Nailed It! Mexico (2019–2021): Season 1, Episode 5 - Sweet Explosion - full transcript

A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES

What's up, friends? Welcome
to a glittery and colorful episode

of Nailed It! Mexico,

where it's the thought that counts.

This baking competition
has some awesome cakes

and some awful ones.

And today, we've invited
three amateur bakers

who hope to win $200,000.

Big money.

Let's get to it!

IT'S THE THOUGHT THAT COUNTS



Hello, my name is Liliana Miselem.

I'm from Metepec, and I'm 53 years old.

I'm a mom, and I have three kids.

I got married a long time ago
to a wonderful man.

He passed away four years ago.

My husband is from a family where cooking
is very important.

It's important for mine too,
but I'm very bad at it.

Maybe there's a place where I can show
that, even though I'm so bad,

I can still win.

I'm Diego Adame.

I'm 26 years old,
and I'm from Mexico City.

I consider myself a geek.

I love everything about science fiction.

Science fiction to me is turning ordinary
into amazing.



I'll try and be creative in order to use
that philosophy in my cooking.

With the $200,000,

I would open my own comic book store.

Hello, my name is
Karla Maria Rodriguez Alguilar.

I'm 32 years old.
I'm from Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas.

I've made cakes that come in a box
with all the ingredients already prepared.

They always turn out good, but...

just not like in the photo.

I've never seen this.

Desserts require a lot of patience,
love, and I have all that.

I just need to master them a little more.

-Hello, how is everyone?
-Good.

Ready to find your inner child?

-Yes!
-Obviously!

That's great because today
we are going back in time.

We're going to relive our childhoods.

And I'd like to introduce you
to our main judge Chef Anna Ruiz.

Thank you.

My inner child is excited to be here.

Have fun. Enjoy yourselves. Get excited.

This is a great experience.

Thank you.

To my right, I have my friend
from the city,

but she now has her own "Flour Shop"
in New York

with an explosion of cakes,
Amirah Kassem.

I'm really excited to see what you make

and to try your cakes.

This first round is called
Sweet Possibilities.

Behind door number one,
we have a surprise for you.

So I ask you,

after every storm, there is a...?

Rainbow!

Rainbow!

We have a shiny pot of gold with coins.

And we also have a happy, white cloud.

And a big, yellow sun that's full of joy.

Each one of these rainbows

is made completely of donuts,

dipped in chocolate

and with fondant details.

On my mark,

you're going to run like happy children
to your cake. One...

Two...

Three. Run!

Please don't drop them.

Whoever wins this challenge will win
a special prize.

Yes! Thanks.

You have an hour to make your cake.

Okay.

The recess bell just rang, so...
get your bake on, bakers!

There's mine!

Okay, I need...

What ingredients do I need?

-Do cakes and donuts use the same batter?
-No.

-No, right?
-No, it's different.

To make the donuts, first, you need
to mix the dry ingredients.

Then, add the wet ingredients
in the middle.

Mix well.

Shape the donuts
on a surface with flour.

Then fry them at 180 degrees.

Fry them for a few minutes
until they are well-cooked and golden.

Melt the white chocolate and dip the donut
until it is completely covered.

Let them cool off
and wait for the chocolate to harden.

Place the donuts on the structure.

Cover the mini donuts
with colored fondant.

Add the decorations.
Here you have your happy rainbow.

Oh, my God!

RECIPE: RAINBOW DONUTS
1. PREPARE THE DOUGH

Holy mother!

A quarter of a cup of butter.

My family says I'm very lovely,

but very bad in the kitchen.

If I end up making something,
then I'll have succeeded.

I'm shaking all over.

Packaging...

Get off.

The wrapper is stuck to the butter.

No.

Help.

How are things going?

Very bad.
I can't even unwrap the butter.

Come on!

Here I come.

Stop reading.

Learn the recipe.

Leave me alone.

Now I've got it, eggs and butter.

She didn't melt the butter.

Did your butter get stuck to one side?

No.

-Mine did.
-You have to melt it.

Let's see.

Even I know you have to melt the butter.

When you melt the butter,
you have to mix it well.

When it's in pieces,
it kind of makes a hole.

How awful. Let's see.

I don't know what to do with this now.

It's all sticky.
I think I'm going to add flour.

Come on, Liliana!

I'm getting there.

Do you know why the coffee cup
called the police?

He got mugged.

Thank goodness I'm not a comedian.

I'm grabbing chips because I'm hungry.

I love challenges.

I love adventures.

Even if I don't win, it'll be fun,

and that's what matters.

Did you grab chips?

Hey, I'm hungry.

A cup of milk...

When I started making the batter...

it seemed really sticky to me.

I don't know. It looked weird.

A little more milk.

I think it needs it.

I hope they don't mix it a lot
or the batter might get too hard.

I think I added too much.

-Is yours this sticky?
-No.

I added exactly what the recipe said.

No. I think I have to do it again.

I added too much milk,

and it's too sticky.

To be honest, I would have started over.

You can always add more,
but you can't take it back.

Everything in life is trial and error.

Come on.

2. FRY THE DONUTS.

You're frying yours?

They're not even donuts.

I don't know what they are.

They're not done.

Let's see if this works.

I'll fry them a little more

so they're donuts on the outside.

They're not just balls.

They're not cooked.

Great.

I'm worried that she's refrying them.

The only thing that tastes good refried
are French fries.

But not donuts.

I'm going to make ten donuts.

They're good.

Not that bad.

I've always heard
that chefs try their food.

I only tried the first one
to see if it's cooked.

It's really good.

I think I have a career in donuts.

I'm going to put a little bit of...

I don't know if this works, but...

so it doesn't stick.

Powdered sugar is very thin,

so it's going to burn instantly.

Why did he do that
if it isn't in the recipe?

It looks like he's not reading
what's what.

Okay, first try.

Didn't work.

-I just realized they're burned.
-Of course.

POWDERED SUGAR

Oh, of course.

That's why they didn't turn out.

-What?
-I used sugar instead of flour.

Instead of flour... Poor thing.

Don't laugh at me.

Sugar is white.

Flour is white.

What's the difference?

To all cooks in charge of making donuts
around the world,

thank you for your dedication
and difficult work.

Are you going to judge the order
of the colors as well?

Of course. They have to be exact.

Purple, blue, green,

yellow...

-Have you always liked rainbows?
-Yes. All the colors.

Growing up in Mexico helps you see
colors differently.

- That's beautiful. I love her.
- Me too.

You also love unicorns?

I love them.

You only have 15 minutes left!

-What?
-Not much time left, and I'm not done.

I need more black fondant,

so I'm going to fix this now.

I think I'm going to smash
the white stuff,

get paint

and decorate.

3. STACK THE DONUTS ON THE STRUCTURE.

Yeah, it looks the same.

There are a lot of things

and a lot of tools I've never seen before,
but I think I'm doing it.

How many times do I hit five
so that the chocolate melts?

A lot, like 20.

As time goes by, the chocolate won't melt.

The chocolate hates me.

So, I'm going to improvise a little.

Paint fixes everything.

Did they get really inflated?

Did you cut them?

No.

Why?

If I do, I'll run out of time.

Cut them and fry them again,
so they'll cook inside.

Yes, I didn't think it through.
They're all crumbling.

The donuts for the rainbow
looked a little bit uncooked.

I said, "Somehow I have to fix this."

Escape plan: Delta.

So I decided to use puffed rice
to make the donuts

to support the rainbow.

I'm very worried about Diego.

Since his donuts didn't come out,
I think he's going to use puffed rice.

Right now, I'm placing the puffed rice,

and I thought, "Well maybe I should add
at least one donut."

So it kind of looks like what they wanted.

I've never spent
so much time in the kitchen.

One minute!

No!

How do you cut straight?

I didn't.

I'm going to fall.

Don't fall.

These pants are driving me nuts.

I don't know how this goes.

Mexico! Mexico! Go, go, go!

Please cover your creations.

This is horrible. It's going to fall.

Five!

Four!

Three!

Two!

One!

You're done!

My dear Karla.

Let's remember the figure you had to make.

How about you show us what you made?

The cloud looks like a botched clown shoe.

But I think the expression...

It's a happy cloud.

It looks good.

We have a rainbow, a cloud and the eyes.

But I think the fondant
is a little too thick.

Also, the purple in the rainbow
is missing.

But I'm excited to try it.

Are you sure?

The happy cloud.

No, I don't know.

Why is it hard here?

Can someone get me an axe?

I'm scared.

It feels like I'm eating...

hard crackers.

Yeah. Did you fry it twice?

Yes, I fried it twice.

The donut's flavor is delicious.

-Congratulations!
-Thank you!

Oh, man, Diego.

We're looking at the original sun
that you had to recreate.

Let's see yours, please.

Nailed it!

And the donuts?

There's one.

Okay.

The sun looks like a cat and not a sun.

It's Top Cat.

But what really stands out is,

I'm not even going to count the donuts.

This is the only one that was saved.

I see that you cut the fondant well.
It's thin.

For me, the rainbow's details,
it fills it up completely,

so when we look at it, we can't tell
if there are donuts or not.

And that's how it came out.

Let's taste it.

The only donut it has.

The center of the sun is also a donut.

I'm going to open Top Cat here.

Top Cat is a donut.

It's uncooked.

That's how I ate it. Warn us next time.

If you eat this, you'll get sick.

But...

I liked the flavor.

-Very good. Congrats.
-Thank you.

We're looking
at the original creation now.

We're dying to see Liliana's creation.

Ready?

Nailed it!

You know what I see?

It looks like an upside down elephant

that's looking up at itself.

But those are the best eyes in the world.

In the world.

It looks to me like it melted.

When I put it in, it was good.
It looked like a pot.

But I don't know if it was the heat
or what, but it's flat now.

It was the weight that flattened
the pot.

But the structure is okay.

Yes, it's fantastic.

Liliana, will you let us try your pot?

That's donut, but I don't know how
it turned out after it was flattened.

-What's that?
-Liliana, it's uncooked.

What happened?

This one isn't.

Let's be optimistic.

Yes, but they're very pretty.

It's the crust.

As they say, "You were doing well"

Because what's cooked
has good consistency, and it's very tasty.

The texture of the smaller one isn't bad.

Bravo!

I have blue eyes for the first time.

Hey, baby. What's up?

-They're yours.
-Thank you.

-It was good.
-Thank you.

My beloved bakers,

come together.

My Fondant Queen, can you tell us

who won the first round?

The winner of this round is...

you, Karla.

I'm very proud of myself

because I had never made donuts before.

Amirah, tell her what she won.

You will be the star of all your parties,

because you won a baking set.

Not just that. You also won the Golden Cap
made of 24k of good luck.

-Look at this beauty.
-It's incredible.

But I also want the $200,000.

That's not $200,000.

Now, we're off to the second
and most important challenge.

Are you ready?

Yes!

NAIL IT OR FAIL IT

Queen of chocolate explosions,

tell us what's behind door number two!

The best part of being a kid

is everything that you love:
candy, glitter, colors, everything.

I want you to make a sweet explosion!

This cake requires different techniques.

The outside color is applied
with an airbrush,

there has to be chocolate dripping
from the top

and decorate it with macaroons, sweets,
and popsicles made out

of modeling chocolate and fondant.

This cake has all the colors
of the rainbow.

Have a good look. An airbrush was used.
You have to stand at a distance.

And the other details, the dripping
isn't dripping on the whole cake,

so be careful.

It looks easy, but it's detailed.
Be careful.

There are several colors on the inside.

When you mix it, don't mix it too much

or it will come out brown.

If you feel like you're about to throw
a temper tantrum and need help,

press the help button,
and either Amirah or I will help you

at your station for just three minutes.

I have news for Diego.

I have to say it, bud.

If you were a friend before, sorry!

During the first round, you know,
we don't want you to finish last.

We're going to help you out a little.

You have a button called
"I can't take it anymore."

It's an advantage for you,

because your opponents have to cook
for three minutes, but...

wearing children's mitts.

Okay, kids, don't forget
that $200,000 is the prize.

-Ready?
-Yes!

Three!

Two!

One!

Get your bake on, bakers!

Now tell me. How do you make this cake?

First, prepare the cake batter.

Separate it in five different containers.

Add different colors to each of them.

Separate them, so that all the colors
don't mix and put them in the oven.

Stack the different cakes.

Remember to cover it in icing
and add frosting between the layers.

Paint the rainbow onto the cake
with the right colors using an airbrush.

Melt the chocolate
and carefully create the dripping

on the outside of the cake.

Make all the candy that goes
on the cake with fondant.

To finish,

add the details of the face,
and you'll have a colorful cake.

I'm going to get organized
and make the batter right

and then I'll look at the oven part,

which scares me the most.

I know what my weaknesses are.

I have to focus.

Focus.

It's supposed to look like a rainbow.

I mix the colors a little, but not a lot.

Next, I'll try to put them in their molds.

Then I'll try to bake them.

I hope to God that it comes out okay.

How's it going, Lili?

I'm going.

This thing got stuck.

I consider myself very meticulous,
detail-oriented.

I think that this is a big advantage.

I don't know how this will turn out,
but we're improvising.

I feel like it's really thin.

Should it be like this?

When I went to get the molds,

I got four, but only made enough
for three.

I don't know if I have to add more
or if I only used a little or what.

Help me.

So I said, "Fine. I'll make three."

This challenge is about focusing
and doing a good job.

I can't repeat what I did earlier.

I need to think about the time,

and I need to think about the ingredients
so I can make it quickly.

Let's see...

You have to separate them.

You need five different containers.

Look, he's already making the pink
and then the yellow.

-And then?
-Then you add them little by little.

It may not look like it,
but you don't mix them.

It looks like King Kong's boogers.

The green color looks weird.
I don't like it.

But we can make it right
with the next batter.

I think I can compensate
with a nicer color

to make the situation look better.

I'm going to mix the layers

so you can see the different colors.

As a kid, I threw knives like this.

Omar!

You don't scare me.

I'm going to make the candy.

I really like this part,
making figures and stuff.

Give this to Amirah.

Let's make the candies for the cake.

First, the lollipops.

Let's make a small piece of each color.

Then twist.

Next, mix them.

I don't think they look like candy.

Let's mix in another color.

And now roll it to make the lollipop.

Carefully add the stick.

Oh, my gosh!

It's really ugly, but it's pretty to me.

How's it going, Karla?

I'm making...

What are they called... macarons?

Making the burgers?

Yes.

I'm making the burgers as well,

fondant burgers.

I finally got my groceries.

Very good.

Now, I'll make a lot of candy

because I saw them in the sample.

Finally, I'll just add them and that's it.

Don't be scared, kids,
but you only have 45 minutes left!

What?

Well, at least they look like cake.

Yes!

For the first time in my life!

Good, Lili!

Yes! Two!

For the first time in my life,
the cake came out and didn't stick.

I'm going to cry.

My husband said that I'm a bad cook,

but look at me now.

I did a great job. I'm very proud.

I think I'm doing well so far.

Lili's frosting looks weird, right?

It's very soft.
That's why it's going to the sides.

Once it cools a bit,

I'll add color.

How do I make it look the same?

It's smaller than it should be.

She has a height problem.

Like me?

Kind of.

Her cake is short.

That's not a problem, but a blessing.

Just like me.

It's a little short, but I like it.

I'm really happy
because I think it's coming out great.

Once they're baked, they don't look bad.

I see Liliana and Karla doing well.
It's time to distract my competitors.

Guess what I just pushed!

Oh, no.

Liliana and Karla,

please put on the mitts on your table

and try to cook like this
for three minutes.

Thanks, Diego.

You're welcome. At your service.

No.

I can't do anything.

I am so sorry.

-Diego!
-What?

Come and tighten this for me.

I can't with these gloves.

I can't.

How much longer?

I can't do anything.

Time! You can take the gloves off now.

I'm gonna throw them at your head!

How rude, really.

Now, we're going to paint.

Honestly, I love the airbrush.

I'm a handyman.

Diego is using the airbrush.

Karla and Liliana are using the spray.
It's easier.

Is the airbrush or the spray easier?

The airbrush is harder.

-But it looks better.
-Of course it does,

but there's not much time left,
and the spray is ready now.

Why is it still blue?

Turns out the red wasn't clean enough,
but I thought it was.

When I added the blue, they mixed,

and that's what broke the rainbow.

Done.

Sweeties, only ten minutes left.

Okay.
I'm going to get the chocolate to melt it.

This is the part I don't like.

Help!

I need help!

Help!

-I'm running.
-Run.

How can I help?

I don't know how to melt chocolate.

I can't. I try and I try.

Check on it every ten seconds.

Don't worry, just stir it.

What else? Tell me.

Your cake...

How is it?

What do you think?

-It's leaning.
-Right?

I'm going to put that on top
and you won't be able to see it.

-One quick last tip.
-Yes.

Put more candies on this side
so it doesn't look crooked.

-Time's up. Good luck.
-Thank you.

She had a problem
with the chocolate not melting.

For it to melt well, it has to be
ten and ten, 15 and 15.

If not, it burns.

Let's see.

She used too much.

Yeah, I know.

No, how?

How did you do the chocolate?

Instead of letting the chocolate drip,
she's still using a spoon.

Instead of drips, it'll look like chunks.

-Like smears, right?
-Yes.

I don't know if it's burnt.

Maybe. It has little burnt bubbles.

Oh, no. I'll leave it like that.

Two minutes! Two minutes!

I want to see all the colors
of the rainbow!

I forgot the eyes.

Ladies, are you done?

I'm trying to correct my mistakes.

Quickly!

It works.

So it doesn't look so crooked.

How cute!

One minute! Come on! One minute!

I'm coming.

What else?

Lift up your screens now.

Five!

Four.

Three!

Two.

One.

You're done.

Beyoncé move.

-How are you, Karlita?
-Very well.

We're looking at the cake you had
to recreate.

Why don't you show us yours?

Nailed it!

-Oh, my sweet soul.
-The candy's falling off.

The candy is going everywhere.

Your cake is short,

but it's okay because I'm short,
so the cake has to be short.

I would've liked
to see the entire rainbow.

I like the details, the tongue.

I like the lollipops, the drizzle.

You have all the requirements.

It looks pretty good.

-We're going to try it later. Congrats.
-Thank you.

-Congrats.
-Thank you.

-How did it go, Diego?
-Good.

Could you be kind enough
to show us what you made?

Of course.

Nailed it!

Diego, it's yellow.

Some of the details are pretty good.

And you had the chance
to use four colors, interesting,

but you're missing something.

-The chocolate.
-The dripping chocolate.

Did you burn it?

No, I was making it,

I melted it,
but when I tried to spread it,

it wasn't liquid enough.

If it goes from liquid to hard,
it's burnt.

Okay.

We'll see if it also tastes pretty good.

Let's walk like Beyoncé. Now!

-Hello, Liliana.
-Hello.

We're dying to see what you made.

Nailed it!

Liliana!

The same.

-The eyes.
-Short.

In your honor.

That's why. It's for me.

It has all the colors. All of them.

You used all the colors.

It's a color explosion.

I love the details in the eyes.

All the details in your candies
are well done.

You have the dripping chocolate,

more on one side.

-It was so hard.
-Right?

Let's see how it tastes,
that's what really matters.

Please, cut a big slice and serve us.

Turn around and walk like Beyoncé.

Excuse us, we'll start with Karla's.

-Pink, yellow, purple...
-Purple and green.

...and green.

The texture is good.

To me, it tastes like cake,
but a simple cake.

I really like the icing.

The bottom is a little dry, maybe because
of the weight of the two on top.

But it's a cake I would eat.

I thought the same.
The bottom's a little dry.

The other two have a very nice texture.

It's perfect for me.

Now we're going to taste Diego's.

It has a weird consistency.

It's like cake that's extra moist,
but not a good extra moist.

It's feels soggy.
I don't know how to describe it.

I like it. It's moister than Karla's.

Why did you choose pink and green?

It wasn't green originally.

After I mixed it together, I added
the different colors and mixed it a bit.

Diego, don't you remember that I said

it would turn brown
if you mix them all together?

It did turn green.

Guacamole. Very good.

Now let's try Liliana's.

I'm nervous.

This one looks more like a rainbow.

Good job with all the colors.

I think it's the tastiest one.
The texture is good.

It's a little dry because there's no icing
between the layers.

I'm adding a little chocolate
because it lacks sweetness.

It's so everyone can add
their own creativity.

But you added really good creativity.

Thanks.

Now it's time to find out
who will win the $200,000.

They'll also
take home the Nailed It! Mexico trophy!

The trophy!

Can you help me scream trophy?

-Trophy!
-Trophy!

-Trophy!
-There it is.

-It's going somewhere else.
-This way.

I'll get it.

If not, the viewers will switch channels.

Oh, no!

Ready to find out who the winner
of Nailed It! Mexico is?

The winner of Nailed It! Mexico is...

you, Liliana!

Yes!

Liliana!

I can't believe it.
It's an incredible feeling.

Winning a prize for something I don't know
how to do and that I do badly

is the best thing
that's ever happened to me.

That's it for Nailed It! Mexico.
Stay young forever!

And please continue watching
Nailed It! Mexico on Netflix!