Nailed It! (2018–…): Season 6, Episode 2 - Paranormal Pastries - full transcript

[sci-fi music playing]

[music fades]

We've all heard the tales
of the mysterious and the unknown,

of the monsters that lurk in the dark.

Are they real or pure fiction?

Only you can decide when we...

bake them into cakes.

Welcome to Nailed It!,
America's favorite baking competition

where the desserts aim
to be out of this world,

but end up an unearthly mess.

I'm your host, Nicole Byer.



Today, three amateur bakers will attempt
to recreate professional desserts

all about creatures of the unknown.

At stake is $10,000.

Let's meet our bakers.

Hi, my name is Jack McBrayer.

I'm an actor, I live in Los Angeles,

and I love Nailed It!

[imitates Nicole] Whisk! Oh, whisk!

I have very limited baking experience.

My kitchen
for the most part is decorative.

Ah!

Just like Mama never made.

[chuckles]

So, I'm pretty green behind the ears
when it comes to culinary expertise.



[gulps]

My name is Thara Kunawongse.

I live in Corona, California,
and I used to work at a cupcake bakery.

I did some introductory baking,

but my biggest weak spot
would be decorating.

If it's just a piping bag,
then maybe I'll do good.

If it's fondant, I might just walk out.
[chuckles]

Look how cute!

My goal for the show is
to take a shot with Nicole.

Are you ready for that shot, girl?

I'll need it before this starts.

My name is McKenzie Goodwin.
I am from L.A.

My girlfriend Erika and I watch Nailed It!
every single morning

and now we are gonna sit down
and watch me on the show.

So, I'm excited to just get in there.

I never show a lot of emotion.

So, if I win this,

I'm not gonna start jumping for joy.
I'll go like this:

[sad trombone sound]

Jack, what are you doing here?

I don't know!

[laughing]

I'm very nervous,
but I've been watching the show to learn,

so let's see what happens!

Well, I'm so excited you're here!

All right, bakers, please welcome
our international man of mystery,

pastries, and chocolate.

Jacques Torres!

Thank you, Nicole.

[Jacques] Thank you for being here.

I think you'll find this experience
out of this world.

[Nicole] Oh, it truly is.

And also joining us is
a seeker of the truth.

Actor Sam Richardson!

[party horn sound]

[laughing]

-[Nicole] Excited to be here?
-Very excited. Thanks for having me.

This is gonna be a fun day.
Let's get to our first challenge.

It's called Baker's Choice.

Okay, bakers.

Our first challenge.

We probed the deepest parts
of space for a sign of life,

and it turns out they're already here.

You'll be making contact
with your taste buds when you make these.

[squeaking alien sounds]

What in the world is that?

What is that?

[Nicole] Candy Apple Aliens!

These three galactic travelers
come in peace, but they'll leave in pieces

when you chomp down
on their crunchy little alien heads.

There's a blue-eyed Zorp,

a red grinning Fizzfozz,

and a green fang-toothed Blippy.

-Thara, you pick first.
-I'm gonna go with Zorp.

-[Zorp gurgles]
-Okay.

-Jack, which do you want?
-Blippy.

-[Blippy squeals]
-All right.

-McKenzie, that means you have...
-Fizzfozz.

-[Fizzfozz] Yummy!
-All right.

Before you get all totally spaced out,

let's check in with our expert.
Jacques, do you have any tips?

Yes. Today, you're going to melt
hard candy sugar.

But you don't have
to make it from scratch.

That's why we only give you 20 minutes.

Sam, any words of encouragement?

Uh, you get the ap...

It's candy. Have fun.

[laughing]

Bakers, you have 20 minutes, starting now.

[klaxon sounds]

[laughs] We're so screwed.

My apples.

I have never made a candy apple,
but I'm very excited.

[sad trombone sound]

Jacques, how would you go about
making these candy apple aliens?

So, the first thing is
to melt the hard candy.

Once it's melted,
they should mix in edible glitter

for an out-of-this-world effect.

Then, dip the apple into
the liquid candy to create a thin coat.

While the candy hardens,

create the alien detail out of fondant,

and finally, assemble the alien by
sticking the fondant faces to the apple.

And voilà, there are aliens among us.

Wait, there's no caramel?

That's caramel apples.

But I love caramel apples.
That's what I thought I was gonna eat.

[laughing]

I mean, he's real cute
and green's my favorite color.

So, we're gonna see if I can make it work.

I've just never made
any sort of, like, candy apple before.

I'm not even sure
if I've eaten a candy apple.

But if they're giving us 20 minutes,

I'm assuming they have evidence
you can do it in 20 minutes.

Oh, boy.

But what do I know?

I'm just a drop-dead gorgeous hunk
from Macon, Georgia.

-[wolf whistle]
-[bell dings]

Definitely needs another minute.

I think it looks a tad bit scary,

but I'm ready for the challenge.

The alien that I got is
the scariest of all three.

He's got very sharp teeth
and, like, demon eyes.

[demonic laughter]

I do believe I've seen this alien
in and around Burbank.

[sci-fi music playing]

This looks good.

How is this supposed to melt?

Thara, how's it going?

-Oh, I'm nervous.
-Why are you nervous?

I don't know
how long to melt my candy for.

-[Nicole] Until it's liquid.
-Yeah. First indicator.

This doesn't look right.

He needs to melt his sugar more than that.

Oh, my gosh.

-Jack, what are you doing?
-I'm mixing candy and glitter.

As one does.

[laughs] Do you think it's melted enough?

Don't look around.
Eyes on your own melted candy.

[chuckles]

[laughing]

Okay, 30 more seconds, 30 more seconds.

It needs a little bit more sparkle
and I think we're doing well.

Ugh. I don't know
if I should add all the glitter or...

I can't tell what's in there.

It's glitter with a candy apple.

[Nicole laughs]

Glitter everywhere.

Can't go wrong with too much glitter.

[sings] Ya da-da da, ya da-da da!

Looking good, Jacky Baby.

Ten minutes remain.

You know,
candy apples might not be my thing.

I don't like things
that yank your teeth out.

I mean, that's my bread and butter.

[wolf whistle]

[bell dings]

Ooh, it's a lot of green. I'm excited.

It's layers of fun.

-Yes. Much like people.
-Mm!

[Nicole sings] La la-la!

-People are layers of fun, Jacques.
-Not all of them.

-Oh, wow.
-True.

He comin' for some people. Huh!

[funky electronic music playing]

I don't know
how much I should put on here,

but this looks pretty good.

An alien will be made.

[Jacques] McKenzie has
way too much candy coating.

It should be a thin coat
so you don't break your teeth.

[McKenzie] Oh, no. That's too much.

[Sam laughs] Now it's stuck to the knife.

Oh, I hate fondant.

[groans] Fondant's my worst enemy.

I got this apple 'cause I thought
it'd be easier to have only one eye.

Oh, my gosh. It looks like
that one eye is, like, harder.

I didn't see a different color.
I'm not sure you can change fondant color.

So I'm gonna have
to get a little more creative.

[Nicole] It looks like
Jack is mixing his own fondant

when we have that color of fondant.

Do you think
this is a time-wasting technique?

It's definitely time-wasting.

Maybe he needs glasses
to find things in the pantry.

I'm trying to make
his sharp little corncob teeth.

McKenzie, your alien's looking good.

Very other-worldly.

[McKenzie] Got the ears.

I'm gonna get the earrings on him.

Two minutes remain.

Oh, my gosh.

Ooh, I got the shakes.
I think I had too much caffeine.

[Nicole] Jack, are you okay?

Are you a little shaky?

-Ah!
-How many cups of coffee did you have?

I can't count that high.

[laughing]

This is what we call
in the South "not great."

[sighs] What planet's blue?

That alien looks beautiful.

My alien looks like
a third-grader made it.

Twenty seconds!

Make sure you have
all those alien details.

You know, like,
thorps and zorps, whips and dips.

Did I get everything?

Hair!

God.

He's a hungover alien.

I can slowly see the ears falling off.

Five, four, three, two, one!

You're done!

All right, Thara.

You are up first.

This is the candy apple alien
you were trying to make.

Let's see what you did.

[Thara] Nailed it!

Honestly, this looks great.

It's a little blue alien.

I love it. It looks like
a fish with a mustache.

-His little butt back here...
-Let's see his butt.

-Always highlight the butt, I say.
-[Nicole] Show that booty!

-[Sam laughs]
-[Nicole] Oh, wow. I like it.

-It's like a little tail.
-[Jack laughs]

-[Nicole] Let's taste this alien.
-[Jacques] Let's do it.

[Nicole] Oh! This is violent, Jacques.

[Sam] Sorry, Bleep Blorp.
You came to us from a strange land

and this is what happens to you.

-Nicole, something healthy.
-Thank you, Jacques.

The candy is very thick.

[crunching]

Hmm.

[Thara chuckles]

-It's hard to bite.
-It's a lot of candy.

-A lot of candy!
-I made a mistake.

[laughing]

When you eat it, it's really hard.

So, it's all about
the ratio of apples and candy.

But I love the shine.

-I can feel glitter in my mouth.
-Uh-huh.

-I was a little heavy-handed.
-[Sam] A little.

It's made abrasions on my tongue!
But it helps get the taste in my tongue.

All right, we've got other apples to see.

Thank you. [chuckles]

[Nicole] All right, Jack.

This is the candy apple alien
you were trying to make.

Let's see what you made.

[Jack] Nailed it! [chuckles]

Jack, this is so cute!

Oh! It kind of looks like you! [laughs]

If you were an alien, that's you,

with a big old smile, cute little ears.

-I like him!
-That's good, right?

[Jacques] He has that lovable smile
and the glittery green.

I love that little dot tongue
in that mouth.

[Nicole] Yeah, it's my tongue.

[Sam] Ah, yeah. There you go! [laughs]

-Right, Jacques, let's taste that alien.
-Let's do it.

My baby! [chuckles]

Maybe we need Wes's help here.

Wes, we need some muscle.

Oh, don't give him a complex.

Did we zoom in on
Wes's muscles while he did that?

[laughing]

[Jacques] Thank you, Wes.

Thank you, Wes.

Thank you, Wes.

[imitates Nicole] Wes. Wes is the best.

[crunching]

[Nicole] Okay. Yeah, that's candy.

I went all in on yours,
I'll go all in on yours.

[Nicole cackles]

[laughs]

There's a lot of glitter in here,
which makes it very sheeny.

But I don't know if you need
that much glimmery shine.

I love the glitter.
Look how beautiful it is.

[Nicole] I like the glitter, too.

More glitter, more fun.

It tastes... I tell you what.

It tastes very green.

-Thank you. [laughs]
-[Nicole] You're welcome.

Well, we gotta go to another planet.

-Let's blast off! Yeah!
-[Sam imitates rocket]

-Hi, McKenzie.
-Hi.

This is the candy apple alien
you tried to make.

McKenzie, let's see what you did!

-[McKenzie] Nailed it.
-Wow.

[laughs] I don't mean to laugh.
This is terrifying.

[Nicole laughs] These teeth!

[Jacques] It's a good interpretation.
The one we showed you was also scary.

I like it. He has an ear...

I did it. I put earrings on him.

-I like it. Give him a little flair.
-[Sam] I'm frightened by it.

Just that ferocious, bloodthirsty teeth.

Like he came to Earth and ate everybody
and he's dancing in their blood.

[Nicole] Jacques, let's taste it. Ooh!

-[Sam] Now who's got the bloodlust?
-[Jack laughs]

I did it with everybody else's,
so I'll do it here.

Don't do it.

Are you gonna make
eye contact the whole time?

[giggling]

I'm sorry! It's too much!

-[Sam laughs]
-[Jacques] Yes, it is very thick.

You have over an eighth of an inch.
You can break your teeth on it! [laughs]

In a way, it works as
a protectant from, like, attack.

-But it tastes really good.
-All right. Cool.

Well, we saw
three fabulously thick aliens.

So, we need to figure out who won
this challenge, and it's gonna be hard.

Come on, boys! Let's go there!

Bakers, the crop circles
have given us a sign!

Jacques, which baker will be seeing stars?

[Jacques] All the apples have
too much candy coating.

So, we had to base our decision
on the look of the alien.

And the most interesting alien was...

McKenzie.

Sam, tell 'em what they've won.

Well, bakers beware,
because this is a monstrous prize.

You're getting
a 263-piece baking tool set.

It has everything you need
to slay your baking projects.

Wow, what an arbitrary number.

You also get the amazing
Nailed It! golden baker's hat!

-[McKenzie] Wow.
-McKenzie, congratulations!

Are you happy you won?

I am so excited, I just can't hide it.

[sad trombone]

Bakers, the story doesn't end here.

We'll show you
the terrifying truth in Round 2.

Bakers, the subject of our
Nail It or Fail It challenge is legendary.

Sam will tell tale of its folklore.

For centuries, villagers have whispered
of the beast that lurks beneath the murk.

Few have witnessed
this clandestine creature of the lake.

But today his truth will be discovered
when you make this!

[roaring]

[gasps]

[Nicole] Loch Ness Monster Cake!

Oh, my gosh!

[Nicole] Yes, it's Nessie.

All the way from
the Scottish highlands to our studio.

Dressed up
with his wee Scottish tartan hat.

[Jacques] The Loch Ness Monster Cake
is butterscotch cake

carved into the form of a sea serpent.

The creature's head is crafted
from modeling chocolate,

as are his hat, flippers and fins.

Also, Jack, since you were struggling
a little bit in that last round,

we're gonna give you
a Nessie-sary helping hand.

Hit that Monster Mittens Button

and your opponents will have to
put on some very scary monster hands

and bake with them for three minutes.

Bakers, whoever captures
Nessie's image gets a $10,000 bounty

and you get 90 seconds on the clock.

And it starts now.

Ninety seconds?

Oh. Ninety minutes.

[laughing]

You have 90 minutes,
and you can start now!

[Jack grunts]

[chuckles]

Oh, sh...

I've got cake shells in the...
I mean, egg shells in there.

Jacques, how would you go about
making this Loch Ness Monster Cake?

[Jacques] First, make the cake
using butterscotch flavoring.

Then make their buttercream.

When that's done,
the cake must be stacked, carved

and covered with fondant
to create the patterned shape.

Then, the Loch Ness Monster
head, flippers and hat

should be sculpted
out of modeling chocolates.

Then finally, attach all the details
to the cake to bring Nessie to life.

Mm-hmm.

I'll tell you something.

You just spoke for a pretty long time
and I retained nothin'.

-Yep. [laughs]
-[Jacques laughs]

It's a cup. It's a half a cup.

Oh. Two cups of milk.

Ah! Oh, my God.

My monster is probably gonna be
the Loch Mess Monster.

Oh! Wrong button.

Because, looking at this cake,

there's even more fondant details.

It's probably gonna take me 90 minutes
just to roll out fondant.

We want to taste the butterscotch.

-Right in the mixer.
-She didn't measure.

You really have to put a lot
if you want flavor.

Butterscotch is pretty subtle.

That tastes like butterscotch.

I want a cake that tastes like
it came out of my grandmother's pocket.

[laughing]

Actually, my grandma
always just gave me wrappers to eat.

[Sam] That is cruel.

I feel good about this.

This is the first cake
I've ever had to make from scratch,

and it's not as terrible
as I thought it could be.

There's powder and then there's
the other stuff that I'm putting in there.

But it's nothing that's so foreign to me.

I don't know how to not crack an egg.

Everybody be cool.

[bell dings]

I know less is more
when it comes to flavoring.

Let's do half a teaspoon.

And I'll remember it was a half
in case I need more.

Jacques, is it true, "the thicker
the batter, the better the taste"?

No, that's not true.

Ah, okay.

What about "blacker the berry,
sweeter the juice"? Is that true?

-Yeah.
-[Nicole] Wow, Jacques.

That's progress, that's progress.

Cakes are going in the oven.

This might be bad.

-How much time?
-Ooh, an hour.

[Nicole] Good eye!

[sighs]

They're both vanilla.

I don't know which one,
so I'm gonna do both. [sighs]

It looks like there's pepper
in my buttercream.

I put both kinds of vanilla,

but I don't know
about vanilla that has pepper in it.

My buttercream... [giggles]

There's these little black particles,
and I have no idea what they are.

Looks like there's pepper,

like I added salt and pepper
into my buttercream.

Thara, are you okay?

No.

[chuckles]

Oh, it tastes really sweet.

Do I wanna color it?
The cake is green, let's do a blue icing.

Here we go.

And I know what I'll do.

[sings]

-[Jack] That looks good, right?
-[McKenzie gasps]

Jack, did you copy me with the blue icing?

-No.
-I see you.

Uh-oh. We have a fight here.

[Sam] The People's Court!

Please rise for
the Honorable Sam Richardson.

-So, where did you get the idea?
-Yeah.

Because it's an aquatic theme.

McKenzie, do you agree?

-[Sam] He stole it from you, yeah?
-He absolutely did.

-Please.
-[Sam] He did? Oh.

-Interesting.
-Everybody's guilty!

-[laughing]
-Oh!

Court adjourned.

How dare you, ma'am?
I am a national treasure!

[bell dings]

Normally, I never time anything.

What I'll do is
take my cakes out of the oven

and shake it, and if it jiggles,
I know it's not ready yet.

McKenzie, is it jiggling?

It jiggles still.

-[Nicole] Is that a good technique?
-No.

-[laughs]
-You make them collapse.

They might be not really ready.
I don't know. Let's see. I'm anxious.

I'll learn something new.
Thank you, McKenzie.

Interesting.

Okay. I'm gonna take 'em to the flash...
Flash flee... Flash freezer?

Blaster. Blaster freezer?

-Freezer blaster?
-[laser sounds]

I'm trying to make the wings?
The fins? I don't know what they are.

We've got a black, donut type hat...

Oh, no, my hat. It got glitter everywhere.

Oh, boy.

Cakes are done, buttercream's done,

but also I've got
all these decorations, too.

So, I take advantage
of the advantage button.

Now I get it.

[giggles] Oh, Jack.

I have to use my monster hands.

-[growling]
-Oh, boy! Stop what you're doing!

The Monster Mittens Button's been pressed.

Put on your monster hands!

-Rawr.
-[slowed] Rawr.

-Rawr.
-Rawr. [laughs]

Oh, McKenzie.

[Jack laughs]

[Nicole cackles]

I can't do anything with these things.

You'd think a monster
wouldn't have trouble opening a jar

'cause it's so strong.

I can jiggle.

She put... She has to put the...

[Nicole] Oh, she's trying
to use the oven mitt.

[laughs]

No jiggle anymore.

-Hot dog!
-Okay.

Ooh, look at that. That looks good.

Hallelujah!

[Nicole] All right,
you can take your little mittens off.

I just love seeing
the misfortune of others. [laughs]

[Jacques] Thara's cake,
in the oven a little bit too long.

He's in trouble there.

-Oh!
-[Nicole] Ah!

[Nicole, slowed] Ah!

-Oh!
-[Nicole] Thara!

Did you save the cake, Thara?

-Oh, no, Thara!
-Oh! [laughs]

[Nicole] Oh, that cake!

-Oh, Thara!
-[Jacques] Oh, no!

Is it Tha-ra? Is it Thar-a?

-Ah, Tha-ra!
-[Thara] Nicole can call me anything.

[chuckles]
I'll answer to anything from her.

[sighs]

[McKenzie] Oh, yeah. That looks good.

[chuckles]

Thirty-four minutes remain!

I don't care for that tone, Nicole.

[laughs]

[Nicole cackles]

Jack, did you butter those pans?

-[Nicole] Okay. Oh, no.
-[Jacques] Oh!

Jack!

-[Jack] Sprayed the heck out of these.
-Try being nice to it.

Please, cake. Please, oh, please.
After everything we've been through.

-[gasps]
-Wow!

Bam!

Yeah, Thara, be nice to your cake
and maybe it'll slide right out.

-It did work for me.
-You were not nice to your cake.

[laughs]

You abused her.

[Nicole chuckles]

I heard it. She was screaming for help.

How dare you? How dare you, sir?

[laughs]

Just building the guy's head,

but I underestimated
how large it had to be.

[monster cackles]

Does he have eyes?
He's gotta have eyes. Oh, yeah.

[bagpipe music playing]

Thara, please, calm down.

[Thara] I need vodka!

Oh. What are you doing over there?

It's like a shot.

-Do you want a shot, Nicole?
-Ooh, yeah, I want a shot. Wes?

-Yeah!
-Ah, thank you.

-Thara!
-Okay.

[Nicole and Thara] Cheers!

My goal was to take a shot with Nicole

and I did it, so...

[sighs] ...I'm a winner.

-[fanfare]
-[groans]

Fifteen minutes remain!

-Don't ever speak to me like that again.
-[Nicole] 15 minutes, Jack!

[Jack laughs] Now, let's decorate.

[Thara] Two more teeth, I think.

Let's see. Are these too big?

Trying to make the hat, but I'm not sure
what the ball part is made out of.

Need that tail.

I've run out of time

and my Loch Ness Monster

has a neck brace, slash, uh, retainer.

By choice, so...

please, be respectful.

Okay. We're going to build up that hat.

-Yours looks great.
-Shut up!

-Is that a dumpling on its head?
-Yeah.

-[McKenzie] Cool.
-Yeah. He's, um, Scottish and Polish.

[Scottish accent] Oh,
the Loch Ness Monster.

-[Nicole] Can you do a Scottish accent?
-[Sam] Nae.

[Irish accent] I've never tried.
That's Irish.

[laughing]

[Nicole] Two minutes left!

At some point,
you gotta put the brush down.

But I like him.

Oh, boy.

-[growling sounds]
-[McKenzie] It does not look like Nessie.

Oh, my God! His polka dots.

I'm done. I'm just kidding.

I'm Banksy. [laughs]

Oh, my gosh.

Thirty seconds.

[Thara] Polka dots.

That would've been bad. I forgot these.

Let's shine him up
like he's coming out of water.

Ah, this is perfect! Oh! I'm a genius!

Five, four, three, two, one.

You're done!

Oh, my gosh. How did you do all that?

What do you mean? Look at yours.

Okay. Thara.

Let's remember the Loch Ness Monster Cake
you were trying to make

and let's see what you...

[sings] ...did did did
de did-did did-did did de did!

[Thara] Nailed it!

[laughs] It looks... It looks...

-[laughs]
-[Nicole] He's goofy-looking!

-[Thara] No, it's not "him." It's a she.
-[Nicole] Oh, she's very goofy.

It's just the overbite is so funny to me.

She's extra. Extra teeth, extra arms.

[chuckles] I like it.
You know, it looks like a cake

with a big worm
with teeth coming out of it.

I'm anxious to taste it. It's interesting.

Like a Loch Ness Monster
sitting on a blanket of Yoda ears.

Yes. Well, I'm excited to taste it.

But I have other cakes I need to see.

Jack, let's see what you did.

-Nailed it!
-[laughing]

[Nicole] I like him.

-[Nicole laughs]
-[Sam] I think it's actually very lovely.

Again, he looks like you!

[laughing]

This is adorable. You kept, like,
a structural part out of the cake.

-It looks like head gear, orthodontics.
-[Jack] Exactly.

You know, like, those teeth,
they gots to be fixed.

[laughing]

Is it a meringue on top?

It was a thing in the pantry
and I painted it red.

-[laughs]
-I'm assuming it's edible.

[laughs]

-Jack, I could talk to you all day long.
-[sarcastically] Please don't.

But you gotta get outta here,
so wheel back to your station.

[Jack] Thank you, guys.

All right, McKenzie, you're up next.
Let's see what you made.

Nailed it.

Okay.

I kinda like how he's looking up.
He's, like, kinda rolling his eyes.

-Kinda looks like a turtle.
-[McKenzie] Yes.

Like the Loch Ness Monster
is sitting on a turtle.

I like how it looks like
it's sitting on a hamburger.

But I also love
how you got the underbelly right.

-That's kinda nice, yeah.
-Yeah.

I'm a bit disappointed about the ears.

I'd love to see some ears there.

But, uh, otherwise,
pretty much everything else is there.

All right, I would like
the three of you to slice us

a nice big piece of
your Loch Ness Monster Cake.

I've no idea what this cake tastes like.

I might have a chance,
but also, what do I know?

I didn't take a bite of it.

All right, we are ready to taste
these Loch Ness Monster Cakes.

Thara, you're up first.

The cake may be a little bit overbaked.

The buttercream,
still a little bit heavy and sweet.

But the flavor is pretty good.

I was really looking
for the flavor of the butterscotch

and I see you putting
the vanilla beans flavor,

but the butterscotch doesn't come through.

I taste a hint of the butterscotch,

but I think usually when I associate
a butterscotch something,

it's like a full flavor, you know?

Butterscotch nation.
Right now it's like an island.

[Nicole] I agree.

I do think the cake is a little overbaked,

but that being said,
I think it's a pretty good flavor.

-I'm happy that I put it in my mouth.
-Yeah.

Yeah. All right, we are moving on.

Jack, you're next.

I hope we taste some butterscotch.

[Jacques] That's really blue.

[Nicole] It's very blue.

Is that butterscotch?

[laughs]

-[Nicole] Is it her?
-"Is it her?"

Is it? Is it? Is she butterscotch?

[chuckles]

Other than the color,
I do like the buttercream.

But the cake is not overbaked.

Part of why I kinda miss the butterscotch

is because there's like a lot
of buttercream versus cake itself.

All right, Jack. Thank you.

-McKenzie, you're up next.
-All right.

Nicole, I find a hint of butterscotch.

-Mm-hmm.
-So, it's... It's pretty good.

-I do taste the butterscotch.
-[Jacques] It's there.

I'm not a butterscotch 'spert,

but I did taste, like, a flavor.

I think your cake is pretty well-baked.
I think you did a lovely job.

-I think your buttercream is smooth.
-All right, I'll take it.

All right. Remember,

whoever wins this challenge gets $10,000

and, ooh, the Nailed It! trophy.

Wes!

[laughing]

This is funny to me.
No, do the walk like him.

Come on.

[laughing]

[Nicole] I love it.

All right, Sam.

Are you ready to make it rain
just like in Scotland?

[Scottish accent] I sure am.

-That's my Scottish accent.
-That was good!

-Oh. Thanks.
-Well, let's not delay anymore.

Jacques, are you ready?

Bakers, your cakes are pretty good,

but one cake blew us away.

So, the winner is...

McKenzie.

[applause]

[cheering]

[Jacques] Bravo!

[McKenzie] I'm shocked I won both rounds.

I came in truly just for the money,

and by the time I got on set,
I was having so much fun it didn't matter.

-[Nicole] Yes! Yes! Oh, yay!
-[Thara] Yeah!

Erika already said
the trophy's going on our mantle.

We're gonna light her
from above, side, both sides, below.

It's gonna be big.

[sad trombone]

[joyful twinkle]

As you witnessed, creatures
of the unknown are all around us.

[spooky sounds]

The scariest ones of all are these bakers.

[spooky sounds]

Good night.

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[demonic cackling]

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