Nailed It! Germany (2020): Season 1, Episode 5 - (K)ein bisschen Zauberhaft - full transcript
A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES
Hello!
My name is Angeline Kirsch,
and it will be magical today
on Nailed It! Germany.
The show in which three amateur bakers
attempt to recreated true masterpieces.
Our theme today is magic.
Sometimes magic can go wrong.
And then it looks like this.
But even imperfection has a value
and in our show
the contestant can win €5,000.
However, I won't be making
this decision on my own.
I have strong support!
He is nothing more and nothing less
than a real pastry world champion!
Here is Bernd Siefert!
-Hello.
-Hello, Bernd.
And tonight I don't just have one
but two world champions here with me.
Here is magic world champion Marc Weide!
And now we're looking forward to meeting
our three magic apprentices.
Here are our three amateur bakers!
Hello, hello. My name is Erika.
I'm from Berlin.
I am retired now and have a lot of time.
My main talent
is that I'm pretty creative.
I sliced the cake open
and, again, something didn't quite work out.
I am taking part in this show
in order to prove to my son-in-law
that I am at least as good in the kitchen
as he is.
This filigrain work
is very exhausting.
Before the show he actually said
that I wasn't.
Hooray! Everthing's done!
My name is Darius.
I am 33 years old, and I live in Dortmund.
So it has to be equal portions.
It has to be squares in the end.
I am a biochemist,
which is where I learned
to be super exact.
And I ended up
applying this approach to baking.
It's as if I'm pouring oil into water.
It's not mixing in.
If something isn't how it should be,
then I definitely get nervous.
Butter is made of fat.
It's not working.
And if it doesn't work
then that's not nice.
My name is Diana,
and I live in Altenberg near Dresden.
Eggs from happy hens.
Oh damn!
I'm an amateur baking.
It either works or it doesn't.
I can't imagine that this will work.
I was a professional skeleton athlete
and I took part in the Olympics twice,
I was European champion
and world champion.
And now I'm hoping to be
world class baker.
My glove's torn!
Welcome Erika, Darius and Diana.
What does a good magician need?
Nimble hands.
Baffling tricks.
Didn't you say he was a world champion?
Our first round is called
"Baker's Choice",
and in this round you will recreate
three culinary magic tricks.
Let's take a look behind door one!
We have three magical top hats for you.
You'll make three animals
come out of them.
A rabbit. A pink piggy. And an elephant.
Well, why not?
The hats are made of small baumkuchens.
You will have to recreate
everything you see.
I'd say it's time to get your magic hats.
First come, first served!
Faster! Faster!
-Oh dear! They're taking their time.
-Yes.
The loser will be the winner.
That's a motto to live by.
Erika, why did you pick the rabbit?
Because it was what was left.
Shh!
-No, because it's the cutest.
-No!
Because you can also knit bunnies.
I really like knitting.
So are we going to get a rabbit knitted,
crocheted out of fondant later?
Bernd, do you have any more advice?
These mini baumkuchens
are not that easy,
because you have to bake them
layer by layer.
And you have to reach a certain height.
So, layer well.
You have 50 minutes
and time is already ticking.
I would hurry up,
because the clock has already started.
Go on!
They're taking their time today.
50 minutes is not that much for a cake.
Totally laid back like,
"Oh yeah, we'll do this. Yeah."
First, I am going to grab a hand mixer,
because this modern technology
is not my thing.
I'll be right back.
I'm still part of the generation
that learned baking from our mothers.
That's how it used to be.
You had to learn how to cook,
bake, knit and sew.
She just got herself a hand mixer
because she doesn't trust
that big machine.
-Sweet.
-She is scared of it.
So, the socket's over here.
Bernd, how does it work?
The secret is definitely
in the baumkuchen.
It's really not that easy.
It has to be baked in layers.
Three to four minutes for each layer.
And for the top hat
you have to cut out a circle.
You glue the outer ring on
with apricot jam.
Then you spread
apricot jam on the outside.
Then you glue the fondant to it.
You make popcorn
and shape the animals.
Then you decorate it.
And the magic hat is finished!
That doesn't sound too...
-Easy.
-...easy.
First I'm weighing the sugar.
-Darius is busy analyzing again.
-Exactly!
-He's measuring out the chemical formula.
-Like in a chemical lab.
I always weigh liquids,
because I find it more accurate.
You can see how pedantic I am here.
As you know,
one gram of milk is about one milliliter.
Good. I still have to add
the vanilla essence.
It should be vanilla extract,
because extract isn't the same as essence.
Vanilla essence
doesn't have to be real vanilla.
The clue is in the name.
Look, it confuses him
that it's vanilla essence and not extract.
He is a chemist,
and if something's not right,
he'll go crazy.
Yes, it smells good,
that should be enough.
That's rubbish.
I'm starting to get a little nervous,
so I will try out this big machine now.
Up, yes, and then down.
And now I'm going to pour it all in there,
hoping this will work out better.
Now, what's with this mess?
I have to admit now,
it actually works better
with this modern technology.
Marc, how did you get into magic?
When I was 11, David Copperfield
asked me to come on stage.
-No way!
-And I stood there with him,
in the Oberhausen Arena,
in front of thousands of people.
Suddenly, he was gone.
I was 11, I was totally overwhelmed.
And I said to my mother,
"Mom, when I grow up,
I want to be a magician, too."
And my mother said,
"Marc, you can't have it all."
Disaster.
I actually come from a region
that has baumkuchens,
but I always buy it,
and I have no idea how to make it.
Normally, I hear the starting signal
and get tunnel vision
and then I start to tick off the list.
I haven't got a clue if each base...
Then I've got to bake loads of bases
to get that height.
So I'm just going
to put the first base in the oven.
I think two baking sheets
will be enough to begin with.
Is he doing this right?
No, he isn't.
I'm sure it'll be fine.
It has to be baked in layers.
Three to four minutes for each layer .
Yeah, exactly.
So you stack several thin layers
on top of one another
and then you have a baumkuchen.
The baking paper...
If he bakes it with top heat,
we'll end up with a smoked baumkuchen.
My plan is just to manage
to put the cake into the oven.
But the question is, will this work out?
See?
That's what happens if you have no idea
how to use modern devices.
My son-in-law would say,
"I told you so.
You were aiming too high."
I don't know what on earth she is doing.
Now I get it.
She is baking every layer separately
on the bottom of the springform pan.
What she's doing there
can only give us pancakes.
She might as well have used a frying pan.
As an athlete you're always ambitious,
so of course my goal here is to win.
And she will have to assemble it somehow.
I need apricot jam
to stick the layers together,
so I don't have to bake so many layers.
I will use as a base...
I will use... marshmallows as a base.
I'll take you with me as well.
My motto is: "Just plow through
and if need be, improvise."
Do you have a favorite magic trick?
This is one of my favorite tricks,
for example.
A Rubik's cube,
everybody knows them, right?
I'll show you another way to solve it.
That'd be version 2,0. Okay...
One, two...
That would really be completely solved.
Can I eat them or have they been
in your pockets for a while?
No, you really can eat them.
What a shame, but I saw that!
Look, he isn't just a chemist,
he is also a stickler,
he's measuring with a ruler.
Dude...
It's around four inches high.
As I said, it's very important for me
to recreate things accurately.
And if the top hat has a circumference
of four or five inches,
then it has to be five inches.
I am spreading apricot on the pancake.
Not on the pancakes, I mean on the base.
-On the pancakes.
-Like I said, it's a pancake!
I'll do the cutting in a moment.
I'll just put this on there.
I'll cut this out now.
I still have to do
the brim of the hat somehow.
I don't know if this is going to work,
if it's going to dry out like this.
No idea!
Don't bake it! He's baking it.
Baking sugar makes it soft, right?
-It'll be runny.
-He can... He can scrape it off.
I don't see any other way
of making the brim of the hat.
And now I'm moving on to the elephant.
Grey. Where is grey?
Grey? Where is grey? There it is.
Erika isn't even baking yet,
She's rather relaxed...
Oh no, dear... Erika...
I don't even have the time to see
how the others are doing.
Has she used the oven for anything yet?
-No.
-No.
-Not at all?
-It's just as a backdrop.
-Erika has got something in the oven!
-Erika!
Brilliant, Erika!
Okay, chop chop, 15 minutes left.
What is Diana planning to do
with the marshmallows?
Do you know?
No idea.
It's of course a family recipe
that my parents used to use.
No, just kidding.
She's making it taller
using the marshmallows.
She's putting them in there.
-She is using them to gain height.
-Clever.
-Yes.
-No!
The finesse of the desperate.
Yes!
I thought fondant sticks together.
And now the ears are way too long!
Don't rush, Erika!
The ear is coming off again...
And the hair is falling off...
Two minutes left, my dears!
Two minutes!
What? Two?
I'm not sure, I think it's burning.
This might not work so well after all.
I can't do this anymore!
No, this is the wrong side, too.
Where's this thing?
Oh, whatever.
I don't think this will work.
It's still so soft.
Well, it's artists who do this.
I'll try and make the brim
around the hat.
Whenever I rode skeleton,
I knew it was a good run
when I was quick.
But this is no home run for me.
I am someone who tries to be accurate,
but that takes some time,
which I didn't have.
Where are the birthday candles?
Are there any birthday candles?
-One minute!
-One minute left!
I can't look at this.
-Don't, it's better not!
-I can't.
Five! Four! Three! Two! One!
Hands up, time's up!
I lost two kilos.
Dear Erika, you chose this rabbit.
Now please show us
what you've conjured together!
Nailed it!
For those of you who can't tell,
it's a rabbit.
I'm glad that you said it's a rabbit.
Do you think your son-in-law
could have done any better?
Yes, I do. Without being jealous.
I just want to say hello to Marcus,
he is the better baker.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
and I think this rabbit is really magical.
Actually I am really surprised
that this beautiful rabbit is even there.
I thought, "She's got to start baking
at some point."
I would like to taste
what you've made for us.
It looks faultless.
-Wow!
-Fantastic!
Ladies and Gentlemen, here you go!
You baked everything separately,
cut it out, and then assembled it, right?
-Yes. Was that wrong?
-But that's not how you make baumkuchen.
I think it tastes good,
but it's a bit dry.
I can't really taste the jam.
I forgot the jam,
because I didn't see that part.
You followed your instincts
and I think that's the best way
if you don't measure too accurately.
I think you can taste that.
Great! And now let's go over
to our next magic apprentice, Darius.
You picked this elephant.
And now we are excited to see
how it turned out.
Please, lift the cloche for us.
Nailed it!
Okay!
So Darius, please explain.
Well, the elephant is the highlight of it,
as you can see.
He is proud to be sitting
on this mountain of colored popcorn,
with this beautiful hat.
What happened to the brim of the hat?
-It burned in the oven and got stuck.
-I see!
Darius, considering you used a ruler,
your cake is a bit slanted.
-And the elephant reminded me of Buddha.
-Yes.
As a magician, I can see that
the playing cards are missing.
Yes, the playing cards are still
in its pockets.
Okay.
I don't want to just look at this,
I want to eat some.
Ah!
Timber!
Looks good.
What I really like is that
this baumkuchen is not dry.
-Good. I'm glad.
-Yes.
You didn't promise me too much.
I think it's really tasty.
I like your composition with the popcorn.
It gave it a kind of... spice.
Darius, did you have
a heavy hand with the vanilla?
It's like a vanilla flavored shower gel.
Too much vanilla?
A little extreme,
and it isn't a baumkuchen either.
Thank you, Darius.
And we're moving on to Diana.
-Hello.
-Hi.
Diana,
you chose this cute little pink piggy.
And now please show us
what you've conjured up for us.
Nailed it!
Hat's off! That really is a beautiful pig.
It's almost like Miss Piggy,
she even has eyelashes.
I think visually your creation
actually comes close to the original.
-I am impressed.
-Yes!
Okay, I hope the piggy won't fall.
What is that?
Those are the marshmallows.
Really, Diana, if I didn't know any better
I would say you cheated.
Tastes good,
but it isn't a baumkuchen.
No, it's just pure magic.
It's pancakes
layered on top of each other.
I saw you baked them separately
and layered them.
I really like it.
I could eat it all right now!
Great! My dears,
we now have to announce our decision.
Bernd, please can you put
a smile on our contestants' faces?
The winner is...
Diana!
The lucky pig!
Yes!
-Very nice.
-Thank you.
And of course you won something, too!
Marc?
I see in my mind's eye the magic wand
of the modern kitchen,
a hand blender set with multiple parts.
And Diana,
you don't only win the hand blender set,
you also get the golden baker's hat.
I am going to put it on you.
It will fit, because it always fits.
A magic hat always fits.
-Almost like a gold medal.
-It looks fantastic!
Nailed It or Failed It!
Marc will personally conjure up €5,000
for the person who wins this round.
Yes!
Here it is, your final task!
The maiden sawn in half as a cake!
What is that?
She doesn't just look fantastic,
magical and a little bit scary,
no, she also has magic on the inside.
Just wait and see!
It can always get harder.
Erika, your first magical creation
didn't go well, to put it lightly.
That's why you get the annoy button.
It's called "Totally Jinxed"!
If you activate it, we will distract
your fellow contestants a bit.
Thank you very much.
You have 80 minutes.
And I would hurry,
because the clock is already ticking!
Quick!
I am a little confused again already.
Bernd how does the maiden
get laid in a box?
Well, that's a different story, but...
To get the dough nice and red,
you have to add a lot of color.
Cherries make the dough moist.
Then it has to be hollowed out.
Assembled,
filled,
covered with buttercream,
and then it's time for decorating.
That's it.
Yes, if only it were that easy.
It looks pretty complicated,
but I am competitive.
You have to be crazy to hurtle down
a bob-sleigh run,
but participating here is even crazier.
I am crazy, so it'll be fine.
Show me what it looks like cut open.
Okay, come along.
Oh, I spilled a little.
Ladies and gentlemen,
take a look at the maiden...
being sawn in half.
Oh my God!
Great, so it is hollow.
Exactly.
We need 8oz of juice.
Let's see how much is in here.
I'll just measure it backwards.
Darius is trying to dye it red
using cherry juice.
Then he didn't pay attention
in chemistry class.
But that isn't batter, it's soup.
Maybe he's making punch or something.
Fold in cake mix.
And now I'm going to dye the batter,
so it's nice and red.
I was really worried.
Take a deep breath.
Bernd, keep calm.
Oh no, the vanilla.
In there.
So next is...
Dye batter... bake...
Oh no, it should have cherries in, too!
I'm starting with the buttercream now.
And for buttercream,
you first have to boil the custard.
RECIPE MAIDEN SAWN IN HALF
2. MAKE BUTTERCREAM
What's Erika doing?
I have no idea what she's doing.
I can already smell...
It smells a little bit burned.
Because it's just too hot,
or... I don't know why.
The custard is now a soup.
So...
Cooling won't help either.
Oh no.
That was another mistake.
Don't you think it will set in the fridge?
If there is modified starch
in the magic chamber over there,
-she could save it, otherwise...
-Marc?
-Yes.
-It screams your name.
-Please do something with the freezer.
-In the magic chamber?
Yes.
I'm confident it will be fine.
-You are kind of lazy today, aren't you?
-No, I'm just not that good at baking,
that's the problem.
I thought you were a magician.
Then do some magic over there!
I'm most helpful if I stay out of it.
I can make buttercream blindfolded.
Yes, now it's really cold.
It's made with butter and custard.
I have never had buttercream like that
in my whole life.
I will taste it anyway.
Oh, I can't look.
I didn't look pretty, to say the least.
Let's check if the cake is coming along.
Not at all.
The blood is still flowing.
Needs more time.
Okay, let's go!
It's time for the annoy button!
Erika, we're rushing to help you!
Good evening, I am the magician here.
-I am here to entertain you.
-That's cool.
Do you have a favorite playing card?
-Ace, always the ace.
-Ace, okay.
Did you know, we have a real magician
in the show today?
I heard that, yes.
There should be a card there and if...
You are annoying! Really!
Where? I don't have a card.
-Is there a card in there?
-Yes.
I am really enjoying this.
He just showed me a magic trick.
-Do you want to see it?
-No.
-Shall I do it again?
-No, I saw exactly how you did it.
I am happy to show you again,
with the ace of hearts.
Here, pay attention.
On the leg,
it looks like it's completely disappeared.
Abracadabra!
Your spray can is gone.
-Yes, very funny.
-Great, huh?
What do you have to do, Darius?
I have to spray.
You are not distracting him enough.
He's still focusing.
The magic is over! It's over!
I think we did a good job.
Darius, how's it going?
The cake is done.
Looks firm. I'll let it cool down.
If I cut it now,
everything will be moving inside,
because it's still warm.
It's due to the particle movement,
so to speak.
And this causes it to...
I am someone who talks a lot.
It may be because I am nervous.
On the other hand, I'm someone who wants
people to understand what I am doing.
I just like to explain everything.
And that's also the case here,
just with cake.
Wonderful!
The cake is still very hot.
So Erika's cake
looks like a piece of steak.
Kind of...
medium-rare.
Now I can put the sweets in.
And in with it.
So, now the whole cake is filled.
The lid is on the coffin.
The problem is that the buttercream
isn't as thick as I'd like it to be.
Also it curdled a bit.
Did I hear it right?
Darius's buttercream curdled?
It's a total fail.
What? I heard that!
Yes, it happens.
I can't change it. It is what it is.
Right...
What is she doing?
It is rather unconventional
what Diana is doing there, right?
You can do it like that,
but you don't have to.
My strategy is to concentrate on looks.
I paid special attention to that.
Please... don't.
Please, no.
Come on! It's not that bad!
Come on!
I am curious
as to how she is going to cut it later.
That looks great, Diana!
-Yes.
-I agree.
It's terrible.
RECIPE MAIDEN SAWN IN HALF
4. DECORATE
Diana, give it your all!
I've still got this glitter...
Darius, how's it going?
Yes...
Five! Four! Three! Two! One!
Hands up! Time's up!
-Erika, time's up!
-Tastes fantastic!
Right! Let's get started!
Erika, first we are going to look
at the lovely original maiden.
But now we want to see
how you put your maiden in the box.
Show us!
Nailed it!
I'd say so too!
Please don't laugh.
So...
The maiden...
is called Maggy Sludge.
-Maggy Sludge.
-Right?
Well, everything's there
and I recognize a few things,
but not a maiden in a box.
It's...
I have no words.
Sounds convincing.
It really makes me smile.
With this person
and whatever's coming out of it.
Erika, please show us
the inner beauty of your maiden
and perform the magic trick!
And ta-da!
Nothing is falling out.
I can't believe it...
But it really does look like guts.
It really looks like
you cut open a real body,
with the bones here and so on, you know?
And three sweets have fallen out, right?
Exactly! A little bit has fallen out.
Erika, thank you so much.
Darius, please show us your magic trick.
Nailed it!
Yes...
It looks like a coffin,
or a tomb or something.
Well, that is definitely some box
she is in.
I think the hand and the arm look great.
I think that's worth mentioning.
So there are some neat details.
-You can hear how her bones are breaking.
-Absolutely!
Great insides!
These are the intestines.
Please don't ruin it!
-That is another kind of insides.
-Exactly.
You can see
the butter cream on the outside.
It curdled quite a bit, right?
It happens
even to the best biochemists, Darius.
Right...
-We're moving on to Diana.
-Right.
Please show us your creation.
Nailed it!
It's a girl, as you can see!
Well I think it's definitely very modern,
especially with
the cosmetically enhanced lips of today.
She seems comfortable.
I like how you decorated
the pillow with the pearls.
I really like that
and the shoes.
Designed with a lot of care.
I really like her head
with this medusa-like hair.
Everything else... I'm not sure yet.
Okay, Diana, cut it open!
-The bones.
-Yes.
Well, this turned out great, didn't it?
Well, your cake is definitely the reddest.
That's a great start.
All in all, it is a pretty authentic
display of a woman sawn in half.
Thank you so much, Diana.
Now guess what I'd like?
The most expressive piece of cake
from each of you.
-Thanks.
-Thank you.
-Thank you.
-Thanks.
Erika your cake...
is everything other than dry.
At least the part that I got
was really soggy.
It wasn't cooked through.
I think it's yummy.
I had the dry part...
all the cherries were in Angelina's piece.
How about you?
Unfortunately, I also had the dry side.
I am so sorry, Erika.
It was a bit dusty
and crumbly in my mouth.
It wasn't the best experience.
Please forgive me.
Moving on, to Darius!
Massacre.
I think the cake batter
tastes really good.
I also like the fact that
the intestines aren't melted,
so you can eat them as well.
The only thing is your black fondant.
It's a bit...
and your buttercream is also a bit...
Darius, the buttercream is good.
Yes, it is curdled,
but it does help with the flavor a lot.
-I like how colorful the whole thing is.
-Yes.
-It is a real eye catcher.
-Thank you.
Next up is Diana.
Wow, it really looks like a good steak!
I like that your insides melted a bit
as it gives the batter some flavor.
It's just a huge wet sludge.
However, it tastes surprisingly good.
Well I think that the combination
of the batter,
the stuff around it and the buttercream,
all that together made it really tasty,
I think.
Only one of you will get to experience
the magic of the moment,
take home this beautiful trophy,
and of course win €5,000!
-Dear Bernd, please tell us who won.
-Yes.
The winner is...
the cake with the most inner values.
And that was Darius!
Darius!
Congratulations!
Yeah! Great! Yeah!
Really awesome!
-Come!
-Selfie time!
-Come on!
-Come!
Hello!
My name is Angeline Kirsch,
and it will be magical today
on Nailed It! Germany.
The show in which three amateur bakers
attempt to recreated true masterpieces.
Our theme today is magic.
Sometimes magic can go wrong.
And then it looks like this.
But even imperfection has a value
and in our show
the contestant can win €5,000.
However, I won't be making
this decision on my own.
I have strong support!
He is nothing more and nothing less
than a real pastry world champion!
Here is Bernd Siefert!
-Hello.
-Hello, Bernd.
And tonight I don't just have one
but two world champions here with me.
Here is magic world champion Marc Weide!
And now we're looking forward to meeting
our three magic apprentices.
Here are our three amateur bakers!
Hello, hello. My name is Erika.
I'm from Berlin.
I am retired now and have a lot of time.
My main talent
is that I'm pretty creative.
I sliced the cake open
and, again, something didn't quite work out.
I am taking part in this show
in order to prove to my son-in-law
that I am at least as good in the kitchen
as he is.
This filigrain work
is very exhausting.
Before the show he actually said
that I wasn't.
Hooray! Everthing's done!
My name is Darius.
I am 33 years old, and I live in Dortmund.
So it has to be equal portions.
It has to be squares in the end.
I am a biochemist,
which is where I learned
to be super exact.
And I ended up
applying this approach to baking.
It's as if I'm pouring oil into water.
It's not mixing in.
If something isn't how it should be,
then I definitely get nervous.
Butter is made of fat.
It's not working.
And if it doesn't work
then that's not nice.
My name is Diana,
and I live in Altenberg near Dresden.
Eggs from happy hens.
Oh damn!
I'm an amateur baking.
It either works or it doesn't.
I can't imagine that this will work.
I was a professional skeleton athlete
and I took part in the Olympics twice,
I was European champion
and world champion.
And now I'm hoping to be
world class baker.
My glove's torn!
Welcome Erika, Darius and Diana.
What does a good magician need?
Nimble hands.
Baffling tricks.
Didn't you say he was a world champion?
Our first round is called
"Baker's Choice",
and in this round you will recreate
three culinary magic tricks.
Let's take a look behind door one!
We have three magical top hats for you.
You'll make three animals
come out of them.
A rabbit. A pink piggy. And an elephant.
Well, why not?
The hats are made of small baumkuchens.
You will have to recreate
everything you see.
I'd say it's time to get your magic hats.
First come, first served!
Faster! Faster!
-Oh dear! They're taking their time.
-Yes.
The loser will be the winner.
That's a motto to live by.
Erika, why did you pick the rabbit?
Because it was what was left.
Shh!
-No, because it's the cutest.
-No!
Because you can also knit bunnies.
I really like knitting.
So are we going to get a rabbit knitted,
crocheted out of fondant later?
Bernd, do you have any more advice?
These mini baumkuchens
are not that easy,
because you have to bake them
layer by layer.
And you have to reach a certain height.
So, layer well.
You have 50 minutes
and time is already ticking.
I would hurry up,
because the clock has already started.
Go on!
They're taking their time today.
50 minutes is not that much for a cake.
Totally laid back like,
"Oh yeah, we'll do this. Yeah."
First, I am going to grab a hand mixer,
because this modern technology
is not my thing.
I'll be right back.
I'm still part of the generation
that learned baking from our mothers.
That's how it used to be.
You had to learn how to cook,
bake, knit and sew.
She just got herself a hand mixer
because she doesn't trust
that big machine.
-Sweet.
-She is scared of it.
So, the socket's over here.
Bernd, how does it work?
The secret is definitely
in the baumkuchen.
It's really not that easy.
It has to be baked in layers.
Three to four minutes for each layer.
And for the top hat
you have to cut out a circle.
You glue the outer ring on
with apricot jam.
Then you spread
apricot jam on the outside.
Then you glue the fondant to it.
You make popcorn
and shape the animals.
Then you decorate it.
And the magic hat is finished!
That doesn't sound too...
-Easy.
-...easy.
First I'm weighing the sugar.
-Darius is busy analyzing again.
-Exactly!
-He's measuring out the chemical formula.
-Like in a chemical lab.
I always weigh liquids,
because I find it more accurate.
You can see how pedantic I am here.
As you know,
one gram of milk is about one milliliter.
Good. I still have to add
the vanilla essence.
It should be vanilla extract,
because extract isn't the same as essence.
Vanilla essence
doesn't have to be real vanilla.
The clue is in the name.
Look, it confuses him
that it's vanilla essence and not extract.
He is a chemist,
and if something's not right,
he'll go crazy.
Yes, it smells good,
that should be enough.
That's rubbish.
I'm starting to get a little nervous,
so I will try out this big machine now.
Up, yes, and then down.
And now I'm going to pour it all in there,
hoping this will work out better.
Now, what's with this mess?
I have to admit now,
it actually works better
with this modern technology.
Marc, how did you get into magic?
When I was 11, David Copperfield
asked me to come on stage.
-No way!
-And I stood there with him,
in the Oberhausen Arena,
in front of thousands of people.
Suddenly, he was gone.
I was 11, I was totally overwhelmed.
And I said to my mother,
"Mom, when I grow up,
I want to be a magician, too."
And my mother said,
"Marc, you can't have it all."
Disaster.
I actually come from a region
that has baumkuchens,
but I always buy it,
and I have no idea how to make it.
Normally, I hear the starting signal
and get tunnel vision
and then I start to tick off the list.
I haven't got a clue if each base...
Then I've got to bake loads of bases
to get that height.
So I'm just going
to put the first base in the oven.
I think two baking sheets
will be enough to begin with.
Is he doing this right?
No, he isn't.
I'm sure it'll be fine.
It has to be baked in layers.
Three to four minutes for each layer .
Yeah, exactly.
So you stack several thin layers
on top of one another
and then you have a baumkuchen.
The baking paper...
If he bakes it with top heat,
we'll end up with a smoked baumkuchen.
My plan is just to manage
to put the cake into the oven.
But the question is, will this work out?
See?
That's what happens if you have no idea
how to use modern devices.
My son-in-law would say,
"I told you so.
You were aiming too high."
I don't know what on earth she is doing.
Now I get it.
She is baking every layer separately
on the bottom of the springform pan.
What she's doing there
can only give us pancakes.
She might as well have used a frying pan.
As an athlete you're always ambitious,
so of course my goal here is to win.
And she will have to assemble it somehow.
I need apricot jam
to stick the layers together,
so I don't have to bake so many layers.
I will use as a base...
I will use... marshmallows as a base.
I'll take you with me as well.
My motto is: "Just plow through
and if need be, improvise."
Do you have a favorite magic trick?
This is one of my favorite tricks,
for example.
A Rubik's cube,
everybody knows them, right?
I'll show you another way to solve it.
That'd be version 2,0. Okay...
One, two...
That would really be completely solved.
Can I eat them or have they been
in your pockets for a while?
No, you really can eat them.
What a shame, but I saw that!
Look, he isn't just a chemist,
he is also a stickler,
he's measuring with a ruler.
Dude...
It's around four inches high.
As I said, it's very important for me
to recreate things accurately.
And if the top hat has a circumference
of four or five inches,
then it has to be five inches.
I am spreading apricot on the pancake.
Not on the pancakes, I mean on the base.
-On the pancakes.
-Like I said, it's a pancake!
I'll do the cutting in a moment.
I'll just put this on there.
I'll cut this out now.
I still have to do
the brim of the hat somehow.
I don't know if this is going to work,
if it's going to dry out like this.
No idea!
Don't bake it! He's baking it.
Baking sugar makes it soft, right?
-It'll be runny.
-He can... He can scrape it off.
I don't see any other way
of making the brim of the hat.
And now I'm moving on to the elephant.
Grey. Where is grey?
Grey? Where is grey? There it is.
Erika isn't even baking yet,
She's rather relaxed...
Oh no, dear... Erika...
I don't even have the time to see
how the others are doing.
Has she used the oven for anything yet?
-No.
-No.
-Not at all?
-It's just as a backdrop.
-Erika has got something in the oven!
-Erika!
Brilliant, Erika!
Okay, chop chop, 15 minutes left.
What is Diana planning to do
with the marshmallows?
Do you know?
No idea.
It's of course a family recipe
that my parents used to use.
No, just kidding.
She's making it taller
using the marshmallows.
She's putting them in there.
-She is using them to gain height.
-Clever.
-Yes.
-No!
The finesse of the desperate.
Yes!
I thought fondant sticks together.
And now the ears are way too long!
Don't rush, Erika!
The ear is coming off again...
And the hair is falling off...
Two minutes left, my dears!
Two minutes!
What? Two?
I'm not sure, I think it's burning.
This might not work so well after all.
I can't do this anymore!
No, this is the wrong side, too.
Where's this thing?
Oh, whatever.
I don't think this will work.
It's still so soft.
Well, it's artists who do this.
I'll try and make the brim
around the hat.
Whenever I rode skeleton,
I knew it was a good run
when I was quick.
But this is no home run for me.
I am someone who tries to be accurate,
but that takes some time,
which I didn't have.
Where are the birthday candles?
Are there any birthday candles?
-One minute!
-One minute left!
I can't look at this.
-Don't, it's better not!
-I can't.
Five! Four! Three! Two! One!
Hands up, time's up!
I lost two kilos.
Dear Erika, you chose this rabbit.
Now please show us
what you've conjured together!
Nailed it!
For those of you who can't tell,
it's a rabbit.
I'm glad that you said it's a rabbit.
Do you think your son-in-law
could have done any better?
Yes, I do. Without being jealous.
I just want to say hello to Marcus,
he is the better baker.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
and I think this rabbit is really magical.
Actually I am really surprised
that this beautiful rabbit is even there.
I thought, "She's got to start baking
at some point."
I would like to taste
what you've made for us.
It looks faultless.
-Wow!
-Fantastic!
Ladies and Gentlemen, here you go!
You baked everything separately,
cut it out, and then assembled it, right?
-Yes. Was that wrong?
-But that's not how you make baumkuchen.
I think it tastes good,
but it's a bit dry.
I can't really taste the jam.
I forgot the jam,
because I didn't see that part.
You followed your instincts
and I think that's the best way
if you don't measure too accurately.
I think you can taste that.
Great! And now let's go over
to our next magic apprentice, Darius.
You picked this elephant.
And now we are excited to see
how it turned out.
Please, lift the cloche for us.
Nailed it!
Okay!
So Darius, please explain.
Well, the elephant is the highlight of it,
as you can see.
He is proud to be sitting
on this mountain of colored popcorn,
with this beautiful hat.
What happened to the brim of the hat?
-It burned in the oven and got stuck.
-I see!
Darius, considering you used a ruler,
your cake is a bit slanted.
-And the elephant reminded me of Buddha.
-Yes.
As a magician, I can see that
the playing cards are missing.
Yes, the playing cards are still
in its pockets.
Okay.
I don't want to just look at this,
I want to eat some.
Ah!
Timber!
Looks good.
What I really like is that
this baumkuchen is not dry.
-Good. I'm glad.
-Yes.
You didn't promise me too much.
I think it's really tasty.
I like your composition with the popcorn.
It gave it a kind of... spice.
Darius, did you have
a heavy hand with the vanilla?
It's like a vanilla flavored shower gel.
Too much vanilla?
A little extreme,
and it isn't a baumkuchen either.
Thank you, Darius.
And we're moving on to Diana.
-Hello.
-Hi.
Diana,
you chose this cute little pink piggy.
And now please show us
what you've conjured up for us.
Nailed it!
Hat's off! That really is a beautiful pig.
It's almost like Miss Piggy,
she even has eyelashes.
I think visually your creation
actually comes close to the original.
-I am impressed.
-Yes!
Okay, I hope the piggy won't fall.
What is that?
Those are the marshmallows.
Really, Diana, if I didn't know any better
I would say you cheated.
Tastes good,
but it isn't a baumkuchen.
No, it's just pure magic.
It's pancakes
layered on top of each other.
I saw you baked them separately
and layered them.
I really like it.
I could eat it all right now!
Great! My dears,
we now have to announce our decision.
Bernd, please can you put
a smile on our contestants' faces?
The winner is...
Diana!
The lucky pig!
Yes!
-Very nice.
-Thank you.
And of course you won something, too!
Marc?
I see in my mind's eye the magic wand
of the modern kitchen,
a hand blender set with multiple parts.
And Diana,
you don't only win the hand blender set,
you also get the golden baker's hat.
I am going to put it on you.
It will fit, because it always fits.
A magic hat always fits.
-Almost like a gold medal.
-It looks fantastic!
Nailed It or Failed It!
Marc will personally conjure up €5,000
for the person who wins this round.
Yes!
Here it is, your final task!
The maiden sawn in half as a cake!
What is that?
She doesn't just look fantastic,
magical and a little bit scary,
no, she also has magic on the inside.
Just wait and see!
It can always get harder.
Erika, your first magical creation
didn't go well, to put it lightly.
That's why you get the annoy button.
It's called "Totally Jinxed"!
If you activate it, we will distract
your fellow contestants a bit.
Thank you very much.
You have 80 minutes.
And I would hurry,
because the clock is already ticking!
Quick!
I am a little confused again already.
Bernd how does the maiden
get laid in a box?
Well, that's a different story, but...
To get the dough nice and red,
you have to add a lot of color.
Cherries make the dough moist.
Then it has to be hollowed out.
Assembled,
filled,
covered with buttercream,
and then it's time for decorating.
That's it.
Yes, if only it were that easy.
It looks pretty complicated,
but I am competitive.
You have to be crazy to hurtle down
a bob-sleigh run,
but participating here is even crazier.
I am crazy, so it'll be fine.
Show me what it looks like cut open.
Okay, come along.
Oh, I spilled a little.
Ladies and gentlemen,
take a look at the maiden...
being sawn in half.
Oh my God!
Great, so it is hollow.
Exactly.
We need 8oz of juice.
Let's see how much is in here.
I'll just measure it backwards.
Darius is trying to dye it red
using cherry juice.
Then he didn't pay attention
in chemistry class.
But that isn't batter, it's soup.
Maybe he's making punch or something.
Fold in cake mix.
And now I'm going to dye the batter,
so it's nice and red.
I was really worried.
Take a deep breath.
Bernd, keep calm.
Oh no, the vanilla.
In there.
So next is...
Dye batter... bake...
Oh no, it should have cherries in, too!
I'm starting with the buttercream now.
And for buttercream,
you first have to boil the custard.
RECIPE MAIDEN SAWN IN HALF
2. MAKE BUTTERCREAM
What's Erika doing?
I have no idea what she's doing.
I can already smell...
It smells a little bit burned.
Because it's just too hot,
or... I don't know why.
The custard is now a soup.
So...
Cooling won't help either.
Oh no.
That was another mistake.
Don't you think it will set in the fridge?
If there is modified starch
in the magic chamber over there,
-she could save it, otherwise...
-Marc?
-Yes.
-It screams your name.
-Please do something with the freezer.
-In the magic chamber?
Yes.
I'm confident it will be fine.
-You are kind of lazy today, aren't you?
-No, I'm just not that good at baking,
that's the problem.
I thought you were a magician.
Then do some magic over there!
I'm most helpful if I stay out of it.
I can make buttercream blindfolded.
Yes, now it's really cold.
It's made with butter and custard.
I have never had buttercream like that
in my whole life.
I will taste it anyway.
Oh, I can't look.
I didn't look pretty, to say the least.
Let's check if the cake is coming along.
Not at all.
The blood is still flowing.
Needs more time.
Okay, let's go!
It's time for the annoy button!
Erika, we're rushing to help you!
Good evening, I am the magician here.
-I am here to entertain you.
-That's cool.
Do you have a favorite playing card?
-Ace, always the ace.
-Ace, okay.
Did you know, we have a real magician
in the show today?
I heard that, yes.
There should be a card there and if...
You are annoying! Really!
Where? I don't have a card.
-Is there a card in there?
-Yes.
I am really enjoying this.
He just showed me a magic trick.
-Do you want to see it?
-No.
-Shall I do it again?
-No, I saw exactly how you did it.
I am happy to show you again,
with the ace of hearts.
Here, pay attention.
On the leg,
it looks like it's completely disappeared.
Abracadabra!
Your spray can is gone.
-Yes, very funny.
-Great, huh?
What do you have to do, Darius?
I have to spray.
You are not distracting him enough.
He's still focusing.
The magic is over! It's over!
I think we did a good job.
Darius, how's it going?
The cake is done.
Looks firm. I'll let it cool down.
If I cut it now,
everything will be moving inside,
because it's still warm.
It's due to the particle movement,
so to speak.
And this causes it to...
I am someone who talks a lot.
It may be because I am nervous.
On the other hand, I'm someone who wants
people to understand what I am doing.
I just like to explain everything.
And that's also the case here,
just with cake.
Wonderful!
The cake is still very hot.
So Erika's cake
looks like a piece of steak.
Kind of...
medium-rare.
Now I can put the sweets in.
And in with it.
So, now the whole cake is filled.
The lid is on the coffin.
The problem is that the buttercream
isn't as thick as I'd like it to be.
Also it curdled a bit.
Did I hear it right?
Darius's buttercream curdled?
It's a total fail.
What? I heard that!
Yes, it happens.
I can't change it. It is what it is.
Right...
What is she doing?
It is rather unconventional
what Diana is doing there, right?
You can do it like that,
but you don't have to.
My strategy is to concentrate on looks.
I paid special attention to that.
Please... don't.
Please, no.
Come on! It's not that bad!
Come on!
I am curious
as to how she is going to cut it later.
That looks great, Diana!
-Yes.
-I agree.
It's terrible.
RECIPE MAIDEN SAWN IN HALF
4. DECORATE
Diana, give it your all!
I've still got this glitter...
Darius, how's it going?
Yes...
Five! Four! Three! Two! One!
Hands up! Time's up!
-Erika, time's up!
-Tastes fantastic!
Right! Let's get started!
Erika, first we are going to look
at the lovely original maiden.
But now we want to see
how you put your maiden in the box.
Show us!
Nailed it!
I'd say so too!
Please don't laugh.
So...
The maiden...
is called Maggy Sludge.
-Maggy Sludge.
-Right?
Well, everything's there
and I recognize a few things,
but not a maiden in a box.
It's...
I have no words.
Sounds convincing.
It really makes me smile.
With this person
and whatever's coming out of it.
Erika, please show us
the inner beauty of your maiden
and perform the magic trick!
And ta-da!
Nothing is falling out.
I can't believe it...
But it really does look like guts.
It really looks like
you cut open a real body,
with the bones here and so on, you know?
And three sweets have fallen out, right?
Exactly! A little bit has fallen out.
Erika, thank you so much.
Darius, please show us your magic trick.
Nailed it!
Yes...
It looks like a coffin,
or a tomb or something.
Well, that is definitely some box
she is in.
I think the hand and the arm look great.
I think that's worth mentioning.
So there are some neat details.
-You can hear how her bones are breaking.
-Absolutely!
Great insides!
These are the intestines.
Please don't ruin it!
-That is another kind of insides.
-Exactly.
You can see
the butter cream on the outside.
It curdled quite a bit, right?
It happens
even to the best biochemists, Darius.
Right...
-We're moving on to Diana.
-Right.
Please show us your creation.
Nailed it!
It's a girl, as you can see!
Well I think it's definitely very modern,
especially with
the cosmetically enhanced lips of today.
She seems comfortable.
I like how you decorated
the pillow with the pearls.
I really like that
and the shoes.
Designed with a lot of care.
I really like her head
with this medusa-like hair.
Everything else... I'm not sure yet.
Okay, Diana, cut it open!
-The bones.
-Yes.
Well, this turned out great, didn't it?
Well, your cake is definitely the reddest.
That's a great start.
All in all, it is a pretty authentic
display of a woman sawn in half.
Thank you so much, Diana.
Now guess what I'd like?
The most expressive piece of cake
from each of you.
-Thanks.
-Thank you.
-Thank you.
-Thanks.
Erika your cake...
is everything other than dry.
At least the part that I got
was really soggy.
It wasn't cooked through.
I think it's yummy.
I had the dry part...
all the cherries were in Angelina's piece.
How about you?
Unfortunately, I also had the dry side.
I am so sorry, Erika.
It was a bit dusty
and crumbly in my mouth.
It wasn't the best experience.
Please forgive me.
Moving on, to Darius!
Massacre.
I think the cake batter
tastes really good.
I also like the fact that
the intestines aren't melted,
so you can eat them as well.
The only thing is your black fondant.
It's a bit...
and your buttercream is also a bit...
Darius, the buttercream is good.
Yes, it is curdled,
but it does help with the flavor a lot.
-I like how colorful the whole thing is.
-Yes.
-It is a real eye catcher.
-Thank you.
Next up is Diana.
Wow, it really looks like a good steak!
I like that your insides melted a bit
as it gives the batter some flavor.
It's just a huge wet sludge.
However, it tastes surprisingly good.
Well I think that the combination
of the batter,
the stuff around it and the buttercream,
all that together made it really tasty,
I think.
Only one of you will get to experience
the magic of the moment,
take home this beautiful trophy,
and of course win €5,000!
-Dear Bernd, please tell us who won.
-Yes.
The winner is...
the cake with the most inner values.
And that was Darius!
Darius!
Congratulations!
Yeah! Great! Yeah!
Really awesome!
-Come!
-Selfie time!
-Come on!
-Come!