1 00:00:18,351 --> 00:00:19,602 Make room for me! 2 00:00:20,270 --> 00:00:22,856 Oh, hello, bakers. 3 00:00:24,065 --> 00:00:26,609 Why do I have a blow torch? 4 00:00:27,110 --> 00:00:29,821 Because things are really heating up. 5 00:00:29,904 --> 00:00:31,364 Oh my God. 6 00:00:37,287 --> 00:00:40,832 I'm with two of our lucky bakers going to the finale. 7 00:00:41,332 --> 00:00:43,752 -Andrew and April. 8 00:00:44,335 --> 00:00:47,338 Please join the gallery. Andrew, can you take this with you? 9 00:00:47,422 --> 00:00:50,008 Thank you so much. Don't light your hair on fire. 10 00:00:50,091 --> 00:00:52,552 It looks flammable. 11 00:00:54,012 --> 00:00:55,430 And then there were three. 12 00:00:56,765 --> 00:01:01,978 You have patiently sat and waited a long time to bake again. 13 00:01:02,479 --> 00:01:04,314 Here's how this is going to work. 14 00:01:04,397 --> 00:01:07,108 All three of you will be baking today, 15 00:01:07,776 --> 00:01:10,445 and you will be competing for up to $10,000 16 00:01:10,528 --> 00:01:13,698 and the last spot in the finale, 17 00:01:13,782 --> 00:01:16,493 where one of you will go up against Andrew and April, 18 00:01:16,576 --> 00:01:19,913 and could win $50,000. 19 00:01:19,996 --> 00:01:21,748 -Yes! 20 00:01:23,458 --> 00:01:24,584 Let's get to it. 21 00:01:24,667 --> 00:01:28,713 It's time to play Find That Cake. 22 00:01:34,094 --> 00:01:36,304 When the cake wall spins around, 23 00:01:36,387 --> 00:01:39,724 you're going to see six stands holding different… 24 00:01:41,726 --> 00:01:43,895 -toys. 25 00:01:43,978 --> 00:01:45,271 -Oh! 26 00:01:45,355 --> 00:01:46,189 Okay. 27 00:01:46,272 --> 00:01:50,193 Five of those toys are real, and one is… 28 00:01:50,819 --> 00:01:52,195 -Cake? -…cake. 29 00:01:52,278 --> 00:01:53,988 Yes. Thank you, Sam. 30 00:01:55,031 --> 00:01:57,492 Cake Wall, spin! 31 00:01:59,285 --> 00:02:03,081 You have 20 seconds to lock in your answers on your keypads. 32 00:02:03,164 --> 00:02:07,669 If you're the fastest, you get to pick your item first. 33 00:02:07,752 --> 00:02:11,506 Your time starts now! 34 00:02:20,598 --> 00:02:22,892 Ten seconds, bakers. 35 00:02:35,071 --> 00:02:37,031 Five seconds. Lock in an answer. 36 00:02:37,782 --> 00:02:40,451 -Three, two, one. 37 00:02:41,494 --> 00:02:42,579 Time's up! 38 00:02:47,375 --> 00:02:50,003 Okay, bakers. Let's see how you did. 39 00:02:50,086 --> 00:02:53,506 Dessiree, you picked Number Two. 40 00:02:53,590 --> 00:02:54,841 The building blocks. 41 00:02:54,924 --> 00:02:56,342 -Mm-hmm. -Let's see if you're right. 42 00:03:03,016 --> 00:03:05,435 -Not. -I'm sorry, Dessiree. Not cake. 43 00:03:05,518 --> 00:03:10,523 Okay. Hemu, you picked this dinosaur. 44 00:03:10,607 --> 00:03:13,776 Why do you think this is cake? 45 00:03:13,860 --> 00:03:17,697 I don't know. I haven't seen this kind of dinosaur in the toy store 46 00:03:17,780 --> 00:03:19,407 in the dinosaur section. 47 00:03:19,490 --> 00:03:23,077 Hemu, on your frequent dinosaur shopping sprees. 48 00:03:23,161 --> 00:03:24,037 I know, right? 49 00:03:24,120 --> 00:03:26,372 With bags, like Beverly Hills. 50 00:03:27,081 --> 00:03:29,417 "Dinosaurs, dinosaurs, dinosaurs!" 51 00:03:29,500 --> 00:03:32,795 "Dino clothes… where to?" 52 00:03:36,090 --> 00:03:39,594 Sam, you also picked this dinosaur. 53 00:03:39,677 --> 00:03:41,554 I was just getting really desperate. 54 00:03:45,308 --> 00:03:46,893 All right, well, let's find out… 55 00:03:49,479 --> 00:03:52,023 -Is it cake? 56 00:03:55,902 --> 00:03:58,279 Oh ho ho! 57 00:03:58,905 --> 00:04:01,491 -It's cake! -It's cake! 58 00:04:02,367 --> 00:04:04,035 Yeah. 59 00:04:05,119 --> 00:04:07,538 -Yes, it is cake. -That's cake. 60 00:04:08,164 --> 00:04:10,166 Okay! The two of you found it. 61 00:04:10,250 --> 00:04:14,337 But the question is, who found it the fastest? 62 00:04:15,463 --> 00:04:18,716 Hemu! Congrats! You get first pick today. 63 00:04:20,301 --> 00:04:25,014 You've never seen this in a store, but you got it the fastest. So, well done. 64 00:04:25,098 --> 00:04:29,352 -Thank you. -It's time to play Is It Cake? 65 00:04:34,023 --> 00:04:37,777 Bakers, each of you will get to choose one of these toys 66 00:04:37,860 --> 00:04:39,779 to make into a cake. 67 00:04:39,862 --> 00:04:42,073 Hemu, you found it the fastest. 68 00:04:42,156 --> 00:04:44,033 And you will get first pick. 69 00:04:44,117 --> 00:04:46,244 -What's it going to be? -Number One. 70 00:04:47,036 --> 00:04:48,371 You chose the… 71 00:04:49,080 --> 00:04:50,832 elephant in the room. 72 00:04:51,874 --> 00:04:54,669 Wait, what? The show's canceled? 73 00:04:55,795 --> 00:04:57,630 Why did you choose the elephant? 74 00:04:57,714 --> 00:04:59,173 I want to challenge myself. 75 00:04:59,257 --> 00:05:02,844 I wanna give myself something hard, which I can pull off really well. 76 00:05:02,927 --> 00:05:07,098 Way to take a risk. You guys are adrenaline junkies. I love it. 77 00:05:07,181 --> 00:05:08,850 -Okay. -Hope it goes well. 78 00:05:09,350 --> 00:05:11,227 What are you going to choose here, Sam? 79 00:05:11,311 --> 00:05:12,854 Uh, I'm gonna do the chess. 80 00:05:12,937 --> 00:05:14,605 The chess set! 81 00:05:14,689 --> 00:05:17,692 Yeah, I personally don't even know how to play chess. 82 00:05:17,775 --> 00:05:18,651 You don't? 83 00:05:18,735 --> 00:05:21,195 -I don't know how. -No? Oh my God. 84 00:05:21,279 --> 00:05:23,698 And finally, Dessiree. 85 00:05:23,781 --> 00:05:25,283 What are you going to bake today? 86 00:05:25,366 --> 00:05:26,993 Maybe I'll pick Number Five. 87 00:05:27,076 --> 00:05:31,497 -Okay. If that's what your gut told you. -But it's two ducks, Dessiree, so… 88 00:05:31,581 --> 00:05:34,500 -A baby and a-- -It's a baby one. I have a little girl. 89 00:05:34,584 --> 00:05:35,460 Aw! 90 00:05:35,543 --> 00:05:37,337 -Mama ducky, baby ducky. -Aw! 91 00:05:37,420 --> 00:05:39,589 That's absolutely adorable. 92 00:05:40,882 --> 00:05:42,759 That's you and that's your daughter? 93 00:05:42,842 --> 00:05:44,677 All right! Is it cake? 94 00:05:46,846 --> 00:05:49,599 Okay, bakers. You have eight hours. 95 00:05:49,682 --> 00:05:51,517 It's time to bake! 96 00:05:52,185 --> 00:05:55,063 -Go guys! -You got it, guys! Woo-hoo! 97 00:05:58,524 --> 00:05:59,859 Hustle! Hustle! Hustle! 98 00:06:00,526 --> 00:06:01,652 Good luck, everyone! 99 00:06:01,736 --> 00:06:04,822 And I'm sorry because you're competing with me. 100 00:06:04,906 --> 00:06:09,619 Really? Okay, so the game is on, baby. 101 00:06:09,702 --> 00:06:12,246 I know that my daughter, if she was here, 102 00:06:12,330 --> 00:06:16,167 she just was screaming, "Pick the duck! Pick the duck!" 103 00:06:16,250 --> 00:06:17,502 So, that's why I did. 104 00:06:17,585 --> 00:06:21,339 My daughter, she's ten. And her name is Amanda. 105 00:06:21,422 --> 00:06:24,467 She's the most important thing in my life. 106 00:06:24,550 --> 00:06:28,513 Even when I'm working, I always remind myself, this is for her. 107 00:06:28,596 --> 00:06:33,184 And the most important for me is that my daughter is proud of me. 108 00:06:33,267 --> 00:06:35,728 I wanna get to the finale for her. 109 00:06:36,312 --> 00:06:38,981 Hey, Dessi. What did you choose for your flavors? 110 00:06:39,065 --> 00:06:43,403 I tried to mix a lot of flavors that my daughter, she loves. 111 00:06:43,486 --> 00:06:45,071 I'm making vanilla cake, 112 00:06:45,154 --> 00:06:47,407 cookies and cream buttercream, 113 00:06:47,490 --> 00:06:49,492 chunky pieces of brownie, 114 00:06:49,575 --> 00:06:52,995 and edible cookie dough with chocolate chips. 115 00:06:53,079 --> 00:06:54,497 -Oh, nice. -Ooh. 116 00:06:54,580 --> 00:06:56,791 -Interesting. -Sounds good. I want a piece. 117 00:06:56,874 --> 00:07:02,338 When you have a simple item that you have to make, maybe they look easy. 118 00:07:02,422 --> 00:07:03,506 They are not. 119 00:07:03,589 --> 00:07:07,301 Because you need details to hide imperfection. 120 00:07:07,385 --> 00:07:10,930 So, this is a lot of concern about the rubber ducky. 121 00:07:11,013 --> 00:07:13,057 I wish I could have yours. 122 00:07:13,141 --> 00:07:14,809 -You want mine? -Yes. 123 00:07:14,892 --> 00:07:20,189 When I was a kid, I literally loved board games. But not chess. 124 00:07:20,273 --> 00:07:22,775 I don't even know how many pieces are on a chess board. 125 00:07:22,859 --> 00:07:24,652 But I did watch The Queen's Gambit. 126 00:07:24,735 --> 00:07:27,280 So, like, that's the extent of my chess knowledge. 127 00:07:28,573 --> 00:07:32,660 Let's see if I can be cleaner this time. I'll look at your station for inspiration. 128 00:07:32,743 --> 00:07:35,621 Let's see how clean I am. 129 00:07:35,705 --> 00:07:38,541 I picked the chess set because of the shape of the board. 130 00:07:38,624 --> 00:07:40,418 It's the perfect cake pan size. 131 00:07:40,501 --> 00:07:42,879 Luckily with this cake, I won't have to carve it. 132 00:07:42,962 --> 00:07:48,468 But I need to prioritize getting it even, and straight, and perfectly square. 133 00:07:48,551 --> 00:07:50,845 -You've got something in the oven? -Yeah. 134 00:07:50,928 --> 00:07:53,306 -Okay. -This is just extra that I'll eat. 135 00:07:54,724 --> 00:07:56,476 This bake is pretty important, 136 00:07:56,559 --> 00:07:58,603 because whoever wins moves on, 137 00:07:58,686 --> 00:08:00,771 and then the other two are out. 138 00:08:00,855 --> 00:08:02,315 Moment of truth, really. 139 00:08:02,398 --> 00:08:03,983 What you doing? 140 00:08:04,066 --> 00:08:05,443 Oh, the strawberry. 141 00:08:05,943 --> 00:08:07,320 I'm doing Strawberry Pop-Tart. 142 00:08:07,403 --> 00:08:09,071 It'll be like a strawberry cake. 143 00:08:09,155 --> 00:08:12,492 -Okay. -And then, crushed up Pop-Tarts. 144 00:08:12,575 --> 00:08:14,452 Then I do a homemade shortbread cookie. 145 00:08:14,535 --> 00:08:17,622 That's good. I should make that one for holidays. 146 00:08:17,705 --> 00:08:20,666 The whole theme is, like, toys, which is, like, kind of, kids. 147 00:08:20,750 --> 00:08:23,544 And Pop-Tarts are, kind of, like, kids. 148 00:08:23,628 --> 00:08:26,631 It's one of my favorite flavors. I think the judges will like it. 149 00:08:26,714 --> 00:08:29,842 So, she picked the elephant. How would you guys go about it? 150 00:08:29,926 --> 00:08:31,761 -I wouldn't. 151 00:08:31,844 --> 00:08:35,389 -I'd be making the rubber duck. -That's the one I would've picked. 152 00:08:35,473 --> 00:08:38,184 But I would've completely shot myself in the foot, I think. 153 00:08:38,267 --> 00:08:40,394 Even the structure she has to worry about. 154 00:08:40,478 --> 00:08:41,604 Yeah, it's crazy. 155 00:08:41,687 --> 00:08:46,108 Hemu also, like, specializes in this exact thing. 156 00:08:46,192 --> 00:08:50,279 My skill set is all about the details and sculpting. 157 00:08:50,363 --> 00:08:52,406 I do a lot of sculpted cake. 158 00:08:52,490 --> 00:08:55,493 So, making structured cake is not a new thing for me. 159 00:08:55,576 --> 00:08:57,787 I make a lot of them. But never this small. 160 00:08:57,870 --> 00:09:01,832 I'm just a little bit concerned about the size of the elephant. 161 00:09:01,916 --> 00:09:03,125 -Hemu! -Yeah? 162 00:09:03,209 --> 00:09:04,794 What flavor is your cake? 163 00:09:04,877 --> 00:09:08,047 Dark chocolate with raspberry chocolate ganache, 164 00:09:08,130 --> 00:09:10,174 raspberry Swiss meringue buttercream, 165 00:09:10,258 --> 00:09:11,926 and chopped milk chocolate. 166 00:09:12,009 --> 00:09:15,137 -All in a little elephant? -You fit a lot in that little guy. 167 00:09:15,221 --> 00:09:16,514 Let's see. 168 00:09:16,597 --> 00:09:18,140 It's a very small cake. 169 00:09:18,224 --> 00:09:21,227 And I need to make sure that those tiny bites, 170 00:09:21,310 --> 00:09:24,272 they will get everything they need in that single bite. 171 00:09:24,355 --> 00:09:29,110 One of us is gonna make it to the finale, against April and Andrew. 172 00:09:29,193 --> 00:09:31,404 -What do you think? -No fear, no pain. 173 00:09:34,949 --> 00:09:37,285 Oh, hello, bakers! 174 00:09:37,368 --> 00:09:38,744 Hello, Mikey. 175 00:09:38,828 --> 00:09:42,790 I brought everyone some toys! 176 00:09:42,873 --> 00:09:45,126 Which is weird to say to a group of adults. 177 00:09:45,835 --> 00:09:48,129 We have elephants, 178 00:09:48,212 --> 00:09:49,880 chess sets, 179 00:09:49,964 --> 00:09:52,091 and rubber duckies. 180 00:09:52,174 --> 00:09:55,261 Get your decoys here! Get your decoys! 181 00:09:55,344 --> 00:09:59,348 In the gallery, you learn that decoys are just as important as cake. 182 00:09:59,432 --> 00:10:00,891 They, like, confuse the judges. 183 00:10:00,975 --> 00:10:04,770 So, I just kind of want to distract them with a bunch of crazy looking decoys 184 00:10:04,854 --> 00:10:06,981 so they don't really know what they're looking at. 185 00:10:07,064 --> 00:10:09,108 All right, bakers! Six hours. 186 00:10:09,191 --> 00:10:10,401 Six hours left! 187 00:10:10,484 --> 00:10:15,615 This is going to be the first structure cake in the whole-- 188 00:10:15,698 --> 00:10:17,658 -Show. Yeah. -Right? 189 00:10:17,742 --> 00:10:21,912 The structure cake has a frame to support the weight of the cake. 190 00:10:21,996 --> 00:10:26,042 But making the structure, getting it to the right size, 191 00:10:26,125 --> 00:10:27,710 it's kind of complex. 192 00:10:27,793 --> 00:10:30,796 So, I'm using thick wires to make the legs. 193 00:10:30,880 --> 00:10:32,715 And cardboard to make the body. 194 00:10:32,798 --> 00:10:35,134 I'm trying to make it right. Let's see! 195 00:10:35,217 --> 00:10:40,556 And aluminum foil to make the head and the trunk structure. 196 00:10:40,640 --> 00:10:41,932 How you doing, Hemu? 197 00:10:42,016 --> 00:10:44,101 I'm fine. 198 00:10:44,185 --> 00:10:47,271 I have to start putting the modeling chocolate. 199 00:10:47,355 --> 00:10:51,984 I'm going to form the details by adding and bulking up with modeling chocolate. 200 00:10:52,068 --> 00:10:55,154 I have to make sure that I'm making it right size. 201 00:10:55,237 --> 00:10:58,407 If I mess up my structure, I cannot go back. 202 00:10:58,491 --> 00:11:02,161 So, I'm gonna take my time to make that structure right. 203 00:11:02,662 --> 00:11:08,417 I have to be really precise. Otherwise, I'm in trouble. 204 00:11:09,251 --> 00:11:11,420 Bakers, I got a couple hours to kill, 205 00:11:11,504 --> 00:11:12,922 so I'll teach myself chess. 206 00:11:13,005 --> 00:11:14,632 I know, more than anything, 207 00:11:14,715 --> 00:11:17,468 you like me yelling what I'm currently doing at you. 208 00:11:26,102 --> 00:11:28,813 We got rooks and knights. 209 00:11:28,896 --> 00:11:30,356 Is this a knight or a rook? 210 00:11:34,235 --> 00:11:37,697 Gotta always be three moves ahead. So… 211 00:11:40,991 --> 00:11:43,869 Let's keep those squeaks down. I'm trying to play chess. 212 00:11:43,953 --> 00:11:45,746 You got about four hours left. 213 00:11:47,164 --> 00:11:48,624 I'm sorry. 214 00:11:48,708 --> 00:11:50,000 Where was I? 215 00:11:50,084 --> 00:11:51,961 The part that stresses me 216 00:11:52,044 --> 00:11:56,340 is the smooth of the fondant or the chocolate. 217 00:11:56,424 --> 00:11:59,385 Because that can't show anything. 218 00:11:59,468 --> 00:12:02,805 To make the duck's head, I use the half-circle mold. 219 00:12:02,888 --> 00:12:05,933 I make two half circles with my cake pop mix. 220 00:12:06,016 --> 00:12:09,228 And I use a different mold for the beak. 221 00:12:09,311 --> 00:12:10,229 He's so cute. 222 00:12:10,312 --> 00:12:12,398 He looks like he's wearing a mask. 223 00:12:13,816 --> 00:12:17,653 The hardest element of the chess board is replicating the wooden sides. 224 00:12:17,737 --> 00:12:21,282 I am covering the cake with the modeling chocolate-fondant mix, 225 00:12:21,365 --> 00:12:25,161 and really being careful to get the sides straight, get the edges sharp. 226 00:12:25,244 --> 00:12:26,746 That's, like, never easy to do. 227 00:12:26,829 --> 00:12:30,332 I'm also cutting strips of modeling chocolate-fondant mix 228 00:12:30,416 --> 00:12:32,710 to add all the trim detail on each side. 229 00:12:32,793 --> 00:12:36,380 This whole thing reminds me that I did a chess board, and it sucked. 230 00:12:36,464 --> 00:12:39,383 And also the chess pieces, they're so hard to mold. 231 00:12:39,467 --> 00:12:43,471 I'm gonna make the chess pieces out of melted candy melts. 232 00:12:43,554 --> 00:12:45,556 That's something that holds shapes well. 233 00:12:45,639 --> 00:12:48,559 And I'm gonna be pouring them into silicone molds 234 00:12:48,642 --> 00:12:50,853 that are the shape of chess pieces. 235 00:12:50,936 --> 00:12:53,939 And then you have to clean them up with a matte knife. 236 00:12:54,023 --> 00:12:58,110 I can't decide if this makes me wanna learn chess, or, like, never play it ever. 237 00:13:17,671 --> 00:13:19,298 I'm looking at my decoys. 238 00:13:19,381 --> 00:13:22,927 It has brown and grayish and violet kind of a tone, 239 00:13:23,010 --> 00:13:26,931 so I'm adding the brown color that's kind of a base color, 240 00:13:27,014 --> 00:13:29,975 because it's gonna go into the creases of those lines, 241 00:13:30,059 --> 00:13:35,064 and then I'm gonna go with darker colors like grayish and violet kind of a tone. 242 00:13:35,689 --> 00:13:37,817 The colors. They're not coming good. 243 00:13:37,900 --> 00:13:39,485 -Colors are weird. -I know. 244 00:13:39,568 --> 00:13:42,780 My color is not the same as the decoys. 245 00:13:42,863 --> 00:13:46,116 And I'm freaking out, like how to fix this. 246 00:13:46,200 --> 00:13:49,578 You spend so much time detailing, and then color goes off. 247 00:13:49,662 --> 00:13:51,455 It's just not coming right. 248 00:13:51,956 --> 00:13:56,710 This is my last chance to prove to my kids and my family that I can do it best. 249 00:13:57,211 --> 00:14:00,089 And to make my sister proud. 250 00:14:00,172 --> 00:14:04,426 She's in heaven, and she was always sharing my accomplishments. 251 00:14:04,510 --> 00:14:07,012 I'm hoping I'll win the show for her. 252 00:14:09,765 --> 00:14:13,227 I need to place the eyes on the duck. 253 00:14:13,310 --> 00:14:16,480 So, I make a stencil for my duck. 254 00:14:16,564 --> 00:14:18,691 And now he looks like a super duck. 255 00:14:18,774 --> 00:14:21,318 -Sam, you wanna see my super power? -Yeah. 256 00:14:21,861 --> 00:14:24,363 -It's a super duck! -Oh my God. He's adorable! 257 00:14:24,446 --> 00:14:25,281 Yes! 258 00:14:25,948 --> 00:14:28,367 He's got the power to win $50,000. 259 00:14:28,450 --> 00:14:29,743 He's really cute. 260 00:14:29,827 --> 00:14:30,744 -Sam? -Yeah? 261 00:14:30,828 --> 00:14:32,496 How will you do the checkerboard? 262 00:14:32,580 --> 00:14:36,000 I think I'll do a guideline and then paint on top of it. 263 00:14:37,334 --> 00:14:38,961 -Jonny, come here. -Uh-oh. 264 00:14:39,044 --> 00:14:40,963 -Do a time call. -Oh, really? 265 00:14:41,046 --> 00:14:43,465 Yeah. Say, "One hour--" Say "One hour left." 266 00:14:43,549 --> 00:14:46,260 Um… One hour left, you guys. 267 00:14:46,343 --> 00:14:47,845 -Come on, Jonny! 268 00:14:47,928 --> 00:14:49,763 Okay, teach me your way. 269 00:14:49,847 --> 00:14:51,682 -Give it some confidence. -All right. 270 00:14:51,765 --> 00:14:53,976 Guys! Seriously, though. One hour left! 271 00:14:54,727 --> 00:14:56,103 -You're hired. -Thank you. 272 00:14:57,563 --> 00:15:00,983 The most that I'm afraid is the texture, 273 00:15:01,066 --> 00:15:03,569 how smooth it's gonna look. 274 00:15:03,652 --> 00:15:08,032 I don't want something that is too matte, and I don't want something too shiny. 275 00:15:08,115 --> 00:15:09,658 I want something in the middle. 276 00:15:09,742 --> 00:15:11,285 So, I get the shortening. 277 00:15:11,368 --> 00:15:16,957 Shortening is shiny, but not too shiny like when you place oil on it. 278 00:15:17,875 --> 00:15:21,503 Thirty minutes! Thirty minutes left! 279 00:15:22,588 --> 00:15:24,882 -What do you think of the color? -Looks way better. 280 00:15:24,965 --> 00:15:25,799 Yeah. 281 00:15:25,883 --> 00:15:28,510 After blending more colors, I'm happy with the color. 282 00:15:28,594 --> 00:15:30,638 It's looking more like the decoys. 283 00:15:30,721 --> 00:15:35,059 Sculpting that tiny elephant, making his face right, 284 00:15:35,142 --> 00:15:36,435 making the trunk size right. 285 00:15:36,518 --> 00:15:38,896 Everything is hard about this cake. 286 00:15:38,979 --> 00:15:44,860 This seven-inch tiny elephant toy can take me to the finale or eliminate me. 287 00:15:44,944 --> 00:15:46,946 All right, bakers, five minutes left! 288 00:15:47,029 --> 00:15:49,531 Trim your fondant. Do what you need to do. 289 00:15:55,537 --> 00:15:57,206 Feeling good about my cake. 290 00:15:57,289 --> 00:16:00,918 I'm definitely glad I put that work into the pieces and the checkerboard. 291 00:16:01,001 --> 00:16:04,672 I'm hoping those fine details could help me get to the finale. 292 00:16:04,755 --> 00:16:06,090 This works. 293 00:16:06,173 --> 00:16:08,592 One minutes, bakers! One minute left! 294 00:16:19,436 --> 00:16:23,273 Three, two, one. Okay, time's up, bakers! 295 00:16:24,316 --> 00:16:26,652 -Best of luck to all of you. 296 00:16:31,573 --> 00:16:34,576 Hemu. Sam. Dessiree. 297 00:16:35,369 --> 00:16:38,414 You've been working for hours to perfect your cakes, 298 00:16:38,497 --> 00:16:43,419 in the hopes of claiming that last spot in the finale. No pressure. 299 00:16:46,213 --> 00:16:49,675 And it all comes down to our wonderful judges. 300 00:16:50,467 --> 00:16:55,723 She's a comedian, TikTok star, and all-around internet sensation. 301 00:16:55,806 --> 00:16:57,433 Brittany Broski! 302 00:17:01,020 --> 00:17:03,147 Your stuff is wonderfully accessible. 303 00:17:03,230 --> 00:17:05,858 It's a lot of you talking to camera and having fun. 304 00:17:05,941 --> 00:17:09,028 Where you're just that low-angle, like, "What's up?" 305 00:17:09,111 --> 00:17:11,530 How many chins in one video is really the goal. 306 00:17:13,490 --> 00:17:15,784 Actor, comedian, and… 307 00:17:15,868 --> 00:17:19,038 Oh, man, this is so gross, she wrote her bio herself. 308 00:17:19,121 --> 00:17:22,249 "The star of Saturday Night Live, 309 00:17:22,332 --> 00:17:26,378 where she regularly outshines Mikey 310 00:17:26,462 --> 00:17:30,716 and has lots of cool projects coming up"? 311 00:17:30,799 --> 00:17:32,551 -Heidi Gardner. 312 00:17:35,304 --> 00:17:36,180 Hi. 313 00:17:36,680 --> 00:17:38,932 Hi, Mikey. Thank you for reading that. 314 00:17:39,016 --> 00:17:40,267 No problem. 315 00:17:40,350 --> 00:17:41,935 This is a favor gig. 316 00:17:42,644 --> 00:17:44,396 You constantly remind me. 317 00:17:44,480 --> 00:17:45,731 I know. 318 00:17:45,814 --> 00:17:47,524 All right. And actor, comedian, 319 00:17:47,608 --> 00:17:51,070 and you know him from the Netflix series Cobra Kai… 320 00:17:51,153 --> 00:17:52,905 -Yeah. -Mr. Dan Ahdoot! 321 00:17:52,988 --> 00:17:54,073 Thank you, sir! 322 00:17:56,075 --> 00:17:58,619 -Yes! Let's go! -You also have a podcast. 323 00:17:58,702 --> 00:18:00,621 -Green Eggs and Dan, right? -Yes. 324 00:18:00,704 --> 00:18:03,165 -Best-named podcast ever. -Absolutely. 325 00:18:03,248 --> 00:18:05,876 Do you feel prepared to look at cakes? 326 00:18:05,959 --> 00:18:09,630 I cannot… imagine that someone can convince me 327 00:18:09,713 --> 00:18:13,634 that something is not a cake when it's a cake. Or vice versa. 328 00:18:13,717 --> 00:18:15,219 -Ooh! -Yeah. 329 00:18:15,302 --> 00:18:16,595 Shots fired! 330 00:18:16,678 --> 00:18:19,056 -Meet these people! 331 00:18:19,139 --> 00:18:21,934 They're all like, "Give me eight hours, I can do it." 332 00:18:22,684 --> 00:18:25,479 Judges, the three of you have 20 seconds to find the cake 333 00:18:25,562 --> 00:18:29,108 and agree on one answer and enter it on the keypad in front of Heidi. 334 00:18:29,608 --> 00:18:31,276 First up is Hemu. 335 00:18:31,860 --> 00:18:33,612 Cake Wall, spin! 336 00:18:36,240 --> 00:18:38,408 All right, judges, you will see five cake stands, 337 00:18:38,492 --> 00:18:40,577 each with a toy elephant on them. 338 00:18:40,661 --> 00:18:44,790 But one of those elephants, guys, is cake! 339 00:18:44,873 --> 00:18:47,334 Let's see if you can figure out which one. 340 00:18:47,417 --> 00:18:49,253 Your time starts now! 341 00:18:49,962 --> 00:18:53,132 -Oh my God. Um… -Are you… This is… No. 342 00:18:53,215 --> 00:18:55,509 "This is no." 343 00:18:55,592 --> 00:18:57,261 Oh my God! Um… 344 00:18:57,344 --> 00:18:58,428 What? 345 00:18:58,512 --> 00:19:00,514 -Oh my God! -Oh, it's Two. It's Two. 346 00:19:00,597 --> 00:19:02,516 -Two? -I think it's Two also! 347 00:19:02,599 --> 00:19:03,475 Oh my God-- 348 00:19:03,559 --> 00:19:05,686 It has a shine to it, like marzipan. 349 00:19:06,728 --> 00:19:10,149 -But all of them have shines to them-- -I know fondant! 350 00:19:10,232 --> 00:19:12,025 -Um… -Ten seconds! 351 00:19:12,109 --> 00:19:15,988 Number Five. Look at the belly. There's extra little elephant belly. 352 00:19:16,071 --> 00:19:18,407 -She's just pregnant. -Five seconds! 353 00:19:18,490 --> 00:19:21,326 Two looks to me… Maybe it's just the closest one to me. 354 00:19:21,410 --> 00:19:23,412 -Oh my God. -Five is weird too. 355 00:19:23,495 --> 00:19:25,330 -Five has red spots. -Three seconds! 356 00:19:25,414 --> 00:19:26,498 -Two does have-- -Two! 357 00:19:26,582 --> 00:19:27,875 -One! 358 00:19:28,876 --> 00:19:30,085 Time's up. 359 00:19:30,169 --> 00:19:31,795 That got intense. 360 00:19:33,005 --> 00:19:34,715 You guys selected Number Two. 361 00:19:35,924 --> 00:19:37,092 How are we feeling? 362 00:19:38,135 --> 00:19:41,388 I think we got through it in the end. We really bonded together. 363 00:19:41,471 --> 00:19:44,850 It's not about the destination, it's the friends we made along the way. 364 00:19:44,933 --> 00:19:46,852 -Wait. 365 00:19:46,935 --> 00:19:48,270 I don't agree with that. 366 00:19:48,353 --> 00:19:52,357 If we don't get this right, I don't want to speak to any of you ever again. 367 00:19:52,441 --> 00:19:53,567 -My God. 368 00:19:53,650 --> 00:19:56,820 All right, Hemu. This is a big moment. 369 00:19:58,739 --> 00:20:01,783 Favorite part of the show, grab the knife. 370 00:20:01,867 --> 00:20:02,826 Oh. 371 00:20:02,910 --> 00:20:06,663 Hemu, if this is a toy elephant, 372 00:20:07,206 --> 00:20:11,919 you are still in the race for that last spot in the finale. 373 00:20:12,002 --> 00:20:15,631 If it's cake, you will be eliminated. 374 00:20:17,049 --> 00:20:18,217 Let's find out. 375 00:20:19,343 --> 00:20:20,552 Is it cake? 376 00:20:24,306 --> 00:20:26,141 -Right in half-- Oh! -Oh. 377 00:20:27,643 --> 00:20:28,602 Not cake! 378 00:20:31,688 --> 00:20:32,606 Thank you. 379 00:20:32,689 --> 00:20:33,523 Wow. 380 00:20:33,607 --> 00:20:36,818 -Hemu! Congratulations, girl. -Thank you. 381 00:20:36,902 --> 00:20:39,321 Thank you so much for not guessing my cake. 382 00:20:39,821 --> 00:20:42,199 -Anytime. -"Thank you for being easily fooled." 383 00:20:43,116 --> 00:20:45,327 Hemu. Since the judges couldn't find it, 384 00:20:45,911 --> 00:20:48,288 I think you should come up and reveal your cake. 385 00:20:49,206 --> 00:20:53,377 And look right into Dan's eyes when you cut it. 386 00:20:53,460 --> 00:20:56,630 -Yeah. He says it's an easy game, so… -Oh! 387 00:21:01,802 --> 00:21:03,512 -No. -Oh! 388 00:21:03,595 --> 00:21:04,888 Oh! 389 00:21:04,972 --> 00:21:06,473 Hemu! 390 00:21:06,556 --> 00:21:09,268 -That's classic Hemu right there. 391 00:21:09,351 --> 00:21:11,603 -Messing with you. -Let's not play more. 392 00:21:11,687 --> 00:21:13,855 Elephant belly. This is it. 393 00:21:14,856 --> 00:21:15,774 This is it. 394 00:21:18,485 --> 00:21:20,445 -Oh! 395 00:21:22,489 --> 00:21:25,701 Yes, cut that elephant's ass off. 396 00:21:28,036 --> 00:21:29,204 Look at that. 397 00:21:29,288 --> 00:21:31,248 Oh, that's cake! 398 00:21:32,624 --> 00:21:34,418 You guys are really artists. 399 00:21:34,501 --> 00:21:35,669 That is wild. 400 00:21:35,752 --> 00:21:38,213 -That's impressive. -That's amazing. 401 00:21:38,297 --> 00:21:40,424 All right, well done, Hemu. You fooled the judges. 402 00:21:40,507 --> 00:21:42,134 Thank you so much. Thank you, guys. 403 00:21:42,217 --> 00:21:44,303 -Yeah! -It means a lot. Thank you. 404 00:21:46,305 --> 00:21:48,724 Okay, judges, are you ready for our next baker? 405 00:21:48,807 --> 00:21:51,268 -Yes! -Her name is… Thank you, Dan! 406 00:21:51,351 --> 00:21:53,437 -Her name is Sam. 407 00:21:53,520 --> 00:21:54,896 She made a chess set. 408 00:21:55,439 --> 00:21:57,691 Which sounds insane. 409 00:21:57,774 --> 00:22:00,027 All right, Cake Wall, spin! 410 00:22:02,571 --> 00:22:06,241 All right, judges, five chess sets are on their way around right now. 411 00:22:06,325 --> 00:22:08,910 But only one of them is cake! 412 00:22:08,994 --> 00:22:11,496 Let's see if you can find it. 413 00:22:13,999 --> 00:22:16,376 Your time starts right now. 414 00:22:17,461 --> 00:22:18,962 -Come on! -God. 415 00:22:19,046 --> 00:22:20,881 I don't understand what's happening. 416 00:22:21,381 --> 00:22:23,258 One is cake! I think One is cake. 417 00:22:23,342 --> 00:22:25,093 -Why? -I don't know! 418 00:22:25,177 --> 00:22:28,180 Two is cake because they were like, "I'm gonna do the whole thing." 419 00:22:28,263 --> 00:22:30,515 Yeah, above and beyond? I think Three is cake. 420 00:22:31,516 --> 00:22:32,559 Ten seconds. 421 00:22:34,394 --> 00:22:37,647 There's obviously silver on Four. So, it's not that. 422 00:22:37,731 --> 00:22:40,734 Wait, what about Five? There's no pieces on Five. 423 00:22:40,817 --> 00:22:42,402 Why are there no pieces on Five? 424 00:22:42,486 --> 00:22:44,571 Four looks like someone ate half of 'em. 425 00:22:44,654 --> 00:22:45,655 One, 'cause-- 426 00:22:45,739 --> 00:22:47,616 -Three, two, one. 427 00:22:47,699 --> 00:22:49,618 -Lock it in! 428 00:22:50,285 --> 00:22:53,246 Time's up. That was intense. 429 00:22:54,748 --> 00:22:56,124 You guys went with Two. 430 00:22:56,208 --> 00:22:58,126 All right. Let's see how you did. 431 00:22:58,210 --> 00:23:00,879 -Are you confident in your decision? -No. 432 00:23:00,962 --> 00:23:02,214 -Yup. 433 00:23:02,297 --> 00:23:04,049 -No. -I am, in my decision. 434 00:23:04,132 --> 00:23:05,467 This was all me. 435 00:23:05,550 --> 00:23:07,636 You went with your own answer?! 436 00:23:08,220 --> 00:23:10,222 Heidi went rogue! 437 00:23:10,305 --> 00:23:13,225 I did. I decided I wanted Number Two. 438 00:23:13,308 --> 00:23:16,561 I don't think either judge agreed with me. 439 00:23:16,645 --> 00:23:19,231 -This show is tearing our family apart. 440 00:23:19,314 --> 00:23:21,108 You locked in Number Two. 441 00:23:21,191 --> 00:23:24,569 Or, should I say, Heidi locked in Number Two? 442 00:23:24,653 --> 00:23:26,738 -So, let's see. 443 00:23:26,822 --> 00:23:28,949 Sam, it comes down to this. 444 00:23:29,533 --> 00:23:32,452 If this is cake, you will be eliminated. 445 00:23:32,536 --> 00:23:35,664 If it's not, you could be up for the win today 446 00:23:35,747 --> 00:23:38,041 and move on to the finale. 447 00:23:39,167 --> 00:23:41,336 So, we need to ask one question. 448 00:23:41,962 --> 00:23:45,173 Is it cake? 449 00:23:46,007 --> 00:23:47,592 I'm nervous. 450 00:23:51,388 --> 00:23:54,808 -It is not cake! 451 00:23:58,812 --> 00:23:59,771 Dang. 452 00:24:00,355 --> 00:24:02,816 -Congrats, Sam! You deceived our judges. -Thank you. 453 00:24:02,899 --> 00:24:04,234 That means you're up for the win, 454 00:24:04,317 --> 00:24:08,905 and you could be battling it out against Andrew and April in the finale. 455 00:24:08,989 --> 00:24:12,576 All right, well, Sam, please come up here and reveal your cake. 456 00:24:12,659 --> 00:24:13,493 Okay. 457 00:24:14,119 --> 00:24:15,829 I have knives everywhere. 458 00:24:15,912 --> 00:24:18,290 I'll be so impressed if it's Number Five. 459 00:24:18,373 --> 00:24:20,917 -It's not Five. 460 00:24:21,001 --> 00:24:21,960 It's not Five. 461 00:24:24,463 --> 00:24:26,590 We're going to group counseling after this. 462 00:24:26,673 --> 00:24:28,717 I feel very unheard in this moment. 463 00:24:28,800 --> 00:24:31,511 -Yeah. Oh my God. -There you go. 464 00:24:31,595 --> 00:24:35,182 That is a chess cake. 465 00:24:35,265 --> 00:24:37,100 -Beautiful cut! 466 00:24:37,184 --> 00:24:40,770 You guys tricked us too hard on this one. I don't agree with the show. 467 00:24:40,854 --> 00:24:43,315 -Yeah, yeah. 468 00:24:43,398 --> 00:24:46,359 And now it's time for our final baker, Dessiree. 469 00:24:46,443 --> 00:24:50,363 Dessiree made something we've all seen before, rubber duckies. 470 00:24:50,447 --> 00:24:51,656 Oh, fun. 471 00:24:51,740 --> 00:24:54,618 All right. Cake Wall, spin! 472 00:24:56,244 --> 00:24:58,371 Judges, you're about to see five cake stands. 473 00:24:58,455 --> 00:25:00,415 Four of them hold rubber duckies. 474 00:25:00,499 --> 00:25:03,376 One of them has duckies made of cake. 475 00:25:03,460 --> 00:25:06,630 Try and find them, if you dare. 476 00:25:07,506 --> 00:25:10,675 All right, your time starts now! 477 00:25:11,426 --> 00:25:12,969 Oh my God! 478 00:25:13,053 --> 00:25:15,388 A hundred percent, it's One! No question! 479 00:25:15,472 --> 00:25:18,934 -A hundred percent, One? -I think I might agree. 480 00:25:21,978 --> 00:25:23,813 I wanna pick Three! 481 00:25:24,523 --> 00:25:25,690 Ten seconds. 482 00:25:26,900 --> 00:25:28,443 Four is so shiny. 483 00:25:30,111 --> 00:25:32,447 Number Five, you can see through it. 484 00:25:32,531 --> 00:25:34,491 I think it's plastic. Rule that out. 485 00:25:34,574 --> 00:25:36,826 We both think it's One, Heidi! Don't do this again! 486 00:25:36,910 --> 00:25:38,286 But I have the power! 487 00:25:38,370 --> 00:25:41,748 -Three, two, one. -Four is shiny, but it is One. 488 00:25:43,375 --> 00:25:44,709 Time is up. 489 00:25:44,793 --> 00:25:46,878 All right, judges. You chose Number One. 490 00:25:48,755 --> 00:25:50,924 -Oh my God. That was funny. 491 00:25:51,007 --> 00:25:53,677 There was some division, on the ends. 492 00:25:53,760 --> 00:25:56,304 Dan, Brittany, you guys were saying One. Heidi-- 493 00:25:56,388 --> 00:25:59,224 I was saying Four, because it's so shiny. 494 00:25:59,307 --> 00:26:03,436 -I think that's baker shine technology. -Definitely baker shine. 495 00:26:03,520 --> 00:26:07,232 All right, should we see, just to put Heidi at ease? 496 00:26:07,315 --> 00:26:08,316 Yep. 497 00:26:15,657 --> 00:26:17,492 -That scared me. 498 00:26:18,660 --> 00:26:19,995 -Could still be cake! 499 00:26:22,330 --> 00:26:26,251 That's the saddest rubber ducky squeak I've ever heard. 500 00:26:28,545 --> 00:26:32,090 In Heidi's defense, it could be the little duck is the cake. 501 00:26:32,173 --> 00:26:33,800 -Yes. 502 00:26:36,595 --> 00:26:38,513 You selected Number One. 503 00:26:39,014 --> 00:26:39,848 Yeah. 504 00:26:39,931 --> 00:26:43,059 Brittany, Dan. You guys were all-in on this one. 505 00:26:43,143 --> 00:26:46,313 -Till the end. Besties. -Heidi, can you take a step back, please? 506 00:26:47,105 --> 00:26:49,065 I have nothing to do with this. 507 00:26:49,149 --> 00:26:51,526 If someone goes home, it's you two. 508 00:26:51,610 --> 00:26:52,444 Thank you. 509 00:26:53,278 --> 00:26:57,824 All right, Dessiree. If these duckies are rubber and squeaky, 510 00:26:57,907 --> 00:26:59,326 you're still in the game. 511 00:26:59,409 --> 00:27:02,996 If they're cake, you will be eliminated from the competition. 512 00:27:03,079 --> 00:27:05,206 So, let's find out. 513 00:27:05,290 --> 00:27:06,833 Is it cake? 514 00:27:08,710 --> 00:27:09,544 All right. 515 00:27:12,672 --> 00:27:13,506 Ooh. 516 00:27:13,590 --> 00:27:14,591 That is cake. 517 00:27:14,674 --> 00:27:17,218 -That's cake. -That's what I'm talking about. 518 00:27:17,302 --> 00:27:18,511 -Oh. -Ooh. 519 00:27:18,595 --> 00:27:21,056 -Ooh. Wow. -Ooh, it looks good. 520 00:27:21,139 --> 00:27:22,265 It is cake. 521 00:27:22,349 --> 00:27:23,266 Oh. 522 00:27:23,350 --> 00:27:25,185 -Dessi. -She did well. 523 00:27:26,895 --> 00:27:28,855 -Woo-hoo-hoo! -Dessiree! 524 00:27:29,439 --> 00:27:30,815 Lo siento. 525 00:27:30,899 --> 00:27:31,816 Mi amor. 526 00:27:31,900 --> 00:27:34,819 I'm sorry. You're no longer in the competition 527 00:27:34,903 --> 00:27:36,821 and won't move on to the finale. 528 00:27:36,905 --> 00:27:40,283 But you should be incredibly proud of the cakes you've made. 529 00:27:40,367 --> 00:27:42,327 -I am. -You're insanely talented. 530 00:27:42,410 --> 00:27:44,829 I love you. You're amazing. 531 00:27:44,913 --> 00:27:47,248 I know our judges would love to have a taste. 532 00:27:47,332 --> 00:27:50,460 So, why don't you come up here and cut them a slice. 533 00:27:50,543 --> 00:27:52,504 And tell us about the flavors. 534 00:27:52,587 --> 00:27:57,592 So, this is a vanilla cake, with a cookies and cream buttercream. 535 00:27:57,676 --> 00:28:00,512 With little chunky brownies on it. 536 00:28:00,595 --> 00:28:04,432 -And edible cookie dough, chocolate chips. -Tastes like ice cream. 537 00:28:04,516 --> 00:28:06,935 -Thank you so much. There we go. -You're welcome. 538 00:28:07,602 --> 00:28:08,436 Mm. 539 00:28:08,520 --> 00:28:10,397 -So good. -Oh wow. 540 00:28:10,480 --> 00:28:12,023 Your daughter's so lucky. 541 00:28:12,107 --> 00:28:13,066 Aw. 542 00:28:13,149 --> 00:28:15,819 I liked that there was the cookie dough in there. 543 00:28:15,902 --> 00:28:19,781 That actually reminded me of a Ben & Jerry's ice cream, but cake. 544 00:28:19,864 --> 00:28:22,409 Dessiree, what did the competition mean to you? 545 00:28:22,492 --> 00:28:27,622 I feel proud. And show my daughter that every dream, you can get it. 546 00:28:27,706 --> 00:28:30,625 -She can be very proud. -Yes. I know she's proud already. 547 00:28:30,709 --> 00:28:32,252 You were fantastic. 548 00:28:32,335 --> 00:28:34,045 -Good job, Dessiree. 549 00:28:34,838 --> 00:28:35,714 Awesome. 550 00:28:35,797 --> 00:28:36,923 Amazing. 551 00:28:37,424 --> 00:28:40,677 All right, well, Hemu and Sam, congratulations. 552 00:28:40,760 --> 00:28:43,179 -You made incredible cakes. 553 00:28:43,680 --> 00:28:45,890 And, judges, in case you forgot, 554 00:28:46,391 --> 00:28:51,688 the winner of today's competition will be our last baker to move on to the finale 555 00:28:51,771 --> 00:28:55,650 for a chance to win $50,000. 556 00:28:55,734 --> 00:28:59,779 So, it all comes down to the taste and details. 557 00:28:59,863 --> 00:29:02,198 Cake Wall, spin around. 558 00:29:06,578 --> 00:29:09,289 All right, judges. Go to your cakes. 559 00:29:09,914 --> 00:29:12,834 All right, Hemu, can you tell the judges about the flavors? 560 00:29:12,917 --> 00:29:17,464 It's a chocolate cake with, uh, raspberry-chocolate ganache, 561 00:29:17,547 --> 00:29:21,134 raspberry Swiss meringue buttercream, and chocolate. 562 00:29:22,260 --> 00:29:24,721 -It tastes like marshmallowy. -Yeah. 563 00:29:24,804 --> 00:29:27,807 It tastes like the chocolate from, like, a giant Easter bunny. 564 00:29:27,891 --> 00:29:29,142 Mm. Yeah. 565 00:29:29,225 --> 00:29:31,686 It's very summery. That raspberry. 566 00:29:31,770 --> 00:29:33,229 -Mm-hm. -Mm! 567 00:29:33,313 --> 00:29:35,607 -Very delicious. -It's so good! 568 00:29:35,690 --> 00:29:40,028 There's so much flavor in this elephant belly. It's delicious. 569 00:29:40,779 --> 00:29:44,199 The little slashes. It adds such a realism. 570 00:29:44,282 --> 00:29:46,159 I'm still thinking this is a toy. 571 00:29:46,242 --> 00:29:49,412 -This is not a cake at all. Even close. -It definitely looks plastic. 572 00:29:50,622 --> 00:29:52,957 All right, Sam, tell the judges about your cake. 573 00:29:53,041 --> 00:29:57,295 Okay, so I did a strawberry toaster strudel cake. 574 00:29:57,378 --> 00:30:00,882 It's strawberry cake with cream cheese, sliced strawberries. 575 00:30:00,965 --> 00:30:03,343 -There's, like, some crispy crunch pearls… -Mmm! 576 00:30:03,426 --> 00:30:06,012 …homemade shortbread, strawberry toaster strudels. 577 00:30:06,596 --> 00:30:08,056 -Mm! -Oh my God. 578 00:30:08,139 --> 00:30:09,516 It's so delicious. 579 00:30:09,599 --> 00:30:12,560 I love the ratio of cake to cream. 580 00:30:13,102 --> 00:30:16,022 -That is delicious! -Get a strawberry bite. 581 00:30:16,105 --> 00:30:19,901 Yeah. And then, yeah, the board looks incredible. 582 00:30:19,984 --> 00:30:23,404 The checker detail's amazing. It really looks like wood. 583 00:30:23,488 --> 00:30:25,281 -Yeah. -I don't know how she did that. 584 00:30:25,365 --> 00:30:28,952 So, the whole thing's a mix of hand-painting and airbrush. 585 00:30:29,035 --> 00:30:30,829 -Okay. -I wanna double-dip so bad. 586 00:30:31,704 --> 00:30:33,915 -This is cool. What we've done. -This is awesome. 587 00:30:33,998 --> 00:30:35,792 -Yeah. -Yeah! Checkmate! 588 00:30:37,377 --> 00:30:40,672 All right, judges, you've gotten a closer look at these cakes. 589 00:30:40,755 --> 00:30:42,966 You've eaten a lot of them, 590 00:30:43,049 --> 00:30:46,135 but only one of these bakers can move on to the finale, 591 00:30:46,219 --> 00:30:50,682 so now it's time to deliberate and decide who it is. 592 00:30:50,765 --> 00:30:53,434 I'm thinking it's definitely chess board. 593 00:30:53,518 --> 00:30:56,354 -I mean, I think so, too. -What do you think? 594 00:30:56,437 --> 00:31:00,358 But the elephant looked more like a toy. 595 00:31:02,360 --> 00:31:03,194 This is it. 596 00:31:03,695 --> 00:31:05,029 I hate this part. 597 00:31:05,613 --> 00:31:06,990 -It blew my mind. -Yeah. 598 00:31:07,073 --> 00:31:09,826 And also, up close, it still looks like a toy, 599 00:31:09,909 --> 00:31:13,246 except for the cake that we see and ate. 600 00:31:13,329 --> 00:31:14,998 -But it looks like a toy. -Right. 601 00:31:15,874 --> 00:31:17,834 Start doing, like, jumping jacks. 602 00:31:17,917 --> 00:31:21,379 I think, visually, that's a more insane mission. 603 00:31:21,462 --> 00:31:22,297 But I mean, 604 00:31:22,380 --> 00:31:25,008 -the taste of that one was very good. -I know. 605 00:31:25,592 --> 00:31:28,887 Judges, you've taken a closer look at the cakes. 606 00:31:28,970 --> 00:31:30,471 You've tasted it. 607 00:31:30,555 --> 00:31:34,225 You maimed one, destroyed another. 608 00:31:35,059 --> 00:31:38,605 But it's time for a decision. 609 00:31:38,688 --> 00:31:45,403 So, um, this is so hard because both Hemu's elephant and Sam's chess board 610 00:31:45,486 --> 00:31:47,405 visually are stunning. 611 00:31:47,488 --> 00:31:48,489 They're total toys. 612 00:31:48,573 --> 00:31:50,408 They're, like, so delicious. 613 00:31:50,491 --> 00:31:51,951 It's a super hard decision. 614 00:31:52,035 --> 00:31:55,121 But the cake that we picked 615 00:31:55,204 --> 00:31:59,000 on taste and toy-ability… 616 00:32:02,837 --> 00:32:04,672 …is Hemu's elephant. 617 00:32:04,756 --> 00:32:07,717 -Hemu! 618 00:32:10,720 --> 00:32:13,598 Aw! Congratulations, Hemu! 619 00:32:13,681 --> 00:32:15,558 -You just won $5,000. -Thank you so much. 620 00:32:15,642 --> 00:32:17,560 And you are the last baker 621 00:32:17,644 --> 00:32:20,813 to join Andrew and April in the finale 622 00:32:20,897 --> 00:32:25,944 -to face off for $50,000! 623 00:32:26,027 --> 00:32:27,195 How do you feel? 624 00:32:27,278 --> 00:32:28,446 I really feel great. 625 00:32:28,529 --> 00:32:33,242 Coming this far and presenting myself in front of all you guys. I'm grateful. 626 00:32:33,326 --> 00:32:34,786 Thank you so much. 627 00:32:34,869 --> 00:32:38,373 All right, bakers, let's show our amazing judges some love. 628 00:32:38,456 --> 00:32:42,210 -Thank you, Brittany, Heidi, and Dan! 629 00:32:42,293 --> 00:32:44,003 Cake Wall, spin! 630 00:32:44,087 --> 00:32:46,547 Take these beautiful people away. You made it! 631 00:32:46,631 --> 00:32:48,716 I have vertigo. This is not good for me. 632 00:32:48,800 --> 00:32:49,634 Bye! 633 00:32:49,717 --> 00:32:51,552 -It's darkness. -Bye! 634 00:32:51,636 --> 00:32:54,514 -Where are we going? No! -Help! 635 00:32:54,597 --> 00:32:56,766 -Oh my God! Oh my God! 636 00:32:56,849 --> 00:32:59,602 The screams of the unknown. 637 00:33:01,187 --> 00:33:03,314 Sam, you worked so hard. How are you doing? 638 00:33:03,398 --> 00:33:07,110 Honestly, just happy to be here. Everybody's, like, so talented. 639 00:33:07,193 --> 00:33:08,027 Yes. 640 00:33:08,111 --> 00:33:10,863 And Hemu totally deserves to move on. 641 00:33:10,947 --> 00:33:12,532 -Aw. -I'm excited to see the finale. 642 00:33:12,615 --> 00:33:15,284 -You're amazing. You're so amazing. -Aw! 643 00:33:15,368 --> 00:33:19,372 Sam and Dessiree, I'm sorry. You know I hate this part. It sucks. 644 00:33:19,455 --> 00:33:22,750 -You guys are the best. -You guys are insanely talented. 645 00:33:22,834 --> 00:33:25,086 But you've been eliminated from the competition. 646 00:33:25,169 --> 00:33:26,921 I'm very proud of you guys. 647 00:33:27,005 --> 00:33:30,258 What you do is far beyond my knowledge. 648 00:33:30,341 --> 00:33:32,135 And it's truly incredible. 649 00:33:32,218 --> 00:33:35,805 But now, please go have a seat in the gallery. 650 00:33:39,809 --> 00:33:41,728 All right, Hemu. 651 00:33:41,811 --> 00:33:44,731 You are the final baker headed into the finale. 652 00:33:45,231 --> 00:33:48,359 And the last person who gets to do this. 653 00:33:48,443 --> 00:33:52,238 It's time for Cake or Cash? 654 00:33:57,785 --> 00:33:59,829 I always wanted to play this game. 655 00:33:59,912 --> 00:34:01,497 Let me put on my glasses first. 656 00:34:01,581 --> 00:34:02,540 Ooh! 657 00:34:02,623 --> 00:34:03,750 She's suited up! 658 00:34:04,959 --> 00:34:07,503 She went from Superman to Clark Kent mode. 659 00:34:07,587 --> 00:34:10,006 -Cake Wall, show us your worst! 660 00:34:11,090 --> 00:34:15,178 On the other side of the cake wall are two piggy banks. 661 00:34:15,261 --> 00:34:16,137 Hm. 662 00:34:16,637 --> 00:34:19,599 One of those piggy banks has a whole bunch of money stashed in it. 663 00:34:19,682 --> 00:34:21,017 And the other one, Hemu, 664 00:34:21,684 --> 00:34:22,602 is cake. 665 00:34:23,144 --> 00:34:25,813 If you guess the cake, you get the cash. 666 00:34:25,897 --> 00:34:31,360 You have 15 seconds to determine which one is cake. 667 00:34:31,444 --> 00:34:33,654 And your time starts now! 668 00:34:40,453 --> 00:34:41,996 It's tough. 669 00:34:42,080 --> 00:34:42,955 Yeah. 670 00:34:47,376 --> 00:34:48,878 Five seconds, Hemu. 671 00:34:49,378 --> 00:34:51,214 -Gotta lock it in. 672 00:34:51,297 --> 00:34:53,049 Lock it in! Three, two, one. 673 00:34:59,263 --> 00:35:02,725 Okay, Hemu. You went with Number One. Tell me why that one. 674 00:35:02,809 --> 00:35:05,144 No idea. 675 00:35:05,228 --> 00:35:08,439 So, the scientific method of just guessing? 676 00:35:08,523 --> 00:35:11,943 -Yeah. -I mean, that's what I would have to do. 677 00:35:12,527 --> 00:35:13,820 Those look identical. 678 00:35:14,362 --> 00:35:16,155 My heart's beating. 679 00:35:16,239 --> 00:35:19,075 All right, Hemu. Let's see if you're right. 680 00:35:19,158 --> 00:35:20,993 -I'm rooting for you. -Okay. 681 00:35:24,622 --> 00:35:26,457 Hemu, you went with Number One. 682 00:35:27,083 --> 00:35:30,795 If this is cake, you win another $5,000. 683 00:35:31,838 --> 00:35:33,965 -So, I ask you… -Yes? 684 00:35:34,048 --> 00:35:35,424 …is it cake? 685 00:35:35,508 --> 00:35:36,425 It should be. 686 00:35:37,301 --> 00:35:38,344 I agree. 687 00:35:45,017 --> 00:35:45,852 Yes! 688 00:35:49,772 --> 00:35:51,774 It's cake! 689 00:35:53,734 --> 00:35:55,987 Hemu, you just won another $5,000! 690 00:35:56,070 --> 00:35:58,281 That means you're walking away today 691 00:35:58,364 --> 00:36:01,117 with a grand total of $10,000! 692 00:36:02,118 --> 00:36:04,829 -Clark Kent with the glasses. -Thank you! 693 00:36:04,912 --> 00:36:07,165 You're heading right into the finale 694 00:36:07,248 --> 00:36:10,710 to challenge Andrew and April. 695 00:36:10,793 --> 00:36:12,086 It's on! 696 00:36:12,170 --> 00:36:14,672 But only one of you can be the grand champion 697 00:36:14,755 --> 00:36:17,842 and take home that $50,000 prize. 698 00:36:18,384 --> 00:36:21,929 Will it be Andrew, the green man, 699 00:36:22,680 --> 00:36:26,517 April, the titan of Toronto… 700 00:36:26,601 --> 00:36:30,229 -Ooh! -…or will it be our newest addition Hemu, 701 00:36:30,855 --> 00:36:33,983 the master sculptor of tiny elephants? 702 00:36:34,066 --> 00:36:36,277 -I'll work on a better nickname. 703 00:36:36,360 --> 00:36:37,195 Whoa! 704 00:36:38,362 --> 00:36:42,825 Warn me before you move the cake wall! 705 00:36:45,620 --> 00:36:47,205 Mikey, we love you!