"Cupcake Wars" 11/18

Amy Selling & Shannon Collins (Bubble & Shake Cupcakes; they drive a Land Rover LR4 HSE)
April & James Forbes (The Cakeria)
Kathleen & Nathan Robinson (Scrumps Scrumpdiddlylumptious Cupcakes)
Loriann & Hereck Serna (Aw, How Sweet!; I think they drive a BMW 328i Sedan)

WINNERS' DESTINATION- Elvis Week in Memphis for a VIP party to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of "Aloha in Hawaii"
Guest Judge: Mary Anne Mobley

R1:
Robinsons: Banana w/ marshmallow filling, peanut butter buttercream frosting & South marshmallow cream
Amy & Shannon: Banana w/ peanut butter mousse, salted caramel buttercream, chocolate ganache & homemade (peanut) brittle
Sernas: Banana w/ chocolate ganache, peanut butter cream cheese buttercream & yellow crown
Forbeses: Crunchy peanut butter w/ banana ganache, Swiss meringue peanut butter buttercream & strawberry coulis

SERNAS ELIMINATED

R2:

Forbeses:
1. Pumpkin pie cake w/ freshly-grated nutmeg, vanilla buttercream & chocolate Elvis signature w/ some gold dust
2. Orange blossom pound cake w/ amaretto buttercream, peach compote (w/ vanilla bean), raspberry drizzle & red crown
3. Chocolate cherry cola cake w/ cherry Swiss meringue buttercream & dipped in chocolate glaze, plus a white fondant guitar

Amy & Shannon:
1. Strawberry "Heartbreak Hotel" w/ whipped cream cheese icing, red raspberry preserve & broken heart
2. Pineapple & coconut w/ coconut milk buttercream & fondant Frangipani
3. Rich chocolate cake w/ vanilla buttercream, white chocolate cream cheese filling, double chocolate ganache & fondant chocolate guitar

Robinsons:
1. Classic coconut w/ mango buttercream, coconut cream pie filling & fondant Hibiscus
2. Sweet potato casserole w/ marshmallow buttercream & fondant record
3. Chocolate pie w/ filling, cream cheese icing & blue "TCB" logo (w/ lightning bolt)

AMY & SHANNON OUT

1K C R:
Forbeses: White piano- WIN
Robinsons: Blue 40th Anniv. stage