Oh man, that part where Carrot's trying to comfort Sanji over Pedro's death even though it's hurting her the most and she's petting his head because that's what makes her feel better and
SWEET RABBIT CHILD TOO PURE FOR THIS FALLEN WORLD That scene at the very end with Zeff actually helped me to re-contextualize what made the cake so important. Even if it didn't actually stop Big Mom, that's not what it was really about. She was hungry and Sanji fed her, consequences be damned, just like with Don Krieg. It was about Sanji sticking to his principles as a chef of never allowing someone in front of him to go hungry.