
I WON'T LET YOU DOWN.
Buddy: THE IDEA BEHIND THE DRAGON-BOAT CAKE
IS TO MAKE THIS REALLY BIG BOTTOM, LIKE A 24-INCH ROUND.
AND AROUND THE BOTTOM OF THAT CAKE,
I WAS GONNA HAVE TWO DRAGON HEADS WITH BODIES
KIND OF RACING AROUND THE BOTTOM TIER.
AND THEN I WAS GONNA MAKE ANOTHER TWO TIERS ON TOP OF IT,
AND WE WERE GONNA DO SOME HAND PAINTING OF SOME DRAGON BOATS
AND THEN CHINESE HOUSES
AND REALLY BRING IN THE CULTURE IN THE HAND PAINTING.
ALL RIGHT, LISTEN, AUTHENTIC, AUTHENTIC, AUTHENTIC.
LET'S DO WHAT WE GOT TO DO. LET'S GO.
YOU GUYS, START MAKING THE DRAGON HEADS.
THE FOCAL POINT OF THIS DRAGON BOAT CAKE
IS THE DRAGONS' HEADS.
THE HEADS ARE MADE OUT OF CEREAL TREATS
AND MODELING CHOCOLATE.
WE SHOULD MAKE THEM THE SAME SIZE.
THEY'RE GONNA MOLD AND SHAPE THE CEREAL TREATS
TO GET THE BASIC SHAPE AND SIZE.
SO THAT THEY'LL FIT ON TOP OF THE CAKE,
THOSE HEADS NEED TO BE ABOUT THE SIZE OF A SOFTBALL.
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SO, THE FIRST THING I DO IS FILL IT.
I'M DOING A BLACK-AND-WHITE CAKE
WITH LOTS OF CHOCOLATE FUDGE BETWEEN THE LAYERS.
ONE, TWO, THREE.
AFTER I FILL THIS BLACK-AND-WHITE CAKE,
I'M GONNA DIRTY-ICE IT TO GET IT SET UP TO PUT THE FONDANT ON.
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THEY PUT RED-AND-WHITE MODELING CHOCOLATE
ON TOP OF THE CEREAL-TREAT BASE
SO THAT THEY COULD REALLY SCULPT IT.
TONI AND DANIELLA ARE TWO OF MY MOST TALENTED ARTISTS.
THEY'RE NOT REALLY CAKE PEOPLE. THEY'RE MORE ARTISTS.
SO THEY SCULPT, THEY PAINT. THEY DO MORE OF THAT.
ONCE THE HEADS ARE SCULPTED INTO THE SHAPE THAT WE WANT,
WE ADD A LITTLE LUSTER DUST TO ADD TEXTURE AND SHINE.
THEN COME EXTRA DETAILS LIKE EDIBLE BEADS
AND TEETH AND EYES MAKE OUT OF CHOCOLATE.
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SO THE DRAGON-BOAT CAKE IS A THREE-TIERED CAKE
THAT I'M STACKING OFF-CENTERED
SO TO HAVE A LITTLE ROOM AROUND THE BOTTOM TIER
SO THE DRAGONS COULD KIND OF COIL THEIR WAY AROUND.
ONE, TWO, THREE.
AND I LOOK AT THESE DRAGON HEADS,
AND THEY WERE FREAKING BIG.
I SAID "SOFTBALL," AND THEY MADE BOWLING BALLS.
THAT AFFECTS THINGS.
BECAUSE NOW I HAVE TO CHANGE THE WHOLE DESIGN OF THE CAKE,
YOU KNOW?
PUT ONE UP HERE, ON TOP OF THE 10-INCH, FACING THIS WAY.
ALL'S I GOT TO SAY IS,
"THANK GOD I GOT MAURO WATCHING MY BACK."
IT BARELY FITS ON THERE -- JUST THE SMALL ONE.
BECAUSE WE PUT OUR HEADS TOGETHER,
WE CAME UP WITH A NEW DIRECTION FOR THIS CAKE.
I GUESS WE COULD KIND OF WRAP HIS BODY HERE
AND THEN HIS BODY COMES AROUND HERE.
CRISSCROSSING IN THE BACK.
I SCRAPPED THE WATER PAINTING ON IT,
AND I FIGURED WE'LL JUST DO BIGGER DRAGON BODIES
AND MAKE THE DRAGONS A MORE PREDOMINANT PART OF THE CAKE.
I'M LIKE, "MAURO, LET'S GET THE CEREAL TREATS,
AND LET'S MAKE THE BODIES."
WE KIND OF ROLLED THEM UP AND MADE THE BODIES
LIKE A COILY, DRAGONY SNAKE TYPE OF THING.
GIVE ME THE BUTTERCREAM BAG.
HEY, DANNY? -YES, SIR.
MAKE ME RED. ADD A LITTLE MODELING CHOCOLATE TO IT.
IT'S GOT TO BE LIKE RED TO GO WITH THIS.
I GOT A GREAT IDEA FOR THE SCALES.
WHAT I'M GONNA DO IS
I'M GONNA TAKE A LITTLE TEXTURED ROLLING PIN
THAT'S LIKE A COBBLESTONE.
WE KIND OF WRAPPED IT AROUND THE CAKE.
AND THEN WHAT WE'LL DO IS WHERE THE SEAM IS,
WE'LL CUT, LIKE, A GOLD STRIP.
TO DECORATE THEM A LITTLE BIT.
THEN I CALLED OVER CHRISTINE,
WHO'S ACTUALLY REALLY, REALLY INNOVATIVE AND TALENTED,
AND SHE CUT ME OUT SOME DIFFERENT WAVY PATTERNS
THAT WE PUT ON THE SIDE
THAT KIND OF REPRESENTS THE WATER AND THE DRAGONS.
AND THEN I USED AIRBRUSH
TO ADD GOLD HIGHLIGHTS TO THE ENTIRE CAKE.
AND, I MEAN, IT LOOKED HOT.
SHE LOOKS ALL DONE.
GOOD JOB, TEAM.
LET'S PACK THIS PUPPY UP, AND LET'S GO.
IT'S A HEAVY DRAGON.
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-WHOO! [ CHEERING ]
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
IT'S AN AMAZING CAKE.
YOU GUYS LIKE IT?
YEAH.
SAY THANK YOU!
All: THANK YOU!