"A Cake Too Far" is a Season 2 episode of Johnny Bravo.
Synopsis[]
Bunny and Suzy enter a baking contest, but after Bunny accidentally injures herself teaching Johnny how to throw a football, he has to take her place.
Plot[]
Bunny starts a timer on a stopwatch. Then, she and Suzy quickly (and messily) start prepping a bowl of cake batter. The finished pastry is a dual layer cake with doughnuts sticking out of the frosting. They need peanut butter for the last touches, but Johnny has been eating it the whole time. Suzy says they need the peanut butter so they can continue practicing for the Championship Bake-Off taking place the next day. Bunny is entering her Peanut Butter Upside-Down Doughnut Cake, and first prize is for the winner's recipe and photo to be entered in a popular cookbook. Johnny complains that he is bored, and asks the girls to teach him how to throw a football instead. Bunny agrees, needing a break anyway.
The trio goes outside and plays football. Bunny tells the kids to go long, and Johnny runs well out of the yard. Bunny throws the ball with all her might, but the movement triggers her bursitis. One trip to the hospital later, Bunny's whisking arm is in a sling. She decides to have Johnny take her place as Suzy's second during the contest. Johnny is confident that they don't need Bunny to guide them through the recipe since he saw her do it several times already. They attempt another trial run of making the doughnut cake, but Johnny eats the peanut butter again, then accidentally blinds himself with the flour. Johnny ends up throwing the ruined cake batter at Suzy. She suggests that she make the cake while Johnny guides her through the recipe.
The next day at the convention center, the Bake-Off is nearly ready to start. Suzy and Johnny go to their station, and Suzy repeatedly asks if Johnny has the recipe card. Johnny insists that he does, and holds it up for her to see. He then notices a beautiful woman at a different station. He starts flexing and flirting at her. The woman tells him that she is busy and asks him to go away. Johnny says that he'll give her his number, then writes it down on the back of the recipe card. The woman snatches it and leaves.
The Bake-Off judge rings the starting bell, and the contestants get to work. Suzy asks for the first instruction, and Johnny searches for the recipe card. Suzy panics, but Johnny tells her that they have plenty of ingredients that they can use to make a new dessert. The pair empty their pockets to see what else they can use in the dish. Later, all the contestants have finished their dishes. The judge passes out ribbons to the contestants and their fancy, delicious looking cakes. Finally, the judge gives the 16th place ribbon to "Mama Bravo's Bubble Gum, Pine Nut, Beef Jerky Jamboree," which looks about as appetizing as it sounds. Johnny is happy with their ranking until Suzy points out that there were only 12 contestants. Bunny walks up to the stage, saying she is proud of Johnny and Suzy for helping her, even if they lost. She declares she doesn't need her name and photo in a cookbook. But, a woman approaches the group, saying she works for a book publisher. She asks Bunny to make a cookbook of recipes similar to the "Jamboree," and Bunny eagerly agrees.
Some time later, Bunny is selling copies of "Mama Bravo's Book of Gourmet Doorstops." While she does, Johnny is using the "Jamboree" as a ball, bouncing it against the garage door until it hits him in the head.
Trivia[]
- During the football game, Bunny calls her plays with the names of cities: Bayonne, Schenectady, and Boca Raton.