-Do you want your teeth? -No, Harriet, I don't.
-[explosion booming] -[all screaming]
-What's happening? -YUKI: Yeah!
* Baking it *
* Grannies taste it *
* Baking it *
***
-Good luck, y'all. -Good luck, y'all.
Good luck, y'all.
[both laughing]
* We're in the finals *
* We're in the finals, ey *
We made it.
-[both whoop] -OMONIVIE: I'm excited.
-I'm proud of ourselves. -Yeah.
Like, we legit made it to the finals.
-Okay? -[Omonivie humming]
Will we win? [clicks tongue]
You know it. That's what I think.
I'm just saying. Confidence is key.
Hello, bakers, congratulations, you made it to the finals.
[cheering and applause]
One last challenge remains before we award
one team the $50,000 prize.
[cheering and applause]
And the title of Master Bakers,
which none of us will ever have to say
or think about again after today.
-MAYA: Nope. -[laughter]
And now you're here.
Today is your last...
[in Southern accent] ...Big Ol' Bake.
[dramatic music, angelic singing]
And we want it to be...
[in Southern accent] ...the Biggest 'Ol Bake
of your big 'ol lives.
AMY: Because it's going to earn you
the shiniest, heaviest, most focus-pulling brooch
that's ever been pinned to a lapel.
Your challenge is to bake
a striking centerpiece dish
for a special event that is important to you.
It can be a holiday, birthday, or family function,
any occasion that inspires you to bring your best,
so we can "cele-bake" together one last time.
-[Sevn whispers] Yes. -AMY: You have four hours
for your final challenge, bakers,
and you only get one chance
to make your last impression.
MAYA: Now, bakers, for the last time,
let's bake these...
[in Southern accent] Big 'Ol Bakes.
YUKI: All right, get it, get it.
Aw, Maya.
[in Southern accent] I get emotional.
I'm gonna get a bowl.
-A bigger bowl. -KANDYY: Oh.
It's our final Big Ol' Bake.
Oh, this is going to be perfect.
I was thinking about mixing all of the rainbow colors
-to see what color comes up. -You would probably get black.
-Yeah? [laughing] -So, no, let's not do that.
COREY: We made it to the finals.
KEITH: Our last bake we wowed
the judges because we took
a different route than everyone else.
So, I'm hoping that we can go into
this final bake and do the same thing.
To be standing in the finale
with a brooch, it just-- I feel like
we can actually take this home.
However, we are up against some...
-BOTH: ...stiff competition. -[Corey whoops]
My goal is to get the bakes in
within the first maybe 20 minutes.
-I think we can do it. -OMONIVIE: Okay, sounds good.
-You wanna do two or three? -Three.
This is the last bake, we gotta go big.
We're the only ones without a brooch. [chuckles]
We've been really close a couple times,
but just haven't hit the mark yet.
You know, I think everyone sees us as underdogs.
We can do it. I think we can.
Let's just do a bunch of rainbow stuff on it.
I hope we take them by surprise a little bit.
I hope they see our final bake and they think,
"Wow, that's what we've been waiting for.
This is the talent that we've been wanting to see."
KEITH: I'm trying to get some huge shrimp chunks.
SEVN: Start off right there,
and if we need to, we'll go bigger.
We're feeling good, calm.
I think the last couple challenges,
there's been a lot of positive momentum building,
and going into this bake,
my angle is just thinking about putting together
a really proud product.
So, I'm excited.
What a journey Yuki
-and Omonivie have had. -Yes.
AMY: And so much of it is about adaptation
-and being okay with change. -I agree.
You really see such a strong friendship.
YUKI: I'm not overfilling our pans today, [indistinct].
No, we learned from our mistakes.
-We are not. -It's called growth, sis.
MAYA: They've known each other for a long time.
People change, people grow, and you want to be able
to do that with someone you're close to.
It's really a beautiful thing to see.
Just think about your student loans.
-Ooh. -[laughter]
MAYA: I really feel like it has shown the strength
of their bakes and the way they present things.
AMY: They just compliment each other,
they challenge each other.
-YUKI: Make sure it's what? -OMONIVIE: Moist.
AMY: Female friendships, certainly very,
very special, those are the people
that will be with you,
most likely, at the end of your life.
[cheering and applause]
-ALL: Hey. -YUKI: Hey, welcome back.
-OMONIVIE: Hey, how are y'all? -MAYA: Hi.
Happy finals.
-I know, can't believe it. -It's happening, we're here.
-Believe it, you did it. -I know.
You guys have the best vibe.
Thank you, we've worked on it
-for a few years. -Yeah, there's some ups
and downs, if you have a sister,
you know how it can get.
YUKI: I feel like there was subtle shade.
I don't know if y'all picked up
-on that. -We picked up on it.
I really do feel like you guys are a model
of a wonderful relationship.
-YUKI: Thank you. -MAYA: You really--
you have grown together,
because it's not all about one person,
it's about a relationship-- relating to a person.
-So much wisdom. -I love this.
So much wisdom in the cabin.
What are you guys making today?
So, we are making a brown sugar
shortbread cookie cake.
It's going to be filled with a lot of ginger,
cinnamon, spices, a cookie butter filling,
and then we're wrapping it in a brown sugar buttercream.
And it's to celebrate what holiday?
So, we're actually celebrating Juneteenth.
For this final bake, we decided to celebrate
and commemorate Juneteenth, which is a national holiday
that celebrates the emancipation and freedom
of formerly enslaved Africans.
We started celebrating Juneteenth once we kind of
learned about that history.
So, when we were in college,
we would do a lot of community service events,
we participated in volunteer programs,
and once we even joined a historically Black sorority,
we also started doing fundraisers
and getting scholarships, just a way
so we can give back to our community.
We wanted to do something different and switch it up,
This is not going to be just a basic three-tier cake.
OMONIVIE: So, on our bottom tier we have
the African print, and then when you go
to the second tier of the cake, you'll see Harriet Tubman,
who's known for the Underground Railroad,
guiding people to freedom.
And on the top tier you have the sankofa bird.
It represents that in life, it's okay to go back,
remember where you came from as you move forward.
And we love to celebrate it with food,
like a good cookout, music, games, art.
All the vibes.
Showing all of the culture throughout the diaspora.
That sounds so good. Well, we love having you.
We really hope you win. You guys are amazing.
-Thank you. -And as far as we're concerned,
you've already won because you're here.
-Yes, yes. Agreed. -That's so true.
-AMY: And You have each other. -Yeah.
-Thanks for the wisdom. -MAYA: You got it.
I love you.
AMY: I'm gonna tell everyone, "We hope you win."
[Amy and Maya laugh]
Get started on vanilla.
You get started on vanilla, though.
-Have you done the sugar dip? -OMONIVIE: Nah, I can't.
[upbeat music playing]
How big are we trying to go with the head? Like?
I would make it just a smidge bigger.
A smidge bigger. That's small, go medium.
It feels so great.
Like, we're at the end.
If you would've asked me on day one,
would I be in the finals?
I was like, "Nope, I'm going to be at home
on the couch eating some grapes."
-COREY: Bow! -So, today we go big.
We are not going small. We are being extra.
Yes, I'm gonna turn this into strawberry
and then I'll make chocolate batter next.
But I'm going to go ahead and put those in the oven.
-It's gonna be big. -Gonna be big.
We gotta go big, big, big today.
Kandyy and Sevn, you know, they had kind of a bumpy start.
The cakes are nowhere near done.
Oh, my gosh, they're soupy.
[sobbing] It's a mess.
Kandyy, it's literally falling apart.
But they have stuck together, they just depend on each other.
-SEVN: How's that hand coming? -Good.
Hand me that bowl, babe.
I don't know what I'll do without you.
-[both chuckle] -I would probably go crazy.
But they are always doing the most.
We're gonna have, like, pimples on it.
We're gonna have pimples to pop.
-This is gonna be good. -Pimples to pop?
-This is our blood. -Wait, blood and pimples?
And I feel like the grannies really responded
to all of the decoration
and doing the most.
That's their winning strategy, doing the most until the end.
HARRIET: The presentation had us all fooled,
and it was delicious.
But you know, it can go right or wrong.
We don't know.
But it's going to be fun no matter what.
[cheering and applause]
-Kandyy and Sevn. -Hi, how are you?
-We're great. How are you? -Feeling good.
We're bringing some love today.
-MAYA: You are? -BOTH: Yeah.
You guys look relaxed.
You look like you're comfortable here.
Because we're radiating love anyway,
so we're making a love, Valentine's Day bear.
You're radiating love anyway?
Okay, so you're celebrating Valentine's Day?
-KANDYY & SEVN: Yes. -Okay, and why?
SEVN: Because we love each other,
and our first time
actually meeting each other, in person,
was on Valentine's Day.
And ever since then, she has always brought me
a "big 'ol bear."
[all laugh]
[in Southern accent] Big 'ol bear.
Yeah. So, we're going to make that.
We're gonna make a 3D bear.
We are going to be using rice krispies treats
for the arms, the head, the ears and the feet.
And the body of the bear is going to be
a Neapolitan cake with a side of
chocolate-covered strawberries and an edible chocolate dish.
Every day with Kandyy feels like Valentine's Day.
-[Kandyy chuckles] -Every day.
-That sounds like true love. -That's so great.
Anywhere could be romantic if you're with the right person.
SEVN: She's always buying me stuff.
When we were long distance, she would always get me
edible arrangement strawberries.
-AMY: And what did you give her? -[Sevn sighs]
-A bunch of stuff. -Sevn!
No, no, no, no. I go all out.
-Let's hear it. -One day the mailman comes
and it's this big box. I opened it.
She had it filled with probably 20 things.
Yeah, 'cause when I do a gift, I want it to cover every area.
That's why you guys are such a great couple,
'cause you don't do things halfway.
I sure don't. I go all out.
I do too much.
-When did you say, "I love you"? -On the phone.
-You did? -SEVN: It was over the phone.
-I think I said it first. -She said it first.
I fall in love in, like, two business days.
Two business days, expedited overnight.
You pay for that overnight shipping.
-KANDYY: She do. She do. -Yeah, you do.
The grannies need to find a Master Baker.
Who wouldn't want to be a Master Baker?
Yeah, it's natural.
I mean, think of the perks.
Think of the perks.
* Baking it *
* You've got 50,000 reasons to go for it *
* If we paid you in quarters *
* 200,000 reasons to go all in *
* But if you are proud of yourself *
* And you made new friends *
* Then that is also a win *
* Actually, arguably, that's a big ol' win! *
[both panting]
-That was good. -Yeah. That felt good.
Real good.
[both continue panting]
[Maya groans]
***
YUKI: Okay, we're doing great on time
'cause this is gonna probably go in the oven in 15 minutes,
which is exactly what we want.
This is almost done.
If you could check the texture of it to see
-if it's grainy at all. -I'mma burn my fingers.
You have one job today, don't burn the frosting.
-[laughing] Okay-- -You are a professional--
I'm not gonna burn it. I promise.
I haven't burned anything thus far.
* Stir, stir, stir the pot, ay, don't you let it burn *
[mimics scratching record]
* When it starts to boil and bubble *
* That's when it needs a turn, ay, burn, burn *
-Oh, no. -Don't burn the pot.
Stir the pot. You gotta focus.
-[Omonivie laughs] -See, that's why we have issues
multitasking in the kitchen.
***
-269. -Okay.
Take some of it out, then. [laughing]
The grannies are really looking at
technically how we're doing things,
so if you're gonna make a cake, make sure the layers are even.
Precision is key.
Can I use that scale when you're done?
-Yeah. -REEMA: We want to put out
the best tasting cake that we could think of.
We're going to go 110% today.
You're doing a really good job today.
-Thanks. -You've done a lot, actually.
-[Reema laughs] -Reema and Ravi have not won
a brooch, but they started strong.
MAYA: Yes, and, you know, it's interesting.
Sometimes the underdog seems like
they might not be poised to win,
but they really can come back and come strong.
Yeah, sometimes you could be a brooch-less gem.
They have so much fun showing the flavors of their childhood.
RAVI: All right, so we've got some turmeric going in,
-chili powder. -REEMA: That smells delicious.
We can go a little heavy on it.
It's your Indian spices that I really enjoy.
-BOTH: Thank you. -Very creative.
I mean, totally out-of-the-box.
I really feel like there's a playfulness
in their bakes and the way
-they present things. -Yeah!
Why are you so messy?
Yo, your bowl is bigger than mine.
I'm really finding a lot of joy come from them
and they're a really strong team.
AMY & MAYA: Ooh!
-RAVI & REEMA: Hello. -AMY & MAYA: Hello.
Congratulations, you're in the finals.
-Thank you so much. -That is really great.
-How does it feel? -RAVI: Surreal.
I didn't think we were gonna make it this far.
REEMA: In Indian culture We just don't bake because--
-They don't have ovens in India, it's too hot. -there's no ovens in India!
My mom knew how to make one thing growing up
and it was box cake mix.
That was the one baked good
that ever came out of our household.
-So, what are you making? -REEMA: We're gonna make a Holi cake.
I don't know if you know what Holi is,
but it's an Indian celebration.
RAVI: It's a festival of colors.
It's bringing spring
and saying goodbye to winter time.
-It's a giant celebration. -AMY: Mm-hmm.
Holi is such a fun way of letting loose,
but also of kind of reflecting on the year
and wanting to find positivity moving forward.
It really is a celebration of life.
RAVI: And it's so much fun,
we have all these colored powders
and we're just tossing it at each other.
There's a DJ, usually, and you're a mess,
and I wouldn't have it any other way.
AMY: What I know is, when you're talking about
the celebration and there's often
beautiful colors that are thrown up into the air.
Are you gonna incorporate anything like that--
Oh, definitely. We're making a three-tier cake.
The middle tier is gonna be completely white,
you know, cause normally you wear all white on Holi.
And anyone that's wearing white, they're fair game
so you can just throw colors at them.
We chose our grandma's favorite cake.
It's a coconut-chocolate cake.
REEMA: We're going to throw
all this fruit powder at the Cake.
We're going to have some mini chocolate candy spill out of it.
We want them to feel like they're a part of our bake.
If you win, what will you do with the money?
We want to open a café.
-You do? -REEMA: Just the two of us,
it's kind of a dream,
and be able to serve some of the food
that we grew up eating, like Gujarati food.
-That sounds wonderful. -That's amazing.
-And to do it together? -It's always been our dream--
BOTH: Ever since we were kids.
This is a big one.
-You guys are in it to win it. -Yeah.
YUKI: Okay, bakes are in.
KANDYY: Do you think this side's arm's good?
SEVN: Yeah. You're doing great, babe.
-Oh, they're so cute. -[Kandyy chuckles]
I want to show the grannies everything I've learned here.
I plan to bring in texture and more colors.
I want to put my personality
way more into this final bake
'cause I want them to see who I truly am,
as well as Kandyy.
Bigger and better.
KANDYY: Yeah.
-KEITH: It's a lot of jalapenos. -COREY: That's what
-I was saying-- -No, that's not a bad thing.
I don't think I've ever been this close
-to winning $50,000. -COREY: Me neither.
I'm feeling confident.
-Brooch Bros. -The Brooch Bros.
I am absolutely proud of you, I can say that.
And I'm proud of you.
I'm excited to really knock it out
of the park, because bakin' isn't just about
being sweet, it's also about savory,
and I'm hoping that that sets us apart enough
to really take on this grand prize.
-Keith and Corey. -I can really see that
they have really leaned into believing in themselves.
-That looks good. -That looks great.
They're leaning into the seafood,
what they feel strongly about.
Ooh, this is having me cry.
No, seriously, I'm really crying.
So dramatic.
HARRIET: All the savory pies. It was seafood.
How inventive. I congratulate you both.
Their journey has been, "This is who we are,
we've worked hard to figure that out,
and we're going to bring that to the competition."
Keith and Corey, come get your brooch.
[cheering and applause]
-AMY: Hi. -MAYA: Hello.
-How you ladies feeling today? -AMY: We're good.
-This is the finale. -This is the final bake.
First of all, thank you for continuing
to make savory things, because it's so exciting
to see what's over there.
The holiday that we chose was Pride.
So, we go to Pride festivals, we go to the Pride parade
every year because we live in separate states.
We fly to different Prides in different states.
What's been your favorite one so far?
-Atlanta. -What was your favorite one?
-It was Atlanta. -Atlanta for you.
Our latest night was Atlanta.
We got home maybe, like, 10:00, 11:00 a.m.
-That's not a night. -KEITH: It was a night.
Honey, if the sun's out it's not night.
-[all laughing] -We partied hard.
So, we decided to choose Pride
because we are very happy with,
you know, our lifestyles and who we choose to love.
And nobody should ever have to hide in the closet.
We have a pretty unusual bond.
We both ended up coming out as gay on the same day.
We almost sent my mom into panic,
but it's okay, she handled it well.
I felt like I was holding my breath for so long.
I was finally able to exhale.
Just to see the relationship that we have now
-between our family is, like-- -KEITH: Super supportive.
They're so happy for us and we are just happy
to be able to live in our truth.
And live in our dreams, too.
What are you guys making today?
I have this recipe, it's a-- like, shrimp, crab,
jalapenos, cream cheese mixed into this ball
with the cream cheese center and then I toss it in flour,
eggs, flour, eggs, and then bread crumbs
for a really crunchy exterior.
-AMY: Wow. -So good.
It's a crab ball.
COREY: Literally, it's a crab ball.
We are baking Keith's infamous...
BOTH: ...crab balls.
And also to add on to that we're making his famous--
KEITH: Vanilla cupcake with strawberry puree
on the inside, a little French vanilla buttercream on top,
and nice crisp funnel cake.
We're going to do funnel cake cupcakes
because at all street fairs and festivals,
funnel cakes are in high demand.
I always like to tie in
cooking and baking with Pride festivals.
Pride festivals were the first place
that I actually felt 100% comfortable
to celebrate who I was.
And I have the most comfortability
with this recipe because it's something
that I can literally do in my sleep.
Maya and I don't know how to do a lot of things well,
but we are pretty good with branding.
-Okay. -And right now
we're hearing crab balls for Pride.
The best balls in town.
He doesn't seem to be veering away from that.
I know, you're right. I was gonna pitch
different versions of it,
but maybe just lean more into it.
-Sack of crabs. -ALL: Sack of crabs.
Sounds like I need to visit the doctor.
You need to visit the doctor, that's correct, that's a bad one.
What are you guys gonna do if you win? What'll you do with the money?
I wanna take our family on a nice vacation.
He lives in Atlanta, we live in Maryland,
so we're kinda spread out, we want all of us
to come together in one space
so we can all enjoy each other's company.
-Well, we really hope you win. -KEITH: Oh, thank you.
Are you saying that to everybody or just us?
Yeah, we have to legally say that to everyone.
-MAYA: She is. -KEITH: Okay.
Is baking sexy?
It seems like it's pretty sexy, right?
Yeah, it's, like, kneading and making things rise.
Making things hot, massaging,
and getting butter all over it.
Wow, Maya, you got a whole vibe going on here.
Of course, baby. Got to get the mood right
if I'm going to be baking something.
Okay. What's the plan?
* Step one, gotta turn my oven on *
* If the oven's not turned on, then we're doing it wrong *
Right, preheating, I understand. Set that oven right.
* Set it right in Fahrenheit *
* So we can mm-mm tonight *
We're talking about Baking It, right?
Like dough, kneading?
* Ooh, yeah, you need to knead it *
* Preheat it *
* Whisk it, ooh, chef's kiss it *
-Maya. -* Ooh, ooh *
AMY: Maya.
We've lost her. She's gone.
* If we're gonna be making anything tonight *
* You better set it right *
* Set the degree to get to me *
This is that baby-baking music, Amy.
-* I need lovin' * -Damn.
* In my oven *
* In my recipe, you've got to preheat, come on, Amy *
* I wanna get you to preheat *
* I need the heat the precedes the heat *
* So, please turn up the degrees to 350 *
* I wanna hear that oven beep *
-[oven beeps] -Oh, it's getting hot in here.
* Beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep *
She's on her beeps.
* Beep, beep, beep, beep *
* Beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep *
* Beep, beep, beep *
-You okay, Maya? -Where am I?
Was I sleep singing, Amy?
She got too funky.
It's so hot in here.
-Where am I? -[both laughing]
Where am I?
* Baking it *
-ANNE: This is it. -HARRIET: This is it.
HARRIET: The finals.
-Hi, grannies! -Hello!
Y'all look so pretty. Oh, my goodness.
HARRIET: Thank you. It's the finals, guys.
We here.
* The chairs are rocking *
* The grannies are talking about you *
Okay, well, you know,
Gigi's still not able to be here.
-Well, she's here in spirit. -Truly.
Okay, this is the finale.
This is what we've built ourselves up for.
It's got to be over the moon,
but there is a ton of money
waiting for the winner.
Right, I know, big time.
$50,000. $50,000 today.
We're going to have to be pretty tough today, girls.
I have a feeling that there's going to be
a minutiae between all these bakers.
The taste has to be there, the execution has to be there,
the presentation has to be there.
Everything has to be top notch.
We can't let anything slide today.
-Not even a little-- -Are you insinuating we let things slide in the past?
-What? -NORMA: I'm saying it has to have all of the elements,
and they have to pick a celebration,
so it should be interesting to see how they interpret them.
Yeah.
All right, Reema, I'm done. So I go on to the powders.
I'm in charge of making the edible Holi powder.
-You take freeze-dried fruits-- -REEMA: You're gonna mix them
or you gonna do food coloring in it?
RAVI: We're gonna try and see what works.
Blend them up in the food processor
and then add powdered dye to it as well.
Going well? It looks good.
The powder portion of this cake is vital
to our whole presentation.
We're not sure if it'll even work.
I mean, it's definitely powdery.
REEMA: We could make this powder and then hypothetically throw it
around and nothing ends up sticking to the cake.
Looks like a mad scientist right now. [laughing]
If it doesn't work, we're kind of screwed. [laughs]
It does look exactly like the powder that we would use.
RAVI: Well, we've never done this before,
so we'll see how it goes.
COREY: We are halfway through our bake,
and the batter's cooling for the crab balls.
The cupcakes are in the oven,
Keith is making his strawberry puree.
I'm about to dice up this cream cheese
because that's going to go
in the center of each crab ball.
So, we're making good time.
We are different again
because everybody, I believe, they're doing cakes,
COREY: And we're doing cupcakes and savory, too.
Everybody else is really sticking to that sweet.
So, looking around the room, we pretty much noticed
that everybody is basically doing cakes.
And I think that that could work in our favor.
Even in the previous challenges, no one has ever brought
savory and sweet except for us.
So, for our final Big 'Ol Bake,
we're going out with a "Big 'Ol Bang"
and we are producing a "Big Ol'" savory sweet treat.
[chuckles]
Savory works for us.
Okay, definitely thinking about the details today,
once we get these cakes stacked.
Omonivie is the detail queen.
-Yeah. -And we hope to impress them.
Going into this final bake,
we know that we want an elevated design
that's going to be a show-stopper.
We're ready to print.
So, I instantly think of edible print images.
Basically made out of sugar sheets
and the ink is edible as well.
The African fabric that I like to buy is called ankara,
and they always have very elaborate patterns
and that's not just something you can freehand.
So, we wanna bring that authenticity to the cake.
I couldn't think of any other way
other than putting the fabric itself on the cake.
Like an actual replicated image of it.
OMONIVIE: And that's literally what you did.
It don't get no realer than that.
-Hello. -Good news. We're back.
We're back with something exciting
for our last episode, which is...
[echoing] ...The Wheel of Intrusive Questions.
-Damn. -MAYA: When you're in a pinch
and you just need to get to the heart of questions and--
and ask people really uncomfortable stuff right away,
you get out The Wheel of Intrusive Questions.
Just spin it and let's talk.
-Whoo! -MAYA: Come on, baby.
-Oh! -MAYA: What did we get?
What shouldn't we ask.
-Ask about her last date. -Oh!
He literally took his shoes off in the restaurant,
popped them next to my appetizer
and proceeded to show me his webbed toes.
You know what, foot guy? You do you.
Do your feet the way you want. Put them wherever you want.
Put your foot on my face, all right?
-But don't do that. -Spin it.
AMY: Oh, okay.
-COREY: Show villain. -Who is the show's villain?
-Me. -[all laugh]
I would agree with that.
I've been sabotaging a lot of things.
-Have you really? -I have, yeah.
Like my nerves, for once.
Okay, we'll talk tonight over cocktails.
-Yes. -AMY: Okay, here we go.
MAYA: Yes.
-Just tell us your worst fear. -Cut to it.
My mom opened a soda one time, and when I drank it,
I missed my mouth and it went all down my nose.
[somber piano music playing]
I've been traumatized to open cans since then.
***
-Joker. -Joker.
-AMY: This is the best one. -REEMA: Maya or Amy.
-AMY: You gotta pick. -MAYA: You gotta pick.
Just very quick before you pick,
Maya and I want to just quickly pitch ourselves.
-Okay. -Okay.
[crosstalk]
I know I was born in Gainesville, Florida--
Boy, you know what, I can-- I love cooking--
-I love to make people laugh. -I don't run, so you don't have to run with me.
-Also, I'm a natural brunette. -Um, okay. Maya or Amy?
-Maymy? -She said, "Maymy."
-Maymy. -REEMA: Maymy.
That's my final answer.
-It is our couple name. -Maymy.
I appreciate your very diplomatic answer,
but I know who you wanted to choose.
We have patented this
and if another reality or baking show
tries to come up with this, we will come after you so hard.
-With an army of lawyers. -Army of lawyers.
Cease and desist, baby.
Ladies our age,
-we love cease and desist. -Mm. Give it to me.
[both chuckle]
YUKI: It's time to see.
REEMA: Ravi, I'm gonna have you try this.
Let me know if it's chocolaty enough.
-That's good. Balanced. -That's good?
MAYA: One hour left, bakers.
Just one hour left, you can do it.
-Oh, my gosh. -COREY: Shoot, okay.
We gotta hurry up and get our stuff
'cause we need to start decorating.
You're almost there. That's what she said.
[all chuckling]
We got one hour left,
we got to go ahead and get finished.
We are definitely trying to go big, once again.
We're taking a big risk
because usually if I would make this cake at home,
I would do this over the course of about two days,
but I feel like in order to win,
you have to go the biggest or go home.
The head is so heavy.
Oh, my God.
The whole cake collapsed.
We are putting the head on the bear
and the body cannot support this heavy head.
I can't believe this. [whispering] Oh, my God.
It's pushing through the other side.
-You gotta hold the head. -KANDYY: How? It's not even--
SEVN: Bear down.
Bear is down and boom, panic sets in.
I can't believe this.
The whole cake is falling apart.
Well, we literally don't have time.
The whole cake is collapsed because of the head is so heavy.
These are the kind of cliffhangers that keep you
watching to the end. Will they eat the head?
Will they throw the head in the garbage?
-We don't know. -We don't know.
Will the head come back from the dead and kill everybody?
They should put the bear head in a box.
What's in the box?
I'll tell you what's in that box.
-Cake. -Mm.
That would be a different movie
if it was like, "What's in the box?"
And it was like, "Cake. It's fine."
And everyone was like, "Oh, okay.
I guess we gotta go home." -I'm hungry.
Thanks, David Fincher.
* Baking it *
-This is so exciting, Amy. -It is exciting.
This is the day we've all been preparing for.
-We're here today. -AMY: Yeah.
And we couldn't have more talented
and, frankly, warmer and nicer teams.
It's going to be a really hard choice.
That's right, and I am glad
we don't have to make that decision.
That's for sure.
I can't wait to hear what the Grannies have
-to say about the crab balls. -Yeah.
I wonder if it's-- like, they love spice, so--
Just don't make it too spicy, but you know that.
I think Keith and Corey
have really delivered every bake.
ANNE: They surprised me, really.
NORMA: And it's so cute, because they kind of delegate.
You know, one does one thing, one does the other,
and they know their strengths.
I have high hopes for them today.
ANNE: Kanddy and Sevn.
NORMA: They really are the comeback kids
-over here. -ANNE: That's true.
NORMA: Because that first bake...
Every time you think about it, everything they've done
something, it's been like, "Wow," you know?
How did they think of that, much less execute?
Ravi and Reema.
We've been so impressed with their flavors.
HARRIET: Using wonderful herbs and spices.
Subtle flavors, though, you know,
sometimes when you taste it, like, you know,
you can't put your finger on it right away.
-Really nice. -HARRIET: Wow.
-And they're sweet, too. -Oh, they're adorable.
-NORMA: Precious. -Adorable.
Yuki and Omonivie.
NORMA: They get better, I think, every bake.
ANNE: Yeah, I think you're right.
And their creativity is actually expanding, too,
with each bake.
I'm going to make some more
because we still have plenty of time.
RAVI: Okay, colors are all done.
YUKI: We got our Harriet Tubman.
OMONIVE: We have Little Miss Harriet coming out.
Look at you. Freehanding stuff.
I just need to make her bandana, you Know.
The grannies are in the details,
so I want to make sure all those Juneteenth elements
are clearly depicted on this cake.
Yay. Feeling good about this.
I'm so proud of all of us. We're all so close.
-REEMA: Crumb looks good. -RAVI: Is the coconut on it?
I want the right bite. Everything.
We put a lot of thought into every part of this cake.
The buttercream, the cake flavor, the decoration.
-I think it's good. -RAVI: It's really good.
RAVI: Is something on my face? Hmm?
Oh, you actually do have things on your face.
Feeling like underdogs,
we want to have at least one bake
where, you know, all grannies are, you know,
agreeing with each other and they're like, "Hey,
this was perfect."
Thanks.
Being here and winning today would be so validating,
because I-- I did leave behind a whole career as a therapist
and my brother believed in me in doing this.
But I got a lot of backlash from my family.
If we win, we'll show them
that this is what I was supposed to do.
SEVN: I can't believe the head
just made everything collapse.
I can pipe over it and that's it.
I hope the girls' cake is supposed to be crooked,
-'cause it's tilted. -It is crooked.
The body's spreading out, she's in full panic mode,
so I'm trying to figure out how I can hold it up.
I'm taking Rice Krispies
and I'm just stuffing it on the side,
I'm sticking more dowels on the side.
It's annoying when stuff is going wrong.
When in doubt, pipe it out.
That's what I live by. How many minutes do we have?
It has to be the best bake you've ever made,
But more importantly, it's got to be finished.
-15 minutes left. -[Maya gasping]
-REEMA: Oh, my God. -[gasping]
-I-- okay. -Um, go-- go finish that.
Oh, my gosh.
Mm, mm, mm. These are some award-winning balls.
KEITH: It sounds weird coming from my brother.
Please don't say that.
Like, I'm humbly happy to be here,
especially with my little brother.
I think we have a really good chance of winning.
OMONIVIE: Don't let me forget the sankofa egg.
The egg that sits on its back.
I'm gonna get the balls on. I'll get these things on after.
This is your finale warning, bakers.
Five minutes left.
Ooh! Where did all the time go?
Oh, my gosh.
We got five minutes, so we need to start
-pulling those crab balls out. -RAVI: How we doing?
REEMA: How is all this time going by so fast?
SEVN: The head fell off.
I'm just covering it up 'cause it's continuously falling apart.
Come on, Kandyy, come on, Sevn,
-y'all got this. -SEVN: Oh, my Lord.
I'm trying to cover up these cracks.
I'm grabbing piping bags, I'm grabbing pink,
yellow, orange, blue, purple,
I'm just plop, plop, plop, plop, plop, plop, plop.
Okay, what do you want me to put in?
Any color, babe.
COREY: You got enough funnel cakes made?
KEITH: Yeah.
Can you do that on that side so I can work on my pride?
Literally and figuratively.
-That looks so cute. -RAVI: I think it looks great.
It's coming together really well.
It's going down. Putting this under.
RAVI: It came out amazing.
REEMA: Oh, my God, it's so cute.
OMONIVIE: I just don't understand
where all this time is going.
YUKI: Will this work? Will this work?
-AMY: $50,000. -MAYA: Four baking teams.
-AMY: Three grannies today. -MAYA: Two hosts.
AMY: One winner.
-Time's up. -[clock rings]
-COREY: Oh, man. -[applause]
-[Yuki whoops] -[applause]
Oh, my God, we're done.
SEVN: We got a drunken bear.
I think we took a big risk with a 3D cake,
so I am praying and hoping
that this flavor will come through.
Just stay together, just hold it together.
-Oh, please, stay together. -[Kandyy chuckles]
* Baking it *
MAYA: Bakers, you outdid yourselves today.
Before our final tasting,
Amy and I just wanted to tell you
what a joy it has been to have all of you here, really.
AMY: Yes, and no matter who wins today,
we all have a lot to celebrate
after spending this time together.
MAYA: Grannies, let's see what our bakers brought
to the party.
[epic music playing]
-AMY: First up. -Yuki and Omonivie.
YUKI: So, for our final bake,
we decided to do Juneteenth.
OMONIVIE: The bottom tier is decorated with edible paper.
The second tier represents the beginning
of the African American experience in this country,
and you can see a cutout of Harriet Tubman.
And as you know, she was integral in creating
the Underground Railroad, which goes around
the second tier, leading to a doorway to freedom.
Oh, wow.
OMONOVIE: And on the top we have
the sankofa bird, and what that represents
is to always look back to our past
as we move into our future.
YUKI: So, it really is a tribute
to pay homage to our ancestors.
And we have a common phrase within the Black community.
It's "We are our ancestors' wildest dreams."
And I think this final bake really represents that.
ANNE: And you did all that in four hours.
-OMONIVIE: Chile. -YUKI: By the grace of God.
HARRIET: Honey, her back'll tell you she did it.
-OMONIVIE: My neck. -You girls really nailed it.
I'm crazy about the Underground Railroad.
I love the door at the end.
It's so beautifully represented.
You girls did such a marvelous job with that.
-You hate to cut into it. -AMY: I know.
NORMA: It's like a piece of edible art.
What is this layer that we're having?
YUKI: The layers of the cake
are all spiced shortbread cookie cake
and it has a cookie butter filling
and then it's wrapped in a brown sugar
Swiss meringue buttercream.
GRANNIES: Mm-hmm.
-Wow. -Wow.
-Nice flavor. -Mm-hmm.
HARRIET: The flavors work.
-They really do. -ANNE: Yeah.
The spice cake is not over-spicy.
ANNE: No, it's right on.
I'm going to beat Norma to the punch with this,
you got just the right amount of filling
-between the two layers. -Whew.
-I'm a happy camper. -YUKI: We passed the filling proportion.
ANNE: You got it, hun.
-NORMA: I'm happy camper. -How does it taste?
I don't know, but it tastes awesome.
NORMA: From the beginning of the season,
you've taken the notes and you've delivered on them.
You've been great students and you've really grown.
-ANNE: Great job, girls. -Thank you, Grannies.
Thank you for celebrating with us.
It feels absolutely insane
to be at this point, where, like,
there's literally nothing we can do right now, like,
our fate is in the Grannies' beloved hands,
but it was a very personal cake for us collectively,
for our culture, and I just hope
-we made our community proud. -Absolutely.
All right, Keith and Corey, please come on up.
NORMA: Look at this.
KEITH: So, we decided to do the Pride parade.
That's where we celebrate who we are the most.
Have any of you ever been to a Pride festival before?
-Yes. -COREY: Oh, I love that.
So, as you know, festivals have a lot of fried foods
that the lines are lined up way down the block.
And for my balls, it's the same thing.
So, we have some crabs, shrimp,
jalapeño, cream cheese, crab balls,
as well as some funnel cake cupcakes
with strawberry filling on the inside.
Savory and sweet?
KEITH: Yep, it's savory and sweet.
The funnel cake cupcake
is one of my favorite recipes to bake.
COREY: Dinner and dessert is served.
MAYA: That's good.
-NORMA: Mm. -MAYA: Oh, my gosh.
ALL: Mm.
Wow.
-[Anne mumbling] -KEITH & COREY: Mm-hmm.
NORMA: Oh, nice amount of heat in there.
-KEITH: Thank you. -Wow.
I mean, this is delicious and I don't like hot.
But you counteract that
with your icing on the cupcake.
I like the funnel cake on top, too,
I think that's a nice touch.
-It gives it a party atmosphere. -Yes.
The strawberry flavor in that center is perfect.
-Thank you. -HARRIET: Perfect.
-Put more in. -Okay. [laughing]
I didn't want to have it oozing out.
HARRIET: Oh, yeah, you don't wanna ooze.
I think you excel at flavors.
I've really been very impressed throughout the competition
with your ability to deliver something
that not only looks good, but consistently tastes good.
Everything you said you were going to give us,
-you gave us-- -Yes.
-- and you gave it to us done perfectly well.
-Thank you. -Thank you.
COREY: I really think that we've laid it
all out on the line.
And with this final bake,
I'm really hoping that this has gotten us to a point
where we can really take home this grand prize
and that final brooch.
Kandyy and Sevn.
SEVN: Slow.
I feel like our bakes have the most creativity
out of everyone.
We like to go big
and for us to win this would be so amazing.
BOTH: Wow.
NORMA: Look at the colors.
SEVN: So, for our bake today,
we started off with a Neapolitan cake.
I also did you some pink marble strawberries.
We chose Valentine's Day because it's a lovers day.
And we're guessing that our bear's favorite holiday
is like Saint Patrick's Day.
-Because it got a little drunk. -[all laughing]
It just did a little lean.
He does look relaxed, I will say this.
But just a little bit less icing,
so I can see the bear.
Because it's not sitting up,
it's very hard to discern that it's a bear.
But the colors are so appealing.
ANNE: Oh, wow, that is gorgeous.
SEVN: Also, we have some chocolate ganache,
some strawberry purée filling,
so you could pour on it like it's ice cream.
[banjo music playing]
Mm. Mm, mm.
Mm.
The cake is beautifully sweet.
-The chocolate, nice and rich. -AMY: Mm.
-Thank you. -Thank you.
Both of you have grown in confidence.
We can see the love you have for each other
in every one of your bakes.
-Thank you so much. -Thank you.
-Girls, congratulations. -Thank you very much.
Thank you.
This was-- it was hard.
Like, after the bake, I was at a three.
After the tasting, I'm at eight,
Kandyy's at a 12 out of 10.
Even though it wasn't sitting up straight,
they still thought it was beautiful,
full of colors, full of life.
She's very optimistic.
Yes, I am. And that's a good thing.
And the last one to taste is Reema and Ravi.
-NORMA: Wow, that is amazing. -HARRIET: Oh, that's beautiful.
So, today we wanted to celebrate Holi with you.
Holi is the festival of colors.
It marks the end of winter, going into spring.
Typically, you wear an all-white outfit
and the goal for the day is to cover everybody in color.
-Wow. -RAVI: Make a huge mess.
REEMA: And so we made our own little Holi powder that's edible
out of freeze-dried fruits, 'cause--
And we're gonna color them here, live, right for you.
REEMA: We're gonna celebrate Holi.
NORMA: Oh, wow, I'm loving that.
-Cheers! -Cheers!
AMY: Aw, brothers and sisters.
[all whoop]
-REEMA: Wait-- [chuckles] -[Amy chuckles]
AMY: Ooh, that looks so pretty.
That color's so beautiful.
NORMA: The cake really is incredibly colorful
and very welcoming.
Like, you see that cake and you just gravitate toward it
and you want to look at it
and see all the things that are on it.
Thank you so much.
REEMA: So, the cake is coconut with chocolate buttercream,
and there's some shredded coconut in between.
and there's a little surprise in there.
-ALL: Wow! -HARRIET: There it is.
This is very festive.
-REEMA: The party doesn't stop. -Yeah.
Thank you, dear. Oh, my.
-MAYA: Wow. -NORMA: Mm.
-So good. -The flavors are fantastic.
NORMA: I'm applauding your layers,
they're beautifully balanced.
You must have had a ruler,
because they are just perfect.
Each cake layer I bake has a certain amount
-of grams in it. -HARRIET: Good for you.
I like the way the coconut lingers.
-You know? -That's my favorite part.
ANNE: Yeah, I really like that. I really like that part.
It's just a doggone good cake.
This cake looks like exactly
what you described the holiday is.
You've even got the candies, it's full of surprises,
and it makes you happy looking at this cake.
And then of course, when you eat it,
-you get even happier. -AMY: Mm.
You, actually,
kind of were like the underdogs in this race,
because you're the only ones without a brooch.
And yet today you just--
you brought your A+ game.
-Thank you. -Thank you.
I feel like we did what we came here to do,
and it would be really great to win
and maybe get a brooch before we go.
We just-- we did a good job.
-I feel like... -We did great.
We did. We did a really good job.
We're really satisfied with what we did here.
AMY: It's the finale.
One team's gonna walk away with the win.
Oh, my gosh, this is a big deal.
Ooh, boy, hot dog.
You wanna-- do you-- do you need a hot dog?
Yeah, I'm sorry, I want a hot dog.
* Baking it *
Bakers, your talent and hard work
have created some of the best Big Ol' Bakes
I have ever seen.
Oh, Amy, that was my last time saying Big Ol' Bake.
Until next season.
Anyway, Maya and I are just so grateful
that you all came here.
You're not just amazing bakers,
you are amazing people.
Yes, if it were up to us,
-you would all be Master Bakers. -[all chuckle]
And that's the last time I'm saying that phrase forever.
But this is it. This is the moment of truth.
Only one team can win today
and take home the bread check for $50,000.
[dramatic music]
This has really been an incredible journey
for our bond as sisters, as best friends,
and you never know
what's on the other side of the road.
You never know. Just follow your North Star.
We have not blown anything up in a while,
so we are gonna end the show the way it started.
-[Reema laughs] -With an explosion.
Only this time, we're warning you about it.
-Okay. -Thank you, thank you.
I couldn't have done this
-without Kandyy. -Yeah.
SEVN: Doing it with somebody you love
makes it 1,000 times better.
Definitely.
In front of you are four cakes,
each with one team's name written on them.
We're going to hit the detonator and destroy three of them.
Oh, my gosh.
MAYA: The cake that remains
will reveal the winner.
Baking is one of the few things in my life
that has brought me joy consistently,
and being in this kitchen, sharing it with new friends,
sharing it with my brother, sharing it with the grandmas,
my heart is so full. I think that's a win.
We've been baking bad all season,
so we've got to go out with a bang.
KEITH: We're winning regardless of whether
we got the grand prize or not.
I think that we made our family proud
and I've made-- you've made me proud--
And you've made proud.
I just think that if anything,
that that is the biggest gift we could've got.
AMY: Darling, may I do the honors?
Yes, dear, I insist.
Oh, my word.
Five.
-I think we should back up. -AMY & MAYA: Four.
-This is safe, right? -AMY & MAYA: Three.
Two. One!
[explosions booming]
-CONTESTANTS: Oh! -[Amy screams]
[contestants scream]
-[epic music playing] -[contestants screaming]
AMY: Reema and Ravi!
[all applaud and cheer]
YUKI: Oh, my God. Oh, my God!
[cheering and whooping]
MAYA: Congratulations!
Reema and Ravi, you are the Master Bakers.
[all cheering]
Come and get your brooches and your bread.
[all cheering]
Finally! Thank you so much.
We finally got a brooch.
I quit my job as a therapist, my family was pretty devastated,
and I think this will, you know,
give some validation and prove to them that I--
I don't think you're gonna hear anything bad anymore.
Yeah, I think they're going to be just fine
with me being a baker now.
AMY: Congrats.
Speaking for myself and I think for the grandmas
behind me, you all have wowed us one way or another,
but it came down to flavor.
Moist, flavorful,
it was the best tasting cake of the season.
-[applause] -Truly, truly. Congratulations.
-Thank you. -Thank you, thank you.
-NORMA: Congrats to all of you. -Yes.
-All of you. All of you. -[cheering]
I think I'm still, like, in a state of shock.
We thought we were gonna go home, like, five episodes ago,
and we're-- and we're here,
holding this bread, and I-- I'm just grateful,
I'm so, so grateful.
This was the best experience to have with each other.
I feel closer to him now
than I probably have ever before in my life.
I just want to keep being in the kitchen with him.
I feel like it's always been our way of bonding
and this kind of just put that to the test
or, like, in overdrive.
-Our dreams-- -Our dreams.
-- are like a reality now.
-We are Master Bakers now. -Yeah, yeah.
We're Master Bakers now. [chuckles]
Congratulations to you
and thank you to everyone at home watching.
[whooping and cheering]
-Can we go hug? -AMY: Huggies.
-REEMA: What a pleasure. -[crosstalk]
OMONIVIE: Thank you guys for everything.
Thank you for inspiring me to be a better friend.
[Yuki laughing]
-Can I just say... -Yeah.
...thank you so much for letting me join you?
Thank you to Andy for letting me
fill in for him and wear his sweaters.
It really, really means a lot.
Thank you for having me, because I feel like
you are an--
Uh-oh, here she goes.
You're my favorite partner.
Don't tell anybody I love you.
I love you so much.
-Yeah, they got-- -You're the best of the best.
You've been my sister forever.
This can take up to an hour.
You make me feel so tall.
[Amy chuckles]
[all chattering]
-[whooping] -REEMA: We got baking brooches!