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POPCORN HERE.

GET YOUR POPCORN HERE.

COMING UP ON "CAKE BOSS"...

WE'VE MADE CAKES TO FEED 800 PEOPLE.

THAT'S A LOT OF KIDS.

SO, I GOT AN ORDER FOR A CAKE.

THESE GUYS ARE ALL TURNING 50.

IT'S ART. I'M AN ARTISTE.

IT'S LOOKING LIKE, UM, PICASSO, BABY.

OH, MY GOSH.

DIDN'T YOU SAY, "PAINT SPLATTER"?

NOT A MURDER SCENE.

I'M HERE TO TEACH YOU CPR, A BASIC SKILL.

TECHNICALLY, I-- I KILLED THE PATIENT.

HE BROKE IT.NOW HE'S REALLY DEAD.

EVERYONE STAND CLEAR.

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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HEY, BUD. SOME GUYS HERE TO SEE YOU.

HEY, WHAT'S GOING ON, GUYS? GOOD TO SEE YOU.

HOW'S IT GOING?

FRANKIE AND JOE RUN THE BASEBALL LEAGUE

IN THE TOWN THAT I LIVE IN.

BUDDY, WE WANTED TO COME DOWN FIRST

TO GIVE YOU YOUR TEAM SHIRT FOR YOUR SON'S TEAM.

OH, LOOK AT THAT.

SEE THAT? A-HA.

YOU KNOW I'M THE COACH, RIGHT?

I KNOW YOU'RE THE COACH.HOW DO YOU LIKE THAT?

I MEAN, IT'S DEFINITELY BEEN A FEW YEARS SINCE I HIT A HOME RUN

OR, YOU KNOW, RAN THE BASES OR THREW A BALL.

BUT MY SON'S WANTED ME TO BECOME AN ASSISTANT COACH.

I DO WANT TO BE PART OF IT,

AND I LOVE MY SONS, AND WHY NOT?

THAT'S WHY WE'RE DOWN HERE TODAY.

WE HAVE OUR OPENING DAY ON SATURDAY COMING UP.

AND WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE A CAKE DONE.

WE'LL GO OUT TO THE FIELD.

WE'LL HAVE ABOUT 800 PEOPLE THERE,

BETWEEN THE KIDS AND THE PARENTS.

AND WE WOULD BE HONORED IF, YOU KNOW,

YOU COULD HAVE A CAKE FOR US.

WE'LL DO SOMETHING BIG.

I MEAN, IT'S GONNA BE OUTSIDE, RIGHT?

YES. YES.

800 KIDS, DUDE. 800 KIDS?

THAT'S A LOT OF CAKE.

WE'VE MADE CAKES TO FEED 800 PEOPLE.

THAT'S A LOT OF KIDS.

EXACTLY, EXACTLY.

SOMETHING LIKE THIS SIZE FROM HERE TO THERE.

IT'S A HUGE EVENT.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE THERE.

I MEAN, IT'S A GREAT HONOR.

THANKS, GUYS. TAKE CARE.

FRANK AND JOE FROM THE MONTVILLE BASEBALL-SOFTBALL RECREATION

CAME IN AND ASKED ME TO MAKE A BIG CAKE FOR OPENING DAY.

AND SINCE I'M A COACH, I WANT TO DO A GOOD JOB.

YOU'RE THE COACH?

I AM THE COACH. WHY?

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT BASEBALL?

LET ME SEE YOUR BUNT SIGN.

HOW YOU DO THE BUNT?

YOU'RE DOING A THIRD-BASE COACH, YOU GOT TO GET THE BUNT SIGN.

SO CALL ME, "COACH."

ANYWAY, WE NEED A CAKE THAT WE CAN FEED 800 PEOPLE WITH.

SO, RIGHT OFF THE BAT, IT BECOMES BIG.

ALL RIGHT, WHAT ARE THE ELEMENTS

IN A BASEBALL FIELD, BASEBALL STADIUM?

A BIG FIELD WITH A NICE GLOVE ON IT.

DANNY, YOU GOT A--

DANNY DID A GOOD IDEA.

SO WE DO, LIKE, A BIG GLOVE.

AND THEN THE CAKE IS, LIKE,

THE SHAPE OF THE BASEBALL FIELD.

I'M TALKING ABOUT, LIKE, A GIANT, GIANT GLOVE.

SO, WE DECIDED TO PUT THE CAKE ON A DIAMOND-SHAPED BOARD,

LIKE A BASEBALL DIAMOND SHAPE.

WHAT'S THE POPCORN FOR?

GONNA TOSS THE POPCORN IN THIS AND THEN BAKE IT.

SO, WE CHOOSE TO DO KIND OF LIKE A BALLPARK FILLING.

STOP EATING THE POPCORN.IT'S PRETTY GOOD.

WE'RE GONNA MIX UP SOME CARAMEL-COATED POPCORN

AND SOME FRESHLY TOASTED PRETZELS,

AND WE'RE GONNA PUT IT IN

A PEANUT-BUTTER-AND-CHOCOLATE FILLING

TO GET THAT KIND OF, LIKE, SWEET AND SALTY

"TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME" FEEL, BABY.

THIS IS GONNA BE NICE, HUH?

OKAY, NEXT LAYERS, GENTLEMEN.

OH.

POPCORN HERE.

GET YOUR POPCORN HERE.

♪ TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME ♪

BEAUTIFUL.

WELCOME. HAVE A SEAT.

I HAVE A CONSULT WITH MARIE AND JULIANNA TODAY,

AND IT'S NOT THE FIRST TIME I'VE MADE CAKES FOR THESE GUYS.

WE WERE HERE A FEW YEARS AGO.

YEAH, WE DID THE TAX CAKE, RIGHT?

THAT'S RIGHT, FOR MY HUSBAND.

WE ACTUALLY MADE A GREAT CAKE FOR MARIE'S HUSBAND, MICHAEL,

FOR HIS ACCOUNTING FIRM.

AND, YOU KNOW, IT HAD AN ACCOUNTANT KIND OF,

LIKE, PASSED OUT ON THE DESK.

AND IT WAS SO TELLING OF WHAT AN ACCOUNTANT

IS LIKE DURING TAX SEASON.

THIS YEAR, HIM AND ALL HIS REALLY GOOD FRIENDS

- ARE TURNING 50. - COOL.

AND THEY ALL WENT TO HIGH SCHOOL TOGETHER,

AND FOUR OF THEM WENT TO THE SAME COLLEGE.

THEY'RE LIKE A WOLF PACK, HUH?

OH, YEAH.

OKAY, THEY WERE ALL BORN IN 1965.

HERE'S SOME PICTURES OF THEM.

OH, COOL. LET ME CHECK THESE OUT.

SO, WE WERE THINKING TO TRY TO DO SOMETHING

A LITTLE SPECIAL FOR THEM.

YEAH, YOU KNOW, IT'S INTERESTING

BECAUSE USUALLY WHEN YOU DO A 50th BIRTHDAY,

YOU'RE DOING IT FOR ONE PERSON.

RIGHT, YEAH, THAT WOULD BE FOR ALL OF THEM.

YEAH, I MEAN, WE TOTALLY TRUST YOUR CREATIVITY.

AND WHERE DO I HAVE TO DELIVER THIS CAKE TO?

WELL, I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE KIND OF COOL

IF THEY ACTUALLY COULD COME PICK IT UP.

DOING A CAKE FOR THIS MANY PEOPLE

IS USUALLY A LITTLE CHALLENGING 'CAUSE

IF I WAS GONNA MAKE A CAKE TO CELEBRATE

SOMEONE'S 50th BIRTHDAY, YOU COULD GO THROUGH THEIR TIMELINE.

AND YOU KIND OF, LIKE, TELL THE STORY OF WHAT THEY DID, RIGHT?

BUT IF YOU HAVE 6 GUYS WHO ARE TURNING 50,

IT'S HARD TO TELL SIX STORIES IN ONE CAKE.

SO, I GOT TO AN ORDER FOR A CAKE.

THESE GUYS ARE ALL TURNING 50.

SO, THINK ABOUT IT LIKE THIS--

THE WAY I SEE IT IS IT SHOULD PROBABLY BE MAYBE,

LIKE, EACH DECADE GETS A TIER.

IF THEY'RE TURNING 50 NOW,

WHAT, '65 IS WHEN THEY WERE BORN?

YEAH, SO YOU GOT EVERYTHING

FROM THE '60s TO NOW. OKAY.

AND THEN WE COULD DO THE '60s,

THEN THE '70s, THEN THE '80s, THEN THE '90s.

AND THE TOP IS TODAY.

8-TRACKS.

I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT AN 8-TRACK TAPE LOOKS LIKE.

I THINK IT LOOKS LIKE A CASSETTE.

THE BEST THING ABOUT THIS CAKE-- IT'S FUN TO REMINISCE.

I MEAN, THE '80s WERE PRETTY FUN.

MY SISTERS ALL HAD BIG HAIR.

IN THE '90s, IT WAS KIND OF, LIKE, EITHER THE FLANNEL.

OR I WOULD DO, LIKE, A BLAZER WITH A WHITE T-SHIRT UNDERNEATH.

YOU KNOW, VERY 90210.

BUT I ALWAYS DRESSED GOOD.

I MEAN, LOOK WHAT I WEAR EVERY DAY.

IT'S GREAT.

SO THERE'S SO MANY

DIFFERENT LITTLE INTRICATE DETAILS FOR THIS CAKE,

SO I'M GONNA HAVE ALL THE DECORATORS

KIND OF MAKE THINGS SEPARATELY.

AND THEN WE'RE GONNA PUT THEM TOGETHER.

FOR THE '60s WE'RE THINKING RECORDS, PEACE SIGNS,

FLOWER POWER, TIE DYE,

ALL THE THINGS THAT WOULD ENCOMPASS THE '60s.

FOR THE '70s, I'M THINKING A DISCO FLOOR,

BIG, BIG HAIR AND A DISCO BALL.

THEY'RE GONNA BE DANCING.

IT'S GONNA BE BEAUTIFUL.

'80s WE'RE THINKING HIP-HOP TO CLUB MUSIC.

HIP-HOP.

FOR THE '90s, WE HAD THIS HUGE MOBILE PHONE

BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN MOBILE PHONES ACTUALLY CAME OUT.

CAN YOU IMAGINE NO CELLPHONE?

JUST-- JUST THINK OF THAT.

AND OF COURSE A CD FOR THE MUSIC.

AND THE TOP TIER REPRESENTS TODAY'S DECADE WITH A LAPTOP.

IT'S GONNA HAVE A FLASHING SCREEN OF PICTURES

THROUGHOUT THE YEARS OF HIM AND ALL HIS FRIENDS.

SO, I'M THINKING WE COULD, LIKE, PAINT SPLATTER THIS '80s ONE.

PAINT SPLATTER?

LIKE, YEAH.

THAT'S WHAT YOU DID WITH ALL YOUR CLOTHES.

WE DID?

THREW PAINT ON YOUR BAG, MADE IT COOL.

NO?

LET'S DO IT. I LIKE IT.

THAT'S WHAT I WANTED YOU TO SAY.

I FIGURE, YOU KNOW WHAT?

LET ME HAVE A LITTLE FUN.

WHY NOT?

THIS IS FUN.

IT'S ART.

OH, MY GOSH.

OH, WHAT DID YOU DO?

BUDDY, NO.

NOT EXACTLY WHAT I HAD IN MIND, BUT...

DIDN'T YOU SAY, "PAINT SPLATTER"?

NOT A MURDER SCENE.

YOU JUST WANTED TO MAKE THIS HARDER THAN IT WAS NECESSARY.

SO, MAYBE I PUT A LITTLE TOO MUCH PAINT SPLATTER

ALL OVER THIS '80s TIER, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?

LIKE MY DAD ALWAYS TOLD ME,

"THERE'S NOTHING IN CAKE DECORATING THAT YOU CAN'T FIX."

I CREATE ART, OKAY? THAT'S WHAT I DO. SO WATCH.

OH.

SO NOW I ADD A LITTLE WHITE PAINT TO LIGHTEN THINGS UP.

I GOT TO SAY, IT'S LOOKING LIKE A JACKSON POLLOCK, BABY.

IT'S BEAUTIFUL. I-- I'M ARTIST.

IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

IT'S VERY '80s ART PUNK.

THE PICASSO OF CAKES, THEY CALL ME.

WOULD YOU LIKE ANYTHING ELSE?

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. HAVE A GREAT DAY.

THANKS FOR COMING.

PUT THE TISSUE ON THE...I KNOW, MOM.

...BOTTOM AND THEN PUT THEM IN.

OKAY, I KNOW, MOM.IT'S MUCH NEATER.

OKAY, MOM, I KNOW.ALL RIGHT.

SO, IT'S SUMMER TIME, AND BUDDY'S OFF FROM SCHOOL,

AND HE'LL BE HERE.

BUDDY'S GONNA WORK WITH US.

NOT WORKING HERE.

YES, YOU ARE. NO.

I GOT TO GO GET ALL MY CERTIFICATIONS FOR, LIKE, CPR.

YOU DO? I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE INTERESTED IN THAT.

YEAH. I'M GONNA DO IT WITH TOM.

OH, I THINK THAT'S REALLY NICE. GOOD BOY.

'CAUSE EVER SINCE WHAT HAPPENED

WITH TODD AND STUFF, JUST TO GET AWARE.

YOU GOT A LITTLE NERVOUS, RIGHT.

A LITTLE WHILE BACK,

MY FATHER HAD AN ULCER THAT NONE OF US KNEW ABOUT.

MY HUSBAND FELL, COMPLETELY PASSED OUT.

IT WAS SUCH A NIGHTMARE. I PANICKED.

I THOUGHT HE WAS HAVING A HEART ATTACK.

I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.

JUST TO BE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF THE SITUATION.

IT IS NICE TO KNOW WHAT TO DO, RIGHT.

IF, GOD FORBID, I'M IN AN EMERGENCY.

YEAH.

Buddy C.: DOMINIQUE, MY OLDER SISTER, DID CPR.

SHE HELPED HIM OUT AS MUCH AS SHE POSSIBLY COULD.

AND THEN WE JUST WAITED FOR THE E.M.T.s TO ARRIVE.

BUT IF DOMINIQUE WASN'T THERE,

WHO KNOWS WHAT COULD'VE HAPPENED.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE ONE OF THE INSTRUCTORS

COME TO THE HOUSE AND CERTIFY ME AND DOMINIQUE TOGETHER.

I'LL BE HAPPY TO KNOW THAT YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO, TOO.

THAT'LL MAKE ME FEEL SAFER.YEAH.

AND WE GOT OURSELVES A BASEBALL GLOVE.

SO, FOR THIS BASEBALL MITT,

WE'RE GONNA COVER THIS WHOLE THING IN BROWN FONDANT.

THE SEAMS ARE IN HERE, SO THEN JUST DO THE FINGERS.

IT'S GOT TO LOOK LIKE AN OLD-WORLD BASEBALL GLOVE.

THERE WE GO. THERE WE GO.

TRIM UP THOSE SIDES.

TEAMWORK.

DID YOU EVER SEE THE OLD GLOVES?

DUDE, I LOVE THE OLD GLOVES.

I LOVE THE OLD GLOVES. I HAVE ONE.

THEN WE'RE GONNA PUT SOME GREEN ON A BOARD

TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE GRASS ON THE FIELD.

THAT'S IT, DANNY. NO MORE GREEN.

THE STITCHES WILL GO HERE.

THERE WE GO.

ALL THE LITTLE DETAILS ARE REALLY GONNA MAKE IT LOOK REAL.

IS THIS MODELING CHOCOLATE OR IS THIS FONDANT?

IT'S MODELING.

IT'S A HOME RUN.

YEAH, IT LOOKS GOOD.

HEY, GUYS, HOW YOU DOING?

I'M LIEUTENANT CHRIS CANNIZZO

WITH THE EAST HANOVER POLICE IN MORRIS COUNTY HERE.

I'M HERE TO TEACH YOU CPR, A BASIC SKILL.

CHRIS CANNIZZO IS A COP IN TOWN.

HE WAS THE ONE WHO WAS ASSIGNED

TO RE-TEACH DOMINIQUE AND CERTIFY ME.

WE'RE GONNA LOOK, LISTEN, AND FEEL FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS.

WE'RE FEELING FOR A PULSE.

IF WE HAVE NOTHING RIGHT NOW,

WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO IS IMMEDIATELY GO TO CPR.

SO DOMINIQUE, YOU'VE DONE THIS BEFORE, RIGHT?

YEAH.

ALL RIGHT, SO YOU'RE GONNA HELP

YOUR LITTLE BROTHER, BUDDY, RIGHT?

YEP. OKAY, GREAT.

I WOULD BE VERY NERVOUS RIGHT NOW TO JUST JUMP STRAIGHT

INTO A SITUATION WHERE I NEEDED TO DO CPR.

BUT I REALLY TRULY DO WANT TO KNOW

WHAT DOMINIQUE KNOWS SO WHEN SHE'S AWAY,

GOD FORBID SOMETHING HAPPENED.

I WANT TO SEE HOW YOU DO IT,

AND I'M SURE YOU CAN DO IT FINE.

BUDDY!Buddy C.: WHY?

'CAUSE THAT'S THE STOMACH. THEY'LL THROW UP.

THEY'LL THROW UP DEFINITELY, BUDDY.

DOMINIQUE'S MY OLDER SISTER.

SHE'S ONLY 15 MONTHS OLDER THAN ME.

AND SHE THINKS SHE'S 15 YEARS OLDER THAN ME.

SO, WHY DON'T YOU GO, ALL RIGHT?

24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30.

GO, DOMINIQUE.

A LITTLE SLOW THERE, HONEY.

CPR IS A LOT HARDER THAN I THOUGHT IT WAS GONNA BE.

BUDDY, HEAD, CHIN, LIFT.

OH, MY GOD.

AND YOU HAVE TO OPEN THE AIRWAY.

YOU GOT TO LIFT THE CHIN, BUD. BUDDY!

BUDDY!

YOU TOOK HIS HEAD OFF!

EVERYONE STAND CLEAR.

HEAD, CHIN, LIFT.

BUDDY!

YOU TOOK HIS HEAD OFF!

I COULDN'T BELIEVE--

I DIDN'T KNOW I WAS EVEN PUTTING THAT MUCH PRESSURE ON IT.

I DON'T KNOW IF HE'S GONNA PASS.

NOW HE'S REALLY DEAD.

IMAGINE IF YOU HAD A REAL PERSON.

TECHNICALLY, I KILLED A PATIENT.

BUT THIS IS SOMETHING

THAT I'M VERY PASSIONATE AND SERIOUS ABOUT.

I JUST-- I WANT TO PASS.

NOT YET. NOT UNTIL DOMINIQUE LETS YOU KNOW.

THERE, WE'RE GONNA DO 32.

GO.

PERFECT, BUDDY. PERFECT.

ALL RIGHT, SO NOW WHAT YOU'RE GONNA DO, BUDDY,

IS YOU'RE GONNA CHECK FOR THE PULSE

BECAUSE I THINK WE'RE SAVING A LIFE. CHECK.

AH, WE GOT A PULSE.YOU HAVE A PULSE?

OH, LOOK, YOU DID IT.

CONGRATULATIONS. GOOD JOB.

I SAVED HIM.YEAH.

IT'S TEAMWORK. YOU BOTH SAVED HIM.

I MOSTLY DID THOUGH.

ALL RIGHT, I'M REALLY PROUD OF YOU.

WE'RE DONE NOW. THE LESSON'S COMPLETE.

OVERALL, THE EXPERIENCE WAS VERY FUN.

I GOT A LOT OUT OF IT,

AND I FEEL REALLY GOOD ABOUT LEARNING ABOUT IT

NOW THAT I HAVE THE FIRST STEPS OF BACKGROUND.

ALL RIGHT, SO I HAVE YOUR CERTIFICATES HERE

PROVING THAT YOU SUCCESSFULLY GRADUATED FROM THIS COURSE.

THANK YOU. SORRY.

GOOD JOB. I'M REALLY PROUD OF YOU, ALL RIGHT?

THANK YOU. SEE THAT?

YOU GUYS WERE ACTUALLY EASY STUDENTS.

THE NEXT TIER'S GONNA BE THE PLAID, RIGHT?

YEAH.

THIS DECADE CAKE IS LIKE A VIRTUAL TIME MACHINE.

ALL RIGHT, READY?

AH, AH, AH.

OOH.

WE GOT ONE MORE TIER FOR THE TOP?

YEAH.

IT'S REALLY STARTING TO COME TOGETHER.

I LOVE THE FACT THAT, YOU KNOW, EACH TIER IS A DECADE.

PUTTING ALL THE LITTLE DETAILS

KIND OF FROM THE '60s ALL THE WAY UP.

'80s?

THE '80s, THAT GOLD CHAIN GOES ON THE '80s.

I'M JUST GONNA GO RIGHT OVER AND AROUND.

ALL RIGHT, RECORDS. RECORDS.

8-TRACKS... 8-TRACKS DONE.

CASSETTE?

CASSETTE.

CD?

THE FLIP PHONE, I DON'T KNOW.

WELL, YOU SHOULD PUT THAT UP HERE, "00."

PUT THE "00" FIRST.

IT'S GETTING THERE.

WHAT ELSE DO WE GOT?

RALPH, I'M READY FOR THE COMPUTER WHEN YOU'RE READY.

I HAVE THE SMARTPHONE.

THAT'S KIND OF CLEVER.

OH, YOU GOT THAT FOR REAL. OH!

IT'S GOOD.

STEP BACK, AND THIS CAKE IS, LIKE, WOW.

THAT '80s TIER IS PRETTY BOSS.

I MEAN, THE '80s WERE THE MOST FUN.

I JUST LOVE THE FACT

THAT IT KIND OF REPRESENTS THE LAST 50 YEARS, YOU KNOW?

I MEAN, NOT THE WHOLE HISTORY OF THEM.

BUT ENOUGH WHERE PEOPLE ARE GONNA GET LIKE, "OH, MY GOD.

DO YOU REMEMBER 8-TRACKS?" OR, "OH, MY GOD.

DO YOU REMEMBER THOSE BIG CELLPHONES OR A PAGER?"

OR WHATEVER WE PUT ON THERE.

I DIG IT.

ALL RIGHT, GUYS, COME ON IN.

TODAY, MICHAEL AND HIS 50th BIRTHDAY BUDDIES

ARE HERE TO PICK UP THEIR CAKE.

OH, WOW.OH, THAT'S PRETTY COOL.

LOOK AT THE TOP.

OH, MY GOD. LOOK AT THIS THING.

THAT IS REALLY NICE.

YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU'RE DOING A CAKE FOR SIX GUYS,

IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN DOING IT FOR ONE GUY.

I WAS JUST DOING IT FOR MICHAEL, THEN I COULD MAKE THIS CAKE

MORE ABOUT HIS INTERESTS AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

BUT BECAUSE IT WAS FOR ALL SIX OF YOU GUYS,

I WANTED TO JUST KIND OF, LIKE,

GO THROUGH THE DECADES, RIGHT?

OH, MY GOD.

DO YOU SEE THE PICTURE OF YOU WITH THE MUSTACHE?

THAT'S FROM YOUR WEDDING.

YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.THAT'S FUNNY.

WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR A LONG TIME, THE SIX OF US.

I MEAN, THE CAKE WAS TRULY TERRIFIC.

I LIKE THE DIFFERENT LAYERS OF IT SO THAT IT COVERS

ALL THE FIVE DECADES OF OUR LIFE.

50 YEARS OF OUR LIVES HAVE PRETTY MUCH BEEN SPENT TOGETHER.

AND TO BE ABLE TO COME HERE

AND WITH MY FIVE BEST FRIENDS IN THE WHOLE WORLD

AND JUST WRAP IT ALL UP INTO ONE CAKE LIKE THAT

AND JUST CELEBRATE WITH THEM WAS ABSOLUTELY PHENOMENAL.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, EVERYONE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. THAT WAS GREAT.

MICHAEL AND THE BOYS, HAPPY 50th BIRTHDAY.

YOU GUYS ARE NOW HALF A CENTURY YOUNG.

YEAH, IT LOOKS GOOD.

LET'S ICE THE BASEBALL UP.

WHAT COLOR YOU WANT THAT BALL?

WHITE.

WHAT COLOR'S BASEBALLS?WHITE!

BIANCO? BIANCO.

TO REALLY MAKE THE BASEBALL LOOK REAL,

IT'S ALL ABOUT THE STITCHING.

AND RALPH WAS GONNA SEW THE RED MODELING CHOCOLATE STRING

ALL THROUGH THE BASEBALL

SO IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S REALLY STITCHED.

THERE WE GO.THE BALL IS DONE.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S GET THE AIRBRUSH.

SO, BEFORE WE PUT THE BASEBALL ON TOP,

WE'RE GONNA AIRBRUSH THIS WHOLE GLOVE.

WE'RE GONNA LAYER THE COLORS SO THAT IT REALLY LOOKS REAL,

AND IT'S GOT SOME DEPTH THERE.

THIS CAKE'S ALMOST DONE.

LET'S GET THE, UH, BALL.

YOU GOT IT? I GOT HALF.

READY?

ONE, TWO, THREE, DOWN.

AW.

MAURO, THAT WAS YOU, MAURO!

WE WERE SUPPOSED TO DROP THIS BALL DEAD CENTER,

AND INSTEAD OF PITCHING A STRIKE,

MAURO THREW IT WAY OUTSIDE.

MAURO, YOU S...

WELL, YOU'RE NOT GONNA COVER THE FROM THEN.

AH, YOU DROPPED IT WRONG.

NOW, WE GOT TO MOVE THIS BALL,

AND IT COULD EASILY DAMAGE THE GLOVE.

ONE, TWO, THREE, DOWN.

AW.

MAURO, THAT WAS YOU, MAURO!

WE WERE SUPPOSED TO DROP THIS BALL DEAD CENTER,

AND INSTEAD OF PITCHING A STRIKE,

MAURO THREW IT WAY OUTSIDE.

MAURO!

WHAT IF WE PIPE AROUND THE EDGES OF IT?

IT'S GONNA BE HEAVIER.

WE'LL DO-- WE'LL DO-- WE'LL JUST PIPE IT.

THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.

WE DECIDE TO JUST DO THE BORDER WITH WHITE BUTTERCREAM

BECAUSE IT JUST SEAMED IT UP,

AND IT REALLY MADE THE BALL POP EVEN MORE.

THAT'S IT. THAT'S-A SOME-A GOOD-A CAKE.

OKAY, BEAUTIFUL.

WHOO-HOO!

AH, I FEEL LIKE A BASEBALL TEAM NOW.

WHAT DO YOU THINK, HUH? CAME TO LIFE?

I LIKE THE STITCHING ON THE BALL. IT'S GOOD.

I MEAN, JUST THE PURE SIZE OF THE GLOVE.

WHEN YOU DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT OVERSIZED,

IT BECOMES VERY WHIMSICAL.

IT LOOKS, LIKE, OLD AND VINTAGE.

THEY'RE GONNA LOVE IT. THEY'RE GONNA FLIP.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S GET THIS OUT OF HERE.

I'D LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYONE TO THE 63rd OPENING DAY.

I FELT PRETTY PROUD, YOU KNOW,

BEING WITH MY TWO SONS AND THE TEAM.

IT WAS PRETTY COOL, I GOT TO SAY.

IT WAS AN AWESOME FEELING.

JUST ROLL OUT OF THE WAY.

WE WHEELED THIS CAKE IN, AND THE CROWD GOES WILD.

WHO WANTS TO EAT SOME CAKE?

MAN, I WAS A LITTLE SCARED THERE FOR A SECOND

BECAUSE THEY COULD'VE DEFINITELY TOOK US OUT.

COACH, YOU DO THE CUTS.

COME ON, FRANK.ONE, TWO, THREE.

THE GLOVE LOOKED LIKE A REAL GLOVE.

AND THE BASEBALL, THE WAY IT WAS THERE WITH THE STITCHING,

COULDN'T ASK FOR A BETTER CAKE.

ALL RIGHT.

THE CAKE TASTED DELICIOUS,

AND IT HAD THE THEME OF BASEBALL--

POPCORN, PEANUTS, AND PRETZELS FOR A BASEBALL GAME.

WE WERE JUST BLOWN AWAY-- ABSOLUTELY UNBELIEVABLE.

HAPPY OPENING DAY! PLAY BALL!

DAD, GUESS WHAT?Mauro: WHAT HAPPENED?

ME AND BUDDY GOT CPR CERTIFIED.

THEY TOOK A CLASS, SO IF ANYTHING HAPPENS,

THEY CAN SAVE YOUR LIFE.

I USUALLY COME HOME, THEY'RE FIGHTING OR WHATEVER.

BUT TODAY, I COME HOME, AND HE'S GOT A CERTIFICATE IN HIS HAND.

VERY PROUD OF HIM.

Buddy C.: WELL, I DID IT JUST TO HELP OUT,

JUST DO AS MUCH AS I POSSIBLY COULD.

THAT'S WHY YOU DID IT?

YEAH.

THAT'S PRETTY GOOD.

I DIDN'T EXPECT IT.

NO, I REALLY DIDN'T EXPECT THAT FROM HIM.

BUT IT SHOWS THAT, YOU KNOW, HE CARES.

HE TOLD ME HE WANTS TO BE AN E.M.T., RIGHT?

YEAH, THAT'S, LIKE, THE STARTING STAGES OF BECOMING AN E.M.T.

WELL, THAT TAKES A LOT OF RESPONSIBILITY,

DOING ALL THAT STUFF. YEP.

WELL, HE STARTED HELPING OUT

AT THE BAKERY A LITTLE BIT, PART-TIME,

AND NOW HE WANTS TO DO THIS.

REALLY SHOWING HE'S GROWING UP.

GOOD NEWS, FOR ONCE, WHEN YOU COME HOME.