
I agree that visually it wasn't really a showstopper and the theme was kind of weak. She really gave herself a challenge by making so many little desserts with multiple components. I didn't like how uneven the frames for the windows were. Rosie's orange pate sable Breton clock with mini choux buns religieuse with mocha crème pâtissière, brioche tarte tropézienne with salted caramel crème, chocolate tartlets with crème pâtissière and ganache was a little messy. It was quite a comeback for her to get first place after all of that! I'm glad that she didn't give up though, even after she'd made three batches of choux and two batches of crème chiboust. Everything seemed to go wrong for her in the technical challenge - first her choux then her pastry and then her crème chiboust.

There are just so many other things that I'd rather have. Honoré is definitely a technical challenge, it's not a dessert I would ever order. Loved the yellow color.Īlthough the gâteau St. Rosie's domed tarts with pate sable, raspberry gin and mint crème pâtissière, lemon bavarian cream, yuzu jelly, and lemon mirror glaze were so cheerful looking. Paul's advice to make nuts even smaller if they're used to decorate the outside is something I've never thought about before but it made sense.

The little blue flowers on top added a nice bit of color.


Heh, I laughed when she said they looked like boobs.ĭavid's leche flan dome with roasted rhubarb, aperitif jelly, orange pastry disc, and mirror glaze were pretty. Steph's raspberry, lemon, and white chocolate domed tarts with raspberry jelly, lemon mousse, and pate sable pastry sounded really good. I agreed with the judges that the inconsistent piping was the only problem. Awww, so cute that everyone wore ties for Henry!Īlice's mocha, hazelnut, and orange domed tarts with espresso buttercream, mocha mousse, hazelnut praline paste, and mirror glaze were so shiny.
