"Cupcake Wars" 10/28

Laura Teague & boyfriend/firefighter Tim (Bake My Day Bakery; they drive a RAM Club/Quad Cab)
Stephanie Gentrup & cousin Courtney (Stephanie's Pastry Magic; they use a Cadillac Escalade)
Keiyana Roberts & college best friend Jennifer (Kreme de la Cupcake; they're using a Nissan Altima)
Kathy & Marc Iannuzzi (White Mountain cupcakery; they happen to be driving the now-discontinued Volvo V70)

WINNERS' DESTINATION: Magic Castle VIP party (Hollywood, CA)
Guest Judge: Magician Ed Alonzo

R1:
Stephanie & Courtney: Smoked paprika w/ creamed cheese, smoked salmon, dill filling & smoked paprika/Gouda buttercream icing
Iannuzzis: Lemon w/ smoked salmon mousse, smoked paprika cream cheese frosting & fresh dill
Laura & Tim: Smoked corn w/ vanilla sweet cream filling, bacon maple cream cheese frosting, candied bacon & bacon-popped popcorn
Keiyana & Jennifer: Sweet roasted corn w/ cream cheese Gouda frostin & crumpled bacon

LAURA & TIM ELIMINATED FOR USING TOO MANY INGREDIENTS

R2:

Iannuzzis:
1. Chocolate chipotle w/ lime buttercream, dipped in ganache & a cute fondant bunny
2. Banana w/ guava filling, rum buttercream & gold gum paste owl
3. Orange almond soaked w/ honney w/ marscapone & candied orange

S & C:
1. French toast w/ maple buttercream & bacon
2. Lemon cream w/ fresh pureed strawberry Swiss buttercream, raspberry buttercream filling, fondant rope & half chocolate sphere
3. Chocolate fudge w/ toasted hazelnut Swiss buttercream, chocolate ganache, dove & stars

K & J:
1. Orange mango cayenne w/ mango buttercream, strawberry mango compote & fondant flame
2. Chocolate w/ dulce de leche, light whipped cream, peanut butter/toffee candy bar pieces drizzled w/ dulce de leche and milk chocolate, plus a fondant pink corset 
3. Ginger snap w/ vanilla bean cream cheese frosting, sweet potato filling & chocolate hypnotic swirl

KEIYANA & JENNIFER OUT

1K C R:
Iannuzzis: Top hat w/ a bunny coming up & down
S & C: Castle

WINNERS- The Iannuzzis