The other two bakers were no slouches either. One woman recreated a Christmas ham entirely out of red velvet cake and Maraschino cherries. Yes, she served it with “mustard” that was actually lemon curd. Another contestant built a seven-layer cake disguised as a stack of wrapped presents, and it fooled a judge who actually tried to rip the “wrapping paper” off.
But here’s the kicker: the biggest twist came when host Mikey Day grabbed a “candle” from the winner’s display, sniffed it, and bit into it on live TV. It was cake. Everything is cake. I’m now suspicious of the soap in my bathroom.
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The Judges Were Completely Bamboozled
Judge Loni Love literally picked up a “candy cane” and started beating it against the table to prove it was plastic. It shattered into cake crumbs. She looked like she’d just discovered her childhood was a lie, and honestly, same.
Another judge, a professional food critic, stabbed a “snowflake” with a fork and gasped so loudly they had to bleep her reaction. The cake was painted with edible silver dust, and it tasted like peppermint and betrayal. The show’s producers likely pay her extra to look emotionally crushed.
