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We've reached the final chapter

of the world's most magical culinary competition.

- Welcome! - Wow.

- Wow. - My God.

Nine teams of extraordinary bakers

were invited to Warner Bros. Leavesden Studios...

Let the baking begin!

...to create astonishing sweet showpieces.

This is amazing.

There we go! Brilliant job.

My wand is choosing me!

I taste your heart.

Week after week, their skills were pushed to the limit.

This is falling apart.

I am absolutely freaking out right now.

We gotta get moving.

- You okay, Miko? - Do you need a hand?

- I'm dead. - Hold your breath.

But not all our bakers would reach the final chapter.

This was by far the most difficult decision

we've had to make in this competition.

Miko and Chris, I'm afraid that your journey ends here.

It's kind of bittersweet.

And the two teams that are going to the finale

are absolutely phenomenal.

Congratulations, finalists.

Tonight, Zoe and Jordan...

...and Elizabeth and Juan...

This is crunch time.

...face their toughest challenge yet...

Something's burning.

Ouch.

- You okay? - Nope, medic.

...with unexpected twists at every turn.

But only one team will be

the Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking Champions.

Oh my God.

- Oh my God. - Oh my God.

- It's like a cathedral. - It really is.

- Gryffindor. - Hufflepuff.

Literally, we are walking down the same

Great Hall where all the actors were.

This is just mind-blowing.

Look at the tables. They're already laid.

It's been a long, long journey,

and this was all what it was about,

- was to get into the finale. - Yeah.

And truly, the candles are moving.

This is a huge moment. We are extremely excited,

but there is a lot of work yet to do.

Hello, baking wizards, and welcome to the Great Hall,

one of the most iconic locations in modern cinema.

It truly lives up to its name, doesn't it?

- Yeah. - It's amazing.

- Yeah. It's huge. - It's epic, actually.

The Great Hall was the site of so many prominent moments

in the Harry Potter stories.

- The Sorting Ceremony. - The Yule Ball.

- The Halloween Feast. - The Goblet of Fire Ceremony.

The Battle of Hogwarts.

And tonight, it'll be the backdrop for a finale

unlike any in the history of baking.

Throughout this competition,

you baking wizards have created some stunning edible sculptures

and brought the Wizarding World to life

in a way the world has never seen before.

But now, it comes down to your final two showpieces.

What you present in this hall will determine

which team will be crowned

the first ever Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking Champions.

So, let's talk about your final task.

Each team will create a spectacular showpiece

that features at least one of the many memorable scenes

that has taken place right here in the Great Hall.

The judges are expecting two mind-blowing tasting elements.

And at least two enchanting elements.

And brace yourselves, because your final showpiece

must be larger than ever before.

Six feet tall.

- Oh, gosh. - Oh my goodness.

To put that into perspective, that's almost as tall as us.

- We got that. - Yeah. Yeah, we know.

For this challenge, the house elves will provide you

with whatever structures you need

in order to make your best showpieces

and we're giving you more time than ever before.

Ten hours.

When your baking time is up,

you'll bring all of your components

back here to the Great Hall

where you'll present your magical masterpieces

to our Ministers of Baking, Carla Hall and Jozef Youssef.

At stake is a prize unique to both the culinary and wizarding worlds,

the coveted Wizards of Baking Cup.

With that trophy comes the honor of being featured

in a brand new Harry Potter cookbook.

Yeah.

Bakers, are you ready?

- Yes! - Yes!

- Yes, we are. - Good luck to you all,

and let the baking begin.

- Okay! All right. - All right.

- All right. Pens. - Markers.

- Let's do it. - Let's go, let's go,

Paper. This is the finale. We have to go big with this.

- Yes. - Okay, so the Great Hall.

So, what are your favorite scenes that happened there?

The fireworks scene

- with the Weasleys. - Yeah, the O.W.L.s.

Ordinary Wizarding Levels. Exams.

We have to have fireworks.

The firework dragon, yes. That chases Umbridge down

- between the tables. - Yes.

And then when she gets to the front, all those... Yes.

All those nasty rules and proclamations. Okay.

- Yes. And then they will fall. - That's a good magic element.

So, we've got the dragon moving,

lights for the fireworks,

and then we have the dropping of the proclamations,

so not just two, three enchanting elements.

- Elements. Love that. - Because slight overachievers.

What do you think of when you think of the Great Hall?

My favorite season of all time, Christmas.

And do you know what? I'm really glad you said that.

So, why don't we do something that kind of correlates

with Christmas, the Yule Ball scene.

The thing that I absolutely love is that idea of community,

celebration, and food, right?

So, we'll definitely kind of do Christmas and the Feast,

- which is a recurring theme. - Two different things.

I think that's one thing.

Yeah, okay. What do you think

to the idea of doing like a Christmas turkey?

I love that.

The pressure is huge. It's our final chance.

This is our biggest showpiece yet.

It's gotta be a representation

of not only skills and techniques, but us, right?

- Of us. It does. - You ready?

I'm so ready for this.

- Let's do it. - All right.

- Don't drop the bottles. - How are you feeling? Ready?

I'm feeling out of breath.

- Elizabeth, Juan. - Hello!

- Hello! - How are we feeling

about being here in the final?

Like, the fact that we're closer to that beautiful cup,

it's unbelievable.

What are you guys gonna be making for us?

It is actually one of our favorite scenes

from the whole movies, the O.W.L.s.

Ordinary Wizarding Levels.

For our showpiece, we're gonna recreate the entire scene.

We're gonna have chocolate tables,

isomalt for the window.

A dragon is gonna be there in the center, hovering.

And it's essentially gonna move forward.

It's gonna be chocolate whiskey cake.

And then we're gonna have Educational Decrees.

Those are gonna be made out of chocolate,

and one of those is actually gonna be Juan's tasting...

My tasting element. We're going to do a coffee entremet.

Those are going to be falling,

because it's a huge part in the movie.

Sounds very ambitious, guys.

Looking back at what you've done already,

for you, what's been the highlight?

Looking back at this journey, it has been a whirlwind.

Here we go.

Little twist.

I've loved getting to work with you.

Thank you. Nobody else has had two wins in a row,

so that feels pretty good.

Elizabeth and Juan.

Elizabeth and Juan.

Were we overachievers? Yes.

Yeah, but go big or go home.

- Wow. - This looks incredible.

If we win, let's get a tattoo.

Fine. We're shaking on it. It's on camera. All right.

We'll get a tattoo!

I think it's gonna be a good, even match.

I know that you're gonna give us a run for our money.

Me too. I mean, you guys won the last one.

- Hello! - Zoe, Jordan, finalists here,

defending champions from the last task as well.

Tell us about what you're bringing to the finale.

What is your cake today?

We both love the celebration and the feasts that take place

- in the Great Hall. - Okay.

So, we are bringing Christmas to the showpiece.

We're gonna be showcasing one of the long refectory tables

in the Great Hall.

Tilted on its side, so it's actually going to defy gravity

- a little bit. - Wow.

And our second enchanting element,

is gonna be ornaments

magically moving up and down from the table.

Then at the top of the showpiece,

I will be creating a two-foot-tall sugar showpiece

with an isomalt globe filled with snow

that will fall down on the entire thing.

We are gonna be creating a whole feast of illusion food.

The turkey itself is going to be cake,

which is actually my tasting element.

Flavor-wise, because we're going with Christmas,

we are going with festive flavors.

I'm gonna be making a gingerbread cake,

and we've got a homemade eggnog buttercream in that.

Oh, okay.

The Great Hall is iconic for the candles,

so for my tasting element, I'm gonna make

white chocolate candles

with orange white chocolate whipped ganache,

almond-oat streusel, candied cranberries, cranberry gel.

So, you've done quite a few competitions over the years.

How would you say this experience has compared to the others?

This is the hardest thing I've ever done.

It is an understatement to say that I'm competitive.

I grew up in a very competitive family,

played sports my whole life,

whether they were team sports or individual.

I always wanted to be on the team that won.

That has not changed. That's who I am now.

So, we're really trying to come full circle and end on,

- you know, the best note. - Brilliant.

- We'll see you later. - Yeah, all the best, guys.

- Thank you so much. - Let me get the cakes out.

Seven and a half hours remaining

to create your final showpieces inspired by the Great Hall.

So, make them great.

So, right now I'm doing my tasting element,

which is gonna be the Educational Decrees.

I grew up in Colombia,

and I grew up in a small town called Cartago.

So, for mine, I'm gonna be doing a coffee dessert.

So, I'm going to have a chocolate cake, vanilla crémeux,

and then I'm gonna top it off with salted caramel

with a coffee flavor infused,

and I'm going to do also a coffee mousse.

So, I definitely miss my family a lot.

I mean, I'm alone in the U.S.

I don't have anything besides my dog,

because I had to like leave my country when I was 16

and just make a life out of me.

So I really wanna win and make my family proud.

I'm chasing you, I'm chasing you.

I am just... I'm gonna get the eggnog on.

Do you drink a lot of eggnog during the holidays?

Christmas morning, we do this big brunch.

We all have a glass of homemade eggnog,

and I generally make little sugar cookies.

You know, it's kind of one of our family traditions.

We've done it since I was little.

My mom did it, now I do it.

I'm hoping that my daughter will do it in years to come,

and it just reminds me so much of Christmas.

It's the only time I make it,

and it feels fitting to include it in the cake.

This is the most tense the kitchen has felt

over the entire series.

I hope they can pull it off.

Something's burning.

My eggnog. Look at that.

My eggnog is scorched and boiled over.

It's Christmas. We want festive flavors,

and the eggnog is really important.

I'm excited to try that cake that you're making.

Yeah. Ouch.

- You okay? - Nope, medic.

- Ouch. - You okay?

Nope, medic. Medic.

Just a little scratch.

Stings like a good 'un, that does.

All good, it's all good.

What's a good show without a little bit of drama?

All right, let's try again, shall we?

Jordan, I'm starting straight up with my eggnog.

My eggnog is scorched. There's just no way

that I'm going to serve that to the judges.

It's gonna have to be a remake.

In the finale, you have to kind of bring everything with the flavor.

You have to bring everything with the concept.

So, these candles are very Christmassy

in their flavor and in their appearance too.

We got cranberry, we got orange.

Oranges and cranberries.

I think it's against the law to have Christmas without them,

- you know what I mean? - I think you're right.

Juan, what are you making?

Coffee pearls to add more flavor and texture

to my tasting element, the Educational Decrees.

- You're doing coffee pearls? - Yes, I am.

What I'm doing is a technique which is called spherification.

So, I brew my Colombian coffee,

and then I add some sugar, vanilla, and agar-agar.

I pour it while it's hot, in a cold, cold oil.

Water and oil, they don't mix.

So, when the liquid touches the cold oil,

it just helps it set in.

It just drops little, little, little, little balls around.

Okay, that sounds very...

- Scientific. - ...technical.

We're in the finale,

so I really want to show a lot of technique.

So, I've got my chocolate whiskey cake,

a pecan praline and then a layer of dulce de leche,

cream cheese, caramel.

I'm gonna be taking my cake layers

and then start carving our dragon out of it.

We want to have the large dragon

coming down the center

This has to be one of my best sculpted cakes ever.

Five hours gone, which means in five hours,

one of you teams will be raising that trophy.

Gosh, five hours. Can you believe it?

We got to push.

There's only two teams left. They have got a lot left to do.

So, Jordan is creating a chocolate refectory table,

like the ones we see in the Great Hall.

It is gonna be floating in midair.

That is part of our enchanting element.

There's a lot of structural components on this one.

And a lot of detail, right?

This is the biggest chocolate showpiece that I've ever done.

The details need to come through.

If we don't deliver, we may not win.

- It's pretty sturdy. - We don't want it collapsing.

When this competition began, we were strangers.

- Hey, Zoe. Hey, Jordan. - Oh, my God.

- Oh, my goodness! - Come on in!

Throughout the competition,

we have become very good friends,

almost like a old...

- Don't say it. - Old married couple.

Every challenge has been

an emotional roller coaster in itself.

This competition, it's taken huge emotional fortitude,

physical strength, and really stretched

our professional capacity in such a huge way.

Push, push, push.

Elizabeth and Juan have won two challenges.

We have won one,

so technically that means we are an underdog.

But I always felt that we had it in us to get to the end,

and I'm so incredibly proud of us that we made it.

Teams, teams, listen up. Three hours remaining.

I am just working on stacking my gingerbread and eggnog cake

with my homemade eggnog buttercream,

and I'm layering that up with candied walnuts

and a ginger snap crunch.

So, right now, I am doing the ceiling for the piece.

It's all gonna be all chocolate,

and then cut it piece by piece, and then I have to polish them,

clean them, and then paint them.

There's a lot of work into it.

Like every Harry Potter story,

this finale is gonna be full of surprises.

And here is the first one.

- Oh, gosh, one of many. - Okay.

Oh, God.

- No way. - Oh, my God!

- No way. - Oh, my God!

We're back.

Please welcome back Miko and Chris.

Welcome back, guys.

- Great to be back. - Teams, don't worry,

because Miko and Chris are not here to compete.

They are here to help.

- Yes. - Slytherin help.

Zoe and Jordan, for creating the best showpiece

in the last challenge,

you have won this final advantage.

You get to pick one of these brilliant baking wizards

to be your sous chef for the next two hours.

But keep in mind that whoever you don't choose

will become Elizabeth and Juan's baking assistant.

- Discuss amongst yourselves. - Can we conflab?

Choose wisely!

I don't know. I mean, I would take Miko

'cause he could help me, I don't know how much help you need.

You know what I mean?

I'm just worried about structure.

Okay, so can we do Chris?

It's the equal amount. There's no one or the other.

This is hard.

It's actually really hard 'cause we need both of you.

Can we have both, please?

Zoe, Jordan, who's it going to be?

Miko, we need you.

- Elizabeth and Juan. - Yes.

That means Chris will be helping you.

Yay!

Is this the first time in ten years

that you guys have worked together as well?

Yes. Yeah, the tables have turned.

- I'm his sous chef now. - Wow.

You're the sous chef now, yeah.

Okay. Miko and Chris, what are you waiting for?

Come on. On you go.

- Come on over. - And remember,

you'll only have two hours with your sous chefs.

We are wanting to encapsulate the feasts,

the celebrations, the Christmas of Great Hall, okay?

Oh, wow. Amazing, okay.

So, we're gonna have all this hyper-realistic food, Miko,

and I'm gonna need you specifically to help me

with a bowl of peas.

We've got to do a bowl of roast potatoes

- and that kind of stuff. - Okay.

- You've got it, right? - I got it. Yep.

Yeah, this is good for you, right?

- I love that one. Yep. - Okay, all right.

This is my tasting element,

which is my gingerbread and eggnog cake,

and I am just working on carving it into a turkey shape

because that's what it's gonna be

when it's finished, hopefully.

These are gonna be like roasted carrots,

so I'm gonna be texturing it, hand sculpting them,

and then I'm gonna add details onto them.

We're gonna get that win, guys.

- All right. - Yes, we are.

Okay!

All right. This is great...

- You and me. - ...'cause we actually have

some sugar stuff to do and some chocolate stuff to do.

We are doing the O.W.L.s exams.

What I'm working on now is doing the electrical,

so that way we have a glowing dragon.

Chris, can you cast the isomalt

for our dragon's eyes and teeth?

You want eyeballs? I got it, I got it.

I've worked with Chris before, and I know how fast he can be.

- Dragon eyeballs, done. - Perfect.

- So, what can I do next? - I will need your help

- setting all the tables. - Okay.

We're not making just one thing.

We're making the whole scene.

So, there's a lot of details that we have to do.

This is the top. This is the bottom,

- so you're not gonna see this. - Okay.

Where are we at? We still have to make sure

we get all of the Educational Decrees done.

We need to get the window up.

What are you, twins?

No, but that's how he always wanted it.

Zoe, that looks amazing.

Oh, yeah. It does look like a turkey now.

Hey, how are you guys doing over there,

Juan and Elizabeth? How's your assistant doing?

- He's doing great. - Actually, he's fantastic,

and we love having him.

Right now, I'm pouring isomalt

and it'll be part of the big sugar showpiece.

I hope this sets us apart. I mean, this is a big risk.

Any slight movement will shatter this piece.

We're not messing around.

Winning that cup, and to be featured

in a new Harry Potter cookbook, it would be a dream come true.

We're in it to win it.

Only two hours left to finish your showpieces.

- Zoe, is that enough time? - No.

All right guys, so where are we at right now?

I am putting the last of the teeth in.

I'm starting to see the details coming into the piece.

It's all really coming together, and that's it.

It's not just about a nice-looking cake.

Obviously, you've got to have

the good tasting elements too as well, but the design,

that is what the judges have been asking for.

Miko, I'm gonna to take you off

of all that beautiful vegetables that you've made

and put you onto ornament duty.

We're gonna have some self-hanging ornaments

that rise up and down, just like how

Professor Flitwick did it in the films.

- A gold and silver, okay. - Yes.

We've got a Hufflepuff crest,

which we've printed onto wafer paper.

We just want to make them super pretty and sparkly

- and glittery. - Glittery. Okay.

Bakers, only ten minutes left with your helpers.

Ten minutes left.

You guys going to be all right?

- We're gonna have to be. - Yeah.

I'm making Christmas tree, guys.

It suddenly feels very big.

- Five. - Four.

- Three. - Two.

One.

Miko and Chris, now it's time

to let them finish their showpieces on their own.

- Bye! - Bye, guys.

- Love it. - Bakers, 60 minutes to go.

Sixty minutes?

Okay, this is it. This is crunch time.

I'm doing a flambé brandy caramel.

We are pretending like it's gravy,

so it's got to read like gravy when I pour it over the turkey.

I love it.

It's incredibly hot sugar. Throw in some brandy.

- Yes! - Oh, yeah.

- Oh, yeah. - I am nearly 50.

I've achieved a lot of things in my life.

Winning this would prove to me the possibilities are endless

and there's still so much more ahead for me.

Gorgeous.

We have some gaps in the window,

so we're just putting some sugar just to cover it up.

Time is winding down,

and you can definitely feel the pressure.

We still have to do some of the last details,

but those are the most important ones.

O.W.L.s exam done, proclamations are done,

mount window is done.

Now, I'm beginning to blow some sugar balls.

It's going to be a globe at the very top

of my sugar showpiece.

We want to add some wafer paper inside.

I'll crack it over our showpiece

to make it look like it's snowing.

We're putting these Hufflepuff napkins

on our plate settings. We're finishing the top here.

I'm going to say this with love.

Get your head down. Keep working.

- Okay, Chef. - Okay? And let's just

- get this done. - Yes, Chef. Yes, Chef Zoe.

You have ten minutes to go

in your final bake in this kitchen.

Ten minutes, okay. I definitely feel the time now.

Push, push, push, push.

I think this one has been the hardest one.

This challenge? Yes. May the best team win, right?

- Exactly. - Exactly.

- Five. - Four.

- Three. - Two.

- One. - Arresto Momentum.

Your baking time is up.

Oh my God.

- Well done, guys. - Good job.

There's just... there's things on this

that I never thought I could ever do.

Every single episode I've done something

that I've never done before.

I'm very emotional at the moment.

Your house elves will take all your components

to the Great Hall. We'll see you there.

Definitely the most stressful bake

this entire competition.

My legs are jelly, my arms are tired,

and I literally just want to flop on the floor.

Can you believe that's the last time

- in the kitchen? - I know! The last one.

The pressure is still there

that we have to actually assemble

the very top of the showpiece.

And that is causing me a fair amount of anxiety.

My heart is pumping so fast and loud.

It's coming through my mouth. It's shaking my body.

I've never felt this way. I'm so nervous.

The four of us are standing behind these huge doors.

We are expecting to see the judges.

What we are not expecting...

are the crowds of cheering, clapping, smiling people.

It absolutely took my breath away.

I almost fainted. It's a crowd of Harry Potter fans

in the Great Hall, clapping for us.

It's epic.

I was not expecting that.

Teams, welcome back to the Great Hall.

You've got 20 minutes

to put the finishing touches on your showpieces

and whilst you do it, you'll be cheered on

by these Harry Potter super fans.

Come on then, get to it, get to it! Come on.

Things have always been intense in this competition,

but today it just feels like everything

has been dialed up.

We still have to do some of the last details

but I feel like those are the most important ones.

Let's just hope those decrees fall like they should,

and the dragon moves forward.

We're really excited

to be one of two teams in the finale.

The pressure is huge.

We have to create something that exceeds six feet tall.

This has to be the best showpiece yet.

Do I think we did enough to pull out the win? I don't know.

This is the final chapter of our story.

I know how I want it to end. Let's hope we can realize it.

- Five, four, three, two, one. - Five, four, three, two, one.

Teams, your time is up.

Congratulations.

And now, here to examine your final creations

are two brilliant chefs who've watched you learn

and grow throughout this entire competition.

Please welcome Carla Hall and Jozef Youssef.

These final showpieces have got to have it all.

They need to be visually stunning

and have enchanting effects that will knock our socks off.

- Is there a spell for that? - Rapello Sockus.

Definitely not.

Teams, if you thought

that you'd only be judged by the two of us...

you were mistaken.

Please welcome back

Evanna Lynch, Warwick Davis, and Bonnie Wright.

Evanna, Warwick, Bonnie,

we are so glad to have you back as part of our judging panel.

You are icons in this magical world,

so your knowledge is worth all the Galleons in Gringotts.

Zoe and Jordan, Elizabeth and Juan.

Throughout this competition, you've created showpieces

that redefined what a dessert could be.

But now it all comes down to your final two creations.

Zoe and Jordan, we're going to begin with you.

- Okay. - Okay.

Please tell us about your final showpiece

inspired by the Great Hall.

Well, when we think of the Great Hall,

we think of celebration.

The two moments that really stood out for us

were the Christmas feast and also the Yule Ball.

We really wanted to showcase

the different elements of a big feast.

The table itself is magical.

It's like an illusion that it's floating on its side.

This is all chocolate.

We obviously can't represent a feast without food,

so I've made illusion food.

The main item is obviously the turkey,

which is actually cake, with roast potatoes

and all the trimmings

all modeled from modeling chocolate

and painted by hand.

To represent the Yule Ball,

our ornaments are moving up and down,

and then move into something that's very delicate,

our big sugar showpiece.

There's a lot of sugar technique showcased.

And then we also have another magical element.

It is not currently snowing in the Great Hall,

but we wanted to make it snow for you guys.

That is so cool!

- It's snowing! - It's snowing. Wow.

Guys, you've outdone yourselves.

So, over this season,

we've talked a lot about finishing

and details and getting that right.

And boy, have you delivered on this final piece.

From the plates to the faux fruits, the peas,

the turkey, the tree,

the sugar work that you have on top.

I mean, you've really pulled it out the bag

and you've demonstrated

such a wide variety of techniques

that have been executed beautifully.

Wow. I think the effect of this piece is so--

It is magic, like, the fact

that you've done this with chocolate.

It's got so many elements of the books

and films that I love,

and it's just so creative how you've put it together.

- Wow. I'm blown away. - Thank you.

- Thank you. - It seems to defy gravity,

the way the plates are kind of hanging there.

I spent many a day in this very set,

eating the great feasts that we had at Hogwarts.

But after day two, they weren't edible anymore.

So, I'm looking forward

to trying your turkey, which I hope is edible.

It certainly is.

Let's get to our tasting elements.

So, the candles that you see on the piece

are a almond-oat streusel, a little bit of orange zest,

orange white chocolate whipped ganache,

a cranberry gel, and then some candied cranberries.

The textures, the cranberry is not too tart.

It is balanced perfectly with the sweet.

They absolutely could feel like flavors

that I would have for the holiday. I taste home.

Thank you.

Usually, I'm not a fan of white chocolate

because it's too sweet, but what you put inside

kind of took that sweetness away and complemented it.

Really very good.

How you got that all in there, I've no idea, but it's clever.

Nice crack on the chocolate,

although I think it could be a little bit thinner.

But wonderful combination and balance of your flavors,

so that's brilliant.

Let's move to tasting element number two.

So, I really wanted to bring the flavor of Christmas,

the flavor of my home, to you all.

So, it's an illusion cake. It's a--

You're getting turkey and gravy,

but you're not actually getting turkey and gravy.

The cake is a gingerbread cake.

There's a homemade eggnog which is folded

into a Swiss meringue buttercream,

and inside,

you have a ginger snap candied walnut crunch.

The gravy was flambé brandy caramel.

Don't drench it in gravy.

Your cake is really tender with a tight crumb.

I have no poker face. This is fantastic.

I am ready-- I just...

Can we talk about the gravy? Pass that gravy down.

You said a little bit, I think you messed up,

'cause we needed a lotta bit.

For the purpose of a joke,

I wanna say this cake's a bit of a turkey,

but it's not.

It's delicious, in fact. I love how moist it is.

Best cake I've had this entire competition.

- Really well done. - Wow.

It's so delicious. I love the textures.

It even reminds me, for some reason,

of the Weasley family house, the Burrows.

I think the ginger and spice and just the warmth of it.

Wow, thank you.

- You guys look nervous. - Yeah, I'm really nervous.

This is nerve-wracking.

Why?

I want you to like it.

And I wanted to like it.

Uh-oh.

I want you to like it.

And I wanted to like it.

And I love it.

The balance of flavors and the layers that you have

are absolutely delicious.

And you've got that eggnog in there.

You've got that spiced ginger cake.

These are very nostalgia-led flavors

and you've nailed them perfectly. Good job.

Zoe, Jordan. Spectacular. Well done.

Elizabeth and Juan, it's time for you to present

your final showpiece. Tell us all about it.

So, our inspiration was the O.W.L. exams.

We have some isomalt work with window and flame effects.

We have the dragon which is sculpted cake.

Talk to us about your two enchanting effects.

So, the first one is the dragon.

So, she's out of the door. And...

Down with those Educational Decrees.

I love the details of this diorama.

The rafters, the window in the back,

and even the dragon and the isomalt.

I feel very connected to my inner child

when I look at this because it reminds me

of a doll's house.

And I loved doll's houses growing up.

Well, again, as always,

you guys demonstrate a wonderful range

of techniques here.

The chocolate work that you have on the rafters.

And that dragon's head looks phenomenal.

And the decrees, the way they've got

a separate, different decree written on each one.

I love that attention to detail

and I would expect no less from you guys.

- Thank you. - Thank you.

I think the only, like, structural thing

I would change, is open it out a bit more like a theatre stage

so that you could have seen into it a bit more

rather than, like, tunneling in.

Well, guys, let's move on to your first tasting element.

So, for my tasting element,

we're going to have the broken decrees.

Not these ones.

So, we have a coffee mousse with a coffee caramel

vanilla crémeux, then we have a chocolate cake,

and then we have beautiful coffee pearls inside.

They have a bunch of flavor and a little bit of texture.

I really wanted to bring something

that has a big heart for me,

which is my country, and it is Colombia.

And I really wanted to bring those flavors to you guys.

Everything is layered so beautifully.

I was concerned that it was gonna be too coffee

on coffee on coffee, but it is not.

- God. - You're left with bitter

but not too sweet notes.

And your coffee pearls were a little bit of a surprise.

And it also gives you enough interest

to want to go back in and take another bite.

Way to celebrate Colombia and coffee.

- Thank you. - This was delicious.

I enjoyed how thin the chocolate was

and the crunch that we get from that.

I'm gonna use some chefy words.

I'm gonna say "balance" a few times.

What did you say? "Layers"?

Lots of layers, I love the layers.

- Terrific, well done. - Thank you.

So, what's your second tasting element?

I went with something

that's quite a classical dessert,

a chocolate whiskey cake with a pecan praline,

a chocolate ganache, cream cheese frosting.

Elizabeth, your chocolate cake is tender.

It's just enough of the whiskey,

but the ganache layer is a little drier

because of just the texture of the ganache.

I love the flavors in it,

but it's a bit too dense for my liking.

It's rich, but you know it's rich,

and that's the point of this,

is it's meant to be a rich, whiskey-laden cake,

and that's exactly what it is.

I think the flavors pair really well together.

I like the little bites of pecan.

I think it adds a nice element of crunch in there.

- I think it's delicious. - Thank you.

We've had two great final showpieces.

Let's hear it for both our teams, everybody.

Teams, your all-star Ministers of Baking

need to confer and make their ultimate decision.

Please make your way back to the doors.

Two outstanding teams.

Let's start with Elizabeth and Juan.

I feel like they just really captured an iconic scene

that people are going to love as fans, and I do too.

They always really shoot for the stars.

The movement that they brought, the aging of the stone,

it was really well thought out.

These guys, as always, presented something

with great technique. The flavors, the balance.

They really did nail it with this one, in my opinion.

So, let's talk Zoe and Jordan. Evanna.

It was so visually striking,

it looked like a magic spell in motion.

And it really felt like

it could have been a prop on the set,

it was just so flawless.

It was like a piece of modern art.

Beautifully captured Christmas at Hogwarts,

it was warm, it was comforting. Very beautiful.

They brought that piece to life

'cause it was all about the festive season

and the flavors had that festive kind of feel to them,

so they did such a great job with this.

I think they brought the nostalgia

of Harry Potter and the Great Hall,

as well as the flavors.

And all of those came together for us

to have an incredible bite and an incredible memory.

So, you've had a lot to consider.

Do we have our winner?

- Yes. We do. - We do.

- We do. - Yes.

All right, let's crown our champions.

Teams, you've created dessert showpieces

that were truly phenomenal.

And you got to present them

on the actual Harry Potter movie sets,

something that no one has ever done before.

It's almost time to reveal the winners.

But first,

do our Harry Potter alumni have any other thoughts?

It's been an honor to be here.

You've all done so phenomenally well.

It's been an amazing thing to just taste your creations.

And it makes me think of a line of Ginny Weasley's

that's, "Anything's possible if you've got enough nerve."

And I don't think when it comes to desserts,

anyone has more nerve than the four of you.

So, well done.

Well, Griphook may have had a grudge against wizards,

but I think it's safe to say

no one could find fault in you baking wizards.

Well done.

It's such an honor that you've devoted your time,

your artistry, your vision, to this series.

I know we were in the films,

but this isn't normal for us. This is...

To me, I feel so emotional

because I deeply miss being part of this world.

And I've seen the work you've done,

I've seen the long days you've put into it.

And I just feel so grateful

that there are people like you who bring us back

and make it feel like the family is still here,

Hogwarts is still here,

and this hug that you've given us,

I'm just so grateful.

Okay, it's time to crown our champions.

The winners of Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking are...

- Zoe and Jordan! - Zoe and Jordan!

We did it! We did it!

I am beyond proud of us,

of all the Hufflepuff people that we represent. We did it.

- We did it together. - We did it.

I feel like

we really did still win.

We still got to do this

whole entire experience

right to the end.

And it was just so cool, and I'm just so grateful.

Congratulations!

- How does it feel? - Surreal!

She's amazing.

As a Harry Potter fan, it's insane to think

that we are the Wizards of Baking.

Touching that cup and holding it high and proud

is truly a dream come true.