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00:00On Next Level Baker, a Gordon gave to me.
00:11I messed up my cake.
00:15When's the last time you've won a race?
00:19Flavor? Dude!
00:23Your cake's a party!
00:26Grab something!
00:27I hate to eat ovens.
00:31The air is sweet in the Top Kitchen.
00:51Merry Christmas, guys, and good night.
00:57What?
00:59Come on in, guys. You're welcome.
01:01All right.
01:03This just feels like being a kid on Christmas morning.
01:06I grew up watching baking shows, and now it's me.
01:07Oh, my God!
01:08Oh, my God!
01:09I see the mentors, and my heart is...
01:12Happy holidays!
01:13I'm having an out-of-body experience.
01:14I literally cannot believe I'm here right now.
01:16Welcome to our first-ever Next Level Baker.
01:17Yes!
01:18Come on!
01:19Come on!
01:20Come on!
01:21This is my absolute favorite time of the year.
01:22The best season.
01:23This is my favorite time of the year.
01:24The best season for some amazing baking.
01:25Right?
01:26Yes.
01:27Absolutely.
01:28Right.
01:29Now, everyone says that our kitchens are intimidating.
01:31So why don't we fill this place up with some holiday cheer?
01:33Yes.
01:34Yes.
01:35Happy holidays.
01:36I'm having an out-of-body experience.
01:37I literally cannot believe I'm here right now.
01:38Welcome to our first-ever Next Level Baker.
01:41Yes!
01:42Come on!
01:43Come on!
01:44Come on!
01:45Come on!
01:46This is my absolute favorite time of the year.
01:48The best season for some amazing baking.
01:51Right?
01:52Yes.
01:53Absolutely.
01:54Now, everyone says that our kitchens are intimidating.
01:57So why don't we fill this place up with some holiday cheer?
02:01Woo!
02:02Yes!
02:03Yes, there are.
02:04On the count of three.
02:05One, two, three.
02:08Let's go!
02:10Woo!
02:11Woo!
02:12Woo!
02:13Woo!
02:14Amazing!
02:16Come on!
02:17How cool is this?
02:18That is beautiful.
02:19The tower is nothing short of magical.
02:23And then you add twinkly lace.
02:25I'm just obsessed.
02:26Joining me for this amazing season are two giants in the world of baking.
02:31First is someone you all know and love.
02:33An acclaimed chef, best-selling author, and the host of some of your favorite baking competitions.
02:38Give it up for Carla Hall.
02:40Come on!
02:41Yes, yes, yes.
02:42I am extremely happy to see Carla Hall.
02:45I watch her on TV all the time.
02:47I want to have a conversation with her and just pick her brain.
02:50I'm an avid watcher of Next Level Chef.
02:53So I can't wait to see what you all do at Next Level Baking.
02:57This is going to be sweet and lovely.
03:00Now, on my other side, she's a prolific entrepreneur and the creator of one of the most successful cupcake brands in history.
03:06The founder of Sprinkle Cupcakes.
03:08Get up for Candice Nelson, everybody!
03:10Come on!
03:11Sprinkle me!
03:12Sprinkle me!
03:13Sprinkle me!
03:14I am all about baking all year round, but I am especially excited to kick this off for the holidays.
03:20Candice is my baking entrepreneur idol.
03:23She was the woman who created the cupcake vending machine.
03:26I am just in awe of her.
03:27She's incredible.
03:28Now, listen up, all of you.
03:30You've been chosen from the nation's top professional bakers.
03:33Those incredible, influential social media stars.
03:36And, of course, the finest home bakers in the country.
03:39Over the next three weeks, Candice, Carla, myself will be pushing all of you harder than you've ever been pushed before.
03:45But remember, no matter how talented you are, where you bake will seriously affect how you bake.
03:54Bakers on the top level will be working with state-of-the-art equipment and prime ingredients.
04:00But wind up in the basement, and you will be faced with substandard tools and bottom-of-the-barrel ingredients.
04:09And here's the good news.
04:10The baker who pulls it off will be walking away with an amazing holiday bonus of $25,000.
04:17Talk about it, Gordon.
04:20Plus, an incredible Hexlad prize package.
04:24But most importantly, our winner will be crowned our first-ever Next Level Baker.
04:31Who's it going to be?
04:32Me.
04:33Let's get it.
04:34The holidays are when families come together to celebrate and enjoy incredible baked goods.
04:39Yeah.
04:40So listen up for your first challenge.
04:42You'll have 60 minutes to create a delicious family holiday favorite.
04:47And you'll be using one of the most versatile ingredients on the planet.
04:52Chocolate.
04:55Who doesn't love chocolate?
04:57Crazy people.
04:58That's who.
04:59I don't see any crazy people out there.
05:00No.
05:01Take a look over here.
05:03Under this tree are three wrapped presents.
05:06Inside each one is the level on which your group will be starting the competition.
05:10Home bakers, you're up first.
05:12Choose one person to come up and pick out a present.
05:15Let's go, Jeff.
05:16Come on, Jeff.
05:17No pressure.
05:18Pick the basement.
05:19Love that.
05:20Humble.
05:21Look at you thinking that's a Tiffany box.
05:26Right.
05:27Social media chefs.
05:28Who's coming up to grab a present?
05:29Chloe.
05:30Come on, Chloe.
05:31Pick good.
05:32I already know the big one.
05:33Scary.
05:34No basement.
05:35So I just go with my safest bet.
05:38Top floor.
05:39And I'm hoping that it's a Christmas miracle.
05:42Uh, pros.
05:43Probably need two of you.
05:44Yeah.
05:45Yeah.
05:50Right.
05:51Time for the unveiling.
05:53Pros.
05:54Lift up your box.
05:55Find out what level you're cooking on.
05:56Top level.
05:57Top level.
05:58Top level.
05:59Middle kitchen.
06:00Let's go!
06:01That is good.
06:02Not bad at all.
06:03Oh, my.
06:04Oh, Lord.
06:05Social media.
06:07Stars.
06:08You got the medium present.
06:09Top kitchen.
06:10Yes!
06:11I really needed this.
06:12Yes!
06:13I'm so sorry.
06:14Home chefs.
06:15I'm there.
06:16We know where you're going, but let's confirm it.
06:17Basement kitchen.
06:18I guess horrible things come in small packages.
06:22Listen up.
06:23At the end of this first bake, one pro, one social media, and one home baker will be heading
06:37home for the holidays.
06:38Jesus.
06:39Did, uh, this just get real for some of you?
06:42Oh, yeah.
06:43Yeah.
06:44All of you, head to the elevator.
06:45We'll meet you in your kitchens shortly.
06:47Good job, Chloe.
06:48Oh, my gosh.
06:49We're all here.
06:50Good luck, chefs.
06:51Oh, okay.
06:52All right, let's go.
06:53Let's go.
06:54Oh, my gosh, you guys.
06:56Look at this.
06:57Oh, my gosh, you guys.
06:58Look at this.
06:59Oh, my gosh.
07:00The very first thing I see is this little creepy doll saying, welcome to the basement.
07:15Happy Christmas.
07:16Look at this mess.
07:18Pretty much everything in the basement feels kind of like that doll.
07:22These are all bent.
07:23Everything is so wonky.
07:24I mean, it's kind of fun to explore such a vintage place.
07:31They didn't even clean the grease off.
07:33That's our job.
07:34Let's go.
07:35Good luck.
07:36Good luck.
07:37Oh, my gosh.
07:38You got good stuff.
07:39I'm sad to not be at the top level, but this middle kitchen is still a step up from my bakery,
07:46so I'm ready to go.
07:47I want to live in here.
07:48You have two of these.
07:49Oh, my God.
07:50Oh, yeah.
07:51Oh, my God.
07:52Oh, my God.
07:53I have won the lottery.
07:58We have everything we need.
08:00Everything is state of the art.
08:02Some of this stuff, I don't even know how to use it.
08:05So take me to the top and leave me there.
08:08It's so Christmassy.
08:10Oh, my God.
08:11Oh, my God.
08:12Nikki Doha.
08:13Hi.
08:14Justin Chloe.
08:15Hi.
08:16Oh, my God.
08:17Hi.
08:18How are you?
08:19Oh, my God.
08:20I am so excited for you all.
08:21You cannot forget.
08:22Grab the chocolate on top.
08:24They're coming.
08:25Oh, my God.
08:26Oh, my God.
08:27Oh, my God.
08:28Oh, my God.
08:29Oh, my God.
08:30Oh, my God.
08:31Oh, my God.
08:32Oh, my fingers.
08:33Hi, everybody.
08:34How are you doing?
08:35The challenge is chocolate.
08:38Chocolate's my love language.
08:39You guys got to speak it to me.
08:41Yes.
08:42Yes.
08:43Oh, hey.
08:44Come on.
08:45Are we good?
08:46Do not be put off by the basement.
08:47Oh.
08:48Now, we may be down, but we're not out, right?
08:49Exactly.
08:50When that platform comes down, we're going to get what they don't want.
08:53But I've seen food come out of this basement.
08:55Michelin star.
08:56Right.
08:57Line up against that elevator.
08:58Let's go, guys.
08:59There's something quite unique about chocolate, because there are so many avenues.
09:01Whether it's beautiful finishes, the chocolate frosting, the center, there's always a showstopper
09:14with chocolate desserts.
09:16Stay until you see the platform light up green.
09:19Green means go.
09:20Here it comes, guys.
09:23Wait for it to turn green.
09:28Go.
09:29Come on.
09:30Yes.
09:31Get in there.
09:32We are on the top level with all of the really fancy ingredients.
09:35Get your chocolate.
09:36Oops.
09:37I saw some, like, really, really crappy chocolate, and then, boom, there is some quality milk chocolate
09:47over there.
09:48Zoha, get your chocolate.
09:50I'm looking at the ingredients, but I am at a blank.
09:54No, no, no.
09:55Okay, 10 seconds.
09:56Make sure you're taking the entire thing.
09:59Okay, what's going on?
10:00What I got to get?
10:01Nikki, don't leave it up there.
10:02Come on.
10:03Oh.
10:04You got all that stuff?
10:05I...
10:06Holy cow.
10:07I did not get enough.
10:09That platform, it come fast, and it leave fast.
10:13Oh, Lord.
10:16Here comes that platform.
10:18What's happening, guys?
10:19Oh, my God.
10:20Go, go, go, go, go.
10:22Oh, my God.
10:23Oh, my God.
10:24I know that the people upstairs have already grabbed all of the good stuff, but I quickly
10:29see the Mexican spice chocolate.
10:30Mexican chocolate.
10:31That's you.
10:32Because I'm Mexican-American, I feel like my ancestors, like, brought this down literally
10:36from the heavens for me.
10:37And then I definitely want you.
10:39Five seconds.
10:40Oh, my God.
10:41Platform won't be here forever.
10:42I don't know what I want.
10:43I don't know what's happening.
10:44All right, that's it.
10:45That's what we got.
10:46It's crazy.
10:47Go, guys.
10:48Let's go.
10:49Go, go, go.
10:50Chocolate first.
10:51Because we're at the bottom, the only thing left is chocolate syrup.
10:55Oh, come on.
10:56Chocolate syrup.
10:57Oh, my God.
10:58I knew it was going to be bad, because the vultures are picking higher up, and I got scraps.
11:03You want the chocolate powder?
11:04Are you sure?
11:05Yes.
11:06I'm not going to serve the mentors chocolate milk, so this has to be turned into something
11:10else.
11:11Grab, grab, grab, grab, grab.
11:13Well done.
11:17Your 60 minutes starts right now.
11:20All right, Zoha, I see that you are meticulously separating your frozen cherries.
11:26I wish I had gotten, like, fresh cherries.
11:28I don't love the frozen.
11:29Yeah.
11:30It went by really fast.
11:31All right.
11:32Tell me what you prepped.
11:33Okay, so I got semi-sweet chocolate chips, cherries.
11:36Yeah.
11:37So I'm going to make a black forest Swiss roll.
11:39I'm from Pakistan, and we have black forest cakes in every bakery.
11:42Yeah.
11:43And I want to make a grown-up, better version of it.
11:46When I decided to leave my very well-paying job and start baking, my dad was very much
11:53like, don't leave your job.
11:54But to have one million-plus followers, I still can't believe it.
11:59I love being a mom, but content creation with a baby is definitely very different.
12:04Michael, please.
12:06His name is Michael, and he's a cutie.
12:08It's been a day, but I miss him.
12:11Wish me luck.
12:12So you are going to put a whipped cream topping into a cake that has to cool completely before
12:17it comes together.
12:18Wish me luck.
12:20Hey, Nikki.
12:21Hey.
12:22So tell me what you got.
12:23I got the chocolate bar.
12:25Okay.
12:26So I'm thinking a German chocolate cake, but I need an evaporated milk.
12:31Okay.
12:32So now I'm in trouble.
12:33You don't have a plan in your head, but I think to see something that could turn into
12:36something else is how you play the game.
12:39Right about that.
12:40All right, Justin.
12:41Hello.
12:42Tell me what you grabbed, first of all.
12:43A whole lot.
12:44I wasn't thinking.
12:45Dark chocolate and strawberries.
12:47So I'm going to do chocolate mousse with a strawberry combo as an insert.
12:52So you need to add some acid to balance all those flavors.
12:54Okay.
12:55I'm just saying.
12:56You're stressing me out now.
12:57I don't need to stress you out.
12:58I got you.
12:59Okay.
13:00Mentors, they're expecting good desserts.
13:01They're expecting holiday cheer.
13:02I got to pull my A game.
13:05So being a social media baker, I celebrate all the holidays and Christmas was my favorite.
13:10My family, we have traditions.
13:11Like we wake up super early, like 5 AM and then we always eat cinnamon rolls.
13:16And then we wait to see what Santa brought us.
13:19Yes.
13:20I'm 22 and I still get up for Santa.
13:23It never has to end.
13:25Oh, I'm stressed.
13:26That's okay.
13:27You have chocolate on your face.
13:28You look delicious.
13:29Oh my God.
13:3050 minutes to go, bakers.
13:32Holy crap.
13:33Starting to smell like the holidays.
13:35Woo.
13:36Look at that peanut butter.
13:37I thought I was going to have to make this from scratch here.
13:39Aubrey, what do you have in store for us?
13:42I'm going to fold actually all these goodies into the peanut butter and make a filling.
13:46So it'll basically be like brownie filling brownie.
13:49This is pro work.
13:51If you're serving the best, you better have your together.
13:54Okay.
13:55Moving right along.
13:56Chad, how are you doing?
13:58I'm going to do a nice white chocolate whipped ganache and then a traditional pecan pie filling.
14:02Probably throw a little bit of raspberry compote in there.
14:04Love the idea of the acidity from the raspberries to balance the white chocolate.
14:08And that pecan pie filling is pure nostalgia.
14:11Thank you, chef.
14:12I'm Marixa.
14:13Hello, Candace.
14:14Do you have a plan?
14:15Yes, I do.
14:16I'm making brownies.
14:17This is very much nostalgic to me and my mother means the world to me.
14:20So hopefully she sees it and then she's like, ah, a little bit of her today.
14:24My earliest holiday baking memory is probably helping my mom make tamales.
14:29Now I have a fun job.
14:30I get to taste pastries all day.
14:31At my bakery, we have three James River nominations.
14:34I was a finalist.
14:35If I win, I'm hoping that I get to go back home and like celebrate with my mom and my dad.
14:40I'm going to get emotional because I love my parents.
14:42They'll like come in and help me just doing dishes.
14:45I'm here for them.
14:46My parents are like my superheroes.
14:50You need to wow us with the flavor because someone is going home.
14:54Um, don't hate me if I don't make it to the next one.
14:57Guys, I know the ingredients weren't the best down here, but if you want to get that top-flight kitchen, then you've got to cook your way out of that.
15:05Now this is crazy.
15:06Stephanie, what'd you get?
15:07Chocolate-wise?
15:08I got chocolate.
15:09Kisses.
15:10You gonna melt them?
15:11No, I might make a little ganache out of them.
15:12That's a toughie.
15:13Be careful.
15:14How are you going to finish them off?
15:15Yeah, so this is going to be like a wreath cake.
15:17Focus.
15:18Getting it absolutely beautifully done.
15:20Right, Michael.
15:21So tell me about this dish.
15:22What are you going to do?
15:23I'm almost thinking about making like almost like a marshmallow fluff.
15:25Okay.
15:26Sounds a nice idea.
15:27Might be kind of fun.
15:28The love of baking comes from where?
15:29How do we start?
15:30When my wife was ill, she passed away.
15:31I'm sorry.
15:32I used to bake or something.
15:33For her?
15:34Yeah.
15:35While she was ill?
15:36Yeah.
15:37After she passed away, I kind of kept doing it.
15:38I started baking when my wife Elizabeth was diagnosed with breast cancer.
15:43I wanted to cheer her up.
15:44Every holiday after Christmas, she would donate to different charities.
15:49And so if I won that $25,000, I would follow it in her footsteps and donate.
15:54All right, guys.
15:55Here comes your first holiday surprise.
15:56Who's coming down on a chimney?
15:57Ho, ho, ho.
15:58Everyone grab one stocking.
15:59Hurry up.
16:00Hurry up.
16:01Hurry up.
16:02It's going to keep going.
16:03Hurry up.
16:04Grab something.
16:05Oh, yo.
16:06You all must use one ingredient that is in your stocking in your bake.
16:09Okay.
16:10Girl, you must have been nice.
16:11Santa has delivered.
16:12What did you get that you were so excited about?
16:13Drink whip.
16:14Okay.
16:15This is like evaporated milk.
16:16Look at you.
16:17Look at you pivot.
16:18Now, don't forget to taste.
16:19It's just a lot of sweetness.
16:20Right.
16:21Ho, ho, ho.
16:22A very special guest has arrived.
16:23Ho, ho, ho.
16:24Oh, my God.
16:25Oh, my God.
16:26Oh, my God.
16:27Everyone must grab one stocking.
16:29No, grab your stocking.
16:30Quickly, quickly.
16:31There's some ingredient in there that you must use in your bake.
16:33Oh, my God.
16:34Oh, hell no.
16:35Black truffle.
16:36What the hell am I doing with this?
16:37Oh, my God.
16:38I'm going to drink it.
16:39It's a good taste.
16:40We're going to drink it.
16:41And you're going to drink it up.
16:42Let's do it.
16:43Let's do it.
16:44All right.
16:45Oh, my God.
16:46Oh, my God.
16:47That's a great taste.
16:48Oh, my God.
16:49Oh, my God.
16:50Oh, my God.
16:51What the hell am I doing with this?
16:52Black truffle, what the hell am I doing with this?
16:54Look who's coming down, turn around, hey!
16:57Quick, let's go, grab a stocking, let's go!
17:00Grab a stocking, Father Christmas, thank you so much!
17:03Ho, ho, ho, off you go!
17:06That kinda works, that kinda works.
17:08Deirdre, what did you grab in the stocking?
17:09I got dolce de leche.
17:11I was trying to do cookie crumble in between.
17:13I think I might just heat up the almonds
17:14with the dolce de leche to add a layer of the trifle.
17:18Gotcha, when was the last time you used one of these?
17:20Honestly, I feel like it's gonna whip it pretty fast.
17:22Like, might help with the heavy cream.
17:2440 minutes left.
17:25Let me check on my cake.
17:30I'm gonna have to make my cake again.
17:31My cake is raw.
17:33I messed up my cake.
17:34I think it was slightly underdone.
17:36Oh no!
17:38So hot, do you have to make it over?
17:39Do you wanna pivot?
17:40You have 40 minutes left.
17:42I'm gonna just make this as soon as I can.
17:44Time was always of the essence,
17:45but it's really of the essence right now.
17:47I can't waste a single breath.
17:49I'm so stressed out.
17:5535 minutes.
17:56So stressed out.
17:58What, why?
17:58First of all, think about how quickly you got that
18:00in the oven and you got it made.
18:02You got this.
18:02I know, I have to make it even quicker now.
18:04Yep, you absolutely have this.
18:0630 minutes, everyone!
18:08Lisa Louisa!
18:10Winston, what do we got?
18:12I'm getting some truffle in there.
18:13Struggling with what I'm gonna do,
18:14but I'm gonna figure it out.
18:15I'm worried about the truffle
18:17because I've never used it in dessert before,
18:19but it's also something that I really like to eat.
18:21You're gonna pull this off?
18:22It's gonna be Jamaican magic.
18:23It's gonna be Jamaican magic.
18:25Jamaican magic, come on.
18:28I am the proudest Jamaican you will find on this earth.
18:30In my family, at Christmas time,
18:32one of the things I remember the most is
18:34we had a very small Christmas tree,
18:37and it was so short that we had to put it on cinder blocks
18:40that was wrapped in Christmas paper.
18:41So, whenever time I smell a plastic Christmas tree,
18:44it brings me right back to my childhood days.
18:48Save some of that for dinner later, too.
18:51We gotta get those bakes in so they have time to cool.
18:57Someone got an oven open, you know that?
18:59Marexa, your oven's open.
19:00The last thing we need is any heat loss
19:03from this oven, it needs to bake.
19:05This is not the time for mistakes.
19:08Last five minutes, y'all.
19:09Show us what you're made of, make it beautiful,
19:11and don't forget about a little salt.
19:13I call salt compliments, y'all know why?
19:15Why?
19:16Because if you don't use it, you ain't!
19:17Go get no compliments!
19:21This is gonna be the quickestest roll
19:22I've ever made in my life.
19:23Zoha is coming together.
19:26Would your followers not like that?
19:28My followers are really nice.
19:31Guys, three minutes to go.
19:32Deirdre, you good?
19:33Yeah.
19:35Oh, come on.
19:35Did you break it?
19:36Yep.
19:37Bring it home, Michael.
19:38Come on, you got that.
19:38All right, well, the best I can do here.
19:40Two minutes left.
19:42Decorate that plate, make it look nice.
19:45One of you is headed home for the holidays.
19:47Let it not be you.
19:49It looks terrible.
19:50Just disappointed.
19:51Platform's moving, guys.
19:52Fested spirit on there.
19:53Good.
19:54Platform's here.
19:55Oh, it's here, it's here.
19:56Go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go.
19:58On we go.
20:00Well done.
20:01Good job, man.
20:02Good job.
20:03Good job.
20:03Good job.
20:04Here comes that platform.
20:06You don't want to miss it.
20:07Bugger.
20:09My brownies are hot.
20:10Hopefully, don't turn everything on top into soup.
20:12Platform is here.
20:12Get those desserts on.
20:14Woo.
20:15Come on, guys.
20:15Don't let me down.
20:16Chad, get on there now.
20:18Whoa.
20:19Mercy, you've got to go.
20:20Anyone ever plated on the platform?
20:21Get on there.
20:22Thank you for that.
20:23OK, bye.
20:24See ya.
20:25The platform is coming, guys.
20:27The platform is here.
20:28Everybody, get your dish on there.
20:30Get your dishes on there.
20:32Justin, where's your other one?
20:33It's going to go.
20:34It's going to go.
20:35Oh, Lord.
20:35Oh, come on, come on, come on.
20:36You look good.
20:37Woo.
20:38Y'all did it.
20:39It's not easy.
20:40No, this was no cakewalk.
20:42All right, first off, well done, all of you.
20:55We are excited to try your holiday-inspired bakes.
21:00This is how excited I am.
21:01I love that.
21:03Should we start in the basement with the home bakers?
21:05Yes.
21:06This is Stephanie's sugar cookie cake with a chocolate ganache
21:10with the little kisses.
21:11It's a gorgeous buttercream from chocolate kisses.
21:14Soft, buttery, rich.
21:16I'm actually shocked that this was cooked in the basement.
21:19It's gorgeous.
21:20So this is Michael's steak and Florentines,
21:23dipped in a chocolate and caramel sauce,
21:25garnished it a sort of festive sprig of rosemary.
21:28I would have loved the rosemary to be candied or something.
21:31Yeah, the rosemary reminds me of a little bit
21:33of a Christmas tree, I'm not going to lie.
21:36This is Jeff's chocolate tart, very dense.
21:39Yes, it's a little under-baked.
21:41Mm-hmm.
21:42Next up, Deirdre's brown butter brownie trifle.
21:45Mm-hmm.
21:46In her stocking, she got some dolce de leche
21:49that you can taste on top.
21:50Mm-hmm, yep.
21:51The flavors are nice.
21:52I wanted a little more salt because it was really sweet.
21:55Yeah, what a shame.
21:56Middle floor?
21:57I was working with the pros.
21:58Yeah, okay.
21:59So first up, we have Chad's pecan pie and a white chocolate mascarpone mousse.
22:06For me, pecan pie says the holidays.
22:10Absolutely.
22:11Pastries cooked beautifully.
22:12Really nice.
22:13Very good.
22:14Wow.
22:15Next up, we have Marixa's brownies.
22:17And what is that on top?
22:18Chocolate-spiced whipped cream and puffed rice.
22:21It does taste a little bit under.
22:23And you can tell that it was still piping hot when the cream went on.
22:27Yeah, we'll put that on the side next time.
22:28Next up, we have Aubrey's fudge brownie peanut butter bar crunch.
22:33Mmm.
22:35Very peanut-y.
22:36Very.
22:37Very.
22:38Could use a glass of milk with this.
22:40Need it.
22:41Mm-hmm.
22:42Finally, this is Winston's chocolate trifle with Jamaican spice chocolate mousse and some
22:48truffle.
22:49Truffle?
22:50Some.
22:51Just a touch.
22:52I know.
22:53Ooh.
22:54Did you find that cake in there?
22:56Did you get it?
22:57Did you get to the bottom?
22:58I'm scared to go to the bottom of that one.
23:01My palate's blown out by the truffle, so it's hard to navigate anywhere else.
23:04Okay, shall we move to the top level?
23:06Shall we?
23:07With the social media chefs.
23:08All right, so first up is Zoha's Black Forest Swiss Roll.
23:12Mm-hmm.
23:13This was Zoha's second cake.
23:18Let's see if we have that roll.
23:22Wow.
23:23And we do.
23:24That looks incredible.
23:25Perfect slice.
23:26This is the second one.
23:27With, like, 35 minutes left, she made another cake.
23:29Is it a ganache?
23:30Yep.
23:31It's a ganache.
23:32That's delicious.
23:33That's really nice.
23:34Good comeback.
23:35Next up is Justin's dark chocolate mousse with sweetened strawberries.
23:41Mm-hmm.
23:45The mousse is so rich.
23:46It's very rich.
23:47There's no balance.
23:48Yeah.
23:49At a minimum, it needs to look good.
23:50But it doesn't look that elegant.
23:52What a shame.
23:53All right, so we have Chloe's chocolate ganache filled tart.
23:58The pastry crust is delicious.
23:59Mm-hmm.
24:00Nice and crisp.
24:01And the chocolate works really well.
24:03Lastly, we have Nicky's German chocolate cake.
24:06It's a coconut pecan frosting.
24:07Very classic.
24:08Mm-hmm.
24:09The German chocolate cake is sweet.
24:11This is sweet.
24:12But maybe a hit more salt to balance that out.
24:15Yeah.
24:16Listen, the sponge is delicious.
24:17Just be careful.
24:18The sweetness.
24:19Wow.
24:20Great first tasting.
24:21Candice and Carla and I have a lot to discuss.
24:23Excuse us.
24:25That was brutal.
24:2660 minutes?
24:27Yeah.
24:28Because I think it's setting.
24:29So I was in a tizzy the entire time.
24:31But I thought the roulade really turned out well.
24:34It was an honor to bake with you guys.
24:36It was so much fun.
24:37Oh, don't you doubt.
24:38Merrick says spiced brownie would have been amazing
24:40if it had just had a little bit more time in the oven.
24:42Yeah.
24:43Yes.
24:44So, Shayna, unfortunately, we have to pick our bottom three.
24:46Mm-hmm.
24:47One from each kitchen.
24:48Are we in agreement?
24:49Shall we?
24:50Yes.
24:51Yeah.
24:54Each and every one of you made an incredible first effort today.
24:58So keep your heads up high.
25:00However, one baker from each level, sadly,
25:03will be going home tonight.
25:05It wasn't easy, let me tell you.
25:07The first individual heading home is...
25:10One baker from each level, sadly, will be going home tonight.
25:22The bakers heading home are...
25:27Michael.
25:28All right.
25:29Justin.
25:30All right.
25:31Justin.
25:32And...
25:33Winston.
25:34Michael, Justin, Winston, say goodbye to your teams.
25:38And please, enjoy the holidays with your families.
25:41Thank you, guys.
25:42Thank you, guys.
25:44Woo, woo, woo.
25:46I'm going to keep representing, keep pushing.
25:48Better watch out for this Jamaican boy.
25:50Shake it off.
25:51Let's bring some holiday spirit back, okay?
25:56Because three of you have just earned cooking in that top-level kitchen in the next challenge.
26:07Those bakers are...
26:09Chad.
26:10All right, Chad.
26:11Stephanie!
26:12Woo!
26:13And finally, Zoha!
26:16Woo!
26:17Great job.
26:18Well done, you three.
26:20All right.
26:21Three of you earned your way to the middle level.
26:24Those bakers are...
26:26Nikki, Deirdre, and Chloe.
26:32Well done.
26:33Of course, that means, Aubrey, Jeff, and Marixa, you'll be cooking down in that dreaded basement.
26:40Right.
26:41Ready for your next challenge?
26:42Yes.
26:43Yes.
26:44You know what my favorite part of the holiday season is?
26:47It's all of the fabulous parties.
26:50Absolutely.
26:51You may have guessed it.
26:53Your next challenge is all about baking with alcohol.
27:03Here's the good news.
27:04The big man himself has sent his trusted scout elves to spread some incredible festive cheer and holiday magic.
27:13How cool is that?
27:14Amazing.
27:15Okay.
27:16And, Gordon, just so you know, Santa sent a special scout elf to keep an eye out on you.
27:22Oh, come on.
27:23Seriously?
27:24He wants to make sure you end up on the nice list this year.
27:27It hasn't happened.
27:28Naughty.
27:29All the way.
27:30In 57 Christmases.
27:31It's tisk.
27:32Mmm.
27:33Right.
27:34Let's get to it, shall we?
27:35Yes.
27:36You'll have 75 minutes tonight to create an exciting bake with alcohol.
27:40This is a competition.
27:42One of you will be leaving after this bake.
27:44Make sure it's not you.
27:45Head to the elevator.
27:46We'll see you shortly.
27:47Good luck.
27:48Thanks, chefs.
27:50Great job.
27:51Stephanie, well done.
27:5275 minutes.
27:53Yay.
27:54Feels like a luxury.
27:55I know.
28:01Okay.
28:02All right.
28:03Let's get it.
28:04Let's do this.
28:05Holy smokes.
28:06What is this?
28:07Our own oven?
28:08This is like the nicest kitchen I've ever been in in my life.
28:13Wow.
28:14Not too bad.
28:15I can handle this.
28:18Okay.
28:19There are a lot of elves.
28:23Look at these cuties.
28:26My sister does Elf on a Shelf for my nephew and my niece.
28:30And he's done a lot of, like, silly funny things.
28:33I'm not stoked to be in this kitchen, but I'm hoping that the elves can create some magic in here.
28:38I can't wait to use you, you little funny thing.
28:44Good luck.
28:45Hi, Baker.
28:46Hello.
28:47How are we feeling?
28:48A little scared, I feel like.
28:49There's nowhere to go but up.
28:50Yeah.
28:51That is true.
28:54Oh, we're back together again.
28:56Nikki, when that platform comes down, I need you to get some stuff.
29:00I'm ready.
29:03Right.
29:04Let's go.
29:05Feeling good?
29:06Yes.
29:07You've got the pick of the litter.
29:08Okay.
29:09So be smart.
29:10Right.
29:11Let's go.
29:12Line up against the door.
29:13Let's go.
29:14Create an exciting, boozy Christmas treat.
29:17Three, two, one.
29:21Let's go.
29:23Look at that.
29:24Okay.
29:25So we're gonna go here.
29:27You guys see the alcohol free?
29:29Obviously, I'm Muslim.
29:30I don't drink alcohol, so I do not know what alcohol tastes like.
29:35Here's alcohol free.
29:36Right there.
29:37But I'm somehow gonna make it work.
29:39There you go.
29:40You got it.
29:43Okay, it's coming.
29:44It's coming, y'all.
29:45Go.
29:46Come on.
29:47And remember, pick balance.
29:49Think about acid.
29:50Think about how you're gonna balance that alcohol.
29:53I'm feeling really good.
29:55One thing I do know is booze.
29:57Sue, grab things.
29:58Ooh.
29:59Okay, grab.
30:00Can you grab something?
30:01It helps that you're tall, girl.
30:02Yes.
30:03The long arms.
30:04Okay.
30:05Make sure you grab an alcohol.
30:06Up the top of the platform.
30:07Green, green, green.
30:08Go, go, go.
30:12Okay, that's it.
30:13Is that a beer?
30:14I think so.
30:15I don't ever drink beer, so this is probably worst-case scenario for me.
30:21Just grab what you can.
30:22You're gonna make magic out of it.
30:24Booze-filled chocolate going, going, gone.
30:28Oh, my God.
30:29I don't even know where I grab.
30:30I don't know what to do with this beer.
30:33The panic of this beer has set in and is, like, not letting go of me.
30:41All right, bakers.
30:42Your time starts now.
30:45Anybody see the teaspoon?
30:48No, I don't have one.
30:50All right.
30:51Marixa.
30:52Hello.
30:53How are you feeling?
30:54I got alcohol-free stout.
30:56Okay.
30:57It is not something that I drink normally.
30:58Right.
30:59So it's a little nerve-wracking, but I'm thinking fruitcake.
31:01I'm gonna do, like, a wreath, um, pat-a-shoot.
31:04And you're gonna have enough time to do that?
31:06I'm hoping so, Candace.
31:07Okay, sounds good.
31:08I'm not looking to go home, and I'm not looking to be at the bottom like I was last time.
31:12That's right.
31:13Bakers.
31:14Let's get to work.
31:15Let's go.
31:16All right, Jeff.
31:17What are we planning to do with that boxed wine?
31:19I'm planning to make a mulled wine sauce to go over an apple cake.
31:23Okay.
31:24All right.
31:25Boxed wine looks scary, but you got a plan.
31:27I think we're gonna get out of the basement with this one.
31:29All right, Aubrey.
31:31I'm gonna do a crostata.
31:32Okay.
31:33And an apple pear butter, basically.
31:35Calvados is made with apples.
31:37I love that.
31:40Hello.
31:41Hello, Miss Chloe.
31:42So I'm gonna be making spice cakes.
31:44Okay.
31:45And to that, I'm going to add a cranberry compote and make an Irish cream liqueur buttercream.
31:50How's it going?
31:51My buttercream's ending up a little bit grittier than it should.
31:53Okay.
31:54Did you use room temperature butter?
31:55I did.
31:56Cold butter's better.
31:57That will give your butter stability.
31:5850 minutes left.
32:00Cold butter.
32:01All right, Nikki.
32:02I see that you've wrapped more items this time.
32:04What did you wrap?
32:05Almaretta.
32:06Okay.
32:07So what are you making with this?
32:08I'm gonna make a eggnog parfait with the ginger snap base.
32:13What makes your eggnog muggy?
32:15That booze I put in there, and I'll put a little bit more nutmeg.
32:18It doesn't take too much.
32:19So you just need a tiny, tiny bit.
32:22We are encouraged to taste, aren't we?
32:25Yeah, we are.
32:26What about that?
32:27Okay, girl.
32:28Get it, girl.
32:29You're encouraged.
32:30Hey, I asked first.
32:32I am Nikki J, the diva, the queen, the 60-year-old powerhouse.
32:38I have been going viral before viral was even cool.
32:42My daughter's wedding cake went viral during the wedding, and overnight I got orders from
32:49so many celebrities.
32:51Babe, I'm the queen of social media.
32:54I'm the queen of the bakery.
32:55I was just born a queen.
32:57I don't know why my mama didn't name me queen.
32:59Carla.
33:00Oh, God.
33:01Yeah?
33:02Jeez.
33:03We good?
33:04How's it going down there?
33:05Let me tell you.
33:06We have some really great stuff.
33:07And what about the boozy celebration?
33:08Nikki's celebrating more than anybody.
33:10She loves a boozy jam.
33:11I love that.
33:12Yeah, drinking and thinking.
33:14Love that.
33:16Zohar, tell me about the dish.
33:19What are you doing?
33:20So I'm going to do a chocolate pecan caramel tart, and hopefully there will be some tempered
33:25chocolate decoration.
33:26Gotcha.
33:27Smart, smart, smart.
33:28Right, Chad.
33:29Yes, Chef.
33:30Let's go, my man.
33:31So I'm going to do a port wine grazed apple tartan.
33:34Working on my poaching liquid right now.
33:36Right, and you've got cooking apples, right?
33:37Yes.
33:38Traditionally, we're using those cooking apples for purees.
33:40But hey, always got lost.
33:41Okay.
33:42And where have you seen this before?
33:43I mean, I've dreamed about it, so let's see what we can do here.
33:46Well, let's hope this is a happy dream.
33:50Right, Stephanie.
33:51What is it, please?
33:52Okay, so this cake is a festive eggnog cake.
33:55It's got a little bit of the bourbon in the cake.
33:57How many layers are you doing?
33:58Shooting for three.
33:59And you're going to get three done?
34:00I think so.
34:01Love it.
34:02Love it, love it, love it.
34:03I'm going for it.
34:04Give me an insight to Stephanie's household around the holidays.
34:05I have four kids, and it's just, it's really, really fun.
34:08I'm completely self-taught.
34:10When my kids were young, I would watch baking shows, and I realized, like, oh my goodness,
34:14I love to bake.
34:15And I was like, maybe this is a gift.
34:17I was encouraged by family and friends to start a home bakery business.
34:22And then all of a sudden, I had strangers wanting to order.
34:25My husband and I had always talked about opening a bakery.
34:28We sold our house to finance the business and moved our family into, like, a teeny tiny rental for a year.
34:35We have this big, beautiful, chaotic family.
34:38It has been a wild ride.
34:40But honestly, it's all been worth it.
34:45This is so messy.
34:46My hands are going to be green.
34:48Pat a shoe is temperamental.
34:50Usually, they look tall and puffy.
34:52I would get in the oven soon, though, if you're not.
34:54If they don't have enough time in the oven, they're going to sink.
34:58Frick it.
35:0220 minutes to go.
35:0320 minutes to go.
35:05So pretty.
35:06Stephanie, are we good?
35:07Yeah.
35:08So I used a little bit of bourbon in the compost.
35:10Absolutely incredible.
35:11Good luck.
35:15Oh, yeah, baby.
35:17What the?
35:22I pick up my apples with a spoon and quickly realize that I've, they're disintegrated.
35:29Oh, no, no.
35:31That's perfect.
35:33Such a stupid mistake.
35:42God.
35:43You good?
35:44I my apples up.
35:45You've what?
35:46They have disintegrated in my poaching liquid, Chef.
35:49Remember I said to you earlier, they're just purees.
35:51So they do just all of a sudden go.
35:53I know.
35:54I'm turning it into a pear titan.
35:56A pear titan.
35:57Same concept I want over poachers.
36:00This is obviously going down to the wire.
36:02I know I need every single second to poach these pears.
36:07A little scared.
36:09Y'all are looking good.
36:11Chloe punching out her cakes.
36:13My buttercream's smoothed out.
36:14Nice.
36:15I love it.
36:16Beautiful buttercream baby.
36:17Yeah.
36:18Yeah.
36:19Yeah.
36:20We're deflate sitting.
36:21We crisping them up now?
36:22Yes.
36:23I'm just trying to crisp them.
36:24Okay.
36:25At this point.
36:26I swear I'm better than this.
36:27Oh.
36:28My pastry's sinking and my heart is sinking with it.
36:31Guys, let's start plating.
36:32Two minutes left.
36:33The platform waits for no one.
36:37The platform's going.
36:3960 seconds to go, guys.
36:40Platform's gone.
36:41Get everything on those plates and make it beautiful, yes?
36:44Let's go.
36:45Bring it home, guys.
36:47The platform is moving.
36:48No time to waste.
36:49No time to waste.
36:50Get your bakes on the platform.
36:51Let's go, go, go.
36:52Aubrey, 10 seconds.
36:54Good grief.
36:55Well done, baby girls.
36:56I'm a striker.
36:57I'm a striker.
36:58I'm a striker.
36:59I'm a striker.
37:00Make it nice.
37:02I'm going to add ginger snaps.
37:03I stuck it in like a cocktail.
37:04Yeah, it looks like a cocktail.
37:05All right.
37:06The platform is coming.
37:07Where are we?
37:08Oh, my God.
37:09Okay.
37:10All right.
37:11Whoa!
37:12Space girls.
37:13Go ahead, girl.
37:14Go ahead.
37:15You deserve a drink.
37:16Oh, my God.
37:17Literally all the other.
37:18Can I drink some of that?
37:19He's passing around.
37:20All right, chefs.
37:21We're here.
37:22Okay, guys.
37:23We've got to go.
37:24Still hot.
37:25Come on, come on, come on.
37:26You're going to miss that platform, girl.
37:27We've got to go.
37:28I don't have pretty chocolate.
37:29Five seconds.
37:30Four, three, two, one.
37:31We're here.
37:32All on and go.
37:33Well done.
37:34That's beautiful.
37:35Wow.
37:48These incredible holiday-inspired bakes look festive
37:52and exactly what you want to see for the holidays.
37:55But sadly, we do have to send somebody home.
37:58Right, shall we start at the very top?
38:00Yes.
38:01On my level.
38:02First off, Stephanie.
38:03Stephanie used bourbon.
38:04It was inspired by eggnog funfetti cake.
38:08Get it, girl.
38:09Okay, Stephanie.
38:10Look at you.
38:11Open the game.
38:12Okay, sorry.
38:13Dig in, please.
38:15It will taste good.
38:16It will taste good.
38:17It will, I'm sure.
38:18The crumb is so tender.
38:22Mm-hmm.
38:23It's inspiring.
38:24The amount of work that went into this across 75 minutes is exceptional.
38:28Great start.
38:29Right, next up.
38:30Zohar made a chocolate and caramel pecan tartlet with non-alcoholic rum.
38:36There's an ooey gooey quality to this that is also just very decadent, yet so refined.
38:41Last up, it's Chad's take on a pear tata tan.
38:44I'm not going to lie.
38:45It looks like a pear tata taco.
38:47And this young man pivoted, had a slight problem with the original apples, went to pear.
38:52Well, those pears, that sounds like they're undercooked.
38:55Yeah, they look a little firm.
38:57A little crunchy.
38:58Middle level.
38:59What have you got?
39:00These are Nikki's amaretto eggnog parfaits.
39:03That's a boozy bite.
39:04Yeah, a lot of booze.
39:05A lot of booze.
39:06A lot of sugar.
39:07The ginger snaps.
39:09Did we make these on top?
39:10We did not make these.
39:11And what a shame.
39:12These are from Chloe.
39:14Spiced cakes with Irish liqueur buttercream, made to look like a hot toddy.
39:19They look beautiful, and they taste elegant.
39:22Next up, spiced apple cupcakes, cooked by Deirdre.
39:26I mean, a cupcake at first glance seems very simplistic, but you really made it artful.
39:33Yeah.
39:34Come on down to the basement.
39:36Look at these.
39:37Oh, no.
39:38What is that?
39:39Oh.
39:40Oh.
39:41We're going to start with Murex's pâte choux wreath with stout fig compote.
39:47Are they undercooked?
39:48Yeah.
39:49Damn.
39:50This one falls flat, sadly.
39:51Literally.
39:52The choux pastry is undercooked.
39:55Next up is Jeff's apple cake with mulled wine sauce.
39:59Looks festive.
40:00He grabbed the bagged wine, which I thought was kind of a scary grab, but he worked it out.
40:05It's taking bad ingredients and turning it into something amazing.
40:08Mm-hmm.
40:10Last up, this is a Calvados apple pear crostata.
40:13It looks beautiful.
40:14Rustic, full of charm.
40:15Wow.
40:16And it feels so effortless.
40:17Yes.
40:18But just is packed with flavor.
40:20We've got a lot to talk about, let me tell you.
40:23We need a moment.
40:27Oh, gosh.
40:28Stunning, stunning, stunning.
40:29What a way to celebrate the holidays.
40:31It really was.
40:32I feel like I've got to step up my game now, because you're whipping out.
40:35Are you kidding me?
40:36What you made?
40:37I'm like a crostata.
40:38There were clear to some that weren't as good.
40:40Yep.
40:41I did the best with what I was giving.
40:42I'm still so nervous.
40:44Sorry to see any baker go, but it is a competition.
40:47I make all these things at home, but I make them in the thousands.
40:50I think that threw me for like the biggest loop.
40:56Whew.
40:57There was one bake from each today that stood out from the crowd.
41:01Those three bakers are headed to the top level in the next challenge.
41:05And those are Stephanie, Aubrey.
41:09Yeah.
41:10Okay.
41:11Cool.
41:12And Chloe.
41:13Well done, guys.
41:14Well done.
41:15This is the greatest Christmas gift I ever could have asked for.
41:18Now, three of you all are safe and have earned a spot in the middle kitchen.
41:23Those bakers are Zoha, Deirdre, and Jeff.
41:29Well done.
41:31Jeff's getting out of the basement.
41:33Finally.
41:34Which means, unfortunately, Marixa, Chad, and Nikki.
41:39Sadly, one of you is heading home early for the holidays.
41:44Holy smokes.
41:45It could be the end.
41:47The baker leaving us today is...
41:55Marixa.
41:58I'm excited to, like, spend the holidays with my family.
42:01I'm ready to be cozy and drinking eggnog with them.
42:05Wish your husband and your parents a happy holiday for us.
42:08Take care.
42:09Safe travels back.
42:11Wow.
42:12What a competition this is turning out to be.
42:14Get some rest.
42:15Because things are about to get spicy.
42:18Well done.
42:19Bye.
42:21Bye.
42:22Next time on Next Level Baker.
42:24Woo!
42:25It's like Rockefeller Plaza in here.
42:27Go, go, go, go, go.
42:28These desserts need to be perfect.
42:30Damn, damn, damn.
42:31One wrong move, and everything's gonna come crashing down.
42:34Woo!
42:35You in trouble.
42:36Are you ready for the perfect thing for egg whites?
42:39Oh, no.
42:40Where'd it go?
42:41Somebody poached their whipped cream?
42:42Oh, no, no, no, no, no.
42:44That was not good.
42:45That was so bad.
42:46Do I go home now?
42:48Christmas tree.
42:49Oh, Christmas tree.
42:50Oh, Christmas tree.
42:51Seriously?
42:52What the?
42:53What's going on?
42:54Oh, Christmas tree.
42:55What's going on?
42:56What's going on?
42:57What's going on?
42:58What's going on?
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