02x02 - Surprise Baby Announcement

[bunniefuu]

♪ Da-da-da-da-da, da-da ♪

- What are you doing over here?

- [Gonzo] Hello!

- It's morning. We're fresh, got coffee.

- [Christina] Good morning.

- [Maya-Camille] Good morning, Chef.

- Hello.

Squad, let's give a warm welcome

to Fatin and Omar.

- Hi.

- Welcome, guys.

So, Fatin, I hear you're a pretty big fan

of Bake Squad. Is that true?

It's true. That's very true.

I am trying not to fangirl.

I am, like, trying to stay calm,

but I'm very excited to be here.

- You're playing it off well.

- [laughs]

So, Fatin, you know this.

These four create desserts

like you've never seen before.

The squad is on a mission to sprinkle

a little bit of happiness at big events,

which means they're whipping up

some pretty exquisite desserts.

- Oh, yeah.

- [Christina] In a moment,

you're gonna brief the Bake Squad

on what you're looking for.

Bake Squad is gonna take note

of your likes, your dislikes.

When you come back in a few short hours,

you will have four stunning desserts.

The two of you will pick which one you

want to serve at your party. Sound good?

- Yeah.

- Sounds amazing.

Let's tell our bakers

a bit about the two of you.

You're happily married.

For how many years?

- Five years almost.

- Almost five years.

[Omar] And, uh,

we just moved to California.

Oh, look at the two of you.

That's your beautiful family.

[Gonzo] Oh my God.

Aww.

Let's play a game.

Any ideas what the event might be?

A 100th birthday party

for your grandparents.

Vegas bachelorette party for your sister.

[Christina giggles]

A wedding?

- [Christina] Check the rings.

- They're already married.

Fatin and Omar,

tell our bakers about this event.

When we first got married,

we got pregnant right away.

And we've gotten pregnant again,

but lost that pregnancy, unfortunately.

[somber music plays]

And it's taken us a while

but we are expecting.

- Oh, congratulations!

- Congratulations.

- Yeah, we're very excited.

- Congrats.

Tell us about the event.

We're telling everyone

it's a housewarming party.

But then we're gonna reveal

that we're expecting

Through the cake.

Oh!

But we want the cake

to somehow reveal that we're pregnant.

- [Omar] Gotta be a surprise factor.

- A surprise factor to it.

It's gonna be a fun one.

Tell me a little bit

about your family unit.

Well, we love to be outdoors.

So we love hiking.

[Fatin] We love eating out in restaurants

and trying unique foods.

- Okay.

- What's on the dessert menu normally?

So I'm Palestinian

and my husband is Lebanese.

We like flavors like fig and rosewater,

things like that.

- But we love chocolate too.

- Yes!

We love baklava, and dates

with different kinds of nuts is amazing.

- Any particular nuts you guys like?

- Pecans.

Oh, yeah.

- Chocolate almonds are my weakness.

- Second that. Yes. 100%.

Give us a little bit more of an insight

into the event itself.

- We're gonna do it at our house.

- [Fatin] Dinner with friends and family.

Our friends and family

have been there for us emotionally.

They've been there

to take care of my daughter.

So we just wanna thank them,

and want them to be as excited as we are.

Oh, nice. Okay. Love it.

I just have to say,

we are so, so, so happy for you.

And we are so excited

to help you pull off this epic surprise.

- And remember, we need a reveal.

- Mm-hm.

[Christina] This dessert

needs to do two jobs.

It's gotta be perfect for the housewarming

and it's gotta transform this party

into an exciting pregnancy announcement.

Yes.

Bake Squad, in just seven hours,

Fatin and Omar will be back here

to take a look at those desserts,

and to taste 'em.

Nice.

Squad, it's time to get to work.

Ovens on. Let's start the creating.

- Yes.

- [Christophe] Yes, Chef.

Let's go.

Woo, woo, woo!

[upbeat music plays]

I'm gonna do a milk pudding.

- [Ashley] Can I draw with you?

- Please.

I c-c-came to party

So let's get this thing started ♪

What are you thinking?

I'm thinking about just creating

a giant chocolate box.

Like a gift box made out of chocolate.

So they actually get to open the lid.

The walls will open up,

and you get to reveal your beautiful baby,

made out of chocolate.

Oh my gosh. I cannot wait to see this.

The trickiest part is going to be

making sure that the actual walls

open up this way and not inwards,

because otherwise, they will

smash the baby I'm putting inside.

- That would definitely ruin the vibe.

- Fingers crossed. [laughs]

- [Christina] Christophe.

- Hi, Chef.

- What's the vision?

- Today, I'm making a life-sized crib.

- [Christina] Ever made a crib before?

- [Christophe] Never done a crib.

- I don't have a baby.

- Of course your first crib is edible.

[laughs] Yes, all the fence

will be made of chocolate.

The mattress is gonna be all cake.

- Raspberry. Vanilla.

- [Christina] Oh! You wanna win.

- Yes, I want to win.

- Boom!

Okay. You are the illusionist, right?

And by the way,

everything has to be delicious.

Yes, it will be.

- Keep at it.

- [Christophe] Thank you.

What are you envisioning?

I really grabbed onto

their laid-back Cali vibes.

Yeah.

So I'm really wanting to give them,

like, a sweet, very elegant cake.

- Nice.

- Shocking. I'm doing cake! [laughs]

What if you cut it open,

and inside of that cake, it says "baby"?

- [Gonzo] That's the surprise factor there.

- They'll be like, "What does that say?"

I love it.

- MC.

- Hey, Chef. How are you?

What are you thinking?

If you have a Middle Eastern family,

what desserts would you have?

- Middle Eastern desserts.

- Middle Eastern.

And he said he loves baklava.

So I am thinking milk pudding,

baklava, and Turkish delight,

which is these little confections

that consist of starch and sugar.

It's almost like

a Middle Eastern gummy of sorts.

- Yeah.

- Like a jelly bean meets a gummy bear.

- Exactly.

- I like this a lot.

And oftentimes, baklava is filled

with pistachios typically.

But I made pecan pie,

so why not make a pecan baklava

with cinnamon in it?

If you get this right, you are creating

a new family memory for them.

But those flavors have to be just right.

Otherwise, you messed with the dessert

that they know and they love,

and they will pick you to pieces.

But I love the vision.

Now how do I know they're having a baby?

I want to hide the sonogram

under the dessert.

It's right under you the whole time,

and you don't know until enough people

have gone in for dessert.

That's a really cute moment.

Did she give you the sonogram?

- Oh. Can you?

- You need me to call her up?

Okay, so I bring the sonogram,

you keep your eye on the clock.

Keep pushing.

Showtime. Good luck, guys.

Na-na-na-na-na ♪

Whoa, whoa, hey ♪

Good.

Na-na, woo! ♪

[upbeat music continues]

[Christophe] Are you doing

the same thing as me?

So today, I want to bake

for Fatin and Omar

and make something ultrarealistic

but also has a meaning for them.

- [Gonzo] What are you doing?

- First come, first served.

My illusion will be a life-sized crib.

- That has to be super, super, super even.

- That's looking good. That's big, man.

[Christophe] I know.

- I have three more like that.

- Yeah?

Christophe already

has his chocolate poured?

What's going on?

- Thank you.

- [Gonzo] Of course.

I'm gonna do a nice,

modest three-tier today.

I am completely inspired

by some of the flavors of the Middle East,

so I wanna make Fatin and Omar

a floating three-tier spiced cardamom cake

with a honey-saffron syrup soak,

filled with a delicious

pistachio pastry cream.

On the outside, we have

the really nice, subtle color palette

full of texture and flowers.

Mm, smells so good.

They're gonna love these flavors.

Sometimes I can play safer

with some of the flavors,

so I'm encouraging myself

to step out of my own box a bit.

Cakes in the oven.

And try some new things.

All right, Ash. Lay it out for me.

What's the reveal?

[Ashley] So I'm thinking

I can have the top tier of the cake

say "baby" when they cut it open.

I love this vision.

- But let's get down to brass tacks.

- Okay.

This is a lot easier to draw

than it is to execute.

I've seen people do it,

and you cut in

and the letters are freaking backwards.

I imagine you're gonna

want to test this out a few times.

So you need to be 100% confident

that when I slice

into this beautiful cake,

that we are gonna get a beautiful B-A-B-Y.

- No pressure.

- Thank you.

- Draw it out in your head. Good luck.

- Thank you.

I gotta start pouring chocolate ASAP.

This takes a long time to crystallize.

What are you making?

I'm making a giant chocolate box.

Good for you.

[laughs]

For this giant display,

I am creating a huge box

with six different panels.

And they're 2.5 feet tall, 2.5 feet wide.

I have to make sure

every single one of these pieces

are perfectly even, nice, and flat.

- Gonzo, what's the idea?

- [Gonzo] Hello.

The big idea is going to be

this massive chocolate box.

That once I remove the lid,

the walls will actually open

and reveal an actual chocolate baby

with a lot of other confections inside.

Okay. So, I'm pulling the ribbon,

and it's like, "Ta-da!"

That's gonna be the hardest part.

Just sh**ting from the hip,

and I'm gonna wing this one.

You sure about this?

Hey, I'm a risk-taker,

so it's all or nothing.

- [Christina] Good luck.

- Thank you.

Christophe, I brought something from home.

- You did?

- [Ashley] Catch.

- [gasps]

- [laughs]

[Ashley] It was a joke!

That was good.

[Gonzo] We're gonna work

on the marshmallows.

[upbeat music plays]

Toasted almond.

Right now, I am getting the base

of my Turkish delight.

So the flavor for these Turkish delights

includes rose,

because they love rose flavor,

and also passion fruit.

Rose is a flavoring

that you have to be very gentle with.

You can't pour a lot of it

because then it just tastes like

you're eating a whole bouquet of flowers.

And that, my friend, is a no-no.

And now I have to do it all over again

for the passion fruit flavor.

Am I the only one here that has a baby?

I am, aren't I?

I have two fur babies. Charlie and Cacao.

The thing with that is you didn't carry

Charlie and Cacao in your belly.

You don't know what it's like.

That's true.

It gives me a slight advantage

because I know

what maybe Fatin would want

for her pregnancy reveal.

Just saying, just saying.

[laughs]

[Christophe] I'm doing the, um,

rice cereal treats for the pillow.

Get this cake in the oven.

Ashley, I'm not only making

one cake today, but two kinds of cakes.

Two cakes?

Today I'm doing two different cakes.

One chocolate and one vanilla.

Flour, cocoa powder.

Which is not my forte at all.

Instead of making

beautiful sugar showpieces,

I'm here making cakes

trying to get a win against Ashley,

when she is queen of cakes.

But I have to push myself

to make it happen.

Vanilla cake.

So the mattress cake

will be a vanilla cake

with fresh raspberry

and vanilla buttercream.

And then, over the top,

we are putting the imprinted Joconde,

which is a sponge cake

that looks like fitted sheets.

It's time to create the pattern

for the sheet with my egg white,

powdered sugar, flour,

a little bit of blue.

And now I can just pour over

my Joconde batter and bake in the oven.

[upbeat music plays]

In order for my cake to say "baby,"

I need to bake the letters

inside of the cake.

I'm gonna need a sheet cake

baked in a different color,

cut out some letters,

and then I'll cover it in cake batter.

I've never done a cake quite like this.

The placement of these letters

are super important

because if the letters

float around the cake batter,

it's not gonna say "baby."

It'll just look like this mess.

I'm testing out this cake.

I'm gonna try and hold the letters

in place with a toothpick.

A little "Y."

Gonna try different amounts of cake batter

and figure out what works, what doesn't,

so we'll get a nice,

perfectly legible cake when we slice it.

Oh, sh**t, I turned my oven off.

- [Christophe] You can use mine.

- I'm going to.

- Do you have the [mimics spraying]

- The [mimics spraying]

- Thank you.

- You're just like me.

[mimics spraying]

I think I have another

[tense music plays]

[Christophe] Ah.

[tense music continues]

[exhales] All right.

Chocolate [screams]

Christophe, I'm crying. That was

- [Christophe] Stop it!

- [Ashley laughs]

- Christophe, what happened?

- She put a freaking c*ck on my table.

[laughter]

[Ashley] Got you.

- [Ashley laughs] Christophe.

- [Christophe] It's not funny.

We're gonna cut the last of these pecans

and then begin to layer the baklava.

The baklava will be filled

with small pieces of pecans

that have been infused

with cinnamon and sugar.

And then, a honey syrup

will be poured over the baked treat

once it's pulled right out of the oven.

Fatin and Omar like nuts,

chocolate, a bunch of different sweets.

So around the baby, inside of this box,

I'm putting many, many

different confections.

So I'm creating dry meringues,

marshmallows, chocolate, and nuts.

Then I'm also creating

this delicious rosewater financier,

which is a very dense, sweet type of cake,

with some berries on top of that.

I'm creating some rochers.

I am going to mix

a little bit of chocolate with cereal,

and that's gonna add some extra crunch

to my whole display.

I definitely have a lot going on,

so every single second counts

in order to finish on time.

Bake Squad, just three hours remain.

[Christophe] Ay, ay, ay, ay, ay.

So much to do.

- Ash.

- Hey, Chef.

- How's it going?

- It's good. Good.

- Are these them?

- They are.

We need one of them to show us

B-A-B-Y perfectly even,

legible, all one direction. Lord, girl.

Okay.

[tense music plays]

- Ready?

- Yeah.

What?

sh**t.

First shot was a fail.

Oh my gosh.

sh**t.

Second was a fail.

- You need this to look good.

- [Ashley] Just tell me.

I don't like the silence.

Third was a fail.

I'm gonna tell you,

this one, B-A-B-Y is better,

but I'll tell you

what you need to do immediately.

You know your toothpicks

are gonna keep them in place,

but you cannot overfill that cake pan.

If you have less batter in,

it has more chance to stay in its place.

Thinner cake. You gotta get "baby" right.

- If the "baby" is not right, no reveal.

- Yeah.

- You got a lot of work to do.

- [Ashley] I know.

- You can do this. Keep at it.

- Thank you, Chef.

This is it. It's my final shot.

Oh, such a pretty golden-brown baklava.

It smells amazing.

[Christophe] Let's make the pillow.

I'm rolling my rice cereal treat

into a round shape.

Then I'm putting buttercream

all over the top.

And on top of this,

I'm putting the blankets made of fondant.

Impressed.

- [Christophe] Looks cool.

- [Ashley] Such a good job.

[upbeat music plays]

[Ashley] Okay. Fourth time's the charm.

- [Christophe] Are you all right?

- Yeah.

- [Christophe] Yeah?

- Yeah.

[Christophe] For real?

[Ashley] Yeah. It's just a lot to do.

I've tried to make this cake

three times already and it's not working.

- I don't have a backup plan.

- Think you're gonna make it?

I'm gonna do my best.

I'm gonna use less cake batter this time.

So, uh I'm feeling

as good as I can about this one.

Yay.

[upbeat music plays]

[Christophe] Ooh la la, Chef.

Look at this.

- [Christina] The blanket?

- [Christophe] Right.

- Look at the stars and the moons.

- [Christophe] It's gonna be beautiful.

I'm trying to create

this beautiful, cartoony-looking baby

to put inside of the actual box.

That is going to be

the reveal of the party.

I made shells, and I turned that

into the body and the head of the baby.

So, after that,

I'm going to use modeling chocolate

for the eyes and all

the other characteristics to my baby.

All right, I need to jump

on the assembly of the baby.

[upbeat music plays]

You carry this baby like he was yours.

- It's our baby.

- How do you wanna call him?

Cronzo.

Oh my gosh. Cronzo it is.

[laughs]

[Ashley] The lines of the cake comb

are more of a guide than anything else.

I feel pretty confident in this design,

but piping this kind of detail on a cake

takes a lot of focus

and awareness of making sure

I have even color distribution,

making sure the various textures

are also evenly distributed.

It has to be this, like, controlled chaos.

The end result is just so exciting.

Cake, pastry cream, raspberry.

All right, so the first Turkish delight

is coming out of the pan.

And this is

mango.

The design for the way

that I lay the treats out

is inspired by Islamic geometric design,

which is often seen in the mosaic

tile patterns in the Middle East.

Let's get to work.

This is the most important part,

because trying to figure out this pattern

If I cut a piece at one wrong angle,

it could throw off

the entire mosaic design.

Okay, let's start with that.

Christophe, what've you got going on here?

So I need to finish my bed.

I need to put my fence around.

But it's a housewarming party,

then it becomes a baby announcement.

What's the surprise?

- Do you have any ideas?

- What if I give you a photo wall.

- Oh.

- That they can

- Pose behind, take a picture.

- Oh, take a picture.

Then at the very end [whooshes]

I love that idea.

- It'll work. I'm on it.

- Let's do it. Thank you.

This is a very big and hefty box,

and the hardest part of this

is the fact

that I'm only gluing two of the panels,

and leaving two of them

able to actually release and open up.

So building an actual box

that is not completely glued together,

it's actually very risky,

because one of the panels

could actually cave in

and fall on top of my baby.

G, you've got three of the four walls up.

And what are you thinking?

That lid goes on at the very last second?

Yeah, I need to assemble

everything on the inside

and then spray everything on the outside.

- I'm gonna give you your space.

- Thank you, let it go.

- Thanks for holding it.

- See if it stands.

- I'm here if you need me.

- Thank you.

Time is ticking, and I still

have to finish the little rattle.

And I have to make more pillows,

so I have to move really fast right now.

[tense music plays]

[Ashley] This is a clay extruder.

It lets me extrude out little pieces

of fondant like a braided rope,

which is perfect for this macramé tier.

Macramé is a really old art form

of braided and twisted ropes

that originated in the Middle East.

There we go.

This is another decorating technique

that is very time-consuming,

but I think that Fatin and Omar are gonna

appreciate this little nod to home.

[Ashley sighs]

- Okay, Ashley. I really need your help.

- Okay.

I want to create

a couple of stuffed animals

that when you see them,

you want to cuddle them.

Both the stuffed animals

will have exactly the same flavor.

Layers of chocolate cake

with toasted almond

and chocolate mousseline.

All the things that Omar loves inside

those two beautiful stuffed animals.

How can I make a bunny?

I know how to make cakes, but those big,

sculpted cakes, this is not my thing,

so I'm going to rely on Ashley to give me

some pointers to make this happen.

You wanna have

the buttercream in the center

so it's like a column in the middle.

It's gonna hold everything together.

[Christophe] Oh, that's the trick.

I'm just following Ashley's instruction,

and make some magic happen here.

[upbeat music plays]

We are nearly there, Bake Squad.

Be smart. You have one hour.

[Ashley] Oh my gosh.

Stay focused. Stay calm.

Let's see this baby.

Time for me to assemble the crib.

So the pieces of my fence are good to go.

I remove all the planks

and glue them together.

We are assembling the bottom.

Little bit of cold spray.

- Maya-Camille. What do you think?

- [Maya-Camille] Wow. This is perfect.

[Gonzo groans] Hustle, hustle.

[Christophe] Modeling chocolate.

[upbeat music plays]

All right, Bake Squad, 30 minutes to go.

You got this.

[upbeat music plays]

[Ashley] Oh my gosh, there is no time.

[Gonzo] I have no idea how I'm gonna

get this done in the next 30 minutes.

[upbeat music continues]

Come through, Chef! Thank you so much.

- Ooh la la!

- [Christina squeals]

Stand here.

[upbeat music continues]

- [Christina] You're going down first?

- [Gonzo] I'm going down first.

- All right. Bring it down.

- [Christina] I'm over.

- [Gonzo] Great. Thank you.

- [Christina] I believe in you. Keep going.

[upbeat music continues]

It is go time, Bake Squad. Ten minutes.

[upbeat music continues]

Bake Squad, here come Fatin and Omar.

[upbeat music continues]

- Ten seconds.

- Oh my God. Amazing.

[Omar] Wow.

[Christina] Five seconds.

Finishing touches.

[groaning]

[laughter]

All right, Bake Squad. Time's up.

Ovens off, whisks down.

Time is up.

Let's do it. Come on.

- [Christina] Gonzo.

- How are you, guys? Welcome.

They're back.

Please introduce the dessert.

What we have here is Baby on Board.

This is a beautiful gift box

made out of chocolate.

I have many, many confections in here.

- Very excited about what's inside.

- What do you think's inside?

Hopefully, some kind of message

that we're pregnant.

- [Omar] Some sort of reveal.

- Gonzo's like, "Oh, I forgot that part."

I'm just joking.

- You guys ready?

- Yeah.

One, two, three.

[upbeat music plays]

- Aww, so cute!

- [Christina] Baby on Board!

- That'll definitely give it away.

- [Fatin laughs]

[Gonzo] The baby is made

out of chocolate, obviously.

Everything you see in here

is chocolate, sweets, and confections.

We have dry meringues,

we have dark chocolate and milk chocolate,

with different nuts,

like pistachio, almond, hazelnuts.

We have these little rochers,

like cereal with actual chocolate as well.

We also have financiers,

and those are actually made

with a bit of rosewater.

[Christina] Fatin,

what do you think flavor-wise

on your dark chocolate rochers?

It's delicious. The chocolate's delicious.

Is it cinnamon?

- There's cinnamon cereal in there.

- [Fatin] It comes out.

- That's good.

- [Fatin] Definitely a good combo.

What about you, Omar? What did you think

of the rosewater almond financier?

Yeah, you You can actually

taste the rosewater.

I feel like the chocolate also has that

crunch and perfect flavor. It's amazing.

[Christina] The vanilla bean meringue

I think is genius.

It's like a masterclass

in what a meringue is meant to be, right?

Not too much flavor.

It's not overwhelming, not underwhelming.

And the texture is absolutely on point.

- Dry and crunchy all the way through.

- It's just perfect. It's a good texture.

Gonzo, well done, and thank you.

Thank you very much.

I'm glad you guys liked it.

[upbeat music plays]

- Maya-Camille.

- Chef.

- [Omar] Beautiful.

- [Fatin] Middle Eastern vibes.

Okay, tell them about the dessert.

[Maya-Camille] I made baklava,

and Turkish delights,

and milk puddings.

Everything intricately placed.

One thing that I will say is,

the center mosaic,

those are my favorite bites

right in the middle, of course.

[Omar] Gotta try some of this baklava.

That is syrupy.

[Fatin] Beautiful.

It's a beautiful mosaic.

[Maya-Camille chuckles]

Should I just keep putting on my plate?

That is adorable.

That's our little baby.

I imagine that your family

will be picking, you know, enjoying,

then all of a sudden,

"What is that? Who's pregnant?"

- [Fatin] Yeah.

- [Omar] A cool reveal.

Thank you so much.

I'm known for making pies,

and one of my most popular is a pecan pie.

So I wanted to put pecans

and cinnamon sugar in the baklava.

I love it. I love that [laughs]

Now I know why they call her

the flavor queen. [laughs]

Delicious. I do love pecan pie,

so you really nailed it with that.

And the baklava was so flaky.

It's satisfying.

I really like it.

I think my family would like it too.

Then the Turkish delights are flavored

in rose as well as passion fruit.

I think the flavor was brought out

perfectly. Texture's great.

You can just keep eating it. It's light.

That's why I haven't stopped eating.

[laughter]

You nailed the Turkish delights.

I think the texture is spot on.

It's both light and chewy.

The balance of both the starchy syrup

and the sugar syrup was brilliant.

Thank you very much. And congratulations

on such an incredible feat.

[upbeat music plays]

Well, you two.

Fatin, Omar, what do you think?

- I'm intrigued.

- I love surprises.

Christophe, what's it called?

That's Home, Sweet Home.

So they just think it's a bit of a theme,

right? It's a housewarming party.

This is to take pictures.

- [both] Oh.

- The family over here, taking pictures

Christophe, should we pose?

Yes.

- [laughter]

- [Omar] Looking good.

[laughter]

- Are you two ready for the reveal?

- One, two

three.

Woo!

- Oh, that's so cute.

- [Omar] That's cool.

- I'm gonna cry.

- You too.

- [Fatin chuckles]

- Don't cry. You're gonna make me cry.

[laughter]

[upbeat music plays]

- [Christina] You're the illusionist.

- It looks great.

You nearly brought Fatin to tears

when she saw

I'm holding back 'cause I don't want

my makeup to get ruined.

You made it really real for me,

and it had that emotional aspect to it.

[Christophe] So this dessert

will be Home, Sweet Home.

All the outside of the crib

is 100% chocolate.

[Fatin] Oh, wow.

[Christophe] Our mattress

is a vanilla cake

with fresh raspberry

and vanilla buttercream.

Then we have our stuffed animal cakes.

It's going to be a chocolate cake

with toasted almonds

and, uh, chocolate mousseline.

- Fatin is waiting.

- Patiently waiting.

All right.

[tense music plays]

[Fatin] Yeah, really good.

I love the chocolate. Super moist.

You definitely taste the almond in it,

which is delicious.

The The vanilla is just so creamy,

and the cake feels, like, light, fresh.

It's probably

the best vanilla cake I've had.

I'm gonna pastry-dork out on you

for just a moment.

This is a multi-pastry-medium creation.

He's done chocolate work.

He's baked for you

in making several different cakes

to make a mattress, the fitted sheet.

And just in case you weren't impressed,

he's layered up these cakes

of chocolate almond cake

and then he's freehand carved them

into the teddy bear and the rabbit.

- That's impressive.

- [Christophe] That's not my thing.

This is not my thing at all.

- It looks great. You did a great job.

- I couldn't agree more. A real triumph.

- Hi, Ash.

- Hello. Welcome back.

- Hi.

- Fatin, Omar, up close and personal.

- What do you think from the queen of cake?

- [Omar] So much detail.

[Fatin] You can tell

you have passion for this.

Okay, Ash, tell us the name

of this beautiful cake.

So I call this cake California Dreamin'.

It was important to me

to represent your love of nature.

California is all about airiness.

And the cake here is a cardamom spice cake

soaked in a saffron honey syrup.

The reveal is actually

in this top floating tier.

Ashley tested this reveal

multiple times today.

- And we didn't quite nail it.

- We don't know for sure.

Hopefully, between all the practice cakes,

this one in here works.

- [Christina] It's real, my friends.

- [chuckles]

- Here we go.

- [Fatin] All right.

[tense music plays]

I'm nervous and I don't know why.

[Omar and Fatin chuckle]

[Ashley] My heart is beating so fast.

[Christina] Okay, you two.

[tense music continues]

Dang it!

Well, the whole vision here

was to cut it in half

and with that slice,

when it comes out, to say "baby."

- The cake?

- [Ashley] Yeah, it didn't work.

It's beautiful still. Still beautiful.

Sorry the reveal

wasn't exactly as we were hoping.

[Christina] Let's dig in.

- [Fatin] It's good.

- Yeah, so good.

[Christina] What do you think

about the flavor, Fatin?

[Fatin] The honey saffron syrup,

it's making it so moist.

And it's a unique flavor.

So I love unique. It's really good.

- I'm glad you like it.

- Can you taste the cardamom spice, Omar?

Yeah, I think you get a hint of it.

It's really good.

I-It adds a whole new dimension to it.

A triumph. I know the "baby" reveal

did not exactly work out,

but I think that you gave Fatin and Omar

just a gorgeous cake

with a beautiful flavor profile.

Three even layers of cake

beautifully soaked, beautifully frosted.

I am so impressed by your ability

to push yourself every single time.

- Thank you so much.

- You're still a master of your craft.

- Thank you so much. Thank you.

- [Fatin] Thank you.

Hm.

[upbeat music plays]

Fatin and Omar, you've seen it all

and you've tasted it at all.

Now you have to pick

just one of the Bake Squad's desserts

to bring to your exciting pregnancy

announcement party that's a surprise.

First, I wanna say thank you

to each one of you.

You made it really hard for us. Each

person brought something to the table.

[Omar] You exceeded our expectations.

We both really respect what you guys do.

The fact that you guys are masters

at what you do. And you guys did great.

- Thank you.

- Thank you.

You're gonna hate me,

but it's decision time.

It was tough. I mean, we were down to two.

And it was between Gonzo and Christophe.

Just because I like

the "bam" aspect of it.

It took a while to get to this baby,

so I really want it

to be like, "baby." [laughs]

- They both bring a big moment, I think.

- Yeah.

Fatin, Omar, tell us

which one you've chosen.

[tense music plays]

- We're going with Christophe.

- Yeah!

[cheering]

[Christina] Here we go. Let's go.

Photo time. One, two, three. Say "baby!"

- Baby!

- Baby!

His is so cute.

Okay. You have a party to get to.

- We'll meet you there. Take care.

- [Fatin] Thank you, guys.

[Omar] Thank you.

My friend, you know what happens

with that. Bragging rights.

- Woo!

- Yeah!

There you go. You nailed it. Great job.

[Maya-Camille laughs]

- Woo!

- [cheering]

[Ashley] Our cake sculptor!

- Et voilà.

- You got it, bud. Great job.

One, two, three, four ♪

We've come to have a real good time ♪

Oh, those look really cute.

Today's the big day. Everybody thinks

they're coming for a housewarming.

Hey, how are you? I love your jacket.

I cannot wait for them to find out

the real reason they're here.

We've come to have a real good time ♪

I'm so stoked.

- Want me to show you the house?

- I do.

All right, this way.

- You haven't been here yet.

- This is our bedroom.

Attention, everyone.

We've got one more thing to show you.

Come on this way.

- I can't wait to see everyone's reaction.

- I'm nervous.

[Omar] They're gonna be surprised.

We, uh, have been working

with the Bake Squad

to make this moment extra special.

[suspenseful music plays]

Oh!

- [woman] Oh my God!

- We're pregnant.

[cheering]

Must be the love ♪

[cheering continues]

My daughter deserves the best.

- That's amazing.

- [woman] Oh my God.

It's everything that we've prayed for.

[Omar] Congrats, Grandpa.

I'm gonna be a grandpa again.

I'm so excited.

Woo!

[Omar] Who wants a big piece?

It's all edible.

The crib is chocolate,

and all this is cake.

Must be the love right now ♪

Thank you.

Mm-hm. It's so good.

That's fantastic.

It's so good.

That is a piece of art. Just breathtaking.

It's a memory forever.

Must be the love ♪

We'll always be able

to look back on this moment.

Bake Squad definitely

made this extra special for us.

♪ Hey! ♪

Thank you, Bake Squad!

[cheering]

[upbeat music plays]