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00:00Christmas truly begins in my house right after Thanksgiving.
00:11I like to decorate my Christmas tree with a different theme every year.
00:16This week, we are stepping up the competition with highly decorative bakes.
00:21Welcome to Baked With Love.
00:30Last week, the teams were challenged to make a pie.
00:35Be a happy pie.
00:36Gaby and Ben struggled.
00:37Our oven was not on.
00:38But redeemed themselves in Challenge 2.
00:41The walnuts are just...
00:43Inda and Arman ended up with a runny filling.
00:46Maybe a hot mess.
00:47While Amy and Sally...
00:49Let's say a little prayer.
00:50...presented a winning pie.
00:52Excellent job.
00:54And Susan and Salman wowed the judges.
00:57You see, now I love that.
00:59As father and son Fabio and Fabio Jr...
01:02Oh, it's so broken.
01:04...were sent home.
01:11Feeling great.
01:12Well rested.
01:13We can go into that oven.
01:15Well, not into that oven, but into that kitchen.
01:17Put some good stuff in the oven.
01:19Hello.
01:20We may look calm on the exterior, but the wheels are always turning in my head.
01:26We're aiming for nothing but the top at this point.
01:28There's no point in trying to be shy.
01:30There is a prize at the end of this, so that's what we're really focused on.
01:35Well, welcome back, bakers.
01:37How are you guys, first of all?
01:38Good.
01:39Good.
01:40This is great.
01:41As you can see, one of our stations is empty.
01:44Sadly, Debbie and Kristen have left the competition due to personal circumstances.
01:49However, the show must go on.
01:52And remember, there's a lot at stake here.
01:55One team of family bakers will walk away with $50,000.
02:01And one of their family recipes will appear in a Hallmark movie.
02:06So are you guys ready to do this again?
02:08Yes.
02:09Woo!
02:10Woo!
02:11I love it.
02:14Today's theme is Deck the Halls.
02:18So now I think it's time to bring in our amazing judges, Anna and Vaughn.
02:23Please join us in the barn.
02:32Hello, lovely.
02:33Feeling festive?
02:34La la la la.
02:35La la la la.
02:36La la la la.
02:38Oh, wait.
02:39Top marks for me, harmony.
02:41Yeah, we harmonized.
02:42High five.
02:43Can't leave me hanging on that.
02:44Our first challenge is called the Holiday Classic.
02:49So, Vaughn, what would you like our contestants to make today?
02:52We want you all to make cookies, specifically sugar cookies.
02:58They need to be fun and festive and transport us to the 25th.
03:03We want you to make single cookies and sandwich cookies.
03:06You can add whatever you want to make it your own.
03:09You know there's going to be a twist to it, right?
03:11We want you to transform these cookies into an edible cookie wreath.
03:17Oh.
03:18It has to be gorgeous and decorative.
03:20And the base has to be a cookie, too.
03:23No.
03:24Yes.
03:25Marco.
03:27You got this.
03:28You have an hour and 30 minutes.
03:31Off you go.
03:32Oh.
03:33Go.
03:34Let's do it.
03:35Oh, wow.
03:36All right, so filling.
03:37It's about to be a party, the mama.
03:39This is peak happiness for me with baking.
03:42My girlfriends come over and we decorate cookies together.
03:44We always do a classic sugar cookie.
03:46So, we're doing a vanilla for the base.
03:48Which we're not so sure about.
03:49Time is of the essence.
03:50Ah!
03:51So, I don't know.
03:54I should be better about this deadline thing.
03:57You know, working, being that I was a former reporter, but...
04:00I was a journalist and also working for an emergency response agency.
04:04So, working under pressure is nothing for me.
04:06I mean, I just sort of kind of just got to get through it.
04:09Yeah.
04:10And I teach.
04:12I know.
04:13I'm sorry.
04:14I'm sorry.
04:15Right there.
04:16That's a lot of personalities.
04:17Youthful personalities in one room.
04:18So, yeah.
04:19You got to be able to manage that as well.
04:21Yeah.
04:22And so, I think, yeah.
04:23So, this is a piece of cake.
04:24No pun intended.
04:25We've got our recipe book over here.
04:27So, we're definitely incorporating flavors that we love at home.
04:30And we're excited to incorporate that.
04:33So, doing some caramel.
04:35But we really need to set aside enough time to decorate.
04:38We want to win.
04:39We want to win this amazing prize money.
04:41We have a baby that's going to be here in a few months.
04:44So, dreaming about their future is really going to be our motivation.
04:47Cookie wreaths.
04:48I love them.
04:49Oh, I'm so excited.
04:50They could be so pretty.
04:51And also, I love cookies.
04:52I love cookies.
04:53Cookies.
04:54But things can go wrong with a cookie.
04:57There's so many things that can go wrong with the recipe.
05:02Too much sugar.
05:03Too much butter.
05:04Too much cheese.
05:05Too much water.
05:06All of that is actually going to make your cookie spread.
05:08Too much flour is going to make it dry and crack.
05:10I want to be wowed with the decoration.
05:14An hour and a half isn't that much time.
05:16Yes.
05:17But I think it's enough time for them to really turn out a good product.
05:22Okay.
05:23We have almond liqueur.
05:25Traditionally, in Italian, to stay true to like our roots.
05:28But, may I fight the mentigato nuovo?
05:31She said she forgot the egg.
05:33I forgot the egg.
05:35The scale is being so weird.
05:37This will not zero.
05:38Oh, do you want me to measure that out for you?
05:41I think I got it.
05:42You got it.
05:43Hi.
05:44How are you feeling?
05:45Feeling good.
05:46Pretty good.
05:47So what's the plan A for today?
05:48We're going to do a little buttercream on some.
05:49And we're thinking of like a sea salted caramel flavor.
05:51The decorations, there will be glitters and metallics.
05:54In our house, we also have a lot of glitter.
05:56My mom does specific themes.
05:58She did peacock feathers one year.
06:00Cool.
06:01Yeah.
06:02I turned to baking out of necessity.
06:05I got sick, and I used to be a pharmacy technician, and I lost my job.
06:12I began baking to help bring in money.
06:15That helped our family during a very hard time.
06:19I began to like it, and I was really good at it.
06:23So it's been awesome.
06:26Oh, my God.
06:27It is a stickier dough.
06:28I can't believe how sticky it is.
06:30We're just going to re-roll it.
06:32I don't like getting stuck.
06:33All right.
06:34I saw some amazing purple dough.
06:36Ube.
06:37Ube is a Filipino sweet potato, right?
06:41Yes.
06:42I'm representing our Filipino culture in a good way.
06:45The judges, I will tell you this, they love when you add a little bit of your personality into it.
06:51For sure.
06:52And I feel like you guys have done that beautifully.
06:56I appreciate that.
06:57You're welcome.
06:58Renee and Sade, les twins.
07:00Hi.
07:01I saw this whiskey on the table.
07:02I said, I'm coming over there.
07:03Our sandwich cookie is going to have a filling that mimics an Old Fashioned.
07:07So we're going to pull in.
07:08I love that.
07:09Okay.
07:10So how are your cookies going to tell the story of your family?
07:13I'm going to try and do a black Santa and like a Mrs. Claus that looks like us.
07:17Representation is really important to us and we all want to be able to see ourselves in the world.
07:21Our mom had a set of little black drummer boys that she got when we were maybe like five or six and she still has them to this day.
07:27I'm very proud of my heritage.
07:29Our roots are in Memphis with all of our extended family and a lot of our traditions of going there for the holidays.
07:35The real pine tree that our grandmother had, tasting things, dancing, music, so many memories.
07:42Halfway through.
07:44Halfway through, bakers.
07:47Okay.
07:48We'll just start cutting out some shapes.
07:51They're all very cute.
07:52So we're excited.
07:53In the oven.
07:54This can go in the top.
07:56Just put all those in the oven.
07:58Oh no.
07:59Our dough is really sticky and we're behind.
08:04It was my fault.
08:05I weighed it but our scale was being really funky.
08:07The flour is so low.
08:08I know.
08:09I just don't think these shapes are going to hold.
08:12So at this point I don't know if we should just scrap it and...
08:16Do what?
08:17I don't think we have time to start a new dough.
08:19I'm worried about the timer strength that we have.
08:23You should talk.
08:25I can talk.
08:28Our dough is not going well and I don't know what we're going to do.
08:34Hi guys.
08:35Hi.
08:36How are you?
08:37I know.
08:38A little overwhelmed.
08:39Something went wrong earlier.
08:40The best thing to do would be genuinely to take a deep breath.
08:42Look at each other and make a plan.
08:44Look at each other.
08:45What do we think?
08:46And make a plan.
08:47Sweaty king.
08:48We've kind of given up in doing cookie shapes.
08:49They're going to be round cookies.
08:50They don't have to be in this shape.
08:52Okay?
08:53Right now in this moment obviously it feels like it's a nightmare.
08:56That's done.
08:57This is the base.
08:58Alright.
08:59Okay.
09:00Thank God for this template though.
09:03Were we supposed to do a sugar cookie circle?
09:06We didn't do it right?
09:07No, we were just using it as a template.
09:09I didn't know we were supposed to make a sugar cookie.
09:12But it does say that.
09:14So, we missed that part.
09:16We're going to have to present without the cookie base.
09:21And hope that maybe the taste and story and design helps us survive.
09:31What did I do wrong?
09:36We were supposed to put it on opposite sides to make it look like a sandwich.
09:39I did?
09:40No.
09:41It was supposed to look like this way.
09:43Yes, mother.
09:44So, our rules will switch.
09:46I'll play the mom in the kitchen and...
09:49I'll be the soup chef.
09:50My soup chef.
09:51No, no, no, no.
09:52You cut it this way.
09:53You know, make a triangle.
09:54Don't cut it on the edge.
09:56So, in that aspect, I'm like, okay.
09:58What's going on here?
09:59How will that be decorated?
10:01So, in Italy, we celebrate St. Nicholas.
10:03Yes.
10:04Which is on the 3rd of December.
10:05Oh.
10:06We put oranges inside of stockings.
10:08So, we wanted to encompass that in our wreath.
10:10Sounds good.
10:12I need more silver.
10:13I need more silver, please.
10:14Marco and Steven, tell me about your cookies.
10:17The flavor profiles are a little bit more like a gingerbread.
10:20Steven's family being German, I wanted to kind of play off of that.
10:23My family, of course, being Latino, we love a good party.
10:26You gotta have some glitter.
10:27Glitter and be gay, huh?
10:28Yeah.
10:29Exactly.
10:30You're doing so good, Mom.
10:32Thank you, Sal.
10:33Hello, ladies.
10:34Is there a story to this?
10:36We're using peppermint extract, and we just like color.
10:39You love color.
10:40And when we have Christmas, I have done things.
10:44But now that the kids are older, too tired, anything goes.
10:49I can totally relate to you, because sometimes you're just too tired to care.
10:54If I could tell my young mother self how I am now, same person, two different expectations.
10:59And now it's just fun and family.
11:02And you know what that sounds like?
11:03What?
11:04Growth.
11:05Growth.
11:06That's a good thing.
11:07As a grandmother of 11, I love Christmas, because watching my grandchildren is very entertaining.
11:15They're all running around being cool.
11:18Greatest gift a parent can have to see their children having children and making them happy
11:24and enjoy Christmas.
11:26We gotta get that in the oven, buddy.
11:28I know.
11:29We're a little behind.
11:30Oh, my God.
11:31I gotta cut.
11:32Oh, you do?
11:33Yeah.
11:34Are you okay?
11:35Ooh!
11:36I'm a little nervous.
11:37I just need a band-aid.
11:38Okay.
11:39How many minutes do you think you got of it?
11:4015 minutes!
11:41I know.
11:4215 minutes left, and we'll see what we can make happen, but you know what?
11:47Our dough is really not workable, and we are running out of time.
11:51Just go slowly, and it should be fine.
11:53Is it dangerous?
11:54Oh, oh, oh, oh.
11:55There will be drama.
11:56Quite a few things have gone wrong for you here, and it just feels so unfair.
12:05Probably about 10 minutes left.
12:07We are really behind.
12:09You almost done, Hany Bear?
12:11Just get it on in there.
12:12Yeah, no going back.
12:14Now start decorating, placing trees.
12:16I'm not being as delicate as I want.
12:19These cookies are too hot.
12:21We've got some in the ovens.
12:22They just need a little longer.
12:23Time, please.
12:24Five minutes.
12:25Five minutes?
12:26Oh.
12:27Freeze be.
12:28Oh, Lord, have mercy.
12:30We're under the gun.
12:31We're under the gun.
12:32We don't have time.
12:33We just gotta get it out.
12:34I love you, but we gotta muscle through it.
12:37Be careful.
12:38This is super hot.
12:39The clock is ticking.
12:40Tick, tick, tick, tock.
12:41We have cookies, but we probably aren't going to be able to get too much together.
12:45How much time is left?
12:46One minute left!
12:47Crunch time.
12:48Horrendous.
12:49Okay, hurry up.
12:5029 seconds.
12:51It's not over until the pregnant lady saves.
12:55Time's up!
12:56Yes!
12:57Oh!
12:58I hear a yes.
12:59It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas.
13:02I'm pretty upset I did that wrong.
13:05I didn't know we had to cut out an actual template on the bottom.
13:08I just didn't know what I didn't know.
13:10I don't think I'm ever gonna bake again.
13:12You know what?
13:13We're not good at surprises.
13:15Now it's time for the judges to taste the cookies.
13:22Armand and Inda, please tell the judges about your cookie wreath.
13:26You have some oven mitts.
13:27Not oven mitts.
13:28Oh, you have some Christmas winter mitts that represent like our outfits and our pajamas
13:35that we always match.
13:36I think what really stands out is the elegant cutting.
13:39It's really clean and crisp.
13:41What's the flavors?
13:42Salted caramel cookie with cookie butter buttercream.
13:47I did get salted caramel and I love the cookie butter.
13:50The cookie is definitely softer than I prefer.
13:52I like a soft cookie.
13:54Do you want to fight it out?
14:00Rosanna and Rosa.
14:01So this is a little almond, a little bit of amaretto, chocolate.
14:06This is a beautifully balanced cookie sandwich.
14:15It's got the tartness from the raspberry.
14:17The chocolate, like, gives a bitterness that I really love.
14:20Also, I love the almond in it.
14:22I think it's delicious.
14:23And it's got gold on it.
14:24Come on.
14:25Versace.
14:26Italian opulence.
14:27I love it.
14:28I love it.
14:29Come on.
14:31Excellent journey.
14:33Good job.
14:34Good job.
14:35Good job.
14:36What's up with the tears today?
14:41Amy and Sally.
14:42It's stunning.
14:43It could go on a door, you know?
14:45But it's going to go on our belly instead.
14:47Tell us about the flavor.
14:48We're from Alabama, and we thought this is a representation of the flavors we love there.
14:52It's got traditional almond cookie icing with a peppermint buttercream.
14:57There's a really good peppermint-balanced flavor in here.
15:02And also, the cook on your cookie is very good.
15:04It held its shape so excellently.
15:07Well, amazing job, ladies.
15:08Thank you all so much.
15:09Thank you very much.
15:10I think I'm gonna steal this one.
15:12Please do.
15:13That looks so good.
15:15Good job, Mom.
15:16Good.
15:17I love you.
15:19Marco and Steven.
15:20We made gingerbread men because we have all nephews.
15:24We now finally have our first little girl in the family.
15:27So, the filet rings gingerbread.
15:30I love the buttercream.
15:31I think it's really delicious.
15:32I might have wanted a little bit more spice, you know?
15:35But love, the glitz, the glam.
15:37If you've got it, wear it.
15:42Salmon and Susan, what inspired your cookie wreath?
15:45Every Christmas, I host, kind of mid-December, a cookie decorating party with my girlfriends.
15:50This wreath is kind of a compilation of the shapes that we have.
15:54Beautiful, but what's the flavors?
15:56We always do a classic sugar cookie.
15:58I'm a bit of a purist with mine.
16:00All right.
16:01So, we have a vanilla.
16:02Buttercream.
16:03I love vanilla.
16:04I'm actually the same as you.
16:05I'm a bit of a purist when it comes to it.
16:06I would say that that ratio of cookie defrosting is maybe a little heavy-handed.
16:09A little much.
16:10But they do look beautiful.
16:14Karen and James, please tell the judges about your cookie wreath.
16:18We put purple food coloring to kind of indicate that it's going to be an ube cookie sandwich.
16:24Ube jam.
16:25I love ube.
16:26I love ube desserts.
16:27I really enjoyed the ube jam in there.
16:30I think it's maybe a little bit rustic around the edges, but it's got this lovely, playful feeling of real Christmas.
16:37Well done.
16:40Great job, guys.
16:43Sade and Renee.
16:44You don't have a cookie base.
16:46What happened there?
16:47We thought the snowflakes kind of served us that.
16:48Okay.
16:49So, we thought we were kind of using the guide just to kind of figure out placement.
16:52But even though we're missing the wreath, I absolutely love your story about representation being a big part of your holiday celebration.
17:00I think that's so important.
17:03It has orange zest, cherries, bourbon to kind of reflect a nice little old fashioned.
17:08Old fashions are our favorite drink.
17:10Oh, amazing.
17:11You chose well.
17:12The flavors are delicious.
17:14I love the orange zest coming through it as well.
17:16But if you'd slowed down and heard the brief, you would have had the reason.
17:23Gabriel and Ben.
17:25It obviously looks very different than what you would have hoped for.
17:29It doesn't look very attractive.
17:31What's the flavors?
17:32Cookie butter.
17:33Almond with homemade caramel sauce.
17:36I mean, your cookie butter spilt out a little bit.
17:39I think maybe it was warm when it went on there.
17:42But the almond in it is delicious.
17:44And also, the thing that really impressed me was that when the chips are down and everything's going wrong, you stayed as a team.
17:50It's still baked with love.
17:51Baked with love.
17:52That was perfect.
17:53And that's what it's all about.
17:54And could we say that you both felt the love?
17:57Absolutely.
17:58Absolutely.
17:59We've put a lot of that in there.
18:00So there's that.
18:01Yeah.
18:02Thank you both.
18:03Thank you, Ben and Gabriel.
18:04Thank you, guys.
18:06You did great.
18:08You all did an amazing job.
18:13Anna, who did you think excelled at this challenge?
18:17I'm so lucky I get this one.
18:20Sally and Amy.
18:21Rosa and Rosanna.
18:23And Inda and Armon.
18:25We really got to taste delicious flavors through your wreaths.
18:30And there was some excellent finesse through them, too.
18:35Top three.
18:36Now, there were some teams that really struggled.
18:42Gabriel and Ben, you know, you shared your fair share of issues.
18:47Maybe just time management, that's probably the biggest note we have.
18:52Renee and Sade, the thing that we ultimately had to dock for was not having the cookie base.
18:58Well, you guys can go back and relax, and we'll see you back for the ultimate festive bake challenge.
19:06I'm not too upset about it because I know that's something that's an easy fix.
19:10We're going to make sure we pay attention for the next challenge and hit all the marks for it.
19:15The way that this bake went, we really need to bring our A game for the second bake this week, or we're going home.
19:23Holy Spirit, activate.
19:25The biggest challenge is making sure that we can get that quintessential Christmas tree shape.
19:30Oh, goodness.
19:31Ready for round two?
19:40Yeah!
19:41Now it's time for the ultimate festive bakes.
19:46Anna, what do they need to do to wow you today?
19:49What we want you to do is a 3D Christmas tree cake.
19:53It's going to be made of sponge, and it's going to be layered.
19:56So we want it to be at least five layers.
19:59So that's going to test your knowledge of sponge, of buttercream.
20:02But above all else, we want them to be festive, decorated, and really tell your story of the holidays.
20:09You have two hours for this challenge, okay?
20:12So make sure every second counts.
20:15Off you go.
20:18Okay.
20:19Go.
20:20Let's do it.
20:21The last challenge, our cookies did not look good.
20:25So we need this to look good.
20:28I knew that was going to happen.
20:30Time for a red light dance party.
20:32Okay, that's it.
20:35All right.
20:36We have a code word when we drive.
20:38If you stop at a red light, and you say red light dance party, and you start dancing, and you go on.
20:44But it's a perfect way of breaking tension.
20:46And it just relieves the stress.
20:47So red light dance party.
20:48Red light dance party.
20:49That's our code word.
20:50This sounded really tricky.
20:52Anytime I hear, like, 3D, I feel like a lot can go wrong.
20:56For any structural thing, especially when it has multiple layers, you really have to focus on your temperature control.
21:02What's crucial is their timing.
21:03Yeah.
21:04You could have a filling and icing.
21:05But if your cake is warm, forget it.
21:07It's going to look like a hot mess.
21:08It's going to melt.
21:09Yeah.
21:10We're going to make this whole batter.
21:12Thyme, that's the biggest issue.
21:14I'm just going to hope for the best here.
21:16Our layer cake is called Don't Stop Bay Leafing.
21:22Basically, don't stop believing in Christmas.
21:26The cake is bay leaf and lemon, and then covered on the sides with sliced almonds.
21:32I just like having herbs and sweet things.
21:35I am a U.S. history professor.
21:37I own over 400 cookbooks in my studio apartment.
21:41You're much more adventurous in your flavor palette than I am.
21:44I am.
21:45I'm very traditional.
21:46I'm very bunched.
21:47Whatever's in the pantry, if it's cinnamon, if it's chocolate, I'm good.
21:51I sifted your flour sauce.
21:54Thanks, baby.
21:55Beautiful.
21:56One and a half of baking soda.
21:58All right.
21:59Amy and Sally, tell me a little bit about your cake today.
22:02Okay, so today our cake is a gingerbread spice sponge, and then we have a bourbon vanilla
22:08buttercream in the middle.
22:10Our Christmas tree is I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas.
22:13My girls love the movie White Christmas.
22:16The one with Bing Crosby.
22:17Yeah, yeah, yeah.
22:18Still do.
22:19Yeah.
22:20And we also dream of a white Christmas in Alabama because that never happens.
22:24It never happens.
22:27Renee, Sade, how's it going?
22:29I feel like that first challenge, we were at odds a little bit.
22:34We feel very vulnerable, but we really want to get this one right because this one's for
22:38a very special person.
22:39For my son, Kamari, he's four years old.
22:42My son goes for it very soon.
22:44This cake features all of Kamari's favorites.
22:47So it has chocolate cake, chocolate chip cookies, and his favorite superheroes.
22:53Christmas means more now that I'm raising a little one to make sure that he's meeting
22:57family and also just having those moments with them as well.
23:01This is actually the longest I've been away from him.
23:03It's really hard being away from them.
23:04Yeah.
23:05But, you know, they need a strong mommy to use as inspiration for when they get older.
23:10Yeah, we're hoping we can make him proud.
23:13Obviously, we've got to deliver.
23:15We have no choice but to get this right.
23:17All right, I'm going to keep working.
23:18Okay, honey bear.
23:19Hello, Ben and Gabrielle.
23:21How's it going?
23:22Tell me about your cake today.
23:24This cake is really a tribute to our baby.
23:26Oh.
23:27So we're calling it Baby.
23:29It's cold outside.
23:30Oh, I love that.
23:32We recently had a gender reveal and we're so excited to find out what baby was in my belly.
23:38We got to see the blue icing inside and just can't wait to have our baby boy this Christmas.
23:43So we're doing some cute little baby blue ornaments to have the Christmas tree decor.
23:49And our cake is delicious.
23:51It's a spice cake from Ben's mom's recipe that she made them a lot growing up.
23:55Yeah, it's a little bit of a nod to the past and the future at the same time, which is pretty fun.
23:59Are we worried about timing?
24:00You know, we struggled a little bit this morning.
24:03We've only got two hours, so we got to get these in the oven and cooled as fast as possible or we're going home.
24:08Baking away, baking away against the clock as everyone is.
24:13The largest cakes will take about 45 minutes or so.
24:16Yes, very tight.
24:17We are very tight on time.
24:19They do their thing.
24:20We'll do, let them do their thing.
24:21We trust them.
24:22We trust the process.
24:23Bye.
24:24Hi, Simone.
24:25Hi, Susan.
24:26Hello.
24:27I see you've got lots of bread here.
24:28What are you guys making?
24:29There's a place near where I grew up that is beautiful at Christmas time.
24:33Yes.
24:34They have these huge like to the ceiling trees that they've decorated.
24:37Wow.
24:38They do lots of like bold colors.
24:39So we're doing a raspberry coconut pink Christmas tree.
24:43It's oh pretty and pink.
24:45In your family home, do you ever do a pink Christmas tree?
24:49No, we aren't traditional with the decor.
24:51Well, we could fantasize with pinks.
24:53Yeah.
24:54I love that.
24:55That's great.
24:56I do love Christmas time.
24:57She loves Christmas so much that we had a December wedding.
25:01And we decided to lean into it.
25:02And for the honeymoon, we decided to explore and find the world's greatest Christmas markets.
25:08I know most people go to the beach after they get married and they're ready to relax.
25:12But she's ready to do more Christmas.
25:14All right.
25:15He's got this.
25:16I've got a lot of things.
25:17They also have to make the filling.
25:18I've tasted enough buttercream icing to rot my teeth.
25:21And then Arman.
25:22Hello.
25:23What do we got going on here?
25:24We have Dutch chocolate cake, cafe con leche, Puerto Viqua style.
25:29There is a peppermint buttercream.
25:30I love it.
25:31Like a peppermint mocha vibe.
25:32Yeah.
25:33And Arman, what are you working on over there?
25:34This right here is going to be the cake topper.
25:36Just another reference to our religion, our faith, and some angels.
25:39That's gorgeous.
25:41I have five kids, and he's the brave one to do this with me.
25:47My mom is definitely an inspiration.
25:49She's pursuing her baking dream, and it's just special being able to, like, just have this experience with her.
25:54Yeah.
25:55Yeah.
25:56So far, so good.
25:57This is going to be the peppermint buttercream.
26:00Is the blade in it?
26:01No.
26:02Wait, turn it off.
26:03Turn it off.
26:04Open it, and then we have to reset it.
26:05How many minutes do we have?
26:07Halfway through.
26:09This is crazy.
26:11Are they coming out clean?
26:13That one's not.
26:14Come on, baby.
26:15Steven, Marco, what's the cake that you're going to make?
26:18Uh, inspired by my grandparents' Christmas tree.
26:21The silver aluminum trees with the color wheel.
26:23To have something that newfangled for them was just, I thought that was the coolest thing.
26:28Oh, wow.
26:29Lay rings are orange, lime, and chocolate.
26:34You think you're going to have enough time?
26:36We hope so.
26:37Oh, we hope so, Anna.
26:3845 minutes left.
26:41Oh, goodness.
26:42Those are done.
26:43Okay.
26:44You want to check them out?
26:45Yeah.
26:46We're going to pop the cake into the freezer.
26:48If we can get it chilled, it's a lot easier to frost and get that quintessential Christmas tree shape.
26:54I want them to get as cold as they can get.
26:57Please, Lord.
26:58There will be drama.
27:01Ah!
27:02Careful.
27:03I'm so sorry.
27:04Cranberries down.
27:05In some cultures, that's a celebration, you know?
27:07Yeah.
27:08Greek.
27:09Yes.
27:10Masel Tov.
27:11This cake is cherry and pistachio carrying out our Italian culture, but that was Italian chaos.
27:18We work together.
27:19It's all good.
27:20At the end of the day, it ain't going to be perfect.
27:23It's going to be chaos.
27:24There's so much going on.
27:25That's what makes the holidays.
27:27If this doesn't exist, it wouldn't be Christmas, right?
27:30Be boring.
27:31Would be boring.
27:33Oh, dear.
27:34Everything's really hot.
27:35Oh, my God.
27:36This cake's still warm.
27:37Getting nervous.
27:38No, don't be nervous.
27:39Because we need everything cooled and time to frost it.
27:40We don't want warm cakes and putting buttercream frosting on there, because, of course, butter's
27:41just going to melt.
27:42Oh, it's still warm.
27:43You can't.
27:44It's all good.
27:45Take a break.
27:46It's not.
27:47All right, Lord Jesus.
27:48I've been a good, humble servant of yours.
27:49Please help me.
27:50Oh, it's still warm.
27:51It's all good.
27:52Take a break.
27:53It's not.
27:54All right, Lord Jesus.
27:55I've been a good, humble servant of yours.
27:56Please help me.
27:57All right, Lord Jesus.
27:58I've been a good, humble servant of yours.
28:03It's showtime, baby.
28:05We have to decorate really, really fast.
28:07This is a pipe dream.
28:08Our cake is, like, falling.
28:09Oh.
28:10It's falling like a mountain.
28:1930 minutes left.
28:21Should we just start constructing it now?
28:23I guess so.
28:24Get moving on the pipe.
28:27Definitely.
28:28Yeah.
28:29It's showtime, baby.
28:31Are we stressing out?
28:32Yes.
28:33God, help me.
28:34It seems like it's still hot.
28:39Oh, I can't do that.
28:41Because my cake is hot.
28:42Mama, do it.
28:43Do it.
28:44Do it.
28:45Inhale.
28:46Exhale.
28:47No.
28:48The cake layers.
28:49Too hot.
28:50They're melting.
28:51Normally, we would probably give ourselves a little bit more of extended time to get all
28:54of our layers cooled the way we would like.
28:56One, two, three, four, five.
28:57I just need more filling.
28:58This little guy is just going to hold everything together.
28:59Just go slowly and it should be fine.
29:00Not too much cake trauma, you know.
29:01I'm scared of me.
29:02We're going to carve this cake in about two minutes and we're going to ice it.
29:03There's a lot of icing that we need to put on this cake to frost it and make it look
29:04like a tree.
29:05This cake is breaking.
29:06This is not right, Armand.
29:07It's going this way.
29:08That's okay.
29:09Oh, my gosh.
29:10I've never done this hot in my life.
29:11Mama, keep going.
29:12It's falling like a mountain.
29:12It's not supposed to be a mountain or a shrub.
29:13It's supposed to be a creek.
29:14It's supposed to be a mountain or a shrub.
29:15It's supposed to be a cliff.
29:16It's supposed to be a mountain or a shrub or a shrub.
29:20It's supposed to be a crazy mountain.
29:21, but we're not going to put this on our side.
29:30I believe.
29:31Yeah.
29:32It's supposed to be like a mountain or shrub.
29:34Christmas tree oh it is melting is that dangerous this is lopsided it's really
29:42fragile this one's gonna fall apart oh oh no it's dying mom keep going Arman
29:51it's like literally falling all over five minutes five minutes okay my cake
29:58collapsed I'm laughing they cried mama it's okay oh my gosh our cake is like
30:08falling I don't know how to get it to stick no wait you're smishing the rest of
30:15the cake down mama it's okay I'm trying to put this on a board mama keep going I
30:20don't even know what to do because this is something I've never experienced in
30:24my life mom that's okay keep going keep going do it what's the time you have
30:31one minute holy spirit activate look do what you can with it watch this okay put
30:43this underneath oh geez that feels dangerous we're gonna rename this a
30:49dump cake that's what we're gonna call it everything's melting it's so hot in
30:57here pray that it doesn't fall over ten seconds oh where's our angel I made this
31:03angel I made it hurry hurry it's going right up bless it father
31:09so cute time's up I don't want it to fall oh no no no that's broken I did that wrong
31:19no I'm laughing to cry at the same time hey you got to do it at the same time
31:27I do the same thing what happened my stuff didn't cool it's a hot mess
31:35now it's time for the judges to taste Salmon and Susan you're up it's based off Christmas trees that
31:52we've seen at the homestead resort they truly deck the halls Wow how gorgeous I
31:58mean I love the ruched piping on the sides is really really fun tell us about the
32:02flavor inside we have coconut cake layers raspberry compote it doesn't have a huge
32:09coconut flavor but I think you've done a really nice sponge it's light it's airy
32:13it's fluffy well done Amy and Sally you're next it's a white Christmas tree because my girls loved
32:24the movie white Christmas and my parents gave them the VHS y'all may remember those gorgeous it looks
32:31like a tree the piping is very crisp your buttercream was at the right temperature which I think is a sign
32:38of good technique there the flavors gingerbread and then we have a bourbon vanilla buttercream in
32:45the middle it's got a such a gorgeous finish on it you've got that lovely molasses feeling at the
32:53end of the the cake it's really good it just reminds me of home a lot because we did a lot
32:59of very molasses-y gingerbread growing up and the bourbon is coming through it and I can taste it molasses
33:05bourbon oh my sounds like a good Friday night to me Marco and Steven the inspiration came from my
33:17grandparents their tree change colors you have very psychedelic vibes going on in here I feel
33:30like I'm in the 70s see what's the flavors the ornaments on there actually cast chocolate the
33:36sponge cake is orange with lime I'm not really getting strong flavors of orange and I'm not
33:46getting strong flavors of lime okay I'm getting a little bit of a texture issue with the sponge as
33:52well it's a little chewy but you went there and fortune favors the brave it does so groovy baby
33:59thank you thank you thank you Karen and James you're up the cake is bay leaf almonds and lemon I'm not
34:11sure I'm getting Christmas tree I'm getting more of like a tiered cake I don't know if it necessarily
34:15meets the brief the flavor is amazing it's interesting I love the texture of the flaked
34:23almonds on the outside they really complement the flavor of the bay well done Inda and Armand come on
34:30up we have a mocha Dutch chocolate cake we call cafe con leche there is a peppermint buttercream enjoy
34:40well we asked you for 3d that's a lot of D's why do you think it collapsed well the cake was not
34:51cooled down sufficiently okay well let's let's taste it yeah it seems a little under baked or soggy I think
35:02you have some good individual flavors here feel like there isn't a full gel of the flavors together it
35:08would make a good cake pop absolutely put that thing in a mixer and just blend it around brilliant
35:14idea you know that's what I like to do with all I mean hey we all have baking fails right it's just
35:20part of the journey it's just part of the journey yes I see well thank you guys thank you so much
35:25Rosanna and Rosa you're next this was our living room tree the traditional one and inside it's a
35:34pistachio cherry cake carrying out our Italian culture the flavors are quite lovely the tartness
35:43of the cherry really complements and balances it your icing has melted but I think the presentation
35:49is excellent thank you thank you Gabriel and Ben you're up this is going to be our very first
35:58Christmas with our baby so that is what we wanted to bring to life well it looks fantastic yeah I mean
36:05it looks absolutely incredible my mom always made spice cake for us around the holiday so we made a spice
36:12cake spice is mild cake is really nicely baked it's got a lovely crumb on it that is a really well
36:20executed cake yeah it's just so clean so congratulations the comeback kids every week come on well done
36:28Sade and Renee you're next the day we made for you Kamari's superhero Christmas tree cake oh Kamari is my
36:40four-year-old son this cake features all of Kamari's favorites so it has chocolate cake chocolate chip
36:45cookies because Kamari loves chocolate chip cookies oh why are you ladies emotional right now uh if we
36:52really wanted to do him proud yes so no I just have to say as a mother too we're never perfect and our
37:00children all they truly care about is that we're doing our best and that they feel that love our first
37:07bake together was when he was three months old and I was holding him on my hip and I was pouring a bag
37:13of chocolate chips and my first baking lesson my first tip to him was that we don't measure chocolate
37:18chips and chocolate chip cookies we just pour with our heart it's such a nice chocolatey flavor which
37:27isn't always easy to get with a sponge cake and yeah I like the crunch of the sprinkles I like
37:35where you were going with the chocolate chip cookie crumble in there that is a cake that my nephew
37:40would love because he loves superheroes and he loves chaos I don't think your cakes are fully cooked
37:48quite a few things have gone wrong for you here and it just feels so unfair
37:54oh that's so nice to see everything you guys got a very tough decision to make yeah Gabriel and Ben
38:14redeemed themselves but Inda and Armin were in your top three and then struggled oh today the day we've had
38:23roller coaster I love their holiday classic but to see the final product from the ultimate bake was
38:32unfortunate Shade and Renee struggled with the cookies and the Christmas tree cake coming out of
38:38challenge one challenge two a little bit of a letdown not gonna lie honestly we know how you feel we
38:43were just there not too long ago but we've seen you both make incredible bakes in the story that was
38:48beautiful you got me I was emotional also taste incredible I think when it comes to flavor and story
38:55Shade and Renee are wizards I think they're brilliant and their holiday classic was really
39:02good they just were missing the cookie part of the wreath oh this is so hard that's all on you guys
39:07I'm glad I don't have to do it
39:09but I'm like such a better baker than what we did today
39:15I know better baker period
39:19Arman might be hanging out in my ear
39:22we saw some pretty amazing Christmas decorations today let's start with the good news first
39:38who were the strongest baking team one team really excelled in both bakes today seeing as today's theme
39:46is deck the halls really their decorations were pretty top-notch so the winner today is
39:55Amy and Sally Wow
40:04roll tide
40:12sadly there is one team that is going to be leaving us today the two teams that struggle today were
40:20Renee and Shade and Arman and Inda this competition is all about baking with love we all have got stories to
40:32tell and some people are better curating them and applying flavor to them
40:36so there's one team that I feel in captured flavor and story better than the other
40:44and the pair that is leaving us this week is
40:51Arman and Inda
40:58I am so sorry please hang up your aprons in the barn we hope you continue baking with love
41:09thank you guys
41:11very interesting day
41:16it was such a high this morning and then it just all went downhill
41:22yeah but you know what like the experience is so fun and we just tried to stay positive and
41:29see the joy and what we were doing and I'm just so freaking proud of my mom
41:33I love you so much and you know what we tasted it and it it was good and we're proud still of what we did
41:42it's so difficult to send anybody home but I thought it was really important that the team that had the most potential state
41:51Renee and Shade the way they tell stories through flavor through love and passion
41:58I think they have something really special and next week they need to come back fighting
42:04we're grateful to just get another opportunity to try again
42:07because baking is my passion I really do love it
42:11it's just the idea of having like potentially one of our grandmother's recipes in a Hallmark movie
42:15it just would be a dream
42:17it's just the idea of having like a dream
42:47it's not said
42:49it's just the idea that then it only comes back to life
42:50it's just the idea of having like a dream
42:52it's just the idea of having like a dream
42:54seeing the dream
42:55it's just the idea of having quite a dream
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