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(Justin) IN JUST A FEW MOMENTS,
FOUR HUSBAND-WIFE BAKING TEAMS WILL FACE OFF
IN A FIGHT FOR CUPCAKE DOMINATION.
AW, THANKS, HONEY.
AND ONE BY ONE, THEY'LL BE ELIMINATED
AS THEY'RE JUDGED ON TASTE...
(laughs)
THAT CUPCAKE LOOKS DISGUSTING.
AND IN THE FINAL ROUND, THE LAST TWO BAKERS STANDING
WILL EACH HAVE TO BRING IT ALL TOGETHER
INTO ONE INCREDIBLE FANTASY CUPCAKE DISPLAY.
THE WINNER GETS TO HAVE THEIR CREATION AS A CENTERPIECE
OF AN EXCLUSIVE PARTY HONORING THE TRIUMPHANT RETURN
OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES
AND WALKS AWAY WITH $10,000.
I KNOW.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
IT'S GONNA COST YA ALL RIGHT.
GET READY. THIS IS "CUPCAKE WARS."
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WHAT'S UP? I'M JUSTIN WILLMAN.
AND THE FIGHT FOR CUPCAKE SUPREMACY
IS ABOUT TO GET ANIMATED.
OVERSEEING TODAY'S WAR ARE OUR JUDGES...
FOUNDER OF THE WORLD'S FIRST CUPCAKE BAKERY,
SPRINKLES CUPCAKES, AND...
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 THE HUSBAND-WIFE BAKING TEAMS.
WE JUST GOT, LIKE, FOUR MORE ORDERS FOR THIS WEEK.
AND I'M JEFF MITCHELL.
(both) LANCASTER CUPCAKE.
IN LANCASTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.
ALL RIGHT, JEFF, WE HAVE TO GET THIS ORDER IN.
WE'RE AN ONLINE BUSINESS, AND WE JUST BOUGHT A FOOD TRUCK.
WE ARE SO EXCITED TO BRING CUPCAKES MOBILE.
IN OUR CUPCAKES, WE TRY TO USE ALL LOCAL INGREDIENTS.
YEAH, WE HAVE A LOT OF LOCAL MARKETS THAT WE GO TO.
OKAY.
WE'LL BRING THE OTHER RED VELVET CUPCAKES OUT.
JEFF IS A GREAT PARTNER FOR ME,
BECAUSE HE IS ABLE TO BALANCE ME OUT
WHEN I SEEM TO GET STRESSED.
WE'RE GONNA GET IT DONE. LET'S DO IT.
WE NEED THAT $10,000, BECAUSE WE'RE A SMALL BUSINESS.
AND TO WIN IT TODAY WOULD BE AMAZING,
JUST A BIG BOOST FOR OUR BUSINESS.
EVERYONE ORDERS CUPCAKES FROM US ALL THE TIME.
OUR CUPCAKES ARE SOLID. OUR FLAVORS ARE AWESOME.
THEY BETTER WATCH OUT.
THIS IS EXCITING. WE'RE ON OUR WAY TO "CUPCAKE WARS."
MWAH. COME ON.
CAN I HELP YOU?
I'M GEORGE KISSI.
AND WE'RE THE OWNERS OF KISSICAKES-N-SWEETS
IN DUBLIN, OHIO.
PERFECT EVERY TIME.
KISSICAKES-N-SWEETS HAS BEEN OPEN
FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF.
WE STARTED OUT AT HOME, WENT ONLINE FOR ABOUT SIX MONTHS
AND THEN OPENED RIGHT AFTER.
OKAY, MR. PERFECT.
GEORGE IS THE PERFECT PARTNER FOR ME ON "CUPCAKE WARS,"
BECAUSE FRANKLY, I DON'T HAVE ANYBODY ELSE.
NO, I'M JUST KIDDING.
THESE ARE JUST AWESOME.
ME, OF COURSE.
I THINK NOT.
HE KNOWS WHAT I WANT IN THE END,
AND HE'S ABLE TO EXECUTE AND GET THAT DONE.
THIS ROW OUT THE DOOR.
I LOVE CREATING DIFFERENT THINGS
THAT YOU CAN'T GET AT YOUR LOCAL BAKERY.
(George) AND I'M CONFIDENT I HAVE THE COMPETENCE
TO MAKE A CUPCAKE OUT OF ANYTHING
NO MATTER THE INGREDIENTS.
YEP.
THIS IS OUR SECOND TIME ON IT. I JUST WANT TO WIN.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO IT.
(grunts)
MAYBE WE COULD DO SOME SPICES OR BLACK PEPPER.
AND I'M ADAM ROUSSEAU.
AND WE OWN SUGAR HIGH BAKERY IN FRANKENMUTH, MICHIGAN.
IT'S A CHOCOLATE CAKE WITH A LIQUID CHOCOLATE CENTER
AND A CHOCOLATE MOUSSE FROSTING.
WE'VE BEEN OPEN FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS NOW.
WE DO GOURMET JUMBO CUPCAKES.
WE ALSO MAKE GELATO AND OTHER BAKED GOODS.
HELP ME FROST THESE BAD BOYS.
ADAM IS A GREAT PARTNER FOR ME,
BECAUSE WE COMPLEMENT EACH OTHER SO WELL.
I THINK MY PIPING LOOKS BETTER.
I THINK THAT OUR TWO SKILL SETS COMING TOGETHER
IS WHAT IS GONNA MAKE US WIN "CUPCAKE WARS."
POP 'EM IN THERE.
WE'RE HERE AT "CUPCAKE WARS," BECAUSE WE WANT TO PROVE
TO EVERYBODY THAT WE KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING.
WE'RE HERE TO WIN, NO DOUBT ABOUT IT.
LET'S GO. OH, HEY, YOU'RE DRIVING.
(laughs)
THANK YOU.
AND MY NAME IS JASON SIEBERT.
WE'RE FROM ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI,
AND OUR BUSINESS IS CALLED THE SWEET DIVINE.
WINNING THAT FIRST "CUPCAKE WARS" WAS HUGE FOR OUR BUSINESS.
A MONTH AGO, WE OPENED UP OUR FIRST STOREFRONT,
AND WE'RE LOVING EVERY MINUTE OF IT.
WANT TO TEAM UP ON THESE? I FROST, YOU ROLL?
SO MY ASSISTANT TODAY IS MY HUSBAND JASON.
WE'VE BEEN MARRIED 14 YEARS.
(Jason) OUR RELATIONSHIP HAS ACTUALLY IMPROVED
WE HAVE AWESOME FLAVORS, AND WE'RE AWESOME,
I KNOW YOU'RE AWESOME.
SO THIS IS OUR SECOND TIME ON THE SHOW.
WE WERE HERE LAST TIME FOR THE "ANGRY BIRDS" EPISODE,
AND WE WON IT, AND WE'RE BACK.
WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO WITH ANOTHER $10,000
WHEN WE WIN THIS NEXT ROUND OF "CUPCAKE WARS"?
WE KNOW HOW TO WIN. WE DID IT ONCE BEFORE.
AND WE WANT TO COME BACK AND DO IT AGAIN.
LET'S PACK THIS STUFF UP AND GO, BABY.
♪♪
WHAT'S UP, BAKERS?
JOIN ME.
WHAT'S UP, LADIES?
HUSBANDS, WELCOME TO THE SHOW.
I HOPE YOU GUYS ARE ALL READY
TO PUT YOUR TEAMWORK TO THE TEST,
BECAUSE ALL OF YOU ARE ABOUT TO TAKE ON
SOME REAL CHARACTERS.
THEY KNOW NINJUTSU, THEY FIGHT CRIME,
THEY ALSO HAPPEN TO BE HUMAN-SIZE TURTLES.
I'M SPEAKING, OF COURSE,
ABOUT THE LEGENDARY TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES.
THEY'RE A BIG PART OF MY CHILDHOOD,
AND YOU'LL ALL BE BATTLING FOR A CHANCE
TO SHOWCASE YOUR CUPCAKES AT A V.I.P.-ONLY PARTY
FOR THE LAUNCHING OF THEIR NEWEST INCARNATION
ON THE NICKELODEON NETWORK.
AND OF COURSE, IF THAT'S NOT ENOUGH,
THE WINNER ALSO WALKS AWAY WITH $10,000.
TODAY, THERE'LL BE THREE ROUNDS OF COMPETITION.
AFTER EACH ROUND, ONE OF YOU WILL BE ELIMINATED.
FIRST UP, WE'VE GOT THE TASTE CHALLENGE.
NOW EVERYONE KNOWS THAT
LEONARDO, DONATELLO, RAPHAEL, AND MICHELANGELO,
THEY LOVE NOTHING MORE THAN PIZZA.
SO EACH OF YOU WILL HAVE TO CHOOSE ONE FAMOUS PIE
FROM THE INSPIRATION TABLE SUCH AS VEGGIE,
MEAT LOVERS, OR HAWAIIAN,
AND THEN INCORPORATE THOSE FLAVORS INTO ONE CUPCAKE
THAT'LL HAVE OUR TURTLES FEELING RIGHT AT HOME,
WHICH IN THEIR CASE IS THE SEWERS, BUT YOU GET THE IDEA.
YOU HAVE 45 MINUTES-- GOOD LUCK--STARTING NOW.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY WANT US TO DO WITH PIZZAS.
I'M LOOKING AT THIS VEGETABLE PIZZA
AND THINKING, HELL NO.
FAVORITE, FAVORITE MEAL, OKAY.
PEPPERONI, YOU GOT IT. OKAY.
(Jenna) WE KNOW HOW TO WIN. WE DID IT ONCE BEFORE.
LET'S GO SAVORY ALL THE WAY,
SO LET'S PUT THE PEPPERONI IN THE CUPCAKE.
SO I'M GOING TO MAKE A PEPPERONI PIZZA CUPCAKE
WITH PIZZA SAUCE, MOZZARELLA CHEESE,
WITH A CREAM CHEESE, PROVEL CHEESE,
PEPPERONI, SWEET BASIL FROSTING
WITH A FONDANT PEPPERONI PIZZA SLICE.
PROVEL IS AWESOME.
PROVEL CHEESE IS A VERY RICH WHITE CHEESE.
IT'S LIKE MY FAVORITE CHEESE ON TOP OF A PIZZA.
WE COULD MAKE A GOOD CUPCAKE OUT OF THAT.
GOT IT.
OKAY.
YEAH.
BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THE PINEAPPLE'S SWEET,
AND IT'LL BE GOOD WITH A SWEET FROSTING.
HAWAIIAN PIZZA IS MY FAVORITE PIZZA.
IT HAS A LITTLE BIT OF A SWEET AND SAVORY FLAVOR TO IT,
AND YOU CAN REALLY BLEND SWEET AND SALTY IN A CUPCAKE.
YEAH.
SO I AM MAKING A HAM AND PINEAPPLE CUPCAKE
WITH A SWEET BASIL 3-CHEESE FROSTING
GARNISHED WITH PARMESAN CHEESE AND A FRESH BASIL SPRIG.
(Jeff) OKAY.
YOU CAN'T GET THAT OPEN SERIOUSLY?
YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE THE BRAWN.
I'M THE BEAUTY AND THE BRAINS.
THIS IS OUR SECOND TIME ON "CUPCAKE WARS,"
SO I THINK WE'RE GONNA TRY TO TAKE THE SAFE ROUTE
I'M WORKING ON THE HAM.
WE'RE GOING TO MAKE A SPICE CUPCAKE
WITH DICED HAM INSIDE, AND THEN WE'RE GONNA TOP IT
WITH PINEAPPLE CREAM CHEESE ICING.
I'M WORKING ON THE HAM. I'M WORKING ON THE HAM.
USE A LITTLE MIXER.
WE HAVE TO BE REALLY CAREFUL ABOUT THE SIZE OF THE HAM
THAT WE'RE USING IN THE CUPCAKE.
HOW'S THIS?
UM, A LITTLE MORE.
I'M GONNA TOSS THIS IN THE SUGAR
TO CANDY THE PEPPERONI FOR THE TOPPINGS,
AND WE'LL MAKE IT LOOK LIKE A PIZZA.
I'M CHOOSING THE PEPPERONI PIZZA FOR A CUPCAKE,
BECAUSE I KNOW IF I CAN CANDY THAT PEPPERONI,
IT'LL GIVE A REALLY GREAT SWEET AND SALTY TASTE.
I'M GOING TO DO A GARLIC SUGAR COOKIE CRUST
WITH A MARINARA CAKE.
I'M GOING TO FILL IT WITH A PIECE OF MOZZARELLA CHEESE
WITH A PARMESAN ITALIAN MERINGUE BUTTERCREAM
AND TOP IT WITH CANDIED PEPPERONIS.
(Heather) MAYBE LIKE FIVE TO SEVEN MINUTES
JUST UNTIL IT'S CRUNCHY.
ALSO, I HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S NOT TOO HEAVY,
SO I'M GONNA ADD SOME EGG WHITES IN THE BATTER.
IT'S GONNA BE PERFECT.
OKAY, THE PEPPERONI'S IN NOW. ALL RIGHT.
YOU GUYS ARE KIND OF LIKE A HUSBAND-AND-WIFE TEAM, HUH?
WE ARE. WE FIGHT ALL THE TIME.
30 MINUTES.
COME ON, COME ON, COME ON.
AW, THANKS, HONEY.
OKAY.
MAKE THAT INTO A DOUGH.
(Sonya) I THINK THE LITTLE CHUNKS WILL BE BETTER.
(George) I WANT TO BITE INTO SOME MEAT.
GET 'EM IN, GET 'EM IN!
YES.
ALL RIGHT, CAKES GOING IN.
HEATHER, I FORGOT THE EGG WHITES IN THAT.
I FORGOT THE EGG WHITES.
IN THE BATTER.
ADAM REALIZED HE DIDN'T EVEN PUT THE EGG WHITES INTO THE BATTER.
I DON'T KNOW.
IF THERE'S NO EGG WHITES IN YOUR BATTER,
THERE IS NO WAY THEY'RE GONNA BAKE PROPERLY.
WE'RE ALREADY CUTTING IT CLOSE.
WE HAVE TO PUT THE EGG WHITES BACK INTO THE REMAINING BATTER
THAT WE HAVE LEFT OVER AND RESCOOP OUT OF THAT
AND HOPEFULLY THAT THAT WORKS OUT
I CANNOT BELIEVE YOU DID THAT.
I KNOW, I KNOW, I KNOW.
WHAT?
IN WHAT?
ADAM REALIZED HE DIDN'T EVEN PUT THE EGG WHITES INTO THE BATTER.
I DON'T KNOW.
WE HAVE TO PUT THE EGG WHITES BACK INTO THE REMAINING BATTER
THAT WE HAVE LEFT OVER AND RESCOOP OUT OF THAT
AND HOPEFULLY THAT THAT WORKS OUT
I CANNOT BELIEVE YOU DID THAT.
I KNOW, I KNOW, I KNOW.
♪♪
15 MINUTES.
(George) 15 MINUTES.
15 MINUTES-- OH, MY GOD.
WE REALLY NEED TO GET THE BASIL TASTE IN THIS FROSTING,
SO WE'RE GONNA USE BASIL PASTE INSTEAD OF THE BASIL MILK.
(Emily) LET'S START OFF WITH 1/4 OF A TEASPOON
(Jeff) OKAY.
BASIL PASTE IS MORE CONCENTRATED FLAVOR, SO HOPEFULLY,
THAT WILL BRING THE BASIL FLAVOR TO THE FROSTING.
IF THIS SWEET BASIL FROSTING DOESN'T WORK, WE'RE DONE.
ALL RIGHT, GREAT.
COMING THROUGH. HOT STUFF.
WE STILL DON'T EVEN HAVE THE CUPCAKES OUT OF THE OVEN.
I THINK THEY'RE GOOD.
ALL RIGHT, CREAM CHEESE, BUTTER, PINEAPPLE.
JUST KEEP IT SIMPLE AND TASTY.
IN ROUND ONE, WE REALLY HAVE TO FOCUS ON FLAVORS.
WE REALLY WANT THE PINEAPPLE CREAM CHEESE ICING
TO SHINE THROUGH.
I SEE THE PINEAPPLES, AND I JUST DUMP IT ALL IN THERE.
IT'S TOO SOFT.
IT'S WAY TOO MUCH, AND THE ICING IS SUPERTHIN.
LOOK AT THAT. IT'S GONNA SLIDE RIGHT OFF THE CAKE.
WE DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THIS.
I DON'T THINK IT'LL HURT.
FIVE MINUTES.
HERE THEY COME.
I'M SHOVING THE MOZZARELLA INTO THE CENTERS.
ALL RIGHT, GO. GET IT IN THE FREEZER.
GO, GO, GO, GO, GO, GO.
ONE MINUTE.
(Jenna) GO, GO, GO, GO, GO.
PUT IT HERE. WE ONLY NEED THREE. WE CAN DO IT.
OKAY, THEY LOOK SO GOOD.
TEN, NINE, EIGHT,
SEVEN, SIX, FIVE,
FOUR, THREE,
TWO, ONE--
TIME'S UP.
I DON'T KNOW IF OUR CUPCAKE HAD ENOUGH TIME TO COOL,
SO I HOPE IT CAN HOLD THE FROSTING.
HELLO AGAIN, BAKERS.
WE ASKED YOU TO CREATE A BODACIOUS PIZZA-THEMED CUPCAKE
IN HONOR OF THE NEW ANIMATED
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES SERIES ON NICKELODEON.
LET'S SEE WHAT THE JUDGES HAVE TO SAY.
YOU ALREADY KNOW CANDACE AND FLORIAN, OF COURSE.
LET'S MEET OUR GUEST JUDGE.
HE IS THE VOICE OF THE TURTLES' ARCH-NEMESIS SHREDDER,
ACTOR KEVIN MICHAEL RICHARDSON.
I'M LOOKING FOR...
(as Shredder) A REALLY KILLER CUPCAKE.
HI.
WELCOME BACK. TELL US ABOUT YOUR SLICE OF CUPCAKE HERE.
WE MADE FOR YOU TODAY A PEPPERONI PIZZA CUPCAKE.
IT IS MADE FROM A PIZZA SAUCE, MOZZARELLA CHEESE.
IT HAS PEPPERONI INSIDE AND SWEET BASIL.
AND THEN WE DID A PROVEL CHEESE,
PEPPERONI, AND SWEET BASIL FROSTING.
AND THEN WE TOPPED WITH A HOMEMADE FONDANT PIZZA SLICE.
HI.
THANK YOU.
I WAS REALLY TAKEN WITH THE CAKE PART OF THIS CUPCAKE.
I THINK THE WAY YOU BALANCED THE SWEET BASIL
WITH THE TOMATO, IT WAS SORT OF THAT PERFECT BLEND
OF SWEET CUPCAKE AND A SAVORY PIZZA.
I WAS LESS IMPRESSED WITH THE FROSTING.
IT TENDED TO FEEL A LITTLE HEAVY TO ME, PARTICULARLY IN CONTRAST
OKAY.
(Florian) I LIKE THE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING.
ALTHOUGH, I'M ON THE SAME PAGE WITH CANDACE.
I THINK IT COULD HAVE BEEN LIGHTENED A LITTLE BIT,
MAYBE WITH WHIPPED CREAM INSIDE, YOU KNOW.
BUT I LIKED THIS CUPCAKE. I THINK YOU DID A GOOD JOB.
(normal voice) I DEFINITELY TASTED THE PIZZA
THROUGHOUT THE CUPCAKE.
I LOVE THE--I LOVE THE SLICE ON THE TOP. THAT WAS GREAT.
HELLO.
I WAS DEFINITELY INSPIRED BY THE HAWAIIAN PIZZA,
SO I DECIDED TO GO WITH A HAWAIIAN SPICE CAKE,
AND THEN WE INCORPORATED THE HAM, FINELY DICED,
AND THEN TOPPED IT WITH PINEAPPLE CREAM CHEESE ICING.
FLORIAN, HOW DID SONYA DO?
IF I CLOSE MY EYES,
AND SOMEONE TELLS ME THAT I'M EATING A PIZZA SLICE,
I JUST WON'T BELIEVE IT, ‘CAUSE I WAS MISSING SOME TASTE
THAT REALLY REMINDS ME OF PIZZA SLICE.
THE HAM--I THINK IT WAS SO FINELY CHOPPED
I HAD THE TEXTURE BUT NOT REALLY THE TASTE.
AND I THINK THE NUTMEG AND THE CLOVES
WERE REALLY OVERPOWERING.
AND I THINK WE HAVE TO BE RIGHT ON TARGET TODAY,
AND YOU WERE NOT.
I THINK WHERE YOU MISSTEPPED WAS WITH THE SPICES.
ADDING IN THOSE REALLY STRONG SPICES
JUST SORT OF OVERPOWERED THE HAM,
AND THAT WAS YOUR SAVORY ASPECT OF THIS CUPCAKE
THAT REALLY WOULD HAVE BROUGHT IT ALL TOGETHER.
I THINK THAT THE ICING COULD HAVE USED
A LITTLE MORE SOMETHING PIZZA-LIKE.
THANKS.
HI.
MY HUSBAND AND I BAKED FOR YOU
A HAWAIIAN-INSPIRED PIZZA CUPCAKE.
IT'S A HAM AND PINEAPPLE CUPCAKE
WITH A SWEET BASIL 3-CHEESE FROSTING,
GARNISHED WITH PARMESAN CHEESE AND A FRESH BASIL SPRIG.
WELL, COWABUNGA.
THIS CUPCAKE WAS A KILLER HAWAIIAN PIZZA CUPCAKE.
WELL DONE.
WHAT A CLEVER TOUCH
TO ADD THAT SHAVED GRATED PARMESAN CHEESE ON TOP.
IT WAS--IT WAS A GREAT BALANCE OF SWEET AND SAVORY
WITHOUT HITTING ME OVER THE HEAD
WITH THE FACT THAT IT'S A PIZZA CUPCAKE.
(Florian) THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
I MEAN, I REALLY FELT LIKE, YOU KNOW,
EATING A SLICE OF HAWAIIAN PIZZA HERE.
THE BASIL WAS MY FAVORITE IN THIS FROSTING.
I MEAN, I THINK IT WAS JUST ENOUGH AND REALLY SATISFYING.
THANK YOU.
I LOVED IT.
IT JUST TRULY STRUCK ME AS A GOOD SHREDDER PIZZA CUPCAKE.
HI.
WE DECIDED TO RE-CREATE THE CLASSIC PEPPERONI PIZZA,
SO WE MADE A THIN SUGAR COOKIE CRUST
WITH A MARINARA CAKE,
AND THEN THERE'S A SMALL PIECE OF FRESH MOZZARELLA CHEESE
IN THE CENTER,
AND THEN WE MADE A PARMESAN ITALIAN MERINGUE BUTTERCREAM,
SPRINKLED WITH PARMESAN CHEESE
AND THEN CANDIED PEPPERONIS ON TOP.
SO, FLORIAN, DID HEATHER NAIL IT?
UM, I THINK YOU WENT WAY OVER YOUR HEAD ON THIS ONE.
AND WHAT BOTHERED ME THE MOST
IS YOU SHOULD HAVE SKIPPED THE MOZZARELLA.
I WAS BITING INTO A PIECE OF TIRE.
UNFORTUNATELY SOMETIMES TOO MUCH IS JUST TOO MUCH.
CANDACE, WHAT'D YOU THINK OF HEATHER'S WORK?
WELL, YOU HAD ME AT CANDIED PEPPERONI.
IT WAS SORT OF ADDICTIVELY SWEET
AND SPICY AND SALTY AND DELICIOUS.
I THINK YOU DID A REALLY, REALLY CLEVER JOB
OF SORT OF RECONSTRUCTING PIZZA FROM THE GROUND UP
WITH YOUR SUGAR COOKIE CRUST.
HOWEVER, I DO THINK YOUR CUPCAKE WAS A LITTLE TOO TRICKED OUT.
IF YOU HAD, YOU KNOW, OMITTED THAT MOZZARELLA,
THANK YOU.
BAKERS, WE'RE GONNA GIVE OUR JUDGES A MOMENT TO DIGEST.
WE'LL BRING YOU BACK IN A FEW. THANKS.
I REALLY THINK HEATHER'S GOING HOME.
THEY REALLY JUST DID NOT LIKE HER CUPCAKE.
(Heather) THE JUDGES LOVED JENNA AND EMILY'S CUPCAKE.
I THINK IT'S BETWEEN SONYA AND I. ONE OF US IS GOING HOME.
HELLO, BAKERS.
IN THIS FIRST ROUND, YOU AND YOUR HUBBIES
WERE ASKED TO CREATE A PIZZA-INSPIRED CUPCAKE
THAT WOULD MAKE A NINJA TURTLE VERY HAPPY.
“CUPCAKE WARS” IS ABOUT TAKING A CHANCE
AND DELIVERING WHAT THE JUDGES ASKED FOR...
AND, SONYA, UNFORTUNATELY YOU DIDN'T DELIVER.
THANKS.
I'M SO DISAPPOINTED. I CAME HERE TO WIN.
BAKERS, CONGRATS AND WELCOME TO THE SECOND ROUND.
SO NOW WE WANT YOU TO CREATE THREE CUPCAKES
THAT, JUST THE HEROES IN A HALF SHELL,
PACK A MEAN PUNCH AND LOOK GOOD DOING IT,
BECAUSE IN THIS CHALLENGE,
50% OF THE JUDGES' DECISION IS BASED ON TASTE.
THE OTHER 50% IS ALL ABOUT PRESENTATION.
YOU HAVE 75 MINUTES...
STARTING NOW.
THAT WAS AWESOME.
I'M SO EXCITED TO BE IN ROUND 2, AND WE'RE READY
TO PROVE IT TO THE JUDGES THAT OUR CUPCAKES ARE AWESOME.
YES.
MY FIRST CUPCAKE IS A TIRAMISU CUPCAKE.
IT IS A FRENCH VANILLA CAKE
WITH A MASCARPONE CHEESE AND COFFEE LIQUEUR FILLING.
IT'S DRENCHED IN A SWEETENED ESPRESSO
WITH A VANILLA CREAM CHEESE BUTTERCREAM.
THE DECORATION IS MICHELANGELO.
EVERYONE LOVES IT.
SO THAT WILL BE LIKE A SWEET AND SAVORY CUPCAKE.
MY SECOND CUPCAKE IS A CHOCOLATE CUPCAKE
WITH A PEANUT BUTTER CENTER, A CHOCOLATE GANACHE ON TOP
WITH A VANILLA CREAM CHEESE BUTTERCREAM AND PRETZELS ON TOP
WITH A SKYLINE OF NEW YORK CITY
TO REPRESENT THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES
MAYBE SOMETHING FRUITY.
A LIME BLACK RASPBERRY.
MY THIRD CUPCAKE IS A FRENCH VANILLA CAKE
WITH A LIME CURD FILLING
AND A BLACK RASPBERRY LIME FROSTING
WITH A WHITE CHOCOLATE OOZE
TO REPRESENT THE OOZE THAT MUTATES THE TURTLES.
ALL RIGHT, JEFF, WE GOT TO HUSTLE, HUSTLE, HUSTLE.
WE TOOK A RISK. IT WORKED. SO LET'S KEEP DOING THAT.
ROUND 2 WE REALLY HAVE TO STEP UP OUR GAME
IF WE WANT TO WIN THIS.
HOW ABOUT SOMETHING GREEN? I'M THINKING, LIKE, THE OOZE.
MY FIRST CUPCAKE IS A LEMON LIME CAKE.
IT'S TOPPED WITH A LEMON LIME CREAM
TO REPRESENT THE GREEN OOZE,
AND IT IS FROSTED WITH A CREAM CHEESE FROSTING,
TOPPED WITH A RADIOACTIVE SYMBOL.
TURTLE. (laughs) GREAT MINDS THINK ALIKE.
ALL RIGHT, SO WE DEFINITELY GOT TO DO A TURTLE.
MY SECOND CUPCAKE IS A TURTLE CUPCAKE.
IT'S A CHOCOLATE WALNUT CAKE INJECTED WITH HOMEMADE CARAMEL,
FROSTED WITH A CHOCOLATE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
AND FOR THE DECORATION,
IT'S GOING TO BE A TURTLE POPPING OUT OF THE SEWER.
FOR OUR THIRD CUPCAKE,
WE ARE GOING TO DO A CUATRO LECHES CUPCAKE.
IT'S A WHITE VANILLA BEAN CAKE INJECTED WITH A 4-CREAM MIXTURE,
TOPPED WITH A WHIPPED CREAM FROSTING,
AND WE'RE GONNA HAVE STARBURSTS
WITH DIFFERENT TURTLE SAYINGS ON THEM.
TURTLE POWER. ALL RIGHT.
SAY, THAT GREEN COLOR, DOESN'T THAT SAY NINJA TURTLES THERE?
I DON'T THINK THERE'S A FAVORITE RIGHT NOW.
I THINK WE ALL HAVE A CHANCE TO WIN THIS.
ALL RIGHT, COOL.
MY FIRST CUPCAKE, IT'S A MARGARITA CUPCAKE
WITH A KEY LIME PIE FILLING
AND THEN A MARGARITA LIME ZEST BUTTERCREAM.
WE'RE GOING TO USE THE CHOCOLATE CIGARETTES FOR A DECORATION.
IT REPRESENTS THE BO STAFF WEAPON FROM DONATELLO.
I THINK THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.
LET'S SHOW 'EM HOW WE MAKE PINEAPPLE CUPCAKES.
MY SECOND CUPCAKE IS OUR COWABUNGA CUPCAKE,
WHICH IS A PINEAPPLE CUPCAKE
WITH A BLUEBERRY AND RASPBERRY FROSTING.
WE'RE GOING TO MAKE A FONDANT BUBBLE
THAT SAYS “COWABUNGA, DUDE.”
SO LET'S SEE IF WE CAN GET THOSE TURTLES IN THE OVEN
IN, LIKE, THREE MINUTES. HOW ABOUT THAT?
MY THIRD CUPCAKE IS A TOTALLY TURTLE CUPCAKE.
IT'S A BROWN SUGAR CUPCAKE
FILLED WITH CHOCOLATE PECAN FILLING,
AND IT HAS A SALTED CARAMEL BUTTERCREAM
WITH CHOCOLATE GANACHE ON TOP,
AND WE HAVE A SOLID CHOCOLATE NINJA TURTLE FACE.
YES, MA'AM.
CAN YOU SOFTEN ME SOME BUTTER?
♪♪
(as Shredder) BAKERS, 45 MINUTES.
THANKS, KEVIN.
(Jason) 45 MINUTES.
OOH, BABY.
OKAY, SO WE GOT THE CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES.
I GOT THE LEMON LIME CUPCAKE GOING IN RIGHT NOW.
PUTTING THE VANILLA CAKES IN THE OVEN NOW.
WHOA. (laughs)
IT'S SUCH A COOL COLOR.
WE'RE GOING TO DO A LEMON LIME FILLING,
WHICH IS GOING TO REPRESENT THE RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL
THAT MADE THE TURTLES WHAT THEY ARE.
IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE IT'S THICKENING.
I'M GONNA HAVE TO GET THIS LEMON AND LIME CREAM THICKENED UP.
IT'S, LIKE, RUNNY, SO I DON'T KNOW IF I PUT TOO MUCH JUICE,
BUT I DON'T HAVE TIME TO REDO IT,
SO I THINK I'M JUST GONNA PUT ANOTHER EGG IN IT
WE HARDLY HAVE ANY TIME LEFT,
AND I STILL HAVE ALL THESE DECORATIONS TO DO.
I HOPE I WASN'T TOO AMBITIOUS, BECAUSE WE HAVE NO TIME.
(Heather) BUT IT BETTER WORK,
BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A CHOICE AT THIS POINT.
OH, YOU'RE AWESOME.
THIS FONDANT IS SO STICKY. IT'S HARD TO WRITE.
COME ON.
WE HAVE TO GET OUR DECORATIONS ON THESE CUPCAKES.
LAST TIME WE WERE ON HERE, WE DIDN'T HAVE THEM,
IT'S A VERY SIMPLE DECORATION.
I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THIS ONE'S TAKING AS LONG AS IT IS.
(Jeff) ALL RIGHT.
LEMON LIME ARE DONE.
THEY'RE DONE.
(Heather) HUH?
WHAT'S NOT SETTING UP, THE CUPCAKES?
WHAT'D YOU FORGET?
I DON'T THINK I FORGET ANYTHING,
AND WE STILL HAVE SO MUCH TO DO.
THEY'RE NOT RISING. THEY'RE SINKING IN THE MIDDLE.
THERE'S NO WAY WE CAN SERVE THESE CUPCAKES.
THE ONLY OPTION WE HAVE RIGHT NOW IS TO MAKE UP
A COMPLETELY NEW BATCH AND HOPE THEY BAKE IN TIME.
I ADDED MORE BAKING POWDER IN HOPES THAT THIS IS GONNA SET.
HOW IN THE HECK ARE WE GONNA GET THESE DONE?
THE DECORATIONS WILL BE USELESS WITH NO CUPCAKE.
15 MINUTES!
(Heather) MY HANDS ARE SHAKING SO BAD. I'M SO NERVOUS.
IT'S LIKE I DON'T HAVE ROOM TO MESS UP.
HEY, J., YOU DON'T THINK I WENT CRAZY
WITH THE CHOCOLATE TURTLES, HUH?
MELT THE WHITE CHOCOLATE FOR THE OOZE.
THEY ARE. THEY ARE.
THEY ARE. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT WAS HAPPENING.
OH, J., THAT IS AWESOME.
(Jeff) WE GOT TO HURRY UP.
THIS LOOKS AWESOME.
WE JUST NEED A LAYER JUST TO BRING OUT THE CHOCOLATE FLAVOR.
HOW COOL TO HAVE A CHOCOLATE TURTLE ON OUR TURTLE CUPCAKE?
OKAY.
WE GOT TO HURRY. WE GOT TO HURRY.
ONE MINUTE.
ADAM, SERIOUSLY...
NINJA SPEED, I GOT IT.
TEN, NINE,
EIGHT, SEVEN, SIX,
FIVE, FOUR,
THREE, TWO, ONE.
AH.
OUR FONDANT'S NOT HARD ENOUGH.
YAY. MWAH.
WE DID IT.
I CAN'T BELIEVE WE DID THAT.
MY ONE BIG WORRY ABOUT THESE CUPCAKES
IS THAT THEY DON'T TASTE GOOD.
I CAN SEE THAT THEY LOOK GOOD,
BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY TASTE LIKE.
BAKERS, WE ASKED FOR YOU TO CAPTURE
THE FUN-LOVING, BAD GUY-BEATING SPIRIT OF THE TURTLES
IN THREE DELICIOUS CUPCAKES.
ON YOUR RIGHT,
WE STARTED WITH A TOTALLY TURTLE CUPCAKE.
IT'S A BROWN SUGAR CUPCAKE
FILLED WITH CHOCOLATE PECAN GANACHE,
SALTED CARAMEL BUTTERCREAM.
FOR THE DECORATION, WE DID A CHOCOLATE NINJA TURTLE FACE.
IN THE MIDDLE IS OUR PINEAPPLE CUPCAKE
FROSTED WITH A BLUEBERRY RASPBERRY BUTTERCREAM.
AND WE MADE A FONDANT DECORATION THAT SAYS “COWABUNGA, DUDE!”
AND THEN THE LAST CUPCAKE IS OUR MARGARITA LIME CUPCAKE
FILLED WITH A KEY LIME PIE FILLING,
MARGARITA LIME BUTTERCREAM,
AND THEN WITH A CHOCOLATE BO STAFF OF DONATELLO.
CLEARLY THIS NINJA TURTLE DECORATION
IS THE STAR OF YOUR PLATE,
AND THE REST ARE KIND OF PLAYING A BACKUP ROLE TO THAT.
I THINK IT WAS WORTH SPENDING THE EXTRA TIME
ON THAT ONE PIECE OF DECORATION.
HOWEVER, THE TEXTURE OF YOUR CAKES WERE VERY DENSE.
THEY WERE A LITTLE BIT DRY.
AND YOUR FROSTINGS WERE INCREDIBLY SWEET.
I FEEL LIKE I COULD HAVE USED
A SPRINKLING OF SALT ACROSS THIS PLATE.
I THINK THERE WAS WAY TOO MUCH FIBER.
THAT PINEAPPLE CUPCAKE--
I MEAN, IT WAS FULL OF THOSE FIBERS FROM PINEAPPLE.
AND THE FROSTING WAS GOOD. IT WAS VERY TASTY AND EVERYTHING.
BUT THERE WAS NOTHING INTERESTING OR SURPRISING.
FIRST OF ALL, VERY CREATIVE, VERY CREATIVE, VERY WELL DONE.
I DIDN'T QUITE GET THAT THIS WAS A BO STAFF AT FIRST.
WHEN YOU SAID BO STAFF, I'M LIKE, OH, OKAY.
HELLO.
ON YOUR LEFT,
YOU HAVE A VANILLA-BASED CAKE.
IT HAS A COFFEE LIQUEUR MASCARPONE CHEESE FILLING,
VANILLA BUTTERCREAM DUSTED WITH COCOA POWDER,
AND YOU HAVE MICHELANGELO PEEKING FROM THE SEWER.
YOUR SECOND CUPCAKE REPRESENTS THE LATE NIGHTS
OF THE TURTLES FIGHTING CRIME AGAINST SHREDDER.
IT IS A CHOCOLATE CUPCAKE
WITH A PEANUT BUTTER CENTER
WITH A SALTED VANILLA BUTTERCREAM
AND THE PRETZELS ON TOP FOR A SALTY SWEET FLAVOR.
YOUR THIRD CUPCAKE IS A VANILLA-BASED CAKE
WITH A LIME CURD OOZE
TO REPRESENT THE OOZE THAT MUTATES THE TURTLES,
FROSTED WITH A BLACK RASPBERRY LIME FROSTING
WITH A WHITE CHOCOLATE OOZE DRAINING FROM THE SEWER.
THIS IS WHAT “CUPCAKE WARS” IS ALL ABOUT.
YOUR DECORATION WAS GREAT. I THINK THIS WAS SO CLEVER.
IT WAS REALLY CUTE.
WHEN I SLICE THAT CUPCAKE, I GET THAT LIME FILLING,
WHICH IS SHINY, SLIMY, LOOKS DISGUSTING,
BUT IT TASTES SO GOOD.
IT WAS JUST PERFECT AND APPROPRIATE.
SO I LIKE THIS VERY MUCH.
TIRAMISU-- THE CAKE WAS GREAT,
TASTING GOOD AND COFFEE AND EVERYTHING.
YOUR MASCARPONE FILLING--
WHY DON'T YOU COVER UP WITH A MASCARPONE MOUSSE FROSTING?
IT'D BE ONE OF TWO CHANGES. BUT I LIKE THIS PLATE.
THE DECORATION IS BEAUTIFUL, AND THE TASTE IS THERE.
WELL, “POW” IS RIGHT.
I FEEL LIKE I JUMPED INTO THE ANIMATED WORLD
OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES.
YOUR CUPCAKES TOLD A STORY, SO WELL DONE.
THE CHOCOLATE CUPCAKE WAS DELICIOUS AND MOIST,
BUT HONESTLY, IT JUST DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH STRUCTURE
TO LIVE UP TO THE REST OF THE INGREDIENTS HERE.
YOU SHOULD HAVE USED A PEANUT BUTTER FILLING.
IT WAS JUST SORT OF ROCK HARD IN THE CENTER.
AS MICHELANGELO WOULD SAY, “BOOYAKASHA.”
(Justin) THANKS, EMILY.
HI.
OUR FIRST CUPCAKE
IS OUR RADIOACTIVE LEMON LIME CUPCAKE
WITH A LEMON LIME CREAM FILLING,
CREAM CHEESE FROSTING.
AND THEN FOR THE DECORATION,
WE DID THE RADIOACTIVE SYMBOL THERE.
THE MIDDLE CUPCAKE-- IT'S A CHOCOLATE WALNUT CAKE.
WE INJECTED IT WITH HOMEMADE CARAMEL,
CHOCOLATE CARAMEL BUTTERCREAM FROSTING.
AND THEN FOR THE DECORATION,
IT'S THE TURTLES COMING OUT OF THE MANHOLE COVERS.
THE LAST CUPCAKE IS OUR CUATRO LECHES CUPCAKE,
BECAUSE THERE'S FOUR BROTHERS.
IT'S A VANILLA BEAN CUPCAKE INJECTED WITH A 4-CREAM MIXTURE
TOPPED WITH A WHIPPED CREAM FROSTING.
AND THEN FOR THE DECORATION,
IT'S A BURST WITH DIFFERENT TURTLE SAYINGS.
IT SEEMS THAT THE SECOND CHALLENGE REALLY PUMPED YOU UP.
THE FOUR LECHE CUPCAKE
WAS SO AIRY AND SO CREAMY.
IT WAS COWABUNGA DELICIOUS.
THIS WAS AN AWESOME PLATE OF CUPCAKES.
YOUR DECORATIONS WERE FANTASTIC.
I NEED A DOZEN OF THESE DIVINE CHOCOLATE CARAMELY THINGS
TO TAKE HOME WITH ME. THEY WERE SO GOOD.
DEFINITELY THE TURTLES WOULD FIGHT OVER THESE GUYS,
(Justin) THANK YOU, HEATHER.
ALL RIGHT, BAKERS, WE'LL GIVE ‘EM A CHANCE TO TALK.
WE'LL SEE YOU IN A FEW. THANKS.
(Jenna) I REALLY FEEL LIKE I'M GOING HOME, I MEAN,
JUST BECAUSE OF THE REVIEWS THAT THEY GOT ON THEIR CUPCAKES.
I CAME BACK TO “CUPCAKE WARS” TO BE A 2-TIME WINNER.
I NEED TO MAKE IT TO ROUND 3.
IF I GO HOME RIGHT NOW, I WILL BE SO DISAPPOINTED,
BECAUSE I WANT A CHANCE TO WIN THE $10,000.
IN THE TRUE SPIRIT OF THE NINJA TURTLES,
YOU ALL CAME INTO THIS ROUND READY FOR A FIGHT.
NOW THE BAD NEWS--
ONE OF YOU BLINKED IN THIS VERY, VERY CLOSE ROUND
AND EDGED YOURSELF OUT OF THE COMPETITION
BY A VERY, VERY THIN MARGIN.
THE BAKER GOING HOME...
IS JENNA.
I'M SORRY. YOU'RE DONE IN THE CUPCAKE WAR.
I'M MAD. I'M SAD. I'M ANGRY.
IF WE WOULD HAVE GOT TO ROUND 3, THERE IS NO QUESTION
WE WOULD HAVE CAME BACK TO ST. LOUIS AS WINNERS AGAIN,
NO QUESTION.
WELL, HERE WE ARE, ROUND 3, 2 BAKERS REMAIN,
AND I'M BETTING NEITHER OF YOU IS GOING HOME WITHOUT A FIGHT.
I'M PROBABLY RIGHT, RIGHT? ALL RIGHT.
SO NOW EACH OF YOU ARE GONNA CREATE
A 1,000-CUPCAKE DISPLAY...
THAT WILL SERVE AS A CENTERPIECE FOR AN EXCLUSIVE PARTY
CELEBRATING NICKELODEON'S NEWEST ANIMATED SERIES
“THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES.”
AND IF THAT'S NOT ENOUGH,
THE WINNING COUPLE ALSO WALKS OUT OF HERE WITH $10,000.
NOW WE KNOW YOU CAN'T ACCOMPLISH THIS CHALLENGE ALONE,
SO WE'RE GIVING EACH OF YOU A MASTER CARPENTER
TO HELP YOU BUILD. WHAT'S UP, GUYS?
YOU ALSO GET FOUR BAKING ASSISTANTS
TO HELP IN ANY WAY YOU MAY NEED. HEY, LADIES.
WHEN YOUR TIME IS UP, OUR FABULOUS JUDGES
WILL EVALUATE YOU BASED ON HOW THE CUPCAKES TASTE,
BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, HOW YOU BRING IT ALL TOGETHER
INTO ONE AMAZING PRESENTATION.
SOUND LIKE A PLAN?
YOU HAVE TWO HOURS, STARTING NOW.
ALL RIGHT, WHAT WE'D LIKE TO DO
IS ACTUALLY KIND OF MAKE THE TURTLES
COMING OUT OF THE WALL, LIKE, BAM, HERE WE ARE.
THE DISPLAY NEEDS TO HAVE THE IMAGES
OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES TO BRING IT TO LIFE.
THEN MAYBE A BACKDROP LIKE THIS WITH A BRICK WALL...
AND THEN MAYBE A STAR IN THE CENTER
WITH ALL THE TURTLES AROUND.
I WANT THIS DISPLAY TO BE 360-DEGREE
WHERE YOU CAN GET CUPCAKES FROM ALL SIDES.
AND THEN WRITING, LIKE,
RIGHT IN THE CENTER OF IT? OKAY.
AND THE SKYLINE TO MATCH ONE OF MY CUPCAKES.
(Jeff) LIKE IT'S THE SEWER.
KIND OF A COMIC BOOK-Y, CARTOONY KIND OF FEEL?
YES, EXACTLY.
COOL. ALL RIGHT. GOOD LUCK IN HERE, GUYS.
I'M GONNA GET TO WORK. SEE YOU.
I'M THINKING I DON'T WANT TO DO JUST A TRADITIONAL STAND.
I WANT MY DISPLAY TO BE REALLY INTERACTIVE.
I WANT PEOPLE TO FEEL LIKE
THEY'RE HANGING OUT WITH THE TURTLES THEMSELVES.
LET'S RE-CREATE THE NEW YORK SKYLINE,
(Justin) OKAY.
IN THE CORNERS FOR THE TIERS, DO SOME PIZZA BOXES.
GOT YA.
WE CAN BRING DOWN A COUPLE OF THE TURTLES ON THE GROUND.
AND LET'S INCLUDE THE LOGO UP HERE.
I NEED ALL THESE ELEMENTS FOR IT TO REALLY COME TOGETHER.
MANHOLE COVERS, PIZZA BOXES, NINJA TURTLES,
YEP.
COOL. SEE YOU IN A BIT.
I KNOW.
(Emily) I HAVE TWO CHANGES TO MAKE TO OUR CUPCAKES IN ROUND 3.
FLORIAN DIDN'T LIKE OUR TIRAMISU CUPCAKE,
SO WE DECIDED WE WERE GOING TO GET RID OF THE CREAM CHEESE
IN THE FROSTING, ADD MASCARPONE CHEESE,
IT'S REALLY LOOKING GOOD, NICE AND LIGHT AND WHIPPED.
AND OUR LATE NIGHT SNACK,
WE'RE GOING TO GET RID OF THE PEANUT BUTTER CENTER
AND ADD A CHOCOLATE GANACHE CENTER.
ROUND 3 IS GOING TO BE TOUGH, BECAUSE THE JUDGES LOVED
BOTH OF OUR CUPCAKES. EITHER ONE OF US COULD WIN.
THIS IS A LOT.
I WANT THIS $10,000.
THANK YOU.
(Heather) THE ONLY CHANGES THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE
ARE TO OUR ROUND 1 CUPCAKE.
I JUST HAVE TO GET RID OF THE COOKIE CRUST
AND TAKE OUT THE MOZZARELLA FILLING
LET'S MAKE SURE WE DO IT RIGHT THIS TIME.
IN ORDER FOR US TO GET THIS DONE,
WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO STAY FOCUSED, STAY ORGANIZED,
PICK UP IT. WE GOT TO MOVE.
SO, KEVIN, YOU DO SO MANY GREAT VOICES. CAN YOU DO MINE?
(as Justin) I THINK I CAN. ATTENTION, BAKERS, 90 MINUTES.
NOT BAD.
SERIOUSLY HURRY, OKAY.
♪♪
HAWAIIAN PIZZA CUPCAKES GOING IN THE OVEN.
♪♪
NOW I JUST NEED SOME PAINT.
YEAH.
(both) TURTLE POWER!
YEAH.
ONE HOUR.
ONE HOUR.
I'M PULLING THESE CUATRO LECHES. THEY LOOK DONE.
AH, THOSE LOOK AWESOME.
(Emily) THESE AREN'T LOOKING SO GOOD.
THESE CUPCAKES DON'T LOOK RIGHT. THEY'RE SO HARD RIGHT NOW.
THIS FRENCH VANILLA CUPCAKE TOOK TOO LONG TO BAKE,
AND NOW WE HAVE OVERBAKED IT, AND IT IS ROCK HARD.
THEY'RE ROCK HARD. I THINK WE ADDED TOO MUCH MILK.
THIS IS RIDICULOUS. I MEAN...
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
I'M REALLY FREAKING OUT.
IF I CAN'T FIX THIS, THE JUDGES ARE GONNA KILL ME.
EM, THESE CUPCAKES DO NOT LOOK RIGHT. THEY ARE ROCK HARD.
(Emily) I THINK WE ADDED TOO MUCH MILK. WE DIDN'T ADD WATER.
WE HAVE TO REMAKE THIS FRENCH VANILLA CUPCAKE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
WE HAVE TO HURRY.
WE GOT TO MOVE. WE GOT TO MOVE.
ALL RIGHT, I'M STICKING THESE IN THE OVEN.
I'M PUTTING THESE IN THE OVEN NOW.
LAST BATCH IN.
HEY, BAKERS, SHREDDER'S GOT SOME BAD NEWS.
(as Shredder) ONLY 45 MINUTES.
(Adam) 45 MINUTES.
I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW MANY DETAIL DECORATIONS WE HAVE TO DO.
GOOD.
OKAY. I'M JUST WORRIED WE'RE NOT GONNA MAKE IT,
I CANNOT BELIEVE I HAVE TO DO 250 OF THESE.
(Adam) GO FASTER.
I'M KIND OF REGRETTING MAKING THESE DECORATIONS SO INTRICATE,
BECAUSE WE HAVE 1,000 OF THEM TO DO.
BAKERS, 30 MINUTES!
(Adam) WE GOT TO GO.
A LOT BETTER.
THIS NEW FRENCH VANILLA CUPCAKE LOOKS SO MUCH BETTER.
WE JUST HAVE TO MAKE SURE IT COOLS IN TIME.
OH, MY GOSH, AND WE HAVE TO FILL THESE. CORE.
AND PLEASE HURRY. PLEASE HURRY.
(Heather) HOW'S IT COMING?
WE HAVE A LOT TO FROST, AND WE NEED ALL HANDS ON DECK.
(Heather) I NEED YOU GUYS TO FROST AS FAST AS YOU CAN.
OH, MY GOD, YOU GUYS.
LOOK AT ALL THE CUPCAKES THAT STILL NEED FROSTING.
(Emily) EVERYONE IS EVERYWHERE TRYING TO FROST CUPCAKES.
THIS IS JUST CRAZY.
(Heather) OH, MY GOSH. THAT LOOKS AMAZING. PERFECT.
(Adam) OH, MY GOSH. LOOK HOW BIG IT IS.
I HAVE NO IDEA.
UNREAL.
I LOVE MY DISPLAY. IT IS PERFECT.
THERE'S NO WAY WE CAN LOSE WITH THIS DISPLAY.
THAT LOOKS REALLY AWESOME.
I THINK HEATHER'S DISPLAY LOOKS REALLY COOL,
BUT I DON'T THINK IT'S FOCUSED AROUND THE TURTLES.
(Jeff) LOOK AT THAT.
IT LOOKS SO AWESOME. IT'S JUST LIKE WHAT WE WANTED.
OH, IT'S AMAZING.
I'M SO EXCITED ABOUT OUR DISPLAY RIGHT NOW.
JAKE DID AN AWESOME JOB. THE TURTLES ARE JUMPING
OUT OF THE BRICK WALL JUST LIKE I WANTED.
THEY DID SUCH A GOOD JOB.
(Justin) HEY, BAKERS, TEN MINUTES!
(Emily) TEN MINUTES.
GET ‘EM ON, GUYS, TWO HANDS.
WE CAN DO IT. WE CAN DO IT. YOU GUYS HAVE WORKED SO HARD.
OKAY, YOU GO ABOVE, AND WE'LL GO BELOW.
(Heather) IT IS CRAZY RIGHT NOW,
TRYING TO LOAD ALL THESE CUPCAKES.
COME ON, YOU GUYS.
YOU GUYS ARE DOING AWESOME.
I WANT TO WIN “CUPCAKE WARS,” YOU GUYS. LET'S GO.
(Jeff) AS FAST AS WE CAN, AS FAST AS WE CAN,
(Heather) FAST, FAST, FAST, YOU GUYS.
COME ON. WE'RE ALMOST THERE. WE'RE ON THE HOMESTRETCH.
THIS IS IT-- ONE MINUTE!
ONE MINUTE. HURRY UP, YOU GUYS.
GET ‘EM ON THERE, SPREAD ‘EM OUT, MAKE ‘EM LOOK GOOD.
WOW.
WE CAME THIS FAR. WE'RE ALMOST THERE.
YOU GUYS ALMOST DONE?
TEN, NINE,
EIGHT, SEVEN, SIX,
FIVE, FOUR, THREE,
TWO, ONE.
TIME IS UP.
BAKERS, WE ASKED YOU TO CREATE A 1,000-CUPCAKE DISPLAY
THAT DESERVES TO BE FRONT AND CENTER AT A V.I.P. PARTY
HONORING THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES.
LET'S SEE WHAT YOU GOT. HEATHER, PRESENT YOUR DISPLAY.
I WANTED TO MAKE MY DISPLAY INTERACTIVE
AND MAKE IT REALLY FEEL
LIKE YOU WERE HANGING OUT WITH THE TURTLES THEMSELVES.
THEY CAN WALK AROUND ON EITHER SIDE OF THE DISPLAY.
WE INCLUDED A CITY SKYLINE IN THE BACKGROUND.
ALONG THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT SIDES WE HAVE
NEW YORK CITY SEWER COVERS HOLDING SOME OF THE CUPCAKES.
AND THEN UP THE CENTER WE HAVE ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT
PIZZA BOXES SPILLING ACROSS OUR DISPLAY.
FOR OUR CUPCAKES, WE OMITTED THE COOKIE CRUST
TO OUR PIZZA CUPCAKE.
WE TOOK OUT THE MOZZARELLA CHEESE.
AND WE ADDED A LITTLE BIT EXTRA MARINARA TO THE CAKE
THANK YOU, HEATHER. EMILY, PRESENT YOUR DISPLAY.
WE HAVE THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES
BUSTING THROUGH A BRICK WALL.
WE HAVE THE SEWER BENEATH THEM.
WE TRIED TO MIMIC THE SKYLINE
WITH OUR CUPCAKES IN THE DISPLAY
REPRESENTING IN OUR LATE NIGHT SNACK CUPCAKE.
THE STAND IS 360 DEGREES,
SO YOU CAN GRAB CUPCAKES FROM ALL ANGLES,
AND I THINK THAT WOULD BE PERFECT FOR THE PARTY.
AND WE DID MAKE SOME CHANGES FOR OUR CUPCAKES.
OUR LATE NIGHT SNACK CUPCAKE,
WE GOT RID OF THE PEANUT BUTTER FILLING,
AND WE REPLACED IT WITH A CHOCOLATE GANACHE.
AS FAR AS THE TIRAMISU CUPCAKE, WE LIGHTENED IT UP
WITH MORE MASCARPONE CHEESE AND HEAVY WHIPPING CREAM
THANK YOU, EMILY.
BAKERS, OUR JUDGES HAVE SOME THINKING TO DO.
WE'LL MEET BACK HERE IN A FEW. THANKS.
(Heather) I'M EXTREMELY NERVOUS RIGHT NOW.
IT'S COMPLETELY IN THE JUDGES' HANDS.
I CAN'T CHANGE ANYTHING NOW.
AND I WANT TO WIN THIS. WE HAVE TO.
(Emily) I HAVE NO IDEA WHO'S GONNA WIN RIGHT NOW.
THERE'S A LOT ON THE LINE. WE'VE WORKED SO HARD ALL DAY,
AND TO LOSE THIS IN THIS LAST MOMENT
WOULD BE SO DISAPPOINTING.
(Justin) SO WHO KNEW THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES
WOULD BRING OUT THE BEST IN SO MANY BAKERS TODAY?
LET'S TALK ABOUT HEATHER'S DISPLAY.
WELL, FIRST OF ALL,
LET ME SAY BOTH DISPLAYS HAVE BRANDED THE SERIES BEAUTIFULLY.
SO IT'S NOT LIKE WE CAN SAY SOMEONE DIDN'T DO THAT.
AS FAR AS HEATHER GOES,
SHE HAS SHOWN US HER CREATIVITY EVERY SINGLE ROUND.
AND NOW THIS INCREDIBLE DISPLAY
WHERE SHE'S INCORPORATED MULTIPLE TIERS
USING ITEMS DIRECTLY FROM THE SERIES,
SUCH AS MANHOLE COVERS AND PIZZA BOXES.
HEATHER SHOWED US THAT SHE WAS A PRETTY GOOD BAKER TODAY.
SHE'S VERY CREATIVE WITH HER DECORATION.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THOSE GREEN TURTLES MADE OF GUMBALL,
THE COOKIES DOING THE MANHOLE COVER,
AND A PEPPERONI PIZZA, WHICH I THINK IS VERY CUTE.
AND SHE DID REVISE IT, AND SHE TOOK OUT THE MOZZARELLA.
NOW IT REALLY TASTES LIKE PEPPERONI PIZZA. IT'S GREAT.
KEVIN, WHAT DO YOU THINK?
IMPRESSIVE, VERY IMPRESSIVE.
THE RADIOACTIVE LIME CUPCAKE, IT HAD THE RADIOACTIVE SYMBOL,
AND IT WAS GREEN. IT WAS PRETTY DAMN GOOD.
EMILY MANAGED TO FIND COMPLETELY DIFFERENT ELEMENTS
OF TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES TO RIFF ON.
CANDACE, WHAT DO YOU THINK OF HER APPROACH?
SHE'S BROUGHT THE FORCE AGAIN WITH THIS DISPLAY.
IT'S CLEAN, POWERFUL.
IT HAS ALMOST SORT OF A COMIC BOOK FEEL.
THOSE TURTLES ARE JUST JUMPING OFF THE DISPLAY.
I THINK HER DECORATIONS ARE EQUALLY STRIKING.
HER TURTLE THAT'S SORT OF PEEKING OUT FROM THE TOP
OF THE CUPCAKE WAS ONE OF MY FAVORITE DECORATIONS OF THE DAY.
I THINK IT'S A BIT FLAT IN DESIGN,
BUT WHAT I LIKE ABOUT IT IS THIS 2-SIDED DISPLAY,
AND YOU CAN GET A CUPCAKE FROM ANY SIDE OF IT.
I LOVE IT.
AND THE IDEA THAT SHE GOT THE PIPES DOWN THERE
(laughs)
THE COLORS JUST POP.
THE WHOLE THING ABOUT THE NINJA TURTLES IS “POW! ***!”
FLORIAN, HOW WERE HER CUPCAKES?
I'M KIND OF CONFUSED ABOUT HER LATE NIGHT SNACK CUPCAKE,
BECAUSE WE ASKED HER TO LIGHTEN UP THE PEANUT BUTTER
THAT WAS SO HARD INSIDE,
AND SHE DECIDED TO REPLACE IT BY CHOCOLATE GANACHE.
WE HAVE TWO AMAZING BAKERS.
THEY BOTH MADE FANTASTIC DISPLAYS.
I CAN'T REALLY THINK OF ANYTHING THAT'S MISSING.
IT'S GONNA BE A REALLY, REALLY TOUGH CALL.
OH, YEAH.
OKAY, LET'S BRING ‘EM BACK.
BAKERS, WHAT A MONUMENTAL DAY.
YOU BOTH DELIVERED DISPLAYS THAT WERE HUMOROUS, PLAYFUL,
AND CELEBRATED THE RETURN OF THE BELOVED PIZZA-LOVING
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES.
EMILY, YOU PRODUCED A DISPLAY THAT IS BRIGHT,
PUNCHY, AND VIBRANT, AND IT LOOKS LIKE
IT JUMPED RIGHT OFF OF A COMIC BOOK SKYLINE.
HEATHER, YOUR DISPLAY WENT WILD WITH THE THEME,
IMAGINATIVELY TURNING PIZZA BOXES
INTO STAIRS OF CUPCAKES.
YOU MADE THE JUDGES' DECISION VERY DIFFICULT,
BUT WHEN PUSHED FOR A DECISION,
THE JUDGES ALL AGREED THAT ONE OF YOU
EDGED OUT YOUR COMPETITOR JUST ENOUGH
TO CLINCH THE WIN.
CONGRATULATIONS...
HEATHER.
(applause)
(Emily) THIS HURTS.
TO COME THIS FAR AND TO NOT WIN IS REALLY DISAPPOINTING.
MAYBE ANY OTHER DAY ON “CUPCAKE WARS”
THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN GOOD ENOUGH TO WIN,
BUT THE COMPETITION WAS FIERCE TODAY,
AND WE JUST DIDN'T WIN.
I AM SHOCKED RIGHT NOW. I CANNOT BELIEVE WE WON “CUPCAKE WARS.”
ALL RIGHTY, FOLKS. WE GOT A PARTY TO GO TO. LET'S DO IT.
ALL OF OUR HARD WORK HAS PAID OFF, AND WE WON “CUPCAKE WARS.”
THIS IS SO COOL.
WE CAME ALL THE WAY HERE FROM MICHIGAN,
AND NOW WE'VE PROVED THAT WE MAKE GREAT CUPCAKES.
YES, EXACTLY.
GETTING SO MUCH POSITIVE FEEDBACK
WAS SUCH A GREAT AND REASSURING FEELING,
AND IT JUST VALIDATES EVERYTHING THAT I'VE BEEN DOING
(mouthing words)
YEAH. THAT'S WHAT I LIKE, THIS HIGH-FIVING.
IF YOU HANG IN THERE AND DON'T GIVE UP, GOOD THINGS CAN HAPPEN.
LOOK AT US.
IT IS SUCH A GREAT FEELING WINNING “CUPCAKE WARS.”
IT'S A DREAM OF MINE, AND IT CAME TRUE.