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IN JUST A FEW MOMENTS, FOUR BAKERS WILL FACE OFF
IN THE ULTIMATE CUPCAKE SHOWDOWN...
OH, MY GOD. OH, MY GOD. OH, MY GOD. OH, MY GOD.
I DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE GONNA MAKE IT.
AND ONE BY ONE, THEY'LL BE ELIMINATED,
AS THEY ARE JUDGED ON PRESENTATION...
YOUR CUPCAKE DECORATIONS ARE JUST A BUNDLE OF JOY.
TASTE...
THIS CUPCAKE MADE ME CRY LIKE A BABY.
AND THEN IN THE FINAL ROUND, THE LAST TWO BAKERS STANDING
WILL HAVE TO BRING IT ALL TOGETHER
INTO ONE INCREDIBLE FANTASY CUPCAKE DISPLAY.
THE WINNER GETS TO HAVE THEIR CREATION AS THE CENTERPIECE
OF AN EXCLUSIVE BABY SHOWER CELEBRATION
FOR TELEVISION PERSONALITY AND ACTRESS KRISTIN CAVALLARI
AND WALKS AWAY WITH $10,000.
I SMELL BURNING.
IT'S COMPLETELY BLACK.
I DON'T THINK THEY'RE RISING AS MUCH AS THEY SHOULD.
THIS IS NOT HOW I WANTED THIS TO GO.
GET READY, 'CAUSE THIS IS "CUPCAKE WARS."
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WHAT'S UP? I'M JUSTIN WILLMAN,
AND THE FIGHT FOR CUPCAKE DOMINATION IS ABOUT TO BEGIN.
OVERSEEING THIS WAR ARE OUR JUDGES--CANDACE NELSON,
FOUNDER OF THE WORLD'S FIRST CUPCAKE BAKERY,
SPRINKLES CUPCAKES,
AND FLORIAN BELLANGER, OWNER OF MAD MAC MACARONS
AND FORMER EXECUTIVE PASTRY CHEF AT THE WORLD-RENOWNED FAUCHON.
THE KITCHENS ARE STOCKED. OUR JUDGES ARE READY.
LET'S MEET THOSE COMPETITORS.
DON'T YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE AT THE JERSEY SHORE?
I CAN HEAR THE SEAGULLS.
MY NAME IS TONY ALBANESE. I'M FROM THE PASTRYARCH,
AND I'M FROM BERGEN COUNTY, NEW JERSEY.
IT'S AN ONLINE BUSINESS.
I'M GONNA SHOW THEM THAT I CAN MAKE,
THE, LIKE, COOLEST-LOOKING CUPCAKES EVER.
I WENT TO COLLEGE FOR ILLUSTRATION ORIGINALLY,
AND THEN I DECIDED TO GET INTO USING MY ARTISTIC SKILLS
WITH FOOD BECAUSE I CAN GET REALLY CREATIVE WITH THEM,
I CAN GET REALLY FUN, I CAN GET REALLY WHIMSICAL AND CUTE.
IT'S GOTTEN CRAZY REALLY QUICK.
SO PROUD.
THANK YOU.
MY ASSISTANT TODAY IS MY SISTER JACLYN.
ALWAYS UP FOR A CHALLENGE.
WE, UH, TEND TO GET ON EACH OTHER'S NERVES...
I'VE SEEN HOW YOU DECORATE, SO I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT.
BUT, YOU KNOW, IN A BROTHER/SISTER KIND OF WAY.
IF WE WIN, I WOULD WANT TO OPEN UP A STOREFRONT
SO THE PASTRYARCH CAN OFFICIALLY TAKE OVER NEW JERSEY
AND THEN TAKE OVER THE WORLD.
I TOOK A BIG RISK STARTING MY OWN BUSINESS,
AND I'M READY TO SHOW THE WORLD WHAT I CAN DO.
WE'RE GONNA WIN THIS.
HIGH FIVE. LET'S DO IT.
HI. WELCOME TO CREMA.
I'M MEGHAN COLEMAN, PASTRY CHEF AT CREMA CAFE
IN HARVARD SQUARE.
I WENT TO SCHOOL FOR FINANCE.
I REALIZED THAT I DIDN'T LIKE WHAT I WAS DOING,
SO I ENROLLED IN PASTRY SCHOOL
AND I'VE BEEN WORKING IN PASTRY EVER SINCE.
(laughs)
MY ASSISTANT IS GWEN ROGERS. SHE IS MY CO-CHEF,
AND WE MANAGE THE KITCHEN TOGETHER.
THEY'RE CAKES, BUT THEY'RE THE SIZE OF CUPS.
WE WORK TOGETHER REALLY CLOSELY,
AND WE BALANCE EACH OTHER OUT PERFECTLY.
LET'S GO.
I KNOW WE CAN WIN "CUPCAKE WARS" TODAY
BECAUSE WE HAVE REALLY INTERESTING FLAVOR COMBINATIONS,
WE'RE BOTH PROFESSIONALLY AND CLASSICALLY TRAINED.
I WANT TO WIN THIS. IT'S THE ULTIMATE TITLE IN CUPCAKES.
HI. WELCOME TO SWEET SPOT.
I'M CHERYL BURGER. I'M FROM THE SWEET SPOT BAKE SHOPPE
LOCATED IN CHESTER, NEW JERSEY.
I HAVE ABSOLUTELY
NO PROFESSIONAL CULINARY EXPERIENCE.
I SOLD TITLE INSURANCE
AND WORKED IN THE REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY FOR ABOUT EIGHT YEARS.
I DECIDED THAT IT WAS TIME FOR A CHANGE.
I LEFT MY JOB THE DAY THAT WE OPENED UP THE SHOP
AND NEVER LOOKED BACK.
CHERYL, CAN YOU BELIEVE WE'RE GOING TO "CUPCAKE WARS"?
MY ASSISTANT IS STACEY FILIPOW.
SHE ASSISTANTS ME RUNNING THE SHOP,
MAKING FROSTINGS, DECORATING CUPCAKES.
WE WORK REALLY WELL TOGETHER. I THINK YOU DO A FEW THINGS.
I DO A FEW THINGS.
I DON'T THINK YOU DO ANYTHING.
OH. (chuckles) WELL, THEN.
SHE KNOWS WHAT I'M THINKING BEFORE I EVEN THINK IT.
I COULDN'T IMAGINE WORKING WITH ANYONE ELSE.
I'M READY.
I KNOW I CAN WIN "CUPCAKE WARS" TODAY
BECAUSE WE DELIVER DELICIOUS CUPCAKES EVERY SINGLE TIME.
WELCOME TO ISLAND CUPCAKES. WHAT CAN I GET FOR YOU?
I'M CINDY HASHIMOTO.
MY BAKERY IS CALLED ISLAND CUPCAKES,
AND WE ARE LOCATED
IN RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CALIFORNIA.
IN OUR BAKERY, WE SPECIALIZE IN TROPICAL FLAVORS--
MANGO, PASSION FRUIT, GUAVA.
MY INSPIRATION COMES FROM MY FAMILY,
WHO ARE ALL FROM HAWAII.
WHAT IF THEY GIVE US SOMETHING WEIRD,
LIKE GROUND BEEF OR SOMETHING?
I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA WHAT WE WOULD USE
WITH ANY INGREDIENT LIKE THAT.
MY ASSISTANT TODAY IS ADRIENNE RENDINA.
SHE'S REALLY GOOD AT ANTICIPATING MY NEEDS,
AND SHE WILL DO WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE
WITHOUT ME HAVING TO TELL HER.
COOL. MAHALO.
I THINK I CAN WIN "CUPCAKE WARS" TODAY
BECAUSE I MAKE REALLY UNIQUE TROPICAL CUPCAKES. BRING IT ON.
ARE YOU READY TO GO TO "CUPCAKE WARS"?
ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO.
HEY, CUPCAKE BAKERS.
COME ON UP.
WHAT'S UP, GUYS? WELCOME TO "CUPCAKE WARS."
TODAY, YOU'LL BE BAKING FOR A CHANCE TO HAVE YOUR CUPCAKES
AT A VERY SPECIAL EVENT--
THE STAR-STUDDED BABY SHOWER CELEBRATION
FOR TV PERSONALITY AND ACTRESS KRISTIN CAVALLARI,
HELLO!
HI.
CONGRATULATIONS.
WELCOME TO THE SHOW.
SO, GUYS, I'M LOOKING FOR A CRAVE-WORTHY CUPCAKE.
GETTING YOUR CUPCAKES TO THIS PARTY MEANS HAVING THEM TASTED
BY SOME OF HOLLYWOOD'S HOTTEST MOVERS AND SHAKERS.
IF THAT'S NOT ENOUGH, AS YOU KNOW,
THE WINNER ALSO WALKS AWAY WITH $10,000.
LET US DIG IN, SHALL WE?
TODAY THERE'LL BE THREE ROUNDS OF COMPETITION.
AFTER EACH ROUND, ONE OF YOU WILL BE ELIMINATED.
FIRST UP IS THE TASTE CHALLENGE.
NOW AT THIS POINT, YOU SHOULD ALL HAVE BABIES ON THE BRAIN,
WHICH IS A GOOD THING, BECAUSE ON THE INSPIRATION TABLE,
YOU'LL FIND CLASSIC BABY FOODS,
SUCH AS TOASTED OATS CEREAL,
PUREED PEAS, AND CORN.
EACH OF YOU ARE GONNA CHOOSE THREE INGREDIENTS
AND BLEND THEM INTO ONE DELECTABLE CUPCAKE
FOR THE ADULT GUESTS TO ENJOY
DURING KRISTIN'S BABY SHOWER.
YOU GET 45 MINUTES. CLOCK STARTS NOW.
SOME OF THE INGREDIENTS MIGHT NOT BE VERY EXCITING.
LIKE, THERE WAS PUREED TURKEY ON THE TABLE.
I CAN'T THINK OF ANY DELICIOUS APPLICATION FOR THAT.
OKAY, THE INGREDIENTS ARE ALL BABY FOODS.
THERE WERE SOME GOOD THINGS
OKAY.
THERE WAS CORN. UM, AND I THINK, LIKE, A SWEET CORN BUTTERCREAM
OH, THAT WOULD BE DELICIOUS.
OUR CUPCAKE IS GOING TO BE A YOGURT CAKE
WITH FRESH PEACHES,
TOPPED WITH A SWEET CORN AND THYME
ROUX-BASED BUTTERCREAM,
AND A TOASTED CEREAL CARAMEL.
I THINK I'M GONNA TRY TO INFUSE THE CORN IN SOME MILK
OKAY.
THE BUTTERCREAM IS PROBABLY GONNA TAKE ABOUT 40 MINUTES,
START TO FINISH, SO IT'S GONNA COME TO THE WIRE.
I THINK IT'S GONNA BE GOOD.
WE'LL SEE IF WE HAVE TO ADJUST ANYTHING AT THE END.
SO WE'RE GONNA DO THE BANANA CUPCAKE JUST LIKE WE DO AT HOME.
WE'RE GONNA DO A BANANA CUPCAKE
FILLED WITH A WHIPPED CREAM YOGURT FILLING,
TOPPED WITH A SWEET POTATO CREAM CHEESE FROSTING,
AND WE'RE GONNA TOP THAT OFF
WITH A WHITE CHOCOLATE BABY FOOT MOLD.
JUST 30 MORE SECONDS ON THE CHOCOLATE
YAY!
STRATEGY FOR ROUND 1 IS SIMPLE.
WE NEED TO GET THOSE CUPCAKES IN THE OVEN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
SO THAT WE CAN GET THEM OUT AND COOLED.
IF YOU FILL A HOT CUPCAKE WITH A WHIPPED CREAM YOGURT FILLING,
YOU'RE JUST GONNA HAVE A RUNNY, CURDLED MESS ON YOUR HANDS.
I JUST GOT THE BANANAS INTO THE MIXTURE.
I GOTTA LET THOSE GO SO THAT THEY SOFTEN UP.
JACLYN, I THINK YOU SHOULD GO PUT THE OVEN TEMPERATURE ON.
AND I'M GONNA MEASURE THE SUGAR.
I DECIDED I'M GONNA MAKE A BANANA YOGURT CUPCAKE
FILLED WITH A BANANA CREAM FILLING,
TOPPED WITH PEANUT BUTTER OAT CEREAL
WITH PEANUT BUTTER BUTTERCREAM,
AND GARNISH IT WITH A CHOCOLATE-COVERED BANANA.
MAKE SURE EVERYTHING HAS TO BE PERFECT.
THIS IS A TASTE CHALLENGE, SO I NEED THESE THREE INGREDIENTS
TO COMPLETELY FUSE TOGETHER AND MAKE ONE AMAZING CUPCAKE.
ALL RIGHT, SO I'M GONNA RUN OVER TO THE STOVE NOW
OKAY.
I THINK I'LL MASH THE BANANAS IN HERE AND THEN...
(Cindy) MY PLAN IS TO MAKE A BANANA MACADAMIA NUT CUPCAKE
WITH A BANANAS FOSTER FILLING WITH YOGURT FOLDED IN
AND A YOGURT FROSTING,
TOPPED WITH CANDIED MACADAMIA NUTS
AND TOASTED OATS CEREAL.
I THINK ABOUT HAVE A CUP OF NUTS IN HERE.
THE JUDGES NEED TO BE ABLE TO TASTE
ALL THE THREE ELEMENTS THAT I'M CHOOSING,
SO I'M GONNA HAVE TO THINK FAST AND EXECUTE.
OKAY.
BETTER HAVE A CUPCAKE IN THE OVEN.
30 MINUTES LEFT!
(laughs)
30 MINUTES, STACEY. ALL RIGHT.
THE PEACHES LOOK GREAT.
ALL RIGHT.
OKAY.
CUPCAKES ARE IN.
ALL RIGHT, JACLYN, COME ON.
THERE ARE OTHER TEAMS THAT ALREADY HAVE THEIR CUPCAKES IN.
(Jaclyn) ALL RIGHT.
I'M PUTTING BANANA IN THE BATTER.
I THINK IT'LL BE A GOOD IDEA TO ADD THE BANANA
RIGHT INTO THE BATTER BECAUSE THIS WAY, WHEN IT BAKES,
THE BANANA WILL BE MOIST.
JACLYN, WHAT DO YOU THINK?
EW. EW. EW.
YEAH. YUCK. IT'S GOOEY.
IT'S MUSHY AND CLUMPY.
I FEEL LIKE I'VE NEVER BEEN IN THE KITCHEN BEFORE.
I'M NOT GIVING THIS TO THE JUDGES. IT'S EMBARRASSING.
OH, MY GOD. THERE'S ONLY, LIKE, 22 MINUTES LEFT.
THE CLOCK IS TICKING, AND I HAVE TO FIX THIS BATTER RIGHT AWAY
OR I'M COMPLETELY SCREWED.
JACLYN, WHAT DO YOU THINK? LOOK AT IT.
I ADDED THE BANANA INTO THE BATTER,
BECAUSE THIS WAY, WHEN IT BAKES,
IT'LL BE REALLY CHEWY AND I THINK IT'LL BE GREAT.
GROSS.
WE GOTTA START OVER. ALL RIGHT. QUICK. QUICK. QUICK. QUICK.
ALL RIGHT. WE GOTTA START IT OVER.
THE CLOCK IS TICKING DOWN, AND I DON'T HAVE ANY TIME FOR THIS.
I NEED TO DEAL WITH THIS PROBLEM,
BUT WE JUST HAVE TO COME UP WITH ANOTHER IDEA.
ALL RIGHT, JACLYN, ALL RIGHT,
SO I'M GONNA MIX THE WHIPPED CREAM
AND I'M GONNA PUT A LITTLE POWDERED SUGAR IN IT.
I'M JUST GONNA TAKE THE BANANA OUT.
I'M JUST GONNA PUT THE BANANA IN THE FILLING
AND I'M GONNA LEAVE THE YOGURT IN THE BATTER.
I JUST HOPE IT WORKS.
WHAT DO YOU THINK NOW? WHAT DO YOU THINK NOW?
MUCH BETTER WITH-- WHAT DO YOU THINK?
MUCH BETTER.
CEREAL'S ON TOP. IT'S GOING IN THE OVEN NOW.
CUPCAKE MAKERS, 15 MINUTES!
I'M GONNA MOVE IT TO THE FREEZER
TO CHILL OR DO YOU WANT IT IN THE FRIDGE?
OKAY.
I'M CONCERNED ABOUT OUR FROSTING.
IT JUST SEEMS TO BE RUNNY.
MY ONLY OPTION IS TO TRY TO THROW IT IN THE FREEZER.
I KINDA WANT TO GO CHECK ON THOSE CUPCAKES,
GIVE IT ONE MORE MINUTE.
OKAY. ONE MINUTE.
OKAY, HERE IT COMES.
(Cindy) IT'S RIGHT HERE.
TOO MUCH TOASTED OATS CEREAL.
IT'S OKAY. TURN IT OUT AND WE'LL SEPARATE IT.
DO YOU WANNA CHECK 'EM?
OKAY.
OKAY.
THEY ACTUALLY LOOK BEAUTIFUL. LOOK.
THEY LOOK GREAT.
(Adrienne) OKAY, WE SHOULD COOL 'EM AS FAST AS WE CAN, CINDY.
STACE, THEY'RE DONE.
DONE?
ALL RIGHT. I'M GONNA ACTUALLY PUT THEM RIGHT INTO THE FREEZER.
FIVE MINUTES!
JACLYN, FIVE MINUTES!
THIS IS EVERYTHING WE NEED.
YES.
I SMELL BURNING.
ALL RIGHT. GOOD. GO. QUICK. FREEZER.
RIGHT NOW.
IT'S STILL PRETTY...
IS IT SOFT?
IT'S PRETTY SOFT.
AFTER WE TRY TO CHILL THE FROSTING,
IT'S STILL RUNNY.
IT'S JUST RUNNING OUT OF THE BAG.
THE ONLY WAY I CAN PUT IT ON THE CUPCAKE IS TO DRIZZLE IT.
BRING THE PLATE UP. I'M NOT GONNA USE THIS.
I'M JUST GONNA DRIZZLE IT OVER WITH--WITH A SPOON.
OKAY.
(woman) WANT ME TO FOLLOW YOU?
HOW ARE WE GONNA STICK THE BABY ON? FLAT THEN?
YEAH.
TONY, WHEN AM I TAKING 'EM OUT?
30 SECONDS, JACLYN.
EVERYTHING'S READY TO GO.
COME ON. COME ON. COME ON. COME ON. COME ON.
I NEVER WANT TO SEE BANANAS EVER AGAIN.
ONE MINUTE!
TAKE 'EM OUT. COME ON. QUICK.
(woman) OH, MY GOSH.
TEN, NINE, EIGHT,
SEVEN, SIX,
FIVE, FOUR,
THREE, TWO,
ONE. TIME'S UP.
AFTER TIME WAS CALLED, I REALIZED THAT
WE FORGOT TO PUT THE CANDIED NUTS AND CEREAL ON,
AND THAT WAS A CHALLENGE INGREDIENT.
BAKERS, YOU WERE ASKED TO CREATE A DELICIOUS CUPCAKE
BASED ON THE FLAVORS
THAT EXPECTANT MOTHER KRISTIN CAVALLARI
WILL SOON BE ALL TOO FAMILIAR WITH.
LET'S SEE WHAT THE JUDGES HAVE TO SAY.
ANTHONY, WHAT DID YOU BAKE?
TODAY, FOR YOU, I HAVE A VANILLA YOGURT CUPCAKE.
IT IS TOPPED WITH A PEANUT BUTTER CEREAL CRUNCHY TOPPING,
FILLED WITH A BANANA CREAM FILLING,
ICED WITH A FROM-SCRATCH PEANUT BUTTER BUTTERCREAM,
DRIZZLED WITH CHOCOLATE,
AND GARNISHED WITH A CHOCOLATE-COVERED BANANA
AND THEN SOME MORE PEANUT BUTTER CEREAL ON TOP
FOR SOME EXTRA CRUNCH.
SO I HAVE A BABY AT HOME,
AND WE START ALMOST EVERY MORNING
WITH BANANAS AND TOASTED OATS AND YOGURT.
BUT UNFORTUNATELY, THE ONE FLAVOR I REALLY FOUND
IN THIS CUPCAKE WAS THE PEANUT BUTTER,
WHICH WAS NOT A FLAVOR ON THE LIST.
I WAS GOING TO SAY THAT YOU USED THE CEREAL ONLY AS A GARNISH,
AND I FOUND OUT, DIGGING THE CUPCAKE,
THAT THEY WERE ALSO ON TOP OF THE CUPCAKE BEFORE BAKING,
SO I THINK THAT WAS A GOOD IDEA,
AND IT BRINGS SOME CRUNCH TO THAT CUPCAKE.
I REALLY COULD TASTE THE YOGURT AND I COULD TASTE THE BANANA.
THE FILLING WAS DELICIOUS.
YOU KNOW WHAT? I LIKE THIS CUPCAKE.
THANK YOU.
WELL, PEANUT BUTTER WAS THE ONLY THING THAT I COULD TASTE,
BUT I DO LIKE PEANUT BUTTER, SO I LIKED THE CUPCAKE.
THANK YOU, JUDGES. HI, MEGHAN.
TELL US WHAT YOU BAKED.
SO THIS IS A YOGURT CUPCAKE WITH FRESH PEACHES.
THE BUTTERCREAM IS A TRADITIONAL ROUX-BASED BUTTERCREAM
INFUSED WITH SWEET CORN AND THYME.
UM, THERE'S A LITTLE MORE CORN AND THYME FOR GARNISH,
AND IN ADDITION, THERE'S CARAMELIZED TOASTED CEREAL.
I HAVE TO SAY THAT MY PROBLEM WITH THIS CUPCAKE
IS THERE IS A LOT OF STUFF GOING ON IN IT.
CEREAL WAS JUST A GARNISH IN A CARAMEL,
AND I THINK THAT'S A MISTAKE
BECAUSE WE WANT TO SEE YOUR BAKING SKILLS.
IT'S NOT JUST USING THE INGREDIENT
AS A GARNISH ON TOP OF IT.
THERE IS A THING THAT NEW MOMS GET.
WE CALL IT MOMMY BRAIN,
WHERE YOU'RE JUST SORT OF SO DISTRACTED
YOU LOSE FOCUS BASICALLY,
AND I FELT LIKE THIS CUPCAKE REALLY LACKED FOCUS.
IT WAS VERY LIGHT, AND WHEN I THINK OF A CUPCAKE,
I WANT SOMETHING WITH A LITTLE BIT MORE FLAVOR.
HI, CINDY. TELL US WHAT YOU GOT.
TODAY I HAVE A BANANA MACADAMIA NUT CAKE
WITH A BANANAD FOSTER AND YOGURT FILLING,
A YOGURT FROSTING, AND CHOCOLATE DRIZZLE.
WELL, UNFORTUNATELY, TODAY WE ONLY HAVE
TWO INGREDIENTS IN THIS CUPCAKE,
AND THE CHALLENGE CALLED FOR THREE,
SO I'M A LITTLE STYMIED BY THAT.
I'M MISSING AN INGREDIENT, BUT NOT ONLY THAT,
I COULD HAVE BEEN FORGIVING ON THAT MISSING INGREDIENT,
BUT I WAS NOT EVEN TASTING THE YOGURT.
SO I ENDED UP WITH A--
WELL, WITH ANOTHER EDGE-- A BANANA CUPCAKE,
BUT THAT'S NOT ENOUGH FOR ME.
HI, CHERYL.
WHAT DO WE HAVE?
TODAY I MADE A BANANA CUPCAKE.
IT'S MADE WITH OVERRIPE BANANAS, SO YOU GET A NICE, SWEET FLAVOR.
UH, WE FILLED THAT WITH A YOGURT WHIPPED CREAM FILLING.
IT'S GOT A LITTLE BIT OF TANG TO IT TO OFFSET THE SWEETNESS.
WE TOPPED THAT WITH A SWEET POTATO CREAM CHEESE FROSTING,
AND WE ALSO DID PUT A LITTLE GARNISH ON THE TOP.
THAT'S A WHITE CHOCOLATE BABY FOOTPRINT.
FLORIAN, HOW DID CHERYL DO?
ALL RIGHT, GUYS.
THIS IS WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
THANK YOU.
THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR TODAY.
I COULD TASTE THE BANANA. YOUR BANANA CAKE WAS DELICIOUS.
COULD TASTE THE YOGURT AS A FILLING IN IT.
AND I GET THE SWEET POTATO FROSTING.
YOUR CUPCAKE IS DELICIOUS.
THANK YOU.
YOU COULD REALLY TASTE THE TANG OF THE YOGURT
AND THE PURENESS OF THE YOGURT.
THANK YOU.
WELL, CUPCAKES WITH A CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
HAS BEEN ONE OF MY CRAVINGS DURING MY PREGNANCY,
SO I LOVED IT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ALL RIGHT, BAKERS, THE JUDGES NEED A MOMENT TO DISCUSS.
WE'LL MEET BACK HERE IN A FEW. THANKS.
WE ONLY HAD TWO OF OUR INGREDIENTS IN THE CUPCAKE,
AND I AM COMPLETELY DEFLATED.
THE ONLY THING THAT COULD SAVE US NOW IS MY FLAVORS.
BAKERS, YOU WERE ASKED TO PRODUCE
A BABY FOOD-INSPIRED CUPCAKE
IN HONOR OF KRISTIN CAVALLARI'S BABY SHOWER.
LET'S BE CLEAR, GUYS--
ONLY ONE OF YOU HAD A SUCCESSFUL DELIVERY.
CHERYL, WELL DONE. WE'LL SEE YOU IN THE NEXT ROUND.
ANTHONY AND MEGHAN, THE JUDGES DON'T EVEN HAVE TO CRITIQUE YOU
IN THIS ELIMINATION, SINCE YOU AT LEAST DID WHAT WAS ASKED
AND INCLUDED THREE INGREDIENTS IN YOUR CUPCAKES.
CINDY, YOU BROKE THE CARDINAL RULE--
THAT IS GET THE INGREDIENTS IN OR ON THE CUPCAKE
BEFORE YOUR TIME IS UP.
SO WITH ONLY TWO INGREDIENTS, YOU'RE DONE IN THE CUPCAKE WAR.
THANKS.
GETTING ELIMINATED FROM THE FIRST ROUND
WAS REALLY DISAPPOINTING,
TO REALIZE THAT WE FORGOT THE CHALLENGE INGREDIENT.
I JUST FELT HORRIBLE.
ALL RIGHT, GUYS, YOU THREE HAVE SURVIVED THE FIRST ROUND,
AND YOU ARE STILL ON KRISTIN'S "TENTATIVE" GUEST LIST,
BUT ONLY TWO OF YOU ARE GONNA MOVE ON
TO MAKE YOUR 1,000-CUPCAKE DISPLAY
THAT'LL BE FEATURED AT KRISTIN'S V.I.P. BABY SHOWER
AND COMPETE FOR A CHANCE AT $10,000.
BEFORE ALL THAT, THOUGH,
YOU GOTTA PROVE YOURSELF IN THIS ROUND.
KRISTIN IS AN ICON OF STYLE,
SO FOR THIS ROUND, WE WANT EACH OF YOU TO CREATE
THREE FANTASTICALLY CHIC BABY-THEMED CUPCAKES
THAT'LL FIT RIGHT IN
AT KRISTIN'S ULTRA FABULOUS BABY SHOWER.
REMEMBER, IN THIS CHALLENGE, 50% OF THE JUDGES' DECISION
IS BASED ON TASTE
AND 50% IS ALL ABOUT PRESENTATION.
YOU GOT 75 MINUTES...
STARTING NOW.
OH, MY GOD.
I KNOW. ME, TOO.
ROUND 2 IS WHERE MY STAR IS GONNA SHINE.
I'M GONNA WOW THEM
WITH DECORATIONS THEY'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE ON THE SHOW.
CUPCAKES GOTTA BE BABY SHOWER-FRIENDLY.
WE SHOULD START WITH A VANILLA STRAWBERRY CUPCAKE.
MY FIRST CUPCAKE IS A VANILLA CAKE
WITH A STRAWBERRY REDUCTION FILLING,
A STRAWBERRY WHIPPED CREAM,
AND A WHITE CHOCOLATE RUBBER DUCKY.
I THINK WE SHOULD DO A CHOCOLATE CAKE.
THEN I THINK MAYBE, LIKE,
A KINDA CARAMEL SHORTBREAD CANDY?
I HEARD THAT SHE'S CRAVING THESE KIND OF THINGS.
MY SECOND CUPCAKE IS A CHOCOLATE CUPCAKE
WITH A SHORTBREAD TOPPING,
A CARAMEL FROSTING, AND A MILK CHOCOLATE MONKEY.
I THINK WE SHOULD TRY THE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE DOUGH.
MY THIRD CUPCAKE IS A VANILLA CAKE
WITH A CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE DOUGH CENTER,
A WHITE CHOCOLATE TOPPING AND A BABY PENGUIN DECORATION.
I'M GONNA GET THESE CAKES DONE QUICK.
I WANT THEM TO SEE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CUPCAKES
THEY'VE EVER SEEN. THEY'RE GONNA BE BLOWN AWAY.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO IT.
I THINK WE REALLY NEED PURE FLAVORS,
BOLDER FLAVORS, AND SOMETHING SOPHISTICATED.
IN ROUND 1, THE JUDGES COULDN'T TASTE OUR FLAVORS,
SO IN ROUND 2, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT
THAT THEY CAN TASTE ALL OF THEM.
MAYBE, LIKE, A DEVIL'S FOOD CAKE?
OKAY.
LET'S DO A FRUITY BUTTERCREAM WITH IT.
KRISTIN COMMENTED THAT SHE REALLY LIKES A RICHER CUPCAKE,
SO WE'RE GOING TO DO A DEVIL'S FOOD CAKE CUPCAKE.
WE'RE GOING TO FILL IT WITH A CHOCOLATE BASIL GANACHE
AND TOP THAT WITH STRAWBERRY BUTTERCREAM.
FOR DECORATION, WE'RE GOING TO DO
A LITTLE BLACK SHEEP WITH SOME SILVER ACCENTS.
I WAS THINKING EARL GREY WOULD BE REALLY NICE...
THAT WOULD BE NICE, YEAH.
AN EARL GREY BUTTERCREAM, UM, MAYBE WITH AN ALMOND CAKE.
OUR SECOND CUPCAKE IS AN ALMOND CAKE WITH EARL GREY BUTTERCREAM
AND A FONDANT STAR GARNISH.
OKAY.
OUR THIRD CUPCAKE-- IT'S A PISTACHIO CAKE
WITH A ROSE WATER SAFFRON BUTTERCREAM,
A CARDAMOM-SPICED PHYLLO DOUGH NEST,
AND A WHITE CHOCOLATE EGG ON TOP.
OKAY. LET'S DO THIS.
THEY LOVED THAT BANANA CUPCAKE IN THE FIRST ROUND.
I'M--I'M SIFTING ALL OF THE INGREDIENTS.
THEY'RE GONNA BE LIGHT, FLUFFY, DELICIOUS CUPCAKES.
THE JUDGES LOVED MY CUPCAKE IN ROUND 1,
BUT THAT JUST PUTS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF PRESSURE ON ME
FOR ROUND 2 TO DELIVER PERFECT CUPCAKES.
LEMON IS A NICE BUTTER-BASED CAKE.
OUR FIRST IS OUR LEMON CUPCAKE.
IT'S FILLED WITH A BLUEBERRY COMPOTE
TOPPED WITH VANILLA BUTTERCREAM,
DRIZZLED WITH BLUEBERRY SYRUP,
TOPPED WITH FONDANT BABY BLOCKS THAT SPELL OUT THE WORD "BABY."
OUR VANILLA CUPCAKE'S GONNA BE AWESOME.
EVERYBODY LOVES THAT CUPCAKE.
OUR NEXT CUPCAKE IS GONNA BE A VANILLA CUPCAKE
FILLED WITH FRESH STRAWBERRIES, CHOCOLATE WHIPPED CREAM,
TOPPED WITH A STRAWBERRY BUTTERCREAM.
THAT'S GONNA BE TOPPED WITH A BABY ONESIE
WITH A HEART IN THE MIDDLE.
ALL RIGHT. NOW THE LIME.
OUR LAST CUPCAKE IS OUR MOMMY'S HELPER.
IT'S A MARGARITA CUPCAKE,
BUT SINCE I CAN'T GIVE TEQUILA TO A PREGNANT LADY,
WE'RE GONNA CREATE THAT DELICIOUS MARGARITA FLAVOR
WITH SEA SALT AND MARGARITA MIX.
THAT'S GONNA BE TOPPED WITH A BABY BOTTLE.
ONCE I GET CUPCAKES IN THE OVEN,
YOU AND I CAN BOTH START WORKING ON (speaks indistinctly).
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE NAME JUSTIN?
WHAT IF IT'S A GIRL?
JUSTINE?
MM. ALL RIGHT. I'LL THINK ABOUT IT.
ONE HOUR.
ALL RIGHT, JACLYN. ONE HOUR.
OKAY.
I'M MAKING THE ICING FOR THE BODY OF THE PENGUIN,
AND THEN I'M GOING TO START PIPING
ALL RIGHT.
I'M REALLY EXCITED TO START SHOWING MY TRUE TALENT
WITH MY DECORATIONS.
THEY'RE GONNA BE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT
THAN WHAT THE COMPETITORS ARE DOING.
I THINK THE JUDGES ARE GONNA LOVE THEM.
SINCE I'M TAKING THE LEAD IN ALL THE DECORATIONS,
I NEED TO HAVE JACLYN HANDLE ALL THE CAKE WORK
AND LET ME DO MY THING FOR A LITTLE WHILE.
IS THIS TOO THICK?
LOOKS THICK.
DID YOU ADD THE, UH...
EVERYTHING.
THERE'S NO WAY YOU ADDED EVERYTHING.
NO, YOU DIDN'T.
SO WHAT DO YOU KNOW?
WE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE BATTER ALREADY.
THE YELLOW CAKE LOOKS REALLY THICK,
AND I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF IT'S USABLE.
JACLYN, THIS IS TOO THICK, BUT YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO TRY.
WE DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THAT
'CAUSE YOU GOTTA DO THE OTHER TWO NOW.
ALL RIGHT.
IT DEFINITELY ISN'T RIGHT, BUT WE DON'T HAVE A CHOICE.
WE GOTTA PUT IT IN THE OVEN AND JUST HOPE IT COMES OUT GOOD.
DON'T PUT THAT MUCH IN. THEY'RE NOT JUMBO CUPCAKES.
(Meghan) THIS PISTACHIO MEAL IS GREAT.
GET ALL THESE SIFTED.
"ONCE UPON A TIME THERE WAS"-- OH.
30 MINUTES LEFT.
IT'S A SHORT STORY.
OKAY, 30 MINUTES.
STACEY, 30 MINUTES!
THESE LOOK GOOD.
WE GOT VANILLA OUT.
SO, MEGHAN, THIS IS THE SHREDDED PHYLLO DOUGH,
AND I'LL FORM IT INTO LITTLE NESTS
AND BAKE 'EM FOR THE GARNISH FOR THE CUPCAKE.
I THINK THAT'LL LOOK REALLY SOPHISTICATED.
IT'LL BE CUTE, RIGHT? THE NESTS ARE GOING IN THE OVEN.
OKAY.
YEAH, THEY LOOK GOOD.
OKAY, GREAT.
TONY, IT'S TAKING FOREVER. YOU NEED TO HURRY UP.
ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING. I'M GOING.
BUT I WOULD LOVE TO SEE ANYONE ELSE DO THIS.
YOU ALSO WANT TO ADVANCE TO THE NEXT ROUND,
SO LET'S GET IT DONE.
QUALITY OVER QUANTITY, JACLYN.
JACLYN, TELL ME THIS IS NOT WORTH IT.
THAT'S CUTE. THAT'S CUTE. THAT'S CUTE.
DON'T YOU THINK THIS IS WHAT HOLLYWOOD WANTS?
YOU WERE RIGHT.
I AM COMPLETELY IN MY ZONE RIGHT NOW,
WORKING LIKE THERE'S NO TOMORROW,
AND I LOOK OVER AT MEGHAN AND CHERYL AND WHAT DO I SEE?
CUTTERS. FAKE DUST.
AND I'M LIKE, PLEASE. REALLY?
YES.
OH, THEY'RE SO CUTE, STACE. BEAUTIFUL.
CAN YOU LIGHTLY GET THESE OFF OF THE PARCHMENT PAPER?
BE VERY CAREFUL. USE YOUR HAND.
(Cheryl) OH, MY GOD. THOSE ARE GONNA BE SO CUTE.
THANK YOU.
THE NESTS ARE NICE AND EVEN.
I JUST WANT TO GET STRAWBERRIES IN HERE,
BUT ENOUGH THAT WE CAN STILL GET SOME CHOCOLATE.
FIVE MINUTES.
ALL RIGHT.
THAT IS NOT MUCH TIME AT ALL.
FIVE MINUTES, JACLYN.
YES.
WHY WON'T YOU COME OUT OF YOUR MOLDS?
IT IS NOT EASY TO FILL THESE.
NO. PERFECT.
(Gwen) ONE MINUTE.
(Cheryl) THEY LOOK SO CUTE.
GRAB THE NESTS.
OH, MY GOD. OH, MY GOD. OH, MY GOD. OH, MY GOD.
24 SECONDS.
QUICK. QUICK. QUICK.
(Justin) TEN, NINE,
EIGHT, SEVEN, SIX,
FIVE, FOUR,
THREE, TWO,
ONE. TIME'S UP!
OKAY.
(sighs)
(Meghan) THIS DOES NOT LOOK GOOD.
IN ROUND 1, CINDY DIDN'T HAVE ALL OF HER INGREDIENTS,
AND SHE WENT HOME.
IN ROUND 2,
WE DON'T HAVE ALL THE DECORATIONS ON OUR CUPCAKES.
HONESTLY, I THINK WE'RE GOING HOME.
BAKERS, WE ASKED FOR THREE CUPCAKES
THAT WOULD FEEL RIGHT AT HOME
AMONGST THE CELEBRITIES AND V.I.P.s
AT KRISTIN'S BABY SHOWER.
LET'S SEE WHAT THE JUDGES HAVE TO SAY.
WHAT'S UP?
TELL US ABOUT YOUR TRIO.
FIRST IS A--
I CALL IT A RECONSTRUCTED STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE CUPCAKE.
IT'S A YELLOW CAKE FILLED WITH A STRAWBERRY REDUCTION
AND TOPPED WITH A STRAWBERRY SWEET WHIPPED CREAM,
AND ON TOP IS A WHITE CHOCOLATE RUBBER DUCKY.
THE NEXT CAKE-- IT'S A CHOCOLATE CAKE
TOPPED WITH A SHORTBREAD, UH, CRUMBLE
AND A CARAMEL ICING
AND THEN IT'S DECORATED WITH A, UH, MILK CHOCOLATE MONKEY.
THE THIRD ONE IS A YELLOW CAKE FILLED WITH A--
I CALL IT A CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE DOUGH FILLING.
IT'S ALL, YOU KNOW, COOKED. IT'S NOT RAW.
TOPPED WITH A WHITE CHOCOLATE GANACHE
AND THEN A PENGUIN MADE OUT OF ICING AND GANACHE,
AND I USED ALL-NATURAL FOOD COLORING.
WELL, YOUR CUPCAKE DECORATIONS
ARE JUST A BUNDLE OF JOY ON THIS PLATE,
WITH THIS NAUGHTY LITTLE MONKEY IN THE MIDDLE
AND THIS BRIGHT YELLOW DUCKY
AND THIS VERY CUTE SQUAT LITTLE PENGUIN.
YOUR CUPCAKE FLAVORS, UNFORTUNATELY, NOT SO JOYFUL.
UM, YOU CALLED THIS
A RECONSTRUCTED STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE,
AND I WOULD ARGUE THERE WAS NO CONSTRUCTION,
BECAUSE WHEN I BIT INTO IT, IT LITERALLY JUST FELL APART.
I'M IN LOVE WITH YOUR DECORATIONS HERE.
I FEEL LIKE BEING A-- BEING A KID AGAIN.
BUT UNFORTUNATELY,
I'M ON THE SAME PAGE LIKE CANDACE ON YOUR CUPCAKE.
YOUR VANILLA COOKIE DOUGH WITH THE CHOCOLATE CHIPS--
THIS CUPCAKE IS REALLY DRY.
I BELIEVE IT WAS MISSING A FILLING OR SOMETHING.
I THINK THE DECORATIONS ARE ADORABLE,
BUT I ALMOST FEEL LIKE THEY WOULD BE BETTER
FOR A LITTLE KID'S BIRTHDAY PARTY
RATHER THAN A BABY SHOWER.
THANK YOU, ANTHONY.
HI.
TELL US WHAT WE DID.
SO WE DECIDED TO GO WITH A LULLABY THEME
FOR THE DECORATIONS ON THESE CUPCAKES.
STARTING ON YOUR LEFT IS A PISTACHIO CAKE
WITH A SAFFRON ROSE WATER BUTTERCREAM,
A CARDAMOM-SPICED PHYLLO DOUGH NEST,
AND A WHITE CHOCOLATE EGG.
THE CENTER CUPCAKE IS A DEVIL'S FOOD CAKE CUPCAKE
WITH A CHOCOLATE BASIL GANACHE CENTER
AND STRAWBERRY BUTTERCREAM.
WE WERE MAKING FONDANT, UM, BLACK AND SILVER SHEEP,
BUT WE RAN OUT OF TIME.
THE LAST CUPCAKE IS AN ALMOND CAKE
WITH AN EARL GREY-INFUSED BUTTERCREAM,
AND, UM, GOLD FONDANT STARS.
REGARDING YOUR--YOUR DECORATION, BESIDES THE NEST,
I JUST ENDED UP WITH, LIKE, TWO PIECES OF FONDANT.
IT WAS A BIT TOO SIMPLE.
REGARDING THE CUPCAKE, I HAVE TO SAY THAT I WAS REALLY PLEASED
WITH THE ENTIRE PLATE,
AND ESPECIALLY WITH THE PISTACHIO ROSE SAFFRON.
YOUR BUTTERCREAM WAS REALLY GOOD.
I REALLY COULD TASTE THE ROSE AND THE SAFFRON TOGETHER.
WELL, I REALLY APPRECIATE THE PATH YOU CHOSE
IN TERMS OF THE CONCEPT OF YOUR DECORATIONS,
HOWEVER, I HAD AN UNADORNED CUPCAKE.
EVEN THOUGH I'M A CHOCOLATE FAN
AND YOUR CHOCOLATE CAKE WAS VERY GOOD,
JUST AS THE COW RAN AWAY WITH THE SPOON,
THE BASIL RAN AWAY WITH THIS CUPCAKE HERE.
THERE'S NO NEED FOR BASIL IN THIS CUPCAKE.
I THOUGHT YOUR THEME WAS REALLY CREATIVE
AND I THINK THAT MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY
WOULD ACTUALLY REALLY LIKE THESE
AND THINK THAT THEY WERE REALLY CUTE.
THANK YOU, MEGHAN.
HI. GOOD. HOW ARE YOU?
TELL US WHAT WE GOT.
UH, YOUR FIRST CUPCAKE IS A LEMON CUPCAKE
THAT IS FILLED WITH A BLUEBERRY COMPOTE
TOPPED WITH A CREAM CHEESE FROSTING.
AND ON TOP, FOR THE DECORATION,
YOU HAVE FONDANT BABY BLOCKS THAT SPELL OUT 'BABY."
THE NEXT CUPCAKE IS MOMMY'S MARGARITA.
I OBVIOUSLY UNDERSTAND THAT YOU CAN'T HAVE ALCOHOL RIGHT NOW,
UH, SO WE DID TAKE THE ALCOHOL OUT.
IT'S A LIME CAKE.
THE FROSTING WE DID DO A LITTLE BIT OF MARGARITA MIX,
FRESH LIME JUICE,
AND MEXICAN SEA SALT, BOTH IN THE FROSTING
AND A LITTLE BIT ON TOP, SO YOU REALLY GET THAT MARGARITA TASTE.
AND THAT'S TOPPED WITH A LITTLE BABY BOTTLE.
LAST ONE IS THE VANILLA CAKE.
UH, THAT IS FILLED WITH A CHOCOLATE WHIPPED CREAM.
THERE ARE SOME FRESH CHOPPED STRAWBERRIES
IN THAT WHIPPED CREAM AS WELL,
AND THAT'S TOPPED WITH A FRESH STRAWBERRY BUTTERCREAM,
AND ON TOP WE HAVE A FONDANT BABY ONESIE
WITH A LITTLE HEART IN THE MIDDLE.
SO MY GOODNESS, THESE DECORATIONS ARE SO CUTE.
IT LOOKS AS IF THE STORK HIMSELF DELIVERED THEM TO MY PLATE.
I THOUGHT THE VANILLA, CHOCOLATE, AND STRAWBERRY
WAS QUITE DELICIOUS
BECAUSE IT REMINDED ME OF NEAPOLITAN,
AND IT'S HARD TO FIND THAT IN A CUPCAKE,
AND I THINK IT WORKED REALLY WELL.
TALKING ABOUT THE DECORATION, I THINK YOU ARE RIGHT ON TARGET.
I COULDN'T EXPECT BETTER THAN THAT.
THE STRAWBERRY CHOCOLATE I THINK WAS DELICIOUS
AS WELL AS THE BLUEBERRY. I THINK YOU DID A GOOD JOB.
BUT THAT MARGARITA CUPCAKE I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND.
I DON'T THINK IT HAS ITS PLACE
IN A BABY SHOWER PARTY.
I THINK THIS CUPCAKE JUST SHOULD GO AWAY.
ALL RIGHT, BAKERS, THE JUDGES NEED TIME TO THINK IT OVER.
WE WILL SEE YOU IN A FEW.
OVERALL, I'M PRETTY CONFIDENT
WITH WHAT WE PUT OUT FOR ROUND 2.
I THINK ANY FLAWS WE HAVE WITH THE CAKES
WILL BE COMPLETELY OVERSHADOWED BY MY AMAZING DECORATIONS.
BAKERS, IN THIS SECOND ROUND,
THE JUDGES WERE LOOKING FOR A SPECTACULAR COMBINATION
OF EXQUISITE TASTES AND TASTEFUL DECORATIONS
TO CELEBRATE KRISTIN'S BABY SHOWER.
THE BAKER LEAVING US...
IS ANTHONY. YOU'RE DONE IN THE CUPCAKE WAR.
THANKS, MAN.
I'M JUST SHOCKED RIGHT NOW.
THEY'RE REALLY, REALLY GOOD CUPCAKES.
THERE WERE JUST A FEW LITTLE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES.
I REALLY THOUGHT THAT MY DECORATIONS
WOULD REALLY WOW THEM.
I'M UPSET THAT THEY DIDN'T APPRECIATE IT.
AND NOW IT IS DOWN TO TWO.
SO NOT LONG FROM NOW,
KRISTIN'S BABY SHOWER WILL BE IN FULL SWING,
AND EACH OF YOU ARE GOING TO CREATE A 1,000-CUPCAKE DISPLAY
THAT WILL SERVE AS THE CENTERPIECE
FOR THIS AMAZING EVENT.
OF COURSE YOU WILL ALSO WALK AWAY WITH $10,000.
NOW WE KNOW YOU CAN'T ACCOMPLISH THIS CHALLENGE ALONE,
SO EACH OF YOU GETS A MASTER CARPENTER TO HELP YOU BUILD.
WHAT'S UP, DUDES? FOR BOTH OF YOU,
THAT'S TRUE. ABSOLUTELY.
YOU ALSO GET FOUR BAKING ASSISTANTS EACH
TO HELP IN ANY WAY YOU NEED. WHAT'S UP, LADIES?
NOW THIS TIME, ALL THE CUPCAKE FLAVORS AND DESIGNS YOU'VE MADE
MUST BE INCORPORATED INTO ONE STUNNING DISPLAY.
WHEN THE TIME IS UP, YOU WILL BE JUDGED
ON HOW YOUR CUPCAKES TASTE
AS WELL AS HOW YOU BRING IT ALL TOGETHER
INTO ONE AMAZING PRESENTATION.
YOU'VE GOT JUST TWO HOURS, STARTING NOW.
WE MADE IT!
OH, YEAH.
YAY!
CONGRATULATIONS. ROUND 3.
HAVE YOU HAD A CHANCE AT ALL TO THINK ABOUT
I THINK SO. I THINK I KNOW WHAT I WANT.
I WANT TO STAY VERY TRADITIONAL WITH OUR DISPLAY.
I WANT TO DO ALL THE SOFT COLORS--
PINK, BLUE, GREEN, YELLOW.
ALL MY FAVORITES.
OKAY.
THE BOTTOM I WANT BLOCKED OUT IN COLOR LIKE A BABY BLOCK,
SO THIS SIDE'S GONNA PINK, THIS SIDE'S GONNA BE BLUE,
THE BACK SIDE'LL BE YELLOW, AND THE SIDE'LL BE GREEN.
AND ON THE VERY TOP, I WANT TO DO AN UMBRELLA
TO GET THAT SHOWER THEME IN.
AND TO ADD A LITTLE HOLLYWOOD BLING TO IT,
WE'RE GONNA PUT, UH,
CRYSTAL RAINDROPS HANGING FROM THE UMBRELLA.
GIVES IT A LITTLE ATTENTION ON THE TOP OF THE STAND.
SO IT'LL BE HER SHOWER GIFTS HERE
AND THEN LITTLE STUFFED ANIMALS ON THE TOP CORNERS.
EASY. SO YOU BAKE YOUR LITTLE HEARTS OUT...
AND I'LL SEE YOU IN A LITTLE BIT.
WHAT ARE YOU THINKING?
SINCE OUR CUPCAKES ARE A LITTLE MORE WHIMSICAL
AND SOPHISTICATED,
I WANT THE DISPLAY TO DEMONSTRATE THAT.
I WANT IT TO LOOK LIKE
MAYBE A PIECE OF FURNITURE IN A BABY'S ROOM.
A TABLE WITH SHELVES IN THE FRONT,
SHELVES ON THE SIDE, TOO, FOR A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE.
AND I REALLY LIKE THE IDEA OF HAVING SOME OF THE CUPCAKES
HOVERING IN A TREE.
I THINK IT'LL BE GREAT IF THE CUPCAKES LOOK LIKE
THEY WERE FLOATING ON SOME PLEXIGLAS SHELVES.
MM-HMM.
MM-HMM.
OKAY. THANK YOU.
WE WANT TO MAKE SOME CHANGES.
WE DID A MARGARITA CUPCAKE.
THEY DIDN'T LIKE THE IDEA OF IT.
SO WE'RE GONNA INSTEAD CHANGE THAT INTO A COCONUT CUPCAKE.
I HAVE TO COMPLETELY REDO MY MARGARITA CUPCAKE.
I REALLY DIDN'T WANT TO LOSE THAT LIME FROSTING.
THE ONLY OPTION IS TO TURN
TO OUR COCONUT CUPCAKE THAT WE DO IN OUR SHOP.
IT'S A NICE, LIGHT, AIRY CUPCAKE.
I CAME HERE TO WIN
AND I HAVE NO INTENTION OF DOING ANYTHING ELSE.
YEAH.
ROUND 2--
WE RAN OUT OF TIME WITHOUT ALL THE DECORATIONS DONE.
WE CAN'T DO THAT IN THIS ROUND.
WE NEED TO GET EVERYTHING DONE AND WIN THIS $10,000.
SO I'M REALLY PRESSING DOWN ON THE CORN SOLIDS,
HOPING WE CAN GET SOME MORE FLAVOR OUT OF IT.
IN THIS ROUND, WE NEED TO REVAMP THE CORN CUPCAKE,
MAKE SURE THE JUDGES CAN REALLY TASTE THAT CORN.
I'M GONNA INFUSE THE CORN FOR LONGER
AND I'M GONNA INCLUDE SOME PUREED CORN.
DO YOU TASTE CORN? 'CAUSE I DEFINITELY TASTE CORN.
I THINK IT'S A REALLY STRONG CORN FLAVOR.
LET'S HOPE THE JUDGES THINK SO AS WELL.
ALL RIGHT.
ALSO FOR THE CHOCOLATE BASIL CUPCAKE,
THEY REALLY DIDN'T LIKE THE BASIL IN THE GANACHE,
SO WE'RE JUST GONNA LOSE IT.
THEY'RE CAN'T BE ANY MISTAKES THIS ROUND.
HEY, KRISTIN. SINCE I WASN'T INVITED,
I THOUGHT I'D GIVE YOU YOUR BABY SHOWER GIFT NOW.
SO AM I INVITED NOW?
FINE THEN. 90 MINUTES!
90 MINUTES, GIRLS. WE GOTTA HUSTLE.
SO, MEGHAN, I'M JUST GONNA CARAMELIZE THIS WHITE CHOCOLATE
SO IT HAS A LITTLE BIT OF FLAVOR
AND THEN TOSS IN SOME TOASTED CEREAL WITH IT.
I THINK THAT SOUNDS GREAT.
THE JUDGES HAD A PROBLEM
WITH HOW THICK THE CARAMEL WAS IN ROUND 1.
WE THINK THE CARAMELIZED WHITE CHOCOLATE
WITH THE TOASTED CEREAL WILL BE A BETTER ADDITION
BECAUSE WE CAN INCORPORATE MORE OF THE CEREAL,
AND IT'S NOT JUST A GARNISH.
WE NEED THIS WHITE CHOCOLATE TO BE PERFECT.
GOOD.
WE NEED TO GET CUPCAKES IN THE OVEN.
(Cheryl) THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
(woman) GOING IN!
WHOO!
BANANA'S IN, STACE.
LOOK AT WHAT I FOUND IN THE PROP SHOP, DUDE.
TEDDY BEARS AND STUFF. YOU GONNA NEED ANY OF THESE?
I'M GOOD. (speaks indistinctly)
YOU SHOULD KEEP AHOLD OF THIS ANYWAYS, YOU KNOW,
SO YOU CAN CRY YOURSELF TO SLEEP ABOUT LOSING LATER.
I'M GOING ONE BIRD IN, ONE BIRD OUT. TA-DA!
KRISTIN NEEDS SOME SPECIAL CUPCAKES FOR HER SPECIAL DAY.
ONE HOUR.
ALL RIGHT, COCONUT'S OUT.
ALL RIGHT. THESE ARE OUT OF THE OVEN.
UH, I DON'T LIKE IT.
I DON'T LIKE THE TEXTURE.
THE CARAMELIZED WHITE CHOCOLATE COMES OUT OF THE OVEN,
AND IT JUST-- IT DOESN'T LOOK RIGHT.
IT'S BURNT AROUND THE EDGES.
WE NEED A FILLING. THEY DIDN'T LIKE
JUST HAVING THE CHEERIOS AS A GARNISH BEFORE.
YEAH, THERE'S NO WAY WE CAN USE THIS IN ROUND 3.
TIME IS TICKING.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
UH, I DON'T LIKE IT. I DON'T LIKE THE TEXTURE.
THE CARAMELIZED WHITE CHOCOLATE COMES OUT OF THE OVEN,
AND IT JUST-- IT DOESN'T LOOK RIGHT.
THE TEXTURE JUST ISN'T RIGHT FOR THE CUPCAKES.
WE NEED A FILLING. IT NEEDS TO BE MORE INTEGRAL TO THE CUPCAKE.
WHAT IF WE DID A WHITE CHOCOLATE GANACHE--
SO IT'S STILL A LIGHT FLAVOR--
AND FOLDED SOME OF THE TOASTED CEREAL IN IT?
I THINK THAT WOULD WORK REALLY WELL.
OKAY. DUMP THIS.
USING THE GANACHE MEANS THAT WE CAN USE IT AS A FILLING
SO IT'S NOT JUST A GARNISH ON THE CUPCAKE.
WE'RE GONNA FOLD IN THE TOASTED CEREAL.
THROW THAT IN A PIPING BAG
AND THROW IT IN THE FRIDGE FOR ME.
(Justin) $10,000 AWAITS!
45 MINUTES!
45 MINUTES?
45 MINUTES, STACEY! WE GOTTA HUSTLE!
WE'VE GOT A LOT OF CUPCAKES THAT NEED FROSTING.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY FROSTING ON YET.
COME ON, GIRLS. YOU ARE DOING A GREAT JOB. JUST KEEP GOING.
(Gwen) ALL RIGHT. EVERYTHING LOOKS BEAUTIFUL.
WE WORK IN A REALLY HIGH-STRESS KITCHEN
WHERE WE ALWAYS HAVE AT LEAST 15 THINGS HAPPENING AT ONCE.
WE GOTTA HURRY.
SO I THINK THAT'LL REALLY WORK FOR US IN THIS ROUND.
WE'RE ALMOST THERE.
COME ON, YOU GUYS.
STACE, THE DISPLAY'S COMING IN. DID YOU SEE?
OH, MY GOD. I LOVE THE TABLE COVERING WITH THE COLORS.
OH, MY GOD. THAT'S AWESOME.
I LOVE OUR DISPLAY.
AS FAR AS BABY SHOWER GOES,
I THINK WE'VE GOT THE RIGHT IDEA
AND I THINK WE CARRIED OUR THEME THROUGHOUT.
GORGEOUS. YOU DID AN AWESOME JOB. THANK YOU.
IT'S CUTE. IT'S BABY COLORS.
EH. IT'S KINDA CHEESY.
(Meghan) IT'S OUR STANDS. LOOK. LOOK.
IT'S A PRETTY COLOR.
IT'S EXACTLY HOW I IMAGINED IT.
(Gwen) THAT'S AMAZING!
IT'S LIKE THEY READ MY MIND.
THE SHELVES LOOK BEAUTIFUL,
AND I THINK THE JUDGES ARE GONNA LOVE IT.
STACE, DID YOU SEE THE OTHER TEAM'S DISPLAY?
VERY COOL.
(Justin) BAKERS, THIS IS IT! TEN MINUTES!
TEN MINUTES. JUST KEEP UP THE PACE.
WE GOTTA START LOADING UP THIS STAND.
(Meghan) JUST START LOADING UP, WHATEVER YOU CAN.
WE GOTTA HURRY. PUT WHATEVER YOU CAN ON THE TABLE.
JUST PUT IT ANYWHERE.
(Cheryl) WE'RE GONNA START LOADING THESE IN.
GET 'EM ON THE TIERS FIRST
AND THEN WE'LL FILL IN THE TABLE.
COME ON, YOU GUYS.
IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT GOES NEXT TO WHAT.
JUST PUT 'EM ANYWHERE YOU CAN.
IT'S THE HOME STRETCH NOW.
WE JUST NEED TO GET EVERYTHING ON THE STAND.
(Cheryl) A THOUSAND CUPCAKES. PACK 'EM IN TIGHT.
ALL THE WAY UP TO THE EDGE OF THE TABLE.
WE GOTTA GET CUPCAKES ON THIS STAND!
ONE MINUTE!
ONE MINUTE, GUYS.
(Gwen) ONE MINUTE.
I WANT TO WIN THIS. I WANT THAT $10,000.
LET'S GO. LET'S GO. LET'S GO.
TEN, NINE,
EIGHT, SEVEN, SIX,
FIVE, FOUR,
THREE, TWO,
ONE. YOUR TIME IS UP!
(speaks indistinctly)
CUPCAKE MAKERS, IN THIS FINAL ROUND,
YOU WERE ASKED TO CREATE A 1,000-CUPCAKE DISPLAY
FOR KRISTIN'S BABY SHOWER.
HI.
I WANTED SOMETHING THAT LOOKS LIKE IT BELONGED
IN A BABY'S NURSERY, WITH NATURAL COLORS,
BUT ALSO HAVE SOME MODERN ELEMENTS,
SINCE OUR CUPCAKES ARE A LITTLE MORE SOPHISTICATED
AND OUTSIDE OF THE BOX.
AND WE HAVE SHELVES IN THE FRONT
TO SORT OF LOOK LIKE A BAKERY DISPLAY,
SOME DIFFERENT LEVELS FOR HEIGHT,
AND ALSO, WE HAVE CUPCAKES TO LOOK LIKE
THEY'RE FLOATING ON A TREE ON THE SIDE.
I TOOK YOUR COMMENTS INTO CONSIDERATION
ON THE CORN CUPCAKE.
SO I ADDED MORE PEACHES TO THE BATTER.
I ALSO REMOVED THE CARAMEL GARNISH
AND INSTEAD INCORPORATED THE CEREAL
IN A WHITE CHOCOLATE GANACHE FOR A SOFT AND CRUNCHY CONTRAST
IN THE CENTER OF THE CUPCAKE.
IN ADDITION, FOR THE BUTTERCREAM,
I INFUSED THE CORN FOR LONGER
AND FOLDED IN CORN PUREE AT THE VERY END.
ALSO, FOR THE CHOCOLATE CUPCAKE,
I REMOVED THE BASIL FROM THE GANACHE.
SO NOW IT'S DEVIL'S FOOD CAKE
WITH A DARK CHOCOLATE GANACHE CENTER,
FOR EXTRA CHOCOLATE.
HI, CHERYL.
YOU'RE UP. TELL US ALL ABOUT IT.
I WANTED TO STICK WITH THAT VERY TRADITIONAL BABY SHOWER THEME.
THE COVERING ON THE BASE OF OUR DISPLAY
IS ACTUALLY LIKE A BABY BLOCK.
THERE'S A PINK SIDE, A BLUE SIDE,
A GREEN SIDE, AND A YELLOW SIDE.
WE ALSO DECORATED WITH SOME GIFTS AND SOME STUFFED ANIMALS,
AS IF THIS WAS ALMOST LIKE THE GIFT TABLE AT YOUR SHOWER.
AND THE TOP WE ADORNED WITH A TRADITIONAL UMBRELLA,
INDICATING SHOWER,
AND WE WANTED TO JUST BLING IT UP A LITTLE
WITH, UH, SOME CRYSTAL RAINDROPS COMING DOWN FROM THE UMBRELLA.
AND CHANGES TO OUR CUPCAKES--
IT SEEMED THAT THE MARGARITA WASN'T A FAVORITE AROUND HERE.
WE DID CHANGE THAT OVER TO A COCONUT CUPCAKE.
I KEPT THE LIME FROSTING,
BUT I TOOK OUT THE MARGARITA MIX AND THE MEXICAN SEA SALT,
I ADDED A LITTLE MORE FRESH LIME,
AND I TOPPED THAT WITH TOASTED COCONUT. I HOPE YOU ENJOY.
ALL RIGHT, BAKERS, WE'RE GONNA GIVE OUR JUDGES
A CHANCE TO CHECK OUT YOUR DISPLAYS,
TASTE YOUR REVISIONS.
WE'LL BRING YOU BACK IN A FEW FOR THEIR FINAL DECISION.
(Cheryl) I'D BE DEVASTATED IF I DON'T WALK AWAY WITH THIS.
WINNING "CUPCAKE WARS" WOULD BE HUGE FOR OUR BUSINESS.
WE'RE IN A NICE LITTLE SMALL TOWN,
AND THAT'S REALLY GONNA PUT OUR NAME OUT THERE
AND GET PEOPLE FROM SURROUNDING AREAS COMING TO OUR SHOP
AND EXPERIENCING OUR CUPCAKES.
(Meghan) I WANT TO WIN THIS.
IT'S THE ULTIMATE TITLE IN CUPCAKES.
OBVIOUSLY, THE PRIZE MONEY WOULD BE FANTASTIC,
BUT ALSO JUST TO KNOW THAT WE MAKE A REALLY MEAN CAKE.
LET'S TALK ABOUT MEGHAN'S DISPLAY FIRST.
CANDACE, WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT IT?
MEGHAN HAS GIVEN US A REALLY SIMPLE,
CLEAN, UNASSUMING DISPLAY HERE.
SHE TALKED ABOUT IT BEING
SOMETHING YOU MIGHT FIND IN A BABY'S NURSERY,
AND I THINK THAT THAT'S THE LOOK OF THIS.
IT'S UNADORNED AND NATURAL WOODS.
IT FEELS VERY PURE.
I THINK IT'S A LOVELY DISPLAY,
BUT MEGHAN USED A LOT OF NATURAL COLORS
IN HER CUPCAKES AND HER DISPLAY,
AND IT'S KIND OF HARD TO SEE THE CUPCAKES ON THE DISPLAY.
THEY REALLY JUST DON'T POP ENOUGH FOR ME.
I THINK SHE DID A GOOD JOB
ON THE STEPPING UP ON THE DECORATION OF THE CUPCAKES.
SHE ADDED SOME GOLDEN STARS,
MM-HMM.
FLORIAN, HOW WAS HER REVISED BASIL CUPCAKE?
WELL, SHE DID THE--THE RIGHT DECISION
TO GET RID OF THAT BASIL IN THE CHOCOLATE GANACHE.
NOW JUST A PURE CHOCOLATE GANACHE IS MUCH BETTER.
SHE DID A GOOD REVISION.
ANYTHING YOU WISH MEGHAN HAD DONE DIFFERENTLY?
WELL, I KNOW THAT SHE WENT FOR THE LULLABY THEME,
ALTHOUGH I DON'T THINK IT REALLY REFLECTS THAT.
IF SHE DIDN'T TELL ME THAT, I WOULD HAVE NO IDEA.
SO CHERYL GAVE US A VERY CLASSIC BABY SHOWER.
SO CHERYL HAS BEEN
REALLY CONSISTENT WITH HER BAKING ALL DAY,
AND HER DECORATIONS ALL DAY HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY ON POINT
AND PERFECTLY BABY SHOWER-THEMED.
I LOVE THAT HER DISPLAY REALLY TELLS A STORY.
I MEAN, THERE'S NO DENYING THAT THIS IS MADE FOR A BABY SHOWER.
IT'S CLASSIC AND IT'S VERY CUTE.
I THINK CHERYL REALLY THOUGHT EVERYTHING THROUGH--
THAT UMBRELLA UP TOP
AND THEN THOSE BEAUTIFUL CRYSTAL BEADS FOR RAINDROPS.
I THINK SHE REALLY PUT A LOT OF DETAIL
INTO EVERY PART OF THIS DISPLAY.
GOOD THING SHE JUST GOT RID OF THE MARGARITA CUPCAKE.
NOW SHE CHANGED IT. SHE MADE IT LIME AND COCONUT.
AND WE TASTE THE REVISION, AND SHE DID A GOOD JOB.
THE ONLY THING I WOULD'VE DONE DIFFERENTLY
IS JUST MADE THE BOTTOM A BIT NEATER.
(Florian) MM.
WELL, JUDGES, DO WE HAVE A WINNER?
ALL RIGHT. LET'S BRING 'EM BACK.
BAKERS, TODAY HAS BEEN A TOUGH SERIES OF CHALLENGES
TO HONOR KRISTIN CAVALLARI'S BABY SHOWER.
YOU BOTH STEPPED UP IN THIS FINAL ROUND
TO DELIVER TWO OUTSTANDING 1,000-CUPCAKE DISPLAYS.
MEGHAN, YOU'VE BEEN DAZZLING THE JUDGES
WITH YOUR FLAVORS ALL DAY,
OVERCAME SOME PROBLEMS IN YOUR DECORATIONS
AND REALLY DELIVERED A STYLISH, CLEAN DISPLAY
IN THIS FINAL CHALLENGE.
CHERYL, YOU MADE A GOOD SWAP WITH YOUR MARGARITA CUPCAKE
AND CONTINUED TO IMPRESS THE JUDGES
WITH YOUR PLAYFUL, INVENTIVE DECORATIONS,
TYING THEM ALL TOGETHER IN A CHARMING DISPLAY
THAT CLEARLY SAID BABY SHOWER.
BUT AFTER A CAREFUL REVIEW OF CUPCAKE FLAVORS,
DECORATIONS, AND OVERALL PRESENTATION,
IT BECAME APPARENT THERE IS ONE CLEAR WINNER.
CONGRATULATIONS...
CHERYL. YOU'RE THE WINNER OF "CUPCAKE WARS"!
I WAS REALLY SAD.
IT'S DISAPPOINTING TO COME THIS FAR
AND NOT WIN THE COMPETITION.
OH, MY GOD.
IT IS THRILLING TO WIN "CUPCAKE WARS."
I THINK IT REALLY WILL SHOW THAT THE SWEET SPOT
TURNS OUT WORLD-CLASS, WINNING CUPCAKES.
ALL RIGHT, GUYS, LET'S GO. WE HAVE A BABY SHOWER TO GET TO.
I'M SHOCKED. I'M SHOCKED THAT WE WON.
TO KNOW THAT MY HOMEMADE SIMPLE RECIPES
WERE THE ONES THAT CAME OUT ON TOP--
IT'S JUST AN INCREDIBLE FEELING.
THE CUPCAKES LOOK AWESOME.
$10,000 IS HUGE FOR A LITTLE CUPCAKE STORE.
WE HAVE SOME EQUIPMENT
THAT WE'VE BEEN NEEDING TO BUY FOR A WHILE.
CUTE. SO CUTE!
IT'S INCREDIBLE.
THIS IS GONNA BE THAT HUGE BOOST THAT WE NEEDED.
WHEN YOU'RE IN A SMALL TOWN, IT'S VERY DIFFICULT
TO GET THAT WORD OUT THERE,
AND THIS IS TELLING THE WHOLE WORLD WHO WE ARE
AND WHERE THEY CAN GET OUR CUPCAKES.
OH, MY GOSH. I COULD LIVE ON CUPCAKES.
THAT'S REALLY GOOD.