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00:00The following program is Rated PG.
00:15Season's greetings, bakers.
00:17We've heard you bake up desserts so irresistible,
00:20they keep Santa coming back for seconds,
00:23then thirds, then fourths.
00:25And fourths.
00:28Rosalind and Amber, Michelle and Lauren, Lori and Haley,
00:32you're all going to whip up treats
00:34in the jolliest place this side of the North Pole.
00:38This is Bake Master Battle Holiday.
00:45Let's meet my candy cane crew and your judges.
00:48She's our sugar plum fairy,
00:50the queen of finessed frosting, April Julian.
00:54Hi, bakers.
00:56May your stand mixers be merry
00:58and your piping be bright.
01:01And the nutcracker prince himself,
01:03the joyful genius of the kitchen,
01:05Chef Dwight Smith.
01:08Hi, bakers.
01:09I hope you all make the dessert nice list.
01:12And I'm the Snow Queen's funnier, punnier sister
01:15and your host, Dina Pliese.
01:19My dessert elves,
01:20we've got two festive and flavor-packed challenges for you.
01:24First, the Fast and Frosty Dessert Dash.
01:27And then, the Batter Royale.
01:29A merry match where skill, innovation,
01:32and holiday spirit collide.
01:34The winners of the Batter Royale
01:36will be crowned our Bake Master Battle champions.
01:39And we'll walk away with a tasty $10,000
01:43from our friends at Instacart.
01:49OK, I admit it.
01:50I'm truly obsessed with the holidays.
01:53Taking stock of my decorations the other day,
01:55I realized it's time for an ornament upgrade.
01:58I brought some samples as inspiration.
02:02But I need a little help from you, bakers.
02:05For this Dessert Dash,
02:06we're putting you in charge of the holiday decorations.
02:10You will create four chocolate truffle ornaments
02:13with a baked element inside
02:15and covered in seasonal décor.
02:25Your ornaments will be judged on creativity,
02:28execution, and taste.
02:30The winners of the Dessert Dash
02:32will earn a special surprise in their stockings.
02:36You have one hour to create
02:38your chocolate truffle ornaments.
02:40Get ready, because your time starts now!
02:45Let's go!
02:46Yeah!
02:47What are we going to do?
02:48What color do you want to do?
02:49Uh, red.
02:50Definitely red.
02:51Crispassy, green.
02:52And gold.
02:53OK, perfect.
02:54I'm Rosalyn.
02:55And I'm Amber.
02:56And not only are Amber and I teammates,
02:59I'm also her mother-in-law.
03:05I want it as red as Chinese New Year.
03:06OK.
03:07To have all the colors of the Chinese culture.
03:09I own a little bakery
03:11and I like to put a little bit of Asian flavor
03:13into the Western baking techniques that I'm using.
03:16And I actually became Rosalyn's employee.
03:19Then, eventually, I became her daughter-in-law.
03:22Let's grab our baskets!
03:24We are making Deck the Hall's chocolate truffle ornament
03:28with red and gold and dark green Christmas decorations.
03:31How's it going over there?
03:32I'm trying to fill this guy up.
03:35Is everything going well down your side?
03:37Yeah.
03:38I'm currently working on the cranberry.
03:39The flavors of the truffle,
03:41we put the dark chocolate ganache
03:43with a chocolate pistachio streusel
03:45and cranberry sauce.
03:47I'm going to start on the streusel.
03:48Perfect.
03:49We're going to win this because we want to show to the world
03:51that a daughter-in-law and a mother-in-law
03:53can work together.
03:58I think I want to do a traditional sphere,
04:00but maybe with something to catch the light.
04:02I'm Lauren.
04:03I'm Michelle.
04:04And we've been friends for a really long time.
04:06And we tend to have a lot of fun,
04:07no matter what we do together.
04:09True.
04:10So Michelle and I are on a little adventure,
04:13which we love to do, a road trip adventure.
04:16We've taken planes, trains, and automobiles.
04:19But the bucket list trip is Italy.
04:22I love her dress.
04:24Maybe we could try to do something sparkly.
04:26Sparkly, pretty.
04:27Michelle and I, we've worked together.
04:30We've worked in bakeries.
04:31I specialize in cakes, gingerbread houses.
04:35I like to bake all different things.
04:37And I specialize in custom hand-decorated cookies.
04:41Lock it in, break it in.
04:43Lock it in.
04:44Let's go. Come on.
04:45OK.
04:46We're making Christmas winter wonderland ornaments.
04:48They're going to be very sparkly.
04:50Yes.
04:51We like a bougie tree.
04:53Ooh, this is nice apple butter.
04:55So our flavor profile is white chocolate ganache
04:59with apple butter, maple, and rosemary crumble.
05:03Kind of, like, cozy flavors.
05:05How's the crumble coming?
05:07I am ready to go in the oven.
05:08Awesome.
05:09My ganache is almost there.
05:11Oh, it smells really good.
05:14We could do, like, a nutcracker thing.
05:15Oh, my God.
05:16What a great idea.
05:17I'm Lori.
05:18I'm Hailey.
05:19And we are a dynamic mother-daughter baking duo.
05:23You have lipstick on your tooth.
05:24Ugh.
05:25Sorry.
05:26My entire life.
05:27She always does that.
05:28What else can we do with nutcracker?
05:29They do the sugar plum.
05:30Sugar plum fairies and the sugar plum flavor.
05:32Yeah.
05:33And it all works together.
05:34We have a family business.
05:35Yeah.
05:36It's Flower Hill Cookie Factory.
05:37She started it when I was actually still in elementary school.
05:40But it grew over the years.
05:42Let's roll.
05:43I'm scared.
05:44Don't be scared.
05:45It's what you do every day.
05:46Extra for good luck.
05:48We're making sugar plum fairy chocolate truffle ornaments.
05:51We love the nutcracker.
05:52It embodies Christmas for us.
05:54And Hailey used to dance and she would perform in the nutcracker.
05:59And we still go to the nutcracker ballet every single year.
06:02Okay.
06:03I need to toast the carraways soon.
06:04Yeah.
06:05Get that going.
06:06We're making white chocolate truffles with carraway and plum apricot jam and sugar cookie
06:12crumbs.
06:13The recipe was actually my grandma's truffle recipe that we kind of built off of.
06:16I'm going to mix this all up and I'll be good to go.
06:19Ah!
06:20I'm like covered in white chocolate like a snowman.
06:22I'm a chocolate mess.
06:24Oh no!
06:25We've asked the bakers for chocolate truffle ornaments with a baked element inside.
06:29That can be streusel.
06:30That can be cake.
06:31There's so many different directions that they could take this.
06:34I just want to see creativity.
06:35But also them injecting a little bit of their personalities into it.
06:38I can see the bakers over here are filling their molds.
06:41The key with these molds is getting an even coating.
06:44Not too thick.
06:45Not too thin.
06:46You want to see them have a ball with it.
06:49See what I did there?
06:51Come on, baby.
06:52Is it almost done?
06:53Yeah.
06:54First set going in.
06:55To the fridge.
06:56Okay.
06:57This is done.
06:58That was a close call, man.
07:00You need to relax.
07:01I know.
07:02I have to tell Rosalind to calm down a lot.
07:04But she takes it with a grain of salt.
07:08All right.
07:09I'm just going to get our molds ready.
07:11I'm going to make the shells.
07:13And I'm working on swirling and melting my chocolate.
07:15Now I'm going to push them in to make them nice and thin.
07:18I'm starting the fondant to decorate the truffles.
07:21I'm thinking some snowflakes.
07:23Oh yeah.
07:24That would be good.
07:26Start the chocolate for the inside of the truffle.
07:28Okay.
07:29Let's do it.
07:30I want to finish with the sugar cookies.
07:32How are you doing over there?
07:33Struggling?
07:34No.
07:35The measurements are throwing me off a little bit.
07:36Do you not make those every single day of your life?
07:38No.
07:39I don't usually make this small of a batch.
07:40Oh.
07:41I need the trash.
07:42Watch out.
07:43I need to throw this away.
07:44Go ahead.
07:45Just start it over.
07:46Sugar cookies is the thing that I know how to do best.
07:47I've done it probably 12,000 times.
07:49How's it going?
07:50Four.
07:51Good.
07:52Oops.
07:53Sorry.
07:54Measuring.
07:55I'm sorry.
07:56I won't talk.
07:57My simple signature sugar cookie recipe.
07:59Finally.
08:00Sugar cookies almost took me down.
08:02Yes.
08:03Oh my goodness gracious.
08:04Mom, stop the chocolate.
08:05You're burning it.
08:06Oh shoot.
08:07Oh no.
08:08No, no, no.
08:09Burnt the chocolate.
08:10I didn't realize you didn't put it on a low setting.
08:12I thought I turned it low.
08:13Oh my God.
08:14I'm sorry.
08:21I burnt the chocolate.
08:22I didn't realize you didn't put it on a low setting.
08:24I thought I turned it low.
08:25No.
08:26I'm sorry.
08:27We burnt the chocolate.
08:28Yes.
08:29Because we weren't like standing over the chocolate.
08:32It's my creativity that gets in the way of my brain.
08:35So we have to dump the chocolate.
08:36Yeah.
08:37And start over.
08:38Could be worse.
08:39Listen, it's the one thing Weena had to do is roll with the punches.
08:4120 minutes left, bakers.
08:44We are a little behind.
08:46Putting the cookies in the oven.
08:51I'm doing a bowl now, Amber.
08:53OK.
08:54We have to make Christmas truffle ornament.
08:57And I've been making the decorations.
08:59Rose is done.
09:00The streusels come out of the oven.
09:02And I'm making the ganache right now.
09:03OK.
09:04Yeah.
09:05Need a tray.
09:06That's not yours.
09:07Not yours.
09:08Not yours.
09:09Huh?
09:10How are you doing?
09:13I'm just going to get crumble.
09:14Because that's going to have to cool.
09:16That looks good.
09:17Oh, it looks beautiful.
09:18Oh, our ganache is firm.
09:20So how are you doing on snowflakes?
09:22I'm on my last row of flakes here.
09:25Cookies are finished.
09:27Sugar, sugar, sugar.
09:28We are doing the decorating to convey that you're immersed in the nutcracker and the famous Christmas tree scene.
09:37This looks like wood.
09:38Amazing.
09:39OK.
09:40Now I have to make the truffle mixture inside.
09:43Sprinkle the caraway seeds and the apricot jam.
09:46I'm going to add some plum jam to really make sure our sugar plum truffles taste like plum.
09:51And then the cookies.
09:53Just fold these in so they get the cookie crunch and the jam all in one bite.
09:58What is the trickiest part of all this?
09:59It's a sphere.
10:00So removing that thin shell out of a mold is absolutely nerve-wracking.
10:06If that chocolate breaks, there is no turning back.
10:08There's nothing to sphere but sphere itself.
10:11Oh, Dina.
10:13Come on, baby.
10:14Be good to me.
10:15You're praying to the molds?
10:17Praying to the ornament mold.
10:20Perfect.
10:21It's coming out.
10:22OK.
10:23My molds are done.
10:24We should be able to start some filling, right?
10:26All right.
10:27To assemble the ornaments, we have to layer the different components
10:31so that the judges taste the different layers and texture.
10:34I can put the ganache on.
10:35You can start with putting them together and decorating.
10:37Yeah.
10:38To make sure the judges don't see the connection where we joined it,
10:41I have to spend a little bit more time with the candy melts
10:44to make sure I spread it evenly to hide the seams.
10:48Fixed it.
10:49Nice.
10:5010 minutes left.
10:51Let's go, bakers.
10:52OK.
10:53Time to turn this into a truffle ornament.
10:55I'm ready.
10:56Let's go.
10:57I'm like a doctor and nurse during this part.
10:58Think together.
10:59And I hand it off to you.
11:00And we hand it off.
11:01I'm like.
11:02That's good, though.
11:03Scalpel.
11:04We're teammates.
11:05Stack.
11:06It's all going to be amazing.
11:07That one was perfect.
11:08Let's start gluing.
11:10Now we just have to get all of our snowflakes to stick on.
11:13Ah.
11:14They keep falling off.
11:15We have to hurry.
11:16How are you doing over there?
11:17Ready to glue them together.
11:18We're going to make these truffle ornaments, almost like the old fashioned Christmas balls that had like an indentation.
11:24Yeesh.
11:25All right.
11:26This one's a little cracked.
11:27A lot of cracked.
11:28So I'm trying to fix it up because the trim has to go around the seam.
11:35Come on.
11:36Kind of looks like a two-year-old made these, but it's okay.
11:40Almost there.
11:41Some of the bows are breaking.
11:43You made extra, right?
11:44I can make another one.
11:46Bakers, only three minutes left on the clock.
11:49Let's go.
11:50Yes.
11:51Get those ornaments on your tree.
11:52Let's go.
11:53Need some time to put it on the tree as well.
11:55I'm going as fast as I can.
11:57Ready for the tree.
11:58Do we want to spray them with a little of the glitter spray?
12:01Yeah.
12:02Ooh.
12:03Yes.
12:04I just want all the glitter.
12:06Okay, so far?
12:07Yeah.
12:08I'm just going to spray the rest out there.
12:10I definitely think decorating my tree at home was much easier, but probably less tasty.
12:15Hailey, get them on the tree.
12:16Get them on there.
12:17Now.
12:18Now.
12:19Down to the wire.
12:2010, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
12:29Handsome.
12:30Let's go.
12:31Done.
12:32Ooh.
12:33We did it.
12:34Hey.
12:35Oh, God.
12:36I'm sweating.
12:37We ran into problems that we did not expect, so just the fact that we're done, I'm happy
12:41about that.
12:42A for effort, okay?
12:43Okay.
12:44A for effort.
12:45High five.
12:46We are exhausted, but we feel great and proud of what we have accomplished.
12:51Oh, my God.
12:52We did it.
12:53So pretty.
12:54The ornaments look exactly like I hoped they would, and they stayed together.
12:59At this point, it's a nail biter.
13:01Bakers, we asked you to create four chocolate truffle ornaments.
13:05Rosalind and Amber, tell us about these treats.
13:07We made deck the hall chocolate truffle ornaments.
13:11We wanted to infuse the colors of the east and the west, which is the red, the gold, and
13:16the green, blending with Chinese culture with the holiday season.
13:19This is a lovely ornament.
13:21I love that mix of east meets west, the red being very good luck.
13:26Good luck, good fortune.
13:27Lovely.
13:28The only thing I would point out, it looks like you used a faceted mold.
13:32I would have loved to see more of that texture.
13:34It's a little bit covered up from the candy melts that you used in between the seam.
13:40But it looks like a real ornament.
13:42You've got the gorgeous wreath, the detail on these little bows.
13:45I thought that was a really nice touch.
13:46Great.
13:47Well, time to put the tree in treat.
13:49Slice it up, April.
13:51All right.
13:52So we chose to do dark chocolate ganache truffle with a chocolate pistachio streusel and cranberry
13:58sauce.
13:59So it has like a holiday element.
14:05This is delicious.
14:07I'm a big fan when there's acidity that's been added to chocolate.
14:11Just to brighten it up, give it pops of flavor to kind of combat that richness.
14:15And it was also a textural masterpiece.
14:17The ganache is perfectly set.
14:19It's not grainy.
14:20And a beautiful amount of that crunchy pistachio goodness.
14:24And I think you have a perfect balance between the components.
14:27Thank you so much.
14:29We feel very proud of our work.
14:31They loved our flavors and the look.
14:33So we think we got this.
14:35Hailey and Lori, tell us what you made.
14:38We did sugar plum fairy chocolate truffle ornaments.
14:42We really wanted to tie it into something that's really close to our hearts, the nutcracker.
14:46The design on the chocolate that you have just underneath the tree, it looks fantastic.
14:51So well done there.
14:52But the belt around the ornament could have just been a little bit tighter.
14:56You used real chocolate on the exterior, which is very finicky.
15:00Perhaps if it was tempered, it would have held its shape a little bit better.
15:03Yeah.
15:04Which is why we see it's caving in a little bit at the top.
15:07But when you peer inside, you see that beautiful Christmas tree with ornaments on it, which is very sort of meta and referencing itself.
15:15So I applaud you for that.
15:18Speaking of nutcracker, it is time to get cracking.
15:20Open it up.
15:21Okay.
15:23We did white chocolate truffle with caraway, plum, apricot jam, and sugar cookie crumbs.
15:33I love complex flavors.
15:35It's warm.
15:36I love that there is the sugar cookie bite in there to break up that very soft interior.
15:43And then there's this underlying note of tartness because you have that apricot and plum, the sugar plop that runs through there.
15:51And I dig it.
15:53I was trying to get the individual flavors, but it's quite complex.
15:57So you married them well.
15:58Thanks.
15:59Some of the caraway probably could have been blitzed up just a little bit finer because I did find myself with a little caraway seed in my tooth.
16:05Is that a toothpick?
16:06That's a toothpick.
16:08I'm okay.
16:09Thank you, Lori.
16:11The sugar cookie.
16:12For me, it's the best part of this whole thing.
16:14Really?
16:15Yeah.
16:16Haley and Lori, thank you.
16:17You've clearly left the judges with visions of sugar plums dancing in their heads.
16:21It's very nerve-wracking.
16:22It's just...
16:23I think my heart is pounding out of my chest.
16:25There's a stocking surprise, and of course we won it with it.
16:28Lauren and Michelle, tell the judges about what you've created here.
16:31We created a Winter Wonderland truffle ornament.
16:34We really wanted to get an icy, snowy kind of feel with lots of glitter and white and kind of a swirly blue and white pattern.
16:41We were inspired by your sparkles.
16:44I absolutely love the uniformity, the details on the top.
16:48This minimal design is amazing, but it would have been nice to see maybe one other design element.
16:55But you absolutely nailed taking two halves of your ornament mold and sealing them together in a way that's seamless.
17:02And it just so happens to match my outfit, so I've got to give you another point for that.
17:08It's definitely giving sparkle and ice, but does it taste nice?
17:11So our inside is white chocolate ganache with apple butter, maple, and rosemary crumble.
17:18Judges, time to let us snow how this tastes.
17:29Maple and rosemary, amazing combination.
17:32I absolutely love that flavor profile.
17:34The crunch from the pecans, I think it all really, really works well together.
17:41The only thing I would say, I would have loved maybe a little fleur de sel.
17:44I love when you have a little bit of salt that breaks up the sweetness because, of course, white chocolate is very, very sweet.
17:49Right.
17:50But it's a lovely combination of flavors.
17:54I do wish I'd put more salt in there, because it does help.
17:57We really hope that this is enough to win this challenge.
18:00We'll just see what happens. You never know.
18:03Lauren, Michelle, thank you. Judges, there's a lot hanging on this decision.
18:07Boy.
18:10Bakers, we asked you to trim a holiday tree with your delicious and beautiful ornaments.
18:18And while all of you decked the halls with dazzling creations, only one team earned top spot on the tree.
18:25Congratulations.
18:27Michelle and Lauren.
18:28Oh my God.
18:29As the winners of the Dessert Dash, you have won a very special stocking stuffer.
18:40Ta-da.
18:41Congratulations.
18:43Take a look inside.
18:44Oh my gosh.
18:45We won.
18:46We won.
18:47We're putting it into our travel fund for our bucket list trip to Italy.
18:48Well done.
18:49Bravo.
18:50Thank you so much.
18:51Thank you guys.
18:52Okay, so I've been getting ahead on all my holiday shopping.
18:53And let me tell you, I'm giving Santa a run for his money.
18:57One of my favorite parts of the holidays is checking my mailbox to see if I've received a special gift or a card.
19:03And opening the mailbox to find a present never gets old.
19:07Check it out.
19:08We've got a special delivery!
19:10Pretty much!
19:11So exciting!
19:12is checking my mailbox to see if I've received
19:14a special gift or a card.
19:16And opening the mailbox to find a present never gets old.
19:20Check it out!
19:22We've got a special delivery!
19:26Pregnant!
19:29So exciting!
19:32What do you think's inside?
19:36Ow!
19:37Ow!
19:38Ow!
19:40I'm OK.
19:43From greeting cards to perfectly wrapped presents,
19:46the holidays are all about sending sweetness.
19:49Bakers, in this batter royale,
19:51you'll be making gingerbread mailboxes
19:55fully bedazzled with festive edible decor.
19:59Your gingerbread mailboxes will be judged on creativity,
20:02execution, and taste.
20:04All right, bakers, you have three hours
20:07to deliver impressive gingerbread mailboxes.
20:11Ready, set, go!
20:15Wow!
20:16Woo!
20:17Woo!
20:18OK, so we're going to do a mailbox.
20:21So let's go with more of a rounded roof.
20:23So then it's like less like a house.
20:26And then the door will be here, and then some poinsettia here.
20:29Yeah.
20:30We are making cookies for Santa gingerbread mailboxes.
20:34We were disappointed when we didn't win the first round,
20:37but we're now more determined than ever.
20:39So far, it's really floral.
20:41Should we add, like, maybe, like, a cute element to it?
20:44Gingerbread man.
20:44Maybe it could be playing in the snow.
20:46I think that's pretty cool.
20:47What flavor gingerbread?
20:48I was thinking something citrusy.
20:50So orange.
20:51Yeah.
20:52And then I think espresso.
20:53I think those two flavors blend tremendously well
20:55with gingerbread.
20:56Yeah.
20:57Let's go.
20:58For the gingerbread, we want to make the flavors pop
21:00by adding espresso and orange to the classic gingerbread recipe.
21:04I'm starting on the gingerbread.
21:06If you want to start with, like, maybe the wet ingredients.
21:08Yeah.
21:09I love the smell of gingerbread.
21:11You should bake this when you're selling your house.
21:13So I feel like we should do maybe a couple different houses.
21:18I got the best idea of the North Pole Sweet Shop.
21:21Yes.
21:22And then make the mailbox here.
21:23We're making a North Pole Sweet Shop.
21:25We're both kind of candy lovers.
21:27And with Christmas, you know, it's a time to indulge.
21:30We could make, like, a shoot.
21:32It's like a conveyor belt.
21:33Then I would put Starlight Mint.
21:35And then what if you did a Santa maybe in the front?
21:37Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
21:39OK, let's go shopping.
21:42You want to get the Starlight Mint, hey?
21:44OK.
21:45We're going to flavor the gingerbread with peppermint.
21:47It's not a complex flavor, but with all the spices in it.
21:51It tickles your taste buds.
21:53I'm going to make two batches of dough at once,
21:54because we need some.
21:55Yes, yes, yes.
21:56All right.
21:57Do you think as far as, like, the Woodlands theme?
21:59OK.
22:00And then for the mailbox, cottage style,
22:02like something a little off-kilter.
22:04And then some type of a window, maybe, like,
22:07a little candy cane in a heart.
22:08Candy cane hearts.
22:09Like that.
22:10OK, I love it.
22:11This challenge is going to be difficult,
22:13because I have not made a lot of gingerbread houses.
22:16Lauren has.
22:17So we're going to both make the gingerbread.
22:19Get some good ones here.
22:21I got limes.
22:22You got limes?
22:22Yeah.
22:23Do you need limes, too?
22:24I got some more limes.
22:25We're making coconut lime gingerbread.
22:27We're going to have to pick up the pace a little bit,
22:29I think.
22:32I'm going to start rolling out the dough.
22:33Is this thickness OK?
22:34Yeah.
22:35It's important to think about the thickness of the dough.
22:38That way, it bakes evenly in the oven.
22:39And baby, I start cutting, too.
22:41Yeah.
22:42Perfect.
22:44OK.
22:45Let me see you go over there, Santa.
22:46Probably should have put your belt on before I put your arms on.
22:49I'm talking to her.
22:50I'm talking to Santa.
22:51He's giving me a hard time, but I love him.
22:53Let's do this icing.
22:55OK, so while that is mixing, I'm going to do the gingerbread dough.
22:58We didn't win round one, but we're ready for round two.
23:00We know the steps to follow.
23:02Because we're the gingerbread queens.
23:03Yeah.
23:06We do gingerbread house replicas.
23:09It's our wheelhouse.
23:10Yeah, this is what we do.
23:12It's just you're done.
23:13We'll get it in the oven, OK?
23:14Obviously.
23:15If I get this part right, we're chilling.
23:17You're right.
23:20I am finally getting my pieces rolled.
23:22Special skills required for gingerbread,
23:25knowing how structures work, so a little bit of architecture.
23:29You have to kind of know how things are going to fit together.
23:31I really love that texture roller I have to get that stone
23:34texture.
23:35It's so fun.
23:36I love that, too.
23:38Judges, it's the batter royale.
23:40This is going to be such a fun gingerbread mailbox challenge.
23:44But don't you think the mailboxes need a little something special
23:48in them, like gingerbread cookies?
23:51Oh, I love that idea.
23:53But let's not have them make just any cookie.
23:55How about shaker cookies?
23:58I love that.
23:59That's a good idea.
24:00Bakers, we've got a little request for you.
24:04In addition to your gingerbread mailboxes,
24:06we'd like three gingerbread shaker cookies.
24:10Shaker cookies.
24:11I'm so excited because I love making cookies.
24:15Those are our favorite.
24:17That's not very nice.
24:18You definitely go on the naughty list.
24:20It is all nice.
24:21No naughty.
24:23We'll order some extra ingredients for you
24:25through Instacart.
24:26Ooh.
24:27I'm going to start the order up.
24:29Good idea.
24:30Dina, can you get a shared cart going?
24:34Done.
24:35Awesome.
24:36Mmm, I'm going to add red and brown modeling chocolate
24:38for Roslyn and Amber.
24:40Mmm.
24:41I'm going to add isomalt granular crystals for Lauren and Michelle.
24:43And I'm going to get decorating sugar for Lori and Haley.
24:47Ordered.
24:48Nice.
24:49Thanks.
24:50How's it going, Michelle?
24:51I think I'm ready to make shaker cookies.
24:54A shaker cookie is two cookies with a hole in the middle
24:57that you fill with isomalt and sprinkles.
25:00And when you sandwich the cookie together,
25:02you can shake it and see all the little sprinkles inside
25:04moving around.
25:05And we're making Santa gnome cookies because we love gnomes.
25:10And it's exactly perfect for our woodland design.
25:13Our shaker feature is going to be cookies in his little Tommy.
25:18All right, I'm going to go in the oven.
25:20Those look great, Michelle.
25:22Mmm.
25:23Icing's done.
25:24OK.
25:26And then what was the other thing?
25:27A snowman.
25:28Mom, you need to cut these.
25:29What am I cutting?
25:30These are the chimneys.
25:31OK.
25:33Are you ready for the oven?
25:35In a second, yeah.
25:36This one.
25:37OK, I'm going to go to the oven.
25:38Oh, great, great, great.
25:40Hey, Cam.
25:42Hey.
25:44Just in time.
25:46Now our gingerbread will deliver some holiday magic.
25:56It's the coarse decorating sugar.
25:58That was exactly what we needed.
25:59I love this sugar.
26:00Ah.
26:03Ice-a-malt.
26:03Oh, we need ice.
26:04So I can use that for my cookies.
26:05Yeah.
26:06Thanks, Cam.
26:07Just what we needed.
26:10We need ice into the trees.
26:12Now it's time to do the shoots.
26:14Say a prayer.
26:15Yeah, take your time to do those shoots.
26:17What's challenging is they're freeform,
26:20and you have to do it on tinfoil,
26:23and you have to fit from one building to another.
26:25So you have to make sure the angles are right.
26:28We wanted to challenge ourselves,
26:29and we really want to add that component to stand out.
26:32Hailey, do you need any of these measuring cups?
26:34Please don't talk to me.
26:35I'm doing the shoot.
26:36Okey-dokey.
26:37Bakers, you're halfway through the challenge.
26:39Shake it till you make it.
26:43I'm going to start baking the shaker cookies.
26:46We're already making gingerbread men, so we're going to pivot
26:49and use the gingerbread men to make the sugar cookies for the judges.
26:52For the chocolate chip cookies for the center,
26:54can I use the mauling chocolate or just have to be fun in it?
26:56Yeah, mauling chocolate.
26:57The gingerbread, I think it's almost done.
26:59There's only five minutes left.
27:00Just double check on it.
27:04Is it OK?
27:05Uh-oh.
27:06Uh-oh.
27:07Doesn't sound good.
27:09I go to take our gingerbread out of the oven,
27:11and all I see are burnt edges.
27:13Uh.
27:15There's no way we can feed our judges burnt gingerbread.
27:18I don't have time for this.
27:19Oh, no.
27:20Oh.
27:26All I see are burnt edges.
27:27Oh, shoot.
27:29There's no way we can feed our judges burnt gingerbread.
27:31So what do you want to do?
27:33Uh.
27:34I've got to make this work.
27:35I have an idea.
27:36I'm going to shave off the edges.
27:38I'll get rid of some of the burntness and also level up the sides.
27:41Is it OK?
27:41Yeah.
27:43It means you've got to watch the shaker cookies, you know, Em?
27:46Yeah.
27:46It cannot be so long.
27:48One hour left, bakers.
27:50Done!
27:51Let's go.
27:52We can do this.
27:53We can do this.
27:53We can do this.
27:54Yeah, we can do this.
27:54We got it.
27:55Looks good.
27:56We have to build a mailbox made out of gingerbread.
27:59We need to do shaker cookies as well.
28:02Now that the pieces of the house are baked,
28:04I'll make some more cheese.
28:05OK.
28:06I have to disassemble the shaker cookies.
28:09Ah!
28:10Do you need any help?
28:11I think it's spreading.
28:12Let me grab a thing to pop those bubbles with.
28:17Perfect.
28:18I think we're good.
28:21Shaker cookies.
28:23Perfect.
28:24Let's put it here to cool.
28:25Tell me when you're ready for the shaker cookies.
28:28Our shaker cookies have a little circle
28:30on it with a little peppermint swirl.
28:32It also includes crushed up pieces of peppermint.
28:35And I really would like to use snowflake sprinkles
28:37to really shake around.
28:38So it's kind of like a winter wonderland inside of it.
28:40You go, girl.
28:42The shaker cookies are a bit ready.
28:44They're in the fridge.
28:45OK, great.
28:46So we have to assemble the mailbox.
28:47Yeah.
28:48So what I'll do is I'll do the sugar first.
28:51Start making caramel to glue the pieces
28:53of the mailbox together.
28:55Done.
28:56So I start with the base of the gingerbread mailbox.
28:59And then I work on the back, because it's
29:02the most solid piece.
29:04I really hope it doesn't fall.
29:09We're a little behind what I was hoping
29:11we'd be at this point.
29:12But I am just ice malting the house together,
29:15so it'll be nice and firm.
29:16OK.
29:17You need to finish your cookies.
29:18Right.
29:19That went together pretty well so far.
29:21I don't want to jinx it.
29:22Ruth is the hardest part.
29:23Come on, stay together.
29:25I'm going to have some drips.
29:26It'll be little icicles coming down.
29:29OK, you should start decorating the gingerbread.
29:31Awesome.
29:34What is this?
29:35This is a side, right, Hailey?
29:36Yeah.
29:37Bakers, 30 minutes left.
29:38You need to finish those mailboxes.
29:41Oh, shoot.
29:42I am doing the shoots.
29:43Ba-dum-bum.
29:44Funny.
29:46How are you doing?
29:47I'm doing ice malts for the shaker cookies.
29:50My hands are tired.
29:52This is the centerpiece, and then I can start decorating.
29:54To decorate the mailbox, we want to create a winter scene.
29:58So to start, we use royal icing to create the snow effect.
30:02Do you want me to spread it?
30:03Do the front first so I can pack the flowers.
30:05Just spread it as fast as you can.
30:09We are now officially at the fun part, decorating.
30:13So we're making the house look really like a woodland cottage.
30:16That is so fun.
30:18Do you see the trunk?
30:19Oh, my gosh.
30:20Love that.
30:20The trunk came out cool.
30:21Yeah.
30:22I'm so modest.
30:2420 minutes left, Bakers.
30:26Let's get this gingerbread.
30:28Woo!
30:31You OK, Michelle?
30:32Taking me the whole time to do cookies.
30:34Just do your best.
30:36OK, Haley, I got the roof.
30:39I have to decorate them.
30:40OK, where is that sugar?
30:43Right in front of me?
30:44Right in front of you.
30:44Doesn't get any closer.
30:46Haley, if I don't have time, I'm not going
30:47to do the decorations on the roofs,
30:49because the sugar is pretty enough.
30:52I'm going to glue the shakers together really quickly.
30:55We should probably start assembling, right?
30:56Yep.
30:57Yeah, we're going to do it together.
30:58The back house first, and now this is what we do.
31:01Put the pieces together.
31:02Like, we know how to do the rest of it.
31:03Home stretch.
31:04Home stretch, yeah, exactly.
31:05Finish it there.
31:06You didn't finish it right there on the bottom.
31:07I know.
31:07I'm getting there, sweetie.
31:08You want me to do this?
31:09No.
31:10Because you're acting like you've never done this before.
31:15There you go.
31:17Are you doing most of the decorations?
31:20Uh, not yet.
31:20I haven't done the flowers yet.
31:22Where's the wafer paper?
31:23To make the poinsettia, I had to cut out the shape
31:26from this wafer paper and add color.
31:28What else have we got to do, Em?
31:30Well, I'm still assembling the sugar cookie right now,
31:32so we can decorate it after.
31:33Yeah.
31:35We got our flag, and I'm working on my candy canes, Michelle.
31:38How's your stuff going?
31:40I'm good.
31:41Cookies are done.
31:42Oh, that is so freaking cute.
31:4610 minutes left, Bakers.
31:48Don't mail it in.
31:49Uh.
31:51The mailbox is almost done.
31:52Do you have anything else that you want to add to it?
31:55I need you to just sprinkle some icing sugar on the rooftop.
31:59You don't want it on the flowers, right?
32:01A little bit.
32:02A little bit?
32:03Yeah.
32:06We need to do something on the bottom.
32:07What if we do a little pass here?
32:09Yeah.
32:10I need to, what did we say?
32:11Lock in.
32:12Lock in.
32:13You have to hurry up.
32:16Oh, fireplace.
32:17Get me the chimney.
32:18Right next to you.
32:19It's over there.
32:20Excuse me.
32:21Ouch, my knee.
32:22Come on.
32:22This is ridiculous.
32:23You're fired.
32:24I'm fired?
32:25OK.
32:26You can have the business all to yourself.
32:27I don't want it.
32:29I cannot do without you.
32:32One minute, Bakers.
32:33You're almost there.
32:35We got this.
32:35OK.
32:36What else?
32:37Where's your sparkle spray?
32:38Silver or gold?
32:39Silver, right?
32:40Silver.
32:41This is going to be my signature thing now.
32:46OK.
32:47Do we need to cover the wood?
32:4910, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
32:58Potential sound.
33:00We love each other.
33:03Good job.
33:05We are feeling super proud that we are able to work together.
33:10The communication went well.
33:12And if we win this battle, it will be a great achievement.
33:16We will be so proud of ourselves.
33:17Yes.
33:18Ugh.
33:19We are feeling pretty happy with it.
33:21But we are nervous because it's not exactly the way we would
33:25like for it to be.
33:26I'm not so happy with the base.
33:28I'm 85% happy with it.
33:31I'll take that.
33:32I thought you were going to say less.
33:35I'm loving how this looks.
33:36It's definitely going to impress the judges.
33:38This is where, like, the underdogs come out to play.
33:41And we have a lot of hope that we could win this.
33:43Yay!
33:49Bakers, we asked you to make gingerbread mailboxes
33:52with shaker cookies inside.
33:54Laura and Michelle, talk to us about what you made.
33:57Our mailbox is called Gnome Sweet Gnome.
33:59We wanted to do something whimsical.
34:01So we made a little gnome cottage in the woods mailbox.
34:05It's so charming.
34:06Adding that gorgeous texture to the sides.
34:09And then on top of that, you've added this sort of white wash.
34:12It almost looks like it's been in the woods forever.
34:15It's just layer upon layer of beautiful details.
34:18And it's giving me life.
34:22On the bottom here, that little stack of logs.
34:25You use cinnamon sticks.
34:26Genius.
34:27The wreath on the front, beautiful.
34:28You guys have done a great job.
34:30Thank you so much.
34:31Tell us about the shaker cookies inside.
34:33So we made this little Santa gnome cookie.
34:36And we wanted to put a little cookie inside Santa's tummy,
34:41because he's been eating a lot of cookies lately.
34:43So there is a little cookie sprinkle inside.
34:46My goodness, it is the cutest shape possible.
34:50Beautiful piping work.
34:51This royal icing, it's just the perfect consistency.
34:54And then let's talk about the isomalt.
34:55I mean, crystal clear.
34:57You can see my hand right through there.
35:00And there's a baby gingerbread inside.
35:02It just doesn't get any cuter.
35:05It's cute.
35:05But the real question is, does it shake?
35:08Three, two, one.
35:11Yes.
35:12I can hear it from here.
35:13Shake, rattle, gnome, baby.
35:17It's a coconut lime gingerbread with coconut lime royal icing.
35:20It has all the traditional spices in a regular gingerbread,
35:23plus the coconut and lime flavored.
35:28It's a lovely cookie.
35:29So the classic gingerbread flavors come first.
35:33And then the coconut sort of comes as a wave afterwards.
35:37And then lastly, just the faintest hints of lime.
35:41But it's a little too subtle, those flavors.
35:44May I ask, you put lime into the cookie using some zest.
35:49Is that correct?
35:49Lime zest in the gingerbread.
35:51Sometimes with zest, it's so moist after it's been zested
35:54that it doesn't evenly mix throughout the dough.
35:57It's tasty.
35:58It's good.
35:58It's delicious.
36:00Thank you so much.
36:01I'm hoping that was good.
36:02I think they liked our design.
36:03They seem to.
36:04So hopefully it's good enough to win.
36:06Amber and Rosalyn, tell us about this beautiful gingerbread mailbox.
36:12So this is Cookies for Santa gingerbread mailbox.
36:16We wanted to get the traditional wooden mailbox
36:19that Santa would have kept millions of years.
36:21It's so old.
36:23And we want to show a little bit more skill
36:25in that all the flowers are handmade and hand piped.
36:28It really sells that sort of antique-y look.
36:32I love that you use an impression mat
36:35to create an actual wood grain texture.
36:38Your greenery along the sides, it's so nicely piped.
36:42I almost think I can smell pine from here.
36:46And then you've accented that with piped flowers.
36:49It's so charming.
36:51I love all the detail that you have on the trees.
36:54I love that snow.
36:55I was watching you work the snow to make it peak,
36:59so it actually looks like it's a real scene.
37:01But I would have liked to see a little bit more design
37:04just on the side or even anything.
37:06With that being said, overall, great job.
37:09And the moment we've been waiting for,
37:11the shaker cookies.
37:13We made the gingerbread mat.
37:14Shaker cookies filled with chocolate chip cookies
37:17that we handmade inside the shaker
37:19so that it looks like they ate chocolate chip cookies.
37:22Oh, my goodness.
37:23The fact that you put teeny tiny chocolate chip cookies
37:26with the most minuscule chocolate chips in there
37:28is so gosh darn cute.
37:30The only thing is I can see some bubbles in the isomalt
37:35that perhaps could have been popped with a very quick torching.
37:39And that would have added to the clarity.
37:41I can actually almost see both of you through the cookie.
37:45I have to, of course, do the shaker test.
37:49Shall we?
37:50Three, two, one.
37:54Oh, yeah.
37:55We officially have a shake.
37:59So we went with an espresso orange gingerbread flavor.
38:02We just wanted something more punchy, like a citrus.
38:05And then, you know, Santa's tired from all of his work.
38:07So what's better than espresso?
38:09Give him that little wake-up call.
38:11Boost.
38:16The orange is really well done.
38:17I thought that was really bright and lovely and fresh.
38:20I could taste espresso.
38:21It was a little bit bitter.
38:23That took a little bit away from some of the other warm spice
38:27notes and the orange.
38:28But it's a lovely cookie.
38:29I would be very happy to have this at a holiday party.
38:33It's nicely baked.
38:34It's got a really nice chew to it.
38:36The orange flavor came through.
38:38I enjoyed the cookie.
38:39I could eat two, three, four, maybe even six of them.
38:42Thanks.
38:43Hearing the comments from the judges,
38:45we have a fighting chance.
38:46We got this.
38:47Lori Haley, talk to us about this stunning, fun creation.
38:51It is the North Pole Sweet Shop, Santa's little factory,
38:55where he makes all the sweets for the holiday.
38:59We decorated it with all different types of candy.
39:02We have a shoot with the little coated candy coming
39:05out of the factory.
39:07And then down below, there's Santa.
39:09And in the back, there are naughty little elves that
39:12are having a little snowball fight.
39:13This is really whimsical.
39:15The presentation is busy, but it's intentionally busy.
39:18Yeah.
39:18But it doesn't really look like a mailbox.
39:20It looks like a couple of really awesomely made gingerbread
39:23houses.
39:24I think what you've delivered here is my childhood dream
39:28gingerbread.
39:29One of the things I noticed right away are your beautiful conveyor
39:32belts that go between the buildings.
39:34Making straight walls is hard enough out of gingerbread.
39:39You've curved them into this sort of concave shape.
39:43It really just looks like those starlight mints are traveling
39:46from one building to another.
39:48It's so cute.
39:50And the shaker cookie, lots of fun.
39:52There are snowflake sprinkles inside of it,
39:54a little peppermint swirl.
39:55So it's kind of like a winter wonderland.
39:56I like it.
39:57It's quite rustic in a positive way.
39:59It looks great.
40:00The only thing I would say about it
40:02is it's a little bit cloudy.
40:03There's a lot of bubbles in there.
40:05But I love that the image of the starlight mint
40:11is also in the cookie.
40:13It makes total sense in the story that this is coming
40:15from the candy factory.
40:16The big question, of course, is does the shaker cookie shake?
40:20Shake.
40:21It's shaking.
40:22We definitely have some shake.
40:23The flavor is our gingerbread with just a little peppermint.
40:30That mint, it hit me immediately.
40:34It is a little bit spicy.
40:36I would say that it might be a little bit too mint forward,
40:40but it's great flavor.
40:41It almost reads to me like a cinnamon heart.
40:43I think because you have cinnamon, I'm assuming,
40:45in the dough.
40:46Yeah.
40:47And then this mint, you bring them together,
40:48and it's giving me cinnamon heart.
40:49I love the texture of your gingerbread as well.
40:51It's really well cooked.
40:52You've done a nice job.
40:54Lori and Hailey, thank you so much.
40:56This has been Serious Eye Candy, and I love getting
40:58all the minty breath freshness that's coming my way
41:01thanks to you.
41:02We're really happy because what we built and created
41:06was conveyed to the judges.
41:07We have a lot of hope that we could win this.
41:09Judges, you have to make this decision gingerly.
41:18Bakers, we asked for gingerbread mailboxes
41:21filled with shaker cookies.
41:23And I think it's safe to say all of you mailed it.
41:26Rosalind and Amber, we loved the shimmering snow and wood grain
41:32details of your mailbox.
41:34And your cookies for Santa told a flavorful story.
41:38However, the coffee flavor made for a slightly bitter plot twist.
41:42Michelle and Lauren, your woodland mailbox
41:46made us feel like we stumbled into a delectable fairy tale.
41:49Everything from the wreath to the unbelievably detailed shaker
41:53cookies felt so intentional.
41:55We only wish that your coconut and lime flavors
41:57packed a little bit more punch.
42:00Lori and Haley, your North Pole sweet shop
42:03filled us with wonder.
42:04We adored the fun and whimsy of your design.
42:07But the minty flavors were just a touch too strong.
42:11You all created gingerbread mailboxes and shaker
42:15cookies that delivered on holiday joy.
42:18But only one of you really shook up the competition.
42:22The winners of the Battle Royale, the $10,000 grand prize
42:27from our friends at Instacart, and the big master battle
42:31champions are...
42:38Michelle and Lauren, congratulations!
42:40We are so thrilled.
42:46It's overwhelming.
42:47I'm very emotional.
42:48And just a dream come true.
42:50Aww.
42:52Don't cry.
42:54We're going to Italy.
42:55Yay!
42:57We had fun.
42:58We had fun.
42:59And my biggest take home thing from this competition
43:03is having a great daughter-in-law.
43:05And we didn't fight.
43:06And we didn't fight.
43:07We were able to work together.
43:09A little bummed.
43:11A little sad.
43:12It would have been nice to be us because we are the gingerbread
43:14ladies, but pushed ourselves way out of our comfort zone.
43:17It was honestly magical because it was once in a lifetime experience.
43:20Next time on Bake Master Battle, Holidays.
43:26You will create three edible holiday crackers.
43:31It won't stick.
43:33Don't crack under pressure.
43:34Bye.
43:35Just bye.
43:36I'm cracking.
43:37Ooh.
43:38And you'll be baking up some ugly holiday sweater cakes.
43:41We need to get moving.
43:43It's beautiful.
43:44Don't look.
43:46Ready to save Christmas.
43:48Oh, my God.
43:50Fire in the kitchen.
43:52This is crazy.
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