Week 1 in the tent brings twelve new bakers together to test their cake skills. The judges are looking for perfect mini cakes, a tangy technical, and a home baked showstopper.
Mexican Week. A shocking decision awaits the bakers as they prepare perfectly puffy pan dulce, steak tacos with from-scratch tortillas and an airy tres leches cake.
Halloween has come early as the remaining bakers tackle three terrifying challenges. There's a seasonal Signature in the form of an apple cake, followed by a s'more-ish Technical and, in the Showstopper, they create a Halloween piñata.
It's Custard Week, and the bakers put their twist on floating islands in the Signature, tackle a summer staple in the Technical, and make custard the star and basis of a showstopping set gateau.
It's pastry week in the tent and the bakers are feeling the pressure. Judges ask them to make vol-au-vents in the signature, challenge them in the technical, and want them to wow with pies in the showstopper.
It's the semifinals and the bakers must make it though patisserie week. Judges challenge them to make mini charlottes, vertical tarts, and an artistic showstopper.