Host Eric Adjepong welcomes three experienced competition pastry chefs from Kentucky, California and New Jersey to outshine Alex Guarnaschelli's pastry knowledge. The pastry chefs pull out all the stops in two intense rounds of competition, giving Alex a run for her money. Judges Sherry Yard and Stephanie Boswell determine whether these chefs have what it takes to bring her down.
Who will win this game of cake as Duff Goldman pits two teams of bakers to joust for the golden whisk? Whose castle will withstand the siege of flavor: Jackie McGrath's medieval manor or the whimsy of Reva Alexander-Hawk's sugary stronghold? Duff along with guest judges Sherry Yard and Alysia Reiner will answer all of these questions and crown one team victorious.
In the tradition of her grandmother, Amy Thielen roasts a local chicken "granny style" together with a plain, natural gravy and bread stuffing which is prepared with a medley of Swiss chard, caramelized onions, some mashed giblets cooked with sherry and lots of parsley and chives. For dessert, Amy whips up a super simple dessert of Rhubarb Spears baked in Wild Raspberry Syrup.