1 00:00:01,467 --> 00:00:03,901 [John] Previously, demonic and delicious ruins. 2 00:00:04,067 --> 00:00:05,767 -It eats like a dream. -[exhales] 3 00:00:05,934 --> 00:00:10,267 -Congratulations, Ciarra, you have won $1,000. -OK. 4 00:00:10,434 --> 00:00:14,501 And a game-changing advantage in the next round. 5 00:00:14,667 --> 00:00:16,501 Thank you. 6 00:00:16,667 --> 00:00:18,968 [John] Tonight on "Halloween Baking Championship..." 7 00:00:19,133 --> 00:00:20,067 [Lisa screams] 8 00:00:20,234 --> 00:00:21,667 ...sparks are flying... 9 00:00:21,834 --> 00:00:23,467 You're gonna need all that time decorating if you're going 10 00:00:23,634 --> 00:00:25,100 up against me. -OK! 11 00:00:25,267 --> 00:00:28,267 ...and everyone will have a wicked good time. 12 00:00:28,434 --> 00:00:29,567 -Kisses! -Mwah! 13 00:00:29,734 --> 00:00:31,067 -Oh! -[all] Oh! 14 00:00:31,234 --> 00:00:33,167 [spooky music plays] 15 00:00:36,267 --> 00:00:38,267 [haunted music plays] 16 00:00:39,667 --> 00:00:41,501 My God. Oh. 17 00:00:41,667 --> 00:00:45,667 It is insane to think that it's the quarterfinals already. 18 00:00:45,834 --> 00:00:48,567 I wanna win the title of Halloween Baking Champion. 19 00:00:48,734 --> 00:00:51,167 I'm just gonna keep stepping up to the plate and trying to 20 00:00:51,334 --> 00:00:52,901 deliver on what they're asking of me. 21 00:00:53,067 --> 00:00:54,300 [John] Hello, bakers. 22 00:00:54,467 --> 00:00:56,868 -[bakers] Oh. -Did I scare you? 23 00:00:57,033 --> 00:01:02,667 Yesterday the museum received a new acquisition and I am 24 00:01:02,834 --> 00:01:05,501 really excited about it. 25 00:01:05,667 --> 00:01:09,767 Something to bring out the kid in all of us. 26 00:01:09,934 --> 00:01:11,033 Lovely. 27 00:01:11,033 --> 00:01:13,868 -A collection of vintage dolls. -[child laughs] 28 00:01:14,033 --> 00:01:18,100 But unfortunately, the entire lot is haunted. 29 00:01:20,100 --> 00:01:24,000 And when you fill an entire crate with demented dolls, 30 00:01:25,167 --> 00:01:27,267 this is what happens. 31 00:01:27,434 --> 00:01:28,400 [Ciarra] Ooh. 32 00:01:28,567 --> 00:01:30,367 [John] They tore each other's heads off. 33 00:01:30,534 --> 00:01:31,868 Wait... 34 00:01:32,033 --> 00:01:33,167 is one missing? 35 00:01:34,200 --> 00:01:36,267 Four, six, eight. 36 00:01:36,434 --> 00:01:38,968 -[bakers] Oh! -[baker] Oh, my God! 37 00:01:39,133 --> 00:01:41,300 -[doll] Mommy. -What the? 38 00:01:41,467 --> 00:01:42,400 [John] There it is. 39 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:44,901 We're all good. 40 00:01:45,067 --> 00:01:47,100 [haunted doll music plays] 41 00:01:47,267 --> 00:01:50,167 Now, for the quarterfinals, the good news is you're only 42 00:01:50,334 --> 00:01:52,767 facing one Bake For Your Life challenge. 43 00:01:52,934 --> 00:01:57,400 Create a dessert that resembles a possessed doll. 44 00:01:57,567 --> 00:01:58,701 [Caleb] Got it. 45 00:01:58,701 --> 00:02:02,868 The bad news is these decapitated dollies gave us 46 00:02:03,033 --> 00:02:05,601 an insidious idea. -Of course they did. 47 00:02:05,767 --> 00:02:11,067 What if we turned this into a head-to-head challenge? 48 00:02:11,234 --> 00:02:12,968 -[Kyle C.] No way. -No. 49 00:02:13,133 --> 00:02:14,767 At this point in the competition, 50 00:02:14,934 --> 00:02:17,200 to go head-to-head is terrifying. 51 00:02:17,367 --> 00:02:19,968 We all wanna win, but the tiniest of details 52 00:02:20,133 --> 00:02:21,367 could send somebody home. 53 00:02:21,367 --> 00:02:25,100 When time starts, you'll grab one of those doll heads to 54 00:02:25,267 --> 00:02:28,701 find out which type of dessert you'll be making. 55 00:02:28,868 --> 00:02:32,200 Two of you will make baked cheesecakes, two will make 56 00:02:32,367 --> 00:02:36,501 Paris-Brest, and two of you will make Swiss rolls. 57 00:02:36,667 --> 00:02:37,734 Wow! 58 00:02:37,734 --> 00:02:39,367 [John] The judges will pick the winner of each 59 00:02:39,534 --> 00:02:43,367 dessert showdown. Top three will be safe. 60 00:02:43,534 --> 00:02:47,200 One of the bottom three will be eliminated. 61 00:02:47,367 --> 00:02:50,801 -[sighs] -We want you to go head-to-head on flavor, too. 62 00:02:50,968 --> 00:02:55,000 So each of your desserts must feature the classic Halloween 63 00:02:55,167 --> 00:02:57,968 pairing of pumpkin and chocolate. 64 00:02:58,133 --> 00:02:59,467 -[bakers] OK. -[Caleb] OK. 65 00:02:59,634 --> 00:03:03,267 Oh, by the way, Ciarra, I promised you a massive 66 00:03:03,434 --> 00:03:06,000 advantage for winning the previous challenge. 67 00:03:06,167 --> 00:03:09,467 -You did, yes. -Here it is. 68 00:03:09,634 --> 00:03:15,067 You are the only baker who gets to choose the dessert you want 69 00:03:15,234 --> 00:03:19,667 to make and the baker you wanna go up against. 70 00:03:21,167 --> 00:03:23,667 -Oh. -[John] Mm-hmm. 71 00:03:23,834 --> 00:03:25,801 [Ciarra] This is definitely an advantage and it's also... 72 00:03:26,868 --> 00:03:28,767 [sighs] potentially my downfall. 73 00:03:28,934 --> 00:03:30,400 I mean, we're in the quarterfinals. 74 00:03:30,567 --> 00:03:33,267 There are so many talented bakers here at this point. 75 00:03:33,434 --> 00:03:35,067 Let's begin with a dessert. 76 00:03:35,234 --> 00:03:37,167 Which one do you wanna claim for yourself? 77 00:03:37,334 --> 00:03:38,367 Swiss roll. 78 00:03:38,534 --> 00:03:40,467 Lady says, "Swiss roll." 79 00:03:40,634 --> 00:03:42,567 -[child laughs] -[Ciarra] Thank you. 80 00:03:43,667 --> 00:03:45,067 So cute. Aw. 81 00:03:45,234 --> 00:03:47,167 [John] Now you can choose your opponent. 82 00:03:49,167 --> 00:03:52,100 Will you face me with this creepy child's head? 83 00:03:52,267 --> 00:03:54,200 -Oh, snap! -Let's do it, Ciarra. 84 00:03:54,367 --> 00:03:57,100 Kyle C. and I are the two youngest of the bunch. 85 00:03:57,267 --> 00:03:59,100 I respect him as a young baker. 86 00:03:59,267 --> 00:04:01,667 I think he's really talented, but he's definitely a force to 87 00:04:01,834 --> 00:04:02,767 be reckoned with. 88 00:04:02,934 --> 00:04:04,467 OK, all right, there we go. 89 00:04:04,634 --> 00:04:07,000 I think Ciarra has got some gears turning. 90 00:04:07,167 --> 00:04:09,200 I think she wants to take me out this week. 91 00:04:09,367 --> 00:04:10,801 Let's play ball, Ciarra. 92 00:04:10,968 --> 00:04:13,000 All right, the rest of you bakers will find out 93 00:04:13,167 --> 00:04:15,167 your match ups when time starts. 94 00:04:15,334 --> 00:04:16,767 -OK. -Shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot. 95 00:04:16,767 --> 00:04:21,167 [John] You got three hours to create your demonic doll desserts. 96 00:04:21,334 --> 00:04:24,167 One of you will win $1,000. 97 00:04:24,334 --> 00:04:27,801 One of you will be severed from the competition. 98 00:04:27,968 --> 00:04:29,567 Get ready. 99 00:04:29,734 --> 00:04:31,000 It's time to bake for your life. 100 00:04:31,167 --> 00:04:32,100 [thunder rumbles] 101 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:35,434 Ooh. 102 00:04:36,200 --> 00:04:38,100 -I got cheesecake, cheesecake, cheesecake. -[Marian] Cheesecake? 103 00:04:38,267 --> 00:04:40,000 -Oh, my God. -Yeah, good, good. 104 00:04:40,167 --> 00:04:42,267 Who's got Paris-Brest? 105 00:04:42,434 --> 00:04:43,567 Dude. 106 00:04:43,567 --> 00:04:47,100 I really respect Caleb as a baker, but a place at 107 00:04:47,267 --> 00:04:49,400 the semifinals is on the line. 108 00:04:49,567 --> 00:04:51,000 One of us is going home, 109 00:04:51,167 --> 00:04:53,300 and I have to make sure it's not me. 110 00:04:53,467 --> 00:04:55,400 ♪♪ 111 00:05:00,767 --> 00:05:02,868 [Ciarra] OK, first things first, we're gonna get started on 112 00:05:03,033 --> 00:05:05,267 our chocolate Swiss roll. 113 00:05:05,434 --> 00:05:06,801 Kyle, what are you starting on first? 114 00:05:06,968 --> 00:05:08,868 I'm starting on my Swiss roll batter. 115 00:05:09,033 --> 00:05:11,667 -I'm just making a super simple chiffon. -[Ciarra] Ooh. 116 00:05:11,834 --> 00:05:14,000 [Kyle C.] It's a cake that I know is gonna bake up super quick. 117 00:05:14,167 --> 00:05:15,501 You're gonna need all that time decorating 118 00:05:15,667 --> 00:05:16,567 if you're going up against me. 119 00:05:16,734 --> 00:05:18,167 [puffs] OK. 120 00:05:18,334 --> 00:05:21,801 -What are you working on? -A typical flexible roulade. 121 00:05:21,968 --> 00:05:24,901 We're gonna swap out some of the flour for cocoa powder. 122 00:05:25,067 --> 00:05:26,767 I chose Swiss roll because it's something I have a lot 123 00:05:26,934 --> 00:05:27,868 of practice in. 124 00:05:28,033 --> 00:05:29,501 Every single year for Christmas, 125 00:05:29,667 --> 00:05:31,667 we do the traditional Yule logs. 126 00:05:31,834 --> 00:05:33,167 So it's something I'm comfortable doing and 127 00:05:33,334 --> 00:05:34,801 I don't think Kyle is. 128 00:05:34,968 --> 00:05:36,267 I don't wanna choose someone 129 00:05:36,434 --> 00:05:38,167 who's already proven themselves with a Swiss roll. 130 00:05:38,334 --> 00:05:40,100 So I'm gonna be making a chocolate Swiss roll with 131 00:05:40,267 --> 00:05:42,367 a spiced pumpkin cream cheese mousse in the center. 132 00:05:42,534 --> 00:05:44,601 The outside is going to be a chocolate and orange 133 00:05:44,767 --> 00:05:46,667 Swiss meringue buttercream with some cocoa nibs 134 00:05:46,834 --> 00:05:48,100 for a little bit of extra texture. 135 00:05:50,067 --> 00:05:52,100 I'm gonna have a little bit of cherry jam for acidity. 136 00:05:52,267 --> 00:05:54,267 It's a little peppery too, which I think will pair 137 00:05:54,434 --> 00:05:55,901 really well with the spice. 138 00:05:56,067 --> 00:05:59,200 My doll is going to look like a corpse bride. 139 00:05:59,367 --> 00:06:01,367 I plan on standing this Swiss roll up, 140 00:06:01,534 --> 00:06:03,767 give it that structured foundation with supports. 141 00:06:03,934 --> 00:06:06,000 My dress will be made out of fried rice paper with 142 00:06:06,167 --> 00:06:08,067 luster dust and blood dripping down. 143 00:06:08,234 --> 00:06:10,400 It'll have a rice paper veil and it'll actually be holding 144 00:06:10,567 --> 00:06:11,701 a bouquet of roses. 145 00:06:11,701 --> 00:06:13,901 Overall, I don't wanna get too cocky and confident. 146 00:06:14,067 --> 00:06:16,367 I like feeling that pressure and I think going up against 147 00:06:16,534 --> 00:06:19,000 Kyle is gonna inspire me to just push myself a little bit 148 00:06:19,167 --> 00:06:20,968 harder than I have in this competition. 149 00:06:21,133 --> 00:06:22,501 Kyle, which oven are you using? 150 00:06:22,667 --> 00:06:24,067 [Kyle C.] I'm using the top one, 'cause you know, 151 00:06:24,234 --> 00:06:26,367 I know you can't reach up there, so. 152 00:06:26,534 --> 00:06:28,067 Are you making short jokes? 153 00:06:28,234 --> 00:06:30,300 [Kyle C.] Of course I am, it's low-hanging fruit, literally. 154 00:06:31,400 --> 00:06:34,167 Oh, ho-ho, OK. So we're playing this game? 155 00:06:34,334 --> 00:06:36,467 -Mm-hmm. -I can bench you. 156 00:06:36,634 --> 00:06:37,934 -Oh! -Remember that. 157 00:06:37,934 --> 00:06:41,567 Despite my size and stature, I am a competitive powerlifter. 158 00:06:41,734 --> 00:06:45,067 I can bench press on my best day up to 185 pounds, 159 00:06:45,234 --> 00:06:48,000 which is the equivalent of probably two Kyles. 160 00:06:48,167 --> 00:06:49,467 OK. 161 00:06:49,634 --> 00:06:52,267 So today I was assigned to make a Swiss roll by 162 00:06:52,434 --> 00:06:54,267 the lovely Ciarra. 163 00:06:54,434 --> 00:06:57,267 For my design, I think I'm gonna do like a doll that's 164 00:06:57,434 --> 00:06:58,734 been like dismembered. 165 00:06:58,734 --> 00:07:01,267 Gonna do like piping to really make my dress kind of elegant. 166 00:07:01,434 --> 00:07:03,501 I'm gonna make this modeling chocolate knife 167 00:07:03,667 --> 00:07:05,000 sticking right out of her chest. 168 00:07:05,167 --> 00:07:08,000 And then I'm also gonna add modeling chocolate body parts, 169 00:07:08,167 --> 00:07:09,300 strewn about the cake. 170 00:07:09,300 --> 00:07:11,767 You know, I haven't done a Swiss roll yet, so maybe 171 00:07:11,934 --> 00:07:13,901 she thought, you know, I'm not capable of doing one. 172 00:07:14,067 --> 00:07:16,601 -Mm-hmm. -But she quite literally handed 173 00:07:16,767 --> 00:07:18,601 me what I think to be an advantage today. 174 00:07:18,767 --> 00:07:20,701 I think the flavor possibilities of how you can 175 00:07:20,868 --> 00:07:22,667 fill it and everything is so versatile. 176 00:07:22,834 --> 00:07:25,267 I'm making a chocolate base cake, but I'm gonna do 177 00:07:25,434 --> 00:07:27,901 a pumpkin blonde chocolate ganache on the inside. 178 00:07:28,067 --> 00:07:29,601 Blonde chocolate gets this like 179 00:07:29,767 --> 00:07:31,501 really nice, deep caramely note. 180 00:07:31,667 --> 00:07:32,868 And I think it's gonna pair really well 181 00:07:33,033 --> 00:07:34,100 with my pumpkin. 182 00:07:34,267 --> 00:07:35,467 Beautiful. 183 00:07:35,634 --> 00:07:38,601 And then I'm also gonna be doing some cranberry 184 00:07:38,767 --> 00:07:39,901 pomegranate jam. 185 00:07:40,067 --> 00:07:42,667 And then I'm gonna do a sesame brittle. 186 00:07:42,834 --> 00:07:44,467 And then I'm also gonna be icing the outside in 187 00:07:44,634 --> 00:07:46,000 a tahini buttercream. 188 00:07:46,167 --> 00:07:48,267 I wanna bring a little bit of that nuttiness today. 189 00:07:48,434 --> 00:07:52,467 Ciarra has proven herself to be really strong, flavor wise. 190 00:07:52,634 --> 00:07:55,467 She comes up with these really wacky flavors. 191 00:07:55,634 --> 00:07:58,200 You know, somehow I feel like she always tends to balance 192 00:07:58,367 --> 00:08:00,200 everything out perfectly. 193 00:08:00,367 --> 00:08:02,701 So, I know I'm gonna have to step up to the plate 194 00:08:02,868 --> 00:08:04,167 flavor-wise today. 195 00:08:04,334 --> 00:08:06,868 I really wanna make it into the semifinals, 196 00:08:07,033 --> 00:08:08,133 eventually the finale. 197 00:08:08,133 --> 00:08:10,267 So, I'm just trying to go big or go home today. 198 00:08:12,767 --> 00:08:15,400 [Lisa screams and laughs] 199 00:08:17,868 --> 00:08:20,567 Oh, my God, Caleb, they put my head in a jar. 200 00:08:20,734 --> 00:08:21,801 The demon dolls. 201 00:08:21,968 --> 00:08:26,100 Oh, gosh, somebody must be like picking on me in 202 00:08:26,267 --> 00:08:27,767 this haunted museum. 203 00:08:27,934 --> 00:08:29,367 This will give me inspo. 204 00:08:29,534 --> 00:08:31,000 [Lisa laughs] 205 00:08:31,167 --> 00:08:33,100 -Oh. -[Kyle C.] Oh, my God! 206 00:08:33,267 --> 00:08:34,667 That is freaky. 207 00:08:34,834 --> 00:08:37,167 -Terrifying. -I wanna take that jar home 208 00:08:37,334 --> 00:08:38,400 to scare the crap out of my kids. 209 00:08:38,567 --> 00:08:39,701 -[ominous music plays] -[woman screams] 210 00:08:39,701 --> 00:08:42,767 I'm gonna go up against Caleb, and we have to make 211 00:08:42,934 --> 00:08:44,467 a Paris-Brest. 212 00:08:44,634 --> 00:08:47,400 Paris-Brest is like a circle of pââte àà choux cream puffs. 213 00:08:47,567 --> 00:08:51,100 I don't really make too many cream puffs, so I'm a little 214 00:08:51,267 --> 00:08:54,467 nervous, especially when he's, like, super amazing. 215 00:08:54,634 --> 00:08:58,067 He's really a chef, so it's really hard. 216 00:08:58,234 --> 00:09:01,167 My Paris-Brest is gonna be a frame, and the doll is gonna 217 00:09:01,334 --> 00:09:02,467 be a picture. 218 00:09:02,634 --> 00:09:05,267 The frame is gonna have hands and feet. 219 00:09:05,434 --> 00:09:07,801 So like the doll is possessing other people and taking 220 00:09:07,968 --> 00:09:09,300 their hands and their feet. 221 00:09:09,467 --> 00:09:12,367 For my pââte àà choux dough, I am adding cinnamon 222 00:09:12,534 --> 00:09:14,000 and pumpkin spice. 223 00:09:14,167 --> 00:09:18,100 I am filling my Paris-Brest with pumpkin mousseline. 224 00:09:18,267 --> 00:09:21,767 And I'm gonna do a salted caramel ganache with 225 00:09:21,934 --> 00:09:23,801 a cranberry fruit filling. 226 00:09:23,968 --> 00:09:27,868 I'm dedicating this dessert to my mom because 227 00:09:28,033 --> 00:09:29,400 my mom is such an old fart. 228 00:09:29,567 --> 00:09:31,000 She loves cranberries, anything, 229 00:09:31,167 --> 00:09:34,300 and she eats pumpkin all the time. 230 00:09:34,467 --> 00:09:37,067 She steams everything, so it's very bland. 231 00:09:37,234 --> 00:09:41,000 But she likes it, so I figure, Mom, this is for you. 232 00:09:43,467 --> 00:09:46,367 -Two and a half hours, bakers. -Ooh, heard that. 233 00:09:46,534 --> 00:09:48,968 -[Kyle O.] Thank you. -[John] Demonic doll desserts. 234 00:09:49,133 --> 00:09:50,300 Ooh-'kay. 235 00:09:50,467 --> 00:09:52,367 This is not child's play, people. 236 00:09:52,534 --> 00:09:54,801 Talk to me, Lisa. You're too quiet. 237 00:09:54,968 --> 00:09:58,267 How you doing? Are you making a choux now? 238 00:09:58,434 --> 00:09:59,534 Uh, none of your business. 239 00:10:02,000 --> 00:10:03,567 I got Paris-Brest. 240 00:10:03,734 --> 00:10:06,000 And surprise, surprise, I am 241 00:10:06,167 --> 00:10:08,367 going to go the pumpkin latte route. 242 00:10:08,534 --> 00:10:11,100 Yes, I'm from the Pacific Northwest, and me doing coffee 243 00:10:11,267 --> 00:10:13,100 has worked well in desserts in the past. 244 00:10:13,267 --> 00:10:15,767 So yeah, I'm gonna do the spiced chocolate 245 00:10:15,934 --> 00:10:17,133 choux itself. 246 00:10:17,133 --> 00:10:18,701 I'm doing a coffee crémeux, and then I'm also gonna do 247 00:10:18,868 --> 00:10:20,000 a pumpkin crémeux. 248 00:10:20,000 --> 00:10:21,868 And then the craquelin itself has espresso powder 249 00:10:22,033 --> 00:10:23,467 in it as well. 250 00:10:23,634 --> 00:10:26,400 It's gonna look like an arm coming out of the Paris-Brest 251 00:10:26,567 --> 00:10:29,167 on the ground, and then the head of the doll 252 00:10:29,334 --> 00:10:31,567 is gonna be in the hand, and the eye is gonna be 253 00:10:31,734 --> 00:10:34,167 falling out. Some like corn husk hair. 254 00:10:34,334 --> 00:10:37,567 My competitor, Lisa, does intimidate me. 255 00:10:37,734 --> 00:10:40,100 Her flavors are on point, her decorating is crazy. 256 00:10:40,267 --> 00:10:42,167 She's all sweet and nice and a mom, but she's also 257 00:10:42,334 --> 00:10:43,767 like a cold-hearted 258 00:10:43,934 --> 00:10:45,501 baker. 259 00:10:47,968 --> 00:10:51,167 Kyle Ohio, let's talk about what you are doing here. 260 00:10:51,334 --> 00:10:53,567 I got baked cheesecake and I'm going to decorate it as if 261 00:10:53,734 --> 00:10:56,601 this seance is happening for this possessed doll. 262 00:10:56,767 --> 00:10:59,267 She's just gonna have limbs that came from a different doll 263 00:10:59,434 --> 00:11:00,801 and some candles around it just 264 00:11:00,968 --> 00:11:02,367 to sort of bring that spooky vibe. 265 00:11:02,534 --> 00:11:05,501 I'm going to have a pumpkin cheesecake with a swirl of 266 00:11:05,667 --> 00:11:08,701 chocolate cheesecake with a pepita chocolate cookie 267 00:11:08,868 --> 00:11:10,067 and Graham cracker crust. 268 00:11:10,234 --> 00:11:13,400 I gotta be honest with you, you looked shook in 269 00:11:13,567 --> 00:11:15,567 the bottom two in the last challenge. -I was. 270 00:11:15,734 --> 00:11:17,601 I was -- I was definitely nervous because, you know, 271 00:11:17,767 --> 00:11:19,000 I know that my bridge didn't come together 272 00:11:19,167 --> 00:11:20,667 the way that I wanted it to. 273 00:11:20,834 --> 00:11:23,868 Marian is like nails so far. 274 00:11:24,033 --> 00:11:25,467 -Two-time winner. -Yes. 275 00:11:25,634 --> 00:11:27,000 -Yeah, not intimidating whatsoever. -Right? 276 00:11:27,167 --> 00:11:28,667 It's a big-time match up. 277 00:11:28,834 --> 00:11:30,767 What do you think is gonna take her down? 278 00:11:30,934 --> 00:11:31,834 I really think it's just gonna 279 00:11:32,000 --> 00:11:33,467 be the concept of the whole dessert. 280 00:11:33,634 --> 00:11:35,400 I've been playing it safe throughout the whole 281 00:11:35,567 --> 00:11:38,167 competition to carry me through, but I'm definitely 282 00:11:38,334 --> 00:11:40,901 gonna have to lock in on my technique and my decoration 283 00:11:41,067 --> 00:11:42,234 as a combo. 284 00:11:42,400 --> 00:11:44,667 I would love to beat her today to ensure that I'm going 285 00:11:44,834 --> 00:11:45,901 through to the semifinals. 286 00:11:45,901 --> 00:11:48,000 Do you feel like this is a shot at redemption? 287 00:11:48,167 --> 00:11:50,300 Absolutely. You know, I'm not going to 288 00:11:50,467 --> 00:11:52,367 stand down just because Marian's won immunity 289 00:11:52,534 --> 00:11:53,467 a couple of times. 290 00:11:53,634 --> 00:11:55,067 She's won $1,000 already, and she's won 291 00:11:55,234 --> 00:11:56,667 the Disney cruise. 292 00:11:56,834 --> 00:11:59,567 I feel like I've been showing the judges what I can do in 293 00:11:59,734 --> 00:12:02,200 the Bake For My Lifes already, so they know I'm capable. 294 00:12:02,367 --> 00:12:03,901 Yeah -- let's see you just get out 295 00:12:04,067 --> 00:12:05,701 of your head and make it work. -Thank you so much, John. 296 00:12:05,868 --> 00:12:07,133 -I appreciate it. -Wish you the best. 297 00:12:07,133 --> 00:12:08,968 [Kyle O.] Very clean, creepy piece is going to be the focus 298 00:12:09,133 --> 00:12:10,767 for today. -[Marian] Whoo-hoo! 299 00:12:12,167 --> 00:12:13,167 [Kyle O.] Yeah, good. 300 00:12:13,334 --> 00:12:14,467 -Good. -Whoo-hoo! 301 00:12:14,634 --> 00:12:15,467 Keep feeling it, Marian. 302 00:12:15,634 --> 00:12:16,701 Keep feeling it. 303 00:13:00,467 --> 00:13:02,167 OK. Aye, yi, yi. 304 00:13:23,167 --> 00:13:25,067 There we go! 305 00:13:25,234 --> 00:13:26,300 What you got going on? 306 00:13:26,300 --> 00:13:28,167 -Hold on, don't talk to me right now. -Ooh. 307 00:13:28,334 --> 00:13:30,200 [Kyle C.] All right, that's my sesame brittle. 308 00:13:30,367 --> 00:13:31,767 Beautiful! 309 00:13:33,601 --> 00:13:34,801 -[Caleb] Oh. -[Marian] Ooh. 310 00:13:34,968 --> 00:13:36,467 -[Kyle C.] Whoa. -[Ciarra] Is everyone all right? 311 00:13:36,634 --> 00:13:38,501 [Cassandra] Wanna play? 312 00:13:38,667 --> 00:13:41,167 -[Kyle C.] Who is that? -It's a little girl! 313 00:13:41,334 --> 00:13:42,901 -[Kyle O.] Are you serious? -Oh, my God! 314 00:13:44,767 --> 00:13:46,000 2 -[Cassandra] I see you! -Oh, my gosh. 315 00:13:46,167 --> 00:13:47,300 -[Ciarra] OK. -[bakers exclaim] 316 00:13:47,467 --> 00:13:49,601 -[sings] Somebody save -- -[Ciarra yells] 317 00:13:49,767 --> 00:13:51,868 [woman screams] 318 00:13:52,033 --> 00:13:54,367 This is like, honestly, getting scarier. 319 00:13:54,534 --> 00:13:56,767 -[music box plays] -[Cassandra laughs] 320 00:13:56,934 --> 00:13:58,467 Nope. Nope. 321 00:13:58,634 --> 00:14:01,367 Do you know where my other doll friends are? 322 00:14:01,534 --> 00:14:04,067 I'm pretty sure you murdered them all. 323 00:14:04,234 --> 00:14:07,501 -I was just playing with them. -I know. 324 00:14:07,667 --> 00:14:09,968 Please don't play with any of the bakers until they exit 325 00:14:10,133 --> 00:14:11,767 through the gift shop, and you can do whatever 326 00:14:11,934 --> 00:14:12,968 you want with them. 327 00:14:13,133 --> 00:14:17,501 ♪ Ring around the rosie ♪ 328 00:14:17,667 --> 00:14:19,701 I'm so scared of this child. 329 00:14:19,868 --> 00:14:21,501 [giggles] 330 00:14:21,667 --> 00:14:24,167 -[John] 90 minutes, bakers. -[groans] 331 00:14:24,334 --> 00:14:27,200 You are going head-to-head against your opponent. 332 00:14:27,367 --> 00:14:31,367 Same dessert, same flavors. Can you take 'em down? 333 00:14:31,534 --> 00:14:32,801 You got your cakes in the oven first. 334 00:14:32,968 --> 00:14:34,067 I gotta roll mine first. 335 00:14:34,234 --> 00:14:35,367 Gotta be like one and one, you know? 336 00:14:35,534 --> 00:14:37,167 -Are you about to roll yours? -Yeah. 337 00:14:37,334 --> 00:14:39,667 I add a little bit of this black cherry jam. 338 00:14:39,834 --> 00:14:43,100 [Kyle C.] Cranberry pomegranate jam. 339 00:14:43,267 --> 00:14:45,667 Ciarra and I are building our Swiss rolls at the same 340 00:14:45,834 --> 00:14:50,200 time to see who is gonna be able to rock it out first. 341 00:14:50,367 --> 00:14:51,868 You know, a little bit of sibling rivalry 342 00:14:52,033 --> 00:14:53,501 between the two youngest competitors. 343 00:14:55,968 --> 00:14:57,267 [Ciarra] I beat you into the blast freezer because 344 00:14:57,434 --> 00:14:58,901 you beat me into the oven. -Wow. 345 00:14:59,067 --> 00:15:00,200 Waste no time. 346 00:15:00,367 --> 00:15:02,067 I would expect nothing less from Ciarra. 347 00:15:03,467 --> 00:15:04,567 Very good. 348 00:15:04,734 --> 00:15:06,567 -Marian, what are you making? -Hi. 349 00:15:06,734 --> 00:15:08,167 This is cranberry juice and cranberries. 350 00:15:14,767 --> 00:15:17,000 This is gonna be interesting because you're 351 00:15:17,167 --> 00:15:19,601 head-to-head against Kyle O. 352 00:15:19,767 --> 00:15:23,167 You guys are really working with the same base flavors. 353 00:15:23,334 --> 00:15:27,067 If you go too far and you try too many flavors, 354 00:15:27,234 --> 00:15:28,267 they're gonna ding you for that. 355 00:15:28,434 --> 00:15:30,300 You feel like you have the balance in mind? 356 00:15:33,801 --> 00:15:36,267 It is going to come down to a lot of decorating. 357 00:15:36,434 --> 00:15:37,400 Yeah. 358 00:15:37,567 --> 00:15:39,601 Yeah. I wish you the best of luck. 359 00:15:39,767 --> 00:15:40,667 Yes. 360 00:15:56,100 --> 00:15:59,000 My buddy, little bear, Caleb, he's like super amazing, 361 00:15:59,167 --> 00:16:04,067 but I can be a snob and admit I can sculpt really well 362 00:16:04,234 --> 00:16:05,567 compared to everybody else. 363 00:16:05,734 --> 00:16:07,367 Sorry, guys, I'm better than you guys. 364 00:16:09,167 --> 00:16:12,667 I am getting my doll to have that possessed look. 365 00:16:12,834 --> 00:16:15,601 It's all the textures that I'm putting in the face. 366 00:16:15,767 --> 00:16:19,767 I use a sponge to make it, like, rough. 367 00:16:19,934 --> 00:16:22,868 I also add some cracks to her face 368 00:16:23,033 --> 00:16:24,667 so she looks possessed. 369 00:16:24,834 --> 00:16:27,534 It's gonna be a very haunted doll. 370 00:16:30,000 --> 00:16:32,567 Caleb, you are at full haunted doll height right now. 371 00:16:32,734 --> 00:16:34,000 I am. 372 00:16:35,467 --> 00:16:38,901 [John] That is quite a face you're sculpting right there. 373 00:16:39,067 --> 00:16:41,100 [Caleb] Yeah, I'm trying to go creepy and gory. 374 00:16:41,267 --> 00:16:43,200 I mean, I think dolls are creepy, but I kind of want like 375 00:16:43,367 --> 00:16:46,968 her eyes popping out. Some like corn silk hair. 376 00:16:47,133 --> 00:16:49,100 I think I need to turn up the gore factor. 377 00:16:49,267 --> 00:16:50,467 Good. This is it. 378 00:16:50,634 --> 00:16:52,501 -And this is the place to do it. -[John] Right? 379 00:16:52,667 --> 00:16:54,267 [Caleb] And I wanna be in the final four. 380 00:16:54,434 --> 00:16:56,667 What would you do with the 25 grand if you won? 381 00:16:56,834 --> 00:16:58,501 I would love to take my mom to Scotland. 382 00:16:58,667 --> 00:17:01,467 That's where her dad is from. 383 00:17:01,634 --> 00:17:02,767 I think that'd be really special. 384 00:17:02,767 --> 00:17:05,100 -That would be a -- -I've done tons of traveling. 385 00:17:05,267 --> 00:17:06,667 How many countries have you been to? 386 00:17:06,834 --> 00:17:07,701 Uh, 45. 387 00:17:09,200 --> 00:17:10,601 -What? -Yeah. 388 00:17:10,767 --> 00:17:11,667 You've gone to fo -- 389 00:17:11,834 --> 00:17:13,767 When did you find time to bake? 390 00:17:13,934 --> 00:17:15,100 Oh, you know, here and there. 391 00:17:15,267 --> 00:17:16,767 Where's your favorite place you've ever been? 392 00:17:16,934 --> 00:17:20,701 Uh, Vietnam is up there. Greece and Italy are up there. 393 00:17:20,868 --> 00:17:22,501 Jordan was the last country I was in. 394 00:17:22,667 --> 00:17:25,200 What I enjoy most about traveling is, I mean, 395 00:17:25,367 --> 00:17:26,701 you're meeting new people. 396 00:17:26,868 --> 00:17:29,267 I'm a social butterfly, so that's just awesome. 397 00:17:29,434 --> 00:17:32,501 It's so interesting to see how different cultures do different 398 00:17:32,667 --> 00:17:34,601 things or, like, sharing food. 399 00:17:34,767 --> 00:17:36,968 I mean, that's a big reason why all of us are chefs. 400 00:17:37,133 --> 00:17:39,667 Like, a way that we show love is through food. 401 00:17:39,834 --> 00:17:41,767 And that's such a great connecting point that 402 00:17:41,934 --> 00:17:43,200 knows no boundaries. 403 00:17:43,367 --> 00:17:45,567 This is like the coolest thing that I've learned about you. 404 00:17:45,734 --> 00:17:47,200 Here I am. 405 00:17:47,200 --> 00:17:50,901 -Let's try to pencil in another 10 to 15 countries. -Let's do it. 406 00:17:51,067 --> 00:17:53,067 -Thank you, John. -Where's your doll? 407 00:17:53,234 --> 00:17:55,567 -She's in the freezer. -Already? 408 00:17:55,734 --> 00:17:58,167 -[John] One hour. -[softly] OK. 409 00:17:58,334 --> 00:18:00,567 I don't think it's as effective as she -- well. 410 00:18:00,734 --> 00:18:03,767 [normally] Give your opponent the dead-eyed dolly stare-down. 411 00:18:05,067 --> 00:18:07,267 Lisa is just an incredible artist. 412 00:18:07,434 --> 00:18:09,701 Her doll face, of course, it literally looks 413 00:18:09,868 --> 00:18:12,300 like the doll. It's just a perfect sculpture. 414 00:18:12,467 --> 00:18:14,100 So I kind of start stressing. 415 00:18:14,267 --> 00:18:17,567 So I really want to take the risk of doing 416 00:18:17,734 --> 00:18:18,667 something no one else has done. 417 00:18:19,667 --> 00:18:21,968 I take a rubber glove 418 00:18:22,133 --> 00:18:24,501 and I just fill it with chocolate 419 00:18:24,667 --> 00:18:26,767 because then I don't have to carve anything out. 420 00:18:26,934 --> 00:18:29,067 This is what I'm gonna hold the doll with. 421 00:18:30,100 --> 00:18:33,667 I need it to set up super hard so it will hold the doll head. 422 00:18:33,834 --> 00:18:35,968 If that doesn't set up, then I literally will just have 423 00:18:36,133 --> 00:18:39,000 Paris-Brest and a doll's head on a plate, and that is not, 424 00:18:39,167 --> 00:18:42,801 like, a full concept. I need this risk to pay off. 425 00:18:45,267 --> 00:18:46,767 So I just want to slice this guy. 426 00:18:48,000 --> 00:18:49,067 [laughs] 427 00:18:50,567 --> 00:18:51,901 OK. 428 00:18:52,067 --> 00:18:53,334 Perfect. 429 00:18:53,334 --> 00:18:58,501 I'm gonna transform my Swiss roll into a doll by cutting it 430 00:18:58,667 --> 00:19:02,367 where I can kind of flare out the base and make the like 431 00:19:02,534 --> 00:19:03,467 bottom of her dress. 432 00:19:05,267 --> 00:19:06,868 Starting to get her iced up. 433 00:19:07,033 --> 00:19:09,567 I'm gonna pipe it with more of that tahini buttercream to 434 00:19:09,734 --> 00:19:12,367 give it kind of like that vintage look. 435 00:19:12,534 --> 00:19:15,267 Growing up, I just absolutely hated dolls. 436 00:19:15,434 --> 00:19:17,367 My sister made me play dolls with her. 437 00:19:17,534 --> 00:19:20,801 So I spent a lot of time both playing with dolls 438 00:19:20,968 --> 00:19:23,067 and maybe destroying a few dolls. 439 00:19:23,234 --> 00:19:24,267 I feel like I've done my fair 440 00:19:24,434 --> 00:19:26,467 share of damage to her dolls in my time. 441 00:19:26,634 --> 00:19:28,367 So definitely trying to channel that today for 442 00:19:28,534 --> 00:19:29,701 this dismembered doll. 443 00:19:31,767 --> 00:19:33,801 -[giggles] -[screams] 444 00:19:33,968 --> 00:19:35,067 -Oh, are you OK? -Oh, my God! 445 00:19:35,234 --> 00:19:38,000 [music box plays] 446 00:19:38,167 --> 00:19:40,467 -[Kyle O.] Oh, my gosh! -I'm gonna take a lap. 447 00:19:40,634 --> 00:19:43,701 -[giggles] -[Ciarra] Ah, that's freaky! 448 00:19:43,868 --> 00:19:45,400 Kyle, how are you holding up over there? 449 00:19:45,567 --> 00:19:47,200 That little girl is still scaring the crap out of me, 450 00:19:47,367 --> 00:19:50,100 but I'm working through it. -Heard. 451 00:19:50,267 --> 00:19:52,567 I'm getting ready to start shaping the face 452 00:19:52,734 --> 00:19:54,367 and body of the doll. 453 00:19:54,534 --> 00:19:56,267 Throughout this competition, the judges have said that 454 00:19:56,434 --> 00:19:58,701 they've had to sort of interpret what my dessert is 455 00:19:58,868 --> 00:20:00,267 sort of trying to portray. 456 00:20:00,434 --> 00:20:03,267 I wanna simplify, give it an obvious sort of showpiece 457 00:20:03,434 --> 00:20:05,701 rather than something they have to squint their eyes to see. 458 00:20:05,868 --> 00:20:07,968 I'll make her look, you know, cute, but also terrifying at 459 00:20:08,133 --> 00:20:09,067 the same time. 460 00:20:09,234 --> 00:20:11,467 Gotta have those beady eyes. 461 00:20:11,634 --> 00:20:13,601 I'll give her a blue dress that says, "Hug me," 462 00:20:13,767 --> 00:20:14,901 to sort of invite people in. 463 00:20:14,901 --> 00:20:17,100 But then I'll also give her a knife to, you know, 464 00:20:17,267 --> 00:20:19,000 stab them in the back when they get too close. 465 00:20:19,167 --> 00:20:21,400 All right, that looks good. Her name's gonna be Dorothy. 466 00:20:23,167 --> 00:20:24,801 My cake is out of my blast freezer. 467 00:20:24,968 --> 00:20:26,868 I plan on standing this Swiss roll up 468 00:20:27,033 --> 00:20:29,667 as the foundation of my dead bride. 469 00:20:29,834 --> 00:20:31,567 GQ, are you standing your doll up too? 470 00:20:32,667 --> 00:20:34,067 No, I'm not standing my doll up. 471 00:20:34,234 --> 00:20:36,367 -Are you? -Uh, no. 472 00:20:37,901 --> 00:20:38,901 [Kyle C.] You're crazy, lady. 473 00:20:39,901 --> 00:20:41,901 I'm taking a massive risk here. 474 00:20:42,067 --> 00:20:43,400 This is a rolled cake. 475 00:20:43,567 --> 00:20:45,968 So any amount of pressure unevenly will cause 476 00:20:46,133 --> 00:20:47,267 this whole thing to collapse. 477 00:20:47,434 --> 00:20:50,100 So, to make my demon doll dress, I'm going to fry 478 00:20:50,267 --> 00:20:54,267 rice paper to get this flowy, layered, textural effect. 479 00:20:54,434 --> 00:20:55,901 To get her dress on. 480 00:20:56,067 --> 00:20:57,868 And I'm just hoping that it's not gonna add 481 00:20:58,033 --> 00:20:59,267 too much weight. [softly] OK. 482 00:20:59,434 --> 00:21:01,501 [normally] I am obsessed with dolls. 483 00:21:01,667 --> 00:21:04,601 I have a couple collector ones that my parents set aside 484 00:21:04,767 --> 00:21:06,667 'cause they knew one day it would be worth something. 485 00:21:06,834 --> 00:21:10,567 I also grew up in a Victorian household, so we definitely had 486 00:21:10,734 --> 00:21:12,067 some creepy Victorian dolls. 487 00:21:12,234 --> 00:21:13,868 Oh, she's gorgeous! 488 00:21:14,033 --> 00:21:15,667 What designer is this? 489 00:21:15,834 --> 00:21:16,767 Ciarra Roberts. 490 00:21:23,067 --> 00:21:25,367 [Kyle O.] I'm looking over at Marian, and it definitely seems like 491 00:21:25,534 --> 00:21:27,000 she's making a lot of components. 492 00:21:27,167 --> 00:21:28,267 Oh, my God! 493 00:21:28,434 --> 00:21:30,067 Biting more than you can chew can throw you into 494 00:21:30,234 --> 00:21:31,467 the bottom before you even know it. 495 00:21:31,634 --> 00:21:33,467 She might not have an opportunity to save herself. 496 00:21:33,634 --> 00:21:34,567 [Marian] OK. 497 00:21:50,868 --> 00:21:52,167 30 minutes, bakers! 498 00:21:52,334 --> 00:21:53,400 -Oh, my gosh! -[squeals nervously] 499 00:21:53,567 --> 00:21:54,767 Thank you! 500 00:21:54,934 --> 00:21:57,868 Uh, moment of truth, let's see how she's set. 501 00:21:58,033 --> 00:22:00,100 So I start unmolding my hand. 502 00:22:02,501 --> 00:22:03,767 Oh, my gosh! 503 00:22:03,934 --> 00:22:06,767 The hand is breaking, and fingers start popping off. 504 00:22:06,934 --> 00:22:09,067 Oh my goodness! I'm so sorry. 505 00:22:09,234 --> 00:22:10,267 [Caleb] Yeah, yeah. 506 00:22:10,434 --> 00:22:13,400 Caleb and I are friends, but one of us has to go. 507 00:22:13,567 --> 00:22:14,901 [Caleb] OK, OK, OK. 508 00:22:15,067 --> 00:22:17,100 This is literally my whole design. 509 00:22:17,267 --> 00:22:19,000 I had this hand holding the doll head, 510 00:22:19,167 --> 00:22:20,901 and without these fingers, I don't know if I'm gonna 511 00:22:21,067 --> 00:22:23,567 even have a concept. -Oh, my God. 512 00:22:23,734 --> 00:22:25,467 [Caleb] This is like a Bake For Your Life, 513 00:22:25,634 --> 00:22:27,767 and I'm not really sure what I'm gonna do. 514 00:22:27,934 --> 00:22:28,868 [exhales] 515 00:22:33,067 --> 00:22:34,567 2 So this is not at all what I wanted to happen. 516 00:22:34,734 --> 00:22:36,767 These fingers are pretty important, that this looks 517 00:22:36,934 --> 00:22:39,968 like a hand. Uh, and now I need to pivot. 518 00:22:40,133 --> 00:22:42,100 I don't really have time to make a new hand. 519 00:22:42,267 --> 00:22:45,567 Luckily, I think I can glue it back together with chocolate 520 00:22:45,734 --> 00:22:48,067 and cold spray, which will set things really fast. 521 00:22:50,200 --> 00:22:52,000 I love it. 522 00:22:52,167 --> 00:22:54,300 I glue the head in the hand. 523 00:22:54,467 --> 00:22:57,367 This is going to be my forearm. 524 00:22:57,534 --> 00:23:00,467 Also, the coating chocolate is gonna hold the Paris-Brest 525 00:23:00,634 --> 00:23:02,868 itself and then also the hand. 526 00:23:03,033 --> 00:23:07,267 This zombie creature thing needs some skin, so I start 527 00:23:07,434 --> 00:23:10,567 wrapping up some fondant around the forearm and the fingers. 528 00:23:10,734 --> 00:23:12,100 My sweet, sweet Jessica. 529 00:23:12,267 --> 00:23:14,701 -[John] 15 minutes. -Whew. 530 00:23:14,868 --> 00:23:19,100 You don't beat your opponent, you are automatically in 531 00:23:19,267 --> 00:23:20,767 the bottom three. -[Marian] Aye, yi, yi. 532 00:23:39,300 --> 00:23:42,067 My Paris-Brest, I'm making it as a picture frame, so I'm just 533 00:23:42,234 --> 00:23:43,367 gonna start filling it. 534 00:23:43,534 --> 00:23:46,334 I taste the pumpkin mousseline. 535 00:23:48,801 --> 00:23:49,934 Tastes a little grainy. 536 00:23:52,400 --> 00:23:54,000 [Lisa groans] 537 00:23:54,167 --> 00:23:56,868 I just have to move forward. 538 00:23:57,033 --> 00:23:59,300 Hopefully the judges love the flavors. 539 00:23:59,467 --> 00:24:03,567 I am spreading some cranberry, and I'm gonna put the salted 540 00:24:03,734 --> 00:24:06,667 caramel pumpkin ganache on top. 541 00:24:06,834 --> 00:24:11,767 I am working on the head and torso for my dead bride. 542 00:24:11,934 --> 00:24:14,968 It's so difficult to actually give the definitions 543 00:24:15,133 --> 00:24:17,467 and features of a human face, let alone a doll. 544 00:24:17,634 --> 00:24:18,767 She's a dead bride. 545 00:24:18,934 --> 00:24:20,567 She doesn't have to be perfect, 546 00:24:20,734 --> 00:24:22,100 but she's got a big poofy dress. 547 00:24:24,100 --> 00:24:26,300 -[John] Five minutes. -Oh, my gosh. 548 00:24:26,467 --> 00:24:27,901 You got this, come on, you can do it. 549 00:24:28,067 --> 00:24:29,801 [John] Not much time left, guys. 550 00:24:29,968 --> 00:24:31,400 Be a doll and finish up, would ya? 551 00:24:32,567 --> 00:24:36,567 I look over at Ciarra's doll and her Swiss roll is standing 552 00:24:36,734 --> 00:24:38,300 straight up in the air. 553 00:24:38,467 --> 00:24:41,567 I have never been more nervous in my life. 554 00:24:41,734 --> 00:24:43,100 My gosh. All right. 555 00:24:43,267 --> 00:24:46,601 Not only is there $1,000 on the line, there's also 556 00:24:46,767 --> 00:24:48,767 the possibility of being in the semifinals that's on 557 00:24:48,934 --> 00:24:50,167 the line today. 558 00:24:50,167 --> 00:24:55,100 I've fought so hard to be here at 22 at such a young age. 559 00:24:55,267 --> 00:24:56,968 I really wanna show young people out there, 560 00:24:57,133 --> 00:25:00,267 you know, when you apply yourself and you give 110%, 561 00:25:00,434 --> 00:25:02,701 you can achieve anything you want and more. 562 00:25:02,868 --> 00:25:04,367 Good. 563 00:25:04,534 --> 00:25:07,100 [Kyle O.] I've got the scene sort of set with the candles. 564 00:25:07,267 --> 00:25:09,100 Sort of give the impression of a seance. 565 00:25:10,601 --> 00:25:13,501 I want her sort of like laying on the dirt. 566 00:25:14,601 --> 00:25:16,467 -There we go. -[John] Three minutes. 567 00:25:16,634 --> 00:25:17,801 Three minutes, you know. 568 00:25:17,968 --> 00:25:19,501 Marian, you're making me nervous. 569 00:25:19,667 --> 00:25:21,367 I'm just looking for the doll part of 570 00:25:21,534 --> 00:25:22,701 your haunted doll dessert. 571 00:25:26,200 --> 00:25:28,267 [Caleb] I start cutting my chocolate choux. 572 00:25:28,434 --> 00:25:30,868 I do a layer of my pumpkin crémeux, and then I pipe 573 00:25:31,033 --> 00:25:32,601 the coffee crémeux on top of it. 574 00:25:33,801 --> 00:25:36,901 And I go ahead and kind of give my forearm its little 575 00:25:37,067 --> 00:25:38,367 Paris-Brest bangles. 576 00:25:38,534 --> 00:25:40,167 -[John] 30 seconds. -Aye, yi, yi. 577 00:25:40,334 --> 00:25:41,667 Come on, come on, come on, come on. 578 00:25:41,834 --> 00:25:43,567 These are just baby doll parts. 579 00:25:43,734 --> 00:25:46,367 -That's cute. -[John] Get it done, please. 580 00:25:46,534 --> 00:25:47,868 [Lisa] OK. It looks good. 581 00:25:49,501 --> 00:25:51,167 -[John] Ten seconds. -Phew. 582 00:25:51,334 --> 00:25:52,667 [John] Last touches. 583 00:25:52,834 --> 00:25:53,767 [Caleb] Let's do this. 584 00:25:55,767 --> 00:25:57,667 [Kyle C.] Oh, my gosh, that's so nasty. 585 00:25:59,701 --> 00:26:01,501 -That's it. -Aye, yi, yi. 586 00:26:01,667 --> 00:26:04,267 Time for the judges to toy with you. 587 00:26:04,434 --> 00:26:06,567 Aw. Oh! 588 00:26:06,734 --> 00:26:07,968 Will you do the honors and be my bride? 589 00:26:08,133 --> 00:26:10,267 Are you serious? No. 590 00:26:10,434 --> 00:26:11,868 Your sculpting is so good. 591 00:26:13,667 --> 00:26:15,200 Shut up. 592 00:26:15,367 --> 00:26:17,267 [Marian speaks] 593 00:26:22,467 --> 00:26:24,100 All right, listen up, dolls. 594 00:26:24,267 --> 00:26:26,767 Your judges are here to play. 595 00:26:26,934 --> 00:26:29,167 She's raggedy and raring to go. 596 00:26:29,334 --> 00:26:31,100 -Oh, no. -Aarti Sequeira. 597 00:26:31,267 --> 00:26:34,400 [bakers] Aw. Oh. 598 00:26:34,567 --> 00:26:36,300 I've got a head full of yarn. 599 00:26:37,667 --> 00:26:39,567 It's the texture that's so disturbing. 600 00:26:39,734 --> 00:26:41,868 Isn't it lovely? I didn't shave today. 601 00:26:42,033 --> 00:26:43,567 [John] It's -- [laughs] 602 00:26:43,734 --> 00:26:48,100 This Nordic doll puts the hell in Helsinki. 603 00:26:48,267 --> 00:26:49,601 Zac Young. 604 00:26:49,767 --> 00:26:51,868 [baker gasps] 605 00:26:52,033 --> 00:26:55,100 -Hallo! -[Caleb] Wow! 606 00:26:55,267 --> 00:26:57,567 -It gets an applause. -[baker #1] Wow. 607 00:26:57,734 --> 00:26:59,567 My name is Umlaut. 608 00:26:59,734 --> 00:27:01,801 [baker #2] Oh, my God! 609 00:27:01,968 --> 00:27:02,868 [John] I'm getting ready to send 610 00:27:03,033 --> 00:27:04,400 you to the children in the corner. 611 00:27:04,567 --> 00:27:06,367 [Aarti laughs] 612 00:27:06,534 --> 00:27:09,000 Don't trust this possessed plaything. 613 00:27:09,167 --> 00:27:11,167 She's two-faced. Stephanie Boswell. 614 00:27:11,334 --> 00:27:12,701 -[Zac] Oh! -[bakers] Wow! 615 00:27:12,868 --> 00:27:14,467 Hi! 616 00:27:14,634 --> 00:27:17,200 -[Kyle O.] Oh, my goodness! -[Kyle C.] That is insane. 617 00:27:17,367 --> 00:27:20,567 -That's awesome. -[Stephanie] Kisses. 618 00:27:20,734 --> 00:27:21,667 -Kisses. -Kiss him. 619 00:27:21,834 --> 00:27:23,267 Mwah. Oh! 620 00:27:23,434 --> 00:27:24,567 [bakers] Oh! 621 00:27:24,734 --> 00:27:26,767 -Oh, God. -Are you excited for cake? 622 00:27:26,934 --> 00:27:29,367 -You excited for cake? -So creepy. 623 00:27:29,534 --> 00:27:31,667 Judges, haunted doll dessert 624 00:27:31,834 --> 00:27:34,267 featuring pumpkin and chocolate. 625 00:27:34,434 --> 00:27:37,868 Lisa and Caleb, your dessert was Paris-Brest. 626 00:27:38,033 --> 00:27:39,501 Caleb, we're gonna start with you. 627 00:27:39,667 --> 00:27:41,801 Yeah -- I kinda had this idea of like 628 00:27:41,968 --> 00:27:44,767 a grotesque zombie-esque hand 629 00:27:44,934 --> 00:27:47,400 holding the doll. Her name is Jessica. 630 00:27:47,567 --> 00:27:48,667 [with foreign accent] That is my sister. 631 00:27:50,100 --> 00:27:51,868 What have you done to my sister? 632 00:27:52,033 --> 00:27:53,267 [clicks tongue] She's done. 633 00:27:53,434 --> 00:27:55,000 [Aarti laughs] 634 00:27:55,167 --> 00:28:00,501 It is so gross and dark and melting and disgusting. 635 00:28:00,667 --> 00:28:02,701 -I adore this. -Wow. 636 00:28:02,868 --> 00:28:06,968 The one little wiry hair, the eyeball hanging out, 637 00:28:07,133 --> 00:28:12,100 is just awful in the best way. -OK. 638 00:28:12,267 --> 00:28:14,100 I think the height is spectacular. 639 00:28:14,267 --> 00:28:16,267 I love that you went 360 as well. 640 00:28:16,434 --> 00:28:17,567 You can see the back of the hand. 641 00:28:17,734 --> 00:28:20,200 -You can see the tendons. -Thank you so much. 642 00:28:20,367 --> 00:28:22,901 How hard can it be to follow that feedback, Lisa? 643 00:28:23,067 --> 00:28:24,067 Really hard. 644 00:28:25,267 --> 00:28:26,434 What have you made? 645 00:28:26,434 --> 00:28:31,000 I wanted to do a picture frame, but a possessed doll. 646 00:28:31,167 --> 00:28:33,000 Every time you look at it, the eyes follow 647 00:28:33,167 --> 00:28:35,167 and it sucks up your soul. 648 00:28:35,334 --> 00:28:38,267 The face itself is spectacular. 649 00:28:38,434 --> 00:28:41,567 I mean, it is porcelain. It is glowing. 650 00:28:43,667 --> 00:28:45,400 And I hope I never end up like that. 651 00:28:46,467 --> 00:28:49,000 But I feel like you could have covered it in gold and made it 652 00:28:49,167 --> 00:28:50,968 super frame-like. 653 00:28:51,133 --> 00:28:54,267 It's -- it's just a little bit too simple. 654 00:28:54,434 --> 00:28:57,067 We need both of you to cut and serve, 655 00:28:57,234 --> 00:28:58,667 and we'll taste them one at a time. 656 00:28:58,834 --> 00:29:01,033 ♪♪ 657 00:29:03,501 --> 00:29:06,400 [John] We're gonna taste Caleb's first. 658 00:29:06,567 --> 00:29:09,868 [Caleb] I have a chocolate and pumpkin Paris-Brest with 659 00:29:10,033 --> 00:29:11,701 a pumpkin crémeux, coffee crémeux, 660 00:29:11,868 --> 00:29:13,167 and an espresso craquelin. 661 00:29:13,334 --> 00:29:15,968 I'm just kinda going for like a pumpkin latte vibe. 662 00:29:18,400 --> 00:29:20,501 Your pââte àà choux is perfectly risen. 663 00:29:20,667 --> 00:29:23,801 Like there's a perfect little fist-sized pocket inside 664 00:29:23,968 --> 00:29:25,968 each one. -Thank you. 665 00:29:26,133 --> 00:29:29,167 I thought it was so inventive of you to give us a pumpkin 666 00:29:29,334 --> 00:29:33,267 spice latte feeling here, but I'm sort of wishing that 667 00:29:33,434 --> 00:29:35,367 you had stuck to the pumpkin and the chocolate. 668 00:29:35,534 --> 00:29:37,067 -Got it. -[Zac] I agree. 669 00:29:37,234 --> 00:29:38,501 I got the chocolate, and I love 670 00:29:38,667 --> 00:29:41,167 the flavor of your pumpkin layer too. 671 00:29:41,334 --> 00:29:43,367 I think you could've nixed the espresso. 672 00:29:43,534 --> 00:29:44,667 Like, we get it. 673 00:29:44,834 --> 00:29:47,100 You're from the Pacific Northwest. 674 00:29:47,267 --> 00:29:50,767 OK? The beanie says "coffee." 675 00:29:50,934 --> 00:29:53,067 You don't have to put coffee in everything. 676 00:29:53,234 --> 00:29:55,767 -For sure, for sure, for sure. -[Aarti] Oh, wait a minute. 677 00:29:55,934 --> 00:29:57,901 -Who's that? -[all laugh] 678 00:29:58,067 --> 00:29:59,868 All right, let's move on. 679 00:30:00,033 --> 00:30:03,167 We will try Lisa's dessert. 680 00:30:03,334 --> 00:30:06,400 I have a chocolate and pumpkin Paris-Brest with 681 00:30:06,567 --> 00:30:08,868 pumpkin mousseline, caramel ganache, 682 00:30:09,033 --> 00:30:10,400 and cranberry with orange. 683 00:30:10,567 --> 00:30:12,501 ♪♪ 684 00:30:14,701 --> 00:30:18,367 First of all, the texture of your pââte àà choux is elegant, 685 00:30:18,534 --> 00:30:21,667 darling, refined, very 686 00:30:21,834 --> 00:30:23,367 [with French accent] oh-la-la, very French. 687 00:30:24,467 --> 00:30:28,200 The chocolate and the pumpkin melds beautifully together. 688 00:30:28,367 --> 00:30:32,267 My overall issue with this is textural. 689 00:30:32,434 --> 00:30:35,767 So you have the grittiness kind of running through all of it. 690 00:30:35,934 --> 00:30:36,868 -Yeah. -All right. 691 00:30:37,033 --> 00:30:38,767 -Thank you, guys. -Thank you so much. 692 00:30:38,934 --> 00:30:40,167 [all applaud] 693 00:30:40,334 --> 00:30:41,767 [Kyle O.] Nice job, you two. 694 00:30:41,934 --> 00:30:44,601 Pââte àà choux pastry to pââte àà choux pastry, 695 00:30:44,767 --> 00:30:46,767 I think I prefer Lisa's. 696 00:30:46,934 --> 00:30:49,968 But when it comes to the filling, I prefer Caleb's. 697 00:30:50,133 --> 00:30:51,734 -Yeah. -[Zac] Mm-hmm. 698 00:30:54,167 --> 00:30:57,701 [John] Marian and Kyle O., come join. -High-five. 699 00:30:57,868 --> 00:30:59,767 [John] You guys had baked cheesecake. 700 00:30:59,934 --> 00:31:01,367 I'm gonna start with you, Marian. 701 00:31:13,501 --> 00:31:17,267 I love the scale that you got this on. 702 00:31:17,434 --> 00:31:21,667 It looks like claymation, stop-motion animation. 703 00:31:21,834 --> 00:31:23,167 Very Tim Burton. 704 00:31:24,167 --> 00:31:27,767 I just wish that you had been able to put more of that detail 705 00:31:27,934 --> 00:31:30,567 in the back. There's just like a black hole. 706 00:31:31,868 --> 00:31:34,100 Now, Kyle, let's talk about yours. 707 00:31:34,267 --> 00:31:37,100 This doll has been trying to get put together many times by 708 00:31:37,267 --> 00:31:39,400 different body parts of other dolls. 709 00:31:39,567 --> 00:31:41,901 And finally, they got the right combination. 710 00:31:42,067 --> 00:31:44,467 And so this doll has finally been brought to life. 711 00:31:44,634 --> 00:31:46,467 -[laughs] -Ooh! 712 00:31:46,634 --> 00:31:48,200 The doll itself. 713 00:31:48,367 --> 00:31:52,868 You really captured that essence of cute and scary. 714 00:31:53,033 --> 00:31:54,167 Thank you. 715 00:31:54,167 --> 00:31:56,901 I love that contrast, these very bright childlike 716 00:31:57,067 --> 00:31:59,968 colors with the deep dark chocolate and orange 717 00:32:00,200 --> 00:32:02,000 of like fall. -Thank you. 718 00:32:02,167 --> 00:32:03,634 [John] All right, bring your plates up. 719 00:32:06,100 --> 00:32:07,901 Marian, tell us about your dessert. 720 00:32:09,801 --> 00:32:12,667 [Marian] On top of that is pumpkin pie filling 721 00:32:12,834 --> 00:32:14,467 and a dark chocolate mousse. 722 00:32:14,634 --> 00:32:17,267 And in between the layers, you have a cranberry sauce. 723 00:32:23,200 --> 00:32:25,100 Um, there's so much going on. 724 00:32:26,200 --> 00:32:27,501 I wish you'd done less. 725 00:32:28,767 --> 00:32:31,534 Your elements are not playing well together. 726 00:32:34,000 --> 00:32:35,167 2 You've got some very strong flavors in here, 727 00:32:35,334 --> 00:32:36,968 particularly the cranberry. 728 00:32:37,133 --> 00:32:40,767 And I think the chocolate mousse actually is a bully 729 00:32:40,934 --> 00:32:43,200 and kind of knocks out the pumpkin pie layer. 730 00:32:43,367 --> 00:32:47,501 But the cheesecake itself is sublime. 731 00:32:47,667 --> 00:32:51,801 The texture, that hint of citrus, it's really perfect. 732 00:32:51,968 --> 00:32:52,968 [softly] OK. 733 00:32:53,133 --> 00:32:56,567 Let's move on to Kyle O. 734 00:32:56,734 --> 00:32:58,801 So here you have a pumpkin chocolate cheesecake. 735 00:32:58,968 --> 00:33:01,200 The crust is made out of pepitas, 736 00:33:01,367 --> 00:33:02,767 chocolate cookie, and Graham crackers. 737 00:33:02,934 --> 00:33:04,868 ♪♪ 738 00:33:08,467 --> 00:33:10,300 I love that you kept it so simple. 739 00:33:10,467 --> 00:33:12,367 I taste the pumpkin, I taste the spice, 740 00:33:12,534 --> 00:33:15,267 I taste the chocolate, and it all makes sense together. 741 00:33:15,434 --> 00:33:16,567 Thank you. 742 00:33:16,567 --> 00:33:20,167 -But the whole thing feels heavy to me. -Mm-hmm. 743 00:33:20,334 --> 00:33:23,167 I would want something to kind of lighten it. 744 00:33:23,334 --> 00:33:24,801 -Absolutely. -Thank you guys. 745 00:33:24,968 --> 00:33:26,467 -[bakers] Thank you guys. -[judges] Thank you. 746 00:33:26,634 --> 00:33:28,567 [all applaud] 747 00:33:30,200 --> 00:33:32,601 I had someone who did too much, and I had someone 748 00:33:32,767 --> 00:33:34,667 who maybe did too little. -Yep. 749 00:33:38,300 --> 00:33:39,367 [mumbles] OK, once we get... 750 00:33:39,534 --> 00:33:41,200 Ciarra and Young Kyle. 751 00:33:41,367 --> 00:33:42,501 -[Ciarra] Let's do it. -[Kyle C.] Let's do it. 752 00:33:42,667 --> 00:33:44,400 [Aarti] Yes! Yes! 753 00:33:44,567 --> 00:33:46,200 [bakers cheer] 754 00:33:48,267 --> 00:33:50,267 -Thank you very much. -Wow. 755 00:33:50,434 --> 00:33:52,267 -Good job, you guys. -All right. 756 00:33:52,434 --> 00:33:55,701 You have Swiss roll. Ciarra, let's talk about yours. 757 00:33:55,868 --> 00:33:56,868 Absolutely. 758 00:33:57,033 --> 00:33:58,467 So I'd like to introduce you to Melissa. 759 00:33:58,634 --> 00:34:01,701 Melissa was Kyle's sister's doll, and she became obsessed 760 00:34:01,868 --> 00:34:04,000 with Kyle, but Kyle didn't wanna play with her. 761 00:34:04,167 --> 00:34:07,667 So she started to mourn the loss of the wedding 762 00:34:07,834 --> 00:34:09,267 and the love that she never had. 763 00:34:09,434 --> 00:34:12,000 -What a gut-wrenching story. -Yeah. 764 00:34:12,167 --> 00:34:14,000 [with foreign accent] I love a floofy dress. 765 00:34:14,167 --> 00:34:16,367 So I love the dress that you have put on. 766 00:34:16,534 --> 00:34:18,400 I would like one in my size. 767 00:34:18,567 --> 00:34:22,267 [normally] Um, I love that you really challenged yourself in making 768 00:34:22,434 --> 00:34:25,067 a standing doll, and that's probably the hardest 769 00:34:25,234 --> 00:34:27,167 part of this challenge. -Mm-hmm. 770 00:34:27,334 --> 00:34:30,567 I wish the face was a little bit more doll-like, 771 00:34:30,734 --> 00:34:33,501 'cause that would have given us that haunted Victorian doll 772 00:34:33,667 --> 00:34:35,067 kind of energy more. 773 00:34:35,234 --> 00:34:38,167 All right, Young Kyle, let's hear about your dessert. 774 00:34:38,334 --> 00:34:41,000 So this is Gertha. Uh... 775 00:34:41,167 --> 00:34:42,501 -Gertha? -Gertha. 776 00:34:42,667 --> 00:34:44,300 [with foreign accent] It's pronounced "Girtha." 777 00:34:44,467 --> 00:34:45,901 [Kyle C. normally] "Girtha." 778 00:34:45,901 --> 00:34:47,367 -[with foreign accent] She was my cousin. -[Stephanie] No, no, no. 779 00:34:47,534 --> 00:34:49,367 -Was. -[judges] "Giiirthaaa." 780 00:34:50,667 --> 00:34:53,767 Gertha one day found herself in the wrong place, 781 00:34:53,934 --> 00:34:55,767 at the wrong time, with the wrong 782 00:34:55,934 --> 00:34:56,968 people, you know? 783 00:34:57,133 --> 00:34:59,467 Her head was cut off, her legs were cut off, 784 00:34:59,634 --> 00:35:01,567 her arms were cut off. Poor little lady. 785 00:35:01,734 --> 00:35:02,767 [Stephanie] I think it's fantastic. 786 00:35:02,934 --> 00:35:06,067 Instead of giving us hyper-realistic doll, 787 00:35:06,234 --> 00:35:09,567 you're giving us this sort of Pixar version of that. 788 00:35:09,734 --> 00:35:13,100 It tells a totally different story and it's very meta. 789 00:35:13,267 --> 00:35:16,000 I love that you used a knife to give us that drama 790 00:35:16,167 --> 00:35:18,868 and that verticality. -Thank you so much. 791 00:35:19,033 --> 00:35:23,567 The piping on the dress is insane. 792 00:35:23,734 --> 00:35:25,667 Dude, like. 793 00:35:25,834 --> 00:35:29,067 I feel like you're just showing off, and I love it. 794 00:35:29,234 --> 00:35:30,601 Wow, thank you so much. 795 00:35:30,767 --> 00:35:32,601 -Now. -[Zac] Poor "Girtha." 796 00:35:32,767 --> 00:35:36,667 ...we're gonna have you guys cut up four servings. 797 00:35:36,834 --> 00:35:38,701 Ciarra, tell us about your dessert. 798 00:35:38,868 --> 00:35:41,100 So Melissa is made out of a chocolate roulade with 799 00:35:41,267 --> 00:35:44,467 a spiced pumpkin cream-cheese mousse, black cherry jam, 800 00:35:44,634 --> 00:35:47,400 and then a chocolate orange coconut buttercream. 801 00:35:49,868 --> 00:35:53,000 The pumpkin cream-cheese mousse is fabulous. 802 00:35:53,167 --> 00:35:55,400 Super light, but really, really tasty. 803 00:35:55,567 --> 00:35:56,534 Thank you. 804 00:35:56,534 --> 00:35:58,701 I love that you use cocoa nibs in there. 805 00:35:58,868 --> 00:36:00,300 It's bitter, it's crunchy. 806 00:36:00,467 --> 00:36:02,601 I think that's such a cool expression of chocolate. 807 00:36:02,767 --> 00:36:05,767 -Thank you. -This fantastic cherry jam. 808 00:36:05,934 --> 00:36:07,033 Love it. 809 00:36:07,033 --> 00:36:09,367 But she's sort of stealing the show a little bit, 810 00:36:09,534 --> 00:36:12,067 because all of the other flavors sort of just end up 811 00:36:12,234 --> 00:36:14,200 getting a little lost. -Hmm. 812 00:36:14,367 --> 00:36:17,167 Judges, let's move on to Young Kyle. 813 00:36:17,334 --> 00:36:19,067 It's a chocolate chiffon cake 814 00:36:19,234 --> 00:36:21,868 filled with a cranberry-pomegranate filling. 815 00:36:22,033 --> 00:36:25,801 It's got bits of sesame brittle on the inside, and then it also 816 00:36:25,968 --> 00:36:28,501 has a pumpkin blonde chocolate ganache. 817 00:36:28,667 --> 00:36:30,801 And the outside is iced in a tahini buttercream. 818 00:36:32,367 --> 00:36:36,567 We have been asking for flavor and some variety here, 819 00:36:38,567 --> 00:36:41,467 and you absolutely brought it. -[sighs] 820 00:36:41,634 --> 00:36:46,367 [Zac] The nutty flavor of that tahini mixed with the pumpkin 821 00:36:46,534 --> 00:36:50,300 and the tart cranberry, it is a beautiful combination. 822 00:36:50,467 --> 00:36:54,167 Tahini buttercream? I'm stealing it. 823 00:36:54,334 --> 00:36:55,467 It is so good! 824 00:36:55,634 --> 00:36:59,267 I could just eat this by itself all day. 825 00:36:59,434 --> 00:37:00,767 Thank you so much. 826 00:37:00,767 --> 00:37:03,367 The only thing I would have loved is if you had copied off 827 00:37:03,534 --> 00:37:06,167 Ciarra's paper and put some cocoa nibs in with 828 00:37:06,334 --> 00:37:07,567 your sesame brittle. 829 00:37:07,567 --> 00:37:10,000 That blonde chocolate doesn't have that straightforward 830 00:37:10,167 --> 00:37:12,100 chocolate flavor. -[John] Thank you, guys. 831 00:37:12,267 --> 00:37:13,968 Thank you all. Appreciate it. 832 00:37:14,133 --> 00:37:15,901 -[Ciarra] That was good. -[Kyle C.] Let's do it. 833 00:37:16,067 --> 00:37:18,767 The smallest mistake is what's gonna determine whether or not 834 00:37:18,934 --> 00:37:20,367 you get to be in the semifinals. 835 00:37:20,534 --> 00:37:21,367 [faintly] Thank you. 836 00:37:21,534 --> 00:37:23,601 I'm really, really nervous. 837 00:37:23,767 --> 00:37:26,167 I loved Ciarra's roll. I thought it was super tight. 838 00:37:26,334 --> 00:37:27,968 I just wanted the inside to be a bit more. 839 00:37:28,133 --> 00:37:29,367 Yeah. 840 00:37:29,367 --> 00:37:32,100 And I think from Kyle's dessert, we got an iteration of 841 00:37:32,267 --> 00:37:34,267 chocolate, but I wish there had been a bit more chocolate. 842 00:37:38,868 --> 00:37:41,968 2 Bakers, you definitely dolled up some delicious 843 00:37:42,133 --> 00:37:43,400 and deranged desserts. 844 00:37:45,801 --> 00:37:48,367 Let's go through each head-to-head match up. 845 00:37:48,534 --> 00:37:50,667 Kyle O. and Marian. 846 00:37:50,834 --> 00:37:53,701 The judges ruled that the best cheesecake was baked by... 847 00:37:56,000 --> 00:37:57,100 Kyle O. 848 00:37:57,267 --> 00:37:59,100 Aw, that's good. 849 00:37:59,267 --> 00:38:01,100 Thank you. Thank you, judges. 850 00:38:01,267 --> 00:38:04,767 -Thank you, guys. -[John] Next, Lisa and Caleb. 851 00:38:04,934 --> 00:38:08,067 The judges debated the merits of your Paris-Brest offerings 852 00:38:08,234 --> 00:38:10,267 and determined the best was baked by... 853 00:38:11,868 --> 00:38:12,868 Caleb. 854 00:38:15,100 --> 00:38:16,100 Thank you. 855 00:38:16,267 --> 00:38:17,868 I'm happy to win, of course, 856 00:38:18,033 --> 00:38:20,000 but like, Lisa is not safe. 857 00:38:20,167 --> 00:38:21,267 That sucks. 858 00:38:21,434 --> 00:38:24,767 Finally, Ciarra and young Kyle. 859 00:38:24,934 --> 00:38:28,667 Ciarra, you could choose anyone in the kitchen to compete 860 00:38:28,834 --> 00:38:32,901 against, and you chose this young gentleman. -Mm-hmm. 861 00:38:33,067 --> 00:38:35,300 In your match up, the judges felt the best 862 00:38:35,467 --> 00:38:37,567 Swiss roll was created by... 863 00:38:39,601 --> 00:38:40,667 young Kyle. 864 00:38:41,767 --> 00:38:44,067 Thank y'all so much. Thank you guys. 865 00:38:44,234 --> 00:38:45,200 [indistinct] 866 00:38:45,200 --> 00:38:47,167 How you feeling about that decision now? 867 00:38:47,334 --> 00:38:48,601 God. 868 00:38:48,601 --> 00:38:51,667 I'm a little let down because I wanted to beat Kyle C. on 869 00:38:51,834 --> 00:38:53,467 this one. He one-upped me. 870 00:38:53,634 --> 00:38:54,901 My ego's a little hurt. 871 00:38:54,901 --> 00:38:58,701 Kyle O., young Kyle and Caleb, for winning your showdowns, 872 00:38:58,868 --> 00:39:00,601 you are all safe. 873 00:39:00,767 --> 00:39:01,701 [Kyle C. exhales] 874 00:39:01,868 --> 00:39:03,467 But one doll dessert was 875 00:39:03,634 --> 00:39:05,567 severed head and shoulders above the rest. 876 00:39:05,734 --> 00:39:06,601 [baker giggles] 877 00:39:08,701 --> 00:39:09,667 And it was baked by... 878 00:39:09,834 --> 00:39:11,801 [music builds] 879 00:39:15,067 --> 00:39:17,467 young Kyle. -Oh, my God. 880 00:39:17,634 --> 00:39:19,100 [Marian] Yeah! 881 00:39:19,267 --> 00:39:20,367 Whoo! 882 00:39:20,367 --> 00:39:23,367 It feels so good to make it into the semifinals. 883 00:39:23,534 --> 00:39:25,567 It means a lot to me to really show up for us 884 00:39:25,734 --> 00:39:27,067 young pastry chefs. 885 00:39:27,234 --> 00:39:28,000 Thank you so much, John. 886 00:39:28,167 --> 00:39:29,467 -Congratulations. -Thank you. 887 00:39:29,634 --> 00:39:34,467 Kudos, you won $1,000. Is that $2,000 now? 888 00:39:34,634 --> 00:39:35,467 That makes two. 889 00:39:35,634 --> 00:39:36,567 -[Marian] Ooh! -[John] All right. 890 00:39:37,667 --> 00:39:41,868 That leaves Lisa, Ciarra, and Marian. 891 00:39:43,067 --> 00:39:44,434 Please step forward. 892 00:39:46,200 --> 00:39:49,267 [Ciarra] Hearing that I'm in the bottom three just kind of sucks. 893 00:39:49,434 --> 00:39:51,601 I definitely want to be in the semifinals. 894 00:39:51,767 --> 00:39:52,868 I am so close. 895 00:39:53,868 --> 00:39:55,901 [Marian speaks] 896 00:40:00,400 --> 00:40:02,501 [Lisa] I'm feeling very upset at myself. 897 00:40:02,667 --> 00:40:04,167 I worked so hard to be here. 898 00:40:04,334 --> 00:40:05,868 There was this little bump, 899 00:40:06,033 --> 00:40:07,467 and it could be sending me home. 900 00:40:08,467 --> 00:40:12,267 Lisa, the doll decoration on your Paris-Brest didn't tell 901 00:40:12,434 --> 00:40:14,767 a clear story, and your mousseline was 902 00:40:14,934 --> 00:40:16,400 a little gritty. 903 00:40:16,567 --> 00:40:20,167 Ciarra, we wished your doll had more details 904 00:40:20,334 --> 00:40:22,567 and looked more doll-like. 905 00:40:22,734 --> 00:40:25,200 Your pumpkin and chocolate was very mild, 906 00:40:25,367 --> 00:40:27,067 and the cherry jam stole the show. 907 00:40:28,667 --> 00:40:33,467 Marian, the doll atop your cheesecake felt unfinished, 908 00:40:33,634 --> 00:40:35,767 and the chocolate mousse and the tart cranberry 909 00:40:35,934 --> 00:40:37,667 overpowered your pumpkin flavor. 910 00:40:39,467 --> 00:40:41,667 [John] The baker leaving us is... 911 00:40:41,834 --> 00:40:43,767 [tense music plays] 912 00:40:46,167 --> 00:40:48,367 [John] Marian, I'm sorry, 913 00:40:49,501 --> 00:40:51,067 but it's time for you to say goodbye. 914 00:40:52,300 --> 00:40:54,000 Thank you for your advice. 915 00:40:54,167 --> 00:40:55,501 I'm gonna take it to my workshop 916 00:40:55,667 --> 00:40:57,667 and do it. So let's say bye. 917 00:40:57,834 --> 00:40:59,167 [laughs] 918 00:41:11,367 --> 00:41:14,100 Marian, we are really gonna miss you. 919 00:41:14,267 --> 00:41:15,667 -Thank you. -[John] Yeah. 920 00:41:15,834 --> 00:41:17,100 And call me about the cruise. 921 00:41:18,267 --> 00:41:19,200 -OK. -[Marian] Yeah. 922 00:41:19,367 --> 00:41:20,300 [all laugh] 923 00:41:25,767 --> 00:41:27,000 [Kyle C.] Whoo! 924 00:41:29,167 --> 00:41:31,968 We'll see you next time at the semifinals. 925 00:41:32,133 --> 00:41:34,100 Get out of here, guys. 926 00:41:34,267 --> 00:41:36,501 -[Lisa] Good job, guys. -[baker] Oh, my gosh. 927 00:41:36,667 --> 00:41:37,567 Bye-bye. 928 00:41:38,901 --> 00:41:39,868 [John] Next time... 929 00:41:40,033 --> 00:41:41,667 [Kyle C.] Going into the semifinal. 930 00:41:41,834 --> 00:41:43,501 I wanna show that I'm not gonna mess around with them. 931 00:41:43,667 --> 00:41:44,801 This is getting so real. 932 00:41:44,968 --> 00:41:46,767 ...the bakers have a brush with danger... 933 00:41:48,100 --> 00:41:49,267 Come on, work with me! 934 00:41:49,434 --> 00:41:50,567 ...and we summon the witches. 935 00:41:50,734 --> 00:41:52,567 [evil laughter] 936 00:41:52,734 --> 00:41:55,067 [John] Which baker won't survive the spell? 937 00:41:55,234 --> 00:41:56,367 [screams] 938 00:41:59,467 --> 00:42:00,467 Are you terrified?