Delicious toilets and dragons: The wild desserts that ‘Cake Boss’ has crafted
nypost.comtoilet bowl that had to flush to a cake that’s got to spit fire,” Valastro, 46, told The Post.The celebrity baker whipped up the flushable toilet bowl, with the same pump and tube that’s inside an actual one, for the 100th anniversary of General Plumbing Supply in Bayonne, N.J.The cake that spits fire was in the shape of a dragon, which was 300 to 400 pounds of cake and close to 200 pounds of fondant, and crafted for the Armored Combat League.This year, a cake that stood out was the one he made for the Meadowlands State Fair.“It was actually a working swing and the cake was gigantic,” he said. “It wouldn’t fit in the truck, so I actually had to hire a flatbed and build a crate around it to deliver it.” He occasionally has to refuse an order because of the laws of physics.“If it’s going to be too gravity-defying . . .
those are things that we try to say no to,” he said.Valastro owns 23 bakeries, five restaurants, and around 100 vending machines that peddle his cake slices — and his wares are delivered far and wide.“I made a cake that went to Dubai.
That would be the [farthest] flight,” hesaid. “Driving, we made Mario Lopez’s wedding cake, and we brought it to Puerto Vallarta [Mexico] from New Jersey.”The Hoboken, N.J.
native and fourth-generation baker — who has a net worth of $10 million — has two new series premiering on Nov. 11 on A&E, “Buddy Valastro’s Cake Dynasty” and “Legends of the Fork.” In “Legends,” Valastro visits iconic restaurants around the world and close to home.
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