The remaining recruits face off in one last skill drill to determine who will compete in the finale. To see how far they've come, the recruits recreate their baseline dishes using all the techniques they've learned in boot camp. Then chefs Robert Irvine and Anne Burrell teach their final two recruits how to make a three-course, restaurant-quality meal, and the two finalists put all their culinary skills to the test in order to impress a panel of culinary experts. Judges David Burtka, Daphne Oz and Melba Wilson taste the recruits' dishes in a blind taste test and determine the winner of the $25,000 prize.
It's all come down to the epic final battle of Cake Wars: Christmas! The final two teams made up of an expert cake artist, sugar sculptor and master food carver go to battle to create an amazing, edible Rudolph's Christmas Card. Then, in the winners-take-all final round, they'll face the monumental task of creating the ultimate Christmas front yard. Olympic gold medalist Kristi Yamaguchi steps in as special guest judge, and when the gingerbread dust settles, one team will jingle all the way home with $50,000.
Sandra gives a great American tradition a Money Saving Makeover. Today she is making tasty bake sale treats at super low prices and it all starts with her festive Lemon Sugar Cookies with Sandy's Colored Sugar. Also on the menu, Sandra's decadent, Apple Walnut Sticky Buns and a creative spin on hot chocolate that you've got to see to believe, festive Hot Chocolate Jars! And at a bake sale, nothing sells faster than savory Ham and Cheese Pinwheels. And Sandra has a terrific Round 2 Recipe for Ham and Cheese Croquettes. These are Bake Sale Favorites that keep costs down and profits up!
Fire up your grill and soak those skewers because today Sandra is grilling up some tasty treats and serving them on a stick and it all starts with Sausage and Peppers Skewers with Grilled Polenta. Also on the menu, Chicken Satay with Grilled Vegetable Couscous on a stick, and a fantastic grilled dessert that you are going to love Grilled Fruit Skewers with Sweet Yogurt Dipping Sauce and for cocktail time what else but her soon to be famous 'Put a Stick in It' Cocktail! And my Round 2 Recipe is sure to please? Baked Ziti with Sausage and Peppers!
The Kitchen hosts fall in love with the pantry thanks to seasonal dishes using pantry staples. Katie Lee starts things off with her Chicken Bolognese using a secret ingredient that stumps all the hosts: evaporated milk! Alex Guarnaschelli dazzles with her Popovers with Sesame Butter and Spiced Pear Jam, and then Jeff Mauro and Geoffrey Zakarian make side-by-side salads: German-Style Sweet Potato Salad and Lentil Salad with Mushrooms and Pink Lady Apples. Finally, Sunny Anderson makes her 1-2-3 Ingredient Spicy Bean Dip, and the hosts share tours of their own pantries.
In the first game, the chefs try not to tip the scale when shopping for their best meat dish. It's a grocery gamble in game two when the chefs prepare an all-American lunch determined by the Food Wheel. The two finalists have it really tough when Guy tells them to cook a gourmet dinner, switches their ingredients and gives them a Red Light Special that pushes their culinary talents to the extreme.
Mmm … can you smell it? The sweet aroma of cinnamon rolls baking in the oven, or is it the pumpkin-spiced latte you're sipping? For the preheat, host Jesse Palmer asks the bakers to combine two of the fall season's best treats and make seasonal coffee drink cinnamon rolls. Then, the bakers roll right into the main heat with a fall-themed yule log that Jesse calls Thanksgiving Swiss Rolls. In the end, judges Carla Hall, Duff Goldman and Nancy Fuller decide which baker is rolling home.