Mona Wilson & niece Nicole (It's a Cupcake!)
Beth Somers & Milette (Milette's Cakes)
Erin McLendon & Christine Roots (Zoey & Bailey's Cupcakery and Sweet Treats)
WINNERS' DESTINATION: A couple's wedding rehearsal dinner; they got together via match.com.
Guest Judges: Sarah Luymes & Kyle Davis (she's a nurse, while he's a Marine)
R1: The following cupcakes have to look like wedding cake tops (the featured ingredients are famous food pairings).
Bartells: Strawberry compote w/ champagne buttercream & a champagne glass w/ said drink & a strawberry
Erin & Christine: Almond chocolate chip w/ fresh raspberries, light raspberry cream frosting, fondant rose & rings
Beth & Milette: Champagne w/ strawberry curd filling, fresh macerated strawberries and champagne, champagne buttercream, sponge sugar piece, pearl-dusted white fondant rose & a few silver dragees
Mona & Nicole: Pistachio w/ raspberry jam, vanilla bean whipped cream frosting, bright pink rose & piped chocolate heart
THE BARTELLS ELIMINATED FOR SOUPY CUPCAKES
R2:
Erin & Christine:
1. Red velvet w/ vegan coffee frosting, vegan chocolate ganache & fondant top hat/bowtie
2. Coconut dipped in vegan chocolate ganache & rolled in toasted coconut w/ vanilla buttercream & sweet little daisy
3. Lemon w/ blackberry frosting piped to look like a rose & a couple fondant leaves
Beth & Milette:
1. Almond dipped in white chocolate ganache w/ creme fraiche whipped cream & fondant blue plaque w/ the couple's initials on it
2. Chocolate bourbon w/ brown sugar Swiss buttercream, eggless pecan pie filling & camouflaged chocolate piece to symbolize Kyle's Marines background
3. Coconut w/ orange cream cheese icing, mango curd filling, toasted coconut, torched pineapple piece & white fondant heart w/ blue lifeline design to symbolize Sarah's job
Mona & Nicole:
1. Chocolate stout w/ peanut butter buttercream, hot & chunky peanut butter, fig jam & top hat
2. Sweet corn w/ mascarpone buttercream, Parmesan & hearts
3. Lemon w/ tart lemon buttercream, lemon basil pastry cream & flower
ERIN & CHRISTINE ELIMINATED
1K C R:
Mona & Nicole: Traditional wedding cake tiers
Beth & Milette: Spinning heart on top & a pedal-like effect on at least two tiers
WINNERS- Beth & Milette