Original subtitles

Buddy: ON THIS EPISODE OF "CAKE BOSS"...

Silvia: ARE YOU READY FOR YOUR BIG MOMENT IN TIMES SQUARE?

WE GOT TO DO A CAKE FOR THE NASDAQ.

THEY WANT ME TO CLOSE THE BELL.

YOU SURE YOU UNDERSTOOD THEM CORRECTLY?

Buddy: THEY WANT ME TO ACTUALLY REPLICATE THE NASDAQ TOWER.

YOU GOT TO GO THROUGH HERE

AND IN THERE WITHOUT KNOCKING THE EGG OFF.

EASY.

[ LAUGHS ]

Susan: THIS IS A BIG ISSUE FOR US --

IT'S THE 10th ANNIVERSARY OF O MAGAZINE --

AND YOU'RE THE BOSS OF CAKE.

Buddy: FOR THIS O: THE OPRAH MAGAZINE CAKE --

I WANT TO GO ALL OUT.

COME ON, OPRAH.

IF YOU BLINK, YOU'RE GONNA MISS IT.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

THIS IS CARLO'S BAKERY.

EVERY WEEK, THOUSANDS OF CAKES AND PASTRIES

GO OUT THESE DOORS.

THIS IS THE CREW -- MIA FAMIGLIA.

WE'RE GONNA TAKE THIS BAKERY TO THE TOP.

THEY CALL ME BUDDY. I'M THE BOSS.

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CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS

BUDDY?

PICK UP ON LINE 2.

LINE 2 IS FOR YOU, BUDDY.

HELLO?

SILVIA: Hi, is this buddy?

YES, THIS IS BUDDY.

Hi, Buddy, this is Silvia Davi.

I'm a Vice President of Corporate Communications

at the NASDAQ OMX Group.

OH, AWESOME.

I'm calling because NASDAQ's celebrating 10-year anniversary

of the very famous NASDAQ MarketSite building

in the heart of Times Square.

THEY CALL TIMES SQUARE THE CROSSROADS OF THE WORLD.

I MEAN, THAT'S LIKE THE HEART OF NEW YORK CITY.

IT'S GOT BILLBOARDS EVERYWHERE.

AND RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF ALL THIS IS THE NASDAQ TOWER.

IT HAS ONE OF THE LARGEST MEGATRON SCREENS IN THE WORLD.

What we're looking for

is someone that could really re-create the details

of that actual building and that lights up

and creates the whole excitement of Times Square.

WOW, SO YOU WANT THIS CAKE TO BE IN THE SHAPE OF THE BUILDING --

THE TOWER -- AND YOU WANT IT TO LIGHT UP?

[ CHUCKLES ] THAT'S A PRETTY TALL ORDER.

THEY WANTED THIS BIG, BIG CAKE WITH ALL THE DETAILS,

THE BIG MEGATRON SCREEN OUTSIDE.

AND ON TOP OF THAT, THEY WANT IT TO LIGHT UP!

In addition to making the cake, I would love --

I think we would all be honored at NASDAQ,

if you would close the bell at NASDAQ in our studio.

WOW!

I GET TO ACTUALLY CLOSE THE NASDAQ.

I MEAN, THAT -- THAT'S AMAZING. I WOULD LOVE TO.

THANK YOU, SILVIA. HAVE A GREAT DAY.

You too. Thank you, Buddy.

OKAY.

HEY. GUESS WHAT.

WE GOT TO DO A CAKE FOR THE NASDAQ.

THEY WANT ME TO CLOSE THE BELL.

[ HAND POUNDS COUNTERTOP ]

YOU GONNA DO DING-DING-DING?

I'M GONNA CLOSE THE BELL.

YOU SURE YOU UNDERSTOOD THEM CORRECTLY?

MAYBE YOU HAD A BAD CONNECTION.

Joe: MAYBE YOU'RE GONNA RING THE DINNER BELL.

YOU'RE HOPING IT'S A DINNER BELL.

THEN YOU GET A FREE MEAL.

YOU SHOULD BOTH DROP DEAD, THE BOTH OF YOUSE.

YEAH, WE SHOULD.

THEY DON'T LET ANYBODY JUST WALK OFF THE STREET, RING THE BELL.

BUT WHEN YOU SEE ME RING THAT BELL,

YOU'RE GONNA EAT YOUR WORDS.

NOT ONLY AM I GONNA RING THE BELL,

I'M GONNA BE ON THE TOWER SEVEN STORIES HIGH.

I PROMISE, I'M GONNA MAKE ALL YOUSE EAT YOUR WORDS.

WELL, MAYBE YOU'LL LOOK THINNER.

Buddy: MY IDEA FOR THIS NASDAQ GIG IS TO MAKE THE TOWER.

IT'S GONNA HAVE THE BIG MEGATRON SCREEN ON TOP,

IT'S GONNA HAVE EVERYTHING THAT THEY WANT TO SAY.

I WANT THIS CAKE TO FEEL LIKE

YOU'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF TIMES SQUARE.

STREETS, PEOPLE WALKING AROUND, LITTLE HOT DOG CARTS.

YOU KNOW, IT'S GOT TO FEEL AUTHENTIC.

THE ONLY PROBLEM IS,

I DON'T KNOW HOW THE HELL I'M GONNA MAKE IT LIGHT UP.

Buddy: SUNSHINE?

Stephanie: YEAH?

CAN YOU COME HERE?

THIS IS KIND OF THE SCHEMATICS OF IT.

THIS IS GONNA BE THE TOWER COMING HERE.

IT'S GONNA GO ABOUT YEA TALL.

AND THEN WE'RE GONNA HAVE THIS AREA HERE

TO DO HOT DOG CARTS AND, YOU KNOW --

TRAFFIC LIGHTS. YEAH.

GRAB THE GIRLS.

WORK ON -- ON ALL THOSE LITTLE PIECES.

WE'RE GONNA STACK THIS, FILL IT, AND WE'LL MEET IN THE MIDDLE.

SO, THE NASDAQ PEOPLE WANTED A VANILLA CAKE

WITH CHOCOLATE-FUDGE FILLING.

IT'S GONNA BE GREAT.

I GOT FRANKIE WORKING ON VANILLA CAKES

TO FILL UP THE BOTTOM,

AND I GOT REMY WORKING ON ROUNDS TO FILL UP THE NASDAQ TOWER.

OKAY, SUNSHINE, HOW'S THIS?

CUTE.

I GOT SUNSHINE WORKING ON SOME PEDESTRIANS.

I GOT LIZ WORKING ON A TAXICAB.

I WANT TEENY, TEENY HOT DOG CARTS,

THE BUSES, ALL KINDS OF STUFF.

IT'S GOT TO FEEL LIKE NEW YORK, BABY!

IT'S TIME TO START STACKING THIS BABY.

AND WE'RE STACKING VANILLA CAKES WITH FUDGE.

AND THE MORE WE'RE STACKING, THE BETTER SHE'S A-LOOKING.

SO, I GET A CALL FROM O MAGAZINE -- OKAY? --

WHICH IS OPRAH'S MAGAZINE,

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO LIVE ON PLANET MARS.

SO, I'M GOING DOWN TO THE HEARST BUILDING

TO HAVE A MEETING WITH GAYLE KING AND SUSAN CASEY,

WHO ARE THE EDITORS FOR THIS MAGAZINE.

I WATCH "OPRAH," AND I KNOW THAT GAYLE LOVES SOME SWEETS.

SO I SAID, "IF I'M GOING TO MEET GAYLE,

I'M BRINGING ALL THE BEST CUPCAKES FROM CARLO'S BAKERY."

YOU CAN NEVER GO WRONG WITH A GOOD CAKE, EVER.

Susan: NEVER GO WRONG. EVER, EVER. HELLO.

YAY!

HEY, HOW YOU DOING? I'M BUDDY.

SUSAN. NICE TO MEET YOU.

BUDDY, YOUR REPUTATION PRECEDES YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I KNOW THAT YOU ARE THE CUPCAKE CONNOISSEUR, GAYLE.

I HAD TO BRING YOU SOME OF MY --

WE ACTUALLY GET A BUDDY CUPCAKE?

TO SAMPLE IT, YOU KNOW, AND JUST SEE WHAT --

SEE WHAT -- SEE WHAT I'M ALL ABOUT.

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU, BUT I'M SOLD NOW.

[ LAUGHS ]

WOW.

THIS IS A BIG ISSUE FOR US.

IT'S THE 10th ANNIVERSARY OF O MAGAZINE.

AND YOU REALLY CAN'T HAVE A BIRTHDAY PARTY WITHOUT...

WITHOUT A GREAT-LOOKING CAKE.

...EXTRAVAGANZA OF CAKE.

I MAKE CAKES. [ LAUGHS ]

YOU'RE THE BOSS OF CAKE.

[ CHUCKLES ]

YOU KNOW HOW IT'S GONNA WORK.

WE'VE INVITED 10 TOP PEOPLE.

YOU'RE ONE OF THE 10.

HEY. BUT EVERYBODY WILL BE FEATURED.

WHAT WE ARE HOPING IS THAT YOU CAN COME UP

WITH THE ULTIMATE BIRTHDAY CAKE.

SO, WE DON'T WANT TO STIFLE YOUR IMAGINATION, IF YOU WILL.

OKAY.

WE'LL BE PHOTOGRAPHING IT. WE'LL BE SERVING IT TO READERS.

OH.

WHAT ARE YOU THINKING FOR THE INSIDE OF THIS CAKE?

I THINK I LIKE THE FUDGE BETTER THAN THE CREAM CHEESE.

SO THEN WE'RE DOING FUDGE.

ALTHOUGH THIS IS VERY GOOD.

THEY'RE BOTH GOOD.

I THINK THE CAKE SHOULD LOOK SO GOOD AND SO PRETTY

THAT, JUST SITTING ON THE PAGE, I WANT TO FRIGGIN' LICK IT.

I WILL MAKE IT SO THAT YOU CAN LICK IT. I PROMISE.

Buddy: BEING IN THAT ROOM WITH GAYLE AND SUSAN

AND LOOKING AROUND, SEEING THE MAGAZINES ALL OVER --

BOOM! -- THE CAKE POPPED INTO MY HEAD!

WHEN SOMEBODY TELLS YOU, "GO TO TOWN," YOU KNOW,

"DO YOUR THING AND HAVE FUN WITH IT,"

THAT'S AWESOME, AND THAT'S WHAT I HAVE HERE.

SO, MY IDEA FOR THIS MAGAZINE CAKE IS TO DO THE MAGAZINE.

I MEAN, I'M TALKING ABOUT

STACKING LIKE 35, 40 ISSUES OF MAGAZINES

BUT MADE OUT OF CAKE,

AND JUST KIND OF LIKE OFF-KILTER THEM A LITTLE BIT,

AND IT'LL BE A REALLY COOL CAKE.

BE READY, MAN. YOU GOT A LOT OF DELIVERIES THIS WEEKEND.

YOU GOT LIKE THREE OR FOUR IN SOUTH JERSEY,

YOU GOT WEST JERSEY.

ARE YOU GONNA HAVE ANYBODY TO HELP ME? THAT'S A LOT.

LIKE -- LIKE, I'M BUSTING MY ASS, BUT THAT'S A LOT.

LIKE, I'M ALL ALONE.

OH, MY GOD! YOU'RE ALWAYS CRYING!

I'M NOT CRYING! IT'S OVERWHELMING!

YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR A LONG TIME.

IT'S NOT LIKE I JUST STARTED NOW.

AND I'M JUST OVERWHELMED.

AND ALSO, I FEEL LIKE --

LIKE THAT I COULD DO SOMETHING MORE NOW.

I FEEL LIKE I COULD BAKE NOW.

AND ALSO, I FEEL LIKE THAT I COULD DO SOMETHING MORE NOW.

I FEEL LIKE I COULD BAKE NOW.

HE GOES, "YOU KNOW WHAT, I'M SICK OF DELIVERING.

YOU KNOW, I WANT TO BE A BAKER."

YOU THINK I'M GONNA TRUST YOU WITH MY FATHER'S RECIPES?

THESE ARE SOMETHING THAT YOU GOT TO EARN.

YOU GOT TO LEARN, YOU GOT TO APPRENTICE.

WELL, I'M NOT GONNA EARN OR LEARN IF I DON'T TRY.

I'VE BEEN TALKING TO JOE. I'VE SEEN THE RECIPES.

I COULD DO IT, AND I'M TELLING YOU

THAT I CAN MAKE YOU PROUD.

I FEEL LIKE I'M READY.

ANTHONY'S A LITTLE BIT OF A GOOFBALL,

BUT HE'S A HARD WORKER.

AND YOU KNOW, HE WANTS THIS, I'M GONNA GIVE HIM A SHOT.

OKAY. NOW, THERE'S ONE PROBLEM.

WHO ARE WE GONNA GET TO DELIVER?

TELL ME. NOW ANSWER THAT QUESTION.

CALL MAURIZIO. YEAH, PEEWEE.

MAURIZIO -- HE'S LIKE 90 POUNDS SOAKING WET.

MAURIZIO IS MY WIFE, LISA'S, BROTHER,

WHICH MAKES HIM MY BROTHER-IN-LAW.

HE WORKS HERE PART TIME, CLEANING UP,

SO I'M SURE HE WANTS TO BE PROMOTED TO A DELIVERY GUY.

I BELIEVE THAT HE'S SMART ENOUGH TO DO IT.

I MEAN, LOOK AT THE BRAIN SURGEONS WE GOT DELIVERING NOW.

[ Chuckling ] I MEAN...

HE'S GOT A POINT.

LET ME TALK TO MAURIZIO. LET ME SEE.

FINE. GOOD.

YOU KNOW, IS GETTING MAURIZIO BETTER THAN ANTHONY?

IT'S KIND OF LIKE, WHO'S THE KING OF THE STUPIDS?

FOR THIS O: THE OPRAH MAGAZINE CAKE,

I WANT TO GO ALL OUT.

IT'S THEIR 10th-ANNIVERSARY ISSUE,

AND THE CAKE I'M MAKING IS GONNA BE IN THE MAGAZINE.

SO, I GOT REMY AND SUNSHINE

CUTTING AND SETTING UP THESE MAGAZINES.

WE TAKE OUR TRIANGLE TOOL,

WHICH WE SCRATCH LINES INTO THREE SIDES OF IT.

WE HAVE AN EDIBLE PRINTER

THAT WE PRINT THE FRONT COVER OF THE MAGAZINES.

WE GET ALL THE DIFFERENT COVERS, ALL THE DIFFERENT LABELS,

AND WE STEAM THEM, WE STICK THEM ON.

COME ON, OPRAH, STAY THERE.

WE HAVE ALL THESE DIFFERENT MAGAZINES.

I MEAN, IT LOOKS LIKE, YOU KNOW,

WE WERE JUST READING THE MAGAZINE.

IT WAS GREAT.

LOOKS LIKE THE MAGAZINE.

OPRAH, HERE WE COME, BABY.

ALL RIGHT, GUYS, LET'S KILL THIS NASDAQ CAKE.

OVER, OVER.

Buddy: THEY'RE HAVING THEIR 10-YEAR ANNIVERSARY

FOR THE NASDAQ TOWER, AND THEY ASKED ME TO MAKE A CAKE.

MAKE SURE YOU END THIS SIDE THERE.

Mauro: HOLD IT STRAIGHT, THERE, BUDDY.

Buddy: NOW THAT THIS NASDAQ CAKE IS COMING TOGETHER,

TIME TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO LIGHT THIS SUCKER UP.

I THOUGHT ABOUT MAYBE PUTTING A FLAT SCREEN IN THERE,

AND I SAID, "BUT IT'S NOT EDIBLE."

AND THEN IT CAME TO ME.

WE HAVE THIS STUFF CALLED "DISCO."

DISCO LUSTER DUST IS AN EDIBLE LUSTER DUST

WHICH WE PUT ON THAT HAS, LIKE, A SHIMMER, A GLITZ TO IT.

AND IF I TOOK THE BLACK DISCO AND I PUT IT ON THE FONDANT,

IT WOULD KIND OF LIKE TWINKLE LIKE A SIGN WOULD.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT THESE MEGATRONS,

IT'S, LIKE, ALL LITTLE SQUARES WITHIN A BIG, BIG SQUARE,

AND THAT'S WHAT I FIGURED I'D DO.

YOU CUT A SQUARE, YOU DIP IT, YOU PASTE IT.

DIP IT, PASTE IT, DIP IT, PASTE.

DOO-DOO-DOO DOO-DOO-DOO.

AND THEN THE SCREEN'S GONNA BE FINISHED.

THERE WAS SOME DOUBTERS IN THE CREW.

SOME PEOPLE DIDN'T THINK IT WAS GONNA WORK.

SOME PEOPLE THOUGHT IT WAS GONNA, YOU KNOW, NOT BE ENOUGH.

IF THEY DON'T COME OUT EVEN, THIS IS...

HOW IS IT NOT GONNA COME OUT EVEN?

YOU'RE GONNA CUT INDIVIDUAL SQUARES.

YEAH. ALL RIGHT.

I'LL TRY.

Buddy: BUT I KNEW IT WAS GONNA LOOK LIKE IT WAS LIGHTING UP.

BLINKIN', BLINKIN', BABY. IT'S GONNA WORK.

SO I CUT OUT BLACK SQUARES OF FONDANT,

AND I DIP THEM IN THE DISCO...

SEE? NOW IT LOOKS NICE AND SHINY.

...AND WE START TO ASSEMBLE THEM.

BECAUSE WHEN YOU LOOK AT THESE MEGATRONS,

IT'S, LIKE, ALL LITTLE SQUARES WITHIN A BIG, BIG SQUARE,

AND THAT'S WHAT I FIGURED I'D DO --

YOU KNOW, BUILD ALL THESE SQUARES UP.

ANOTHER ROW OF SQUARES, ANOTHER OF SQUARES.

AND IT'S GONNA LOOK LIKE A BIG MEGATRON SCREEN.

AND IT LOOKS LIKE THE NASDAQ TOWER.

WHO'S GOT THE KEYS?

THE ONLY WAY I COULD REALLY FIND OUT

IF MAURIZIO'S WORTHY OF BEING A DELIVERY BOY

IS TO GIVE HIM SOME TESTS.

THIS IS THE SKILL PART OF THE TEST -- THE SKILL PART.

YOU GOT TO USE YOUR SKILLS.

THESE ARE MY CAKES. I DON'T WANT HIM TO SCREW THEM UP.

YOU GOT TO GET IN THERE, YOU GOT TO GO THROUGH SPEED BUMPS,

YOU GOT TO GO THROUGH POTHOLES, YOU GOT TO GO THROUGH THE CITY.

IT'S NOT EASY.

YOU GOT TO GO THROUGH HERE AND IN THERE.

OKAY, THE REASON FOR THIS TEST IS,

WHEN YOU HAVE THE BOX TRUCK, IT'S TIGHT SQUEEZES.

ALL RIGHT.

YOU HIT A CONE, YOU FAIL.

ANY CONE?

YOU HIT A CONE, YOU'RE OUT! ALL RIGHT!

TIGHT SQUEEZE, BRO.

I'M NOT HITTING ANY CONES.

[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]

Mauro: OH, MAN, YOU'RE NEVER GONNA MAKE IT.

Man: WATCH THAT. WATCH THE LEFT.

OH!

OH, HE'S GETTING THE CONE! [ LAUGHS ]

HE HIT IT?

NO.

CUT THE WHEEL THE OTHER WAY, MORON!

COME BACKWARDS! CUT THE WHEEL THE OTHER WAY!

THERE'S A METAL RAIL!

I GOT LIKE 17 BACKSEAT DRIVERS RIGHT NOW!

HIT THE GAS!

EVERYONE, SHUT UP!

LET'S GO! SHUT UP!

Mauro: EW, HE TOUCHED A CONE.

HE DIDN'T KNOCK IT OVER, BUT HE HIT IT.

ALL RIGHT, NOW REVERSE, THERE.

NO, THAT'S GOOD, THAT'S GOOD.

I DID IT. I TOLD YOU.

YOU DID IT. LISTEN!

LET'S SEE HOW GENTLE YOU ARE.

OKAY?

YOU GOT TO TOUCH THE CONE WITHOUT KNOCKING THE EGG OFF.

COME ON.

COME ON. YOU GOT IT. MORE.

EASY.

A LITTLE MORE.

HOW MUCH I GOT?

COME ON. YOU GOT IT. MORE.

GONNA SEE HOW GENTLE YOU ARE.

EASY. A LITTLE MORE.

LITTLE. OH!

[ LAUGHTER ]

Mauro: ALL RIGHT, MAURIZ!

ATTABOY!

[ LAUGHTER ]

HE PUT IT IN PARK, IT ROLLED FORWARD!

YOU WAS LUCKY IT DIDN'T FALL.

OH, MY GOD.

NOW, THAT'S LUCK, MAN.

COME ON, LET'S SEE HOW THE CAKE IS.

Maurizio: IT'S PERFECT.

LOOKS GOOD.

I WAS PROUD OF HIM. HE PASSED.

YOU DID GOOD. YOU GOT THE JOB.

I'M PROUD OF YOU.

NOW I'M GONNA TAKE YOU OUT THIS WEEKEND AND SHOW YOU THE ROPES,

BUT YOU STILL GOT A LOT TO LEARN.

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT?

CONGRATULATIONS. OH!

THESE UP HERE, BUDDY, GO ON THE BOTTOM.

YOU KNOW, THIS NASDAQ CAKE IS ALL ABOUT THE DETAILS.

I MEAN, THEY WANTED THIS BIG, BIG CAKE

WITH THE BIG MEGATRON SCREEN OUTSIDE.

YOU KNOW, WE CUT OUT LITTLE WINDOWS

JUST LIKE THE NASDAQ TOWER.

HERE ARE THE WORDS TO THE MEGATRON.

AND IT'S LOOKING GREAT.

Mauro: THERE'S 10. THERE'S FIVE LETTERS.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5. SO WE GOT TO START HERE.

SO I HAD REMY PUT BLACK FONDANT ON THE STREET,

SO IT STARTED TO LOOK LIKE A STREET SCENE.

STARTING TO COME TOGETHER.

GET THE LIGHTS. I WANT TO SEE IT WITH THE LIGHTS NOW.

SO, MY IDEA TO MAKE THIS MEGATRON SCREEN

IS TO TAKE STROBE LIGHTS, SHOOT IT AT THEM,

AND THE LIGHT IS GONNA REFLECT OFF THE GLITTER

TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE THE REAL THING.

IS IT LIT NOW? YEAH, IT'S LIT.

I JUST WANT TO SEE SOMETHING.

THE STROBE LIGHT MAKES ME WANT TO PUMP MY FIST.

SO, WHAT I WAS DOING WAS TRYING TO TAKE THE STROBE LIGHT

AND SEE WHICH ANGLE WOULD HIT IT BEST SO I GOT THE BEST EFFECT.

Mauro: DOES IT DO ANYTHING OVER THERE?

YOU'RE GETTING THE SIDE NOW. YOU'RE NOT GETTING THE FRONT.

SEE, MY IDEA WAS TO GET TWO LIKE THIS

AND THEN... TWO LIKE THAT.

LOOK HOW COOL THAT LOOKS.

SO I KIND OF PUT TWO ON THE FLOOR

AND THEN TWO UP A LITTLE BIT SO THAT IT HIT IT THE RIGHT WAY.

I RAN ALL THE WIRES UNDERNEATH AND IN THE BACK.

IT'S GONNA LOOK AWESOME.

FOR THIS O: THE OPRAH MAGAZINE CAKE,

ONCE I HAD THE MAGAZINES READY,

STACKING THEM WAS WHAT I WANTED TO DO.

I HAD THE VISION FOR IT, SO I HAD TO STACK THEM MYSELF.

AND IT IS NO SMALL TASK.

SO, I TAKE LITTLE WOODEN DOWELS,

AND I PUT THEM IN AND I CLIP THEM

SO THAT THEY ACT LIKE LITTLE PEGS INSIDE.

AS I'M STACKING THESE MAGAZINES,

I'M OFF-KILTERING THEM A LITTLE BIT

SO IT LOOKS LIKE IT ALMOST IS FALLING OVER

AND TOPPLING A LITTLE BIT, BUT IT LOOKS COOL.

BEFORE YOU KNOW IT, I GOT, LIKE, 4 OR 5 FEET OF MAGAZINES.

I MEAN, IT WAS CRAZY.

THE LAST THING I'M GONNA DO

IS FAN OUT MAGAZINES AT THE BOTTOM OF THE CAKE.

AND THEN I CROWN IT OFF WITH THE ORIGINAL MAGAZINE

THAT THEY STARTED THE MAGAZINE WITH --

KAPOW! -- RIGHT IN THE FRONT.

IT WAS GONNA BE PERFECT.

Man: OH, NICE.

COME AND SEE OPRAH.

Stephanie: WOW! THAT'S FANCY!

THIS REALLY CAPTURES THE ESSENCE OF THE MAGAZINE.

I LOVE IT. I THINK IT'S AWESOME.

Mauro: AND I LIKE THE WAY THE BOOKS ARE ALL STACKED UP,

ONE ON TOP OF EACH OTHER.

I LIKE THE COLORS OF THE BOOKS.

IT'S COOL, RIGHT?

I LOVE IT. I THINK WE DID A GOOD JOB.

I'M GONNA BE SCARED DELIVERING THIS CAKE, MAN.

THIS IS PRETTY TALL.

Buddy: I GOT TO BRING THE CAKE TO THE PHOTO SHOOT

SO IT CAN BE SHOT FOR THE MAGAZINE.

ARE YOU GOOD? YEAH. GO.

BECAUSE IT'S THEIR 10th ANNIVERSARY,

I PUT 10 CANDLES ON TOP OF THIS CAKE.

HI. HOW YOU DOING, GUYS?

OH, WOW! HOW WE DOING?

BUDDY, THAT LOOKS GREAT. YOU LIKE IT?

IS THIS OUR FIRST COVER?

YEP, YEP, YEP.

SO, ME AND MAURIZIO BRING THIS OPRAH CAKE,

WE BRING IT UPSTAIRS, AND WOW!

I MEAN, ALL THE PEOPLE FROM THE MAGAZINE

ARE SO IMPRESSED WITH IT.

WELL, GREAT, LET'S PHOTOGRAPH IT.

ABSOLUTELY. I'M PSYCHED.

LIGHT TEST.

[ CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS ]

GO A LITTLE BIT TO THE LEFT, PLEASE.

Buddy: A LITTLE TO THE LEFT? YEAH.

LOOKS AWESOME. SHOOTING.

BUDDY, WE SHOULD GET YOU WITH YOUR CAKE.

WANT TO JUMP IN?

YEAH. YOU DON'T MIND THAT?

YEAH, I THINK THAT'D BE GREAT.

SHOW IT OFF A LITTLE BIT.

[ CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS ]

I LOVE WATCHING MY CAKES GET SHOT.

IT'S A REALLY AWESOME PROCESS.

OH, GUYS, THANK YOU SO MUCH. BUDDY, THANK YOU.

IT WAS MY ABSOLUTE PLEASURE. THANK YOU.

WE LOVE THAT. IT'S GREAT HAVING YOU HERE.

WHAT A TREAT.

LET'S START PUTTING THE PEOPLE ON.

Buddy: YOU KNOW, THIS CAKE FOR THE NASDAQ

HAS NOT ONLY GOT TO TASTE DELICIOUS AND LOOK GOOD,

IT'S GOT TO HAVE THAT TIMES SQUARE FEEL.

SO WE STARTED PUTTING ALL THE PEDESTRIANS, THE CABS,

THE HOT DOGS CARTS, WE PUT A COUPLE TREES.

YOU KNOW, IT WAS REALLY STARTING TO LOOK LIKE TIMES SQUARE.

WE SHOULD PUT SOME PEOPLE JUMPING OUT OF THE WINDOWS.

THOSE ARE THE PEOPLE THAT LOST ALL THEIR MONEY.

"I JUST LOST $50 MILLION! AAAAH!"

THIS CAKE'S GONNA RULE.

THE ONLY PROBLEM WAS I DIDN'T WANT TO SEE, LIKE,

THESE STROBE LIGHTS.

SO I'M LIKE, "HOW THE HELL AM I GONNA COVER IT?"

SO I'M THINKING, "TIMES SQUARE.

BILLBOARDS, BABY."

WHEN I WALK IN TIMES SQUARE, THAT'S WHAT YOU THINK.

YOU LOOK, YOU SEE ALL THESE SCREENS AND THESE LIGHTS.

OKAY, LET'S DO THE WIRING. GIVE ME THE WIRE.

WE'LL GET THE WIRE ON.

SO WE PUT UP TWO DIGITAL SCREENS,

AND THEN WE PRINTED OUT TWO EDIBLE DIGITAL SCREENS

FOR THE BOTTOM ONES.

AND I REALLY FEEL CONFIDENT

THAT THIS IS GONNA BE THE TYING ELEMENT

TO REALLY BRING TIMES SQUARE INTO THIS CAKE.

HOW'S THE CAKE? 1, 2, 3, GANACHE.

OH!

PUSH.

THAT'S IT. NICE AND EASY.

LET'S GIVE THIS A SHOT, NOW.

OH, OH, OH. NO.

YOU GOT IT?

I DON'T KNOW, BABE.

GUESS WHAT.

IT DON'T FIT THROUGH THE FRONT DOOR!

IT'S NOT GONNA FIT.

Buddy: LET'S GIVE THIS A SHOT, NOW.

Frankie: OH, OH! NO.

YOU GOT IT?

NO. I DON'T KNOW, BABE.

IT DON'T FIT THROUGH THE FRONT DOOR!

I MEAN, IT WAS OFF BY LIKE A HALF AN INCH!

IT'S NOT GONNA FIT.

WE GOT TO GO SOMEWHERE ELSE, GUYS.

WE GOT A MILLION TOURISTS, EVERYBODY LOOKING.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO

IF IT'S NOT GONNA FIT THROUGH HERE.

WE GOT THE SIDE DOOR. WE GOT 43rd STREET.

OH, THANK GOD. WE'LL GO THROUGH THE SIDE DOOR, THEN.

COME AROUND THE CORNER. GO AROUND THE CORNER.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

ALL RIGHT, GUYS.

[ GASPS ] THIS IS TERRIFIC!

OH, MY PLEASURE. THANK YOU!

OH, I LOVE IT!

I KNEW THAT I NAILED IT. IT FELT LIKE TIMES SQUARE.

SO, WAIT TILL YOU SEE WHAT THIS CAKE DOES.

MAURO, PLEASE?

WHOO! THAT'S PERFECT!

[ APPLAUSE ]

[ CHUCKLES ]

WOW. THAT'S AMAZING.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.

SO, ARE YOU READY FOR YOUR BIG MOMENT

IN TIMES SQUARE AND ON BROADWAY?

I AM SO EXCITED TO, YOU KNOW, BE CLOSING THE BELL.

WE'RE DELIGHTED TO HAVE YOU.

I'M SO PSYCHED. I'M HONORED.

I MEAN, IT'S MY HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO BE HERE.

YOU GONNA GET TO CLOSE THE MARKET, RIGHT?

I'M GONNA CLOSE THE MARKET. THEY DON'T BELIEVE ME.

SO, ARE YOU GONNA SEND THEM OUTSIDE,

OR ARE THEY COMING AND JOINING US IN?

OUTSIDE! WE'LL WATCH OUTSIDE.

YOU'RE GONNA WATCH IT ON THE JumboTron.

YOU'RE MAKING FUN OF ME, NOW YOU CAN SEE IT LIVE.

Buddy: SO, THEY GO OUTSIDE ON THE BIG SCREEN, BABY,

BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE I'M GONNA BE -- TIMES SQUARE!

Silvia: TODAY IS THE 10-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THIS ICONIC BUILDING --

THE NASDAQ MARKET SITE.

AND I AM DELIGHTED TO WELCOME CAKE ARTIST BUDDY VALASTRO

TO OFFICIALLY RING THE NASDAQ CLOSING BELL TODAY.

[ APPLAUSE ]

Frankie: DON'T BLINK, ALL RIGHT?

IF YOU BLINK, YOU'RE GONNA MISS IT.

Buddy: I'M JUST A BAKER FROM NEW JERSEY,

AND HERE I AM, CLOSING THE BIGGEST MARKET IN THE WORLD.

THE ONLY THING I COULD THINK ABOUT,

WHEN I WAS UP THERE MAKING A SPEECH,

I KNOW THAT MY DAD WAS UP THERE WATCHING DOWN AT ME --

YOU KNOW, THAT HE COULD SEE ME CLOSING THE BELL ON NASDAQ.

I MEAN, IT -- IT WAS LIKE AN AWESOME MOMENT.

YOU BETTER NOT SCREW IT UP.

7...6...5...4...

3...2...1.

[ BELL RINGING ]

BINGO.

I CLOSED THAT BELL.

YOU KNOW, IT WAS SUCH AN HONOR AND PRIVILEGE.

IT WAS A GREAT THING.

Silvia: BUDDY, THE CAKE IS DELICIOUS.

YOU KNOW WHAT THE TRICK IS -- OLD-SCHOOL SICILIAN.

THERE YOU GO. [ CHUCKLES ]

Buddy: LOOK, GUYS, WE MADE IT.

O MAGAZINE, BABY.

WE'RE IN IT.

HOW YOU LIKE THAT? COOL.

IT WAS SO TALL, DIDN'T EVEN FIT.

IT LOOKS COOL, THOUGH. IT LOOKS REALLY GREAT.

THEY GAVE YOU A WHOLE PAGE, TOO. LOOK AT THAT.

FULL PAGE, BABY, FULL PAGE.

IT'S AN HONOR TO BE IN O MAGAZINE.

HELL, YEAH.

TO THINK, IF MY FATHER COULD SEE THIS,

HOW PROUD HE WOULD BE. THAT'S BIG, MAN.

NOW WE JUST GOT TO GO TO HER SHOW.

NOW I JUST GOT TO GET ON THE SHOW.

GOOD JOB. GOOD JOB. ALL RIGHT.