Eight of America's top bakers put their baking brilliance to the test by making flawless mini upside-down cakes in the Skills Challenge before baking double-barrel and three-tiered wedding cakes in the Master Challenge.
The seven remaining bakers are charged with making two flavors of macarons in the Skills Challenge before taking on baked Alaska in the Master Challenge.
The six remaining bakers must make perfect mini fruit tarts in the Skills Challenge before being tasked with making a coffee-flavored St Honore Cake in the Master Challenge.
Five bakers are left; they tackle the creme brulee; for the Master Challenge, they bake an opera cake, a six-layer masterpiece, which must feature the flavor of hazelnut.
The four remaining bakers make mini mirror glaze cakes in the Skills Challenge and present a two-course dessert tasting menu featuring chilies and fennel in the Master Challenge.
The final three bakers make a perfect chocolate souffle in the Skills Challenge before baking the ultimate chocolate liquor cake in the Master Challenge.
