| “ | The thing that makes going to Aunt Cakey's house such a drag is that she doesn't like kids AT ALL. She even seems immune to Manny's whole act. | ” |
| — Greg talking about Aunt Cakey in the online book | ||
Aunt Cakey is the oldest sister of Susan Heffley. She appears in Hard Luck, Hot Mess, and the online book. She appears to hate kids, even Manny Heffley. Additionally, she is unmarried and owned a dog named Rudy.
History[]
Hard Luck[]
The last time she babysat Greg, she made him sit down on the couch for a long time and then made him take a nap. However, she tells him to not touch the iron, but Greg did so and ended up with a second-degree burn from the clothes iron. Ever since, Susan has never trusted Aunt Cakey to babysit Greg ever again.
Hot Mess[]
Jeff Kinney said that Aunt Cakey would be one of the main antagonists of this book. Like her youngest sister Susan, Cakey has a habit of holding grudges but at a more extreme level. She has a boyfriend Vincent, though she doesn't acknowledge him in "family" settings.
Online[]
Susan and Frank Heffley announce to Greg and Manny they will be spending two days at Aunt Cakey's while they search for colleges with Rodrick. They sent them there at around 2:00 p.m.
Greg describes her place as a prison sentence because there is nothing entertaining for kids. Furthermore, Cakey lays down newspapers and plastic sheets then puts all her attention on making sure the kids don't break anything. Greg says he might be part of Aunt Cakey's hatred for kids as he touched the iron in the kitchen when he was about five. That day, Aunt Cakey made Greg clean her oven after he told her that he was bored. The next day, Greg said his claim that Cakey doesn't have any toys is technically untrue because Susan bought a bunch of legos to her house five years ago. But Aunt Cakey glued the pieces together as she didn't like having little pieces everywhere. Greg also doesn't go down to her basement due to an incident last year where he discovers a bunch of cricket spiders in a Monopoly board game. Greg spends the rest of his day playing with a stuffed elephant called Ellie, a toy that belonged to Rudy.[1]
Aunt Cakey is present when Grampa Heffley traditionally tells the family a story involving Greg confusing the quotation marks on a height requirement sign with age at Wild World during the Heffley's Thanksgiving reunion.[2] In her stay, she made brownies which is what Greg catches Frank eating in the garage, breaking his no-sweets diet.[3]
Trivia[]
- She has an earring, she wears a tight black shirt and a dress, and she has a bun. (It is unknown what color her clothing is due to the book's black and white nature.) In the online book, she has a rounder face and wears slippers or sandals. She also has no wrinkles.
- In Hot Mess, it’s revealed that, during her family's last trip to Ruttyneck Island (when she, Susan and their other sisters were in high school), Cakey briefly dated Frank (who happened to be working on the island as a lifeguard). However, Frank ultimately left her for Susan -- this could explain not only some of the bad blood between Susan and her sisters (at least when it comes to her and Cakey), but also why she dislikes her nephews (Greg and his brothers).
Appearances[]
Gallery[]
Hard Luck[]
Hot Mess[]
Online[]
References[]
- ↑ Diary of a Wimpy Kid (online), pages 318-325
- ↑ Diary of a Wimpy Kid (online), page 384
- ↑ Diary of a Wimpy Kid (online), page 389