Project Opera House Cake DAY 8 PART 2 Planet Cake

Paris has called in the big guns. John and a team of five strapping security guards moved the one tonne cake boards into the back of the lorry truck. But did they have the finesse required to move cargo of this fragility?
Paris could not bare to watch the cake being pushed down the narrow corridors of Planet Cake and into the awaiting truck. The men heaved and hoed their way down the corridors, sometimes on their knees, to push this Goliath cake.
The cake's limited mobility, combined with the wearisome humidity, created a recipe for disaster. There were a few close calls, with the fondant melting and becoming incredibly sticky, as well as a few very close encounters between the edges of the cake and some very sharp wall corners. Paris fled the stressful scene and retreated to her office, leaving this muscle work to the professionals.
When she came back, the cakes were loaded into the back of the truck and it was time for her to jump in with them. Paris was now racing the clock, as her and the cakes had to be in the centre of the CBD on live television...in less than twenty minutes. Considering it took over an hour to load the cakes into the truck on flat ground, unloading the cakes in the sweltering heat, onto the sloping tiles of Martin Place would be near impossible.
Riding in the back of the truck across town, Paris could see her cake starting to be effected by the vehement heat and humidity outside. One of the sails was starting to buckle and cave inwards, not what anyone wanted to see just minutes before it was due to appear on live national television.
They survived the truck ride across town and pulled up to the beaming volunteers waiting at Martin place outside Channel 7's studios. Will they be able to get it out of the truck in time for live tv?

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[daisybunny9]

If this was my cake and it was getting moved, Id lock myself in my office until it got into the truck and not watch :D My heart couldnt handle it :D

[luv2thebronte]

Paris- "OMG!!" priceless :)

[VapmpiricRock]

i is good

[Messiet]

I am sure that watching the cake being loaded into the truck was very nerve wracking for you! I know it was for me just watching it on video! Whew!!!