Shout at the hungry evil monster, "look, a cake!" and point to it. As he turns around and begins to leap toward the cake, grab onto his leg to get yourself a hitch up. As he scrambles up, climb over him and kick his eyes, blinding him and sending him tumbling back down the cliff.
The monster can't get the cake alone. He would need to toss you on the cliff. From there, you can either be a bastard and make off with the cake, or you can offer a slice and have a new evil monster friend.
I could not agree more with this statement. Rue's presentation is so clearly professional that I wonder what he does for a living, and how he managed to do what he did.