1 00:00:10,343 --> 00:00:13,638 -[exciting music playing] -[Nicole] Three, two, one! 2 00:00:13,722 --> 00:00:15,432 -You're not done! -Wait, what? 3 00:00:15,515 --> 00:00:19,227 {\an8}You are not done. 4 00:00:19,310 --> 00:00:20,812 What? 5 00:00:20,895 --> 00:00:22,063 Wes! 6 00:00:23,231 --> 00:00:24,816 [chuckles] Look at... 7 00:00:24,899 --> 00:00:25,859 -What... -What in the... 8 00:00:25,942 --> 00:00:26,985 Is this a joke? 9 00:00:27,944 --> 00:00:29,696 -What in the world? -What is this? 10 00:00:29,779 --> 00:00:31,406 [dramatic music building] 11 00:00:31,489 --> 00:00:32,365 This is a joke. 12 00:00:33,324 --> 00:00:35,702 [Richard groans] 13 00:00:35,785 --> 00:00:36,703 [laughs] 14 00:00:36,786 --> 00:00:40,582 Bakers, you just completed your Big Top cake. 15 00:00:40,665 --> 00:00:45,336 Well, your next trick is bringing us this Really Big Top cake. 16 00:00:45,420 --> 00:00:46,463 What? 17 00:00:46,546 --> 00:00:48,465 -[chuckling] -[ominous music playing] 18 00:00:49,924 --> 00:00:51,092 No, no. 19 00:00:51,176 --> 00:00:52,177 [laughing] 20 00:00:52,260 --> 00:00:54,679 [Angie] My mind has already went to sleep. 21 00:00:54,763 --> 00:00:57,265 {\an8}I think I'm done. I'm worn out. 22 00:00:57,348 --> 00:00:59,851 But, listen, okay? There is good news! There is very good news. 23 00:00:59,934 --> 00:01:02,896 You've already made the cake surrounding the center cake, 24 00:01:02,979 --> 00:01:04,272 so that's done. 25 00:01:04,355 --> 00:01:09,444 And to make the Really Big Top cake, you'll be putting it together as a group. 26 00:01:09,527 --> 00:01:11,154 That definitely helps. 27 00:01:11,237 --> 00:01:15,366 Each of you will be responsible for one of the tiers 28 00:01:15,450 --> 00:01:17,160 and an accompanying circus cookie. 29 00:01:17,243 --> 00:01:21,164 {\an8}When you are finished, the last step is to work together 30 00:01:21,247 --> 00:01:23,249 {\an8}to assemble the central tower... 31 00:01:23,333 --> 00:01:24,793 -Okay. -Ooh. 32 00:01:24,876 --> 00:01:27,504 ...and place all of your other cakes around it. 33 00:01:28,088 --> 00:01:30,507 You need to use for this cake 34 00:01:30,590 --> 00:01:34,344 everything that your coach teach you so far. 35 00:01:34,427 --> 00:01:38,681 Leveling, stacking, filling, fondant, and piping. 36 00:01:38,765 --> 00:01:39,974 Good luck. 37 00:01:40,058 --> 00:01:41,101 Okay. 38 00:01:41,184 --> 00:01:43,728 People are still struggling with stacking and leveling. 39 00:01:43,812 --> 00:01:46,314 If your cake is not level and stacked correctly, 40 00:01:46,397 --> 00:01:48,858 the tower can come falling down. 41 00:01:48,942 --> 00:01:50,026 I don't want the top. 42 00:01:50,110 --> 00:01:51,111 There's so much to do. 43 00:01:51,194 --> 00:01:53,655 Each tier has its own difficulty of piping. 44 00:01:53,738 --> 00:01:55,782 There's also more piping on the cookies. 45 00:01:55,865 --> 00:01:58,368 We're going exponential in difficulty. 46 00:01:58,451 --> 00:01:59,285 [chuckles] 47 00:01:59,369 --> 00:02:01,704 Let's get this show on the road! 48 00:02:01,788 --> 00:02:04,249 [enchanting music plays] 49 00:02:04,332 --> 00:02:06,709 [Nicole] Okay, bakers, step right up. 50 00:02:06,793 --> 00:02:07,919 Come. Come. 51 00:02:08,002 --> 00:02:10,380 Wes! Wes! 52 00:02:10,463 --> 00:02:11,881 Show off the tiers. 53 00:02:11,965 --> 00:02:13,216 [chuckling] 54 00:02:13,299 --> 00:02:15,218 -[game show music plays] -[all laughing] 55 00:02:16,845 --> 00:02:18,763 -That's lovely. -Wow. 56 00:02:18,847 --> 00:02:20,181 [music ends] 57 00:02:20,682 --> 00:02:23,309 [Nicole] Bakers, you've all been assigned a tier 58 00:02:23,393 --> 00:02:25,103 and a corresponding cookie at random. 59 00:02:25,186 --> 00:02:28,231 You'll have three and a half hours to pull this off. 60 00:02:28,314 --> 00:02:32,694 You'll be judged on your Big Top cake, your Really Big Top tier, 61 00:02:32,777 --> 00:02:34,821 and the execution of your cookie. 62 00:02:34,904 --> 00:02:39,576 And our dear pal Bobby Moynihan will be joining us as a guest judge. 63 00:02:39,659 --> 00:02:41,411 -[cheering, applauding] -Yeah. 64 00:02:41,494 --> 00:02:47,167 Bakers, coaches, best of luck on this tightrope walk that begins now. 65 00:02:47,250 --> 00:02:48,459 [pleasant music playing] 66 00:02:48,543 --> 00:02:50,461 -[bakers] Whoo. -[Emily] Oh boy. 67 00:02:50,545 --> 00:02:51,546 [Nicole] Alrighty. 68 00:02:53,089 --> 00:02:56,426 -[sighs] Alright, so which one is yours? -I'm... I'm up here. 69 00:02:56,509 --> 00:02:58,303 Okay, mine is the balloon one. 70 00:02:58,386 --> 00:03:00,805 Wait, guys, guys. Let's get some coordination going. 71 00:03:00,889 --> 00:03:02,223 [Frank] Get some coordination. 72 00:03:02,307 --> 00:03:06,603 Okay, because we have to make sure that they are all increasingly smaller. 73 00:03:06,686 --> 00:03:08,271 Richard, what size is your bottom? 74 00:03:08,354 --> 00:03:10,940 -It's a big cake. That a 12-incher? -[Emily] Looks like 12 inches. 75 00:03:11,024 --> 00:03:15,236 It really requires every cake to be level because if it's leaning just a little, 76 00:03:15,320 --> 00:03:17,739 it's gonna cause everything else to start leaning. 77 00:03:17,822 --> 00:03:21,826 Alright, so if that one is 12, then I would say that these look like ten. 78 00:03:21,910 --> 00:03:25,163 It's critical that everybody get their structure correct for this challenge. 79 00:03:25,246 --> 00:03:28,041 All of our heads are hanging on it. 80 00:03:28,124 --> 00:03:29,584 [all] Eight, eight, six, six. 81 00:03:29,667 --> 00:03:32,295 -Okay, awesome. -Okay, all right, awesome. 82 00:03:32,378 --> 00:03:34,631 -[Robert] Hustle, bakers! -Ding, ding, ding! 83 00:03:34,714 --> 00:03:35,757 They got it! 84 00:03:35,840 --> 00:03:38,051 -[Richard] Ooh, cherry extract. -[Frank] Oh. 85 00:03:38,843 --> 00:03:40,303 [spraying] 86 00:03:40,386 --> 00:03:41,721 {\an8}[in sing-song] Crack that egg. 87 00:03:41,804 --> 00:03:44,307 {\an8}Measuring out all my ingredients right now, 88 00:03:44,390 --> 00:03:47,018 which the French call {\an8}mise en place. 89 00:03:47,101 --> 00:03:51,147 My game plan is gonna be to make this cake as strong as possible. 90 00:03:51,231 --> 00:03:53,608 My role is gonna be the foundation, 91 00:03:53,691 --> 00:03:56,486 {\an8}the concrete piece of this tier. 92 00:03:56,569 --> 00:03:58,780 And that definitely will put me in a leadership position. 93 00:03:58,863 --> 00:03:59,906 This is just like work. 94 00:03:59,989 --> 00:04:02,367 You think you're gonna be able to do that big cake already? 95 00:04:02,450 --> 00:04:04,160 I'll be fine. Don't worry. 96 00:04:04,244 --> 00:04:06,329 Richard has been building fairly level cakes, 97 00:04:06,412 --> 00:04:09,582 so I hope he can really be the support system for his team. 98 00:04:09,666 --> 00:04:12,126 {\an8}I'm thinking cherry chocolate. 99 00:04:12,210 --> 00:04:15,171 {\an8}I definitely gotta use a ganache for the middle, though. 100 00:04:15,255 --> 00:04:17,632 {\an8}This is gonna make the cake a lot stronger. 101 00:04:19,676 --> 00:04:20,677 Ooh. 102 00:04:20,760 --> 00:04:25,807 The first thing I'm trying to get done is get my... all of my cake in the oven. 103 00:04:25,890 --> 00:04:27,141 Nice. 104 00:04:27,225 --> 00:04:29,602 {\an8}My intention is to make a lemon curd filling 105 00:04:29,686 --> 00:04:31,604 {\an8}and vanilla buttercream with a lemon cake. 106 00:04:31,688 --> 00:04:34,941 {\an8}My strategy for this bake is to make sure I really focus 107 00:04:35,024 --> 00:04:37,527 on lessons from bakes past. 108 00:04:37,610 --> 00:04:40,697 I am hoping my lemon cake will make me stand out. 109 00:04:40,780 --> 00:04:44,242 And I want to create a filling that we learned from the coaches. 110 00:04:44,325 --> 00:04:46,202 I hope this cake doesn't have too much lemon. 111 00:04:46,286 --> 00:04:47,954 'Cause I'm doing lemon cake with lemon curd. 112 00:04:48,037 --> 00:04:49,872 Fresh and summery. I like it. 113 00:04:49,956 --> 00:04:53,876 I also want to make each layer of the cake a different color. 114 00:04:53,960 --> 00:04:57,171 I want to bring the circus element to the inside of my cake 115 00:04:57,255 --> 00:04:58,881 and make it look fun and fresh. 116 00:04:58,965 --> 00:05:01,884 Let me get everything else I need. Ooh, I forgot to grab the lemon. 117 00:05:02,969 --> 00:05:08,057 {\an8}Putting this sour cream in here, and I'm going to beat it. 118 00:05:08,141 --> 00:05:09,350 {\an8}['90s hip hop music plays] 119 00:05:09,434 --> 00:05:10,601 Let's get it going. 120 00:05:10,685 --> 00:05:13,604 Come on. Come on. Come on. 121 00:05:14,605 --> 00:05:17,066 -Oh, yay! [laughs] -I don't know what I just walked in on. 122 00:05:17,150 --> 00:05:19,861 -[chuckling] Hey, how's it going? -It's going pretty good. 123 00:05:19,944 --> 00:05:21,404 You're very excited. 124 00:05:22,363 --> 00:05:23,906 Okay, so what's your plan? What's... 125 00:05:23,990 --> 00:05:26,492 How are you gonna tackle this entire Big Cake Bake? 126 00:05:26,576 --> 00:05:27,785 [Angie] Making my cake. 127 00:05:27,869 --> 00:05:30,163 -This gets ready, pop 'em in the oven. -Okay. 128 00:05:30,246 --> 00:05:31,789 {\an8}And I'll make some chocolate ganache... 129 00:05:31,873 --> 00:05:34,208 {\an8}-As a filling for your cake? Okay. -...as a filling. 130 00:05:34,292 --> 00:05:36,336 {\an8}-You think about the weight of your cake? -Right. 131 00:05:36,419 --> 00:05:40,465 {\an8}It has to have that structure and level because you have more cakes going on top. 132 00:05:40,548 --> 00:05:45,595 I don't want to be the weakest link and cause the cakes to tumble. 133 00:05:45,678 --> 00:05:48,264 I've had trouble in the past. I'm being honest with you. 134 00:05:48,348 --> 00:05:49,182 [laughs] 135 00:05:49,265 --> 00:05:53,227 But I also know that I've learned what not to do. 136 00:05:53,311 --> 00:05:55,271 -Okay, good luck, okay? -Alright, thank you. 137 00:05:55,855 --> 00:05:58,941 {\an8}-Travis, what do you got going here? -I'm doing strawberry lemonade. 138 00:05:59,025 --> 00:06:02,320 {\an8}So it'll have a lemon outside, strawberry in the middle. 139 00:06:02,403 --> 00:06:04,489 {\an8}[Erin] I like that you have freeze-dried strawberries. 140 00:06:04,572 --> 00:06:07,367 Freeze-dried strawberries have a ton of flavor, 141 00:06:07,450 --> 00:06:10,078 but they're not gonna weigh your cake down with any moisture. 142 00:06:10,161 --> 00:06:12,080 {\an8}Winning the money would be great, 143 00:06:12,163 --> 00:06:14,957 but I'm in it because I want to learn how to be a baker. 144 00:06:15,041 --> 00:06:17,251 My real drive is I wanna go to culinary school. 145 00:06:17,335 --> 00:06:18,294 My dream was deferred. 146 00:06:18,378 --> 00:06:21,089 I can feel that pupil energy coming from you. 147 00:06:21,172 --> 00:06:23,007 -Hey, Jedi Master. -[laughs] 148 00:06:23,091 --> 00:06:24,926 [Travis] As I'm going through this competition, 149 00:06:25,009 --> 00:06:27,804 I'm giving different flavors, bolder flavors. 150 00:06:27,887 --> 00:06:30,264 So far, you did pretty well with flavor. 151 00:06:30,848 --> 00:06:33,726 But this is a free course that I'm getting. 152 00:06:33,810 --> 00:06:36,771 I need to make sure I stay here so that I can grow. 153 00:06:36,854 --> 00:06:37,897 -Keep it up. -Thank you. 154 00:06:37,980 --> 00:06:40,400 Just imagine, if y'all can imagine with me, 155 00:06:40,483 --> 00:06:42,610 me owning my own bakery. 156 00:06:42,693 --> 00:06:44,570 And it wouldn't be a hobby anymore. 157 00:06:44,654 --> 00:06:46,614 It would actually be my career. 158 00:06:46,697 --> 00:06:48,282 Something is burning. 159 00:06:48,783 --> 00:06:49,951 [pleasant music playing] 160 00:06:50,034 --> 00:06:51,160 [whirring] 161 00:06:53,246 --> 00:06:56,999 All right, now we gonna see if this plan is gonna work out, Glamma. 162 00:06:57,083 --> 00:06:58,209 It's gonna come together. 163 00:06:58,292 --> 00:07:01,879 {\an8}I'm actually tackling this the same way I just tackled the Big Top cake. 164 00:07:01,963 --> 00:07:05,049 Going with my story from my first cake, 165 00:07:05,133 --> 00:07:07,260 I want to, kind of, just weave the same thread. 166 00:07:07,343 --> 00:07:10,054 So we're trying to do some cool designs inside, 167 00:07:10,138 --> 00:07:12,348 and we wanna stick with this, like, berry-citrus flavor. 168 00:07:12,432 --> 00:07:15,017 {\an8}For the inside of this cake, I'm actually gonna do my batter 169 00:07:15,101 --> 00:07:16,811 {\an8}in like a different design. 170 00:07:16,894 --> 00:07:19,272 {\an8}-This is my little fashion show. -[Angie] There you go. 171 00:07:19,355 --> 00:07:22,483 {\an8}[Ignoisco] We're gonna stand out. We gonna do it. We gonna do it. [laughs] 172 00:07:22,567 --> 00:07:24,944 {\an8}[Angie] You're pushing the envelope a little bit. 173 00:07:25,027 --> 00:07:28,114 {\an8}I'm not making any backup cakes, so y'all gots to work. 174 00:07:29,365 --> 00:07:32,493 Ooh, Emily, I love it. 175 00:07:32,577 --> 00:07:34,829 I gathered inspiration from the balloons 176 00:07:34,912 --> 00:07:36,747 -on the outside of my cake. -[Georgina] Whoo! 177 00:07:36,831 --> 00:07:39,500 [Georgina] Some bakers are using different colors in their batter. 178 00:07:39,584 --> 00:07:40,501 So to stand out, 179 00:07:40,585 --> 00:07:42,211 I'm gonna be making a confetti vanilla cake 180 00:07:42,295 --> 00:07:45,298 {\an8}with a hazelnut chocolate ganache and sliced bananas in the middle. 181 00:07:45,381 --> 00:07:48,009 {\an8}Add a little more sprinkles to this. 182 00:07:48,092 --> 00:07:51,053 I'm using the same filling that I did before on my last challenge. 183 00:07:51,137 --> 00:07:53,848 I wanna keep in mind that the judges will be tasting both cakes 184 00:07:53,931 --> 00:07:57,059 and the cookie at the same time, and I don't want many competing flavors. 185 00:07:57,143 --> 00:07:58,311 All right. 186 00:07:58,895 --> 00:08:01,481 [exciting music playing] 187 00:08:03,274 --> 00:08:07,111 -[Georgina] Emily, how's your lemon curd? -Starting to thicken. Hallelujah. 188 00:08:07,195 --> 00:08:09,113 {\an8}Make this buttercream. 189 00:08:09,906 --> 00:08:11,115 {\an8}I have a lot of piping. 190 00:08:11,199 --> 00:08:15,161 I just want to make sure that I get all my buttercream made, all my cake made... 191 00:08:15,244 --> 00:08:17,538 -For sure. -...so I can get straight to the piping. 192 00:08:18,456 --> 00:08:22,001 Emily, I saw you over here sketching or writing something before. 193 00:08:22,084 --> 00:08:25,004 -What were you working on? -Oh, I wrote my production plan. 194 00:08:25,087 --> 00:08:27,548 -I'm having trouble with time management. -[gasps] 195 00:08:27,632 --> 00:08:29,425 -Be still my heart. -[laughs] 196 00:08:29,509 --> 00:08:31,469 I'm very meticulous, so... 197 00:08:31,552 --> 00:08:35,890 Having a plan feeds the perfectionist inside of me. 198 00:08:35,973 --> 00:08:39,185 It makes me feel so much happier and more calm 199 00:08:39,268 --> 00:08:41,145 for this elaborate challenge. 200 00:08:41,229 --> 00:08:42,355 I am so proud. 201 00:08:42,438 --> 00:08:43,397 [chuckles] 202 00:08:43,481 --> 00:08:47,860 {\an8}Cut up some strawberries now. Richard, what's your game plan? 203 00:08:47,944 --> 00:08:49,987 {\an8}I'm making a black cherry chocolate ganache. 204 00:08:50,071 --> 00:08:52,448 Hopefully it has the flavor that Jacques wants. 205 00:08:52,532 --> 00:08:54,534 -We missed the punch. -Yeah, give more of a pow. 206 00:08:54,617 --> 00:08:56,661 Give me some raspberry, give me some passion fruit. 207 00:08:56,744 --> 00:08:59,080 When I do it, I don't want to hear no complaints. 208 00:08:59,163 --> 00:09:00,665 [all laughing] 209 00:09:00,748 --> 00:09:04,168 He wants to get punched with flavor. You know, that's the game plan. 210 00:09:04,835 --> 00:09:06,587 -Hello. -Oh, hello. 211 00:09:06,671 --> 00:09:09,882 We're just here to see how our bakers are feeling. 212 00:09:09,966 --> 00:09:10,841 [Erin] All right. 213 00:09:11,509 --> 00:09:13,970 -[Nicole] My friend Frank. -Hello, hello. 214 00:09:15,304 --> 00:09:17,014 -[Jacques] Figs? -Guava. 215 00:09:17,098 --> 00:09:19,892 -Guava! Nice. -I want to do strawberry guava. 216 00:09:19,976 --> 00:09:22,019 -I like guava a lot. -Yeah. 217 00:09:22,103 --> 00:09:25,815 [Frank] With this guava buttercream, I hope my flavors will make me stand out. 218 00:09:25,898 --> 00:09:28,818 [chuckling] I think it's on fleek, I guess, for flavor. 219 00:09:28,901 --> 00:09:32,029 That's a lot of buttercream, but I guess you might need quite a bit. 220 00:09:32,113 --> 00:09:34,782 -[Georgina] Yeah, just to be safe. -What filling are you doing? 221 00:09:34,865 --> 00:09:36,033 I think I'm gonna do the same. 222 00:09:36,117 --> 00:09:38,411 I did a dark chocolate, peanut butter ganache with bananas. 223 00:09:38,494 --> 00:09:39,662 -Okay. -Oh, bananas. 224 00:09:39,745 --> 00:09:41,372 You like bananas? 225 00:09:41,455 --> 00:09:42,498 No. 226 00:09:43,666 --> 00:09:47,962 [gasps] Oh my God. No, no, no. I knew it. I knew I shouldn't have done bananas. 227 00:09:48,045 --> 00:09:50,089 Maybe I'll change the fruit for Nicole. 228 00:09:50,172 --> 00:09:53,259 No, don't, don't. It might be delicious. He loves stuff like that. 229 00:09:53,342 --> 00:09:56,304 The people who hate bananas, they hate bananas. 230 00:09:56,387 --> 00:09:59,140 But I love a Runt. A Runt banana. 231 00:09:59,724 --> 00:10:01,475 -You don't like those? -Okay. I don't. 232 00:10:01,559 --> 00:10:03,394 -Yeah, nobody does. I love them. -Yeah. 233 00:10:03,477 --> 00:10:04,854 -Ah. -And I hate a real banana. 234 00:10:04,937 --> 00:10:06,063 That's my cross to bear. 235 00:10:06,147 --> 00:10:07,565 [chuckles] 236 00:10:07,648 --> 00:10:11,360 In my head, I just keep thinking of Nicole saying, "No, I don't like bananas." 237 00:10:11,444 --> 00:10:14,697 And it just keeps echoing. And I'm like, "Did I make a horrible choice?" 238 00:10:14,780 --> 00:10:17,116 And so now, I'm making a chocolate hazelnut ganache 239 00:10:17,199 --> 00:10:18,659 {\an8}and sliced strawberries on top. 240 00:10:18,743 --> 00:10:20,745 {\an8}Who doesn't love strawberries and chocolate together? 241 00:10:20,828 --> 00:10:22,246 {\an8}Mm! Very nice. 242 00:10:22,830 --> 00:10:24,081 Erin and Robert. 243 00:10:24,165 --> 00:10:28,336 So, what do you think is going to be the big difficulty of this bake? 244 00:10:28,419 --> 00:10:31,922 [Erin] I'm concerned we're still seeing some of the cakes not being tall enough. 245 00:10:32,006 --> 00:10:33,799 And structurally, that could be a problem. 246 00:10:33,883 --> 00:10:36,510 It could also be a problem for some of the details of decoration. 247 00:10:36,594 --> 00:10:38,929 -The structure is very, very important. -Yeah. 248 00:10:39,013 --> 00:10:41,599 [Jacques] They have to remember to put the cardboard under the cake, 249 00:10:41,682 --> 00:10:44,435 put the straw in the middle, be careful everything is very straight. 250 00:10:44,518 --> 00:10:47,647 I think that'd be fun to have, like, circus-themed elements, 251 00:10:47,730 --> 00:10:48,981 like, bringing circus into it. 252 00:10:49,065 --> 00:10:51,317 -Popcorn, toffee. -Yes, yes, it's a good idea. 253 00:10:51,400 --> 00:10:53,778 -A hot dog-flavored cake. Ew! -A hot dog-flavored cake! 254 00:10:53,861 --> 00:10:56,364 -Yes. With hot dog slices... -[laughing] Ew! 255 00:10:56,447 --> 00:10:57,948 ...hot dog stick on the cake. 256 00:10:58,032 --> 00:10:59,992 -Nicole, that would be great. -[laughing] 257 00:11:00,076 --> 00:11:02,119 [exciting music playing] 258 00:11:03,829 --> 00:11:05,623 Oh my God, that's perfect. 259 00:11:07,041 --> 00:11:08,209 [Emily] Awesome. 260 00:11:08,292 --> 00:11:10,753 [Ignoisco] Oh, this is gonna be good. 261 00:11:10,836 --> 00:11:12,546 [in sing-song] Coming through. 262 00:11:13,255 --> 00:11:14,757 [suspenseful music playing] 263 00:11:14,840 --> 00:11:18,636 {\an8}-[Travis] About to make my cookie batter. -Working on my cookie. 264 00:11:18,719 --> 00:11:23,265 All right, bakers, since making cookies is a brand-new thing for you here, 265 00:11:23,349 --> 00:11:25,810 we decided to give you a tutorial on how it's done. 266 00:11:25,893 --> 00:11:27,770 [Georgina] Get this out of the way. 267 00:11:27,853 --> 00:11:28,938 Perfect, cool. 268 00:11:29,021 --> 00:11:32,817 I'm super excited to really hone down my royal icing and sugar cookie ability. 269 00:11:32,900 --> 00:11:34,568 That'll make me a much better baker. 270 00:11:34,652 --> 00:11:36,696 {\an8}[Erin] Start by mixing our dry ingredients. 271 00:11:36,779 --> 00:11:39,407 {\an8}[Frank] My secret weapon is just to be Frank. 272 00:11:39,490 --> 00:11:40,324 Frank the Tank. 273 00:11:40,408 --> 00:11:41,742 [giggles] 274 00:11:43,160 --> 00:11:46,414 {\an8}[Angie] I've definitely never done a cookie from scratch. 275 00:11:46,497 --> 00:11:48,708 {\an8}I mean, I know how to pop that cookie dough open, 276 00:11:48,791 --> 00:11:51,127 {\an8}and just break it apart and throw it on a tray. 277 00:11:53,671 --> 00:11:58,551 {\an8}[Erin] So while that's mixing, I am going to just whisk together my wet ingredients. 278 00:11:58,634 --> 00:12:00,344 [whimpering] 279 00:12:00,428 --> 00:12:03,931 I've got my egg yolks and my cream. And I'm going to add my vanilla. 280 00:12:04,014 --> 00:12:06,434 No, we don't have egg yolks. We gotta do them ourselves. Okay. 281 00:12:06,517 --> 00:12:09,311 For cookie dough, you have to make sure that you keep the egg yolk 282 00:12:09,395 --> 00:12:11,647 and don't get the egg whites in there. 283 00:12:11,731 --> 00:12:12,898 Come on. 284 00:12:12,982 --> 00:12:13,983 And that's a skill. 285 00:12:14,066 --> 00:12:17,278 'Cause I think some people might have just cracked the eggs and threw the whites in. 286 00:12:17,361 --> 00:12:19,113 [Angie] No, I think I got too much in. Yeah. 287 00:12:19,196 --> 00:12:20,740 [Ignoisco] I'm worried about Angie. 288 00:12:20,823 --> 00:12:22,992 Pushing the envelope a little bit. 289 00:12:23,075 --> 00:12:25,119 Oh, you in danger, girl. [laughs] 290 00:12:25,202 --> 00:12:26,495 Come on out, Cletus. 291 00:12:28,581 --> 00:12:30,875 Immediately the dough come together, stop. 292 00:12:30,958 --> 00:12:32,626 Don't overmix it. 293 00:12:33,919 --> 00:12:37,298 {\an8}[Erin] Once it comes together, that's a good indication that it's done. 294 00:12:38,549 --> 00:12:41,969 {\an8}And we're gonna try to roll it out to about a quarter-inch thick. 295 00:12:42,052 --> 00:12:44,346 [Ignoisco] I don't know what a quarter looks like. 296 00:12:45,014 --> 00:12:46,557 Is this a quarter-inch? 297 00:12:46,640 --> 00:12:48,225 I think this is a quarter-inch. 298 00:12:49,185 --> 00:12:50,978 No, no, no, this is a quarter-inch. 299 00:12:51,061 --> 00:12:53,105 Emily, do you make sugar cookies at home? 300 00:12:53,189 --> 00:12:56,525 For Christmas, I normally bake some so that my son can decorate them. 301 00:12:56,609 --> 00:12:59,278 -Aw. -[Emily] They always look really crazy. 302 00:12:59,361 --> 00:13:01,655 It's like Santa Claus' distant cousin. 303 00:13:01,739 --> 00:13:06,035 {\an8}I'm gonna use the tip of a paring knife and cut out the shape of my cookie. 304 00:13:06,869 --> 00:13:10,289 {\an8}Now, add the stick to the center and pop them into the oven. 305 00:13:10,372 --> 00:13:11,707 {\an8}Come on. 306 00:13:12,666 --> 00:13:16,128 {\an8}I like crispy on the outside, chewy on the inside. 307 00:13:16,212 --> 00:13:18,506 {\an8}-Yes. You bake them a little bit higher. -Yes. 308 00:13:18,589 --> 00:13:21,717 So around and top going to become a little bit more crispy. 309 00:13:21,801 --> 00:13:24,929 But because they cook faster, the inside going to stay soft. 310 00:13:25,012 --> 00:13:26,430 -So that's the way to do it. -Oh! 311 00:13:26,514 --> 00:13:29,183 [Angie] It should look a little thicker than this. 312 00:13:29,266 --> 00:13:31,185 My dough, it's coming out soft. 313 00:13:31,268 --> 00:13:33,646 -I can't even roll this out. -[tense music playing] 314 00:13:33,729 --> 00:13:35,439 I'm going to make it work. 315 00:13:35,523 --> 00:13:37,233 My cookie is messed up. 316 00:13:38,943 --> 00:13:41,111 [Robert] It looks like she didn't separate her egg whites 317 00:13:41,195 --> 00:13:42,863 and ended up with the wet dough. 318 00:13:42,947 --> 00:13:45,908 My cookie is not going to be done. It's not mixed well. 319 00:13:45,991 --> 00:13:48,494 Oh my gosh, this is bad. 320 00:13:48,577 --> 00:13:50,579 My cookie is totally messed up. 321 00:13:50,663 --> 00:13:51,497 [music ends] 322 00:13:51,580 --> 00:13:55,167 {\an8}Now we can move on to our royal icing. 323 00:13:55,251 --> 00:13:59,380 {\an8}So royal icing is made with powdered sugar and pasteurized egg whites. 324 00:13:59,463 --> 00:14:01,841 And egg whites... 325 00:14:02,341 --> 00:14:05,803 {\an8}I'm also going to add cream of tartar and some salt. 326 00:14:05,886 --> 00:14:07,304 {\an8}And we're just gonna whip those 327 00:14:07,388 --> 00:14:09,807 {\an8}until we get a really nice, fluffy consistency. 328 00:14:09,890 --> 00:14:11,767 [amusing music playing] 329 00:14:11,851 --> 00:14:14,603 Wes, I'm hungry. 330 00:14:16,355 --> 00:14:17,356 For what? 331 00:14:18,023 --> 00:14:19,233 I want lasagna. 332 00:14:19,775 --> 00:14:20,818 You get a bag of chips. 333 00:14:20,901 --> 00:14:22,736 -Okay. -[Jacques laughs] 334 00:14:23,988 --> 00:14:26,282 -What's going on, Nicole? -I don't know. 335 00:14:26,365 --> 00:14:29,451 I think the longer you work with someone, the less they appreciate you. 336 00:14:29,535 --> 00:14:32,037 -Oh no! Wow, Nicole! -[whimpers] 337 00:14:32,121 --> 00:14:34,206 Wes, why would you do that? 338 00:14:34,290 --> 00:14:36,166 I asked for lasagna. 339 00:14:36,876 --> 00:14:38,711 {\an8}Is it supposed to be thick like this? 340 00:14:38,794 --> 00:14:40,754 {\an8}Would you call this a stiff peak? 341 00:14:40,838 --> 00:14:42,548 {\an8}Yeah, that looks rather stiff to me. 342 00:14:42,631 --> 00:14:44,466 {\an8}It could use a little more time, Emily. 343 00:14:44,550 --> 00:14:46,552 -Oh, thank you, coach. -Oh, just kidding. 344 00:14:46,635 --> 00:14:48,762 {\an8}Okay, so now that our royal icing is now made, 345 00:14:48,846 --> 00:14:50,556 {\an8}we're now going to add the colors. 346 00:14:51,098 --> 00:14:53,142 {\an8}[upbeat music playing] 347 00:14:55,936 --> 00:14:57,271 Ooh, I like this color. 348 00:14:57,354 --> 00:15:00,024 -Richard, have you ever done this before? -I actually have. 349 00:15:00,107 --> 00:15:01,859 -Oh. -I did this on the last time 350 00:15:01,942 --> 00:15:03,319 I was on Nailed It! 351 00:15:03,402 --> 00:15:06,906 Oh yeah! I watched that episode! I'm in the presence of a star. 352 00:15:06,989 --> 00:15:09,867 {\an8}-[scatting comedically] -[all laughing] 353 00:15:10,993 --> 00:15:12,870 Being that I was on {\an8}Nailed It!before... 354 00:15:12,953 --> 00:15:13,954 {\an8}[all cheering] 355 00:15:14,038 --> 00:15:17,875 ...after my win, I went out and I got the {\an8}Nailed It!trophy tattooed on my calf. 356 00:15:17,958 --> 00:15:19,752 So if I win this competition, 357 00:15:19,835 --> 00:15:22,671 I'm gonna get a... a picture of Jacques and Nicole's face 358 00:15:22,755 --> 00:15:23,964 right on my leg. 359 00:15:24,465 --> 00:15:25,299 Rocking it. 360 00:15:25,382 --> 00:15:26,383 [laughs] 361 00:15:26,467 --> 00:15:29,053 This is like chocolate. I feel like eating it. 362 00:15:29,136 --> 00:15:32,181 [Erin] Once you're done making all your icing and coloring it, 363 00:15:32,264 --> 00:15:33,641 then you can decorate your cookie 364 00:15:33,724 --> 00:15:36,894 to match the circus cookie character you were given. 365 00:15:36,977 --> 00:15:38,812 [upbeat music playing] 366 00:15:38,896 --> 00:15:40,439 We're just gonna have fun. 367 00:15:42,566 --> 00:15:44,443 [Jacques] How excited are you to test cookies? 368 00:15:44,526 --> 00:15:46,362 -Something different. -I'm very excited. 369 00:15:46,445 --> 00:15:48,530 {\an8}Let's do some hair. 370 00:15:49,198 --> 00:15:51,992 {\an8}-[Travis] She got no eyes. -[Frank] Oh my goodness, that's so funny. 371 00:15:52,076 --> 00:15:53,827 {\an8}[Georgina] I'm gonna do the body first. 372 00:15:53,911 --> 00:15:56,747 The judges are gonna be looking at detail for this royal icing cookie. 373 00:15:56,830 --> 00:16:00,167 So I just want to make sure that I'm getting all of the elements down. 374 00:16:00,250 --> 00:16:01,085 Huh? 375 00:16:01,168 --> 00:16:03,253 [laughing] It looks just like you. 376 00:16:03,337 --> 00:16:05,464 Baking is definitely becoming a creative outlet for me. 377 00:16:05,547 --> 00:16:07,466 I think at the beginning, I was a bit stressed out 378 00:16:07,549 --> 00:16:10,386 because there was a lot of science behind, you know, the baking of it all. 379 00:16:10,469 --> 00:16:13,472 Now that we're leaning into decorations, I'm able to have a bit more fun. 380 00:16:13,555 --> 00:16:15,140 It's looking pretty good, actually. 381 00:16:15,766 --> 00:16:17,685 -[Angie] Oh my gosh. -[tense music playing] 382 00:16:17,768 --> 00:16:19,061 All these grandkids I have, 383 00:16:19,144 --> 00:16:21,105 you would think I know how to make a cookie! 384 00:16:21,689 --> 00:16:24,733 Oh goodness. That cookie is not a cookie at all. 385 00:16:26,235 --> 00:16:27,528 I'm calling on you. 386 00:16:28,946 --> 00:16:30,823 -Don't give up. Try again. -[chuckles] 387 00:16:30,906 --> 00:16:31,740 [Angie] No, I can't. 388 00:16:31,824 --> 00:16:34,118 I don't have time for this. Time is of the essence. 389 00:16:34,201 --> 00:16:36,912 But I don't give up. I don't give in. 390 00:16:36,996 --> 00:16:39,623 That's something. It looks like it's crying. 391 00:16:39,707 --> 00:16:40,624 [music ends] 392 00:16:41,500 --> 00:16:43,419 [Robert] Okay, bakers, cookie class is over. 393 00:16:43,502 --> 00:16:44,753 Back to your cakes. 394 00:16:44,837 --> 00:16:47,339 [Ignoisco] ♪ It's time {\an8}To stack some cakes ♪ 395 00:16:47,423 --> 00:16:48,632 {\an8}[Georgina] Ooh, ooh, ooh! 396 00:16:48,716 --> 00:16:50,050 {\an8}Whoo! 397 00:16:50,134 --> 00:16:53,303 [Frank] Gotta add the moisture. Can't have a dry cake. 398 00:16:54,638 --> 00:16:55,472 I ran out of filling. 399 00:16:55,556 --> 00:16:58,350 -I can only do one more layer. -Don't want to make it too heavy. 400 00:16:59,768 --> 00:17:01,937 [Erin] One hour left, guys! 401 00:17:02,021 --> 00:17:03,897 Crumb coating time. 402 00:17:03,981 --> 00:17:06,150 [Travis] That's right on the spot, on the level. 403 00:17:06,233 --> 00:17:07,735 Just a little right there. 404 00:17:08,444 --> 00:17:10,195 [whispering] Just a little bit. 405 00:17:10,279 --> 00:17:13,365 Leveling my cake for the base is very important. 406 00:17:13,449 --> 00:17:16,618 -[dramatic music playing] -Ganache, ganache, ganache. 407 00:17:16,702 --> 00:17:21,081 I mean, if it's not level, it's going to cause it all to collapse. 408 00:17:21,165 --> 00:17:23,542 If that's the case, I'm worried I'm going home. 409 00:17:23,625 --> 00:17:25,294 Why does it look crooked? 410 00:17:27,296 --> 00:17:29,256 Take a little bit off over here. 411 00:17:32,926 --> 00:17:34,470 [Trevor] Nice and straight. 412 00:17:34,553 --> 00:17:36,013 [Richard] Am I trippin'? 413 00:17:36,096 --> 00:17:37,723 -[Robert] Richard. -Hey, Robert. 414 00:17:37,806 --> 00:17:39,516 Are you trying to level it? 415 00:17:39,600 --> 00:17:42,478 I mean, I'm like... like that much off. 416 00:17:42,561 --> 00:17:45,230 I'm gonna turn it, and you step back. It's not there. 417 00:17:45,314 --> 00:17:47,733 -Yeah. It's totally not there. -When you turn it, you can see. 418 00:17:48,233 --> 00:17:50,944 This is the bottom tier. You have to support the whole cake. 419 00:17:51,028 --> 00:17:52,905 You have to prove that you can do this. 420 00:17:54,156 --> 00:17:56,241 I know I still need to get a lot of piping done, 421 00:17:56,325 --> 00:17:58,786 but the leveling is time-consuming, 422 00:17:58,869 --> 00:18:01,497 and I might have misjudged some timing here. 423 00:18:01,580 --> 00:18:02,831 [groans uncertainly] 424 00:18:02,915 --> 00:18:04,416 [suspenseful music playing] 425 00:18:04,500 --> 00:18:06,668 -How do you feel about your level? -Oh, it's level. 426 00:18:06,752 --> 00:18:08,545 -I leveled it. -Yeah, it looks really good too. 427 00:18:13,258 --> 00:18:16,261 There's a ton of piping in this Really Big Top cake. 428 00:18:16,345 --> 00:18:18,722 So I definitely want to work on my piping skills 429 00:18:18,806 --> 00:18:23,685 because I tried that in the last challenge and it didn't come super easy to me. 430 00:18:24,645 --> 00:18:26,605 I'm piping my balloons. 431 00:18:26,688 --> 00:18:28,982 [Angie] I'm just glad I got the cake done. 432 00:18:29,066 --> 00:18:31,902 You know, I took too long leveling my cake for the base, 433 00:18:31,985 --> 00:18:35,197 but the good news is that it has the least amount of piping. 434 00:18:35,280 --> 00:18:36,782 So, I think I can catch up. 435 00:18:36,865 --> 00:18:39,785 -[Frank] Anything I can help with? -[Richard] This is the last of it. 436 00:18:39,868 --> 00:18:42,037 [Georgina] Ugly. Ugly. That one is a little ugly. 437 00:18:42,121 --> 00:18:44,206 They're not meant to be twins. They're cousins. Okay. 438 00:18:44,289 --> 00:18:46,792 Oh no, it's going around that. Oh joinkers. 439 00:18:48,252 --> 00:18:50,629 -[Richard] Ooh, two more spots left. -[Frank] Okay, cool. 440 00:18:51,547 --> 00:18:54,508 -[Emily] Think I'm done. -[Ignoisco] I'm feeling good about this. 441 00:18:54,591 --> 00:18:56,385 [Travis] That's it. That's all I can do. 442 00:18:56,468 --> 00:18:57,386 Okay. 443 00:18:58,679 --> 00:18:59,513 Bloop! 444 00:18:59,596 --> 00:19:02,641 [Erin] Bakers, you have 15 minutes to assemble this cake. 445 00:19:02,724 --> 00:19:04,518 What's the plan of attack here? 446 00:19:04,601 --> 00:19:06,895 -Richard is number one. -All right. 447 00:19:06,979 --> 00:19:08,897 [Travis] We need what? Seven pillars? 448 00:19:09,648 --> 00:19:13,360 -It seems pretty level in the middle. -[Emily] Mine doesn't look level anymore. 449 00:19:13,443 --> 00:19:15,487 It is super critical that my cakes are level. 450 00:19:15,571 --> 00:19:20,117 I am tier number two, so that means everybody besides Richard 451 00:19:20,200 --> 00:19:21,410 is riding on my shoulders. 452 00:19:22,035 --> 00:19:22,870 No. 453 00:19:22,953 --> 00:19:23,829 [clicks tongue] 454 00:19:23,912 --> 00:19:27,708 The last thing I want is to see this entire structure topple over 455 00:19:27,791 --> 00:19:29,626 and all of us lose our hard work. 456 00:19:29,710 --> 00:19:30,669 [Ignoisco] Who's next? 457 00:19:30,752 --> 00:19:32,546 -[Richard] Emily. -[Emily] It's not level. 458 00:19:32,629 --> 00:19:35,299 I was just gonna smooth this out really quickly. 459 00:19:36,175 --> 00:19:37,968 -Alright, we need Emily's. -Yeah. 460 00:19:38,051 --> 00:19:39,428 -[Richard] Careful. Got it? -Yeah. 461 00:19:39,511 --> 00:19:43,056 [Ignoisco] When it comes to us coming together and stacking, I'm ready. 462 00:19:43,140 --> 00:19:44,808 [chuckling] Ooh, I'm getting so nervous. 463 00:19:44,892 --> 00:19:45,851 [Richard] To the left. 464 00:19:45,934 --> 00:19:48,562 Because I also do some handiwork. 465 00:19:48,645 --> 00:19:51,690 I love just being creative in any way possible. 466 00:19:51,773 --> 00:19:54,818 I am really good at building furniture from Ikea. 467 00:19:54,902 --> 00:19:55,777 [laughs] 468 00:19:55,861 --> 00:19:57,905 -[dramatic synth music playing] -[groans] 469 00:19:57,988 --> 00:20:01,241 Good, good. That looks pretty centered to me. 470 00:20:01,325 --> 00:20:02,993 -[Angie] You got me? -[Emily] Yeah. 471 00:20:03,076 --> 00:20:06,205 -[Georgina] It looks good to me. -[Emily] That looks pretty good. 472 00:20:06,288 --> 00:20:07,664 [Frank chuckling] Starting to lean. 473 00:20:08,415 --> 00:20:10,209 [Georgina] Guys, we have five minutes left. 474 00:20:10,292 --> 00:20:12,794 You need to move towards you, Frank. It's a little wobbly. 475 00:20:12,878 --> 00:20:14,546 It's... It's way leaning that way. 476 00:20:14,630 --> 00:20:17,216 Let's all step back, like, right here. 477 00:20:18,050 --> 00:20:20,427 And then look at it. And then what do y'all see? 478 00:20:23,096 --> 00:20:24,431 -[Ignoisco] I see... -[Georgina] Oh! 479 00:20:24,514 --> 00:20:26,391 ...literally both of these two are leaning in. 480 00:20:26,475 --> 00:20:28,268 Y'all are only adding more and more weight. 481 00:20:28,352 --> 00:20:31,438 -[amusing music playing] -It's really leaning, though, in there. 482 00:20:31,521 --> 00:20:35,234 It might be best to take it apart and stack without the pillars. 483 00:20:35,317 --> 00:20:37,152 [Ignoisco] Well then, let's start disassembling. 484 00:20:37,236 --> 00:20:39,196 I really liked it with the pillars. 485 00:20:39,279 --> 00:20:41,531 [Richard] I spent so much time leveling. 486 00:20:41,615 --> 00:20:43,951 It sucks that we have to remove the pillars. 487 00:20:44,034 --> 00:20:45,202 -Go, go, go. -[Frank] Um... 488 00:20:45,285 --> 00:20:47,621 But at this point it's not worth the risk. 489 00:20:47,704 --> 00:20:49,706 Go down, straight down, straight down. 490 00:20:49,790 --> 00:20:53,043 It's better to see the cakes at least stacked on each other. 491 00:20:53,126 --> 00:20:54,086 We got tier five. 492 00:20:54,169 --> 00:20:56,171 I'm hoping it would impress the judges. 493 00:20:56,255 --> 00:20:57,881 -Come on down. -[Emily] Okay. 494 00:20:57,965 --> 00:20:59,383 [Ignoisco] Down. Down, down. 495 00:20:59,925 --> 00:21:01,176 Oh Jesus. 496 00:21:01,260 --> 00:21:02,970 [suspenseful music playing] 497 00:21:03,053 --> 00:21:05,555 All right. The final one! [gasps] 498 00:21:06,974 --> 00:21:08,850 -[whimpers] -[Travis] That's it. That's it. 499 00:21:09,393 --> 00:21:10,811 -All right. -Good job, girlfriend. 500 00:21:10,894 --> 00:21:12,020 [Georgina] Whoo! 501 00:21:12,104 --> 00:21:14,022 -[Travis] Good job, everyone. -Go team! Go! 502 00:21:14,106 --> 00:21:15,857 [all cheering] 503 00:21:15,941 --> 00:21:19,611 Okay, bring in the other pieces for them to put their Big Top cakes on. 504 00:21:28,036 --> 00:21:29,079 [Emily] Let's do it. 505 00:21:29,162 --> 00:21:31,373 [suspenseful music playing] 506 00:21:31,456 --> 00:21:34,751 [coaches] Five, four, three, two, one. 507 00:21:34,835 --> 00:21:35,794 That's good enough. 508 00:21:35,877 --> 00:21:37,337 -[chuckles] -[all cheering] 509 00:21:38,714 --> 00:21:40,674 Wes, we're ready for that curtain to drop. 510 00:21:40,757 --> 00:21:42,217 [intriguing music playing] 511 00:21:43,677 --> 00:21:46,013 -They're in for a surprise. [chuckles] -Mm-hmm. 512 00:21:46,096 --> 00:21:48,307 -Oh. Huh. -[bakers whispering] Shh. 513 00:21:50,517 --> 00:21:52,436 {\an8}-[Nicole] There's no bakers. -[Jacques] So sad. 514 00:21:52,519 --> 00:21:54,104 -[drumroll] -Oh! 515 00:21:54,896 --> 00:21:56,982 [bakers] Nailed it! 516 00:21:57,065 --> 00:21:58,108 [Nicole] Okay. 517 00:21:58,191 --> 00:22:00,068 -All right! Let's look... -That's where they were. 518 00:22:00,152 --> 00:22:03,322 -Yes, that's exactly where they... -They were back behind the curtain. 519 00:22:04,031 --> 00:22:06,033 {\an8}[Nicole] This is delightful. 520 00:22:06,533 --> 00:22:09,077 {\an8}-[Bobby] These are phenomenal. Hi, guys. -Yes! 521 00:22:09,161 --> 00:22:10,579 -That's Bobby. -Hi. 522 00:22:10,662 --> 00:22:12,289 [bakers] Hi, Bobby. 523 00:22:12,372 --> 00:22:14,416 And we're allowed to immediately start eating, right? 524 00:22:14,499 --> 00:22:16,960 -[bakers chuckling] -[Nicole] Yes. Immediately just dive in. 525 00:22:17,044 --> 00:22:18,962 [Bobby] Thank you. I kind of want to. 526 00:22:19,046 --> 00:22:21,298 I feel like I was expecting so much worse. 527 00:22:21,381 --> 00:22:22,257 [bakers laughing] 528 00:22:22,341 --> 00:22:23,550 I don't know why. 529 00:22:23,633 --> 00:22:24,926 [Jacques] It's leaning a bit. 530 00:22:25,010 --> 00:22:27,471 So if one of the bakers wants to hold it, that'd be great. 531 00:22:27,554 --> 00:22:29,473 [Erin and Jacques laugh] 532 00:22:29,556 --> 00:22:30,849 -[Nicole] There. -[Ignoisco] Yes. 533 00:22:30,932 --> 00:22:32,768 -He's the tallest. -[chuckles] 534 00:22:32,851 --> 00:22:36,813 So tell us why we don't have the columns. What... What happened here? 535 00:22:36,897 --> 00:22:40,317 So we started stacking them, and then we got to about tier five 536 00:22:40,400 --> 00:22:43,153 and we noticed that there was a significant lean happening. 537 00:22:43,236 --> 00:22:46,490 We felt it was better to just take the columns out 538 00:22:46,573 --> 00:22:49,117 and get it stacked rather than lose all the cakes. 539 00:22:49,201 --> 00:22:52,287 -[Jacques] That's great. -I'm excited. Should we do it? 540 00:22:52,371 --> 00:22:54,289 [bakers] Yes. 541 00:22:54,373 --> 00:22:55,540 Take your top cake 542 00:22:55,624 --> 00:22:58,043 and just hold the top of your cake as well if you need to. 543 00:22:58,126 --> 00:23:00,921 I'm so relieved that we can finally take apart this cake 544 00:23:01,004 --> 00:23:03,298 and there won't be cake splatter everywhere. 545 00:23:03,382 --> 00:23:06,885 There you go. Somebody go underneath it. Go underneath it. Go underneath it. 546 00:23:06,968 --> 00:23:09,888 But also a little nervous since, I mean, everyone is so close. 547 00:23:09,971 --> 00:23:13,016 Everyone's tiers look so good. Their Big Top cake looks good. 548 00:23:13,100 --> 00:23:14,643 Cookies look good too. I mean... 549 00:23:14,726 --> 00:23:17,437 I'm really hoping my growth on flavors will make me stand out. 550 00:23:17,521 --> 00:23:20,232 -[Richard] I got this one. Thank you. -[coaches] Good job. 551 00:23:20,315 --> 00:23:22,025 Ignoisco, come on up. 552 00:23:24,152 --> 00:23:25,821 -That's a lot to look at. -[Ignoisco] A lot. 553 00:23:25,904 --> 00:23:27,739 [Nicole] Alright, let's take a closer look 554 00:23:27,823 --> 00:23:31,159 {\an8}at your Big Top cake from the last challenge. 555 00:23:31,660 --> 00:23:35,330 I do think your little figurines could have used a little bit more work. 556 00:23:35,414 --> 00:23:38,708 They look unfinished when the cake looks very well finished. 557 00:23:38,792 --> 00:23:42,754 {\an8}[Nicole] But for the cake you made today, the piping looks delightful. 558 00:23:42,838 --> 00:23:45,757 {\an8}I don't know why, but it's a very tasty-looking color scheme. 559 00:23:45,841 --> 00:23:47,217 I want to taste that orange. 560 00:23:47,300 --> 00:23:49,344 -[chuckling] -You did a nice job with your cookie. 561 00:23:49,428 --> 00:23:51,555 {\an8}It looks really similar to the original. 562 00:23:51,638 --> 00:23:52,472 {\an8}[Ignoisco] Thank you. 563 00:23:52,556 --> 00:23:53,807 {\an8}-Yum-yum in my tum-tum. -[laughs] 564 00:23:53,890 --> 00:23:55,851 -Slice up that cake. -[Ignoisco] Awesome. 565 00:23:55,934 --> 00:23:58,895 [Nicole] Give us your Big Top cake from the last challenge first. 566 00:23:58,979 --> 00:23:59,813 [gasps] 567 00:24:00,355 --> 00:24:02,315 -Oh, wow! -[Jacques] Good cut. 568 00:24:02,399 --> 00:24:03,733 [Ignoisco laughs] Yes! 569 00:24:03,817 --> 00:24:08,530 {\an8}My Big Top cake here is a strawberry cake with a lime buttercream. 570 00:24:09,114 --> 00:24:11,366 The strawberry's nice. I'm not getting lime. 571 00:24:11,450 --> 00:24:12,409 Are you getting lime? 572 00:24:12,492 --> 00:24:15,078 -You know, it's a faint citrus in it. -[Nicole] Yeah. 573 00:24:15,162 --> 00:24:17,873 {\an8}Now let's talk about your Really Big Top cake. 574 00:24:17,956 --> 00:24:21,543 {\an8}[Ignoisco] It's a lemon cake with a raspberry buttercream 575 00:24:21,626 --> 00:24:23,545 and I threw some fresh raspberries in it. 576 00:24:23,628 --> 00:24:25,881 -[Nicole] I'm impressed with the swirls. -[Bobby] Yeah. 577 00:24:25,964 --> 00:24:28,175 [Jacques] The raspberry layers are very flavorful. 578 00:24:28,258 --> 00:24:30,427 I want to eat more and more and more, and I can't, 579 00:24:30,510 --> 00:24:32,345 because I have to eat another 30 cakes. 580 00:24:32,429 --> 00:24:33,930 [laughing] 581 00:24:34,014 --> 00:24:35,265 [Ignoisco] Great. 582 00:24:35,348 --> 00:24:37,601 -Thank you. -Next, we'd like to see Georgina. 583 00:24:37,684 --> 00:24:38,602 Okay. 584 00:24:39,269 --> 00:24:40,103 Ah. 585 00:24:40,187 --> 00:24:43,356 {\an8}[Nicole] We'll first look at your Big Top cake from the last challenge. 586 00:24:43,440 --> 00:24:44,900 {\an8}I like your figurines. 587 00:24:44,983 --> 00:24:47,777 This, to me, has like the most carnival vibe to it. 588 00:24:47,861 --> 00:24:50,113 -I'm waiting for it to start spinning. -[laughs] 589 00:24:50,697 --> 00:24:54,534 {\an8}[Nicole] And for your cake from today, I think you did a marvelous job piping. 590 00:24:54,618 --> 00:24:58,997 I do wish we had stayed in, like, uh, more bold rather than, like, pastels. 591 00:24:59,080 --> 00:25:02,042 But the cake is well-decorated, so congratulations. 592 00:25:02,125 --> 00:25:05,170 And I love that little man and his surprised look on his face. 593 00:25:05,253 --> 00:25:07,422 He looks like he's very surprised you made that cake. 594 00:25:07,506 --> 00:25:08,882 [dramatic sting] 595 00:25:08,965 --> 00:25:12,302 {\an8}[Nicole] Yeah, let's taste your cake from the last challenge now, 596 00:25:12,385 --> 00:25:13,553 {\an8}the Big Top cake. 597 00:25:13,637 --> 00:25:17,807 {\an8}[Georgina] This cake is a confetti cake with a chocolate peanut butter ganache 598 00:25:17,891 --> 00:25:19,059 {\an8}and bananas on top. 599 00:25:19,142 --> 00:25:21,394 -I hate bananas. -[woman chuckles] 600 00:25:21,478 --> 00:25:22,479 They're bad. 601 00:25:23,563 --> 00:25:25,440 But I don't mind it in this cake. 602 00:25:25,524 --> 00:25:28,193 I don't mind it covered in chocolate with the buttercream. 603 00:25:28,276 --> 00:25:29,569 -It's good. -Yeah. 604 00:25:29,653 --> 00:25:31,112 -[enchanting music plays] -Amazing. 605 00:25:31,196 --> 00:25:33,406 I was really hoping the bananas wouldn't be a problem. 606 00:25:33,490 --> 00:25:36,743 And I'm glad that they weren't. I am so, so relieved to hear that. 607 00:25:36,826 --> 00:25:40,247 {\an8}This one is confetti cake with a chocolate hazelnut ganache 608 00:25:40,330 --> 00:25:41,790 {\an8}and freshly sliced strawberries. 609 00:25:41,873 --> 00:25:44,918 {\an8}[Jacques] I love that when you cut your cake, we have a little surprise. 610 00:25:45,001 --> 00:25:46,795 -It's a confetti cake. -[Bobby] Cookie's great. 611 00:25:46,878 --> 00:25:50,006 I got one of the eyes. And he's still got that look in his eye. 612 00:25:50,090 --> 00:25:51,591 -He's still... -[all laughing] 613 00:25:52,509 --> 00:25:53,510 [Jacques] Erin and Robert, 614 00:25:53,593 --> 00:25:56,638 the two first cakes that Georgina baked was a little bit dry. 615 00:25:58,056 --> 00:26:00,892 I'm kind of, like, more of like a drier cake lover, 616 00:26:00,976 --> 00:26:03,353 um, because I have a very wet mouth, so... 617 00:26:03,436 --> 00:26:04,938 -What? -[all laughing] 618 00:26:05,480 --> 00:26:07,607 [Jacques] And here, we have something pleasant. 619 00:26:07,691 --> 00:26:09,734 [Erin] She was really wanting to make sure that cake 620 00:26:09,818 --> 00:26:12,237 had a lot of flavor for all you judges, so... 621 00:26:12,320 --> 00:26:13,488 [chuckles softly] Aw. 622 00:26:13,572 --> 00:26:16,741 Thank you, Georgina. Next we want to see Angie. 623 00:26:17,951 --> 00:26:20,870 {\an8}Okay, Jacques, what do you think about her Big Top cake? 624 00:26:20,954 --> 00:26:22,622 {\an8}[Jacques] Your piping doesn't look right. 625 00:26:22,706 --> 00:26:24,749 It's high on one side, low on the other one, 626 00:26:24,833 --> 00:26:27,586 because certainly you keep moving this way before you turn. 627 00:26:28,169 --> 00:26:31,089 The colors, they seem almost tie-dye. 628 00:26:31,172 --> 00:26:33,091 -I don't know what the word is. -Double color. 629 00:26:33,174 --> 00:26:34,426 -Double color? -I think so. 630 00:26:34,509 --> 00:26:37,429 And then all your figurines look haunted. And I like it. 631 00:26:37,512 --> 00:26:38,805 [Jacques laughs in surprise] 632 00:26:38,888 --> 00:26:41,474 The one with the black truly is like, "I'm coming." 633 00:26:41,558 --> 00:26:44,853 And the one on the top is like, "Me too, from a different angle." 634 00:26:44,936 --> 00:26:46,146 [laughs] 635 00:26:46,229 --> 00:26:49,065 {\an8}[Nicole] I think the cake tier you made today looks really nice, 636 00:26:49,149 --> 00:26:51,401 {\an8}but that cookie, let me get a closer look. 637 00:26:51,484 --> 00:26:53,612 [Angie and Jacques laughing] 638 00:26:54,446 --> 00:26:56,406 It was supposed to be the mime. 639 00:26:56,489 --> 00:26:58,033 [Nicole] Okay, I see it now. 640 00:26:58,116 --> 00:26:59,784 -[laughing] Yeah, yeah. -[Nicole] Thank you. 641 00:26:59,868 --> 00:27:01,953 I just needed a little help, but that's the mime. 642 00:27:02,037 --> 00:27:04,414 -[Angie] Oh God. -[Jacques] Okay, let's do it. 643 00:27:04,497 --> 00:27:06,625 {\an8}-[Nicole] Let's taste your cake. -[Angie] In this cake, 644 00:27:06,708 --> 00:27:10,503 {\an8}I flavored the buttercream with a little bit of coconut. 645 00:27:10,587 --> 00:27:12,380 {\an8}[Bobby] I... I don't taste the coconut. 646 00:27:12,464 --> 00:27:13,632 -Okay. -[Jacques] Or the lemon. 647 00:27:13,715 --> 00:27:16,051 [Nicole] But I did love the blackberries. 648 00:27:16,134 --> 00:27:18,303 But I do think you could have cut them up a little bit. 649 00:27:18,386 --> 00:27:20,263 [Jacques] Okay. And the other cake, tell us. 650 00:27:20,347 --> 00:27:23,141 {\an8}[Angie] In this cake, I layered it with the chocolate ganache, 651 00:27:23,224 --> 00:27:25,393 {\an8}and then I added some strawberries in there. 652 00:27:26,519 --> 00:27:27,354 I love it. 653 00:27:28,021 --> 00:27:29,814 [Nicole] I like the ganache and the strawberry. 654 00:27:29,898 --> 00:27:33,401 The cookie has truly a consistency that I've never had before. 655 00:27:33,485 --> 00:27:37,197 Unfortunately, you didn't bake it enough, so we don't have that crunchiness. 656 00:27:37,280 --> 00:27:39,157 It is not cooked, but I did eat it. 657 00:27:39,240 --> 00:27:41,159 -[comical sting] -[Nicole chuckles] 658 00:27:41,242 --> 00:27:43,787 But it is still the best experience I've ever had with a mime. 659 00:27:43,870 --> 00:27:45,872 [all laughing] 660 00:27:45,955 --> 00:27:47,582 -Get out of here. -[laughing] 661 00:27:47,666 --> 00:27:51,336 This challenge, it was hard. 662 00:27:51,419 --> 00:27:55,090 My cookie didn't mush out right. 663 00:27:55,173 --> 00:27:58,051 [laughing] It just didn't. But I... I accept it. 664 00:27:58,134 --> 00:27:59,511 This is what happened. 665 00:27:59,594 --> 00:28:02,222 There is nothing that I would have done differently. 666 00:28:02,305 --> 00:28:05,266 What you guys could have done differently was given me more time. 667 00:28:06,518 --> 00:28:08,144 Come on, Frank. Come on down. 668 00:28:09,688 --> 00:28:14,192 I can already see that you did Buzz Lightyear and Woody from Toy Story. 669 00:28:14,275 --> 00:28:17,112 -[Frank] Oh yeah. -I love a paper jet pack. 670 00:28:17,195 --> 00:28:18,321 [Nicole laughs] Mm-hmm. 671 00:28:18,405 --> 00:28:21,700 That's how I used to make my jet packs. That's how I still make my jet packs. 672 00:28:21,783 --> 00:28:23,827 -[laughs] -[Nicole] Okay, I like it. 673 00:28:23,910 --> 00:28:25,245 I love your laugh. 674 00:28:25,328 --> 00:28:27,080 -Aw, thank you. -[Nicole] Frank is the best. 675 00:28:27,163 --> 00:28:30,250 {\an8}And I think you did pretty well on your Really Big Top cake tier 676 00:28:30,333 --> 00:28:31,209 {\an8}and the cookie. 677 00:28:31,793 --> 00:28:33,712 [Jacques] The piping, you get the movements, 678 00:28:33,795 --> 00:28:37,424 but not always the definition of what you want to do. 679 00:28:37,507 --> 00:28:38,675 Your cookies, I love it, 680 00:28:38,758 --> 00:28:42,679 {\an8}but I really wish you would have thinned your royal icing a little more. 681 00:28:43,388 --> 00:28:45,890 {\an8}[Frank] I did a chocolate, peanut butter, and pretzel cake. 682 00:28:45,974 --> 00:28:49,394 {\an8}[Bobby] I'm a big pretzel guy, and I really like pretzels in dessert. 683 00:28:49,477 --> 00:28:52,188 [Nicole] I gotta say, it is hard to keep pretzels crispy. 684 00:28:52,272 --> 00:28:53,314 Yeah. 685 00:28:53,398 --> 00:28:56,568 [Jacques] The cake with the guava and the strawberry 686 00:28:56,651 --> 00:28:58,069 has a bit too much sweetness. 687 00:28:58,153 --> 00:29:00,739 -Okay. -But your first cake 688 00:29:00,822 --> 00:29:03,158 was leaning over and almost falling. 689 00:29:03,241 --> 00:29:05,660 Starting to look like the Leaning Tower of Pisa. [giggles] 690 00:29:06,244 --> 00:29:10,915 Here, we have cakes that stand, so your structure's a lot better. 691 00:29:10,999 --> 00:29:12,208 [Nicole] Thank you, Frank. 692 00:29:12,292 --> 00:29:13,543 Travis! 693 00:29:14,127 --> 00:29:15,378 Travis! 694 00:29:15,462 --> 00:29:18,465 The top of your cake has a very different look 695 00:29:18,548 --> 00:29:20,633 because you use buttercream instead of fondant. 696 00:29:20,717 --> 00:29:21,634 Correct. Yeah. 697 00:29:21,718 --> 00:29:25,138 {\an8}[Nicole] But for the cake you made today, your piping looks really good. 698 00:29:25,221 --> 00:29:26,514 {\an8}And I think your cookie's fun. 699 00:29:26,598 --> 00:29:29,392 {\an8}It looks like a lady without a body, riding a rubber ducky. 700 00:29:29,476 --> 00:29:31,144 -[quacking] -[Bobby laughing] 701 00:29:32,020 --> 00:29:32,854 You're right. 702 00:29:32,937 --> 00:29:34,022 [laughs] 703 00:29:35,231 --> 00:29:37,484 {\an8}The cake is well-baked, the flavor come through. 704 00:29:38,067 --> 00:29:39,652 {\an8}Travis has done a really good job. 705 00:29:39,736 --> 00:29:42,155 -Like flavors and the flavor combination. -Mm-hmm. 706 00:29:42,238 --> 00:29:44,616 Where do you get your inspiration for the flavor? 707 00:29:44,699 --> 00:29:47,660 I'm the flavor king. That's my name. I'm the king. I'm gonna give you flavor. 708 00:29:47,744 --> 00:29:49,871 -[laughs] -I think this is a very big improvement. 709 00:29:49,954 --> 00:29:52,081 -Thank you. -[Nicole] Come on, Emily. 710 00:29:52,582 --> 00:29:54,918 -I just wanna see someone push it. -[chuckles] Goodbye. 711 00:29:55,585 --> 00:29:58,963 For your piping, use the turning table to be able to pipe 712 00:29:59,047 --> 00:30:00,507 in a more consistent way. 713 00:30:00,590 --> 00:30:03,051 {\an8}[Nicole] But I really like the piping you did today. 714 00:30:03,134 --> 00:30:06,513 {\an8}I like your cookie. It looks really good. Can't wait to try him out. 715 00:30:06,596 --> 00:30:07,555 Thank you. 716 00:30:07,639 --> 00:30:10,433 -I feel insane. I've had so much sugar. -[Bobby laughs] 717 00:30:10,517 --> 00:30:12,519 It's not even noon. 718 00:30:12,602 --> 00:30:16,272 {\an8}[Emily] This one, I was inspired by my son 'cause I miss him very much. 719 00:30:16,356 --> 00:30:18,358 So I tried to make it Neapolitan. 720 00:30:18,441 --> 00:30:20,944 The shout-out to your son is very sweet. Literally. 721 00:30:21,027 --> 00:30:22,862 [Nicole] Yeah. Aw. 722 00:30:22,946 --> 00:30:24,364 -You see what I did there? -I... Yes. 723 00:30:24,447 --> 00:30:25,657 [laughs] 724 00:30:25,740 --> 00:30:26,825 The last Big Cake Bake... 725 00:30:26,908 --> 00:30:28,660 -Mm-hmm. -...your flavor was lacking. 726 00:30:29,744 --> 00:30:32,831 You see here, the cake is a little bit pasty 727 00:30:32,914 --> 00:30:34,541 and something is a little bit oversweet. 728 00:30:34,624 --> 00:30:36,543 It's the buttercream. Blows my wig back. 729 00:30:36,626 --> 00:30:37,710 [chuckles] 730 00:30:37,794 --> 00:30:38,962 This is a huge improvement. 731 00:30:39,045 --> 00:30:43,550 She's using here two of the filling that you teach, and they are really good. 732 00:30:43,633 --> 00:30:44,843 Emily! 733 00:30:44,926 --> 00:30:45,885 [squeals happily] 734 00:30:45,969 --> 00:30:46,928 I feel insane too. 735 00:30:47,011 --> 00:30:49,222 I feel like I want to punch everybody in the room 736 00:30:49,305 --> 00:30:51,015 -and then run around fast as I can. -Uh-huh. 737 00:30:51,683 --> 00:30:52,809 We've had so much sugar. 738 00:30:52,892 --> 00:30:54,477 [laughs] 739 00:30:54,561 --> 00:30:55,520 [Nicole] Richard. 740 00:30:56,062 --> 00:30:57,981 {\an8}[Jacques] For the cake you did last challenge, 741 00:30:58,064 --> 00:31:01,067 {\an8}your fondant work at the top could use some more work. 742 00:31:01,150 --> 00:31:03,570 -But you did a pretty good job piping. -[Richard] Awesome. 743 00:31:03,653 --> 00:31:07,407 {\an8}The cake you made today, it's massive. It is huge. 744 00:31:07,490 --> 00:31:09,826 -[Bobby] It looks like a wheel of cheese. -[Nicole] Yes. 745 00:31:09,909 --> 00:31:12,245 -[laughing] -Like, it... it's so... it's so large. 746 00:31:12,328 --> 00:31:17,333 It's a very geometrical, uh, decoration. I can see that's somehow a little bit off. 747 00:31:17,417 --> 00:31:18,877 {\an8}Yes, piping was last-minute. 748 00:31:18,960 --> 00:31:20,920 {\an8}-[Nicole] And then your cookie. -[Richard laughs] 749 00:31:21,004 --> 00:31:23,882 {\an8}[Nicole] Her eyes make me think that the future might not be that great. 750 00:31:23,965 --> 00:31:24,799 [laughing] 751 00:31:24,883 --> 00:31:26,843 See, she has a splitting headache. 752 00:31:26,926 --> 00:31:29,679 -[Nicole] Oh, she did crack a little bit. -[chuckling] Mm-hmm. 753 00:31:29,762 --> 00:31:32,724 {\an8}It's time to taste your cakes and cookie. 754 00:31:33,892 --> 00:31:36,269 {\an8}[Bobby] The blue-marbled section is... is my favorite. 755 00:31:36,352 --> 00:31:38,897 {\an8}It just makes it a little more interesting and wonderful. 756 00:31:38,980 --> 00:31:40,523 -[Jacques] Show us your tongue. -Sorry? 757 00:31:40,607 --> 00:31:42,692 -Show us your tongue. -Show us my tongue? 758 00:31:42,775 --> 00:31:45,570 -I'm a little afraid to on television. -[Jacques] Is it blue? It's blue! 759 00:31:45,653 --> 00:31:47,363 -[laughs] -Let's give you a quick one. Mm! 760 00:31:47,447 --> 00:31:48,907 -[Nicole] That was very adorable. -Mm. 761 00:31:48,990 --> 00:31:49,908 [Jacques laughs] 762 00:31:49,991 --> 00:31:51,701 That's it. Mm. That's all you get. 763 00:31:51,784 --> 00:31:52,827 [laughs] 764 00:31:52,911 --> 00:31:57,582 {\an8}[Richard] This one is a cherry cake with a black cherry, 765 00:31:57,665 --> 00:32:01,252 {\an8}dark chocolate ganache and a chocolate buttercream. 766 00:32:01,336 --> 00:32:05,173 I find some bitter elements into the dark chocolate ganache, 767 00:32:05,256 --> 00:32:07,050 but it's not, that's the cherry. 768 00:32:07,133 --> 00:32:08,676 Because I used a dark cherry puree. 769 00:32:08,760 --> 00:32:10,678 -[Jacques] Did you use some flavoring? -No. 770 00:32:10,762 --> 00:32:13,389 -No? -I do think I know what you mean, Jacques. 771 00:32:13,473 --> 00:32:16,768 Did you use more of an extract in the cake? 772 00:32:16,851 --> 00:32:19,437 -Yes. -[Erin] You used puree with the ganache? 773 00:32:19,520 --> 00:32:22,607 Richard, I asked you if you used extract, you said no. 774 00:32:22,690 --> 00:32:24,984 I thought you said... meant an extract in the ganache. 775 00:32:25,068 --> 00:32:26,986 That's what. Okay. 776 00:32:27,070 --> 00:32:27,987 Wow. 777 00:32:28,071 --> 00:32:30,114 Jacques's truly treating you like a hostile witness. 778 00:32:30,198 --> 00:32:31,908 -Yeah. -That's what it was! 779 00:32:31,991 --> 00:32:34,369 -[all laughing] -I asked you if it was extract! 780 00:32:34,452 --> 00:32:35,912 Richard! 781 00:32:35,995 --> 00:32:38,206 [laughing] 782 00:32:38,289 --> 00:32:39,958 [inhales, sighs] 783 00:32:40,500 --> 00:32:42,877 -All right, Richard, thank you so much. -Thank you. 784 00:32:42,961 --> 00:32:45,129 Bakers, we have a very tough decision ahead of us, 785 00:32:45,213 --> 00:32:46,381 but we are going to make it. 786 00:32:46,464 --> 00:32:47,924 We legally have to. 787 00:32:48,007 --> 00:32:50,385 -[Nicole] We do. -[Jacques] Richard! You lied to me! 788 00:32:50,468 --> 00:32:52,220 -[laughing] -[Nicole] Oh, that was funny. 789 00:32:55,556 --> 00:32:58,184 -Everybody, I feel like, did a great job. -Everyone did really great. 790 00:32:58,267 --> 00:33:00,728 -Hey, bakers. -Hey, bakers. 791 00:33:00,812 --> 00:33:03,731 How's everyone feeling now that your two big bakes are done? 792 00:33:03,815 --> 00:33:05,358 [bakers] Good. 793 00:33:05,441 --> 00:33:06,776 [Frank] It's been a long day. 794 00:33:06,859 --> 00:33:09,153 What was the hardest part about this challenge? 795 00:33:09,237 --> 00:33:12,115 -The fact that it was two challenges? -The stacking! 796 00:33:12,198 --> 00:33:13,992 Cooking a 12-inch cake. 797 00:33:14,075 --> 00:33:16,077 [Richard] I've never made a cake that big. 798 00:33:16,160 --> 00:33:18,371 Granted, the flavor was a little overpowering. 799 00:33:18,454 --> 00:33:22,166 I know that I need to take risks and try other flavors, 800 00:33:22,250 --> 00:33:25,753 but sometimes taking risks could be my downfall. 801 00:33:25,837 --> 00:33:27,588 The challenge, I conquered it. 802 00:33:27,672 --> 00:33:29,799 -[Robert] Mm-hmm. -And that was important for me. 803 00:33:29,882 --> 00:33:31,676 And I'm excited. 804 00:33:31,759 --> 00:33:34,095 Yeah, your structure has improved so much, Angie. 805 00:33:34,178 --> 00:33:36,889 -This was... These were both hard cakes... -Whoa. 806 00:33:36,973 --> 00:33:37,890 -Yeah. -...you were doing. 807 00:33:37,974 --> 00:33:41,019 It was really awesome to see how much you've all progressed and grown. 808 00:33:41,102 --> 00:33:43,104 -We're two very happy coaches today. -Yes. 809 00:33:43,187 --> 00:33:44,814 -[Richard] Thank you too. -Thank you, guys. 810 00:33:44,897 --> 00:33:47,108 Keep it up, guys. We're so proud. Keep it up. 811 00:33:47,191 --> 00:33:48,985 -Good luck, y'all. -[Georgina] Bye. 812 00:33:49,068 --> 00:33:51,195 -All right, guys. -[bakers] All right. 813 00:33:51,279 --> 00:33:53,197 [suspenseful music playing] 814 00:33:54,240 --> 00:33:55,366 Phew. 815 00:33:55,450 --> 00:33:57,618 Congratulations, bakers. 816 00:33:57,702 --> 00:34:01,831 With all your creations, the circus truly came to town. 817 00:34:01,914 --> 00:34:06,461 Now, Emily, Georgina, Richard, Angie and Ignoisco, 818 00:34:06,544 --> 00:34:07,920 please come forward. 819 00:34:08,588 --> 00:34:09,589 [music building] 820 00:34:12,884 --> 00:34:16,262 -[music fades] -The bakers who put on a show today are... 821 00:34:16,345 --> 00:34:17,305 Emily. 822 00:34:17,388 --> 00:34:22,393 Your flavors stood out and your cake had a lovely, moist texture. 823 00:34:23,311 --> 00:34:24,645 Georgina. 824 00:34:24,729 --> 00:34:30,026 We love your thoughtful flavor combination and your piping was beautiful. 825 00:34:30,109 --> 00:34:31,277 And Ignoisco. 826 00:34:31,360 --> 00:34:34,614 Your cake brought us so much joy. 827 00:34:34,697 --> 00:34:37,283 And your design was very well-executed. 828 00:34:38,451 --> 00:34:41,370 There was one baker who was our top performer. 829 00:34:41,454 --> 00:34:43,623 Bobby, tell us who won. 830 00:34:43,706 --> 00:34:45,208 The baker who won this week 831 00:34:45,291 --> 00:34:48,878 not only blew us away with their cake and cookie designs, 832 00:34:48,961 --> 00:34:52,757 but the flavors really delivered a jaw-dropping performance. 833 00:34:52,840 --> 00:34:54,342 The winning baker is... 834 00:34:54,425 --> 00:34:56,260 [upbeat music building] 835 00:34:56,344 --> 00:34:57,428 [music fades] 836 00:34:57,512 --> 00:34:58,471 ...Georgina! 837 00:34:58,554 --> 00:35:00,765 -[music continues] -[squealing happily] 838 00:35:00,848 --> 00:35:01,933 Yay! 839 00:35:02,016 --> 00:35:03,768 -Whoo! -[exclaims] 840 00:35:03,851 --> 00:35:10,233 -Georgina, you have won yourself $1,000! -[Georgina squealing happily] 841 00:35:10,316 --> 00:35:11,776 Thank you. 842 00:35:12,568 --> 00:35:14,904 Nailed it. Nailed it. Nailed it. Whoo! 843 00:35:14,987 --> 00:35:16,489 I'm pretty proud of myself. 844 00:35:16,572 --> 00:35:19,867 Like, I didn't think I'd make it this far, but winning at this halfway point, 845 00:35:19,951 --> 00:35:22,495 you know, I really feel like I am on an upwards spiral. 846 00:35:22,578 --> 00:35:25,206 I don't really know where I'm going, but I'm definitely going up. 847 00:35:25,289 --> 00:35:28,084 Now I only need to win 59 more challenges to pay off my student loans. 848 00:35:28,167 --> 00:35:29,710 Thank you guys so much. 849 00:35:29,794 --> 00:35:33,339 [Nicole] One step closer to the big $100,000 prize. 850 00:35:33,422 --> 00:35:34,799 Georgina, congratulations. 851 00:35:34,882 --> 00:35:37,635 You, Emily and Ignoisco can go back to your stations. 852 00:35:37,718 --> 00:35:39,554 Thank you for delighting us today. 853 00:35:40,471 --> 00:35:41,639 Hi, Glamma. 854 00:35:42,223 --> 00:35:44,350 [Nicole] The couple of you had a rough go of it today. 855 00:35:44,433 --> 00:35:46,561 Angie, your cake has a lot of character, 856 00:35:46,644 --> 00:35:50,690 but it was too dense and your cookie didn't come together. 857 00:35:50,773 --> 00:35:51,858 Yeah. 858 00:35:51,941 --> 00:35:54,986 Richard, you did a great job supporting your team, 859 00:35:55,069 --> 00:35:59,699 but your piping looked rushed and your flavor was too overwhelming. 860 00:35:59,782 --> 00:36:02,994 The baker packing up their piping bags is... 861 00:36:03,077 --> 00:36:04,537 [suspenseful music building] 862 00:36:06,455 --> 00:36:07,290 Angie. 863 00:36:07,874 --> 00:36:09,125 Thank you. 864 00:36:09,709 --> 00:36:12,753 -The smile that came across your face. -[Angie] Oh, I... [laughing] 865 00:36:12,837 --> 00:36:15,381 -[all laughing] -Okay, it's been good. Thank you, goodbye. 866 00:36:15,464 --> 00:36:17,300 -[Bobby] I'm out! -[Nicole] See you later. 867 00:36:17,383 --> 00:36:19,260 -[Bobby] Angie's out! -[laughing] 868 00:36:19,343 --> 00:36:21,053 Glam-mom's time is up. 869 00:36:21,679 --> 00:36:23,681 My experience here has been awesome. 870 00:36:23,764 --> 00:36:27,268 I want all of you guys to succeed, make sure you do. 871 00:36:27,351 --> 00:36:29,437 -We love you, Glamma. -Mwah, mwah, mwah. 872 00:36:29,520 --> 00:36:32,106 But Glam-mom has other things to do. 873 00:36:32,190 --> 00:36:34,275 [all laughing] 874 00:36:34,358 --> 00:36:36,402 [Nicole] You want to know what it's time for? 875 00:36:36,485 --> 00:36:38,821 -What? -The pantry raid! 876 00:36:38,905 --> 00:36:40,990 -[all cheering] -[dance music playing] 877 00:36:41,073 --> 00:36:41,949 [Nicole] Wes! 878 00:36:42,033 --> 00:36:44,243 [Angie] Got the glam cart? Oh man. 879 00:36:44,327 --> 00:36:47,914 Okay, your time starts now! 880 00:36:47,997 --> 00:36:50,124 -[Ignoisco] All right, come on, Glam! -[bakers cheering] 881 00:36:50,208 --> 00:36:51,417 [Bobby and Nicole] Aw. 882 00:36:51,500 --> 00:36:53,628 Are you kidding me? 883 00:36:53,711 --> 00:36:55,796 [Angie] I couldn't keep up. I accept it. 884 00:36:55,880 --> 00:36:58,799 I did not even think I would be here this far. 885 00:36:59,383 --> 00:37:02,720 Truly this is a milestone for me. 886 00:37:02,803 --> 00:37:05,014 When I bring my cake to the family reunion, 887 00:37:05,097 --> 00:37:10,144 they will forever talk about it and say, "Angie nailed this." 888 00:37:10,228 --> 00:37:11,562 [screams excitedly] 889 00:37:11,646 --> 00:37:13,272 [laughs excitedly] 890 00:37:13,356 --> 00:37:16,567 I am going to go home and I'm gonna sit with my grandchildren 891 00:37:16,651 --> 00:37:22,740 and teach them buttercream, leveling, how to stack, adding different flavors. 892 00:37:22,823 --> 00:37:23,658 [Robert chuckles] 893 00:37:23,741 --> 00:37:25,326 -[Ignoisco] Come on now! Come on! -Ah! 894 00:37:25,409 --> 00:37:28,371 [all] Five, four, three, two... 895 00:37:28,454 --> 00:37:29,580 [Bobby] Can I help? 896 00:37:29,664 --> 00:37:30,581 ...one! 897 00:37:30,665 --> 00:37:31,832 You're done! 898 00:37:31,916 --> 00:37:32,875 [all cheering] 899 00:37:32,959 --> 00:37:35,711 Glam-mom's off to the races. 900 00:37:35,795 --> 00:37:36,712 Bye! 901 00:37:36,796 --> 00:37:39,090 -We love you, Angie! Mwah! -Love you more! 902 00:37:39,632 --> 00:37:43,302 Bakers, congrats on surviving the first half of our experiment. 903 00:37:43,386 --> 00:37:44,220 [chuckles] 904 00:37:44,303 --> 00:37:47,974 Man, that was humbling. I didn't expect to be at the bottom. 905 00:37:48,057 --> 00:37:50,351 This competition's getting really tight. 906 00:37:50,434 --> 00:37:53,229 I can't make a mistake like that ever again. 907 00:37:53,312 --> 00:37:54,772 I'm trying to win this thing. 908 00:37:54,855 --> 00:37:59,151 [chuckling villainously] 909 00:37:59,777 --> 00:38:00,861 Okay, bye. 910 00:38:00,945 --> 00:38:02,863 [closing theme music playing]