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00:00:00This season, we split the kitchen into a naughty team versus a nice team.

00:00:07The nice team had a rough start.

00:00:09Got a mess.

00:00:10But they came back strong.

00:00:12This is probably the best crust I've ever had on this show.

00:00:16Oh my gosh.

00:00:17The naughty's impressed out of the gate.

00:00:19This is phenomenal.

00:00:21You're not old enough to drink.

00:00:22Nothing's naughtier than underage drinking.

00:00:27But we're the first team to lose a baker.

00:00:30I couldn't get my mental game right, and it showed.

00:00:40I'm feeling so good going into this holiday village.

00:00:45For another week, it's just a winter wonderland.

00:00:47I feel my inner child coming out.

00:00:49Oh, hey, team naughty.

00:00:51Team nice.

00:00:51Welcome back to the holiday village.

00:00:53Holiday drink.

00:00:54Hey.

00:00:55All right.

00:00:55Okay.

00:00:56Just whipping up my famous jingle juice here.

00:00:58Here comes the cocktail.

00:01:04And up front here, we got the mocktails.

00:01:06Who wants to come up and have a taste?

00:01:08Tarek, front row for you, buddy.

00:01:11Help yourselves.

00:01:13Cheers, team nice.

00:01:14Cheers.

00:01:15Cheers.

00:01:16Cheers.

00:01:17Hey, Aaron.

00:01:18Mama needs her juice, right?

00:01:20We used to make this in a bathtub, Jesse.

00:01:22We're nice, but we're not that nice.

00:01:25All right, bakers, for your preheat challenge.

00:01:28Nice, team.

00:01:29You're going to be making desserts inspired by holiday mocktails.

00:01:32Oh.

00:01:32Okay.

00:01:34Naughty team.

00:01:35You're making desserts inspired by actual seasonal cocktails.

00:01:38Let's go.

00:01:38Okay.

00:01:39You're going to find your side's drink choices on your center station.

00:01:43Mocktails are on juice bottles, and cocktails are on booze bottles.

00:01:47All right.

00:01:48Now, every holiday drink has highlighted flavor components.

00:01:52Judges are going to expect to see those represented in your desserts.

00:01:56Now, when time starts, take a moment to decide who gets what drink assignments on your side,

00:02:02because the overall best dessert wins a very helpful advantage in the main heat for their entire team.

00:02:10Let's go, team nice.

00:02:12Go, Naughty.

00:02:13And as always, you want to clearly see what team you're on by your decorations.

00:02:17If you're looking for extra booze or extra accoutrement for your drinks,

00:02:22the gift shop has a holiday display for your pleasure.

00:02:25Perfect.

00:02:25All right, teams, you've got two and a half hours to make your cocktail or mocktail desserts,

00:02:32and your baking time starts now.

00:02:36Let's do this, Naughty team.

00:02:38Getting boozy.

00:02:39I can work with this.

00:02:41All right, let's go.

00:02:41Let's do it.

00:02:43We taking shots at the end of this?

00:02:45All right.

00:02:46I think I want, what do you want?

00:02:47What do you all feel?

00:02:48I think I would love pumpkin eggnog if people are feeling okay with that.

00:02:51I think I want to make a cheesecake.

00:02:52Pumpkin cheesecake, tons of nutmeg.

00:02:54Everybody on Team Nice is checking in with each other, making sure that everybody is getting what they need.

00:03:00Is anybody cool with lime, ginger, and cranberry?

00:03:03Yeah.

00:03:04Or if you feel comfortable with white grape, cranberry-based?

00:03:06Whereas for Team Naughty, teamwork looks very different.

00:03:14You guys just grabbed bottles and you guys were cool with it.

00:03:16Did anybody make a trade?

00:03:18Everyone's like, chill with it.

00:03:19Do you want to trade?

00:03:21I think I'm more confident with those flavors.

00:03:24Large is fine for me.

00:03:25Okay.

00:03:25Okay, great.

00:03:26So nice.

00:03:27Yeah, so it's so nice.

00:03:28Everybody got something they feel comfortable with?

00:03:30Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

00:03:31Right, let's do it.

00:03:32I just took the biggest bottle.

00:03:34I'm all right.

00:03:35Let's go Team Nice.

00:03:37Team Nice.

00:03:38Okay.

00:03:41Hi, hi, hi.

00:03:44Y'all are doing so great.

00:03:45Yes.

00:03:47I think as the titles of our team suggest, the Nice Team is a lot more kumbaya right now.

00:03:52Remember, if you need advice, ask your neighbor.

00:03:55Yes, come talk to us.

00:03:56Salt, salt, salt.

00:03:57Remember your salt.

00:03:58Salt it up.

00:03:58Especially after the last challenge where we lost one of our teammates, I think our team has a little bit of internal struggles in terms of team camaraderie.

00:04:06Mika, can I borrow some of that white chocolate?

00:04:08Absolutely.

00:04:08And not give it back?

00:04:10Sharing is for the Nice Team.

00:04:12My teammates, they're very much, this is an individual game.

00:04:17And me personally, I'm like, it is what it is.

00:04:21And I'm just going to have fun in the kitchen.

00:04:24Whoa, okay.

00:04:25Great way to start the day.

00:04:27I got the Figgy Mule.

00:04:29I do love myself a good cocktail, really, any time of year.

00:04:32And vodka is definitely my cocktail of choice.

00:04:34I like getting where I need to get pretty fast.

00:04:36So, vodkas, I'm a pretty big fan of.

00:04:37So, I'm happy with what I got.

00:04:39So, what I'm thinking for this dessert is an enchemin in the shape of a snowball composed of a mascarpone with ganache.

00:04:46A fig ginger insert.

00:04:48So, I'm decorating my dessert.

00:04:49It's going to be inspired by a snowball fight.

00:04:51I have a pretty great memory of being a kid and having snowball fights and being the mischievous little kids we were in school.

00:04:57My decorations are going to be the little gingerbread man throwing the snowball sitting atop a vodka mascarpone sauce with some white chocolate snow.

00:05:06Working with alcohol can be very tricky.

00:05:09You have to find a really nice balance of not killing the judges' palates.

00:05:13But then you also want to have enough where they can actually taste it.

00:05:19Wow.

00:05:20That's fire.

00:05:21Okay.

00:05:21Niko, between a cocktail or a mocktail, what's your first choice?

00:05:25Cocktail.

00:05:25No questions asked.

00:05:28No hesitation.

00:05:28No, absolutely not.

00:05:29What's your favorite cocktail?

00:05:31I really like a G&T.

00:05:34That's usually my go-to order.

00:05:36Gin and tonic.

00:05:37It's as simple as it gets.

00:05:38Two ingredients.

00:05:39I like it simple.

00:05:40I want to taste the alcohol.

00:05:41I don't need all that juice stuff.

00:05:43Giancarlos, how you doing?

00:05:44Doing great.

00:05:45Violet, you feeling good, babe?

00:05:46I'm feeling good.

00:05:47We're taking that advantage today.

00:05:49Alex, are you one of the leaders on Team Nice?

00:05:51I'm a collaborative team player.

00:05:55We've all spoken, like, on and off camera.

00:05:58We've spoken extensively about how much we love our team.

00:06:02You know, everybody works together.

00:06:03There's really no ego.

00:06:05And, like, everybody just likes each other.

00:06:07It's just fun to work with each other.

00:06:10Melt the butter.

00:06:11Melt, melt, the butter.

00:06:13Melt, melt, the butter.

00:06:14Melt, melt, the butter.

00:06:17I got the pomegranate mojito.

00:06:19Being Puerto Rican, I've had more than my fair share of pomegranate mojitos in my day.

00:06:24I'm making an entremé today because it's something that I'm very familiar with.

00:06:27It's something that I'm comfortable with.

00:06:28So I'm thinking a lime and pomegranate infused jolet for the inside.

00:06:34A mint mousse with a little bit of lime zest in there to brighten that up a little bit.

00:06:39A sugar cookie on the bottom.

00:06:40And then I'm thinking, like, snowflakes and gold.

00:06:43You know, I'm imagining a Christmas ornament.

00:06:46So, we'll see.

00:06:48I see Nico's making entremés as well.

00:06:52Entremés need to set up.

00:06:53They need to be completely frozen before you can glaze them.

00:06:55So, a lot of it is timing, moving quickly and efficiently.

00:07:00I've taken the time over, you know, the 16-odd years that I've been in a kitchen to really hone my craft.

00:07:06Nico, he's, like, he's 22 years old.

00:07:08He's still...

00:07:10I'm going to win this.

00:07:13All right, Erin.

00:07:14It smells amazing over here.

00:07:15Is that your station?

00:07:17It's just me.

00:07:18Whoa!

00:07:19I'm poaching some pears in that cranberry basil sangria mocktail.

00:07:24These poached pears look delicious.

00:07:26I just want to, like, steal one.

00:07:27I'm going to...

00:07:28I don't have enough for you to do that.

00:07:29Really?

00:07:30I have enough for you to have one later.

00:07:31I've been known to put one in my pocket.

00:07:33What dessert are you making?

00:07:34So, my mom makes the best apple dumplings, and this is inspired by those apple dumplings.

00:07:43Everyone asks for them every year.

00:07:45Really?

00:07:45And, you know, she decides whether or not she's going to make them for you or not.

00:07:49So, we got mom as an inspiration on this one.

00:07:51Yeah.

00:07:52I'm going to wrap these pears up in puff pastry with a couple of gold leaves.

00:07:58So, it'll be very nice.

00:08:00So, this cranberry basil sangria, I feel like Duff's going to love it.

00:08:04I expect Cartier to love it as well.

00:08:06Nancy, though, I'm a bit worried about for two reasons.

00:08:08She doesn't like cranberries.

00:08:10And there's no booze.

00:08:11And there's no booze.

00:08:12Here's a little secret for you.

00:08:14I'm not sure if you were aware of this from last time or not, but Ashley actually found

00:08:18a way to make Nancy like cranberries.

00:08:21I heard that.

00:08:22I don't know what she was doing.

00:08:24That sneaky little Ashley over there.

00:08:26But it is possible.

00:08:27She's the one to watch.

00:08:28I know.

00:08:28So, I mean, she's kind of laid the groundwork for you to follow up on here.

00:08:33Go get them.

00:08:33All right.

00:08:34Thanks, Jessie.

00:08:35I want to win very badly to get the advantage and, I don't know, give Ashley a run for her

00:08:42money because she seems to be dominating this team at the moment.

00:08:45And I think it's time to dethrone her.

00:08:50She didn't hear any of that.

00:08:51I have a lot of ambition.

00:08:54It's time to show that I'm definitely a front runner in this competition.

00:08:58I got Coquito cocktail.

00:08:59And so I'm making a Coquito cream pie.

00:09:05I am going to have some of those holiday spices in my pie crust.

00:09:09I'll have the rum and coconut in my pastry cream.

00:09:11And I will have coconut and rum as well in my whipped ganache on top.

00:09:15My decorating plan to go a little more naughty with my decor, I'm going to have a nice little

00:09:21gingerbread lady, but on vacation with her coconut bra out to tie into my coconut theme.

00:09:25I know they love a crust, so I want to get thick enough.

00:09:30I'm here to impress the judges, so that's what we're going to do.

00:09:33Pretty thick crust is going to take quite a long time, but it's worth it.

00:09:39Hopefully I get it all done in time.

00:09:40We got two hours left.

00:09:43Holiday cocktail and mocktail desserts.

00:09:46Two hours.

00:09:47Heard.

00:09:48Two hours, heard.

00:09:49Heard.

00:09:50During the last competition, I felt like I just did middle of the road.

00:09:54I haven't made a name for myself, so I definitely need to pick it up.

00:09:58Daniel, what's up, what's up?

00:10:00How are we doing?

00:10:01Doing well on yourself?

00:10:02Good to see you.

00:10:03Lots of stuff going on.

00:10:04I'm doing great.

00:10:05What cocktail did you get?

00:10:06I got cherry old facial.

00:10:09So I'm going to do a cherry bourbon cake in the bottom and orange almond buttercream.

00:10:16I'm going to fill it with some cherry bourbon compote.

00:10:19We're going to do some savory stuff.

00:10:20We're going to, oh, we're going to touch it with some rosemary.

00:10:22Wow.

00:10:23There we go, rosemary.

00:10:24Come on out.

00:10:25We're also going to have a few naughty gingerbread men running out of the cake.

00:10:29This feels a little bit different than your previous two bakes, too.

00:10:32I know some of the feedback you've gotten from the judges.

00:10:34Some of the desserts have been maybe too basic.

00:10:35Absolutely.

00:10:36Feels like you've elevated this one a little bit.

00:10:38We're going to keep on taking it higher every single time.

00:10:41I think this is going to be the one that you show the judges.

00:10:43Absolutely.

00:10:44Another layer to what Daniel can do.

00:10:46I believe so, too.

00:10:47I do, too, man.

00:10:48I think you have a great plan for this.

00:10:49All right.

00:10:50Thanks, boss.

00:10:51See you later.

00:10:52This competition means a lot to me.

00:10:54I'm a single man with two little girls, Dallas and Declan.

00:10:58My family has always been the cornerstone of what I do.

00:11:01If I were to win the $25,000, there's definitely a vacation for me and the girls on the way.

00:11:08Hey.

00:11:09Hi.

00:11:10Some of the bakers, they've got their eyes on you.

00:11:12See, and I don't like the attention on me, so that gives me a little bit of anxiety internally.

00:11:16Really?

00:11:17Yeah, I internalize everything, though, so.

00:11:19You do?

00:11:20Yeah, I'm kind of one of those bakers that just, like, doesn't think the highest of themselves.

00:11:25And I like to think that I do great work, but don't see it myself, so.

00:11:30But listen, the results are the results.

00:11:31Yeah.

00:11:32And I feel like you don't.

00:11:33And that just shows how talented you are.

00:11:34Well, I just feel like you have to go into it each day as, like, it's a new day.

00:11:38And that's what I've been trying to tell them is that, like, yeah, we didn't have the greatest feedback last challenge, so.

00:11:43But we're still here.

00:11:44Well, so what are you making?

00:11:45What are you making here today?

00:11:46So I got hot buttered rum.

00:11:47Pretty simple and pretty holiday inspired, so I feel like I got the easy one this time.

00:11:52Okay.

00:11:53So I'm doing spiced apple upside down cake with a hot buttered rum caramel sauce.

00:11:57And then my decoration is going to be, like, on that mischievous side with naughty gingerbread men running away.

00:12:03Like, did you do it or did you do it?

00:12:05I didn't do it.

00:12:06Oh, thanks, Ashley.

00:12:08Ashley, is that you here?

00:12:09Are you also making gingerbread?

00:12:10Yeah, I'm making a gingerbread deco, but he's running away from his problems.

00:12:14Oh, cute.

00:12:15Oh, no.

00:12:16Okay.

00:12:17No, that's what I wanted to use.

00:12:20Don't we all?

00:12:21Don't we all?

00:12:22Huh?

00:12:23How are you setting that up?

00:12:24Never mind.

00:12:25I was going to use that same thing.

00:12:27Got it.

00:12:28Oh, we'll figure that out.

00:12:31Come on.

00:12:34I'm trying to stand out.

00:12:37Ashley, are you making a gingerbread cookie?

00:12:38Yeah, a gingerbread cookie.

00:12:39Why?

00:12:40Because I'm also making a gingerbread cookie.

00:12:41Oh.

00:12:42We're, like, all doing gingerbread.

00:12:43Yo, I'm the one with ginger on my bottle.

00:12:45Well...

00:12:46I'm thinking I don't have much of a choice.

00:12:51I can't use gingerbread now.

00:12:5390 minutes left, Bakers.

00:12:55Oh, my gosh.

00:12:56Ooh!

00:12:57On the Naughty team, we need to talk a little bit more.

00:13:02Um...

00:13:03This is not teamwork.

00:13:06Oh.

00:13:12Okay.

00:13:13Holiday cocktail and mocktail desserts.

00:13:17Of course, last time, it was the Naughty team winning the preheat.

00:13:20But it was the Nice team taking the main heat.

00:13:23Who's going to take it today?

00:13:24Nice team.

00:13:25Nice team.

00:13:26Yes.

00:13:27The Naughty team.

00:13:28Hell, yeah.

00:13:31Hey, Daniel, you're awfully quiet over there.

00:13:33Are you good?

00:13:34I'm just working.

00:13:35All right, bud.

00:13:39Working hard or hardly working?

00:13:42After seeing everybody making the gingerbread, I'm switching up.

00:13:46It's going to cost me some time, but I have no other choice.

00:13:49I would love to make myself stand out a bit.

00:13:52All right, I'm making some shortbread cookies with almonds that are orange-flavored,

00:13:57and we're going to put this...

00:13:59We're going to hopefully bake this off to make it a crumble to go on top of our cake.

00:14:03So I'm preforming some cookies, because I know I'm going to break them up anyway.

00:14:07And how are you going to decorate it?

00:14:10That's what we're trying to get to.

00:14:12We've got to find a way to make it a little bit mischievous, but we'll get to it.

00:14:20Approximately how much do you all think an egg white weighs?

00:14:2330 grams.

00:14:24It weighs 30 grams.

00:14:2530 grams.

00:14:26Cool.

00:14:27Thank you, everybody.

00:14:28And there's your science lesson.

00:14:29Sick people yelling, 30 grams.

00:14:3030 grams!

00:14:31I know that.

00:14:32I love Team Nice.

00:14:33Everybody here is just so...

00:14:35We work so well together.

00:14:36If anybody...

00:14:37I told them, if anybody needs anything, we're all working, but we can all stop.

00:14:39We're all working, but we can all set aside a minute to help you make your life easier.

00:14:43And that's the point of this team thing, right?

00:14:45I mean, we're supposed to work together.

00:14:47And I hope Nadi gets the memo.

00:14:49Would you help me open this bottle?

00:14:51I have the pumpkin eggnog.

00:14:52I love eggnog.

00:14:53It's my favorite holiday drink.

00:14:54Last Christmas, I made an eggnog cheesecake.

00:14:55My family's already asking for me to make another one for next Christmas.

00:14:56So I made a creme anglaise for a cheesecake.

00:14:57It's nice and spiced.

00:14:58I roasted my pumpkin so that it's more concentrated.

00:14:59You pull some of that moisture out.

00:15:00Some speculose crust.

00:15:01I'm going to make a little meringue pumpkin patch for the top.

00:15:02So I'm going to make a round tip for the base.

00:15:06Be like a nice little ball.

00:15:07And then on the top will be a green stem piped with a star tip.

00:15:08Oh, they're precious.

00:15:09Aren't they cute?

00:15:10Going in the oven.

00:15:11One hour left, bakers.

00:15:12Honestly, I think she's good.

00:15:13It's good.

00:15:14It's good.

00:15:15It's good.

00:15:16It's good.

00:15:17It's good.

00:15:18It's good.

00:15:19It's good.

00:15:20It's good.

00:15:21It's good.

00:15:22It's good.

00:15:23It's good.

00:15:24It's good.

00:15:25It's good.

00:15:26So I made a creme anglaise for a cheesecake.

00:15:27It's nice and spiced.

00:15:28I roasted my pumpkin so that it's more concentrated.

00:15:30You pull some of that moisture out.

00:15:31Speculose crust.

00:15:32I'm going to make a little meringue pumpkin patch for the top.

00:15:34Honestly, I think she's good.

00:15:36It's cooked, but not as golden brown as I'd like.

00:15:41So back in.

00:15:43Hope it gets done in time.

00:15:45I'm going to wrap these pears up in the pastry and bake them off.

00:15:50So we have kind of a standing poached pear pie.

00:15:55Yes.

00:15:56Beautiful.

00:15:59I've got the blood orange splits.

00:16:01I'll be honest with you.

00:16:03I never use blood orange splits so much.

00:16:06Spritz.

00:16:07It's spritz.

00:16:08It's spritz.

00:16:09Sorry.

00:16:10My English.

00:16:11But I like citrus.

00:16:13This is my jam.

00:16:14So today I'm going to make a petit gâteau because I want to show to the judges all the things that I can make.

00:16:21White chocolate blood orange mousse.

00:16:24Blood orange jam.

00:16:27Cinnamon cake.

00:16:28And on the bottom I'm going to have a ginger cookie to bring the crunchiness.

00:16:33I'm going to glaze with milk chocolate.

00:16:36And I'm going to make happy faces.

00:16:39Me and my husband, last Christmas we make a really cute cookie box for friends.

00:16:46So that's my inspiration for this dessert.

00:16:49So today I grabbed the Yule Mule because Giancarlo's happily switched.

00:16:54My favorite flavor is ginger like for everything.

00:16:57So I'm excited about this.

00:16:58I'm doing a little like kind of small little naked cakes.

00:17:02It's lime and ginger cake.

00:17:05I'm doing a cranberry buttercream and then a lime ginger curd.

00:17:10I think it will show my cute decorating skills.

00:17:13Just kind of like a nice clean look.

00:17:16Clean, classy.

00:17:17Something you just want to eat and it will taste nice.

00:17:19I still do feel like I have to redeem myself from the first embarrassment that I did make.

00:17:25Because it's just like I have genuinely never made anything like that.

00:17:29You've made a s'mores but I think I want less.

00:17:32I was pretty nervous to be freshly graduated and coming into the competition

00:17:38because I'm so young but I've been baking for seven years.

00:17:43I was classically trained obviously at school.

00:17:45I can do this and I am just as good as the people who are a little bit older.

00:17:50Can I steal some ground ginger?

00:17:51Yes, of course.

00:17:52Thanks.

00:17:53Well, hold on.

00:17:54What are you going to give me for it?

00:17:55A nice big hug.

00:17:58Okay, deal.

00:17:59All right, we're going to do a nice big hug.

00:18:01Okay, now you can have it.

00:18:03Nico, are you giving hugs to the enemy team?

00:18:05I'm trying to infiltrate from within.

00:18:07It's all strategy.

00:18:08All right.

00:18:09I'm trying to get them on our good side.

00:18:10Strategy.

00:18:12I mean, I want to say I prefer to be on nice just because teamwork.

00:18:16But that said, I mean, being a villain is way more fun.

00:18:21I think Nico's actually making a drink.

00:18:27Wow, that's very gingerly.

00:18:28Ooh, wow.

00:18:30Not bad though.

00:18:32Tarek, how we doing, man?

00:18:33Uh, I'm getting there.

00:18:36Listen, you're 19 years old.

00:18:37You've never had a cocktail in your life.

00:18:38I know.

00:18:39I know that.

00:18:40Tell me about it.

00:18:41Tell me about it.

00:18:42I'm fairly nervous since I can't actually taste anything that I'm making.

00:18:47But what cocktail did you choose?

00:18:49I got the Irish Creamini.

00:18:52Irish Cream Teenie.

00:18:53Irish Cream Teenie.

00:18:54It sounds, it's fun to say.

00:18:56My grandma likes Irish Cream and my mom really likes it and my mom really likes cream puffs.

00:19:02Yeah.

00:19:03So I'm going with, I'm making some cream puffs with like a chocolate, espresso and Irish cream filling.

00:19:11And then I'm going to top each one with a bit of hard caramel and crack it.

00:19:14So it looks like a broken ornament.

00:19:16Okay.

00:19:17Which I think will play a bit into the naughty.

00:19:19Well, here's the thing.

00:19:20The most important thing is, come together as a team.

00:19:22The nice team over there, they're so, they're cohesive.

00:19:25They're supporting each other.

00:19:26Tasting stuff.

00:19:27That's so important in all these challenges.

00:19:29You have each other to lean on.

00:19:31There's a lot of truth to that.

00:19:32Yeah.

00:19:33This is going to be a very big test on my team's ability to work collaboratively in order

00:19:39to help make my dessert.

00:19:46How you doing, bud?

00:19:50Got anything over there that I can taste?

00:19:54It's my filling for the cream puff.

00:19:56Coffee?

00:19:59More.

00:20:00If there's coffee, chocolate and Irish cream, I need to add more.

00:20:03It needs a little bit more Irish cream.

00:20:04Okay.

00:20:05Just a tad.

00:20:07It's got great coffee flavor though.

00:20:1030 minutes left.

00:20:12How are we doing with time?

00:20:13Good, good.

00:20:14I think, yeah.

00:20:15Yes.

00:20:16Beautiful.

00:20:17Last time, my original decoration plan went definitely out the window, so I'm really trying

00:20:21to bring the deco today.

00:20:23I got the cherry lime Ricky.

00:20:25So I'm making a cherry lime and bitters tart, essentially.

00:20:28So pretty simple, straightforward.

00:20:30I have a cherry lime and bitters compote.

00:20:34And then a lime to cray cross, which is kind of like a cookie.

00:20:39Some candied lime wheels.

00:20:41And then a little bit of meringue, toast on top.

00:20:43And then I'm going to do a domed teal.

00:20:47So I want it to be essentially an igloo.

00:20:50So this tart really, I think about another pie that's really centered around the dinner table,

00:20:58around the holidays, especially Thanksgiving.

00:21:00My family, they really like a key lime pie because we have a lot of heavy food.

00:21:04A lot of soul food.

00:21:05Okay.

00:21:06So we got to break it up a little bit.

00:21:08Something smells toasty.

00:21:12A little too toasty.

00:21:14Is something burning?

00:21:16Check your ovens.

00:21:17Is something burning?

00:21:18Not me this time.

00:21:21I just made caramel.

00:21:23Okay.

00:21:24Successfully.

00:21:25I love the is something burning.

00:21:29It's so dramatic.

00:21:31Is something burning?

00:21:32Right.

00:21:33Sometimes pastry kitchens smell like that purposefully.

00:21:39Oh, my crust got a little dark.

00:21:44Let's see how this goes.

00:21:47Whoo.

00:21:48Come on.

00:21:50Oh, that's what was burning.

00:21:53Come on.

00:21:54Ugh.

00:21:57Oh, no.

00:21:59Uh, Chase's cake looks really, really dark.

00:22:04I'm going to have to figure out how to play that one with the judges.

00:22:07They definitely don't have time to make another cheesecake.

00:22:15Cocktail desserts for the naughty team.

00:22:17Mocktail desserts for the nice team.

00:22:19Get creative.

00:22:20This is team nice versus team naughty.

00:22:23It's a brand new day.

00:22:24And there's a massive advantage on the line.

00:22:26Whoo.

00:22:27Alex, my crust kind of burnt.

00:22:34Should I try to knock some of it off?

00:22:36Yeah, maybe.

00:22:37Just knock some of it off.

00:22:38Do it so that it's at least consistent around the edge.

00:22:40And then you can always, like, use, like, the speculose cookies as, like, dirt for a thing and kind of have that coming down and then, like, arrange your pumpkins.

00:22:48When you get it off, you guys are going to say, let me know. I'll help.

00:22:51I'll see what I can do.

00:22:52I'll see what I can do.

00:22:55I'm not the happiest about my crust.

00:22:59But I have a plan.

00:23:02I'm going to knock some of it off.

00:23:03It's a pumpkin patch.

00:23:04It's dirty.

00:23:05It's uneven.

00:23:06It's lumpy.

00:23:07I'm going to use some of my crumb, sift through it, and put it on the top here to host the pumpkins.

00:23:12They're going to be sitting on their dirt as a cohesive image as opposed to, hey, this crust fell off.

00:23:1715 minutes left.

00:23:21And remember, the judges have to taste all the components of your mocktail or your cocktail.

00:23:27Hey, round two.

00:23:31Perfect.

00:23:33Yep.

00:23:34I'm going with it.

00:23:36Ooh.

00:23:38Oh, Ashley.

00:23:39Chef's kiss.

00:23:43The stress.

00:23:4410 minutes, bakers.

00:23:46Those are beautiful, Giancarlo.

00:23:50This is that wheel igloo coming out.

00:23:55Oh, my God.

00:23:56They went a little too long.

00:23:58Never do this at home, kids.

00:23:59Sticking just a little bit.

00:24:03Oh, my God.

00:24:04So now they're shards.

00:24:07And I don't have my deco.

00:24:08But...

00:24:12And I don't know what I'm going to do.

00:24:14Good.

00:24:15Okay.

00:24:16Luckily, I have a whole bunch left, so we're just going to pop another one in real quick.

00:24:21Um, not as long a time as the first time.

00:24:25Man, gotta be honest.

00:24:26I'm pretty worried about Cam.

00:24:28I'm also really worried about Charles right now.

00:24:31Never thought I'd say this, but it looks like Charles is scrambling a little bit.

00:24:35Oh, how the mighty fall.

00:24:38Charles, how we doing?

00:24:40Uh...

00:24:41Charles, you got a pipe.

00:24:42Pipe like the wind, Charles.

00:24:44How can I help you, Ben?

00:24:46Um, will you put my royal icing in three separate bowls?

00:24:48Yeah.

00:24:49I have them right there.

00:24:50Three separate bowls?

00:24:51Yeah, I need a yellow, a green, and a red.

00:24:52Green, red, yellow.

00:24:53Got it.

00:24:54I think Ashley's trying to help Charles out now herself.

00:24:57Bright green?

00:24:58Whatever.

00:24:59Christmas green.

00:25:01Come on.

00:25:02Time's running out.

00:25:05Hey, Naughty team, I'm all done.

00:25:06Does anyone need help with anything?

00:25:08Nico?

00:25:10Please, break these up if you can.

00:25:12Yeah.

00:25:14With decor, we're going to top the cake with our almond and shortbread crumble.

00:25:18The way I'm going to convey Naughty in this dessert is that when you slice open the cake,

00:25:22you're going to get into the center where there's some boozy cherries jubilee inside.

00:25:26I believe this is enough naughtiness to pull out a win.

00:25:29Teamwork.

00:25:30It makes the dream work.

00:25:31Finally seeing that from Team Naughty.

00:25:34Kamri, there is six minutes on the clock.

00:25:37I will not lose this for us.

00:25:40We're going to mold these over my metal bowls here.

00:25:44To be essentially an igloo, I'm not going to lie.

00:25:48This might be underbaked.

00:25:50We're going to make it work.

00:25:51So what do you need?

00:25:52Um...

00:25:53The meringue?

00:25:54Yeah, I'm just doing the meringue.

00:25:55Do you need a torch?

00:25:56Yeah.

00:25:57We are all scrambling to get everything done, but I just need to stop what I'm doing and help Kamri.

00:26:04Are your limes in the oven still?

00:26:05Yes, yes.

00:26:06Okay.

00:26:07Heard.

00:26:08I got you.

00:26:09You've got two minutes left.

00:26:10Not only prettiest, but we'll make it pretty.

00:26:12You know the judges don't miss anything.

00:26:15Ashley, I'm doing a coconut bra.

00:26:18Will you grab my coconuts out of the reach-in freezer over on the corner?

00:26:22Kitchen freezer, yeah.

00:26:23One minute left.

00:26:24Ay-yi-yi.

00:26:25What are you...

00:26:26What is it?

00:26:27Where is it?

00:26:28Very top.

00:26:29It's that silicone mold.

00:26:30Okay.

00:26:31Come on.

00:26:32Now, remember, it's the best dessert that is going to win the advantage for their entire

00:26:38team.

00:26:39Whoo!

00:26:40Wow, look at all the bakers right now helping Kamri out try to get her to the finish line.

00:26:43Do it, like so.

00:26:44I've got her limes right here.

00:26:46Fresh chars on top?

00:26:47Still a little wet.

00:26:48That's fine.

00:26:49Ten seconds.

00:26:50Let's get those decorations on there.

00:26:53Ba-ba-boom.

00:26:54That's it.

00:26:55Bottoms up.

00:26:56Time for tasting.

00:26:57Thank you, guys.

00:26:59That's what team nice do.

00:27:00Let's go, let's go, let's go.

00:27:01Good work, boy.

00:27:02As a team, at first it was kind of shaky, but now it's getting a lot better.

00:27:18I think that we can win this challenge.

00:27:22Judge's cocktail-inspired desserts from the Naughty team.

00:27:25Mmm.

00:27:26Ooh!

00:27:27Oh.

00:27:28Look who woke up.

00:27:31All right, let's bring in Daniel.

00:27:34How are you?

00:27:35You got it.

00:27:36Good luck, Daniel.

00:27:37Good luck.

00:27:38How are y'all judges doing today?

00:27:39Hey, Daniel.

00:27:40Hey, Daniel.

00:27:41Good.

00:27:42All right, Daniel.

00:27:43You remember our judges.

00:27:44Nancy Fuller.

00:27:45How you doing?

00:27:46How do?

00:27:47Duff Goldman.

00:27:48You the man.

00:27:49And Cartier Brown.

00:27:50You the whoa man.

00:27:51Yeah.

00:27:52I like that.

00:27:53All right, Daniel.

00:27:54What cocktail did you get?

00:27:56I got an Old Fashioned with cherries, orange, and bourbon.

00:28:00So here I made a bourbon cake topped with some shortbread crumble.

00:28:06And then the top has a cutout because there's something in the center waiting for you.

00:28:10Ooh.

00:28:11I hope they don't, like, say anything about it not being, like, naughty.

00:28:15I have a feeling things didn't go exactly the way you planned them to go.

00:28:21Uh, there's some cracks going on.

00:28:24You know, like, it was very rushed.

00:28:26Can't hide anything.

00:28:28I just don't get the naughty.

00:28:31Mm-hmm.

00:28:32But I can't wait to taste the bourbon.

00:28:35Yes.

00:28:36I put a couple extra swallows in there for you.

00:28:38I hope so.

00:28:39Oh.

00:28:40Oh, look, and our cherry.

00:28:42So I've got a cherry compote with a little bit of rosemary.

00:28:49Moment of truth.

00:28:53She likes it.

00:28:54Yeah, she likes it.

00:28:55I loved it.

00:28:56Oh.

00:28:57I thought it was delicious.

00:28:58I think it was moist.

00:28:59I loved the cherries with just a tiny little hint of rosemary.

00:29:04Cookie was delicious.

00:29:06I'm getting orange.

00:29:07Yes.

00:29:08I got bourbon.

00:29:09I got plenty of bourbon.

00:29:10They liked it.

00:29:11They liked it, though.

00:29:12They enjoyed the taste.

00:29:13Yeah.

00:29:14Thanks, Daniel.

00:29:15Thank you, Daniel.

00:29:17I feel like I have a solid round, but still, I gotta do better at decorations.

00:29:22Hi, Ashley.

00:29:23So I got the hot buttered rum.

00:29:25So what are the components?

00:29:26Brown sugar, spices, and rum.

00:29:28This is a spiced apple upside-down cake with a hot buttered rum caramel.

00:29:33The little gingerbread on top are my two brothers.

00:29:36They're both running, but one's like, did you do it?

00:29:38Or did I do it?

00:29:39I didn't do it.

00:29:40You did it, right?

00:29:41One looks like he's pushing the other one.

00:29:43That was about...

00:29:44Well, they were usually pushing me, but...

00:29:46Oh, no.

00:29:47No wonder you're a tough cookie.

00:29:49Oh, gosh.

00:29:50Yeah.

00:29:51Well, I love your gingerbread, men.

00:29:54It's very cute.

00:29:55It just looks so down-home and comforting.

00:29:58That looks delicious.

00:30:00Oh, I can't wait for this bite.

00:30:03Let's see what we're doing.

00:30:06I'm getting brown sugar.

00:30:08I'm getting holiday spice, but the rum is not there.

00:30:13Not enough.

00:30:14Okay.

00:30:15We say alcohol.

00:30:16Got to get it in there.

00:30:17You know what I mean?

00:30:18Yes.

00:30:19Well, you listen to Duff.

00:30:20You get that alcohol in there.

00:30:22Yes, ma'am.

00:30:23Yes, ma'am.

00:30:24All right, Ashley.

00:30:26Thank you, judges.

00:30:27I felt a lot of pressure to kind of hold that status that I've, you know...

00:30:34That's the hard part for me.

00:30:35I know.

00:30:36Yeah, because they haven't got such a high...

00:30:37I'm on this pedestal already, so to speak, that I'm uncomfortable with.

00:30:41And now it's like keeping at that same momentum or above is like you got to go up and up and up and up and up.

00:30:48And that's like, it's a lot of pressure.

00:30:50That's a lot of...

00:30:51Well, this is a competition.

00:30:52I know, but...

00:30:53That's what happens.

00:30:54Oh.

00:30:55All right, Tarek, welcome back.

00:30:59So what cocktail were you assigned?

00:31:00An Irish creamtini, which is Irish cream, coffee, and vodka.

00:31:05What I made is a cream puff with a chocolate espresso and Irish creamtini cream.

00:31:12And how are you bringing the naughty with this dessert?

00:31:14So every year, I think tracing it back to when I was born, somebody in my family has broken an ornament.

00:31:20I'm very familiar with broken ornaments.

00:31:23I raised six kids.

00:31:27I love it.

00:31:28It looks exactly like a great, big, beautiful red Christmas tree ornament that you dropped.

00:31:38It sounds delicious, by the way.

00:31:40We'll see. I couldn't taste any of it while I was making it.

00:31:42So this is a bit of a difficult one for me, but we'll see.

00:31:46I can't tell if their faces are good or not.

00:31:49Nance, what do you think?

00:31:52Nance is not happy.

00:31:54Uh-oh.

00:31:55Are you really gonna yell at that 19-year-old young man?

00:31:58Watch.

00:31:59That he didn't give you enough booze?

00:32:00Watch.

00:32:01I tell my grandchildren that.

00:32:02Honey.

00:32:03I think that it just has too much coffee.

00:32:08Okay.

00:32:09I got, I mean, I got the Irish cream flavor though.

00:32:12I thought the coffee flavor was fine.

00:32:14I'm getting more coffee than Irish cream.

00:32:16Okay.

00:32:17Which I love.

00:32:18For me, it's well balanced.

00:32:20Now, Nancy may have a problem with that.

00:32:22Nancy does have a problem.

00:32:25Your pateche is really well cooked.

00:32:27You know, it's nice.

00:32:28It's got some good body on the outside.

00:32:30Well-constructed, beautiful, technically sound dessert.

00:32:34Okay.

00:32:35Okay, Tarek, thanks.

00:32:37That wasn't too bad.

00:32:38That wasn't too bad.

00:32:39That was good.

00:32:40You can tell the drinking quality.

00:32:41They're tolerant.

00:32:44Nico.

00:32:46Hello.

00:32:48Nico, welcome.

00:32:49I got the figgy mule cocktail.

00:32:52Fig, ginger, and vodka.

00:32:54So I'm calling this dessert the first snowball.

00:32:57Being in elementary school, my best friend at the time,

00:33:00the teacher was like, okay, the first person to throw a snowball

00:33:03is going to get in a lot of trouble.

00:33:05And then her back was turned and he like put one together,

00:33:08lobbed a big one at her.

00:33:09And then it turned into like a whole like recess,

00:33:12elementary school, like snowball fight.

00:33:14Cause like growing up in Chicago, we had lots of snow in the winter.

00:33:17And that was very much the inspiration behind this one.

00:33:20Nico, this dessert is clean and composed and frosty and cool and beautiful.

00:33:30Let's go.

00:33:31Yeah.

00:33:32There better be some booze in it.

00:33:35Ooh.

00:33:36Ooh.

00:33:37Wow.

00:33:38What it is, is a whipped mascarpone ganache, fig and ginger insult.

00:33:43It's sitting on top a vodka mascarpone sauce.

00:33:46I taste fig.

00:33:47I taste vodka.

00:33:48And I taste ginger.

00:33:49He has checked all the boxes.

00:33:50And I taste an amazing texture.

00:33:52This is not the easiest dessert to execute.

00:33:53That's fine.

00:33:54Exactly.

00:33:55And you've done it so well.

00:33:57Way to go Nico.

00:33:58Good job.

00:33:59Nico, thank you so much.

00:34:00Thanks y'all.

00:34:01Thanks, Nico.

00:34:02Nice job.

00:34:03Nice work.

00:34:04Okay, I feel good about that one.

00:34:06That's good.

00:34:07Charles, come on in.

00:34:08Let's go, Charles.

00:34:09Oh my God, I can't believe I'm doing this on national television.

00:34:12Hello judges.

00:34:13Charles, welcome.

00:34:14I got coquito, which is a rum, coconut and a little spice cocktail.

00:34:29I made a coquito cream pie.

00:34:33So it has a coquito and a little spice cocktail.

00:34:37So it has a coquito piece.

00:34:40So it has a coconut pie crust, coconut rum, pastry cream,

00:34:44and then a coconut white chocolate whipped ganache.

00:34:46How did you decorate this pie?

00:34:48A cheeky, naughty little gingerbread lady that's gone on vacation

00:34:52with her coconut bra to tie into my flavor.

00:34:55Is that what that is?

00:34:57That's what it is, yeah.

00:34:59Yeah, zoom in. Zoom in. Go closer.

00:35:03A coconut bra has straps.

00:35:05I haven't worn one, but next time I'll put some on.

00:35:09I think the thing is, I'm just struggling to really get a grasp on your pie.

00:35:14I'm just really trying to...

00:35:16He's doing so bad.

00:35:18What have I done?

00:35:20He's so bad.

00:35:21Well, anyway...

00:35:24Did you hear him all right?

00:35:29Oh, this is fun.

00:35:34That looks all right.

00:35:36Thanks, brah. My pleasure.

00:35:38I caught it. I caught it.

00:35:43Got it.

00:35:44All right.

00:35:45This is the moment.

00:35:51Aw.

00:35:52Thanks, Nancy.

00:35:55I mean, you really gave us the booze right spot on.

00:36:01Your crust is also great. It's thick, it's thick, and it's baked all the way through, which is nice.

00:36:06A little too much rum for me.

00:36:08I would have preferred more clove, more cinnamon, more of that coconut cream.

00:36:14Mm-mm.

00:36:15Great job, Charles.

00:36:16Thank you so much.

00:36:17Thank you, Charles.

00:36:18Thank you, Charles.

00:36:20I went, as well as I could.

00:36:23You just made a sexy lady with lots of...

00:36:25I was like, how many puns can there be? A lot. A lot of puns.

00:36:29So, I feel like that it could be good enough to get there.

00:36:33I hope it is.

00:36:34I think that we just created really good flavor.

00:36:36We just need one person to have the best.

00:36:37Yeah, we just need to have one person that has a really solid dessert, and that usually will take the cake.

00:36:43Judge's mocktail-inspired desserts from Team Nice.

00:36:48Mmm.

00:36:49All right, Violet.

00:36:50Go get it, baby girl.

00:36:51Hi.

00:36:54Hello.

00:36:55Hey, Violet.

00:36:56All right, what mocktail did you get?

00:36:58So, I had the Yule Mule, the ginger, cranberry, and lime.

00:37:02So, I decided to make ginger lime cake, and then I did a cranberry buttercream, and in the middle, there is a ginger lime curd.

00:37:10They're so cute.

00:37:13It's nice and clean.

00:37:15It's very girly.

00:37:17Yeah.

00:37:18Which, it seems like you are very girly, Violet.

00:37:20I am.

00:37:22Oh, wow.

00:37:23Look at that curd.

00:37:29I think you have a lovely cake.

00:37:31I think you have a lovely curd.

00:37:33And I just want more of it.

00:37:38Oh, okay.

00:37:39I love it.

00:37:40I love ginger.

00:37:41But it can handle a lot more cranberry, you know?

00:37:43Yeah.

00:37:44I think it's really, it's just, for all the flavors that you described, it's really sweet.

00:37:47I think he's looking at him like he's crazy.

00:37:49Violet, thanks so much.

00:37:50Thank you, guys.

00:37:51All right.

00:37:52Good job, okay.

00:37:53That wasn't bad.

00:37:54That wasn't bad.

00:37:55Yeah, they really liked it.

00:37:56They're so cute.

00:37:57They're so cute.

00:37:58They're so cute.

00:37:59They're so cute.

00:38:00They're so cute.

00:38:01They're so cute.

00:38:02They're so cute.

00:38:03Alex, welcome back.

00:38:04So I had the pomegranate lime mojito, mint, lime, and pomegranate.

00:38:09So I made a entremet with a pomegranate lime center, a gelet, a mint and lime mousse, and then some snowflakes that seem to have fallen, just like in winter.

00:38:21Yes, they do.

00:38:22I get where you were going.

00:38:24I see the ornament.

00:38:25It looks like you were trying to scramble.

00:38:28How about you tell me what happened?

00:38:29Yeah.

00:38:30My teammate, you know, I was helping her plate up at the very end, and time got away from me.

00:38:35I wasn't able to put it in the fridge to let that set up and harden.

00:38:39Ugh.

00:38:40I know.

00:38:41Ugh.

00:38:42I bet it's delicious.

00:38:44I feel a little, a little bit bad.

00:38:47Ooh, wow.

00:38:48Pretty layers.

00:38:50Absolutely beautiful mousse.

00:38:57Really, really nice, man.

00:38:58Just cool and light and refreshing and yummy.

00:39:01And just, what a great way to kind of pillow all those flavors.

00:39:04I'm getting the lime.

00:39:05Yes.

00:39:06I get the mint.

00:39:07I love that the pomegranate is not too bitter.

00:39:12All right, Alex.

00:39:14Thank you, guys.

00:39:15It's all right.

00:39:16It's all right.

00:39:17I'll take it.

00:39:18I'll take it.

00:39:19All right, yeah.

00:39:20That's what matters.

00:39:23Welcome, Chase.

00:39:25Hi, judges.

00:39:26I got the pumpkin eggnog.

00:39:29It's a pumpkin eggnog cheesecake with tons of nutmeg and pumpkin.

00:39:33I made an anglaise that's heavily spiced to go in it.

00:39:36I think it's very nice because your pumpkin patch has a mound of dirt and then the pumpkins are all over it.

00:39:45Good eye.

00:39:46Good job.

00:39:48They seem a little soft.

00:39:49Yes.

00:39:50Are those little meringues, the pumpkins?

00:39:51Yeah.

00:39:52Nice.

00:39:59I think you burnt it.

00:40:01It's got a little scorched crust.

00:40:03That's unfortunate.

00:40:04But the flavors and the cheesecake filling itself, I'm getting all of that pumpkin eggnog-y flavor.

00:40:10Chase, thank you.

00:40:11Chase, thank you.

00:40:12You're welcome.

00:40:17I'm nervous about my crust.

00:40:19You're fine.

00:40:20It really is cutting.

00:40:22I am starting to worry about our chances in this challenge.

00:40:26Kamri, welcome back.

00:40:27I think we're getting a lot of critiques.

00:40:29I did a contemporary tuile igloo.

00:40:32And I'm not seeing contemporary.

00:40:34I'm seeing a sunny-side-up egg or something, you know?

00:40:38The crust is thin, crispy, and buttery and yummy.

00:40:43Hi, Erin.

00:40:44Hi.

00:40:45Looks good.

00:40:46Looks good.

00:40:47Looks okay.

00:40:48I just, I wish I could get a little more height.

00:40:49Your puff pastry seems like it sort of slid over to the right.

00:40:52Like, he looks tired.

00:40:53You know?

00:40:54It's just kind of like, all right.

00:40:55Yeah.

00:40:56You know they're going to take a bite.

00:40:57It's going to be a show and don't even think about it.

00:41:01The very, very first thing I tasted was basil.

00:41:05Too much.

00:41:06I feel like I'm, you know, I'm eating pesto over here.

00:41:08Just execute.

00:41:09Slow down a little bit.

00:41:12One of us is going to take it, for sure.

00:41:14I think our saving grace, honestly, might be Gian Carlos.

00:41:17I think he's good at flavors.

00:41:18I think he's really good at design.

00:41:20So that could take him to the win.

00:41:22What did you make?

00:41:23I made a blood orange split.

00:41:26Partiga too.

00:41:27And for my decoration, I was inspired by me and my husband

00:41:31last Christmas make really cute cookie box for friends.

00:41:37And that is a nice memory for me.

00:41:41And that's why I made they looking like that.

00:41:45I noticed you got a little emotional.

00:41:48Yes.

00:41:52It's because I always, in my entire life, I feel, I felt very alone.

00:42:00I was always focused on my job because my job made me here tonight.

00:42:07And I forget about personal life and all the kind of stuff.

00:42:12And having my husband, he gives me so much support.

00:42:16He cheers for me.

00:42:19Now I have a family.

00:42:21I have someone to share because Christmas is definitely my favorite holiday.

00:42:25And to share cookies and share with our friends was like, wow, I feel so thankful.

00:42:33I have someone to share the moment.

00:42:36So that's why I get emotional.

00:42:39My leg is shaking right now.

00:42:42Yes, that's it.

00:42:43I felt it.

00:42:44And that is what's important.

00:42:46And that's what the holidays are all about.

00:42:50Now we got to taste them.

00:42:51Taste them.

00:42:52Taste them.

00:42:53Taste the love.

00:42:54Dang.

00:42:55Oh.

00:42:56Oh.

00:42:57Woo.

00:42:58Look at that.

00:42:59Oh.

00:43:00Nice.

00:43:01So we have the ginger, crispy, cinnamon cake, white chocolate, and blood orange mousse,

00:43:07and blood orange jam.

00:43:10The blood orange is just really strong.

00:43:13We don't have any lime or cherry.

00:43:15It's all blood orange.

00:43:17So, unfortunately, I don't pay attention on the whole bottom.

00:43:22I don't see the rest of the components.

00:43:25I just focus on the big blood orange.

00:43:28Wait, what happened?

00:43:30He didn't add each individual ingredient.

00:43:33I apologize for that.

00:43:35Yeah, so you're missing the lime and the cherry.

00:43:37Yes.

00:43:38I think he might have misunderstood a little bit,

00:43:40because he doesn't have any of the other flavors on there, just the blood orange.

00:43:43All right, Giancarlos, thanks.

00:43:46He should talk to his team if he doesn't understand the challenge.

00:43:56I think it's...

00:43:57I don't think he knew that he didn't understand it.

00:43:59That's the problem.

00:44:00I think he just didn't read the whole thing.

00:44:03So did he meet the challenge?

00:44:05No.

00:44:06No.

00:44:07I messed this up.

00:44:08Bakers, the judges were buzzing about your desserts.

00:44:22Woo!

00:44:23Woo!

00:44:24And just plain buzzed.

00:44:26From the nice team, the top mocktail inspired dessert came from...

00:44:30Violet.

00:44:31Oh!

00:44:32Okay.

00:44:33And on the naughty team, the judges' favorite came from...

00:44:37Nico!

00:44:38Good job, Nico!

00:44:39Alas, only one of you can win this challenge and the advantage for your entire team.

00:44:43And that baker is...

00:44:44Nico!

00:44:45Thank you!

00:44:46Good job, Nico!

00:44:47Alas, only one of you can win this challenge and the advantage for your entire team.

00:44:52And that baker is...

00:44:53Nico!

00:44:56I did not think I was going to...

00:44:57All right.

00:44:58We're good.

00:44:59We're good.

00:45:00Nico, your entremets brought together technique and story and they were absolutely delightful,

00:45:10which means your entire team has won an advantage.

00:45:13Oh, man.

00:45:14And I'll tell you about that in a second.

00:45:15Oh, boy.

00:45:16Nancy!

00:45:17Nancy!

00:45:18Hi!

00:45:19Oh, hey, Nancy.

00:45:20I was just about to tell the bakers about their next challenge.

00:45:22Well, then I'm glad I got here when I did.

00:45:24Because I know exactly what the next challenge should be.

00:45:29Meringue-based desserts.

00:45:32I am crazy about meringue.

00:45:35Okay.

00:45:36That's a whole world of opportunity of different desserts, so I'm excited.

00:45:40There's different meringue-based cakes, meringue-based cookies, homemade marshmallows and pavlova

00:45:47and all kinds of different frostings.

00:45:48Please decorate your meringue-based desserts in either a cheerful way for the nice team...

00:45:52Yes.

00:45:53...or a cheeky way for the naughty team.

00:45:56Now, remember, the top dessert from each team could win your side immunity from elimination.

00:46:02We gotta win that immunity, you all.

00:46:04Yes.

00:46:05Yes.

00:46:06But about your advantage, naughty team...

00:46:08So take a look over there at the bakery.

00:46:11You can see there's an elf in there.

00:46:14And he's cracking eggs.

00:46:17Your team's gonna receive freshly cracked pre-separated egg whites to start this challenge.

00:46:23So that should save you a ton of time...

00:46:25That's dope.

00:46:26...in making your meringue.

00:46:27Oh.

00:46:28We're giving you two and a half hours to get cheerful or cheeky.

00:46:33All right.

00:46:34And your baking time starts...

00:46:36...now!

00:46:37Let's go, let's go.

00:46:38Let's go, let's go.

00:46:39Let's go, let's go.

00:46:40Come on.

00:46:41Cream of Charter, I have it if you need it.

00:46:42Cream of Charter, thank you.

00:46:43Obviously, in the pre-heat team that has struggled a little bit, but the team is gonna continue

00:46:53to work together to uplift one another, because a victory for one is a victory for all.

00:46:57Let's do it, let's do it, let's do it!

00:46:58Hello.

00:46:59Can I take, like, two of these?

00:47:00Yeah, please.

00:47:01Whoa.

00:47:03This could potentially be a big disadvantage.

00:47:06Those eggs could take a while to get separated, and without egg whites, you can't make meringue.

00:47:11Have fun cracking them.

00:47:14A little bit stressed, but it's okay.

00:47:17Okay, 420 grams of beer.

00:47:20I won the pre-heat.

00:47:21I'm feeling really good about it.

00:47:23I'm really glad that the judges enjoyed my flavors.

00:47:26They seem to like my alcohol in round one, so hey, if they like the booze, I'll bring

00:47:30them the booze, and I'm going for it again.

00:47:32I'm the type of person who is extremely fun-loving.

00:47:35I love to go out.

00:47:36I love to party.

00:47:37I love a little night in the club, maybe a drag show.

00:47:40I try to infuse that to my baking as much as possible.

00:47:43So I'm making a spiced stout cake with an omarino cherry filling, and then I'm gonna

00:47:49have individual bricks of dried-out meringue, and I'm gonna make the outside of the cake look

00:47:54like a chimney that Santa's falling into.

00:47:56Legs up, booty out.

00:47:58It's gonna be real naughty.

00:47:59He's gonna be stuck in there, and I'm gonna be like, sorry, Santa.

00:48:02So get this cake in the oven and get started on the meringue part of the meringue challenge.

00:48:07A meringue is essentially just whipped up egg whites with sugar, but there's so much that

00:48:13could go wrong with meringue.

00:48:14It could deflate.

00:48:16It could not cook and be raw in the middle.

00:48:19You could over-whip it.

00:48:20So what I'm gonna do is, once I spread them out flat on the sheet tray, I'm gonna make

00:48:24just some lines through because I want them to resemble bricks.

00:48:28And that's gonna bake until I need them.

00:48:31This is taking me so long.

00:48:34This is such a disadvantage.

00:48:37I'm a little bit frantic that we don't have the elf, like the eggs, so I'm just trying

00:48:42to keep it simple.

00:48:43So I'm making mini pavlovas.

00:48:45A pavlova is basically a big baked meringue, and it should have like a crisp outside and

00:48:50a nice soft tender.

00:48:52My fillings are going to be a little amount of fig jam and some lemon curd, and then I'm

00:48:57gonna do a goat cheese, honey whipped cream, and then fresh figs and candied lemon peel and

00:49:02maybe some gold leaf.

00:49:05As you can tell, I love figs.

00:49:07Figs, I think, are beautiful, classy, holiday, and I think goat cheese, honey, lemon pair

00:49:13with them really well.

00:49:15So, Carlos, how are you doing, buddy?

00:49:16Great, great, great.

00:49:17How's your meringue coming along?

00:49:18Look, it looks beautiful.

00:49:19It's beautiful.

00:49:20Glossy.

00:49:21We're gonna kill this.

00:49:22Thank you, buddy.

00:49:23Let's go.

00:49:24I have to redeem myself from the preheat because I was not using all the elements

00:49:29was required for the challenge.

00:49:31But my team is checking with me to make sure I don't make another mistake.

00:49:36Giancarlos, we're making meringue desserts.

00:49:38Tell me about what you're making.

00:49:40I make a s'mores intramé, and the meringue will be the toasted marshmallow, one layer.

00:49:47Inside, milk chocolate mousse with dark chocolate ganache and crunch of graham crackers.

00:49:54Okay.

00:49:55And on the top, for decoration, I'm gonna use a Santa Claus outfit.

00:49:59And also, the beer for my Santa Claus will be vanilla marshmallow.

00:50:04We'll be cute.

00:50:05We'll be super cute.

00:50:06Yeah.

00:50:07We're all rooting for you, Giancarlos.

00:50:10Almost there.

00:50:11Not yet.

00:50:12We're not messing this meringue up.

00:50:14Uh-uh.

00:50:15It's not happening.

00:50:16We cannot lose another baker on Team Naughty, so I think everyone's really trying to bring

00:50:20their A-game today so we can beat Team Nice and win immunity.

00:50:23This main heat is really important because last time I was in the bottom two, and because

00:50:28there's only five of us left on my team, even the smallest mistake could land me in the bottom

00:50:33two again, or even send me home.

00:50:36And that's really scary.

00:50:38So, I'm making little plated daquois cakes.

00:50:41A daquois is a meringue cake that's folded with nuts, so what I'm doing is pistachio.

00:50:46And I think I'm gonna do some blueberry for a sauce just to add some brightness.

00:50:49And I'm showing the judges three different meringue techniques, and I really want them

00:50:52to see that I know what I'm doing.

00:50:54So, I'm gonna make it into a daquois.

00:50:56I'm going to make it into a Swiss meringue buttercream.

00:50:59And then to decorate, I'm going to make cardamom meringue in the shape of a snowman with a little

00:51:04mischievous face on him to make it look like he took the bite out of the dessert.

00:51:08No matter what, I'm staying out of the bottom this time.

00:51:10Hey, so, Naughty team, did you guys go get your egg whites from the elf?

00:51:14Yeah, it makes my life a lot easier.

00:51:16Nothing like saving a little time.

00:51:18Aaron, the crazy part is that I feel like the Naughty team right now, they're already

00:51:21halfway through the dessert prep, and I feel like some of you are still cracking eggs.

00:51:25We're on it.

00:51:26I got the bomb side eye.

00:51:28Based on the feedback from the judges, I feel like I need to step it up a notch.

00:51:33I'm making a grapefruit and white chocolate pavlova roulade.

00:51:37A roulade is where we take our pavlova and we roll it into a little log.

00:51:42It will be filled with a rosemary grapefruit filling topped with pink grapefruit whipped cream,

00:51:49some meringue cookies, and bouillotine shards to make it look like a woodland wonderland.

00:51:55I'm going to bring a little bit more sophistication.

00:51:58Alex, your station is one of the best smelling stations.

00:52:02Why?

00:52:03What's happening here?

00:52:04So, I'm making a baked Alaska.

00:52:05Um, so...

00:52:06Yes, you are!

00:52:07Yes!

00:52:08Man, it's one of my favorite desserts ever.

00:52:10Yup.

00:52:11I'm making my devil's food cake to enrobe the outside.

00:52:15And then the inside will be an old-fashioned chocolate ice cream.

00:52:19It will be covered in toasted Swiss meringue.

00:52:22To make it really, really cheerful, I will pipe out some holly leaves, kind of give it more

00:52:27of a wreath aesthetic.

00:52:29But you know, it's one of the most visually pleasing desserts in the world, but a lot can go wrong, though.

00:52:34Yes, a lot can go wrong.

00:52:35Uh, the ice cream can get overturned, or it could not set in time.

00:52:40You know, I've got gray hairs in my head for every single year I've done this, so...

00:52:44It's bold.

00:52:45Oh, wait till you try it.

00:52:46Oh, my goodness.

00:52:48I really feel like I need to redeem myself from the last crazy.

00:52:51I want to prove that I can bake.

00:52:53That my stuff can come out the way it's supposed to.

00:52:56We'll see what happens.

00:52:58Daniel.

00:52:59Yes, sir.

00:53:00Yes, sir.

00:53:01What meringue-based dessert are you making?

00:53:02I'm making a marshmallow meringue for my dessert.

00:53:04My youngest daughter, Declan, absolutely loves marshmallows.

00:53:08We can't have them in the shop because you'll see her in the corner with a bag of them.

00:53:12So she's a big inspiration to this dessert in particular.

00:53:15When she figures out daddy made a giant pan of marshmallows, I'm probably going to be making it in the bakery.

00:53:20She's a marshmallow monster.

00:53:22Marshmallow monster.

00:53:23Absolutely.

00:53:24Okay, so what are you deciding to make here?

00:53:26A s'mores bread pudding.

00:53:28So you're going to have chocolate chips.

00:53:30There's going to be big chunks of marshmallows with Bananas Foster's on the side.

00:53:35Oh, my gosh.

00:53:36We're going to stack it up with the flavor.

00:53:38This does have to have a cheeky flare to it.

00:53:41Absolutely.

00:53:42There may be some yellow snow involved.

00:53:45Maybe like a yellow snow mascarpone cream that goes under the bread pudding.

00:53:51Well, you're bringing a lot of different amazing desserts to the party.

00:53:55This could be the one.

00:53:56Keep it up, Daniel.

00:53:57Way to go, man.

00:53:58You could be good, boss.

00:53:59I am learning.

00:54:00I initially did not decorate really well.

00:54:03This time, I definitely want to represent Naughty.

00:54:06How am I doing in here?

00:54:09I forgot what I came in here for.

00:54:11Um, I came in here for...

00:54:14This is the story of my life.

00:54:15I have, like, my mom brain bowls from the pantry.

00:54:21Oh, come on.

00:54:27Come on.

00:54:28Oh.

00:54:29Broke.

00:54:30My whipped cream broke.

00:54:35This is what happens when you walk off.

00:54:40I have to start over.

00:54:41Just start over with my whipped cream.

00:54:43I did not have time for this.

00:54:45I had started way too many components for something to go wrong at this point.

00:54:50All right.

00:54:51We got 90 minutes left on the clock.

00:54:53Oh.

00:54:54Deep breath.

00:54:55Deep breath.

00:54:56Oh, gosh.

00:54:57All right.

00:54:58Cheeky and cheerful meringue dessert bakers.

00:55:00There's an elimination looming and you are trying to keep your team intact.

00:55:10Ugh.

00:55:11I have, like, my mom brain.

00:55:14Definitely keep an eye on your whipped cream.

00:55:16Uh, that is 101.

00:55:18I'm making another batch of whipped cream.

00:55:21I do not have time for any of this.

00:55:22Okay.

00:55:23Whipped cream, once again.

00:55:24Don't walk away.

00:55:25The stakes are so high for this challenge because someone's going home, but the winning

00:55:31team gets immunity.

00:55:32So, I really don't want to let my team down.

00:55:37So, we've now won both advantages and I'm hoping and praying that today we take that

00:55:44win and Team Nice takes the loss.

00:55:46I'm actually going to do a red velvet buttermilk chest pie.

00:55:49Chase's chest pie the other day was so successful that I want to kind of steal the show.

00:55:54So, I did a pecan and cocoa tart base and the filling itself is going to be red velvet custard

00:56:02and toasted brown sugar meringue on top.

00:56:05Um, it's a very southern twist on, uh, your normal meringue.

00:56:09My cheeky decor, um, my brothers and I used to take our toboggan when we lived in northern

00:56:15New Hampshire as kids and our mom would lose her mind because she would watch us, like,

00:56:20fly down this long snowbank and it literally catapulted us across the street.

00:56:27I am going to add a toboggan made from coating chocolate, pretzels, candy canes, and little

00:56:33Santa hats representing my brothers.

00:56:35Um, Ashley's making a chest pie.

00:56:38I heard.

00:56:39Very interested to see how that goes.

00:56:41I know.

00:56:42Listen up, nice boy.

00:56:45This is probably the best crust I've ever had on this show.

00:56:48Oh my gosh.

00:56:50Wow.

00:56:51I'm confident.

00:56:52I'm confident.

00:56:53Confident, I mean, best pie crust on this show.

00:56:57I'll take that.

00:56:59I am making an angel's food cake.

00:57:02I used to, I grew up eating angel's food cake.

00:57:04Yes, the store-bought kind with my grandma, my dad's mom, who is just the kindest person

00:57:10on this planet.

00:57:11Like, truly an angel.

00:57:12And I always think of her when I make angel's food.

00:57:15Angel's food cake is a, you basically make meringue.

00:57:19You fold in just enough flour to keep it stable while it bakes.

00:57:24The meringue really gives it structure as opposed to the flour.

00:57:26The cake itself is flavored with a ton of lime zest and lime juice.

00:57:30And I am working with passion fruit curd on the top.

00:57:34And to decorate my dessert, I'm going to pipe an ornamental wreath around with stabilized whipped cream.

00:57:40And I'm going to use some star cut-out sugar cookies.

00:57:44All right.

00:57:45Everybody say a little prayer for my cake.

00:57:46Saying a prayer.

00:57:47Putting one up.

00:57:49Oh, I'm ready to ask for coffee.

00:57:51Do you want any coffee?

00:57:52Yes, please.

00:57:53Can I have a cappuccino?

00:57:54Cappuccino.

00:57:55If I have any role on the team, I think it's about encouragement and it's about supporting others.

00:58:01Hello, how are you?

00:58:02I have a list of oiders.

00:58:03Okay.

00:58:04I'm happy to do whatever I can to make the team win.

00:58:06Have an iced pumpkin spice latte?

00:58:08Yes, for me.

00:58:10No problem.

00:58:11And I have an iced Americano.

00:58:14No problem.

00:58:15Wow.

00:58:16We got to win this immunity, my friends.

00:58:17Cheers to that.

00:58:21Ice cream and coffee.

00:58:22She's strong.

00:58:23She's strong.

00:58:24How I like it.

00:58:25I got my coffee.

00:58:26So I'm centered, focused, grounded.

00:58:30So the preheat.

00:58:31Oh my gosh.

00:58:32It's a time thing.

00:58:33So this time, we're focused on simple, bold.

00:58:36Simple, bold.

00:58:37Don't do too much in the allotted time.

00:58:41And just keep an eye on time.

00:58:43So I'm doing a Mexican hot chocolate-inspired becuac cake.

00:58:47I'm doing a chocolate cremu with a whole bunch of beautiful Mexican-inspired spices.

00:58:52I do work at a churro shop, so their Mexican hot chocolate is my favorite.

00:58:57I have it, like, every day I come into work, pretty much.

00:58:59So this is for them.

00:59:01And then we're going to make it cute little ornament cakes.

00:59:04We're going to keep it simple, making sure that the decorations are going to work.

00:59:09Kamri, you good?

00:59:11Yeah.

00:59:12Feel good about the time?

00:59:13Yeah.

00:59:14Very excited.

00:59:15Love that for you.

00:59:16Let's go.

00:59:17One hour left now.

00:59:18Oh, I'm going to get this done.

00:59:19Do you need help with anything?

00:59:20No, I'm good, thank you.

00:59:21Looking good?

00:59:22Nico, you want to do me a solid?

00:59:23Yes, sir.

00:59:24Bring me back some rum, please.

00:59:25Yes, sir.

00:59:26As a team, we're starting to do a lot more teamwork.

00:59:29How do you count them, man?

00:59:31Except for Charles.

00:59:33Do you want to taste this?

00:59:36Oh, you're busy.

00:59:39Good.

00:59:40I think being so close every time makes me want to just fight even harder to get to that

00:59:49win myself.

00:59:50I love meringues, but there's so many different ways you could go with it.

00:59:53So I went a little unconventional, and I am doing a candy bar with nougat.

00:59:58Nougat is a confection that's based with egg white, and then you add some cooked honey and

01:00:02some cooked sugar syrup to it.

01:00:03And then at the end, I add some melted chocolate and then some toasted hazelnuts and cherries.

01:00:09The baked element's going to be a hazelnut shortbread cookie base on the bottom, and then

01:00:15I'll put the nougat on top of that and then coat the whole thing in chocolate.

01:00:19So it's like a nostalgic candy bar.

01:00:21My cheeky decor is going to be a little ice slick.

01:00:24So I'm going to make some white chocolate kind of ice puddle, and then a little chocolate

01:00:29bucket.

01:00:30So it looks like a kid just threw some ice on the sidewalk so the next person walking

01:00:35by can slip and fall.

01:00:36It is Donati team, so.

01:00:3830 minutes left.

01:00:40The riskiest part of making a roulade is it cracks.

01:00:46So I'm going to cover this with white chocolate before I roll it to kind of preserve the integrity

01:00:51of the pavlova, and then put the grapefruit curd inside the chocolate and roll it up.

01:00:55Uh-oh.

01:00:59Oh, God, I hope.

01:01:04Nope, I'm not going to roll it.

01:01:07Because it is not going to roll.

01:01:10I cranked up my oven to get it to dry a little faster and dried it too much.

01:01:18As soon as I roll it, it's going to break.

01:01:28I have an overwhelming sense of disappointment.

01:01:33Come on.

01:01:35What is wrong with me today?

01:01:39Okay.

01:01:46John Carlos?

01:01:47Yes?

01:01:48My roll is not going to roll.

01:01:49I have an edge that is a little too dry.

01:01:53If it's cracked, the judges will be on top of that.

01:01:58What if I were to cut it and stack it like a tall...

01:02:01I think this is the best idea.

01:02:02Okay.

01:02:05Can't start over, right?

01:02:07But we're going to cut it and stack it.

01:02:09Instead of a roulade, we turned that into an Eton mess.

01:02:13An Eton mess was a pavlova that was actually being served at Eton College.

01:02:19And the story has it that as it was being served, it was dropped on the floor, making a mess.

01:02:24So it is supposed to be a little messy.

01:02:27That's the point.

01:02:28So maybe they'll buy it.

01:02:32I really do not want to let my team down.

01:02:3415 minutes left, bakers.

01:02:37Meringue-based desserts, everyone.

01:02:39The best dessert in this challenge will win immunity for their entire team.

01:02:47Now I need to get my meringue bricks on the side of this cake and turn this cake into a chimney.

01:02:52But I'm a little worried about timing left because I've not made my Santa yet.

01:02:57Santa, here we come.

01:02:59Oh my God, my hands are so loud.

01:03:02Daniel, what are you doing over there?

01:03:04We're toasting up this bread pudding.

01:03:08As if bread pudding wasn't already decadent enough.

01:03:11Then you encrust it in graham cracker crumbs.

01:03:14And then fry it in butter.

01:03:16Yeah, we need a little extra texture and I'm going to give it to you.

01:03:19Holy moly.

01:03:21Ten minutes, bakers.

01:03:22Oh my gosh.

01:03:24Jean Carlos all good?

01:03:26Uh, I'm not sure.

01:03:28Team Nice is scrambling.

01:03:31All right, it's dough time.

01:03:33Ooh, I am sweating today.

01:03:35Just breathe.

01:03:37Kamri, I feel like I've asked you this before, but are those decorations, are those going to be ready in time?

01:03:42We will make them ready in time.

01:03:43Five minutes left.

01:03:45Wow, I have five minutes left.

01:03:47Now we have to make it pretty.

01:03:49Okay, let's go.

01:03:50We're about to go.

01:03:51All the marshmallows melted down a bit, but you can see it.

01:03:54All right, what can I do to help you?

01:03:55Take that plate and bring me another one, please.

01:03:57Tark's helping out Daniel.

01:04:00Ashley's helping out Nico.

01:04:02Charles is by himself.

01:04:08One minute left.

01:04:10It's not anxiety-inducing at all.

01:04:12We're going to make it happen.

01:04:13We're going to make it happen.

01:04:14Oh man, there goes Kamri again.

01:04:16Scrambling to finish this thing.

01:04:1815 seconds.

01:04:20Okay, we might just get this done in time.

01:04:22If you could clean those plates up, that'll be awesome, boss.

01:04:31That's it!

01:04:32We'll see you in town hall.

01:04:33Give me a hug, thank you so much.

01:04:35Yes, guys!

01:04:38All right.

01:04:39Nice.

01:04:41Love you.

01:04:42Love you.

01:04:43We got this.

01:04:44Yeah.

01:04:45Judges, we have cheeky meringue-based desserts from the naughty team.

01:04:46Ooh.

01:04:47Y'all going to bring it home.

01:04:48I'm so nervous.

01:04:49I'm so nervous.

01:04:50Charles, come on in.

01:04:51Going into judging, I'm feeling pretty confident, and I'm hoping I can clinch the win.

01:05:04Hello, judges.

01:05:05Hello, Charles.

01:05:06Hello, Charles.

01:05:07So I made a king-size candy bar for you guys with a hazelnut and cherry nougat.

01:05:13And decor, I made a little prank that the neighborhood kids poured a bucket of water on the sidewalk

01:05:19to freeze, and the next unsuspecting person walking by can slip and fall.

01:05:25You are naughty.

01:05:26I've done it.

01:05:27I try.

01:05:28You've done it.

01:05:30Once or twice.

01:05:31Boys.

01:05:32I love it.

01:05:33I love the story.

01:05:34I love the bucket of water.

01:05:36I love the ice.

01:05:37I love the whole thing.

01:05:39You want to try it?

01:05:40Oh, my God.

01:05:41I hope they love it.

01:05:42Anyone else want it, mainly.

01:05:47Oh.

01:05:48Yes.

01:05:49Let's go.

01:05:50Let's go.

01:05:51Let's go.

01:05:52Man.

01:05:53It is delicious.

01:05:55Not only is the nougat delicious, but your cookie is so light and crispy.

01:06:01The only change I would make, I think that dark chocolate is too sour.

01:06:06I would have done milk chocolate, but wowza.

01:06:10It's so rich, but I better take my second bite.

01:06:14Nancy's taking that home.

01:06:16Charles, thank you so much.

01:06:17Thank you, judges.

01:06:18A plus.

01:06:19I got to get this away from me.

01:06:20I will eat this whole thing.

01:06:21Good work.

01:06:22Good work.

01:06:23Yay!

01:06:24Oh, man.

01:06:25So excited.

01:06:26I'll take that.

01:06:27Good job.

01:06:32Hello.

01:06:33Hi, Nico.

01:06:34Don't look at my hands too much.

01:06:35You thought you were red-handed.

01:06:37Oh, no.

01:06:39All right.

01:06:40Preheat champion, Nico.

01:06:41Tell us what you made.

01:06:42Yes.

01:06:43We have a drunken Santa falling into the wrong chimney.

01:06:47And now he's stuck on top.

01:06:48Sam, I got all the balls.

01:06:50We've all been there.

01:06:51I think this is fun.

01:06:54It screams, Nico.

01:06:55I knew it was yours before you even came out.

01:06:58It's cheeky.

01:07:00Let's carve her up.

01:07:01Let's do it.

01:07:02See that center, baby.

01:07:04Ooh.

01:07:06Good job, Nico.

01:07:09So what we have is a spice stout cake and omeletto cherry filling.

01:07:14On the outside, it's meringue blix.

01:07:18Wow.

01:07:19This cake, insane.

01:07:21The stout is pronounced.

01:07:22I taste the omeletto.

01:07:24Nico, I'm in love.

01:07:25Oh, my God.

01:07:27And this meringue is gorgeous.

01:07:30Oh, I love it.

01:07:31Nico, thank you.

01:07:32Thanks, y'all.

01:07:33Thank you, Nico.

01:07:36I think I did good.

01:07:37And, oh, my God, I would love that double win.

01:07:39Are you kidding me?

01:07:40Like, Charles' candy bow was cool as hell, but that would be everything.

01:07:45Hi, Ashley.

01:07:46Hi, guys.

01:07:47As a child, I lived in northern New Hampshire.

01:07:51And we actually lived at the top of a really large hill.

01:07:55We would roll down on the toboggan down this slope across the street.

01:08:00And my mom used to lose her mind.

01:08:02And the hats are representative of my brothers and I.

01:08:05So what I did was a southern red velvet buttermilk chest pie and a brown sugar meringue.

01:08:11Ashley.

01:08:12Yes.

01:08:13You got some hard, hard shoes to feel.

01:08:17I know.

01:08:18That chest pie was amazing that Chase made.

01:08:21And you want to come and follow up with another chest pie?

01:08:24Yeah.

01:08:25Girl.

01:08:26It's kind of naughty, though.

01:08:28Yes.

01:08:29It's real naughty and real ballsy.

01:08:33I totally hear your story.

01:08:35And the fact that you've been able to make something that's, like, representational

01:08:38and really, like, tells your story on top of something that actually looks good to eat.

01:08:43Kudos.

01:08:44Nice chocolate.

01:08:46This is good.

01:08:47This is really good, Ashley.

01:08:48It's so much chocolate in here.

01:08:50And there's something that gives you just a really enjoyable salty bite.

01:08:54But I think that the crust is a little too sandy.

01:08:57Okay.

01:08:58All right, Ashley.

01:08:59Thanks so much.

01:09:00Thank you, guys.

01:09:01Thank you, Ashley.

01:09:02I got to say advantage Chase.

01:09:04I love that she did it.

01:09:05And her meringue was excellent.

01:09:08Daniel, how we doing?

01:09:09Doing well.

01:09:10I came up with a s'mores bread pudding with a yellow snow mascarpone cream on the bottom.

01:09:16Oh, no.

01:09:21Oh, oh, oh.

01:09:22It took me a second.

01:09:23You have a dog?

01:09:24Yes.

01:09:25And some bananas fosters on the side.

01:09:28Listen, this is not a great plate.

01:09:31I mean, your bananas are, like, mangled.

01:09:33It's just a little too slapdash.

01:09:35You know what I mean?

01:09:36Understood.

01:09:37Now, where is my marshmallow?

01:09:40Where's my meringue?

01:09:41It's baked inside of the bread pudding.

01:09:43Oh, shit.

01:09:44Oh, no.

01:09:49Was the meringue in a liquid form when you put it inside?

01:09:52So, no.

01:09:53It was a set-up marshmallow.

01:09:55Oh.

01:09:56It must have, like, melted in the pudding and, like, absorbed.

01:09:59It dissolved into the custard.

01:10:01I don't think they'll kill, though.

01:10:02I think that's gonna be, like, it tastes so good.

01:10:07Well, it's very chocolatey.

01:10:08I love that graham cracker.

01:10:10It's...

01:10:11It's delicious.

01:10:13I love these bananas.

01:10:15I got a lot of rum flavor.

01:10:17However, I didn't get any semblance of meringue.

01:10:22There's nothing.

01:10:23There's nothing.

01:10:24And that's what I asked for.

01:10:25Yes, ma'am.

01:10:26All right, Daniel.

01:10:28Thank you very much.

01:10:29Thank you, Daniel.

01:10:33Daniel knows flavor.

01:10:35And we can say that over and over again.

01:10:38But is flavor the only thing we're judging on?

01:10:40And it is not.

01:10:43It happens.

01:10:46All right, Tark.

01:10:47What did you make for us?

01:10:48So, I figured I could take a snowman and make it a little cheeky

01:10:51and have it take a bite out of your dessert.

01:10:53So, you got a little snowman who took a bit out of the top meringue.

01:10:57And I used meringue in three different ways.

01:10:59So, I made a pistachio de croix.

01:11:01I did a pistachio Swiss meringue buttercream.

01:11:03And then I made a chewy meringue for the little snowman.

01:11:07Tarek, this is a nice-looking little dessert.

01:11:10I think the facial expression on your mischievous, naughty, cheeky snowman

01:11:15is really cute and it's clean.

01:11:17Okay.

01:11:18Let's give it a taste.

01:11:21Very sticky.

01:11:22Very sticky.

01:11:23Oh, no.

01:11:24Cartier, what's going on down there?

01:11:26Um, this didn't work for me.

01:11:29It's really sticky.

01:11:31It's kind of hard to eat.

01:11:32Okay.

01:11:33Well, I love your flavor.

01:11:36And yes, the meringue was a little gooey, but I could eat the whole thing.

01:11:42Oh, no!

01:11:43All right, Tarek.

01:11:46Thank you, Tarek.

01:11:47Right now, I'm not feeling super confident because Cartier just didn't like the dessert.

01:11:52And if we don't win the immunity, there's a very real chance I end up in the bottom two again.

01:11:57I think we had a solid showing.

01:11:59Yeah.

01:12:00We had some really good ones.

01:12:01I think we've got enough that we can pull it through.

01:12:03Yeah.

01:12:04Yeah.

01:12:05Judges, Team Nice is bringing the cheerful meringue-based desserts.

01:12:10Hello.

01:12:11Hi, Tarek.

01:12:12Chase, welcome.

01:12:13Okay.

01:12:14Tell us about this dessert.

01:12:16I made an angel's food cake.

01:12:18I took a lot of inspiration from my grandma.

01:12:21Her name was Mary.

01:12:22And I grew up eating $5 angel's food cake from the store with her.

01:12:28It's hard to not be emotional talking about her, but she's the best.

01:12:33She's my guardian angel, so.

01:12:34Aww.

01:12:35Your angel's food cake looks fantastic.

01:12:38I love your stars and that you brought Holiday to the table.

01:12:43I think it's time to try.

01:12:48Oh, yeah.

01:12:49Yes.

01:12:50Chase, you know, listen.

01:12:52I think you've got to, like, just make it a little fair for everybody else.

01:12:59This is absolutely delicious.

01:13:01It is so pillowy and light and lovely.

01:13:04I got no notes.

01:13:06Keep it up.

01:13:08Grandma Mary, if you're listening, he's doing a-okay.

01:13:14He's doing wonderful.

01:13:17This is incredible, Chase.

01:13:21Your cake, it is angelic, just as we thought.

01:13:26If you need to cry, cry, because I want to cry after eating this cake.

01:13:34It's a really, really nice job.

01:13:36This was so meaningful.

01:13:37So good.

01:13:39I am blown away.

01:13:40Cartier, thank you for saying that.

01:13:43And thank you for bringing me back to my guardian angel.

01:13:46Let's get it.

01:13:47Let's get it.

01:13:48Let's get it.

01:13:49Let's get it.

01:13:50Let's get it.

01:13:51Oh, my God.

01:13:52I'm so proud of you.

01:13:55Hi, Kamri.

01:13:56Hi.

01:13:57So, my dessert is a hazelnut da croix, a Mexican hot chocolate-inspired creme mou,

01:14:02and meringue kisses with some of those spices in there as well.

01:14:05I got to tell you, this is the best-looking thing you've made so far.

01:14:11Oh, yes.

01:14:12Okay.

01:14:13It is cheerful, and I really like how abstract you are.

01:14:17Nice job.

01:14:18Decor redemption.

01:14:19It feels amazing.

01:14:21The da croix is delicious.

01:14:24I taste spices, and I'm tasting this decadent chocolate.

01:14:28I love Mexican hot chocolate.

01:14:29I think you nailed that flavor.

01:14:31All right, Kamri.

01:14:32Thank you so much.

01:14:36Welcome back, Violet.

01:14:37Hello.

01:14:38So, I made lemon, fig, goat cheese, and honey mini pavlovas.

01:14:43This is nice, and this is cheery.

01:14:46This looks delicious.

01:14:48I don't know if they're mini.

01:14:49Yeah.

01:14:50Yeah.

01:14:51I think they're perfect size, though.

01:14:53Yeah.

01:14:54Your meringue, I mean, the outside is just this thinner than an eggshell.

01:15:01Beautiful.

01:15:02Yeah.

01:15:03My only criticism, I just didn't get enough of a punch.

01:15:06And we know that you make lovely, soft flavors, but we need you to step up and be bold.

01:15:12Okay.

01:15:13Okay?

01:15:14Yes.

01:15:15All right.

01:15:16I can do that.

01:15:17Oye.

01:15:18Hey, Giancarlos.

01:15:19Welcome back.

01:15:20I made s'mores intramé.

01:15:23I have a layer of dark chocolate ganache, milk chocolate mousse.

01:15:28The insert is a toasted marshmallow and a brown butter grain cracker.

01:15:34As well, I use the marshmallow for make the beer of my Santa Claus.

01:15:41That cake is cheery and nice and perfectly executed.

01:15:49Yeah.

01:15:50Heck yeah.

01:15:51Mmm.

01:15:52Mmm.

01:15:53Beautiful marshmallow.

01:15:56Super soft.

01:15:57Really, really nice.

01:15:58For me, I think your chocolate's too dark.

01:16:02Comes across as a little sour.

01:16:04I appreciate that.

01:16:11Okay.

01:16:12We're ready for Erin.

01:16:13We got this girl.

01:16:14We got this girl.

01:16:15What's going through my head is how in the world am I going to explain this?

01:16:20Hey Erin, welcome.

01:16:21So I've made for you a grapefruit rosemary eaten mess.

01:16:26And it should have been a roulade, but I dried my pavlova out a little bit too quickly.

01:16:32So it ended up being in layers.

01:16:35It's a lovely mess.

01:16:37The problem is, is the stabilized whipped cream that's melting.

01:16:41That's where it kind of just looks like it's not cheerful.

01:16:44But I'm glad you were able to put something out here for us to taste.

01:16:48Yeah, I think if her flavors hit, that's a savior.

01:16:51100%.

01:16:52Well, Erin, I love your flavors, but I didn't like the texture of the meringue.

01:17:01Just pretty much a pile of mush.

01:17:04Erin, what is that?

01:17:06Rosemary and grapefruit chalet.

01:17:07It's a gummy.

01:17:08So look, flavors are great.

01:17:10Textures are wrong.

01:17:11You know, it's just not your day.

01:17:14Oh no.

01:17:15We've got to save her.

01:17:17Okay, Erin, thanks.

01:17:18Thanks, Erin.

01:17:19Thank you, Erin.

01:17:20I am really disappointed.

01:17:22And I feel bad that this could be the reason that I'm going home.

01:17:26Erin, come here.

01:17:27You're good.

01:17:28You're good.

01:17:29It's okay.

01:17:30You're not going anywhere.

01:17:31Yeah.

01:17:35Alex, hi.

01:17:36Hello.

01:17:37All right, meringue-based dessert.

01:17:39Has to be cheerful.

01:17:40Very cheerful.

01:17:41So I made for you today a baked Alaska.

01:17:44The center is a homemade chocolate ice cream with devil's food cake and copious amounts of Swiss meringue.

01:17:51And then, you know, for the top, I was thinking about, you know, a Christmas tree.

01:17:55Gorgeous.

01:17:57Absolutely gorgeous.

01:17:59It's really cheery and the epitome of the holidays.

01:18:02Thank you so much.

01:18:03Yeah, baby.

01:18:04Yeah, I tell you, man.

01:18:05Like, the fact that you made that big old baked Alaska, it just takes a lot of chutzpah.

01:18:12You know?

01:18:13It's tough to do.

01:18:14And, you know, in that short amount of time, you really got to hope that, like, your ice cream sets up and everything.

01:18:18Like, you have to absolutely know what you're doing whenever you're ready.

01:18:23I'm feeling extremely, extremely nervous.

01:18:26I made a risky dessert.

01:18:27So my concern cutting into it is like, oh, I hope this cuts clean.

01:18:31I hope that everything is holding its shape.

01:18:34Moment of truth, guys.

01:18:35Moment of truth.

01:18:36Don't miss this.

01:18:47Oh, yes.

01:18:48Whoa!

01:18:50Whoa!

01:18:51Whoa!

01:18:52Oh, my God.

01:18:53Oh, my God.

01:18:54Oh, shut up.

01:18:56Beautiful.

01:19:03Okay, Nance.

01:19:04The floor is yours.

01:19:06Oh, boy.

01:19:07No!

01:19:08No!

01:19:11Your meringue is just perfect.

01:19:14The ice cream is so creamy and so velvety.

01:19:18This is what I was waiting for.

01:19:19And I knew you had this in.

01:19:21This is fan, fantastic.

01:19:23Yeah.

01:19:25Okay.

01:19:26Too nice.

01:19:27No one's going home.

01:19:28No one's going home.

01:19:29Yeah.

01:19:30Chase, you got some competition.

01:19:33Woo!

01:19:35Alex, girl, we see you.

01:19:39Thank you guys so much.

01:19:41Go get them.

01:19:42I'm relieved.

01:19:43And it just feels nice to be seen.

01:19:45Ugh.

01:19:46Sorry.

01:19:47Oh!

01:19:48Oh, my God.

01:19:49Oh, my God.

01:19:50Oh, my God.

01:19:51Oh, my God.

01:19:52Oh, my God.

01:19:53Oh, my God.

01:19:54Oh, my God, girl.

01:19:55You fucking did it.

01:19:56It's okay.

01:19:57Nothing, honey.

01:19:58Bakers, you really whipped up some deliciousness.

01:20:01And the judges, they had a few favorites.

01:20:05Naughty team, one of you slayed this fluffy beast.

01:20:13Nico.

01:20:15What?

01:20:16Fuck.

01:20:17Okay.

01:20:18Okay, cool.

01:20:19I'm surprised.

01:20:20Charles, I feel like he really thought he was going to take this one.

01:20:23And he looks mad that he did not win this challenge.

01:20:28I think that kind of just goes to show that we have a long way to go on our teamwork.

01:20:33Nico, your stout and spice cake was an absolute treat.

01:20:37Packed with flavor.

01:20:38And your meringue frosting.

01:20:41Chef's kiss.

01:20:44And on the nice team, I couldn't get enough of Alex's Baked Alaska.

01:20:51Woo!

01:20:52The meringue was toasty and billowy.

01:20:57And the ice cream, so velvety.

01:21:02But there can only be one winner.

01:21:05And that baker is...

01:21:12Alex.

01:21:13Oh!

01:21:14Oh!

01:21:19Oh my god.

01:21:20Oh my god.

01:21:22Congratulations, Alex.

01:21:24Your whole team will be back again.

01:21:26Woo!

01:21:28Team Naughty!

01:21:29Team Naughty!

01:21:30I won.

01:21:31I won.

01:21:32I cannot believe it.

01:21:34This is...

01:21:36...this is everything.

01:21:37Okay, of course, that means Team Naughty's up for elimination.

01:21:41elimination guys this is your second time here so what do you think you need to work on i think

01:21:48we've been slowly just trying to get into our groove with collaboration teamwork and i think

01:21:54slowly but surely we're getting though i really hope so all right now listen a couple of you did

01:21:59well enough to come back next time of course your top baker nico plus charles and

01:22:11ashley

01:22:14okay that leaves tarik and daniel gentlemen please step forward

01:22:22hey boss man we're good here i am bottom two once again i'm just so over it i'm so over it

01:22:31tarik your meringue was too sticky and was very difficult to eat

01:22:37daniel we could not find your meringue in the dessert which was one of the criteria for this

01:22:43challenge unfortunately the baker leaving us is

01:22:47daniel

01:22:52it's good boss daniel we've really enjoyed our time with you here you can please say your

01:22:59goodbyes and exit the kitchen thank you judges very much thank you daniel thanks team

01:23:04it's a bummer but i get to go back home to my girl so i'm pretty excited about that

01:23:09hey naughty team i'll be at home rooting for you i can i'm pretty relieved to not be the one going

01:23:17home but we were already down one but now being down two it's gonna make things really really hard

01:23:22for all four of us that are left all right bakers good job you made it through but you're gonna want

01:23:28rest up because it's only gonna get tougher from here next time the baker's take on holiday wreath

01:23:36desserts bada bing your sheet tray is warped which team is going to win immunity one of us needs to

01:23:43win this we cannot lose another one and which team is going to lose a baker the naughty squad

01:23:47please don't cancel me i feel like i got taken down i'm surprised at what you're delivering today

01:23:54yeah not your best work chef oh my god

Holiday Baking Championship - Season 12 Episode 02- Holiday Cheer

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