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9 Episodes 2022 - 2022
Episode 1
44 mins
In what they hope will be the first of twenty-four in which they will participate, the ten bakers new to the tent for season six, in dealing with cake week, are asked to make twelve identical friands for their first challenge, the signature. They are given free reign on many aspects of the challenge so that the judges can see their creativity. That break from tradition includes not having to use ground almonds which are standard, but the judges are still expecting the use of some sort of ground nut and have the texture of a crispy exterior and moist interior. While the bakers may have each made a rolled cake in their lives, none probably has made what they are asked for the technical challenge, namely a Bolo de Rolo, a Brazilian cake with thin sponge layers rolled between layers of a tart guava jam. And before the first star baker and the first baker sent home are named for the season, they each are asked to make a Kawaii cake for the showstopper. Arguably the decoration is of utmost importance as the cake has to have the appearance of a Kawaii cake, which means "Japanese cute" as opposed to "French refined".
Episode 2
44 mins
As bars and biscuits, this week's theme bakery items, are generally the purview of home bakers serving something casual, the judges are looking to see how the bakers can translate that casual nature to something more elevated. The bakers are asked to make a meringue topped bar served in twelve equal pieces for the signature, it needing not only that meringue top but some sort of biscuit base and a filling sandwiched in-between. They then move to the technical where they proverbially head to Argentina in asked to make a dozen chocolate and a dozen vanilla alfajores, dulce de leche filled sandwich biscuits. They will get more artistic for the showstopper in being asked to make a three-dimensional cookie representation of a fairy tale, they needing to use at least two different types of cookies.
Episode 3
44 mins
The bakers are issued three distinctly different challenges for bread week. They are asked to make eight flatbreads apiece for the signature, each stuffed with some sort of savory filling. They are given free reign as to type of flatbread including if it is leavened with yeast or something else, and the type of filling. They are each to make a Swedish tea ring for the technical. The judges are looking to see if they understand the instructions to form the ring the way it's supposed to be, and beyond the actual quality of the bake are also looking for a good balance of flavors in the instructions not specifying flavoring amounts. And the bakers must be inspired by some work of art in each being asked to make a three-dimensional bread display based on some piece art for the showstopper.
Episode 4
44 mins
It's all about the addition of plants into the bakes for Botanical Week. That addition will have to be a visual as the bakers are asked to make a dozen sandwich cookies featuring pressed edible flowers as the decoration for the signature, most bakers adding another botanical element to accentuate the theme. They are going primarily for the interpretation of a botanical in being asked to each make sixteen chebakia for the technical, it a deep-fried Moroccan treat which evokes the shape of a rose. Other true botanical elements to the chebakia are orange blossom water and honey. And for the first time this season, the bakers are asked to make an illusion bake for the showstopper, in this case a cake that resembles something botanical. While some bakers match the flavor to the illusion, others are staying away from the actual botanicals in their bake to have that disconnect between the visual and the taste.
Episode 5
44 mins
It's Chocolate Week, it an ingredient some fear in it being temperamental. For the signature, the bakers are each asked to make eight ice cream sandwiches using their own made ice cream and cookies. While they can incorporate any other flavors they want, the final product has to be chocolate forward. For the technical, they are asked to make something they've probably heard of before but may have never made: a sacher torte. Beyond the regular components for judging, Bruno an Kyla are also looking for the word "sacher" written on top in one fluid motion. And for the showstopper, they each have to make a chocolate reveal dessert. The chocolate shell has to be made out of tempered chocolate, and each baker can choose how they want the reveal to happen - melting, breaking or any other form of "destroying" the shell - to show the dessert hidden under the shell.
Episode 6
44 mins
For the signature on this, Pastry Week and the quarter-finals, the bakers are each asked to make something which many would never have heard of before let alone made, namely eight Kürtöskalács, also known as chimney cakes, which are unusual in that the pastry component is leavened with yeast. Unlike regular chimney cakes, they are to fill what is coiled cone, which may compromise the cake itself, especially if the coiling was not not done tightly enough. Conversely if they make the coils too tight, they risk having the pastry not cooked all the way through. For the technical, they are each asked to make a mango rose tart, the defining characteristic being the fresh fruit top designed to look like a rose, the lily gilded in they also to decorate the tart with mango "caviar". And for the showstopper, they are each to make a baklava tower, using at least two different flavors. The difficulty is that they aren't shopping the freezer section of the supermarket in having to make their own phyllo pastry in it being Pastry Week.
Episode 7
44 mins
In this the semi-finals, the four remaining bakers have to deal with fancy desserts which means that decoration will be even more paramount than usual. For the signature, they will each have to make ten mochi donuts - all making two different varieties - the texture which is key, namely crispy on the outside and soft and chewy on the inside. For the technical, each baker will make a sans rival, the Filipino version of the French Dacquiose, the nut used being the cashews instead of hazelnuts. They will have to contend with the fact that it is extremely hot in the tent which can compromise many elements of the dessert. And for the showstopper, each baker will make a jelly art cake, the top layer which will traditionally be a decorative jelly which has to be firm enough to withstand gravity but not too firm to be rubbery to the bite. These three challenges precede the announcement of which three will go into next week's final and which one will receive the heartbreaking news of being eliminated at this last hurdle.
Episode 8
44 mins
It's the season 6 finale, and the final three bakers standing of the original ten are Chi Nguyên, Zoya Thawer, and Lauren Tjoe, who will have a wide array of challenges in the final three in which they will compete for the title. For their final signature, they are each asked to make a Paris-Brest, a choux pastry filled dessert, the traditional which is supposed to evoke a bicycle tire. The judges, however, are looking for the bakers to think outside of the box in whatever they create. For their final technical, the bakers are staying in Europe in each being asked to make a Cassata Siciliana, an Italian cake made with ricotta and marzipan. And for the final showstopper, the final challenge of twenty-four of the season, the bakers are each asked to make a garden party tower centerpiece which must contain at least three different baked elements. How they do in these three challenges will determine who will be named the Season 6 winner, so done in front of family, friends and a few familiar faces to the tent.
Episode 9
44 mins
Four old friends of the tent who are familiar with its pressures return for a one weekend only holiday baking competition. They are going savory in each being asked to make a holiday appetizer plate for the signature. They each must make at least two different types of appetizers, nine apiece. They are proverbially heading to Germany for the technical in each being asked to make twenty Gefüllte Herzen, jam-filled chocolate-coated gingerbread styled cookies. The most difficult elements may be ensuring the homemade raspberry jam is stiff enough so that it does not ooze out of the cookies while baking, and the fact that they are not given a cookie cutter to make the heart shapes. And for the showstopper, each baker is to make a cake depicting a scene of what the holidays mean to them. They can incorporate any other baked elements they want beyond the base of the cake itself. The winner of this competition is announced in front of family, friends, and a few other familiar faces of the tent.