03x05 - Welcome to the Jungle

[bunniefuu]

[monkeys whooping and screeching]

[Mikey, in Australian accent]
Uh, the brush.

There's so much brush here.

-Ooh, what is going on?
-[grunts] Bakers, get in here!

-Some sort of safari.
-So many mosquitoes!

-What is happening?
-[Mikey grunting]

He's in shorts again.

-Welcome, bakers...
-Oh my God.

-...to the jungle!
-[animal noises playing]

-Yay!
-[Mikey grunts]

[normal voice] We are in the jungle.

Home to alarming creatures
like poisonous snakes,

-ferocious cats...
-Ooh.

...and once again, my weird bare legs!

-[laughter]
-[angelic music]

Why are they the width of a child's
but covered in hair?

[laughter]

All right. Are you all ready
to find out what you're baking today?

-Yeah.
-Yes.

It's time to play Find... That...

[singsong] ...Ca-ake!

[cheering and applause]

[tiger roars]

Sorry. I had to get out of those shorts.

[laughter]

Cake wall, spin.

-[group exclaims]
-Oh my God.

-[Mikey] As you can see...
-Wow!

[Mikey] ...the producers
raided a Rainforest Cafe

to create this jungle scene for you,

and there's one cake hidden in there.

[Julie] What?

The three fastest bakers to find the cake
will be baking today.

Okay.

{\an8}You have 20 seconds
to write in your answer,

{\an8}and your time starts right now.

{\an8}-[tense music playing]
-[timer beeping]

-[Julie] What?
-[Grace] Oh my God.

[Julie] Okay, this is just insane.

[tense music continues]

[Grace] Wow.

[Mikey] Welcome to the jungle.

-This is crazy. I don't know what's cake.
-[Julie] I don't know what's cake either!

[Mikey] Ten seconds.

[Mikey, imitating David Attenborough]
Search the jungle, bakers.

[Grace] I'm like, "What is that?"

[tense music continues]

[Mikey] Five seconds!

Four, three, two, one.

-Time is up!
-[bell dings]

All right, let's find some cake.

Literally nothing looks like cake.

All right. I guess we're doing this.

-[laughter]
-What? Scary.

The clown has a weapon.

[laughter]

Okay. Jujhar,
you wrote down "tree branch."

[laughter]

Interesting. There's a few up here.

-Which tree branch? This?
-[Jujhar] That one. The one higher.

This?

{\an8}That one looks matte,
and that one looks shiny.

[Mikey] I see.

Not cake. Cake.

Right?

Okay. Let's see.

-Is this cake?
-[suspenseful music playing]

-[thwack]
-Oh!

That was loud.

-That was very loud.
-Really loud.

-Not cake.
-[laughter]

{\an8}-Julie.
-Oh God.

{\an8}You wrote down "snake."

[rattle]

-Are you laughing? Snakes make you laugh?
-[Julie] Yeah.

No. God, no. I'm terrified of them.

We trained it to hold its tongue out.

[laughter]

-Hi. Julie hates you.
-No! Ugh!

[laughter]

[group exclaiming and laughing]

Eww!

Could be cakey.

[laughter]

All right, Julie,
let's find out if this is cake.

[suspenseful music playing]

[music intensifying]

-Oh!
-Ooh.

That's not cake.

What are we gonna do, g*ng?
There's still cake up here.

You got me climbin' trees.

I just took a chunk outta that fake snake.

Caitlin, you wrote down "jackfruit."

{\an8}Yep.

I have two questions.

Did anyone else write down jackfruit?

Here's my second question.

What is a jackfruit?

[laughter]

That big, round hanging thing back there.

-[Mikey] This?
-[Henderson] Yeah.

What looks cakey about this jackfruit?

I... Nothing.

I just, like, took a shot in the dark.
I don't know.

-Nothing?
-I don't know!

All right. Let's see if this is cake.

[suspenseful music playing]

-[Grace] Oh!
-[Julie squeals]

-[Mikey] Hold on.
-It could be fruit.

[Jujhar] Wow.

-g*ng, that's cake!
-[upbeat music playing]

[Caitlin] Wow.

[Julie] That is bananas.

[Mikey] Henderson, Caitlin, and Timmy,

you were the three fastest bakers
to find the cake,

so you will be baking today.

Congrats.

The rest of you,
go hack a trail over to the gallery.

-Come on.
-No, no, no.

It's always Jujhar and his ladies.

[laughter]

And Henderson,

you, sir, were the fastest
to lock in your answer,

so you will get first pick of the object
you would like to cake-ify

when we play Is It Cake?

[cheering and applause]

Each of you will choose one of these
jungle items up here to make into a cake.

Henderson, you won the game,
so what's it gonna be, friend?

[tense music playing]

I pick the snake.

[Grace gasps]

{\an8}[Mikey] The snake.

I think it's the most interesting thing
in that scene.

La serpiente.

Yeah, sí.

[Mikey] All right.

Our second-fastest baker was

Caitlin. What are you thinking here?

Um, I think I'm gonna go with the iguana.

[Grace gasps]

-Ooh!
-[Mikey] Wow.

{\an8}Why the iguana?

{\an8}The iguana has a lot of colors
that I can hide things, and texture,

so I feel like that's the safer choice,

even though
there's a lot of sculpting involved.

Okay, and finally, Timmy, your pick.

I will go for the log.

{\an8}[Mikey] Log with mushrooms.

It's the simplest shape up there,
so I'm just gonna play off that.

[Mikey] All right. Three great choices.

So one of you will win up to $10,000,

and one of you
will be eliminated for good.

Now, we're halfway
through the competition, bakers,

and with each bake,
we get a little bit closer to the finale,

where one of you will win a ton more cash

and be named
the grand champion of Is It Cake?

-That's something to clap about!
-[cheering and applause]

{\an8}You will have eight hours
to complete your cakes. Got it?

{\an8}-Yep.
-Uh-huh.

{\an8}Good, because it's time to bake!

{\an8}-[cheering and applause]
-[Mikey] Go!

{\an8}Gotta get rid of this machete.

[elephant trumpets]

[Mikey] The jungle calls!

A freaking iguana?
Have you ever made a snake?

No! [laughs]

The texture and the coloring for each
is so hard to do.

-It also scares me for the next challenge.
-Yeah.

It's like, how much harder can this get?

[laughter]

-Hey, Henderson.
-[Henderson] Yep?

[Julie] You had first dibs.

Why did you end up going with the snake?

She told me, "Pick me, pick me, pick me!"

-[laughter]
-With her tongue.

I'm so excited to be part of this.

I think I have a connection
with that theme

because Venezuela's pretty close
for the Amazonas.

When my daughter was six months old,

we were in the zoo,
and I have a picture of her with a snake,

{\an8}and she touched it.

So I think my daughter's
more brave than me.

What cake flavor are you baking today?

I wanna do something tropical
for keep the same theme.

I'm gonna make an orange cake
with passion fruit, tropical ganache,

and a little bit of rum.

-I love that he adds the rum.
-Of course. Always rum.

You're having a party
at that station every time.

-I'm the party boy.
-[dance music plays]

[Timmy] What goes
in your tropical ganache?

Uh, passion fruit, banana, mango.

-And chocolate?
-[Henderson] Yeah.

-Nice.
-How are you gonna color your snake?

[Henderson] I'm gonna use the airbrush

for make it look
like really similar than my decoy.

-He's like airbrush master.
-Oh my gosh.

My bigger concern of this cake
is the really crazy shape for the body.

I don't wanna use
too much modeling chocolate.

I want everything cake with filling.

So this is really hard,
but I'll try to carve the whole cake.

I think it is a good opportunity
for show my skill, painting.

Yeah.

[Henderson] Oven time.

Caitlin, have you ever made a reptile
or anything like an iguana before?

I have. I actually made
a modeling-chocolate Godzilla.

[roaring]

I mean, Godzilla's not real,
but it's a reptile, I guess.

[Grace] Yeah.

Who's Godzilla? Is it a gorilla?

-Oh my God!
-No, Jujhar, no!

Does he not know?

Jujhar just asked
if Godzilla is a gorilla?

You're really making Canada feel like
a far-off place. You know that, right?

[laughter]

You have any idea about the structure?

Um, yeah. I think I'm gonna do
armature wire for the arms.

My iguana is on four legs.

{\an8}It would definitely be considered
a little bit of a gravity-defying cake.

I really need the structure to be sound,

but the thing that I'm most worried about

is making sure that this looks identical
to the decoys in shape, size, and details.

Why you choose the iguana?

So I lived in Miami for, like, ten years,
and iguanas are everywhere,

like, walkin' around your backyard

-like you would see squirrels.
-I know.

Making this iguana cake is taking me back
to my college days in Miami.

I met my husband there.
I met some of my best friends there.

-It was some of the best years of my life.
-[Timmy] What are you working on?

[Caitlin] I'm making a coconut cake
with a key-lime buttercream,

and I'm going to encase it
in a key-lime ganache.

It's one of my bestsellers.

It's gonna match my iguana really well.

I'm really excited about it.

By the skin of my teeth,
I beat out Kristen,

and I am still in this competition.

I've made a lot of sacrifices to be here.

I am missing my kid's
first day of kindergarten,

and it's the longest time
I've been away from my baby,

so I really need to make this worth it
and not go home today.

It is definitely my turn
to win some money.

At this point, the only two people
that haven't done that

is myself and Timmy,

and something needs to change here.

So, Timmy, why did you choose the log?

Because the iguana
and the snake were gone.

I'm sorry!

-[Henderson laughs]
-[Timmy] So I'm gonna give the log a go.

Forget pet rocks.
It's time for the pet log.

[laughter]

{\an8}There's nothing cool about a log.

I would much rather
have the snake or the iguana

because it's really
making me think about my son.

We own snakes and lizards,

so this environment
is like home friendly to me.

We love to hike and explore nature.

I'd really like to win so that him and I
could do something fun with that money.

Timmy, what flavor are you doing?

Since I spent most of my days
in the woods of Tennessee,

I'm doing a spice cake
with a molasses buttercream,

blackberry filling,
and an oat-pecan crunch.

It's very earthy and deep flavors,
so I think it's gonna pair really well.

-Sounds so good.
-Crunch layer's going in the oven.

Timmy, question for you.

You wanna switch?

-Yeah.
-[laughs]

I have made logs before,

but I don't think I've ever tried
to do a hyperrealistic log.

There's a disconnect between the two.

Worried about the texture?

Yeah.

-[Henderson] Yeah?
-For sure.

I know you can do it. I'm trusting you.

-Don't disappointment me.
-[Timmy groans].

-[Caitlin] No pressure.
-No pressure.

Almost going home last challenge
really put into perspective

that I really need to focus
on making the best log that I can make

because I want to show what I can do,
so I'm not gonna leave anything to chance.

I am going in the oven.

{\an8}[Mikey] Julie!

{\an8}-Oh my God!
-I have a friend for you, Julie.

-Please don't bring it over here.
-Are you trying to give her nightmares?

I know you thought it was Britney Spears.

[laughter]

♪ Oh baby, baby ♪

[laughter]

Bakers, I have your decoys.

Get your decoys.

-[laughter]
-Oh, they're frenching.

I don't know
if I should make cake or a fire.

[laughter]

Is it... snake?

Is it snake?

[screams]

[laughter]

[Caitlin] All right.
I'm going in with cake.

-[energetic music playing]
-[frog croaks]

[bird caws]

-[elephant trumpets]
-[monkey screeches]

[frog croaks]

[bird caws]

[elephant trumpets]

[monkey screeches]

[energetic music continues]

{\an8}[timer beeping]

{\an8}I'm so happy with the shape of my snake
because the whole body is cake.

The only thing is the head and the tail
is just modeling chocolate.

Oh my God,
you're ripping through that, man.

Thank you.

I think the most hardest part of my cake
is working on the scales

because the decoys
have perfect round circles.

I wanna try different types of textures.
That looks good, but it's too big.

My plan for the texture in the beginning
is to use net,

but this doesn't work.

Oh.

So I got the idea to take a straw
and use a straw

for make different sizes of the scales.

The big ones, medium ones, and small ones.

This is my new tool. What do you think?

I think it works really well.
Honestly, it's super smart to use that.

On a real iguana,
it kind of has these, like, weird folds,

and you can see its musculature
and a couple of veins.

So I'm just rolling
little snakes of modeling chocolate,

adding it on the side, and blending it in.

He is standing up,
and he looks really cool!

I feel like I should name him
once he has a head. [laughs]

I'm using my hands, the sugar shapers,

and these little metal Cerart tools
which have very, very small tips

so that I can get in
all the little spots of this iguana

and really kind of make it come to life.

I can't even believe
that I am sculpting what I'm sculpting.

It's coming out way better
than I thought it would.

I'm obsessed with this cake.

I literally don't understand
how I did this.

{\an8}-Three hours remain.
-[dramatic music playing]

{\an8}Can you hear the sounds of the jungle?

[dramatically] Snakes!

[dramatically] Iguanas!

-[deadpan] Log.
-[dramatic sting]

[Timmy groans]

It's a log, you know?
A log can only be so cool.

I've never made
a hyperrealistic log before,

so I'm gonna have to combine
lots of different techniques.

I'm using a small wire brush

just to go in and make all
the ring texture on the ends of my log.

Once I have the modeling chocolate
on the outside of the log,

I'm gonna go in with sculpting tools
to really enhance all of the details.

-It's lookin' really cool from here.
-Thank you.

The ridges and all the raised
and deep areas,

I'm also taking modeling chocolate

so that I can add the knots
and the broken branches

so that this looks like true bark
before the painting even happens.

Are you feeling better about your log
now that it's textured?

[Timmy] I am feeling better about the log.
I think the texture's pretty good.

It's just all the color matching
that's gonna happen

and gettin' those mushrooms right.

[in English accent] There they are.
Bakers in the wild.

I'm gonna try and get a closer look.
Wish me luck.

He's scaring me.

[laughs]

{\an8}-All right, guys, it's time.
-You gonna airbrush?

Gonna start painting.

I love working with airbrush.

And the thing that I see in the decoys

is they have, like,
the prints with airbrush.

So I really wanna replicate that
in my cake.

-[upbeat electronic music playing]
-[air brush hissing]

I wanna win this competition
for make my family proud.

So, for sure, I don't wanna go home today.

[rattling]

[mysterious folk music plays]

[softly, imitating David Attenborough]
I am standing mere inches away

from the Tennessee Timmy.

That's a beautiful log, Timmy.

That sounded odd.

[both laugh]

I'm going to leave

as I'm in my forties
and squatting down is very painful.

Timmy, how's your painting going?

It's going okay.
Just doing my base coat now,

and then I'm gonna
add layers of color as I go.

I'm feeling pretty stressed
because there's lots of colors

if you really look close at a log.

It's gonna require at least five to six
different layers to get the right color.

I need an orangey-brown color
as a base layer.

The next step is adding matte petal dust
of browns, grays, yellow, and some green.

It's gonna take hours
to add on all of these layers of color,

but I'm up for the challenge.

It looks like a little more green.

Yeah, I'm gonna go back in with a gray.

I need it to be perfect because I was
in the bottom the last challenge,

and I don't wanna be in the bottom again,

and I definitely
don't want to be eliminated.

I don't think I've ever put this many
layers on anything I've ever painted.

{\an8}One hour.

{\an8}One hour left, bakers.

-Getting down to the wire.
-[Caitlin] Fudge!

[upbeat electronic music playing]

[in English accent] My God.
It's a baby baker without its mother.

Can't be much older than 11, 12.

Fifteen at the most.

Upon closer inspection,

I believe this baker is a mother herself!

I'm going to see if she reacts.

[Julie laughing]

I'm trying to paint detail here. [laughs]

I'm trying to make sure
that everything on this cake

shows my skill and my talent.

Things like hand sculpting.

The techniques that I'm using
and the level of difficulty

is really gonna go a long way
to helping me win this.

-My God, look at the iguana.
-[Jujhar] Look at the colors.

-[Julie] I know, I can't get over it.
-[Grace] It looks so real.

Caitlin, that looks amazing.

[horn toots]

Oh my God.

[dramatic music playing]

[in English accent]
I'm approaching the bakers.

I mustn't disturb the stations.

-One slight bump could ruin everything.
-[Grace laughing]

So it's good I'm rolling around their area
in a toy car.

[Henderson laughing]

{\an8}[normal voice] Five minutes left, bakers.

[in English accent] I wish you
the best of luck. I love you all!

-[laughter]
-[tires screech]

Whoa.

-[loud crash]
-[elephant trumpeting]

-[monkey screeching]
-[bird caws]

[Mikey, in normal voice]
Whose idea was that?

-[dramatic music playing]
-[Timmy] Oh my gosh.

There's only a few minutes left,

and I've gotta make sure my mushrooms
look like they're organically placed

and not perfectly placed,

but I'm feeling really happy.

What I thought was an impossible task

turned out to be somethin'
that I'm really proud of.

I think I could fool the judges today.

-[softly] It's good.
-It's perfect.

{\an8}-Thirty seconds.
-Ooh.

[dramatic rhythmic music playing]

Come on, gallery.
Let's give them some support!

[cheering and applause]

[dramatic music intensifies]

{\an8}Five, four, three...

{\an8}[group and Mikey] ...two, one!

{\an8}-Time's up.
-[cheering and applause]

This is it, bakers. You made it.

I hope you all fool the judges,

and I'll see you all in the jungle.

-Ooh!
-[whooping]

-[dramatic sting]
-[applause]

Bakers, you finished your jungle cakes.

Now it's time to see
if you can sneak them past our judges

and take home up to $10,000!

[cheering and applause]

Let's meet our judges.

First, you may recognize him

from his Netflix comedy special
Same Time Tomorrow.

{\an8}It's stand-up comedian Sam Morril!

{\an8}[cheering and applause]

{\an8}What's up?

Fan of cake?

I like cake. Who doesn't like cake?

[laughter]

I just have a great sense
of cake energy and...

[laughter]

[Mikey] That is amazing.

Next up, actor and star of Ghosts,

{\an8}the very funny Danielle Pinnock!

{\an8}[cheering and applause]

[whispers] Danielle.

-Oh my God.
-[Mikey] You two know each other?

-We went to high school.
-Yeah. We were high-school friends.

-Oh my God!
-[laughter]

-This is my girl.
-Really?

Do you understand my mom was
just asking about you two weeks ago?

I'm so glad it wasn't like, "Remember me?
Remember you made my life a hell?"

-[laughter]
-Listen, I just love you so much.

-I can't wait!
-[Grace] I know!

Ah!

And finally, comedian and host
of the hilarious podcast Your Mom's House,

{\an8}Christina P!

[applause]

I'm a huge fan of the show. I watch this
with my children, Ellis and Julian.

-This is the biggest game in our house.
-They're excited.

-Not only that. I came prepared.
-[Mikey] Yes.

-Tupperware to take home my cake.
-[laughter]

[applause]

All right, judges,
over the course of three spins,

you're looking to spot three cakes.

And in the end,
you'll be deciding today's winner

and who's getting eliminated.

-Oh my God.
-Okay.

-First up, we have Henderson.
-[cheering and applause]

When that cake wall spins,

you'll see a jungle scene

with Henderson's cake and three decoys.

You'll have 20 seconds to find his cake

and lock in your answer
on the keypad in front of Danielle.

-Okay.
-[Mikey] Got it?

I've been training for this.

All right, don't let your kids down,
Christina.

-I won't!
-I also don't want to let her kids down.

A lot of pressure here.

Cake wall, spin!

[tense music playing]

-Coming around, Henderson made a snake.
-[Christina] Ooh!

-I'm terrified of snakes. Ugh!
-This is so much harder in real life.

Welcome to the jungle.

{\an8}Your time starts now.

{\an8}-[Christina] Okay.
-[Danielle] Okay.

{\an8}-[Christina] Oh-h*-h*!
-Oh, snap. These are looking real.

One, I'm thinking... not cake?

-It's got a glaze to it. A sheen.
-[Danielle] That little glaze, yeah.

I don't know.
Number Two looks like it's for real.

Number Two looks like
an actual dead snake.

-[Danielle] Oh God!
-[Mikey] Ten seconds.

[Danielle and Christina] Number Three.

[Danielle] I don't know. I think Three.

The shine on Three
is giving me the slithering vibe.

-[Mikey] Lock it in.
-[Christina] Four looks delicious.

-[Danielle exclaims]
-It's Four! Look how shiny it is.

-Five seconds.
-[Danielle] All right! Four.

-[Sam] Four.
-[Mikey] Three...

-[Sam] Four! It's Four!
-It's Four! It's Four!

-Lock it in!
-[Christina] Lock it in!

-[screams]
-[bell rings]

-[Mikey] Time's up.
-[Danielle] It's locked!

{\an8}[Sam] Are these snake actors?
Are the other three gonna start moving?

{\an8}That would be awesome.

-[laughter]
-[Mikey] Now, you guys chose Number Four.

Sam, you seem pretty certain
that it's Number Four.

Christina said Four first,
and she's the expert so I...

-I trusted my gut, Sam.
-Yeah.

Both Sam and Christina are playing
for the respect of Christina's children.

-Aw, jeez!
-Come on.

I'm so nervous.
There's so much on the line.

Henderson, you know the deal.

If this is cake,
you're up for elimination.

Oh no.

If it's not, though,
you could win up to $10,000.

Is it cake?

-[clears throat]
-[suspenseful music playing]

[gasps]

-No. Not cake!
-[cheering and applause]

Henderson!

You're still in the game!

-Henderson, congratulations.
-Thank you.

You're our first baker
to fool the judges today, my friend.

Good job.

You just got a little closer to that cash.

Well done.

So what... Wait.
What do you think it is now?

Put that cake in here, baby.
It's Number One.

-It better be One.
-I got out the Tupperware.

Or else we're gonna put
a plastic snake in there.

[laughter]

Let's find out.

-Oh gosh.
-[Mikey clears throat]

[suspenseful music playing]

Oh! Oh!

There we go. It's cake.

-[judges] Yes!
-[Sam] Wow.

Yes!

[Mikey] Ooh. That's a well-made cake.

Okay, Henderson,
you're sitting pretty right now,

but we still got
two more spins to do, friend,

so anything can happen.

Next up is Caitlin.

[cheering and applause]

Cake wall, spin.

[tense music playing]

Okay judges, coming around,
Caitlin made an iguana.

[Christina] I love iguanas.

-Okay. All right.
-[Jujhar] I don't know which one it is.

-Oh my God.
-Wow.

-[Mikey] The iguanas await you.
-[exhales]

{\an8}Your time starts now.

{\an8}-[tense music playing]
-[timer beeping]

{\an8}[Danielle] Oh my God!
Teamwork makes the dream work.

Okay. Number One... I don't know.

-Number One looks really serious.
-Looks too perfect. It might be plastic.

Number Two could possibly be cake.

Number Two could be it. I don't know
about the belly in Number Two.

-Number Three is giving frog.
-Three is too little.

Three looks like this lady
I went to church with.

[laughter]

-[Mikey] Ten seconds.
-[Christina] It's definitely not Four.

-[Danielle] It's not Four.
-It's not Four. I know it's not.

[Mikey] Five seconds.

-[Christina] Okay. Okay.
-I think Number Two or One.

-[Sam] Two or One.
-[Mikey] Three.

-I'm thinking Two.
-[Mikey] Gotta lock it in. Two.

[panicked yelling]

-[Mikey] One. Time's up.
-[Danielle] Locked!

[applause]

{\an8}[Mikey] Judges, how are we feeling?

{\an8}[Sam] I feel like it could also be One,
but I think it's Two.

See, you should... Why you ain't speak up?

Because I'm a coward.

[laughter]

Okay, judges, so you picked Number Two.

-Okay.
-I'll tell you why. I think it's fondant.

Season two, I noticed some fondant ripples
in the exercise-equipment episode.

Spoken like someone
who has children who watch this show.

[laughter]

I'd be willing to bet a lot on this.

[suspenseful music playing]

All right, Caitlin. If this is cake,
you're up for elimination.

If it's not,
you'll be up for the win today

alongside Henderson.

A lot riding on this.

Is it cake?

[suspenseful music continues]

-Oh.
-[Danielle] Okay.

-[people gasping]
-Yes.

[Mikey] It's cake!

[Danielle] Absolutely stunning.

[Christina] Yes.

Caitlin, I'm so sorry.

That means you're up
for elimination today.

How you doin'? Not great?

I understand. You worked very hard,

{\an8}and it looks incredible.

So well done, and you didn't even know
you could sculpt this, right?

[applause]

It's not over yet.
We've still got another spin.

-Okay? So you're still in it!
-[Danielle] Still in it.

-This was a gorgeous cake.
-Thank you.

-I wanna eat that really badly.
-Me too.

-[Sam] Looks awesome.
-[Christina] Amaze.

Last, but certainly not least,
we have Timmy. Tennessee Timmy.

[applause]

Cake wall, spin.

Coming around, Timmy made a log
with mushrooms on it.

It's more impressive than it sounds,
I promise you.

-[Danielle groans]
-Oh my God.

-[Mikey] Okay.
-[Danielle] Okay.

{\an8}Your time starts now.

{\an8}[Christina] Okay.

{\an8}-[Danielle] Oh my gosh.
-Oh, sh**t. Okay.

-They all look amazing.
-[Danielle] I... Maybe Number One?

-[Christina] Why do you think One?
-Well, I don't know at this point.

They all look the same.
They all look so good!

[Christina] I think it's Two.
I'm just saying

the size of it
is more manageable as a cake.

[Mikey] Ten seconds.

[Danielle] Three for me.

Three's enormous,
but it's got that candy kinda coating.

[Danielle] I don't know! Which one?
Does this one have fondant on it?

-I'm leaning One.
-I'm going with One 'cause you said!

-Three.
-[Danielle] Number Two!

-[Mikey] Two.
-[Danielle] One!

-[Mikey] One.
-One?

-Boom. Done.
-[Mikey] Time's up!

-[Christina] What'd you pick?
-One.

{\an8}-[Sam] I'm an idiot! Why listen to me?
-[Danielle] Because we need you!

If I'm right, you better change that tone.

I picked One for you, boo.

This is your choice.
This is what you locked in.

Yes, because of him.

So let's see what's goin' on.

-[exhales]
-All right, Timmy, this is a big one.

If this is cake, you'll be
up for elimination alongside Caitlin,

and then Henderson will be our big winner.

If it's not cake, you and Henderson
will both be up for the win.

[Danielle] Oof.

And in that case, unfortunately,
Caitlin, you will be out.

So let's find out.

[suspenseful music playing]

Is it cake?

No! Not cake!

[softly] Oh my God.

[Mikey] Timmy, congratulations, buddy.

You fooled our judges.

You're one step closer
to that big cash prize.

Well done, my friend.

Now, let's reveal the actual cake.

Oh my gosh.

-I heard Three, right?
-Yep.

Let's find out.

[suspenseful music playing]

-[Mikey] Oh, that is cake!
-Yes.

-[applause]
-[upbeat music playing]

[Mikey] Look at that.

Timmy, how are you feeling?

I feel really good about what I've done.

It is hard losing someone,
so... that's hard.

-[Mikey] Yeah.
-[Caitlin sniffles]

And now for the part I hate.
Caitlin, I'm so sorry.

Because you were the only baker
that did not fool our judges today,

you have been eliminated
from the competition.

But your cake was amazing, Caitlin,
I will say.

[Christina] Beautiful.

You did incredible work. You're so great.

Your kids will be very proud
of your work here.

Thank you. I feel so stupid for crying.

This is definitely
the best cake I've ever made.

I am much more confident as an artist now.

-I love you guys. I'll miss you.
-We love you, Caitlin.

Your log was amazing,
and your snake was unreal.

I'm really proud of you both.

When my kids see what I've done,

they're going to be so proud of me
because I'm proud of me,

and they're always my hype people.

So I don't think I'd trade this experience
for the world.

-Caitlin!
-[Danielle] Yes!

Bye, Caitlin.

Whoo!

[applause]

It's dark back there.

[Caitlin] I'm afraid of the dark!

[laughter]

All right.

Henderson and Timmy, one of you
is walking out of here with up to $10,000.

And judges,
it's time to taste some cakes, people.

-Okay.
-Cake wall, spin!

-[whooping]
-[Mikey] All right, judges, come on up.

Remember, the taste
and the details of these cakes

will help you determine
who's walking away a winner today.

-Oh my God.
-Oh my God!

Henderson, will you please tell the judges
about your cake?

[Henderson] I made a orange cake
with a tropical ganache.

For the tropical ganache,
I used passion fruit, mango, coconut,

strawberry, and banana.

Also a little touch of rum.

This is delicious.

Passion fruit, that's my favorite flavor
in the whole world.

I've never had
passion fruit and chocolate together.

-Didn't know you could do that in a cake.
-Mmm!

Who knew snake could taste so good?

[laughter]

Look at the face on this guy.

Feels animal-like almost.
Dude, you're, like, an artist.

Thank you.

Judges, I hate to pry you away
from that snake,

but if you would please move on
to our other baker up for the win,

Timmy's cake.

[Timmy] Today I made for you what we call
in Tennessee, it's a Tennessee Jam Cake.

Oh my gosh.

It's a spice cake
with a blackberry filling,

a molasses buttercream,
and a pecan-oat crunch.

[Danielle] Oh. Uh!

[Christina] It's lovely.
It feels like a seasonal cake.

-I'm feeling holiday vibes.
-Yeah.

I like that there's fruit. It gives you
the illusion that you're being healthy.

[laughter]

[Christina] It looks just like bark.

-I'm waiting for a squirrel to pop out.
-I know, literally.

Okay, judges,
you've tasted both the cakes.

Please take a moment,

talk among yourselves,
and decide today's winner.

[Christina] Oh my gosh.
The responsibility.

-[Danielle] Oh gosh. I'm stressed out.
-[Christina] Okay.

I'm kinda struggling because obviously
they're both very visually appealing.

Henderson's cake is stunning.
Are you kidding me?

I've touched a lot of snakes
growing up in Manhattan,

and this is a snake, I'll tell you.

I like the risk that he took
in doing a passion-fruit chocolate cake.

The flavor profiles I prefer
are in Henderson's cake.

[Sam] Timmy's log, presentation-wise,
this is insane.

-[Danielle] Something out of a fairy tale.
-I love the cream and the fruit.

[Christina] The shape is impeccable.
The design work is impeccable.

However, to me, this felt a little sweet,
and I do feel it's a seasonal cake.

A seasonal cake versus a year-round snake
is what you're saying.

-Yeah.
-[laughter]

Okay, judges, have you reached a decision?

This is so hard,
and they both look incredible.

And they tasted amazing,

which you don't expect that
to be the case.

This one cake
not only blew our taste buds away,

my God, the attention to detail,

and just visually,
it was absolutely stunning.

And so, the winner is...

[suspenseful music playing]

[Danielle and Christina] Henderson!

-Whoo!
-[Mikey] Henderson!

-[applause]
-Congrats, buddy!

-You are today's winner.
-Whoo!

{\an8}-You just won $5,000, my friend.
-[cheering]

{\an8}And you will be playing Cake Or Cash?
where you could double that.

Awesome, Henderson.

-Timmy, great work today, buddy.
-Thank you.

You are safe,
and you can return to the gallery

with Jujhar and his ladies.

So let's hear it for Timmy. Yeah, buddy!

[cheering and applause]

All right, judges,
it's time for you to say goodbye.

Let's hear it
for Sam, Danielle, and Christina!

[cheering and applause]

-Bye, y'all!
-Bye.

Enjoy? Enjoying the ride?

-I feel like I'm on Broadway.
-I'm putting this in my Tupperware!

-[Mikey] Put that in your Tupperware!
-[laughter]

Henderson, it's time to play Cake Or Cash?

-[cheering]
-[dramatic music playing]

[cheering and applause]

All you gotta do, Henderson,
is find the cake.

However, if you don't find the cake,
that money goes into the finale pot.

-Okay.
-[Mikey] All right.

-Henderson, I believe in you.
-Gracias.

Here we go. Cake wall, spin.

On the other side
of the cake wall, Henderson,

are two hanging bunches of cacao pods.

[Timmy scoffs]

[Mikey] One of those cacao pods is real,
the other is cake.

-That's impossible.
-Yeah.

Guess the cake, you get the cash.

{\an8}You have 15 seconds,

{\an8}and your time, Henderson, starts now.

{\an8}-[tense music playing]
-[timer beeping]

{\an8}[Julie laughing] Holy cow!

-[Mikey] Ten seconds.
-[Julie] That is insane.

[Timmy] Oh wow.

[Mikey] Five seconds, Henderson.

Lock it in, buddy.

-Three, two, one. Lock it in!
-[bell dings]

[cheering and applause]

Henderson, you seemed
very calm and focused.

I think so.

-Are you confident?
-Yep.

-I mean, I think so.
-[laughs] "Yep. I think so."

[laughter]

-[Mikey] You picked Number Two.
-[Henderson] Mm-hmm.

[Mikey] Why?

Because I know the fruit,
and they looks, like, too heavy.

So you think it's cake because
it's hanging too low and it seems heavy.

-Looks like heavy.
-[Mikey] Interesting observation.

You know, I didn't have that observation

because I don't know what cacao pods are.

[laughter]

Let's see how you did.
I'm rooting for you.

-[tense music playing]
-You chose Number Two.

You've already won $5,000.

Did you just win 5,000 more?

[suspenseful music playing]

-[music intensifies]
-Let's see.

No.

-Oh!
-[Mikey] Dang it. It's not cake.

-That's cacao pod.
-Aw.

Oh my God. We were all fooled.

-I hate you!
-[laughter]

-[Mikey] Should we bust this open?
-[Henderson] Yeah.

-Ooh.
-Oh.

-[Mikey] There it is. That's cake.
-[group exclaims]

[Mikey] Unfortunately, Henderson,
you didn't win Cake Or Cash?

But you are still going home with $5,000.
That's not bad.

Yeah.

-[applause]
-Whoo!

And that extra 5,000
will go into the grand finale pot.

-So you might just win it later, right?
-Exactly.

All right, Henderson,
please head to the gallery.

-Well done today, sir.
-Thank you.

-[Mikey] Well done.
-[applause]

-That was so hard.
-So hard.

That was impossible.

-Grace, Jujhar, Julie, come on up.
-[Grace] Oh my God.

You're out of the gallery
and into the kitchen

'cause you'll be bakin' next time,
and for that challenge...

-Uh-oh. What is that?
-...we'll be needing this bad boy.

-[Julie] What?!
-[Mikey] Oh-h*-h*!

What could it be? Are you scared?

Yes.

You should be scared!

[Mikey laughs evilly]

[upbeat music playing]