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-HEY, BUDDY. -HEY, PAUL.
-HOW YOU DOING? -GOOD TO SEE YOU.
-SAME HERE, MAN. -HOW'S EVERYTHING GOING, MAN?
LONG TIME NO SEE.
HE'S THE PRESIDENT OF THE RETAIL BAKERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA.
EVERY YEAR, THE RBA THROWS A CONVENTION.
OUR SHOW THIS YEAR IS GONNA BE IN CHARLOTTE,
AND THAT'S RACECAR COUNTRY DOWN THERE.
WELL, WHAT ARE YOU THINKING?
WELL, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MAKING
A LIFE-SIZED RACECAR CAKE.
HE'S TALKING ABOUT ONE THING -- NASCAR, BABY.
SO I DON'T WANT TO BUILD JUST ANY CAR.
I'M GONNA MAKE A CAKE THE ACTUAL SIZE OF A NASCAR RACER.
FIRST WE'LL BUILD A BOX IN THE CENTER,
AND THEN WE'RE GONNA BUILD SPONGES ALL AROUND IT.
WE'RE GONNA COVER IT IN FONDANT AND MODELING CHOCOLATE.
UNDER THE HOOD, SHE'S GONNA HAVE AN ENGINE MADE OUT OF CAKE!
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WELL, AFTER I SAY YES TO THIS CRAZY PLAN,
WE GOT TO BAKE THE SPONGE.
I'VE DONE THE MATH, AND TO MAKE THIS CAKE,
IT'S GONNA TAKE 2,400 HALF-SHEETS.
THAT'S ABOUT 12,000 POUNDS OF POUND CAKE.
THAT'S 2,400 WITH NO BREAKAGE.
Buddy: WE AIN'T GONNA BREAK THEM.
WE'RE TRAINED PROFESSIONALS, MAN.
POUND CAKE IS FLYING.
I MEAN, WE'RE JUST PUMPING THEM OUT.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT?
WE'RE JUST IN A RHYTHM AND A FLOW,
AND THINGS ARE LOOKING GOOD.
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ME AND JOEY -- WE GOT TO START TO DRIVE DOWN TO CHARLOTTE.
Buddy: TEXTURED ROLLING PINS -- YOU PACKED THEM?
Woman: I PACKED THE ONE THAT'S THE LINES
AND THE ONE THAT WE USUALLY DO FOR TIRES.
JUST COMB THROUGH IT LASTLY,
AND THEN IF YOU SEE ANYTHING, I TRUST YOU.
BRING IT WITH YOU.
I'M GOING TO MEET THE REST OF THE CREW DOWN THERE.
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AFTER DRIVING ALL NIGHT, WE FINALLY ARRIVED IN CHARLOTTE.
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HEY, GOOD MORNING, PAUL. HOW'S EVERYTHING GOING?
PRETTY GOOD. HOW ARE YOU?
EXCELLENT. GOOD.
Buddy: IT'S THE FIRST MORNING TO GO START WORKING ON THIS CAKE.
I GOT MY WHOLE TEAM TOGETHER.
WE NEED EVERYBODY WORKING TOGETHER, ALL HANDS ON DECK.
SO WE START UNPACKING THE TRUCK.
WE GOT THE CULINARY STUDENTS HELPING OUT.
FRANKIE SHOWS UP, THE FRAME FINALLY ARRIVES,
AND WE'RE FIRING ON ALL CYLINDERS, BABY. WHOO!
WE'RE GONNA DROP HER RIGHT HERE.
I THINK WE'RE GONNA GO LONGWAYS THIS WAY.
YOU GOT TO UNDERSTAND SOMETHING --
WE'RE BUILDING A BAKERY
IN THE MIDDLE OF A FREAKIN' CONVENTION CENTER.
WE'VE SET UP THE FRAME, WE'RE READY TO ROCK-'N'-ROLL,
AND IT'S TIME TO START STACKING CAKE.
ALL RIGHT, GUYS, LET'S START PUTTING THE SPONGE ON. LET'S GO.
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SO, THE FIRST THING WE GOT TO DO
IS STACK AND FILL ALL THE POUND CAKE.
ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GONNA NEED A COUPLE RUNNERS
BACK AND FORTH WITH THE SPONGE.
BRING THE SPONGE OVER.
ALL RIGHT, MAN, GIVE ME ONE RIGHT HERE.
THANK YOU, BABY.
IT TOOK 20 PEOPLE 6 HOURS JUST TO STACK THIS CAKE.
GOOD JOB, TEAM. GOOD JOB.
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I NEED SOME BOW KNIVES.
I NEED A BUCKET OF WARM WATER. LET'S GO.
THERE'S A LOT OF CARVING TO DO ON THIS CAKE.
YOU GOT TO CARVE IT ALL DOWN AND MAKE IT LOOK RIGHT.
-WE OKAY? -YEAH, WE'RE DOING GOOD.
ALL RIGHT, YOU GUYS ARE DOING GOOD.
YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING ON THIS CAKE IS DONE ON A LARGER SCALE.
IF YOU GOT TO CARVE ON THE CAKE, YOU GOT TO TIMES IT TIMES 500.
SO, IF I WAS SUPPOSED TO TAKE 2 HOURS CARVING THE CAKE,
THIS IS GONNA TAKE ME 20 HOURS.
YOU'RE GONNA GO BANANAS DOING THIS CAKE!
I STILL NEED TO WRAP THIS PUPPY IN CEREAL TREATS,
DIRTY-ICE IT, AND START COVERING IT WITH FONDANT.
WHOA!
-SLIPPERY. -YOU ALL RIGHT?
WHILE WE CONTINUE TO PUT CEREAL TREATS ON THE CAR,
I'M HAVING CHRISTINE AND THE STUDENTS WORK ON THE ENGINE.
SO, WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO IS,
OUT OF CEREAL TREATS, BUILD THIS ENGINE.
LATER, WE'RE GONNA HOIST THE ENGINE DOWN INTO IT.
OH, LIKE A REAL CAR?
AWW! YOU LIKE THAT, HUH?
YEAH.
I REALLY WANT TO WORK ON THIS,
BUT I HAVE TO CARVE THIS CAKE,
AND I GOT ABOUT THREE, FOUR HOURS WORTH OF CARVING.
YOUR ENGINE IS IN GOOD HANDS.
ALL RIGHT. GOOD.
I WANTED THAT ENGINE DETAILED,
SO I TOLD THEM, "DO NOT HOLD BACK,
GO AT IT 100%,"
AND THEY WERE DOING EXCELLENT.
IT'S TIME TO DIRTY-ICE.
LET'S GET THE SPATULAS, THE QUICK-ICE BAGS.
LET'S ROCK-'N'-ROLL.
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THIS NASCAR CAKE REQUIRES A LOT OF ICING.
I FIGURE WE'RE GONNA NEED ABOUT 50 BUCKETS OF BUTTERCREAM ICING.
50 BUCKETS!
THAT'S ABOUT 2,000 POUNDS OF ICING.
Buddy: WE GOT TO TAKE THE CARDBOARDS AND SCRAPE IT OFF.
I DON'T WANT IT TO BE TOO THICK ON THERE.
NOW THAT WE'VE GOT THIS CAKE READY, YOU KNOW,
WITH THE CEREAL TREATS WRAPPED AROUND IT, CARVED --
THE SHAPE LOOKS GOOD, EVERYTHING LOOKS GOOD --
NOW WE GOT TO START WITH THE FONDANT,
AND THAT'S JUST A HUGE PROBLEM
BECAUSE THERE'S SOME BIG PIECES OF FONDANT, MAN.
45x28, REMY.
WE HAD TO ROLL OUT 50 YARDS OF FONDANT.
ROLL IT ON, ROLL IT ON, ROLL IT UP.
THAT'S HALF A FOOTBALL FIELD.
I MEAN, THESE ARE SOME HUGE PIECES.
COME ON. I WANT TO SEE EVERYBODY MOVING.
ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GONNA PAINT IT.
I WANT TO GET EVERYBODY GOING.
LET'S GO, LET'S GO, LET'S GO.
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WAIT. WAIT. WAIT. WAIT. CENTER IT. CENTER IT.
Buddy: FOR THE ACTUAL TIRES, I HAVE SOME STUDENTS
CUTTING OUT SOME CEREAL TREATS, OKAY?
AND THEN WE'RE GONNA COVER THOSE CEREAL TREATS
IN BLACK MARBLING CHOCOLATE.
Woman: STRETCH IT. OKAY. WE'RE GOOD.
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WE'RE GONNA PUT SOME HUBCAPS AND RIMS ON IT.
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LET'S WRITE "GANACHE."
OKAY.
RIGHT? THAT'S OUR "GO" PHRASE, RIGHT?
-"GANACHE"! -"GANACHE"!
SO, IT'LL SAY "GANACHE"!
"GANACHE," "GANACHE," "GANACHE."
"GANACHE"!
I THINK THAT'LL LOOK GOOD.
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THERE WAS 56 INDIVIDUALS WHO HELPED MAKE THIS CAKE.
IN HONOR OF BAKERS' UNITY AND EVERYTHING,
WE'RE PUTTING NUMBER 56 ON THIS CAR.
Woman: GUYS, YOU GOT THE PICTURE
OF THE SIDE OF THE ENGINE THAT HAS THE HOSES COMING OUT OF IT?
MAKE, LIKE, 60 BOLTS.
THIS ENGINE FOR THIS NASCAR CAKE LOOKS FRIGGIN' REAL.
I MEAN, INSANE!
CABLES, SPARK PLUGS.
I MEAN, IT LOOKED AWESOME.
THEY DID A HELL OF A JOB.
I WAS SO PROUD OF THEM.
Woman: I THINK THAT LOOKS GREAT.
-ON THREE. ONE, TWO... -EVERYBODY TOGETHER.
YOU KNOW, WE COULD HAVE DROPPED THIS ENGINE IN BY HAND.
WHY NOT DO IT LIKE THEY PUT AN ENGINE IN, IN A CAR?
-HOLD THE CHAINS. -MAKE SURE WE PASS IT.
-DO NOT LET IT DROP, GUYS. -OKAY.
GO DOWN EASY, SLOWLY.
GOOD. KEEP IT GOING.
-WE IN THE HOLE? -YEAH.
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
Buddy: WE HAD THIS ENGINE UP WITH CHAINS.
IT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS COMING IN, YOU KNOW, FROM A HOIST,
LIKE IT WAS A REAL CAR.
YEAH! LOOK AT THAT ENGINE, BABY!
THAT'S HOW YOU DO A NASCAR.
IT WAS LIKE THE NAIL IN THE COFFIN, BABY.
IT WAS DONE.
COME ON. LOOK AT THIS THING.
THIS IS HOW YOU BUILD A NASCAR!
THIS NASCAR CAKE IS AMAZING!
IT TOOK A TEAM OF 56 PEOPLE AND 4 DAYS TO COMPLETE THIS CAKE.
IT REALLY, REALLY LOOKED LIKE A NASCAR.
IT WAS THE BIGGEST CAKE I EVER FREAKIN' SEEN.
IT WAS HUGE.
OUT OF ALL THE CAKES I'VE MADE,
I'VE NEVER BEEN MORE PROUD THAN OF THIS ONE.
AND I'VE NEVER BEEN SO PROUD OF THE TEAM THAT I'VE HAD.
ALL RIGHT? AND THIS IS A GREAT TEAM HERE.
IT WAS AN HONOR TO WORK WITH ALL YOU GUYS.
[ APPLAUSE ] THANK YOU SO MUCH.