EPISODE #1: Spring ColorBurst 10 To Start.
HOST: New Host - Ali Khan.
JUDGES:
1. Nancy Fuller,
2. Duff Goldman,
3. Lorraine Pascale.
PRIZE: $50,000 + Title.
PLAYERS (10)
1. MICHELLE KAISER Bakery Owner Blair, NEBRASKA
2. CRISTINA VASQUEZ Pastry Cook (Cuba) Fair Lawn, NEW JERSEY
3. AARON McINNIS Home Baker Newfoundland, CANADA
4. DEEPAL PATEL Sr. Pastry Chef Kansas City, MISSOURI
5. CALEB FISCHER Chef de Cuisine Auburn, ALABAMA
6. RUBY BLOCH Pastry Chef New Orleans, LOUISANA
7. NACHO AGUIRRE Bakery Owner (husband Susana S-2) San Antonio, TEXAS
8. JESSICA DUGGAN Home Bakery Owner Puyallup, WASHINGTON
9. HEATHER WONG Pastry Chef Los Angeles, CALIFORNIA
10. ANDREW BELEN " " Waukegan, ILLINOIS
PRE-HEAT CHALLENGE - 90 minutes Making Fruit Forward Mini Tie-Dye Cheesecakes. Grab a fruit to feature in your cheesecakes.
WINNER - Cristina - won an advantage.
MAIN HEAT CHALLENGE - 2 hours to make Ombre Cakes but Naked Ombre Cakes and combine fresh herbs in the cakes. Grab a herb to determine what color & herb you will be using.
CRISTINA'S ADVANTAGE - choosing first.
TWIST - Use 3D Chocolate in your cake.
JUDGING:
TOP 3 - Nacho, Deepal & Aaron.
WINNER - Aaron.
SAFE - Caleb, Heather, Jessica, Andrew & Ruby.
BOTTOM 2 - Michelle & Cristina.
ELIMINATED: Michelle.
EPISODE #2: Blooming Delicious. 9 Left.
START OFF - The Bakers entered the kitchen and saw a floral display.
PRE-HEAT CHALLENGE - Creating Flower Arrangement out of cupcakes in 90 minutes.
WINNER - Cristina.
MAIN HEAT CHALLENGE - Garden Glazing Balls.
- In two hours create edible mirror glazed glazing balls.
CRISTINA'S ADVANTAGE - is a gift basket of decorating tools.
TWIST - Must add an edible Garden Gnome.
JUDGING:
TOP 2 - Aaron & Ruby.
WINNER - Ruby.
SAFE - Deepal, Cristina, Heather, Caleb & Nacho.
BOTTOM 2 - Jessica & Andrew.
ELIMINATED: Andrew.
EPISODE #3: A Perfect Spring Day. 8 Left.
START OFF - The Bakers are already in the kitchen.
PRE-HEAT CHALLENGE - Team & Mini Pies.
- 90 minutes to create one dozen Mini Pies. Grap a Pie tin to find your partner & pie filling.
Ruby & Nacho - Cream Aaron & Cristina - Fruit
Caleb & Heather - Nuts Deepal & Jessica - Custard.
WINNER - Ruby & Nacho - won an advantage.
MAIN HEAT CHALLENGE - Same Team.
- 90 minutes Create your own dessert using the ingredients found in the picnic basket. Can't make the same dessert as your partner.
RUBY & NACHO'S ADVANTAGE - is a 10-minute head start
Ruby & Nacho got - Peaches, Potato Chips & Salami.
Caleb & Heather - Bell Peppers, Cucumbers & Yogurt Dip
Deepal & Jessica - Olives, Watermelon & Prosciutto
Aaron & Cristina - Breadsticks, Goat Cheese & Mushrooms.
TWIST - Ice Cream to compliment your dessert.
JUDGING:
TOP 2: Heather & Caleb.
WINNER - Caleb.
SAFE - Cristina, Aaron, Jessica & Ruby.
BOTTOM 2 - Nacho & Deepal.
ELIMINATED - Deepal. - too many Olives.
(My Opinion - Ruby thinks she is the winner & Jessica always look like she is crying)
EPISODE #4: Spring Eggspressions. 7 Left.
START OFF - The 7 Bakers entered the Kitchen.
PRE-HEAT CHALLENGE - Eggs or Pate a Choux.
- Create a pastry that uses a lot of eggs. One dozen Springtime eclairs. There are seven eggs hidden around the kitchen which will tell them what theme
they have. In 90 minutes.
Aaron - Sunshine Ruby - Spring Greens Heather - Honeybees Nacho- Rainbows
Jessica - Wild Flowers Caleb - Palm Trees Cristina - Cherry Blossoms.
WINNER - Cristina - won an advantage.
MAINHEAT CHALLENGE - 2 hours to Create edible-filled baskets with two different types of baked treats & one must be hard-boiled eggs.
CRISTINA'S ADVANTAGE- do not have to use the hard-boiled eggs.
TWIST - Jelly Bean.
JUDGING -
TOP 2 - Nacho & Caleb.
WINNER - Caleb.
SAFE - Aaron, Ruby & Cristina.
BOTTOM 2: Heather & Jessica.
ELIMINATED - Jessica.
EPISODE #5: Berrylicious. 6 Left.
START OFF - The 6 Bakers are in the kitchen seeing a "Bake Shop".
PRE-HEAT CHALLENGE - Tiny Desserts.
- In 1 hour turn your chosen berries into one dozen Berry Tiny Desserts.
HEATHER - Blueberry CALEB - Golden Berry NACHO - Blackberry
RUBY - Huckleberries CRISTINA - Raspberries AARON - Strawberry.
WINNER - Ruby - won an advantage.
MAIN HEAT CHALLENGE - Use a different berry than the Pre-Heat Challenge to make a patterned rolled cake in 2 hours.
RUBY'S ADVANTAGE - 10 minutes help from Jordon Pilarski, Winner Season 3.
CALEB - Huckleberry RUBY - Golden Berry HEATHER - Strawberry
AARON - Blueberry NACHO - Raspberry CRISTINA - Blackberry
TWIST - one half dozen pattern cookies that match your cake.
JUDGING:
TOP 2 - Heather & Nacho
WINNER - Nacho.
SAFE - Caleb & Aaron.
BOTTOM 2 - Ruby & Cristina.
ELIMINATED: Ruby.
EPISODE #6: Desert Desserts. 5 Left.
START OFF - The 5 Bakers are in the kitchen.
PRE-HEAT CHALLENGE - Agave Cactus.
- Create a specific dessert and give it a dessert theme. Agave Syrups only used for 90 minutes. Grab a cactus to find out what dessert you have.
NACHO - Tart CRISTINA - Doughnuts CALEB - Cupcakes AARON - Ice Cream Sandwich
HEATHER - Flourless Cake
WINNER - Cristina.
MAIN HEAT CHALLENGE - Succulent Cakes.
- Must include a dry ingredient in the cakes.
CRISTINA'S ADVANTAGE - assign the dry ingredients.
CRISTINA - Pink Peppercorn
ARRON - Caraway Seeds CALEB - Sesame Seeds NACHO - Black Pepper
HEATHER - Aniso Seeds.
TWIST - Must use Prickly Pears.
JUDGING:
TOP 2 - Cristina & Heather.
SAFE - Caleb.
BOTTOM 2 - Aaron & Nacho.
ELIMINATED - Aaron.
EPISODE #7: Seasons Change. 4 Left.
START OFF - The Final Four, Cristina, Caleb, Nacho & Heather arrived in the Kitchen.
PRE-HEAT CHALLENGE - Avocados.
- Four ingredients in the pantry that should get along well with avocados, Chocolate, Lime, Oranges & Ginger. In 1 hour, pair them up in a dessert.
HEATHER - Orange CRISTINA - Chocolate NACHO - Limes CALEB - Ginger.
WINNER - Nacho - won the advantage.
MAIN HEAT CHALLENGE -
- Four Unseasonal items, each has a winter dessert on it that can be spring upon. in 90 minutes.
NACHO'S ADVANTAGE - can trade with anyone.
NACHO - Pecan Pie, HEATHER - Pumpkin Pie, CRISTINA - Bread Pudding, CALEB - Peppermint Swirl Brownies.
Nacho DOES trade with Cristina & takes the Bread Pudding.
TWIST - Must use Coffee.
JUDGING:
TOP & WINNER - Nacho going to the Finale.
SAFE - Cristina.
BOTTOM 2 - Caleb & Heather.
ELIMINATED - Heather.
EPISODE #8: Hidden Beauty 3 Left.
START OFF - The Finale - Nacho, Cristina & Caleb.
PRE-HEAT CHALLENGE - Each of the Bakers must grab two Ugly ingredients and transform them into one beautiful dessert in 90 minutes.
CRISTINA - Jackfruit & Rambutan,
NACHO - Cherimoya & African Melon,
CALEB - Finger Limes & Dragon Fruit.
WINNER - Cristina - won the LAST advantage.
MAI HEAT CHALLENGE - Hidden Beauty.
- Geode Cakes - Must make a Geode Cake and Candy Crystals from scratch.
CRISTINA'S ADVANTAGE - must assign the colors. She picked Blue.
Caleb - Amber Nacho - Purple.
NO TWIST.
THE WINNER IS NACHO $25,000.
He beat his wife.
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