Nailed It! Holiday! (2018–2019): Season 2, Episode 6 - New Year, New Fails - full transcript

Wow! The countdown has begun,
and it's almost a new year,

but it's the same old you?

Well, one thing's for sure,
it's still the same old Nailed It!

The show that starts off
with a hopeful resolution,

but always goes back
to the same old habits.

Today, three amateur bakers will compete

to recreate some professional
New Year's Eve-inspired cakes

and hopes to start January 1st
off right with $10,000 in their pockets.

Let's get
this New Year's Eve ball started.

Bring on the bakers!

My name is Brianna Kimbrell,



and I'm a pediatric trauma nurse.

I've been baking all my life.

[gasps]

[laughs]

My specialty is probably
the red velvet cake passed on from Mom.

A couple of months ago, I made one for
some friends and left out the buttermilk.

So you never know!

It's either going to look good
and taste terrible,

or it's going to taste terrible
and look good.

My name is Lora Ramey.

I live in Pea Ridge, Alabama,

and I am here today
to prove to my grandkids

that their grandma
really has it going on. [laughs]

-I don't always measure correctly, but--
-She never measures.



I'm a self-taught baker.

I don't own a measuring cup.
I've never used it.

For the most part, I think it works.

[chuckles]

My name is Willie Blackmon.

I am definitely excited for 2020.

In 2019, I received my doctorate degree

in educational leadership
and administration.

So who knows?
2020 could be "Willie won Nailed It!"

A couple of them are crying.
That was just a little too much.

I'm nervous because I don't know
how to utilize a mixer.

But if I win, watch out!
The twerk is ready.

Hello and welcome, bakers.

Are you guys excited
to ring in the New Year with us?

-Yes!
-Definitely!

Today, we're going to get all fancy

because it's our very own Nailed It!
New Year's Eve ball.

And who doesn't like a ball, Jacques?

I love balls.

[laughter]

Bakers, say hello to actor, chef
and cookbook author, David Burtka!

Hello, everybody.

-Glad to be here on Nailed It!
-[Nicole] All right!

It's time for our first challenge.

We call it Baker's Choice.

Since today's episode is all about
New Year's Eve balls,

you can't go
to a ball without a costume,

and thankfully you'll arrive already
dressed when you make these...

Masquerade cookie masks!

[Lora laughs]

[Nicole]
Yes, disguise yourself the whole evening

with these exquisite
decorated cookie masks.

Each one is coated with royal icing

and then decorated with fondant,
glitter, sprinkles and pearls.

Also, don't forget
to attach that pretzel handle

because you're going
to hold it up to your face.

When I say go, waltz on over

and carefully grab the mask
you want to make.

[rolls tongue] Go!

-Waltz!
-Two, three.

One, two, three. One, two, three.

One, two, three. One, two, three.

-[Nicole] That was fun for me.
-[David] It was great!

-Sort of match their outfits, too.
-[Nicole] Oh, yeah!

[David] Look at that!

David, any words of encouragement?

-Don't screw up.
-[laughs]

-Good advice!
-[Nicole] All right, bakers.

Our Nailed It!
New Year's Eve ball begins now!

Now you can move!

One, two, three. One, two, three.

Oh, my Gosh.
I don't even know where to start.

[whimpers]

Jacques, how would you make these cookies?

To make those cookies,

first, they need to make their dough,
and when the dough is formed,

they need to roll out and cut the dough
into the shape of a mask.

While the cookies are in the oven,

they should be working on the royal icing,
feathers, and all the other decorations

that they will be placing
on top of their mask.

Once the cookies are baked and cool,

they can coat them in royal icing
and begin adding

the handcrafted details
that make these masks so special.

Finally, the bakers must attach
a pretzel rod handle

so they can hold the mask to their face,

ringing their New Year in style.

That's a cup? My gawrsh.

I grew up in church,
and so my whole family goes.

I'm trying to see how many tablespoons
are in a...

stick.

I think it's eight.

People from church will be watching,
so I'm going to try to keep it PG.

You know, clean mind, clean heart,
clean mouth.

[laughs]

Oh, okay. No, that's ten. That's ten.

[clattering]

Brianna, what did you drop over there?

Four...

Hey, you might want to take a breath,
Brianna.

No! I don't have time for that.

I don't have time for that!

That might be two-thirds.
Just get a little bit more.

There we go. I think that's good.

I've been told I struggle with cookies
because of my measuring practices,

but I think I've got this.

I'll just use this.
I don't want to just pour, so you know...

Is that four and a half cups?

So would you say a ladle was the same
as a measuring cup?

You have to measure.

Uh, that's not quite a half,
but I think that last one was a little...

I'm sweating! I feel like I just--

I'm serving
chocolate Milk Dud realness right now.

At home, I usually try
to just do what I know.

Right hand, a fork, and a bowl.

But I realize that utilizing
the stand mixer

is something that I'm definitely
going to have to try.

Oh, Jesus!

Oh, my word!

Willie is about to use his stand mixer.

-Oh, my God!
-No!

Okay.

I don't want to over-whip it.
I don't want to make it dry,

so here we go.

[gasps] No! Don't do that.

-No! He's a big boy now!
-He's a big boy!

-[Nicole] He's all grown up!
-[Willie] Okay. Okay.

[all] Wow, Willie!

-There we go!
-[cheering continues]

Thank you!

-Yes, praise him!
-No fingers! No fingers!

Stop it now. Don't mix it too much.

Oh, okay.

I'm supposed to roll and cut it.

All I need is one cookie.

Oh, my gosh! It's gotten hard.

[chuckles] What's going on over there?

Sorry.

Brianna doesn't use a rolling pin.
She uses her hands.

[David] She's pounding it to death.

[Jacques]
Those cookies might be too thick.

You're getting some aggression out?

Taking out some of my anxiety.

[Willie] Okay. All right.

You know, it looks great on here.

[Jacques] His dough is very thin.

I hope it's going to hold together.

-The cookie crumbles.
-That's where the terminology came from.

We're good.

Gotta cut out some eyes...

Don't want 'em too big.

All right.
I'm going to paint it anyways, so...

Okay.

Fingers crossed!

It looks like
Brianna has her cookie in the oven.

-Ooh!
-And that's not a euphemism.

Oh!

-Or is it?
-It is!

Three and a half cups. Okay.

[Willie] Okay, that looks better.

Put a bit more in there.
Three and a half cups is more than enough.

Ah!

Making a mess!

Brianna, what are you mixing?

I'm mixing my royal icing,
but, you know, it's a little bit...

Why aren't you using the stand mixer?

-I don't know.
-Okay.

[Jacques] Using the stand mixer
will make it so much easier

to get the right consistency
for royal icing.

[David] You must have learned a lot

-on this show.
-I learned very little.

I don't retain information.
That was my problem in school.

[Nicole] Wow, guys!

Twenty-five minutes!

-[Nicole] Lora, get to it!
-I know!

-[Nicole] Lora!
-Yes!

[Nicole] I like her.

[Willie] Okay!

Oh!

-Willie?
-Yes.

You have a very jaunty run.

Willie wobbles.

Is that your alliteration name?

[laughs] It could be!

My alliteration name is Nasty Nicole.

What's your alliteration name?

Daring David.

Jacques Jocolat.

[laughing]

You know what?

I'm going to do it like we used to
make snowflakes when I was little.

[Willie]
Am I supposed to take the paper off?

Okay! [chuckles] You don't eat that!

[laughs]

Had to taste it.

All right. Let's see if this works.

And I can get this to attach to this.

Work, work, baby. Work, work, work.

Work, work, work!

That does not look great.

This royal icing...

Nothing is sticking, so I figure,
let me grab some modeling chocolate

and freeze spray.

It'll have one cute feather.
How about that?

It ain't working!

You're saying that our airbrush machine
is a piece of crap?

Yes, I am.

So you came all the way to Burbank
to insult me

-and my tools?
-Burbank?

Sorry, Nicole.

Wow, wow, wow! Ten minutes, you guys!

[Willie] Ooh! [snorts]

We're improvising.

We're doing sparkles.

Hm, no.

They said that we have to hold the mask
up to our faces with the pretzel stick.

When in doubt, glop it on. [laughs]

So modeling chocolate
and freeze spray is my saving grace.

Oh! All right! We're in business.

Right now, this pretzel stick
is giving me life

because I freeze-sprayed the hell
out of that modeling chocolate.

-Can I say "hell"?
-[woman] Yes!

God-darn beads everywhere.

Got drippage going on.

It looks like it's very liquid.

I'm still trying to watch my language,
but it's really difficult.

Three and a half minutes!

Damn pretzel stick!

God! What a mess. What a mess.

I knew I was going to ruin my nails, man.

I have no time for decorations.

Let's just grab some candy
and throw it on here.

It's going to be great.

[coughs]

Whoo, that was serious.

Willie, what happened?

Uh, this spray is like no joke.

It got all in every orifice.

Every orifice?

Willie, why are your orifices open?

[laughs]

One minute, guys!
Come on. Let's wrap this up!

Look, my pretzel always breaks!

Oh, that's way too big. It's all right.

Okay, wise.

It is not good.

It is not good!

[David] Oh, boy. This is so exciting.

My hair.

That's as good as it's going to get.

[all] Five, four,

three, two, one...

Happy New Year!

[cheering]

Whoo!

It is so fun. [laughs] It really is.

[Nicole] Ooh!

-Lora, how are you?
-I'm fine.

Let's remember the masquerade cookie mask
you were trying to make,

and let's see what you did.

[Lora] Nailed it!

Whoo!

-[Nicole] Okay.
-[Lora] Well, it's going to taste good.

You got the colors kind of right.

I like the amount of glitter.

Your feathers are a little floppy.

[Lora] My sticks didn't hold up.

-Okay. Where do I start?
-[Lora laughs]

I think you touched it too much.

We see the imprints of your fingers
all over.

I think your red icing

-was a little bit too liquid.
-[David] I don't see

any butterfly.

-[laughter]
-Can you hold it up?

[Nicole] So... Oh, dang!

-Oh, no! It's falling apart!
-[laughter]

[Nicole] I like it. Let's taste it.

[David] Oh, here we go.

[Jacques] The cookie's a little bit thick.

The flavor is quite good.

It's just a little bit hard to eat.

For not measuring, I'm amazed

that you were able
to pull off such a well-tasted cookie.

Color me surprised 'cause it was edible.

-Thank you!
-But we have another cookie to see.

Bye.

Willie!

Let's try to remember the masquerade
cookie you were trying to make,

and let's see what you did!

Nailed it!

[Nicole laughs]

-[Nicole] It's a little goopy.
-[Willie] Very.

[Nicole] What is going on

with the thing in the middle?

-Is that a gummy candy?
-[Willie] Yeah.

There's some decor
that I didn't know how to make.

I think that the feather came from
a sick chicken than maybe from...

-Okay. Can you hold the mask up?
-[Willie] Yeah, sure.

[Nicole] Oh, dang!

-Yay!
-Yeah!

[Nicole] All right! Let's taste this.

[Jacques] Don't eat that, Nicole.

-I want to make sure it's edible.
-Oh!

-Oh, boy!
-[Willie] It's crunchy.

-Wow.
-You made that cookie a little bit thin,

and when you put it in the oven,
the cookie's overbaked.

And then I had a bit of that gummy candy,
and it was so overpowering and sweet.

I thought it was very crunchy
but like a graham cracker.

Well, we've got to go see another cookie.

All right. Thanks.

All right, Brianna.

Let's try to remember the masquerade
cookie mask you were trying to make,

and let's see the masquerade cookie mask
you made.

[Brianna] Nailed it! [laughs]

Okay!

[Nicole] Wow!

I think you did a fabulous job.

I think the detail in the middle
is really pretty.

[Jacques] Yes.

It looks almost good.

[Nicole] Jacques!

-[David laughs]
[Jacques] Let me explain.

You put your royal icing,

and then when you stick your decoration,
the decoration went down

and kind of closed the eye.

You really got the color down.
The feathers look actually like feathers.

-Oh, thank you!
-Can you hold it up?

[Nicole] Is the pretzel rod stable?

Uh-oh!

Oh!

[David] Everything I said, I take back.

[laughs]

[Nicole] All right. Well, let's taste it.

[David] It's not as crunchy.

[Jacques] It's a little bit thick.
The middle is a little bit soft.

I'm getting a chalky flavor.

-I don't know what that is.
-I had a problem with your royal icing.

-Okay.
-It was almost like bitter,

-or there was too much food coloring...
-Food coloring. Yeah, maybe.

But, otherwise, I like the texture,
and I think it looked beautiful,

and I think the three of you
did a beautiful job.

[David] Yes, very true.

Okay, bakers. The New Year is almost here.

Come and gather as we announce
the winner of this round.

[Jacques] The winner is...

-Willie!
-Yay!

[cheering]

That was the only cookie
that you can hold on,

so this is why you won!

-Yay!
-[Nicole] Yes!

David, tell Willie what he's won!

So the best way to get rid of those
New Year's Eve morning-after blues

and ring the New Year's in fresh,
you're getting this...

twelve-cup drip coffee maker!

[Willie] Yes!

You're also crowned with the esteemed
golden baker's cap.

Congratulations!

It's like a Michelin star,

-but it isn't.
-[laughter]

[Jacques] For you other two,

don't get too down

because you still have a chance
to win the next round.

Let's waltz over.

A one, two, three.

One, two, three.

One, two, three.

One, two, three.

And our New Year's Eve ball continues
with our "Nail it or Fail it" challenge,

right here behind door number two.

Ooh, David, take it away!

You're going to be the baller
of this New Year's Eve party

when you make...

A Baby New Year ball-drop cake!

That's right. Two classic emblems
mashed up together.

We've got the cute, little Baby New Year

made from modeling chocolate

as he rides the iconic Times Square
New Year's Eve ball into the New Year.

I don't know what to say.

I think he's cute.

[laughter]

[Nicole] He's cute!

The actual globe's top half
is carved cake,

and the ball's famous Waterford crystals

are cut out of shimmer fondant triangles,

which are finished
with edible sparkly glitter.

-We got it. It's--
-No, we don't have it, Willie!

We ain't got it, Willie.

-We don't have this!
-[laughs]

[Nicole] And Lora...

Lora, your mask was, well...

hmm, barely a mask,

so we think you could use
just a little extra help.

That's why, when you're in a bind,

hit your
"Countdown to New Year's Eve" button

and your fellow bakers will have to party
like it's 1999 for three minutes.

[chuckles]

-Are you guys ready?
-[all] Ready.

Your time starts...

now!

Oh, wow. She ran so fast.

Make cake. Make...

One cake container.

Ooh!

Jacques, how would you go about making
this New Year's Eve baby ball-drop cake?

So the first thing that they have to do
is make their cake as fast as possible.

First, make the cake batter by mixing
the wet and dry ingredients together,

making sure
to add a New Year's Eve party flavor,

and then pour into a greased round pan.

Next, make the buttercream.

While the cakes are in the oven,

start making Baby New Year
out of modeling chocolates.

When the cakes are baked and cool,
stack them on top of the armature,

making sure to layer with buttercream,

and then carefully carve them
to make the top of the ball.

Cover the cake with fondant details
and glitter.

Finally, add the finishing touches
that will make Baby New Year come alive.

And voilà! Bonne année!

[David]
This is not the easiest competition here.

There's a lot of decorating.
A lot of intricate work.

I'm just going to put it all together
because it's what I do at home.

That's about a cup.

I think my nerves got to me in round one,

so my plan is to be more focused
in round two.

I've gotta figure out my party flavor.

I know the first thing
is to get the cakes in the oven.

I want to go mango.

I still don't measure anything,

but I like the consistency of the batter.

Everything looks good,
so I think I'm doing good with that.

I doubled my recipe.

I'd rather have a little bit too much
than have to go back and start all over.

-[clatters]
-Oh! Okay.

My party flavor is pineapple.
You can't go wrong with a pineapple.

It looks like Willie is using
a lot of flavoring.

[Willie] That's a lot... [laughs]

...to make a cake.

How am I going to do this?

Let's hope this works.

I'm going to use this dome pan,
as opposed to multiple cake pans.

I only have to watch one thing.

It's a risk,
but it's a risk I'm willing to take.

I would use the dome,
but I wouldn't fill it up all the way.

[Jacques] Not a bad idea.

It's not a bad idea
because you don't have to carve it.

[Willie] We're just gonna make this work!
We'll see what happens.

So bubble gum.

Round one did not go my way,
but round two is what really counts.

Whoops! My game plan is to try
to make enough cake,

and I'm going to throw in some
sprinkle surprises in there, too,

to go along with the bubble gum flavor.

So it's like a party.

Yes! It's gonna be like, "Surprise!"

You already got 'em in, Willie?

-In the oven?
-[Brianna] Yeah.

Yeah.

[Brianna] Come on, baby.

Oh, I need some more pans.

Eight cups... Ooh! I'm gonna have to do

-some guessing on this one.
-[Jacques] There she goes again!

-No measuring--
-[Nicole] I like her so much.

[Jacques] She's unbelievable!

All right! Come on, baby.

-[Nicole] Oh!
-It's okay.

Actually, I think that needs to...

whip a while.

Oh, my. I've never seen that much sugar
in a frosting.

Slow down!

Now time for buttercream.

I've tried to make buttercream frosting
in the past,

and it comes out
almost a break-your-teeth sweet,

but I'm gonna make this work

because now, utilizing the stand mixer,
it's gonna work.

I'm gonna to make it happen.

All right. I'm gonna let it go
for a long time.

Forty-five minutes have passed!

The black baby, it is.

Oh, this is a big-head baby.

My mom said I had a big head
when I was born, so that's all right.

[Lora] Oh, my goodness.

My family's, you know,
the number one part of my life.

I have three kids that are grown,
and I'm a grandmother of six.

I think he's looking all right.

[laughs]

I've made babies before,
but I'm sure it's a little more difficult

sculpting a baby than it is making one.

[laughs]

It looks like a pig!

This is terrible.

It looks like a pig. Like literally a pig.

Look at that nose.

Yay!

Yay!

They didn't stick! My biggest fear!
[laughs]

[Brianna] I think that might be...

I think that might be done.

[gasps]

Okay, I can work with this.

Okay.

-Brianna, how's it going over there?
-My cake pans are sticking!

Don't panic. Don't panic. Don't panic.

Don't panic. Sticking!

[gasps]

-What did you say, Brianna?
-Shiz! I said, "Shiz."

I said, "Shiz."

Now, how am I going to move it?

Use a spatula?

Let's try.

No, that is not gonna work.

Willie's about to put his cake
on the dome.

[Willie] Get out of the way, baby!

-Oh, no.
-Okay.

Ooh, Jesus!

[Willie] Pieces.

What happens when it falls apart?

Just squish it together!

-Oh, he's smooshing...
-Mash it on!

You know what?
This is just like pineapple crumb cake.

Is that a thing? I made it a thing.

I don't have enough cake!

Okay. It's okay. It's okay.
You know what I'm going to do?

-[Brianna] Behind!
-Not a problem.

-[Brianna] Look at you!
-[Willie] Right?

You're killing it! I love it.

Am I killing it?

-[Willie] You're killing it.
-[laughs]

I think that Lora's the most composed
right now.

-[Nicole] Lora's just chilling.
-That was...

You know what she forgot?

She forgot to carve the cake before
she put the buttercream on the side.

Oh, my gosh! Come on.

-Rice Krispies coming.
-Yep.

I ran out of cake.

-I think this is...
-[Nicole] Willie!

-The ball drops!
-[Nicole] What's happening?

I'm going to have a heart attack.
I'm having a heart attack.

-Ooh!
-[Willie] I think this looks great.

But Willie, what is the...
What is the shape?

This is the building.

-[Nicole] What building?
-I don't know!

[Willie] But it's in New York.

Is that a bad thing?
Maybe I should make it round.

[Nicole] I don't know!
Do whatever you want, Willie.

You have 11 minutes.

You've made a building.
It's a building.

This is a real treat.

Something like...

That's not going to cover that ball.
Oh, man!

I think the most difficult part
with this round so far...

is covering the ball with the fondant
because it's a huge cake.

Oh, no!

I need some time.

I'm going to hit
my party countdown button.

Countdown to New Year's!

[Nicole] Whoa, whoa, whoa!

Brianna and Willie
have to stop what they're doing

and make their way over
to two boxes with instructions.

[Brianna] Ten!

Eight is...

All right. Eight...

[both] Blow a roll-up.

We've gotta do a waltz.

[David] One, two, three. One, two, three.
One, two, three!

All right. Oh, man.
I hope it just stays there.

[Willie] Release balloons. Whoo!

[Brianna] Four, four, four!

[both] Shoot confetti!

-Ready?
-Okay, ready.

-Oh, four.
-Okay, that was a...

Oh!

[screaming]

[both] Two: pour a glass of champagne.

[Brianna] Oh, God. Argh!

-[Willie] Perfect!
-[Brianna screams]

[cheering]

Oh, I need this.

All right. You're done. Oh!

-You're done.
-Whoo!

What was I doing?

I'm just afraid how to make these.
[laughs]

[Brianna] Trying to score it...

to make it look like the triangles.

[Willie] Baking cardio!

One, two, three.

Killing it!

Count 'em! One, two... [laughs]

Gotta get in there.

Oh!

Outcome accomplished!

Wow, wow, wow! Five minutes!

[Lora] I've got this stuff everywhere!

Glitter flood!

[Willie] Oh, baby.

This baby is definitely Willie the Third.
I've given that baby life.

I put that baby together
with my heart and soul.

My friend, Wes.

Can we have some champagne?

Okay.

We'll decorate the bottom with money.

But it didn't reach me, Wes.

Wes, it didn't reach.

Thank you, David.

Uh-oh! Thirty-five seconds!

[Lora] Oh, man!

Okay, I'm not going to able to paint
all these.

No!

[Brianna] Oh, no!

[Willie] When in doubt, freeze the baby.

[Nicole] Wow! Ten...

[judges] Nine,

eight, seven,

six,

five, four,

three, two, one...

[all] Happy New Year!

[cheering]

-We did it! We did it! We did it!
-Well done, Willie.

All right, Lora.

Let's try to remember
the Baby New Year ball-drop cake

you were trying to make,
and let's see what you did.

Nailed it!

You know...

-[Nicole] I like it.
-[Lora] Thank you!

[Nicole] And I really like
that the baby is dirty...

-[Lora] Yeah.
-...but he's happy about it.

-[laughs]
-Making a round cake

-is always extremely difficult.
-[Lora] Yes.

-Here, the top half is really not round.
-Right.

-I'm super impressed.
-Thank you!

This is all cake!

That's a hard thing to do.

-Thank you.
-[Nicole] Well,

we have two other cakes to see,
so we've gotta go do it.

-All right.
-All right.

[laughs]

Okay, Willie. Let's see what you did.

[Willie] Nailed it!

-[gasps]
-[Willie] Yes, this baby is hot!

-[Nicole] Willie, this is wild.
-[laughter]

Ooh, that baby.

Ooh, that baby's sick.

Maybe Brianna can help that baby.

I can't help that.

[Nicole] I honestly love this cake.

I think it's delightful to look at.

[Jacques]
I used to live next to Times Square,

-and that ball doesn't look like that.
-[Willie] But this is what

-Times Square looks like after.
-[laughter]

-[Nicole] This is so funny!
-And it's...

falling apart!

-Is it?
-[David] The snow is melting.

[laughter]

[David] Willie!

[Nicole] Oh, I don't mean to laugh...

Where there's a Willie, there's a way.

-[David] I can't... [laughs]
-[Nicole] We've got

-more cake to see!
-Let's go!

All right, Brianna.

Let's see what you made.

[Brianna] Nailed it!

Okay!

[Nicole] All right!

I do see some Rice Krispies
peeking out from the top,

but we've got the blue,
we've got the silver, and a baby.

Your baby looks wild!

I never...

-May I ask what is with the pig nose?
-[Brianna] I don't know!

I don't know what happened.

[Jacques] I think you did a good job

to score those triangles,
and then painting them and all that.

I hope that it tastes as good as it looks.

-Me too!
-[Nicole] I would like

you guys to cut a perfect piece
of your cakes so we can taste them.

[Nicole] Let's taste Lora's cake.

Oh!

He lost his hat.

[Nicole] Jacques, get in there.

[Jacques] I don't want to have too much.

-Oh!
-[Jacques] What's impressive

is that the three cakes
actually are well baked.

[David] The cake, the crumb,
is really nice.

But then when you dig
into the buttercream alone...

-[Lora] Right.
-...you put way too much sugar.

And you know that sugar preserves
ingredients,

and I'm sure with the amount
of sugar that you put there,

that cake could go for one year
and it will still be good.

[laughter]

What type of flavor
did you put in the cake?

-Mango.
-[Jacques] Mango! Okay.

I didn't mind the mango.
I thought it was a fun, little surprise.

And then I had your buttercream
and said, "Oh, that's not fun."

[laughs]

-[Nicole] Yay!
-Yay.

All right, Willie. Let's taste your cake.

[Jacques] That's all you give us?

Would you like some more?

No, it's okay.

[laughs]

[retches and laughs]

[Jacques] How much of the flavor
did you put on that?

That was a good amount of pineapple.

-[Jacques] Nicole, are you okay?
-I'm so mad!

I'm so mad this is in my mouth.

[shouting] I've never been angrier

about something in my mouth!

I am... floored!

[Nicole laughs]

A little goes a long way with flavoring.

It was very fragrant.

[Jacques] Inside was actually pretty soft,

but the side was crispy.

Oh, boy. Willie.

-I'll remember you forever.
-Thanks.

All right. This scary baby's coming at me.

Oh, my God!

Yeah, join the train.

-[Nicole] Was yours crunchy?
-[David] I had a crunchy bit.

There's no Rice Krispies treat.

What is it?

Surprise!

[laughter]

It's sprinkles.

[Nicole and Jacques] Oh!

-That's what it is, the sprinkles.
-Sprinkles.

It was a party cake!

I like the surprise of the crunch.

[Nicole]
The consistency of the cake is dense.

The bubble gum leaves a strange

-aftertasty flavor.
-Yeah.

It is also a little bit on the dry side,
but the buttercream is nice.

I think the three of you
should be very proud.

You all three have cakes
that we were able to taste.

Judges, oh, my goodness.

It's almost the New Year.

But first, we need to see who's going
to win the coveted Nailed It! trophy.

Wes!

-[Nicole laughs]
-[David] Oh!

[Nicole] Oh, Wes!

What a beautiful outfit. So sparkly.

Jacques, who will start the New Year...

with $10,000?

[Jacques] The winner is...

Lora!

[gasps] Yeah!

-[Nicole] Oh, congratulations!
-[Lora] Oh, my gosh!

Oh, my gosh. I won!

I knew I could do it.

-Thank you.
-You're welcome!

My grandkids are gonna be so excited.

They're gonna be so proud.

Oh, it's almost midnight!

We've gotta count down!

[all] Ten, nine,

eight, seven,

six, five,

four, three,

two, one...

Happy New Year!

[cheering]

[Jacques] Nicole, happy New Year!