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IN JUST A FEW MOMENTS, FOUR BAKERS WILL FACE OFF
IN A FIGHT FOR CUPCAKE SUPERIORITY...
WE GOTTA DO THIS. COME ON. COME ON.
WARP SPEED. WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF MAJOR TIME, JAY.
AND ONE BY ONE, THEY'LL BE ELIMINATED,
AS THEY'RE JUDGED ON TASTE...
THIS CAKE MADE MY STOMACH ANGRY.
PRESENTATION...
THIS IS A BIT OF A BOMB.
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 THE CENTERPIECE
OF AN EXCLUSIVE PARTY CELEBRATING THE LAUNCH
OF THE NEW MOBILE GAME "ANGRY BIRDS SPACE"
AND WALK AWAY WITH $10,000.
UGH! WHY DID I EVEN LISTEN TO YOU?
NO, IF WE GO HOME, IT'S GONNA BE YOUR FAULT.
OH, WOW. THESE AREN'T EVEN RISING.
WHAT AM I GONNA DO RIGHT NOW? THE JUDGES ARE GONNA KILL ME.
GET READY, 'CAUSE THIS IS "CUPCAKE WARS."
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WHAT'S UP? I'M JUSTIN WILLMAN,
AND THE FIGHT FOR CUPCAKE DOMINANCE 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.
NOW LET'S MEET OUR COMPETITORS.
POP BOTTLES LIKE MODELS. HEY!
(cork pops)
OH.
HI. MY NAME IS LOVELY CARANDANG,
AND I'M FROM TEMECULA, CALIFORNIA.
OUR BAKERY IS CALLED LOVELY'S SINFULLY SWEET CREATIONS.
WE'VE HAD OUR COMPANY FOR ABOUT THREE YEARS NOW.
WE'RE AN ONLINE BAKERY,
BUT HOPEFULLY WILL HAVE OUR OWN STOREFRONT SOMEDAY.
WE'RE CALLED LOVELY'S SINFULLY SWEET CREATIONS,
'CAUSE WE DO A LOT OF NAUGHTY BAKING.
WE DO BACHELORETTE PARTIES AND DIVORCE PARTIES.
MY ASSISTANT TODAY IS LUPE PIÑEIRO.
SHE IS MY PARTNER IN CRIME. I'M CRAZY AND KOOKY...
WE GOT THIS.
AND SHE CALMS ME DOWN.
AFTER WE WIN THAT $10,000...
AND WE CELEBRATE IN VEGAS...
THEN WE'LL BUY OUR STOREFRONT.
ALL RIGHT.
WE COULD WIN "CUPCAKE WARS" TODAY 'CAUSE WE'RE THE BEST.
LET'S GO.
WE'RE CREATIVE, WE'RE PASSIONATE,
AND WE WANT THIS.
OH! WHAT?
SO A THOUSAND CUPCAKES IN TWO HOURS? EASY-PEASY, RIGHT?
MY NAME IS JENNA SIEBERT.
I'M WITH THE SWEET DIVINE, IN ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.
WE OPENED UP OUR CUPCAKE TRUCK ONE YEAR AGO.
IT TOOK OFF LIKE CRAZY.
I CONSIDER MYSELF AN ARTIST AND A BAKER,
SO I ALWAYS SAY YOU EAT WITH YOUR EYES FIRST.
SO THEY HAVE TO LOOK GOOD.
I'M READY. I'M READY TO TAKE ON "CUPCAKE WARS."
I KNOW. I'M SO EXCITED!
WELL, MY ASSISTANT TODAY IS MY HUSBAND JASON SIEBERT.
WE'VE BEEN MARRIED FOR 13 YEARS.
WE'RE A GREAT TEAM.
AWESOME. YES, MA'AM.
IF WE WON "CUPCAKE WARS" TODAY,
THAT WOULD BE HUGE FOR OUR BUSINESS.
WE ARE GONNA ROCK IT, JASON.
WE REALLY, REALLY WANT TO HAVE A STOREFRONT.
LET'S DO IT.
HI. HOW ARE YOU?
I'M BUFFY HANSON. I OWN BUFFY'S CUPCAKES ON MAIN
IN DENISON, TEXAS.
DENISON, TEXAS, IS A SMALL LITTLE TOWN.
IT'S A SMALL TOWN FEEL. EVERYBODY'S NEIGHBORLY.
THANKS, CHAD. HAVE A GOOD DAY.
AND WE LOVE IT THERE.
JUST TRUST ME.
SOME DAYS I TRUST YOU.
SOME DAYS YOU DO.
MY ASSISTANT TODAY IS MICAH BAYLOR.
SHE CAME TO WORK FOR ME ON OUR FIRST DAY OF OPENING...
SUPER CUTE.
SUPER CUTE.
AND SHE'S BEEN BESIDE ME EVER SINCE.
COME TO SMALL TOWN DENISON, PEOPLE.
I WANT TO WIN THAT $10,000
AND I WANT TO GO HOME AND MAKE MY TOWN PROUD.
BYE, GUYS.
BYE.
MY NAME IS FRANKIE FRANCOLLO.
I'M WITH THE CUPCAKE CREW FROM BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.
GOTTA REPRESENT BROOKLYN.
WE'RE A MOBILE CUPCAKERY.
BASICALLY, WHAT WE DO IS BRING DIFFERENT FLAVORS
OUT TO THE STREETS EVERY DAY
WITH OUR GORGEOUS BLACK AND PINK MOBILE CUPCAKE TRUCK.
EVERYBODY LOVES A GOOD CUPCAKE.
CUPCAKES ARE WHAT CHEESEBURGERS ARE TO HOT FOOD.
THINK ABOUT HOW MUCH YOU COULD *** OUT THE TRUCK
WITH 10 GRAND.
OH, MAN. I'LL GET IT GOING.
MY ASSISTANT IS HEATHER, THE BEST ASSISTANT IN THE WORLD.
SHE'S REALLY DECORATIVE AS FAR AS THE FINISHING
OF ALL THE CUPCAKES.
WE'RE A VERY, VERY SMALL COMPANY.
IT'S JUST ME AND MY BIG MOUTH ON A TRUCK.
CALIFORNIA, HERE WE COME!
LET'S GO. COME ON.
I THINK WE CAN DEFINITELY WIN "CUPCAKE WARS"
'CAUSE I'M BRINGING EVERYTHING WE'VE GOT
AND PEOPLE LOVE OUR CUPCAKES.
PEACE OUT, BROOKLYN!
CUPCAKE MAKERS, LET'S DO THIS.
WHAT'S UP, BAKERS? WELCOME TO "CUPCAKE WARS."
TODAY YOU WILL NEED A STRONG SENSE OF PLAY,
A CLEAR STRATEGY,
AND AN ABILITY TO SCORE LOTS OF POINTS,
BECAUSE YOU'LL BE HONORING
THE WILDLY POPULAR MOBILE APP "ANGRY BIRDS"
AND THE RELEASE OF THEIR NEWEST EDITION "ANGRY BIRDS SPACE."
THE CREATIVE TEAM BEHIND THIS WORLDWIDE PHENOMENON
WILL BE CELEBRATING WITH A MASSIVE EVENT
AT THE TOP OF THE FAMOUS SPACE NEEDLE IN SEATTLE,
AND WHOEVER WINS TODAY WILL HAVE THEIR CUPCAKES FRONT AND CENTER
AT THIS EXCLUSIVE PARTY IN THE SKY.
IF THAT IS NOT ENOUGH, HOWEVER,
THE WINNER ALSO WALKS AWAY WITH $10,000.
HERE'S THE DEAL. TODAY THERE'LL BE THREE ROUNDS OF COMPETITION.
AFTER EACH ROUND, ONE OF YOU WILL BE ELIMINATED.
FIRST UP IS THE TASTE CHALLENGE.
NOW EVERYONE IS ANTICIPATING "ANGRY BIRDS SPACE,"
AND LATER WE'RE GONNA BE SHOWING OFF
SOME OF THE NEW, EXCITING CHARACTERS,
BUT JUST LIKE IN THE GAME,
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO PASS THIS LEVEL FIRST
BEFORE YOU HEAD OFF INTO SPACE.
WE'RE STARTING WITH THE ORIGINAL "ANGRY BIRDS,"
AND AS YOU ALL KNOW,
PUBLIC ENEMY NUMBER ONE FOR THE ANGRY BIRDS ARE THE PIGS.
AND IN THIS FIRST ROUND,
YOU ARE GONNA BE TAKING ON THOSE DASTARDLY SWINE AS WELL.
ON THE INSPIRATION TABLE, YOU'LL SEE
THERE'S NOTHING BUT A WHOLE LOT OF BACON.
DON'T MIND IF I DO, ACTUALLY. (clears throat)
(crunch) MMM!
EACH OF YOU MUST INCORPORATE BACON
INTO ONE OUTRAGEOUS CUPCAKE
THE ANGRY BIRDS WOULD JUST LOVE TO BITE INTO.
BACON?
BACON.
ONE INGREDIENT.
HOW CAN I GO WRONG WITH BACON?
YOU GOT 45 MINUTES, STARTING NOW.
THE THEME IS "ANGRY BIRDS," AND WE HAVE TO USE BACON.
I HATE BACON.
I KNOW YOU HATE BACON,
BUT YOU HAVE TO TRUST TASTE BUDS.
MY ASSISTANT--SHE DOESN'T EAT BACON AT ALL. SHE HATES BACON.
WHO HATES BACON? LUPE HATES BACON.
SO SHE'S NO HELP TO ME.
FOR BREAKFAST, I HAD A JALAPEÑO BACON BAGEL
WITH CREAM CHEESE AND BACON ON TOP.
THIS WILL BE A BOMB CUPCAKE.
SO TODAY WE'LL BE MAKING
A BACON JALAPEÑO POPPER CUPCAKE.
IT'S A VANILLA-BASED CUPCAKE
WITH CARAMELIZED BACON, JALAPEÑOS,
AND PEPPER JACK CHEESE.
WE'RE GONNA SWIRL SOME CREAM CHEESE FROSTING AND BACON ON TOP
WITH A DEEP-FRIED PANKO JALAPEÑO
AND CARAMELIZED APPLEWOOD BACON.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT THE JUDGES CAN TASTE ALL THE BACON.
I WANT THEM TO HAVE BACON BREATH.
LET'S DO THIS. GO. GO. GO. GO.
OKAY.
YOU WANT TO DO MAPLE BACON?
NO. NO. NO. THAT'S PLAYED OUT. WHAT DO YOU WANNA DO?
LET'S DO SOMETHING WITH ***.
I'M SO EXCITED FOR THIS BACON CUPCAKE, MAN.
IT REALLY GETS ME REVVED UP.
WE COULD DO THE, UH, BOURBON CAKE.
BOURBON CAKE SOUNDS GOOD.
WE'RE GONNA DO A BACON BOURBON CUPCAKE
TOPPED WITH A HAZELNUT BUTTERCREAM FROSTING,
CRUSHED ROASTED HAZELNUTS,
AND A CANDIED SPICED BACON TOPPER.
FINELY DICING THE BACON IS VERY IMPORTANT
BECAUSE, UH, HAVING IT IN SMALL PIECES
AND REALLY GETTING IT COOKED OFF WELL
WILL DEFINITELY GET THE FLAVOR ACROSS.
OKAY, SO I'M GONNA DO THE CAKE. YOU START THE BACON.
SOUNDS GOOD.
ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO.
GONNA GET THE COCOA IN HERE FOR THE DARK CHOCOLATE.
SO TODAY WE'RE GONNA MAKE A DARK CHOCOLATE COFFEE BACON CUPCAKE
FILLED WITH A DARK CHOCOLATE BACON GANACHE
AND THEN TOPPED WITH A COFFEE BUTTERCREAM.
I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND PUT A DECORATION
OF THE PIG FROM "ANGRY BIRDS" ON TOP OF THIS CUPCAKE
AND DYE A PIECE OF BACON GREEN.
JUST KEEP MOVING. KEEP PLOWING.
(Jason) I CAN'T BELIEVE WE GOT BACON FOR A FLAVOR.
RIGHT? LIKE, BACON? OH, MY GOSH.
I KNOW. THAT'S AWESOME.
WE KNOW HOW TO WORK THE BACON IN A CUPCAKE.
BACON IS RIGHT UP OUR ALLEY.
ONE OF OUR REALLY POPULAR CUPCAKES IS BEER AND BACON,
BUT WE HAVE TO TOTALLY STEP IT UP,
BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, NORMALLY, WE'LL JUST PUT THE BACON
ON TOP OF THE CUPCAKE.
THAT IS NOT GONNA WORK BECAUSE IT'S NOT JUST A GARNISH.
WE HAVE TO BAKE WITH BACON.
YOU'RE GONNA PUT THAT BEER AND THAT CH--
OR THAT, UH, BUTTER TOGETHER?
YES.
SO WE'RE GOING TO MAKE OUR BACON CUPCAKE.
IT IS A BROWN ALE BEER, A SHARP CHEDDAR CHEESE,
AND THEN BACON IN THE CUPCAKE
WITH A SHARP CHEDDAR CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
AND THEN TOP IT WITH MORE BACON.
FATTY, GOOD BACON.
IT'S GOING TO BE TASTY.
I MEAN, I WANT IT TO BE NOTICEABLE, YET SUBTLE.
YEAH.
I KNOW THAT'S AN OXYMORON.
I'VE NEVER PUT BACON INSIDE A BATTER.
I USUALLY ONLY GARNISH IT.
DO YOU REALLY THINK IT'S OKAY?
I REALLY THINK IT'S DIFFERENT.
OH!
I JUST THINK IT'S GONNA WORK.
(exhales deeply)
30 MINUTES!
30 MINUTES. OH, MY GOD.
OKAY. OKAY.
(sighs)
GET ME THAT BACON, ALL RIGHT?
YOU GOT IT, ACE.
(sizzling)
MMM. BACON SMELLS GOOD.
OH, JAY, THAT LOOKS AWESOME. OH, MY GOSH.
THAT LOOKS PERFECT, RIGHT?
OH, MY GOD. THAT LOOKS SO BOMB.
DON'T GO HEAVY DUTY WITH THE BOURBON.
YOU KNOW HOW BITTER IT GETS.
ALL RIGHT.
(speaks indistinctly)
GO. GO. GO. GO.
CUPCAKES GOING IN THE OVEN.
GOING IN.
NUTS ARE DONE.
THE BATTER IS ACTUALLY MADE
WITH JUST A LITTLE SHOT OF SOME BOURBON.
THE BOURBON PLAYS WELL AGAINST THE BACON
'CAUSE IT ACTUALLY BRINGS IT OUT.
OH! UGH! THAT'S TOO MUCH. OH!
OH, THAT'S STRONG.
WHOO! THAT'S LIKE A FRIDAY NIGHT.
IT'S SO BITTER. WE'RE GONNA GET PEOPLE DRUNK. I DON'T WANT THIS.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO START OVER ON THIS.
OH, MAN. BUT WE GOT 22 ON THE CLOCK.
I WAS LIKE, WHAT AM I GONNA DO NOW? THIS IS GONNA KILL ME.
ALL RIGHT. WE GOTTA SEE WHAT WE CAN DO.
GETTING CAUGHT WITH YOUR PANTS DOWN IS NOT SOMETHING PRETTY.
HEY, FRANKIE, I'M GONNA ADD THE BOURBON TO THIS BATTER.
YOU WANNA TASTE IT?
EASY ON THE BOURBON.
OH! UGH! THAT'S TOO MUCH. OH!
OH, THAT'S STRONG.
WHOO! THAT'S LIKE A FRIDAY NIGHT.
NOW WE GOTTA GET BACK AND MAKE A NEW BATTER.
TIME IS REALLY OF THE ESSENCE.
YOU WANT TO START WITH THAT?
START WITH A 1/4 CUP AND TASTE IT AND SEE HOW WE GO.
TASTE IT?
CUPCAKES ARE GOING IN.
ALL RIGHT.
15 MINUTES!
CUPCAKES.
THEY NEEDED TWO MINUTES.
I KNOW. IT'S BEEN TWO MINUTES.
MICAH, THIS IS PERFECT. THEY LOOK GREAT. OKAY.
PERFECT. LET'S GET 'EM COOLED.
THOSE ARE LOOKING DONE ALREADY. YOU WANNA LOOK?
CAN YOU JUST TAKE IT OFF AND PUT IT RIGHT HERE?
NO. NO. NO. I NEED TO CHECK IT.
LOVELY, COME HERE.
I THINK WE'RE GOOD.
YEAH. YEAH. GO. GO.
PULL THE CUPCAKES OUT OF THE OVEN, CRACK ONE OPEN.
THEY LOOK A LITTLE DOUGHY...
ARE YOU SERIOUS?
YEAH. REALLY.
BUT I THINK IT'S JUST THE CHEESE THAT'S MELTED.
I'M JUST CONCERNED THAT IT'S, LIKE,
STILL KINDA LIKE...
NOT COOKED?
YEAH.
IT'S NOT, LIKE... IT'S GOOD?
IT'S CHEESE. IT'S CHEESE.
IT'S--IT'S JUST CHEESE.
YOU PROMISE? YEAH, IT'S CHEESE?
YEAH.
OKAY. OKAY. WE'RE GOOD?
HOPEFULLY, THE CHEESE WILL SET AND IT TASTES GOOD.
TEN MINUTES, BAKERS!
OH, MY GOD.
OH, MY GOD.
HON, IT'S A LITTLE EXTRA STICKY TODAY.
A LITTLE STICKY TODAY?
WELL...
MAKE IT WORK. MAKE IT WORK.
COULD USE SOME MUSCLE MAYBE.
I'M GONNA HAVE GREEN FINGERS.
ALL RIGHT. I'M GONNA START ON THE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING, OKAY?
YEAH. GO AHEAD AND GET IT GOING.
THOSE IN THIRDS.
(Jason) IT'S GONNA BE AWESOME.
CREAM CHEESE FROSTING IS ALMOST READY HERE.
YO. HEY, THIS FROSTING'S STILL LOOSE.
I'M GONNA THROW IT IN THE FRIDGE, SEE IF IT FIRMS UP.
WE'RE DEFINITELY HAVING SOME PROBLEMS
WITH OUR FROSTING RIGHT NOW.
HOW'S IT LOOKING?
IT'S STILL LOOSE.
IT'S A LITTLE TOO SOFT. IT'S NOT COMING TOGETHER.
I THINK IT'S BECAUSE THE BUTTER WASN'T COLD ENOUGH.
(Heather) ALL RIGHT. TAKE IT OFF. STICK IT IN THE FRIDGE.
WE PUT THE FIRST BATCH OF FROSTING IN THE FRIDGE.
THAT WAY, IF THE NEW ONE THAT WE WERE MAKING
DIDN'T COME TOGETHER, WE HAD OURSELVES BACKUP.
LET'S SEE HOW THIS GOES. THIS IS OUR SECOND BATCH, OKAY?
THIS IS OUR SECOND BATCH. WE GOTTA GET IT RIGHT.
WE'RE RUNNING INTO A LOT OF PROBLEMS IN ROUND TWO.
IT'S STARTING TO CURDLE. MAYBE IT'S GONNA COME TOGETHER.
WE'LL SEE.
ONE OF THEM'S GOTTA WORK OUT.
FIVE MINUTES!
OKAY.
WE'RE AT FIVE MINUTES.
ONLY FIVE MINUTES, ALL RIGHT?
THEY NEED AN--THEY NEED ANOTHER MINUTE AT THE MOST.
THIS ONE LOOKS GOOD. LOOK.
IT TIGHTENED UP.
BUST ONE OPEN. COME ON.
COMING, LOVELY!
THIS IS IT. ONE MINUTE!
ONE MINUTE. ONE MINUTE. ONE MINUTE.
OKAY, JUST STICK 'EM RIGHT-- RIGHT ON THE PLATE.
YEAH, LET'S GET THE JUDGES' PLATE RIGHT HERE.
OH, MY GOD.
(Heather) GET IT IN.
(Micah) OKAY. HURRY.
OKAY. COME ON. COME ON. COME ON.
TEN, NINE,
EIGHT, SEVEN,
SIX, FIVE,
FOUR, THREE,
TWO, ONE.
TIME'S UP!
HEY, BAKERS. YOU WERE ASKED TO CREATE
A DELICIOUS BACON-BASED CUPCAKE
IN HONOR OF THE ANGRY BIRDS' MIGHTIEST FOE.
LET'S SEE WHAT OUR JUDGES HAVE TO SAY.
JOINING CANDACE AND FLORIAN TODAY IS OUR GUEST JUDGE,
THE GENERAL MANAGER OF ROVIO NORTH AMERICA--
THEY ARE THE COMPANY BEHIND "ANGRY BIRDS SPACE"--
ANDREW STALBOW. HEY, ANDREW.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HAVING ME TODAY.
I'M REALLY LOOKING FOR CUPCAKES THAT CAPTURE
THE SPIRIT AND ESSENCE OF OUR GAME.
WHAT'S UP, FRANKIE?
WHAT'S UP?
TELL US WHAT YOU BAKED.
WE DID A BACON-STUDDED BOURBON CAKE
WITH A HAZELNUT BUTTERCREAM FROSTING
WITH A SPICED CANDIED BACON TOPPER
AND SOME ROASTED HAZELNUTS ON TOP.
SO, CANDACE, HOW WAS FRANKIE'S BACON CUPCAKE?
HI, FRANKIE.
HI.
THE FLAVOR OF THE BOURBON IN THE CAKE
WAS REALLY STRONG AND POWERFUL AND YET,
THE TEXTURE OF YOUR CAKE WAS VERY DELICATE,
SO THAT WAS A REALLY NICE CONTRAST.
AND YOUR CANDIED BACON ON TOP WAS JUST DELICIOUS.
NICE JOB.
THANK YOU.
FLORIAN, HOW'D IT TREAT YOU?
UNFORTUNATELY, TO MY TASTE,
I WAS REALLY MISSING SOME BACON.
BESIDES THE ONE ON TOP,
I HAD ONLY A FEW PIECES INSIDE THE CAKE.
BUT IT WAS A GOOD CUPCAKE, BUT JUST NOT ENOUGH BACON.
ANDREW?
I THOUGHT IT WAS A REALLY FUN CUPCAKE.
I THOUGHT YOU DID SOME GREAT THINGS WITH THE BACON.
THANK YOU.
HI, LOVELY.
HI.
TELL US ABOUT YOUR CUPCAKE.
WE MADE A BACON JALAPEÑO POPPER CUPCAKE.
WE DID A VANILLA BATTER WITH BACON, PEPPER JACK CHEESE,
JALAPEÑOS INSIDE.
WE SWIRLED IT WITH CREAM CHEESE AND CANDIED BACON,
AND TOPPED IT WITH A PANKO-BREADED JALAPEÑO POPPER.
FLORIAN, HOW WAS LOVELY'S CUPCAKE?
IT WAS JUST NOT GOOD AT ALL.
IT WAS TOO SALTY. IT WAS WAY TOO MUCH BACON.
SORRY.
THERE'S MUCH STUFFED INTO THIS CUPCAKE.
I CAN'T FIND MUCH CAKE IN HERE.
I DO THINK YOU WORKED SUCCESSFULLY
WITH THE BACON, HOWEVER, IN THAT
CANDYING IT KEPT IT CRUNCHY AND CRISPY IN THE CAKE ITSELF.
I THOUGHT IT WAS A LITTLE BIT LIKE THE ANGRY BIRDS.
IT WAS BRAVE, BUT FOR ME,
A LITTLE BIT TOO EXPLOSIVE WITH THE JALAPEÑO.
THANK YOU, JUDGES. HI, BUFFY.
HI.
WHAT DID YOU BAKE US?
I BAKED A DARK CHOCOLATE BACON CUPCAKE
WITH A DARK CHOCOLATE BACON SEA SALT GANACHE.
ON TOP WE HAVE A COFFEE BUTTERCREAM.
GREEN BACON ON TOP AND A PIG TO GO WITH IT.
CANDACE, HOW WAS BUFFY'S CUPCAKE?
THE BACON SORT OF DISAPPEARED UNDER ALL THE STRONG FLAVORS
OF COFFEE AND CHOCOLATE AND SALT.
WHERE IS THE BACON?
THE CHOCOLATE WAS SO OVERPOWERING
THAT I FELT SOME CRUNCH
BUT COULD NOT TASTE ANY BACON TASTE.
SO IT DIDN'T WORK FOR ME.
HI, JENNA.
HI.
WHAT DO WE GOT?
WE CALL THIS CUPCAKE OUR DRUNKEN PIG.
IT'S MADE WITH A BROWN ALE BEER,
A SHARP CHEDDAR CHEESE, AND BACON IN THE CUPCAKE.
IT'S FROSTED WITH A CHEDDAR CHEESE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
TOPPED WITH MORE BACON.
AND THEN WE MADE A HOMEMADE FONDANT PIG ON TOP.
WHAT I LIKE ABOUT YOUR CUPCAKE IS THE FACT THAT
ALL THE FLAVOR THAT YOU CHOSE
ARE JUST KIND OF SUBTLE FLAVOR,
SO IT MAKES THE BACON SHINE.
YOUR CRISPY BACON ON TOP WAS DELICIOUS.
I LIKE THIS CUPCAKE. YOU DID A GOOD JOB.
THANK YOU.
I THOUGHT THIS CUPCAKE HAD A REALLY CONFUSED IDENTITY.
IT WASN'T REALLY SURE IF IT WAS SWEET OR SAVORY.
BUT CERTAINLY I THOUGHT THERE WAS ENOUGH BACON IN THE CAKE.
OKAY.
I THOUGHT IT WAS A PRETTY GOOD JOB.
THANK YOU, JUDGES. THANK YOU, JENNA.
ALL RIGHT, BAKERS,
WE'RE GONNA GIVE OUR JUDGES A MOMENT TO DISCUSS.
WE WILL BRING YOU BACK IN A FEW.
THE JUDGES DIDN'T LIKE LOVELY'S CUPCAKE.
THIS IS NERVE-RACKING. IT'S ME OR HER GOING HOME.
BAKERS, WE ASKED YOU FOR A BACON-BASED CUPCAKE
INSPIRED BY THE LOATHSOME PIGS FROM THE ORIGINAL "ANGRY BIRDS."
BACON, GUYS.
HOW COULD YOU GO WRONG WITH BACON?
WE THOUGHT THIS WAS GONNA BE EASY,
BUT LIKE THE GAME OF "ANGRY BIRDS,"
SOMETIMES THE EASIEST-LOOKING CHALLENGES
CAN BE THE MOST DIFFICULT.
LOVELY, YOU'RE DONE IN "CUPCAKE WARS."
IT'S REALLY DISAPPOINTING TO BE THE FIRST ONE TO GO HOME.
I HAD SO MANY BIG PLANS FOR THE NEXT ROUNDS,
BUT THIS WAS THE FIRST HUMP AND I DIDN'T PASS IT.
IT'S CRUSHING.
WELL, BAKERS, YOU SURVIVED YOUR FIRST BATTLE WITH THE PIGS.
IT'S TIME FOR THE SECOND LEVEL. IT'S TIME TO GO TO SPACE.
TO GET YOU PUMPED UP, LET'S INTRODUCE YOU
TO THE NEWEST, ANGRIEST BIRDS WHO'LL BE LAUNCHING
THROUGH THE STARS IN "ANGRY BIRDS SPACE."
ANDREW, WHO DO WE HAVE HERE?
WELL, WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO INTRODUCE
THE SIX BIRDS THAT ARE GOING OUT TO SPACE.
I THINK THE REAL STARS OF THE SHOW--
THE ICE BIRD, FOR SURE,
AND THE ONE YOU'RE CLOSEST TO, THE LASER BIRD.
ALL RIGHT. BACK TO THE ACTION.
ONLY TWO OF YOU ARE GONNA BE MOVING ON
TO MAKE YOUR 1,000-CUPCAKE DISPLAY
THAT'LL BE FEATURED AT A PACKED PARTY
FOR THE LAUNCH OF "ANGRY BIRDS SPACE"
AT THE SPACE NEEDLE IN SEATTLE
AND COMPETE FOR A $10,000 PRIZE.
BUT FIRST, YOU GOTTA PROVE YOURSELF IN THIS ROUND.
WE WANT YOU TO CREATE THREE CUPCAKES
INSPIRED BY THE HIGH-FLYING ACTION OF ALL THE ANGRY BIRDS.
REMEMBER, IN THIS CHALLENGE, 50% OF THE JUDGES' DECISION
WILL BE BASED ON TASTE
AND THE OTHER 50% IS ALL ABOUT PRESENTATION.
YOU'VE GOT 75 MINUTES...
STARTING NOW.
OH, MY GOD.
OH, MY GOSH. OH, MY GOSH. OKAY.
I THOUGHT WE WERE FOR SURE GONE. OKAY.
I KNOW. I KNOW. I KNOW.
IN ROUND 1, I REALLY SCREWED UP.
I HAVE TO IMPRESS THE JUDGES WITH MY ROUND 2 CUPCAKES
OR I'M GOING HOME.
I'M THINKING SPACE.
OKAY.
WHAT WAS THAT POWDERY...
THE ASTRONAUT DRINK. IT'S ORANGE.
YEAH. IT WAS AN ORANGEY FLAVOR.
SO LET'S DO AN ORANGEY CAKE.
OUR FIRST CUPCAKE IS GONNA BE A WHITE-BASED CUPCAKE,
AN ORANGE TANGY PUDDING IN THE MIDDLE,
WITH THE ORANGE POWDER DRINK
THAT WAS MADE FOR THE ASTRONAUTS.
AND WE'RE GONNA TOP IT WITH AN ORANGE BUTTERCREAM.
OUR DECORATION'S GONNA BE THE LITTLE BLUE BIRD
THAT BREAKS GLASS ON "ANGRY BIRDS."
I LOVE THE GREEN. I LOVE THE GREEN NEW BIRD.
MM-HMM.
I LOVE THE GREEN PIGS.
(inhales sharply)
SOMETHING ALIEN?
SOMETHING...
ALIEN.
OUR SECOND CUPCAKE TODAY IS GONNA BE A LIME-INFUSED CUPCAKE.
WE'RE GONNA BE AHEAD AND JUST GLAZE THIS ONE,
KIND OF MAKE IT LOOK ALIEN-LIKE.
WE'RE GONNA TOP THAT WITH THE RED BIRD
AND THE YELLOW BIRD.
THEY DIDN'T LIKE THAT CHOCOLATE. IT WAS TOO HEAVY.
OKAY.
LET'S DO A LIGHTER CHOCOLATE. UM...
OKAY. LIKE THE ONE WE DO AT THE SHOP.
THE TEXAS SODA CUPCAKE.
OKAY. YEAH.
OUR THIRD CUPCAKE'S GONNA BE
OUR TEXAS SODA CUPCAKE. IT'S GONNA BE TOPPED
WITH A COCOA CREAM CHEESE,
AND WE'RE JUST GONNA GO AHEAD
AND PUT THE GOLDEN EGG ON THAT CUPCAKE.
OKAY? READY? LET'S GO.
LET'S NAIL THIS. GO.
GOT IT FIGURED OUT?
I GOT IT.
ROUND 2--50% TASTE, 50% PRESENTATION.
WE LOVE TO DECORATE. WE LOVE TO DO THE WHOLE PRESENTATION.
I'M THINKING, OH, MAN, WE GOT THIS.
WHAT DO YOU THINK? TWO OR THREE BANANAS?
SO MY FIRST CUPCAKE IS A BANANA MOON PIE--
BANANA CUPCAKE FILLED WITH A MARSHMALLOW CREAM,
DIPPED IN A VANILLA CHOCOLATE COATING
AND THEN TOPPED WITH A MARSHMALLOW FROSTING.
FOR THE DECORATION,
WE MADE A CHOCOLATE AND BLACK LICORICE SLINGSHOT.
I'LL DO THE BLUEBERRY COMPOTE. I'LL START THAT, OKAY?
MY SECOND CUPCAKE IS A BLUEBERRY CUPCAKE
FILLED WITH A BLUEBERRY COMPOTE,
FROSTED IN A LEMON BUTTERCREAM,
DECORATED AS THE YELLOW BIRD.
THIS CHOCOLATE CAKE--I REALLY WANT TO MAKE IT EXPLOSIVE,
LIKE SUPER SPICY.
MY THIRD CUPCAKE IS A CHOCOLATE STOUT CUPCAKE
FILLED WITH A CHILI AND CAYENNE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING,
FROSTED WITH A CHOCOLATE STOUT BUTTERCREAM,
AND THEN DIPPED IN A CHILI CAYENNE CHOCOLATE GANACHE.
WE TOP THAT WITH THE RED ANGRY BIRD.
AWESOME!
JUST GONNA POP THAT BACK AWAY.
WHAT DO WE DO?
I DON'T KNOW. LET'S DO WHAT SELLS GOOD ON THE TRUCK.
WHAT'S THAT POWDER DRINK THAT THEY--THAT THEY HAVE IN SPACE?
OH, WE COULD DO THAT AS A BUTTERCREAM.
THAT POWDERED DRINK.
OUR FIRST CUPCAKE THAT WE'RE GONNA DO IS THE CHOCOLATE
WITH THE ORANGE POWDERED BUTTERCREAM FROSTING,
BECAUSE IT WAS THE FIRST DRINK THAT THEY HAD IN SPACE.
TOPPED WITH THE YELLOW ANGRY BIRD DONE IN 3-D.
HOW ABOUT LEMON BASIL? RIGHT? YEAH, LET'S DO IT.
OH, BASIL. BASIL'S GOOD. THAT'S A FRESH FLAVOR.
OUR SECOND CUPCAKE IS OUR LEMON BASIL CUPCAKE
WITH A BLUEBERRY FILLING
AND TOPPED WITH A LEMON CREAM CHEESE FROSTING,
PIPED TO LOOK LIKE A NEST SITTING ON TOP OF THE CAKE
AND THEN SOME BLUEBERRIES PAINTED GOLD.
SO YOU WANNA DO, LIKE, A SPICY RASPBERRY FILLING
WITH THE ALMOND CAKE?
OH, THERE YOU GO.
AND A CHOC--HOW ABOUT A CHOCOLATE FROSTING?
OKAY.
OUR THIRD CUPCAKE IS AN ALMOND CAKE
FILLED WITH A SPICY CAYENNE RASPBERRY FILLING,
TOPPED WITH CHOCOLATE FROSTING,
IN THE SHAPE OF A BLACK BOMB BIRD.
COME ON, FRANKIE. YOU GOTTA PICK IT UP.
I'M COMING. I'M GETTING IT. I'M GETTING IT.
THERE'S SLOW WATER, MAN.
ONE HOUR LEFT!
ONE HOUR. COME ON, FRANKIE.
JENNA, COME ON, LET'S GO.
OH, ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
LET'S GET THAT STUFF IN THE OVEN.
GOT THE MILK. GLUG, GLUG, GLUG, GLUG, GLUG.
WHY AM I MEASURING? IT SHOULD JUST BE GLUG.
(Heather) COME ON. JUST GO. ROLL. ROLL.
RIGHT BEHIND YOU.
IT'S PRETTY, ISN'T IT?
YEAH.
CHOCOLATE'S GOING IN.
ALL RIGHT, CUPCAKES ARE IN.
(singsongy) HERE COMES THE ASTRONAUT JUICE.
IN ROUND 2, I REALLY WANT TO TIE IN SOME SPACE-ORIENTED THINGS.
OUR MAIN ONE BEING THE ORANGE SODA THAT WENT IN SPACE.
OKAY. COME HERE, MICAH.
OKAY. READY?
I WANT YOU TO TASTE THIS.
OKAY.
TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK.
MM.
THAT'S AWFUL. IT'S TOO ARTIFICIAL.
OUR ORANGE BUTTERCREAM WAS WAY TOO HEAVY ON THAT ORANGE POWDER.
I KNOW. TOO MUCH ORANGE POWDER.
YEAH.
WE REALLY NEED IT TO BE NATURAL.
LET'S DUMP IT AND REDO IT. LET'S GO. I'LL DO IT.
WE HAVE TO MAKE THE SAME TASTE A LOT MORE NATURAL.
WE HAVE TO DUMP IT AND START OVER.
THE PIGS ARE AFTER THE EGGS.
THE JUDGES ARE AFTER YOUR CUPCAKES.
30 MINUTES!
30 MINUTES?
JAY, HOW'S THAT MARSHMALLOW FROSTING?
IT'S GETTING THERE. SUGAR'S GOTTA COOK OUT YET.
JASON'S WORKING ON THE MARSHMALLOW FROSTING.
IT'S EGG WHITES THAT YOU HAVE TO WHIP AND WHIP AND WHIP
UNTIL IT GETS FROTHY.
AND THEN YOU HAVE TO CREATE THE SUGAR SYRUP
AND THEN ADD THAT SUGAR SYRUP INTO THOSE EGG WHITES.
IS IT ABOUT READY?
I HOPE SO. IT'S GOING IN.
IT'S A LOT GOING ON WITH THAT FROSTING.
YOU FIND IT?
NO. THAT'S NOT WORKING.
JAY'S WHAT'S WRONG WITH THAT FROSTING?
I DON'T KNOW. IT'S NOT WORKING THOUGH.
IT IS WAY TOO WATERY.
IT'S NOT GETTING TO THAT CONSISTENCY THAT WE NEED.
IT'S NOT GONNA WORK.
IT'S NOT A BANANA MOON PIE
IF IT DOES NOT HAVE MARSHMALLOW FROSTING ON TOP,
AND THIS FROSTING TAKES 15 MINUTES TO MAKE.
LET'S TRY THIS AGAIN.
I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE TIME FOR THIS.
WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF MAJOR TIME, JAY.
RIGHT THERE.
THEY'RE FINISHED!
CHOCOLATE'S DONE.
CUPCAKES COMING THROUGH.
I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND TAKE THE ORANGE OUT.
♪ BEAUTIFUL ♪
PERFECT THAT IS.
LOVE IT.
ABSOLUTELY.
I THINK I GOT ENOUGH TRIANGLES READY.
JAY, YOU ALMOST DONE?
GETTING CLOSE.
(gasps) HE LOOKS ANGRY.
I WANT TO TASTE THIS ONE MORE TIME BEFORE WE PIPE IT.
I REALLY NEED TO FEEL GOOD ABOUT THIS ORANGE FROSTING.
I FEEL GOOD ABOUT IT.
OKAY. OKAY. THAT'S ALL I NEED TO HEAR.
IT TASTES VERY FRESH.
TEN MINUTES!
OH, MY GOODNESS, JAY.
WE HAVEN'T EVEN STARTED OUR DECORATIONS YET.
WHERE DID THE TIME GO? I FELT JUST SICK TO MY STOMACH.
JASON, WE HAVE TO HURRY. SERIOUSLY, I'M FREAKING OUT.
YEAH, SERIOUSLY.
CUT ME SOME EYEBROWS. I NEED SOME EYEBROWS.
GOTTA FINISH UP THIS BIRD. WE GOT TWO MORE TO DO.
IT'S SO BRIGHT AND FUN.
JASON'S TRYING THE MARSHMALLOW A SECOND TIME.
OKAY, THAT'S LOOKING BETTER.
WE GOT IT. IT LOOKS GREAT.
THAT LOOKS MUCH BETTER.
THAT'LL DO.
FIVE MINUTES!
FIVE MINUTES. COME ON. WE GOTTA GET THIS GOING.
IT'S JUST LIKE BACK AT HOME.
THAT'S PRETTY, MICAH. LOOK.
(Jenna) HURRY. HURRY. HURRY.
COME ON. LET'S GO. JUST HIT 'EM ALL.
COME ON. HIT 'EM ALL.
ONE MINUTE!
NUH-UH.
NO WAY. NO WAY.
(Heather) LET'S GO. WE HAVE TO GET THESE ON THE PLATE.
HOW'S THIS? DOES THAT LOOK LIKE A BIRD'S NEST?
YEAH, THAT LOOKS FINE.
WE NEED TO FROST THE BANANAS.
OUR GOLDEN EGGS. LOOK.
TEN, NINE,
EIGHT, SEVEN,
SIX, FIVE,
FOUR, THREE,
TWO, ONE.
TIME'S UP.
YEAH!
WHERE'S MY DECORATIONS?
50% OF PRESENTATION. IT'S NOT THERE.
LOOKING AT THIS PLATE RIGHT NOW,
I FEEL LIKE WE'RE TOTALLY GOING HOME.
(sighs)
BAKERS, WE ASKED FOR THREE CUPCAKES
INSPIRED BY THE HARROWING SPACE ADVENTURES OF THE ANGRY BIRDS.
LET'S SEE WHAT OUR JUDGES HAVE TO SAY. HOW'S IT GOING, FRANKIE?
GOOD.
WHAT YOU GOT?
UH, WE GOT THREE CUPCAKES TODAY.
WE STARTED WITH OUR CLASSIC CHOCOLATE CAKE
WITH, UH-- WHEN YOU THINK OF SPACE--
WE DID THAT ORANGE DRINK FROM SPACE.
BUTTERCREAM FROSTING OVER CHOCOLATE CAKE.
SECONDLY, WE DID A LEMON BASIL CAKE
WITH A BLUEBERRY FILLING
AND A LEMON CREAM CHEESE FROSTING.
OUR THIRD CUPCAKE IS AN ALMOND CAKE
WITH AN ANGRY RASPBERRY FILLING,
SPICED WITH A LITTLE CAYENNE,
TOPPED WITH A CHOCOLATE FROSTING
THAT WE MADE LOOK LIKE A CHOCOLATE BLACK BIRD.
WELL, IN TERMS OF YOUR DECORATIONS ON THIS PLATE,
YOUR LASER BIRD WAS DEFINITELY YOUR TOP SCORER.
UNFORTUNATELY, MY BOMB BIRD WAS A BIT OF A BOMB.
BUT YOUR CHOCOLATE CAKE WAS DELICIOUS.
IT WAS PACKED WITH REALLY DARK, RICH CHOCOLATE FLAVOR,
BUT THE TEXTURE WAS STILL INCREDIBLY MOIST AND FLUFFY.
I THINK THE BASIL BLUEBERRY WAS REALLY BRILLIANT.
I THINK YOU DID A GOOD JOB ON THAT.
MY ONLY ADVICE WOULD BE
TRY TO CHOP THE BASIL A LITTLE BIT MORE,
BECAUSE I GOT SOME BIG PIECES OF BASIL.
UNFORTUNATELY, THAT ORANGE SPACE DRINK FROSTING
WAS TOO SPACEY FOR ME.
IT WAS REALLY OUT OF SPACE.
IT TASTES SO MUCH ARTIFICIAL. I'M NOT REALLY FOR IT.
YOU KNOW, WITH THE ANGRY BIRDS GOING UP INTO SPACE,
I WAS EXPECTING SOMETHING OUT OF THIS WORLD,
AND I GOTTA SAY, I WASN'T DISAPPOINTED AT ALL.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, FRANKIE.
HELLO, BUFFY.
HI. I STARTED WITH THE SPACE DRINK.
(laughs)
I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE EXCITED.
(laughs)
(Florian) WE JUST LOVE IT.
WHOO-HOO!
SO... BUT ONE THING THAT I DID WAS
I DID BRING IN SOME NATURAL FLAVORS,
THREW IN SOME ORANGE ZEST, SOME FRESH ORANGE JUICE.
AND THEN I WENT WITH A TEXAS CHOCOLATE SODA CUPCAKE.
THE SPACE PROGRAM IS BASED IN TEXAS,
AND I WANTED TO REALLY SHOUT, "HEY, Y'ALL, I'M FROM TEXAS."
SO IT HAS A TEXAS SODA IN IT.
IT'S TOPPED WITH A COCOA CREAM CHEESE AND A GOLDEN EGG.
MY LAST CUPCAKE IS A LIME-INFUSED CUPCAKE
WITH A LIME GLAZE WITH TWO OF MY FAVORITE ANGRY BIRDS ON TOP.
I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT ON TARGET WITH THE DECORATION,
UH, TYING IT TO THE GAME,
BUT I'M HAVING SOME ISSUES WITH, UH, YOUR CUPCAKE.
THIS LIME CAKE--
IT WAS VERY, VERY DENSE.
I HAVE TO SAY, IT MADE MY STOMACH ANGRY.
IRONICALLY, FOR ALL OF OUR TALK ABOUT THE ORANGE SPACE DRINK,
THIS ACTUALLY WAS MY FAVORITE CUPCAKE ON THE PLATE.
YOU REALLY COMMITTED TO THE ORANGE, BUT AS YOU SAID,
YOU ADDED IN SOME OTHER NATURAL FLAVORS,
BUT THE BAD NEWS IS THE OTHER TWO CUPCAKES--
THE CHOCOLATE CUPCAKE-- VERY DRY AND SPONGY.
THE LIME CUPCAKE--
THERE'S JUST SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE RECIPE.
IT HAS THE TEXTURE OF--OF A SOURDOUGH BREAD.
THANK YOU, BUFFY.
JENNA, HOW'S IT GOING?
HI. GOOD.
TELL US ABOUT YOUR TRIO OF BIRDS.
OKAY. WHAT WE HAVE HERE--IT'S OUR CHOCOLATE STOUT CUPCAKE
FILLED WITH A CAYENNE AND CHILI CREAM CHEESE FROSTING,
TOPPED IN A CHOCOLATE STOUT BUTTERCREAM,
AND THEN DIPPED IN A CHILI CAYENNE CHOCOLATE GANACHE,
AND WE DID THE NEW RED SPACE BIRD.
AND THEN IN THE MIDDLE IS OUR BANANA MOON PIE.
SO IT'S OUR BANANA CUPCAKE FILLED WITH A MARSHMALLOW CREAM,
DIPPED IN A WHITE CHOCOLATE COATING,
AND SOME OF YOU HAVE
OUR CHOCOLATE AND BLACK LICORICE SLINGSHOT.
THEN OUR LAST CUPCAKE IS OUR BLUEBERRY LEMON.
IT'S TO REPRESENT THE BLUE BIRD INSIDE.
IT'S A BLUEBERRY CUPCAKE FILLED WITH A BLUEBERRY COMPOTE
AND A LEMON ZEST BUTTERCREAM,
AND THEN DECORATED LIKE THE YELLOW ANGRY BIRD,
HALFWAY. (chuckles)
WELL, YOU'RE THE LAST IN A ROUND THAT HAS BEEN VERY STRONG
IN TERMS OF DECORATION.
AND THIS IS REALLY SORT OF A-A CRUDE RED BIRD HERE I HAVE,
AND AN UNFINISHED YELLOW BIRD OVER HERE.
I WILL SAY YOUR SLINGSHOT WAS REALLY CLEVER.
I LOVE HOW YOU INCORPORATED LICORICE
INTO THE ELASTIC-Y PART OF IT. AND I THOUGHT
TWO OUT OF THREE OF THESE CUPCAKES WERE PRETTY GREAT.
MY ONE BIG NO ON THIS PLATE WOULD BE THE LEMON BLUEBERRY.
I COULDN'T TELL WHERE THE FILLING BEGAN
OR WHERE IT ENDED.
IT WAS LIKE LEMON FROSTING ON TOP OF BLUEBERRY FILLING.
THERE WAS LITERALLY NO CAKE.
THE CAKE WAS VERY DENSE. IT DIDN'T RISE THAT MUCH,
AND THE FROSTING WAS DEFINITELY TOO SWEET.
I HAVE TO SAY THAT THAT BANANA MOON PIE
TOOK ME TO THE MOON.
I PICTURE MYSELF ON THE SLINGSHOT
WAITING FOR LIFTOFF.
IT WAS SERIOUSLY DIVINE.
THE FEATHERS ON TOP WITH THE CHOCOLATE
MADE ME LAUGH AS SOON AS I SAW IT.
I THOUGHT YOU JUST GOT THAT PERFECTLY RIGHT.
THANK YOU, JENNA. ALL RIGHT, BAKERS,
WE'RE GONNA GIVE OUR JUDGES A CHANCE TO CHAT.
WE WILL BRING YOU BACK IN A FEW. THANKS.
(Jenna) I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE,
LIKE, WHAT THEY'RE THINKING RIGHT NOW,
LIKE, WELL, "NO DECORATIONS ON THESE. SHE'S DONE."
IF THEY SENT ME HOME RIGHT NOW, I WOULD BE HEARTBROKEN.
I WOULD BE VERY UPSET.
I REALLY FEEL LIKE IT'S BETWEEN JENNA AND I RIGHT NOW.
I'M SCARED TO DEATH THAT I'M GONNA GO HOME.
BAKERS, YOU WERE ASKED TO CREATE THREE CUPCAKES
WITH FLAVORS AND DECORATION HONORING THE ENTIRE ARRAY
OF "ANGRY BIRDS," FROM THE ORIGINAL GAME,
ALL THE WAY TO SPACE.
BUFFY, THE JUDGES LOVED LOOKING AT YOUR CUPCAKES.
THEY JUST DIDN'T LOVE EATING 'EM.
JENNA, CANDACE POINTED OUT THAT YOUR BLUEBERRY CUPCAKE
HAD SO MUCH FILLING SHE COULDN'T TELL WHERE IT ENDED
AND THE CAKE BEGAN.
BUT THE JUDGES THOUGHT YOU HIT THE TARGET
WITH YOUR OTHER TWO FLAVORS.
AS FOR YOUR DECORATIONS, THEY WERE NOT AS GOOD,
ESPECIALLY THE ONES THAT WEREN'T THERE.
BUT THEY STILL SHOWED PROMISE.
YOU'LL BE MAKING MORE CUPCAKES TODAY.
UNFORTUNATELY, BUFFY, YOU WON'T.
YOU'RE DONE IN THE CUPCAKE WAR.
THANK YOU.
THANKS.
I WORKED SO HARD AND CAME ALL THIS WAY.
I'M SO DISAPPOINTED IN MYSELF. I JUST WANT TO CRY.
FRANKIE, JENNA, CONGRATULATIONS, GUYS.
TWO BAKERS DOWN. ONE LAST ROUND TO GO.
THOUSANDS OF RABID FANS WILL BE CELEBRATING THE LATEST RELEASE
OF ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR MOBILE GAMES IN THE WORLD,
"ANGRY BIRDS SPACE,"
SO EACH OF YOU ARE GONNA CREATE A 1,000-CUPCAKE DISPLAY
THAT'LL SERVE AS THE CENTERPIECE
FOR THIS AMAZING EVENT.
OF COURSE YOU'LL ALSO WALK AWAY WITH $10,000.
NOW WE KNOW YOU CAN'T ACCOMPLISH ALL THIS ALONE,
SO WE'RE GIVING EACH OF YOU
A MASTER CARPENTER TO HELP YOU BUILD.
WHAT'S UP, DUDES?
HOW ARE YA?
YOU ALSO GET FOUR BAKING ASSISTANTS EACH
TO HELP YOU IN ANY WAY YOU MAY NEED.
WHAT'S UP, LADIES?
WHEN THE TIME IS UP, OUR JUDGES WILL EVALUATE YOU
BASED ON HOW YOUR CUPCAKES TASTE
AS WELL AS HOW YOU PUT EVERYTHING TOGETHER
INTO ONE AMAZING PRESENTATION.
THIS IS THE FINAL ROUND.
YOU'VE GOT TWO HOURS ON THE CLOCK STARTING NOW.
ROUND 3, BABY. LET'S DO THIS.
YAY! OKAY. OKAY. OKAY.
YEAH. ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO. LET'S GO.
WE HAVE TO KICK IT IN FULL GEAR HERE.
I CAME HERE TO WIN.
FOR THIS DISPLAY, WE HAVE TO GO HUGE,
SO I'M THINKING, LIKE, A CUPCAKE TOWER IN THE CENTER,
A GIANT MOON, A SLINGSHOT.
LIKE BIRDS OFF-- COMING OFF THAT MOON.
ROCKET BASES. OTHER TOWERS COMING UP HERE.
SO IT'S KINDA, LIKE, CREATING THIS, LIKE, PYRAMID-LIKE EFFECT.
IS THAT CRAZY? BUT THEN CAN I DO SOMETHING ELSE?
NO. I JUST--I GOTTA CATCH MY BREATH. HOLD ON A SEC.
WE NEED TO WOW 'EM WITH THE DISPLAY, SO LET'S GO BIG.
CAN WE DO LIGHTS? IF WE COULD DO LIGHTS, LIKE...
YEAH, PUT SOME LIGHTS IN THERE.
OH, WE HAVE TO HAVE THE SIGN. IT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT SIGN.
I WANT, LIKE, THE "ANGRY BIRDS SPACE" SIGN.
YEAH, TWO HOURS. ABSOLUTELY. THANKS.
HERE'S WHAT WE'RE THINKING. WE DEFINITELY WANT
TO DO THE SPACESHIP,
SO LET'S START WITH THREE PLATFORMS.
WE'LL DO THREE CIRCLES. WE'LL DO A SQUARE ON THE BOTTOM.
AND ON THE TOP, WE WANT TO DO, LIKE, A TRIANGLE.
THE IDEA OF A ROCKET, RIGHT? POINT ON TOP.
EXACTLY. AND ON THE BOTTOM, WE WANT TO HAVE, LIKE,
SOME BOOSTERS TO MAKE--YEAH, MAYBE MAKE IT IMITATE,
LIKE, AN ACTUAL SPACESHIP TAKING OFF.
OKAY.
I DEFINITELY WANT TO WIN THIS REALLY BAD.
I'M BRINGING EVERYTHING WE GOT TO THIS LAST ROUND.
WE'RE BUILDING A SPACESHIP THAT LOOKS LIKE
IT COULD BE KNOCKED DOWN ON "ANGRY BIRDS."
THERE YOU GO.
I LOVE IT.
ALL RIGHT, MAN.
I'M OUT OF HERE.
GOOD LUCK. APPRECIATE IT.
GOOD LUCK IN HERE, GUYS. I'LL SEE YOU IN A LITTLE BIT.
JAY, I WAS REALLY BUMMED OUT TO HEAR
THAT OUR BLUEBERRY COMPOTE MELTED INTO THE CUPCAKE.
WE NEED TO MAKE SOME CHANGES ON A COUPLE OF CUPCAKES.
CANDACE DID NOT LIKE OUR BLUEBERRY COMPOTE.
WE HAVE TO MAKE IT THICKER.
I NEED TO TRY TO COOK IT DOWN MORE.
AND THEN WE ALSO NEED TO MAKE THAT BLUEBERRY CUPCAKE
A LITTLE LIGHTER.
DO YOU HAVE OUR ASSISTANT ON BACON?
I DO. SHE'S DOING A FABULOUS JOB.
AND THEN WITH OUR BACON CUPCAKE,
WE NEED TO AMP UP THAT BACON EVEN MORE.
(Jenna) HOLY MOLY! THAT'S A LOT OF BACON!
WE HAVE TO GO STRONG. WE HAVE TO WIN THIS.
WHOA. THAT'S A LOT OF BACON. LOOKS GREAT.
WE GOTTA MAKE SOME CHANGES TO OUR CUPCAKE IN ROUND 3 HERE.
SO WE REALLY, REALLY, REALLY NEED TO GET, LIKE,
AS MOST ZEST OFF HERE AS WE CAN GET.
FLORIAN GAVE US SOME NOTES THAT HE DIDN'T LIKE
THE ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR OF THE POWDERED DRINK,
SO WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO TO CHANGE THAT UP IS COME
WITH A FRESH ORANGE ZEST WHICH SHOULD, UH, LIVEN THINGS UP.
LET'S GET THIS BASIL NICE AND FINE, OKAY?
OKAY.
YOU HEARD WHAT FLORIAN SAID BEFORE.
FLORIAN ALSO GAVE US A NOTE ON THE LEMON BASIL CUPCAKE
THAT WE HAD TO CHOP THE BASIL FINER,
SO WE JUST HAD TO GET THAT DRIED AND CHOPPED.
WE GOTTA FIX THIS. I WANT THIS REALLY, REALLY BAD.
I WANT TO WIN THIS THING.
CHECK THE SIZE. IS IT GOOD?
OH, MUCH BETTER. MUCH BETTER.
BAKERS, 90 MINUTES!
90 MINUTES, GUYS. COME ON. LET'S ROCK.
OH, MY GOSH.
LET'S GET THESE CUPCAKES IN THE OVEN, OKAY?
IT'S GONNA BE GREAT. YOU WATCH AND SEE.
BANANA'S GOING IN.
HEATHER, CHOCOLATE'S GOING IN, OKAY?
HEY, HOW DO YOU THINK THAT CARPENTER'S DOING?
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THESE?
THOSE ARE COOL.
YEAH. SPACE LIGHTS FROM THE PROP SHOP. ARE YOU NERVOUS?
I DON'T NEED SPACE LIGHTS.
YEAH, GOOD STYROFOAM.
THIS BIRD IS ABOUT TO BECOME VERY ANGRY.
(timer dings)
JUSTIN.
WAIT. WAIT. WAIT.
WHAT?
(bird squawks)
(clears throat) ONE HOUR.
JASON, ONE HOUR! THAT'S IT!
COME ON. HALFWAY TO THE FINISH LINE.
GET ON THEM DECORATIONS.
ALL RIGHT, I NEED THOSE RED FONDANT BALLS FAST, GUYS.
WHAT'S THE PROBLEM? WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?
YOU GUYS, WE HAVE TO GET THAT FONDANT GOING.
HERE WE GO AGAIN WITH DECORATIONS.
IT IS KILLING US RIGHT NOW.
LAST TIME WE DID NOT HAVE DECORATIONS ON OUR CUPCAKES.
YEAH, THIS HAS GOTTA HAPPEN QUICKLY.
WE HAVE TO, HAVE TO, HAVE TO.
I THINK WE DEFINITELY BIT OFF
MORE THAN WE COULD CHEW WITH THESE SLINGSHOTS.
THEY'RE NOT GETTING DONE FAST ENOUGH.
WE HAVE TO HAVE OUR DECORATIONS. HURRY.
THE JUDGES ARE GONNA BE LOOKING FOR THESE DECORATIONS.
IF WE DO NOT GIVE THEM WHAT THEY WANT HERE, WE'RE DONE.
LAST TIME WE DID NOT HAVE DECORATIONS ON OUR CUPCAKES.
YEAH, THIS HAS GOT TO HAPPEN QUICKLY.
HERE WE GO AGAIN WITH DECORATIONS.
THEY'RE NOT GETTING DONE FAST ENOUGH.
(Justin) BAKERS, 45 MINUTES!
WE'VE GOT 45 MINUTES LEFT. I DIDN'T FINISH IN ROUND 2.
THEY HAVE TO BE HERE FOR ROUND 3.
WE HAVE TO GET THESE DONE.
WE DO. WE HAVE TO HAVE THOSE DECORATIONS.
I'M, LIKE, FREAKING OUT THOUGH.
COME ON, GUYS. WE GOTTA START FROSTING AND DECORATING.
FROST CRAZY.
FROST LIKE CRAZY.
(Heather) COME ON, GUYS.
COME ON, LADIES.
LET'S HUSTLE.
LET'S GET THE FIRE GOING.
(Jason) HOW ARE THEM DECORATIONS COMING OVER THERE, LADIES?
(Heather) WE'RE GONNA NEED TIME
TO PUT THOSE DECORATIONS TOGETHER.
ALL RIGHT.
(Jenna) HURRY. HURRY. HURRY.
JASON, OH, MY GOSH. JAY, LOOK AT THE STANDS.
LOOK AT THAT.
IT'S AWESOME.
LOOK AT THE BIRDS.
LOOK AT THE TOWERS. YOU GOT THE ROCKETS.
SWEET! SWEET!
OH, MY GOSH. LOVE IT.
I AM SO EXCITED. IT IS EXACTLY WHAT I WANT.
YO, HEATHER. LOOK AT THAT DISPLAY. LOOK AT THAT.
HEATHER, CHECK IT OUT. LOOK AT THE JOB THIS GUY DID.
OH.
OH, OFF THE HOOK, MAN.
HE DID A GOOD JOB. IT LOOKS LIKE A ROCKET.
OH, THAT'S--THAT'S SICK.
WOW. LOOK AT WHAT THIS KID MADE. THIS LOOKS PRETTY GOOD.
THIS IS--KINDA EMULATES
THE ROCKET THAT I WAS LOOKING FOR.
IT'S EVEN GOT THE BOOSTERS AND EVERYTHING.
JAY, JAY, JAY. LOOK AT THEIR STAND. THAT'S PRETTY COOL.
LOOK AT THEIR STAND. IT'S PRETTY COOL.
OKAY.
BAKERS, THIS IS IT. TEN MINUTES!
TEN MINUTES, GUYS. COME ON.
OH, MY GOSH. OKAY. YOU GUYS, CAN YOU START LOADING?
JUST RANDOMLY. JUST GET 'EM ON THERE.
HOW YOU GUYS DOING? HURRY PLEASE.
JUST GO, GO, GO.
(Heather) FRANKIE, COME ON. LET'S START LOADING.
START LOADING, FRANKIE.
COME ON. LET'S JUST GET IT ON THERE.
SHOW THEM WHAT NEW YORK CAN DO. COME ON.
WE GOT IT.
(Jenna) COME ON, YOU GUYS. WE GOTTA WIN THIS.
THIS IS SO IMPORTANT.
(Jason) JUST LOAD THESE UP.
COME ON. WE CAN DO THIS. HURRY. HURRY.
OH, MY GOD, YOU GUYS. TIME IS RUNNING OUT.
(Heather) COME ON. LET'S GO.
COME ON, GUYS.
WE GOT A LOT TO DO.
COME ON. I WANT OCTOPUSES UP HERE. EIGHT ARMS. LET'S GO.
ONE MINUTE!
NO WAY. YOU GUYS, HURRY. HURRY.
COME ON, GUYS. GET 'EM IN THERE. LET'S FILL IT UP.
THIS IS CRAZY.
MAKE SURE WE GET THESE NICE BIRDS RIGHT IN THE FRONT, OKAY?
TEN, NINE,
EIGHT, SEVEN,
SIX, FIVE,
FOUR, THREE,
TWO, ONE. TIME IS UP!
HIGH FIVES, GUYS. COME ON. COME ON. COME ON.
WHERE'S MY HIGH FIVE?
HIGH FIVES FOR B.K., BABY.
ALL RIGHT.
WE DID IT.
CUPCAKE MAKERS, IN THIS FINAL ROUND,
YOU WERE ASKED TO CREATE A 1,000-CUPCAKE DISPLAY
TO CELEBRATE THE LAUNCH OF "ANGRY BIRDS SPACE."
FRANKIE, START IT OFF. TELL US ABOUT YOUR DISPLAY.
WHAT WE HAVE HERE BEHIND ME IS
OUR ROCKET SHIP TAKING OFF INTO OUTER SPACE.
WE ARE TRYING TO EMULATE THE FEEL OF A SPACESHIP.
WE STARTED OFF WITH THE SQUARE BASE,
THREE ROUND PLATFORMS,
AND THE TOP COMING TO A POINT LOOKING LIKE A ROCKET SHIP.
THE BOTTOM OF THE DISPLAY ALSO HAD SOME BOOSTERS ON IT
TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE IT WAS TAKING OFF.
WE TOOK SOME NOTES.
THE CHOCOLATE ORANGE CUPCAKE,
WE WENT TO A NA-- MORE OF A NATURAL FLAVOR,
USING SOME ORANGE ZEST TO ENHANCE THE ACTUAL FLAVOR.
AND ON THE LEMON BASIL WITH THE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING,
WE CHIFFONADED AND CHOPPED THE BASIL REALLY, REALLY, WELL,
AND IT WAS INCORPORATED BETTER INTO THE CUPCAKE.
JENNA, TELL US ABOUT YOUR DISPLAY.
OUR DISPLAY HERE IS OUR TAKE ON THE ANGRY BIRDS IN REAL LIFE.
SO WE CREATED ROCKET BASES.
WE HAVE FOUR SEPARATE ROCKETS GOING UP TO THE MOON.
WE HAVE OUR ANGRY BIRDS TOPPING THE ROCKET TOWERS.
WE HAVE ANGRY BIRDS FLYING AROUND THE MOON
AND THE SLINGSHOT ON THE MOON.
OF COURSE WE WANTED TO BRING IN SOME LIGHTS
FOR THAT FUN GAME, SPACEY FEEL.
WE DID MAKE SOME REVISIONS ON THE CUPCAKES.
WE MADE OUR BLUEBERRY COMPOTE THICKER,
AND THAT BLUEBERRY CUPCAKE IS ACTUALLY FLUFFIER.
AND THEN OUR BACON CUPCAKE, YOU HAVE BACON.
LOTS OF BACON NOW IN THAT CUPCAKE.
ENJOY. THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT, BAKERS. GREAT WORK. IT'S BEEN QUITE A DAY.
WE'RE GONNA LET OUR JUDGES CHECK OUT YOUR DISPLAYS,
AND THEN WE WILL BRING YOU BACK FOR THE FINAL DECISION. THANKS.
(Jenna) IF WE WON "CUPCAKE WARS" TODAY,
THAT WOULD BE HUGE FOR OUR BUSINESS.
WE HAVE OUR CUPCAKE TRUCK.
$10,000 WOULD BE A HUGE, LIKE, HELP IN OPENING UP A STOREFRONT.
(Frankie) I DEFINITELY WANT TO WIN THIS REALLY BAD.
WE PUT A LOT OF WORK,
A LOT OF EFFORT, A LOT OF TIME INTO GETTING HERE,
BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY,
THE BEST MAN TAKES HOME THE CAKE.
LET'S TALK ABOUT FRANKIE'S, UH, SPACESHIP DISPLAY HERE.
HE HAS REALLY BEEN DELIVERING
GREAT CUPCAKES ALL DAY, VERY CONSISTENTLY.
THE ONE PROBLEM WE HAD REALLY WAS THE ORANGE BUTTERCREAM
ON TOP OF HIS CHOCOLATE CUPCAKE.
AND WE JUST GOT A CHANCE TO TASTE HIS REVISIONS,
AND WITH THE ORANGE ZEST, IT TASTES GREAT.
HIS DISPLAY IS VERY SIMPLE, CLEAN,
AND NOT OVERDONE, AND I LIKE THAT.
I LIKE THE FACT THAT THEY FOCUS SO *** THE LASER BIRDS,
WHICH IS THE KEY ICON OF THE "ANGRY BIRDS SPACE" GAME.
I THINK I'D LIKE TO HAVE SEEN
A LITTLE BIT MORE SPACE IN THE STRUCTURE.
IT'S AMAZING THAT AFTER SO MANY SHOWS,
THAT SOME CONTESTANTS KEEP DOING NO BRANDING AT ALL.
IT'S HARD TO SEE THAT IT'S FOR "ANGRY BIRDS."
(Candace) MM-HMM.
SO JENNA OVER HERE GAVE US A GREAT DISPLAY.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
YOU KNOW, JENNA TOOK US
ON A LITTLE BIT OF A ROLLER-COASTER RIDE
ALL DAY TODAY.
I MEAN, I WASN'T PLEASED WITH HER FIRST ROUND FLAVOR,
THEN IN ROUND TWO, SHE WAS MISSING THE DECORATION.
BUT I'M REALLY PLEASED TO SEE THAT IN ROUND 3,
SHE PULLED IT ALL TOGETHER.
ALL THE DECORATIONS ARE REALLY CHARMING.
I THINK THEY REALLY HIT JUST THE RIGHT "ANGRY BIRDS" NOTE.
I SEE HAVE THE TASTE IN MY MOUTH OF THIS BANANA MOON PIE.
IT WAS JUST AMAZING.
I WAS VERY PLEASED WITH IT.
(Andrew) I REALLY LOVE THE SLINGSHOT.
I THINK SHE DID A REALLY NICE JOB ON THAT.
ANDREW, ANYTHING SHE COULD'VE IMPROVED UPON?
THE BIRDS THAT SHE'S FEATURED IN THE DISPLAY
DON'T COME FROM SPACE.
THEY'RE FROM THE CLASSIC GAME.
FLORIAN, HER BLUEBERRY CUPCAKE IN ROUND 2--
CANDACE, YOU SAID IT WAS KIND OF A MESS.
MM-HMM.
SO WHAT'D YOU THINK OF THE TWEAKS?
THE CAKE KIND OF DIDN'T RISE AT ALL.
(Candace) MM-HMM.
THIS TIME THE CAKE IS PRETTY HIGH.
AND SHE THICKENED THE COMPOTE SO IT REMAINED
WHERE IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE AS OPPOSED TO
JUST LEAKING OUT TO ALL THE OTHER AREAS OF THE CAKE.
MM-HMM.
ALL RIGHT, JUDGES, DO WE HAVE A WINNER?
MM-HMM.
OKAY. LET'S BRING 'EM BACK.
BAKERS, IN THIS FINAL CHALLENGE, YOU WERE ASKED TO CREATE
A 1,000-CUPCAKE DISPLAY IN HONOR OF THE LATEST INSTALLMENT
OF THE WORLDWIDE MOBILE GAMING PHENOMENON "ANGRY BIRDS SPACE."
FRANKIE, YOU'VE BEEN WOWING THE JUDGES ALL DAY
WITH YOUR DECORATIONS
AND THE BOLD FLAVORS OF YOUR CUPCAKES,
AND YOU BROUGHT IT ALL TOGETHER
IN AN IMPRESSIVE, CLEAN DISPLAY DESIGN.
AND, JENNA, THE JUDGES FELL IN LOVE
WITH YOUR MOON PIE CUPCAKE EARLIER,
AND IN THIS ROUND, THEY FINALLY GOT A LOOK
AT THE REST OF YOUR DECORATIONS, AND TO SAY THE LEAST,
THEY WERE IMPRESSED BY YOUR FUN SENSE OF INVENTION.
IN THE END, THE JUDGES FELT THAT ONE OF YOU TRULY CAPTURED
WHAT "ANGRY BIRDS" IS ALL ABOUT TODAY,
AND YOUR FLAVORS, DECORATIONS, AND TOTAL PRESENTATION
WILL GET THE PARTY STARTED IN SEATTLE
IN JUST THE PERFECT WAY.
CONGRATULATIONS...
JENNA. YOU'RE THE WINNER OF "CUPCAKE WARS"!
AAH!
(laughs)
WE DID IT.
AS A COMPETITOR, I FEEL A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED.
WE WORKED SO HARD TO GET HERE. WE PUT SO MUCH EFFORT INTO THIS.
BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY,
THE BEST MAN TAKES HOME THE CAKE.
(both laughing)
WE DID IT.
(Jenna) OH, MY GOD! I'M SO EXCITED.
ALL THAT HARD WORK AND...
(sighs) ALL THAT FROSTING PAID OFF.
LET'S GET YOU GUYS TO SEATTLE.
I'VE NEVER BEEN TO SEATTLE. SUPER EXCITED TO EVEN GO THERE.
AND THEN TO PRESENT OUR CUPCAKES AT THIS AWESOME EVENT...
"ANGRY BIRDS." HERE WE ARE. WE WON.
WE ARE. WE WON. THIS IS HUGE FOR OUR BUSINESS.
WE WON. I KNOW.
THIS IS GONNA BE SO MUCH FUN.
VERY DELICIOSO.
IT'S REALLY GOOD.
I AM THE HAPPIEST I THINK I'VE EVER BEEN.
$10,000. WE REALLY, REALLY WANT TO HAVE A STOREFRONT.
THIS IS HUGE FOR THE SWEET DIVINE.
(Jason) GO FOR THE BACON ONE.
(mouth full) OH, MY GOODNESS.
THESE ARE GOOD.
IT'S REALLY GOOD.
WOW.
(Jenna) I'M SO EXCITED THAT WE WON.
WE'RE THE CUPCAKE ROCK STARS NOW OF ST. LOUIS. (laughs)
OOH. YEAH.