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00:01Warner Brothers Leavesden Studios, the location of the original Harry Potter movie sets.
00:08Now home to the world's most magical baking competition.
00:13Last time, Jenny and Alex came out on top and earned an advantage for the next challenge.
00:20I love those kissable juicy lips.
00:22But Andy and Stefan vanished from the competition for good.
00:26Coming up, the bakers will attempt to create a masterpiece to impress our judges, Chef Carla Hall, a best-selling food writer, and Chef Joseph Youssef, a world authority in the field of immersive dining.
00:44They are all vying for a spot in the season finale.
00:48This is the semi-final, right?
00:50I know what's the state.
00:51Welcome to Wizards of Baking.
00:54Sorry, Tommy.
00:56Oh, my goodness.
01:25It's immaculate and huge.
01:29The chandelier, I think it's bigger than my house.
01:31So clean.
01:33It's how I imagine your kitchen looks.
01:36Mine's not.
01:38Welcome to Gringo's Wizarding Bank.
01:42And welcome to the semi-finals of Wizards of Baking.
01:47That was scary.
01:48For you final four teams, the trophy is definitely in sight.
01:54Three teams will make it to the finale, but only one pair of bakers will ultimately lift the Wizards of Baking cup.
02:01Now, a special occasion like this requires an extra-special guest judge.
02:12Tonight's visitor is indisputably Harry Potter royalty.
02:16Unquestionably, the toughest baking judge in the Muggle world.
02:21Oh, okay.
02:23Pressure.
02:24A respected Hogwarts professor.
02:26A goblin not to be crossed.
02:28Oh, no way.
02:30And if you need to borrow a galleon or two, he's your man.
02:35Say hello to the legend that is Mr. Warwick Davis.
02:40Hello.
02:42Thank you for that lovely introduction, chaps.
02:44Welcome.
02:45Next customer, please.
02:48Wow.
02:49Warwick Davis.
02:50Yeah, I'm nervous.
02:52And I remember last season, Warwick said it how it is.
02:56It's a bit too dense for my liking.
02:57I'm not sure what I'm tasting, to be honest.
03:00It's not really doing it, if I'm afraid.
03:02Right, I say I'm not the only one back for seconds.
03:05Zoe, Jordan, nobly defending your title.
03:07Yeah.
03:08We're going to try.
03:09We are trying.
03:10It's amazing to have you back here.
03:11Every actor loves a good sequel.
03:14So does my agent.
03:14So, teams, Gringotts appears in just two of the Harry Potter movies.
03:21Hagrid, what exactly are these things?
03:25They're goblins, Harry.
03:27Clever as they come, goblins, but not the most friendly of beasts.
03:32Sadly, Gringotts was pretty much destroyed in the final film.
03:38The Ukrainian iron-bellied dragon definitely stole that scene.
03:42So, bakers, your semi-final challenge is all about fantastic beasts.
03:49Okay.
03:49And how to bake them.
03:52And in honor of the famous Gringotts dragon, your tasting element needs to be either smoky or fiery.
04:01Okay.
04:02And we want your incredible baked beasts to come to life.
04:06Okay.
04:07Not literally, though.
04:10That would be very irresponsible.
04:11For this challenge, we may have started here on this beautiful, pristine set.
04:18But you'll be presenting your showpieces to the judges on the set of the destroyed Gringotts.
04:32Teams, you have six hours to bring to life your beastly showpieces.
04:36Warwick, do the honors.
04:38Let the baking begin.
04:39Begin.
04:40One more.
04:40Two.
04:41Right.
04:42One more.
04:43Chinese, like, on the bench.
04:45Right.
04:46Okay.
04:46Woo-hoo.
04:48Woo-hoo.
04:48Oh, what's inside?
04:49Okay.
04:50Dobby.
04:52Harry Potter's friend and a free elf.
04:54Whoa.
04:55I couldn't, I seriously couldn't be happy about this.
04:57Yeah.
04:58Why don't we recreate the scene when he becomes a free elf?
05:01Okay.
05:01So, how about when he receives the sock in the diary?
05:03Okay.
05:04Master has presented Dobby with clothes.
05:08Dobby is free.
05:13There's also a really good scene with the dessert as well.
05:15Floating dessert.
05:19Maybe we can make both of them?
05:21Yeah.
05:22We can put a floating dessert.
05:24That's merging the two scenes.
05:25Yeah.
05:25You are a genius.
05:26That would be nice.
05:26You're a genius.
05:27Yeah.
05:27For our showpiece, Dobby is going to be mainly carved out of cake and sculpted with modeling chocolate
05:32and ganache with Tom Riddle's diary and a dessert floating above his head.
05:37They'll find Harry's sock and now Dobby is a free elf and of course he will start to cry.
05:42Is this too ambitious, Alex?
05:44It's the semi-final.
05:45It is the semi-final.
05:46We've got to push ourselves, you know?
05:48Your beast being or creature inspiration is...
05:51A hippogriff.
05:53What if he nods to really come to life because it's like iconic?
05:57I feel like we should go for that.
05:58I like that.
05:59It's going to be a fun one, but a hard one.
06:02Let's go.
06:03Just get this up.
06:04Perfect.
06:05Your beast inspiration is a Thestral.
06:08Yeah, there's a lot of different sculpting.
06:10I know the Thestral.
06:11Wow.
06:12First thoughts?
06:13Bony, skinny, big.
06:15It's a bit ambitious if there's time, but I feel that it would be good to add in a little
06:19bit of scenery around here.
06:20I agree.
06:21It's something that I think me and you are known for, right?
06:23Creating a story, creating...
06:25It's not just the Thestral, right?
06:26It's the Thestral walking in the Forbidden Forest.
06:29The Cornish Fixies!
06:30Bright blue are known to be devilishly tricky little blighters.
06:34That is so fun.
06:35Oh, yeah, they are.
06:35That is so good.
06:36I love that one.
06:37I've got three kids and this totally appeals to me.
06:40Yeah, the chaos.
06:41Yeah, they are chaos.
06:44Can you see the cakes down anywhere?
06:46Oh, please.
06:47Got it, got it.
06:50Go, go, go, go, go.
06:51For this fire tasting element that goes inside Dobby's body, I'll be doing a coffee cake with
06:58a smoked whipped dark chocolate ganache.
07:01And that is going to add a lot of flavor to the cake itself.
07:04And also a mole ganache.
07:07Mole, it's a typical Mexican sauce.
07:09It's a blend of chiles with some cacao, and it brings this umami flavor that everybody
07:16loves in Mexico.
07:17What do you think?
07:18Mmm.
07:19It's different, no?
07:20It's lovely.
07:21It's got a background here, hasn't it?
07:22It builds.
07:23Yum, yum, yum, yum, yum.
07:26Molly!
07:27Hi.
07:28Do you have any animals or beasts at your house?
07:32Well, we've got six dogs.
07:33Pixies are a bit like the Chihuahuas, because they're very naughty.
07:37She said she's got pixies.
07:38Then I have big Labradors, which are probably a bit like Buckbeak.
07:41Yeah.
07:41Very loyal and very big.
07:43You have a few beasts.
07:46I also have three cats.
07:48Ooh.
07:48I live with my three beautiful cats, Momo, Mochi, and Saurya.
07:53They are really small and beautiful.
07:55They are the love of my life.
07:58I pulled out the cocoa powder, the tamarind paste, pink peppercorns, chili powder, all
08:02my chilies.
08:03Just like the festeral, our tasting element will be very elegant.
08:06To find the fiery note, I will be creating an entremet that has a chocolate chili cake,
08:11a black currant, and chili mousse.
08:14In the middle of that, there's going to be a tamarind marshmallow.
08:17The marshmallow is in there because it's really to represent the bone marrow within the
08:21spine of the festeral.
08:22And then we're going to finish it off with a pink peppercorn chocolate sablé.
08:26I've been an athlete my whole life.
08:28I played baseball in college.
08:29I have won four out of the five competitions I've done on the network.
08:32I've also been nominated for Forbes 30 of the 30.
08:35I love competition.
08:36And you know what?
08:37That's maybe another reason why we're doing this again.
08:39I like to challenge myself.
08:44Buckbeak is a hippogriff, which means he is half horse and half eagle.
08:47And it's a really big piece, and we have to cut thousands of feathers, and it's going to
08:52take a lot of time.
08:53I'm going to start building the entire body out of cakes real soon, okay?
08:56We feel like we're bringing a lot to the table, always pushing ourselves.
09:00There is only one opportunity to get into the finale, so everything we do has to be calculated
09:06and planned.
09:07Perfect, perfect.
09:10Oh, gurgle, gurgle, gurgle.
09:11Woo!
09:12Oh, it always means something's coming.
09:15No, no.
09:21Oh!
09:23Buckers!
09:24Woo!
09:26Do it again!
09:27Do it again!
09:28That was scary.
09:29That's an entrance.
09:30Things are already looking at bits, beastly in the kitchen.
09:37Jenny and Alex, we still need to give you your advantage for winning the last challenge.
09:42Zoe, they're right in front of us, too.
09:44I'm listening to this.
09:46We've got your prize right here.
09:49Zoe, do you hear anything over there?
09:51Not a sausage, Katie.
09:53Not a sausage?
09:54I've never heard that.
09:55You have earned the right to use the nebulous spell at any time during this bake.
10:02It was used by young Albus Dumbledore in Fantastic Beasts, The Crimes of Grindor.
10:07It's a fogging spell.
10:08I love it.
10:09When you choose to use it, all of those other team's workstations will be covered in fog.
10:16For ten minutes.
10:19That's just evil.
10:21And when you want to use it, just shout, nebulous.
10:26Okay.
10:30Molly, Priya.
10:32Hi.
10:32Hi.
10:33Semi-final time.
10:34I know.
10:35I can't believe it.
10:36How are you feeling about today's challenge?
10:38I think we're feeling optimistic.
10:39Yeah, definitely.
10:40This is our challenge.
10:41It's full of whimsy and character.
10:43Suspended from the candelabra will be the Pixies themselves.
10:46Made from fondant and modeling chocolate, the candelabra will spin like a baby's mobile
10:49to allow for a full 360 spin.
10:52And one of the bulbs will be Priya's tasting element.
10:54Priya, are you into Cornish Pixies in any way?
10:56Yeah, I love them.
10:57Newfoundland is rich in folklore.
10:59I took some folklore classes.
11:01You know what?
11:02Every time you guys come through that flue, I kind of feel like you might be Pixies too.
11:07So this is interesting because it's a much more complicated structure than I did last challenge.
11:14But for some reason, I feel calmer.
11:17We want to set her in her habitat, which is the Forbidden Forest.
11:21We'll do some twisted roots, some mushrooms, and then Jordan's going to work on creating big trees cast from chocolate.
11:29So Jordan.
11:30Hi.
11:30How are you?
11:31Nice to see you.
11:32I'm upside down.
11:32In the last challenge, you were a bit up against it.
11:36I just don't understand how I'm going to get this finished.
11:40Now you're in the groove of it now.
11:42Yeah.
11:42I have my mojo back.
11:45I specialize in cakes that evoke stories and emotions.
11:49And I am so thankful I've spent the past year in sculpting class because I feel comfortable with what I have to do.
11:55So looking around, you've got to set out your competition.
11:59I know.
11:59I'm going to be humbled very quickly in this kitchen.
12:01Because obviously, you know, there's someone who wins, and there's the guys who don't.
12:08This is not stable.
12:09Truly, the only thing I can think about is I hope she's okay.
12:13Bethesda.
12:15Thanks, Jordan.
12:17No, no, no.
12:17It's good.
12:17It's good.
12:17It's good.
12:18It's good.
12:18You know, sometimes the situation can be so stressful, you need someone that can lighten the moment.
12:24And that's all I'm here to do.
12:26Make sure you're not stressed.
12:28There we go.
12:29Good job, everybody.
12:30Oh, my goodness.
12:32It flew, and that counts as flying, right?
12:34I think our job is done.
12:36You rescued a Thestral.
12:37You can put that on your CV now.
12:41I like to make sure the eyes are in the right position before I do the rest of the face,
12:45because I think it helps capture the personality a bit.
12:49Oh, my God.
12:49The teeth.
12:50Perfect.
12:51The teeth are funny.
12:52Ah!
12:53Because we have at least five pixies, we're going to inject as much personality into them as possible.
12:59I want them to all be a bit different, all be doing something and kind of interacting with each other.
13:04Oh, my God.
13:05This one's funny.
13:05This one's funny.
13:06Roger.
13:06Roger.
13:07He works in HR.
13:09That's Gary.
13:10Oh, my God.
13:12Yes!
13:12Here's your love guy.
13:14I'm just going to get cracking on Dobby's face.
13:17One of the things I enjoy doing most is magical creatures.
13:21I mean, I've made fairies, and I've made mermaids, which is, well, pretty much everything.
13:26I think the responsibility is doing Dobby justice.
13:29Mmm.
13:30He has a very long nose.
13:32His cheeks are very high, and his ears are really large.
13:37Dobby can hear.
13:39Dobby must warn Harry Potter.
13:41Because I'm going to be making Dobby cry, I need to insert plastic tubes into his head.
13:47So he's going to cry out of those little holes you can see the side of his eyes.
13:50I just need to disguise him a bit more, because at the moment they're huge.
13:53I don't want to spend hours and hours doing this face, because now I've got to get the body built.
13:57I need it to be solid as a rock.
14:00Have you got any ganache ready for me, Alex?
14:03Because Alex's role on this challenge is mainly the tasting element, he is also going to be a ganache hero.
14:09When I need him, I just shout.
14:11Hey, Alex, when you've got a moment, can you make me some more ganache?
14:13Sure.
14:14I've been making a lot of ganache.
14:17Have you got more ganache?
14:19Yeah, yeah, I'm going to do it.
14:20One batch.
14:20I'm doing it.
14:21Excellent.
14:22A lot.
14:23Alex, you're just the ganache guy.
14:25He's the ganache guy.
14:26I wouldn't laugh, Jordan, you're about to become modelling chocolate guy again.
14:29Oh, I know, it's over there.
14:30Am I bossy?
14:32You are.
14:32Yes, chef.
14:35Yes, chef.
14:37In honour of Dobby, you have three hours to go.
14:48Jajar and Katie, what did you get?
14:49We have buck beak.
14:51Oh, that's another iconic piece.
14:53How's it going over there?
14:54It's going good.
14:56Literally doing the same thing, same part of the body.
14:59I'm about to work with wafer and paper for the first time, so...
15:01My advice is just to go slowly with it.
15:04Uh-huh.
15:05It's hard to tell if she needs to go slowly to be good or go slowly to not get it done.
15:11I'm a person of reason.
15:12I like to weigh out the odds.
15:13And the odds say Zoe and Jordan are our biggest competition because they've already won this.
15:17But do I think that their piece is going to be better than ours?
15:21I don't know if I believe that.
15:22Do you think we signed up for too much?
15:25You know what?
15:25To semifinals, I'm not ready to go home.
15:27There's so many ambitious parts in our build.
15:30This entire piece is hand-sculpted, no molds used.
15:33Katie is building the wings, go in all these different directions, doing some twists and turns.
15:38I feel so at home.
15:40I love doing yoga and weightlifting.
15:43I like to wake up, go to the gym at five with my husband.
15:46It's part of my everyday life, so that was helpful.
15:49For our piece, we are going to have buck beak bow down.
15:53Oh.
15:53Save a bunch of long feathers.
15:57There's a lot of gaps.
15:58I'll have to cut more, but I definitely can.
16:00Awesome.
16:01I've already got 400 feathers, which is wild.
16:04Buck beak has a really interesting face.
16:05His face is quite narrow and tapered in the front, and it gets wider and wider.
16:09And he has a little crown, kind of like me, like my turban.
16:13Try your best to add as many elements as we possibly can.
16:17Absolutely.
16:18Great work on that.
16:23So I'm actually just going to make a start on these wings, Jordan.
16:27I've got one big template here.
16:30The obvious way, really, to bring this zestral to life is for her wings to move.
16:35You need something light, firstly.
16:37So wafer paper is a good go-to.
16:38So this is my homemade, edible fabric mixture.
16:44It applies, like, a layer of elasticity, so it literally turns from paper into fabric.
16:50We need these wings to move and flutter, and we need them to get into the finale.
16:55Alex.
16:56Yeah, yeah.
16:58Oh, it's around.
17:00Should we end?
17:02Jordan and Zoe look stressed.
17:04Yeah.
17:04Priya and Molly look like they're being very constructive.
17:06Yeah.
17:07Shajara's giving me a very suspicious glance.
17:10Yeah.
17:11I think it's time.
17:12Are you ready?
17:13Let's go for it.
17:14Three, two, one.
17:17Nebula!
17:18Nebula!
17:18Nebula!
17:19Nebula!
17:20Nebula!
17:21Nebula!
17:21Nebula!
17:23It's time!
17:25Jenny and Alex's advantage.
17:28What's that?
17:28It's the nebulous spell.
17:30Oh, nebulous?
17:31That's clouds.
17:32And it's the fucking charm!
17:36Oh, my God!
17:37Oh, my God!
17:37Come on!
17:38What's happening?
17:39I can't see you!
17:42I can't see the...
17:45I can't see the...
17:46...reaction!
17:46Whoa!
17:47Whoa!
17:47Whoa!
17:48Whoa!
17:49Whoa!
17:49Whoa!
17:50Whoa!
17:50Whoa!
17:51Whoa!
17:51Whoa!
17:52Whoa!
17:52Whoa!
17:53Whoa!
17:53Jenny!
17:54Alex, I thought we were friends!
17:55Oh, my gosh.
17:56Bye, guys!
17:57Bye, guys!
17:57See you!
17:58See you!
17:59For the next 10 minutes, it's going to be pretty hard to see what you're doing.
18:04What the heck, man?
18:05There is smoke literally everywhere.
18:08Somebody save me!
18:12It is not fun.
18:14Jenny!
18:15Jenny, where are you?
18:16Jenny!
18:17I can't see anything.
18:18Literally.
18:19Oh, my God!
18:20This is so annoying!
18:21Jenny, have you seen my brother?
18:23No, I haven't seen James anywhere.
18:25Has anyone seen Oliver?
18:26Oliver?
18:27Can't find him anywhere.
18:28Could you pass me a spatula?
18:29Yeah, yeah, yeah!
18:30That's not a spatula!
18:31Oh!
18:32Perfect timing.
18:33Having this advantage is brilliant, because they can't see.
18:34While I'm continuing with Dobby's sock, making a sock with black modeling chocolate,
18:52and just texturizing it with a knit texture mat.
18:55Right, what do you think?
18:56Oh, la, la.
18:57Socky enough.
18:58I mean, it's a good advantage.
19:01And it's so funny.
19:02Katie, how do we get anything done?
19:04I can literally hear you.
19:05I'm a snake right now.
19:06I cannot see anything.
19:07There's no way we can get any work done.
19:10We have to literally completely stop and just wait until the smoke all goes away.
19:15It looks like our smoke is slowly drifting away, and our bakers can see again.
19:20Best spell ever.
19:21Just ridiculous.
19:22I feel like it was targeted.
19:25Not cool, man.
19:26Not cool.
19:27Yes, it was.
19:28I'm going to be blowing some sugar lanterns.
19:33I want to make the candelabra look realistic.
19:36So I've added a little bit of brown, a little bit of black to some of my isomalt.
19:41This chandelier needs to look like it's seen a lot of life.
19:45Blowing sugar takes a tremendous amount of skill.
19:48And to be honest, I don't work with sugar a ton.
19:51I'm a chocolatier.
19:52This one's fragile.
19:54It's gorgeous, that one.
19:55I love the different colors.
19:57The sugar chandeliers will be on top of my tasting element, which is an ode to childhood.
20:02It reminds me of those summers off with the kids.
20:05We always have s'mores on the beach.
20:08We're going to go with a smoked toasted vanilla bean marshmallow.
20:11Oh, I can smell it.
20:12It smells great.
20:13With a honey graham tart shell, smoked dark chocolate ganache.
20:17So I'm actually using a chili chocolate today.
20:20And to amp that up, I'm going to put in some cayenne pepper and chipotle for a little bit of smokiness.
20:24I don't want it to overtake the other flavors or to blow the judges' heads off.
20:29Not yet.
20:30A little bit more?
20:31Yeah.
20:32We're adding a little bit of drama by doing a pour-over on a chocolate dome.
20:39And it'll melt the dome and reveal inside our Cornish pasty-inspired s'more.
20:46Molly?
20:47Yeah?
20:48They look fantastic.
20:49Yay!
20:50I'm not surprised.
20:51I'm a little surprised.
20:54Typically, I would take two days to make an entremé.
20:57We have six hours.
20:58I will be doing an ode to Buckbeak and the pumpkin patch by making the layered pumpkin entremé.
21:03So I'm just going to simmer this.
21:05I have a pumpkin scotch mousse.
21:07I chose scotch because Hogwarts is in Scotland.
21:10And scotch has a really nice smoky flavor.
21:13And then for our smoky element, I'm making smoked caramel.
21:16The fats and the cream will absorb the flavor of the smoke.
21:19We smoke a lot of foods at home.
21:20I live in the South.
21:21Smoking is, like, just that's part of life.
21:24I mold my caramels into mini domes.
21:26These are going to go into the blast.
21:28And they will pop out.
21:29And they'll be chewy caramel.
21:30Also inside of the pumpkin entremé, we are going to do caramelized bacon brushed with
21:35brown sugar and maple syrup.
21:37Ooh.
21:38Once the tasting elements are inside of our entremé, I can dust them with some edible paint.
21:43These flavors together, pumpkin, caramel, bacon, they are really, like, going to really
21:48love the tortas.
21:49I really hope so.
21:50Bakers!
21:51You have two hours remaining!
21:53Oh!
21:54Oh, no, Joey.
21:55Okay.
21:56Oh, oh!
21:57Oh, no.
21:58Someone's coming through.
21:59Oh!
22:00You can see how our bakers are getting on.
22:01And also eat some cake.
22:02That's what I'm most excited about.
22:03Oh, my goodness.
22:04Let's go on there.
22:05Let's get out there.
22:06Let's do it.
22:07Look at this.
22:08It's the same size as me.
22:09That's impressive.
22:10I never thought I'd see a cake creation as big as myself.
22:11I do feel I'm slightly more handsome, though.
22:12I've got a question for you, Mr Warwick Davis.
22:13What's that?
22:14Who was your favorite parent's play?
22:15Was it?
22:16Let me see if I can guess them.
22:17Griphook?
22:18Oh, gosh.
22:19Griphook, definitely, because he's a villain.
22:20We have a deal, Griphook.
22:21The cup for the first time.
22:22The cup for the first time.
22:23The cup for the first time.
22:24The cup for the first time.
22:25The cup for the first time.
22:26The cup for the first time.
22:27The cup for the first time.
22:28The cup for the first time.
22:29The cup for the first time.
22:30The cup for the first time.
22:31Let me see if I can guess them.
22:32Griphook?
22:33Oh, gosh.
22:34Griphook, definitely, because he's a villain.
22:35We have a deal, Griphook.
22:36The cup for the first time.
22:37The cup for the first time.
22:43I said I'd get you in.
22:45I didn't say anything about getting you out.
22:48It's fun to play a villain, because in real life I'm too nice.
22:51I'm majorly fangirling.
22:53It's a crazy moment for me.
22:55For Dobby's clothing, I've rolled out some sugar paste fondant.
22:59Just texturizing it with a knit texture mat.
23:02I'm steaming Dobby.
23:03And what that's doing is making the surface just sticky enough
23:06that I can stick the sugar paste fondant to it.
23:08Dobby has a steamed bottom.
23:11Right now I'm working on trees.
23:14So we're going to have a couple trees in the back.
23:16So I'm just going to make a bunch of trunks.
23:17I casted the chocolate, and then I'm going to wrap it,
23:20roll it around the PVC.
23:21We did survive last week, but from this point on,
23:24we need to thrive.
23:25Yeah, yeah, that's better.
23:27I'm really hoping this week there's a new page for Zordon.
23:31This is a flipping workout.
23:36I can see your muscles from here.
23:38So I know it's a lot, but this is the semifinal, right?
23:41I know, I know what's at stake.
23:43The test drill is a full chocolate sculpture,
23:46and I'm going to be using modeling chocolate,
23:48much like I would use clay.
23:49There's a lot that can be done to really bring her to life.
23:52Her angles and her ribs, the detail in her beak.
23:55She's a beautiful creature, but very anatomically complicated.
24:01If I get an airbrush on it, it's going to homogenize,
24:04and it's just going to fit better than it does at the moment.
24:07OK.
24:09Seeing you do this reminds me of walking into the creature shop
24:12on the films and seeing them create the real hippogriff,
24:15in which they did lay in individual feathers, thousands of them.
24:19You didn't have any scenes with Buckbeak, did you?
24:21No.
24:22Did you have a favorite scene?
24:23Wingardium Leviosa's probably my favorite.
24:25That was my first day on the film.
24:32Oh, well done!
24:34See here, everyone!
24:35This grade has done it!
24:37It's very useful in real life.
24:39I'm levitating right now, you seem to be up here.
24:43So guys, tell Warwick what your tasting element is consisting of.
24:46So our tasting element is a pumpkin entremet.
24:49It's pumpkin mousse with a candied bacon.
24:52The bacon is smoked.
24:54That's nasty.
24:55Huh?
24:56Whose idea was that?
24:57Mine.
24:58Are you all right?
25:03The pumpkin mousse is a scotch pumpkin,
25:05so it's got a little bit of that smokey in there.
25:07Do you like scotch?
25:08I'm not a drinker.
25:09Okay, I mean, it's burnt off, but the flavors of it...
25:11I don't eat bacon, I don't drink, so...
25:13Um, I'm terrified for our tasting.
25:17Well, guys, best of luck with Buckbeak.
25:20Yeah, I hope it can save your bacon.
25:24That's concerning.
25:27Buckbeak is very detailed.
25:29I'm working on airbrushing his wings in different colors,
25:31and I'm not really loving how this is looking.
25:33It looks quite dull, so I'm just using a sponge
25:37and buffing it out, just trying to add all the little details.
25:41The last 30 minutes are winging their way over to you.
25:44That's good.
25:45Yeah.
25:46I'm just gonna be as fragile as I can with this book,
25:49because I do not trust it at all.
25:51I'm making white chocolate candles.
25:53I think I'll add some drips, just to make them a little bit more realistic.
25:56Right now I'm doing the floating dessert.
25:59It doesn't need to be perfect.
26:01Because, to be honest, the one in the movie,
26:03it's not a high-end cake.
26:05Okay.
26:06So, Jordan, I'm just actually just taking off a little bit
26:08of this original gray.
26:10It's just a little too strong for my liking.
26:13Five minutes for these fantastic beasts!
26:15Careful, behind you.
26:17Here it comes.
26:21Oh, it's busy.
26:22Alex painting toenails at this point.
26:24I'm so evil to him.
26:25Ten.
26:26Nine.
26:27Eight.
26:28Seven.
26:29Six.
26:30Five.
26:31Four.
26:32Three.
26:33Two.
26:34One.
26:35Arresto Momentum!
26:36Your time is up!
26:39This bake is complete!
26:41We did it.
26:43I absolutely love this.
26:44Yeah, it looks good.
26:45We are one step closer to finding out which teams
26:48will compete in our grand final.
26:51Woo!
27:01Bakers, welcome to the set of Destroyed Gringotts.
27:05Do you like what we haven't done to the place?
27:10It's a bit of a fixer-up, really, isn't it?
27:12Now, I want to talk about this amazing festral.
27:16It's come alive.
27:18Wow.
27:19Wow.
27:20I mean, it is elegant.
27:22The movement that you have in the wings is absolutely brilliant,
27:25and that's a testament to how you've gone about constructing them.
27:28I love the contrast between the skeletal body and the bat-like wings.
27:33The sheen that you have, it almost looks like iron.
27:37And you see the muscles in the body.
27:39It's the ribs.
27:40It's the talons.
27:42It's the eyes.
27:43It looks as realistic as anything that you would see here
27:46at the Harry Potter Studio Tour.
27:48I think it's movie standard, really, isn't it?
27:50Is this all edible or something you bought from a train set shop?
27:53Yeah, no.
27:54All edible, and then the base is chocolate.
27:56All the shards are chocolate.
27:57The trees are chocolate.
27:58You know, edible meringue mushrooms and moss.
28:01We get the story.
28:02In terms of execution, I see how you have...
28:05No, we're not faulting anything on execution on this.
28:07We can't.
28:08This is amazing.
28:09No, this is genuinely one of my favorite pieces.
28:12Carla, let me live in this for a moment.
28:14I was not going to criticize.
28:17I was going to say, what a difference a week makes.
28:22Yeah.
28:23It's one of the best pieces I think we've seen on this show,
28:26and it just shows that you've come to give this season's contestants a run for their money.
28:33Now, the taste.
28:35The tasting element is an entremet built around fire.
28:38And we decided to hide the entremet in the vertebrae of the Thestral.
28:43Which saddens me because it means you're cutting into this, aren't you?
28:46Well...
28:47Well, we did it in a good way.
28:48There's a layer of a chili chocolate cake,
28:49and then we have the freshness of a blackcurrant mousse
28:51with some fresh jalapenos, a little bit of scotch bonnet in there.
28:54And then in the middle, there's a tamarind marshmallow,
28:56and then at the base, there's a pink peppercorn chocolate sublee.
28:59I'm a little concerned about the combination of flavors
29:02because, as you may remember from series one,
29:05I'm not particularly exotic in my taste.
29:08Adventurous.
29:09I think you might be pleasantly surprised with this.
29:14All right, Warwick, it's time for you to enjoy this bad boy.
29:17Am I going to be surprised?
29:20Mm.
29:21A little bit spicy now.
29:23Yeah.
29:24Kind of a slow burn, the hotness.
29:26Mm.
29:27Mm.
29:29Mm.
29:30It's nice and crunchy, and I like the fruitiness.
29:33I appreciate that.
29:35Why do you look surprised?
29:37Warwick, you know why we look surprised.
29:42I think what I'm responding to,
29:44the jalapeno and the habanero, they're actually fruity.
29:47So you're leaning into that.
29:48I mean, this is a beautiful marshmallow.
29:51The chocolate is great.
29:52The heat comes through, but very mildly,
29:54and nice along the tongue.
29:56My one bit of feedback, I say the ratio of the blackcurrant mousse
30:01that you have in here is quite out of proportion
30:04to the other elements.
30:06Thank you so much.
30:07Thank you all.
30:08I'm just impressed that you impress Ward.
30:10Yeah.
30:11What?
30:12You get a special...
30:13Ward's cross.
30:14...medallion.
30:15Yeah, the little medallion you wear.
30:16I'll leave you to do the washing up.
30:18And clean up the...
30:20Get a broom or something.
30:21Yeah, yeah, you got it.
30:23So, am I right in thinking that these are our mischievous Cornish pixies?
30:29And are they, by any chance, creating havoc in Lockhart's classroom?
30:34You got it in one.
30:35You got it.
30:36You got it.
30:37They're so fun, aren't they?
30:40They are.
30:41Each one's individual.
30:42You haven't just mass-produced them.
30:43They've all got their own individual personalities.
30:46And characters.
30:47You know what I love about this that speaks to you as a team?
30:50The whimsy of it.
30:52The colors, the sparkly eyes, so they have depth.
30:56I mean, this one back here, that detail, that scream.
31:00Even the chandelier, I like the orbs.
31:02But I do think the joints could have been a little cleaner.
31:05We see some where that you have the chocolate.
31:07There are some that are a little bubbled and a little heavy in the sugar.
31:10You say all this, but I'm distracted by the fun and the joy of the whole piece, which is lovely.
31:17This is very impressive.
31:18We've got beautiful characters.
31:20It is like a movie set, really, or a stage set.
31:22In terms of storytelling, I think you all have done one of the best jobs.
31:27Because it's not ambiguous.
31:29It's very clear what is going on.
31:32In terms of the execution, the amount of work that you guys have done in building this scene,
31:37the details that you've put into it, all the different textures, it's super impressive.
31:43Now, time to taste.
31:46Yes, it's time to taste.
31:48Just pour in the shape of a star and it should open up.
31:52Oh!
31:53Look at that.
31:54There it goes.
31:55Hello, mischievous.
31:56I love it when my food moves.
31:57Unless it's a steak I've ordered.
31:58I've done a little playful take on a s'mores, which is a honey graham cracker with a smoked marshmallow and a little bit of a fiery ganache in there as well.
32:05I've never had a s'more in my life.
32:06And the thing is, will I be wanting more s'mores?
32:07I think you will.
32:08It's spicy.
32:09Oh, that's hot.
32:10What's going on there?
32:11Oh!
32:12cracker with a smoked marshmallow and a little bit of a fiery ganache in there
32:18as well. I've never had a s'more in my life and the thing is will I be wanting
32:22more s'more? I think you will. It's spicy. Oh it's hot. What's going on there? A little bit of cayenne and a little bit of chipotle for smokiness.
32:38Ah. First off I think that the, oh there it is. Oh. Keep talking. It's a slow burn.
32:55I'm not sure about this thing.
32:59I don't get the hot thing with the chocolate. It scares me. I want to eat some more but I'm scared
33:05of that feeling in the back of my throat. I think some people are more sensitive to spice
33:10than others. I was a fan of Warwick Davies but I'm not.
33:16It's on my list. I think it might not be for everybody. No.
33:22But personally I think you've got a really nice balance of it there and the Italian meringue that
33:26you had on top as well, really lovely. The marshmallow, the texture is really nice and
33:31I love that you torched it but it's a lot of ganache. Oh you've given us so much to think about.
33:37Come on son. I'm gonna have some water. Thank you. It's not that spicy.
33:44Ah, the hippogriff. Half horse, half eagle. Not just anyone though, this is Buckbeak. We love
33:53everything about Buckbeak. We feel like he is so powerful, he's so loyal and you have to earn his
33:58loyalty. So should we bow first? Yeah. Hey. If he bows back it means you can touch him. I may fly off on him.
34:14Wow. I think that bow really ties into the story. Great shape on the wings. That really does
34:22bring the piece to life. Yeah, I remember seeing the real hippogriff while working on the films and
34:26you've got the colouring just right, the grey and the feathers. What lets you down I think is the way
34:31these feathers on his neck have curled. The creature for the films was made in that way. The feathers were
34:37laid on and went against each other. I feel like he just looks a little bit scruffy and that takes away
34:42from the elegance of the creature. Okay. We have a pumpkin entremet inside of our scene so we can pull it
34:49right off of the scene. It is pumpkin and scotch for the mousse on the exterior and then it has a layer of
34:55caramelized bacon on the inside. This is very pleasing on the eye, isn't it? It looks so cute.
35:00Yeah, it looks great, doesn't it? It's so well decorated. Are you worried about the bacon?
35:04Well, I think that salty and sweet can go together, so you never know. You might be surprised.
35:08I might be surprised, but I'm not sure. Here goes.
35:13Well, I'm relieved. Come on. Oh, that has a bit of bacon aftertaste. It was going well,
35:29but then it went downhill last minute. The bacon, okay. All right.
35:33Incredible texture on the mousse and I love the caramel. It's lovely and runny. I'm going to have
35:38to agree with Warwick though that that bacon bite at the end is too bacony. Okay. I actually like
35:43the taste of the bacon. I do think the piece that I got was a little big and so it was chewy. Okay.
35:48But I like the flavor of it. Would you chop it finer? Would you make less in there or would you just...
35:54I might have done something like a bacon jam. Oh, that's brilliant. Okay.
35:58I'd have stitched a bacon altogether if you're asking me.
36:00I will never look at bacon without thinking of you. Jenny and Alex, this is incredible here.
36:10Obviously, we have Dobby, the house elf, one of the most beloved characters. Served the Malfoy family
36:17for several years until he was obviously freed. And that's obviously Aunt Petunia's cake,
36:22I'm guessing, that we see levitating. You're absolutely right. Yes.
36:26And it's interesting. It's very rare we see a cake that looks like a cake on this show.
36:30He looks wearied from the little hairs on his head to the texture of the skin.
36:40I mean, the feet. Do you know,
36:42this poor chocolatier was even hand painting Dobby's toenails.
36:46Yes, I agree. Well, what a great job though.
36:48I mean, those nails really do look so lifelike. Thank you.
36:53The expression that you have on Dobby's face and the posture. Thank you so much.
36:57Thank you. I think you've really captured the character's soul in a way.
37:02Yes. Underneath, we have his sock.
37:07And he realises he'd become free. Dobby is a free elf.
37:13Oh, he's crying. Wow. Oh, my God.
37:15Oh. Oh.
37:17Oh. Oh. Oh.
37:18Has anyone got an edible tissue we can use?
37:21He does cry a lot. Yes.
37:23So what do we get to eat in this creation? Is it the cake above his head?
37:26It is not. I'm so sorry.
37:28Okay, let's do it. Sorry, Dobby.
37:30Oh, no.
37:33I can't look.
37:34Oh. Oh, it's just...
37:36Dobby hurts. Oh.
37:39For the cake, I decided to make a molly ganache.
37:42Oh. Oh.
37:45Also, a coffee cake with a little cacao nibs.
37:49Look at the cross section here and the layers, which look gorgeous,
37:52and they're well-separated, and that's it, really.
37:57I'm trying to sound like him now.
37:58Oh, yeah, you do.
37:59You're picking it up very layered.
38:02No, but the proportions of the layers look great.
38:03The aroma of the coffee and the molly, it smells delicious.
38:07It's a little bit spicy, but not too spicy.
38:10Smooth and crunchy. It's very good.
38:14So quite strong flavours that have gone into this.
38:16I would have liked maybe something of a tart or fruity
38:20or something that punches through a little.
38:23But overall, incredible job.
38:25Thank you so much, judges. Thank you.
38:26Goodbye, Dobby. Don't be sad.
38:38Makers.
38:39The judges had a very, very difficult decision to make.
38:44Not everybody's coming with us to the grand finale.
38:46The team who has judged overall winners in this challenge
38:53and going straight into the final is...
38:58Zoe and Jordan.
38:59Oh, my God.
38:59Oh.
39:04We've won the semifinal.
39:05Again.
39:05Again?
39:06And we are on our way to the finale.
39:08Would it be amazing to go two for two?
39:11I think so.
39:11Zoe and Jordan, your Thestrals showpiece was incredible.
39:17And the way that you brought it to life,
39:19it truly was one of the best showpieces we've seen in this competition.
39:23So congratulations.
39:25The next team through to the Wizards of Baking chapter two final
39:32is Alex and Jenny.
39:35Oh, my goodness.
39:43Harry Potter, Wizards of Baking chapter two finalists.
39:45We made it.
39:47Crazy.
39:47It's amazing.
39:48I'm so proud of us.
39:51Alex and Jenny, your Dobby showpiece really brought to life
39:55one of our favorite Harry Potter characters.
39:58It was all magical.
39:59And the mole coffee cake, it was absolutely delicious.
40:03Thank you so much.
40:04So that means there's still one more spot up for grabs.
40:10The third and final team returning for the Wizards of Baking finale will be
40:20Molly and Priya.
40:24We're so excited.
40:25I can't believe it.
40:26We've had some highs, we've had some lows, but we're here.
40:30Do you think we're the only people to ever get to the finale to never win a challenge?
40:34Likely, yes, likely.
40:37Sadly, that means to John, Katie, your incredible adventure is over.
40:42Thank you for this amazing opportunity.
40:44And we're excited to see what you guys make in the finale.
40:46Yeah.
40:47I can't believe we're not doing the finale because that was our goal from right when we came.
40:51Yes, it was.
40:51But we came super close.
40:53No matter what the response is, we loved what we made.
40:56Exactly.
40:56And I'm okay with that.
40:57I'm good with that, you know?
40:59Yeah, me too.
41:01Bakers, congratulations.
41:04Get ready for the biggest bake of your Harry Potter lives.
41:08And we're going to leave the last word to Warwick.
41:14How about this, chaps?
41:15Swish and flick.
41:20Well, go on then.
41:23Next time on the Wizard of Baking season finale.
41:27You've made it to the grand final.
41:29Let the baking begin!
41:33Feels like Christmas at my house.
41:35Stressful and manic.
41:38This is the corner where we come to cry.
41:42No!
41:42He's very stressed, which is why we're not talking.
41:46You know, it's time like the finale to try something you've never done before.
41:49I don't know.
41:50I've given up.
41:50Oh, no.
41:52The Harry Potter Wizard of Baking champions.
41:56Ah.
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