[theme music playing]
Hi, I'm Nicole Byer, the first Black woman to be Emmy nominated
for outstanding host of a reality or competition program.
Very niche.
Today, we're celebrating other Black people
who were also the first in their field and at the top of their game.
And we'll be doing it the only way we know how.
By making extraordinary cakes.
I mean, this is still Nailed It!,
where the cakes aim to be historical,
but end up hysterical.
Today, we have three amateur bakers
who'll be recreating professional desserts themed around Black history.
Because what an Emmy nominee wants, an Emmy nominee gets.
At stake is a chance to win $10,000.
Let's get into it. My dress is cute.
Let's meet these bakers.
I'm Allison and I'm a television writer.
I have a son who's in the fifth grade.
I think he's a bit worried that I'm gonna embarrass him.
So, I want to win for my son.
But I'm a little bit adventurous when I bake.
I think my strengths will be my flavors and something's gonna taste good.
I hope I'm not jinxing myself.
My name is Jon and I am a freelance journalist.
Baking has been something that's just permeated around my family.
My great-grandmother was one of the best bakers,
and I'm just so happy to know that I could keep that going.
I'm gonna nail it by praying to my great-grandmother and Beyoncé.
[laughs]
I'm Joe and I'm a circus artist.
I am not a clown.
I do all the acrobatics. We're in the air. We're flipping, bending.
So, if I'm baking, I'm not gonna be scared to take really big risks.
That's what circus is.
All right. Welcome, bakers.
Are you guys ready for today's historical lesson?
-Yes. -Yeah.
Please welcome expert pastry chef, chocolatier,
and truly just, like, one of the best people I've ever met, Jacques Torres.
Thank you, Nicole.
-You are my superhero. Thank you. -Thank you.
Our special guest is my best friend.
She's an actor, a comedian, a writer. She loves a sturdy shoe.
She's never baked a thing. She texts me all the time.
She won't leave me alone. She followed me here.
-[Nicole] It's Sasheer Zamata! -Yes!
That's how I introduce myself to everybody.
[laughing]
Okay.
Let's get to Baker's Choice.
Our first challenge is all about girl power,
but I'm not talking about the Spice Girls, okay?
You'll recognize the talents of these remarkable women when you make these…
Black Women of Action Cupcakes!
So we made itsy-bitsy little mini versions of barrier-breaking Black women.
There's Wilma Rudolph,
who was the first American to win three gold medals in track and field
in a single Olympic game.
There's Madam C.J. Walker, an entrepreneur.
She was a philanthropist and one of America's first self-made millionaires.
And Shirley Chisholm,
the first Black congresswoman to make a bid for the U.S. presidency.
Oh boy! Excellent work, ladies, to break the glass ceiling
so I could host this show!
Whoo!
These Black Women of Action Cakes are cupcakes covered with buttercream frosting
and fondant to create each mini figure.
We are not giving you a flavor, because we want you to choose one
that you think would be representing your figure.
Joe, who do you pick?
I pick Wilma Rudolph 'cause she's sporty.
Allison! You're next.
I want Shirley Chisholm.
Okay, that means my friend, Jon, you have Madam C.J. Walker.
It's who I wanted.
-[Nicole] It is? -Yes.
[Nicole] This really worked out. I love it so much.
Bakers, you have 45 minutes. It starts now.
So go!
Bake.
[groans] Don't drop these eggs. Okay.
"Two cups of milk. Flavor of your choice."
Okay, so, here we go with the one and a half cups of butter.
I don't know what that means.
Jacques, how would you make these?
They have to bake their cupcake as fast as they can.
They need to start by making the cupcake batter,
making sure to add their own unique flavor.
While the cupcakes are in the oven,
they should start on their buttercream,
then move on to making their modeling chocolate figure,
making sure to add all the details.
Place the figurine on top and add the buttercream
to complete this groundbreaking cupcake.
Now, do we think they're all gonna pick a chocolate flavor? I mean, 'cause…
-Black people. Yeah. -[Nicole] Chocolate.
[laughing]
It's a lot.
I'm trying to make sure I don't break anything
'cause I am extremely clumsy.
Okay-- Oh! Almost died.
There's this connection I have with Madam C.J. Walker.
I'm just very much moved by her.
I want to make sure that I honor her.
She literally changed the way we think about what it means to have a legacy.
It says add whatever flavor you want.
I have my mind set on doing strawberry.
Peppermint?
Rosewater?
I'm like, where is, like, a strawberry flavoring?
I don't see anything strawberry but the strawberry jam.
Okay, we'll make that work.
Hey, it is what it is.
It's a cupcake.
I'm just gonna put it in my batter and where it lands is wherever it lands.
That'll be fine.
Okay.
Two cups of milk. Put that in.
[squeals]
I feel a lot of pressure to do a good job.
Shirley Chisholm, she's an incredible American.
Hopefully, I'm gonna bring my A-game and it'll just be smooth sailing.
It's weird to be in somebody else's kitchen.
Correct. Very much that.
I'm gonna do a teaspoon of vanilla and a teaspoon of coffee.
So, it'll be like a Frappuccino or something.
There we go. Okay, okay.
And hopefully I didn't put too little,
but I'll flavor the buttercream too, so maybe that'll bump it up.
-Allison's cake batter looks good. -Wow.
It's starting to look like cake batter.
"Mix the wet, add it to the dry."
Fold in your-- "Fold"?
Okay.
I go for Wilma Rudolph because she's a three-time gold medal winner.
I'mma go with the winner.
I have thought about what flavor I'm gonna use.
I don't want to be basic.
Eh, chocolate, vanilla. No, no, no.
In order to stand out, I have to take a risk.
Where's my fruits at?
I want it to be flavorful.
It needs to taste fresh, because I want it to, like…
-[popping sound] -…explode.
I am putting some zest in the batter.
Ooh, that smells nice.
Joe actually has real oranges.
Oh, he's zesting them. This is good.
-Joe knows we like the zest. -Joe knows.
Oh, God, this is so messy.
Jacques, we're more than 15 minutes in
and I don't see any cupcakes in the oven.
It's not the most important, the cupcake.
Make them fast, put them fast in the oven, and spend time on your figure.
[whimpers]
-But, you know, nobody listens to me. -[laughs]
[Sasheer] Allison's got hers in the oven.
These in.
Twenty-five minutes!
[screaming]
Everyone screamed. Wow.
Except I don't think Jon screamed.
[screams]
[laughing]
There, all right. I want almond and cardamom.
I want to impress Jacques, and Jacques is fancy.
So, for the buttercream, let's go with almond and cardamom.
-It's "cardamom," right? -[woman] Correct.
Almond, one teaspoon.
Cardamom. Let's do it, cardamom.
Coffee flavoring and some vanilla, so it'll be extra sweet.
It'll be good.
Oh, my God, there's 20 minutes left. Oh, my God.
All right.
Uh-oh.
Allison's buttercream is too thick.
The buttercream, you have to keep it going.
-Makes it light and fluffy. -Ooh.
I'm just gonna set that aside.
-Drop that, lock that. -Jon?
-Huh? -How is it going?
It's going okay over here.
I have Beyoncé watching over me.
-So-- -Oh, yes. Has she passed?
-No! Just her essence, her aura. -[Nicole] Oh, okay. Perfect.
Bring about all the Black women into this space to help you out.
[Jon] Yeah. Go to work.
Ew!
[Nicole] Nobody has started their figures yet.
-Oh, man. -Thirteen minutes left!
-[Nicole] Please! -I know.
Okay. "Make the figure using the armature."
Please! You're not making a whole cake!
It's just a cup o' cake!
Maybe their figures are… hidden.
-[Sasheer] Are you leaving? Did I do bad? -Yeah.
It-- I thought it was fun!
I mean, that pun? Goodbye.
[laughs]
I do not consider myself a visual artist. [laughs]
I'm artistic in other ways.
I hope I can do it. I love her dress so much.
I would wear that dress.
[laughs]
She got eyes and everything, honey.
And then we gotta get her a nose.
Why y'all do this to us?
[laughs]
Just gonna have to be her dress.
Let's give her some good legs 'cause she is a runner.
Let's give her a good calf.
'Cause she works out.
Cupcakes look all right.
You see, Nicole, this figurine…
You don't make a body that you dress.
You actually make--
-[Nicole] The dress. -[Jacques] The dress.
And then you add the arms and then you add the legs.
-That makes sense. -So, you go a lot faster.
I hope that Wilma approves.
-I wanna be immortalized. -Yeah.
'Cause you have a full will telling me what to do for you.
I have a will. It's pages and pages of instructions
for her to do after I die. [laughs]
It's specifically so I can still terrorize her from beyond. [laughs]
Yeah, it'll make me laugh.
[laughs] I love it.
I'm loving the polka dots. These are great.
She has shoes and earrings, but not a face.
Oh, mine has no earrings.
Oh, she lost her head.
Oh, wait, she needs the little thing in her hand.
Jon, how's it going?
[Jon] She looks like she was ran over by a truck.
[Nicole] Okay. [laughs]
[laughing]
[Nicole] That's fun.
She needs to cross that finish line. Let's give her a smile.
When you win, you smile, right?
I feel behind.
-Five minutes remain! -[Allison] No!
That time goes so fast. [laughs]
I'll just use this one. It's too hot.
Those do not look did.
Another two minutes.
Perfect.
This is-- This is-- This is something, I tell you.
God gives you lemons, you gotta make pie.
-[Nicole] Jon, are you done? -That's all--
-Yeah, I guess. -Wow.
-You still have two and a half minutes! -You're done? Oh, jeez.
-[Nicole] You don't wanna add more detail? -Maybe his figurine is perfect.
I don't know if that's possible.
[laughs]
Okay, they need to cool.
Oh, that is sad times. Okay.
That's what's gonna happen there.
I don't wanna squish her head trying to get this in there.
Cut the stick.
-You have to cut the stick? -You can.
Now I can't get it out!
Come out. Come out, come out, come out.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Thirty seconds!
[Joe] I heard you.
[Jacques laughs]
It's not gonna cut. I can't do it.
[squeals] I just messed it up.
Five, four, three, two, one!
-You're done! -Happy New Year-- Oh, sorry.
[Nicole clears throat]
All right, Allison.
This is the Black Women of Action Cupcake you were trying to make.
Let's see what you made!
-Nailed it! -[Nicole] Oh boy. I like her!
[Nicole and Sasheer laugh]
[Nicole] Oh, my God. This is adorable. I like the earrings, the eyes.
I feel like her lips have a little sparkle.
But where are her hands?
-Oh, no. She has no hands! -[Sasheer laughs]
It does look like a little ballerina dancing around, like out of a jewelry box.
-A Shirley Chisholm jewelry box. -Uh-huh.
[sing-song] I could've been president.
[laughing]
[laughs]
-Jacques, let's do it. Let's try it. -Let's try it.
Let's see.
-Thank you. -Voila. Merci beaucoup.
The flavor is in the buttercream?
I put a little in the cake batter also.
What did you put? Coffee?
-Coffee and vanilla. -Coffee and vanilla, huh?
-I was going for a Frappuccino. -[Jacques] Frappuccino. Yeah.
One thing that I have to say is, the buttercream didn't run enough.
Here, we get a very sweet coffee Frappuccino.
-Okay. -This cupcake is very moist.
It is a little sweet, but I didn't mind it.
Sasheer, what'd you think?
-Oh, well, I… -[Nicole] Oh, it's gone!
-[laughing] -I think it's good!
[Jacques] I ate a little bit!
All right, Allison.
We have other cupcakes to see.
Let's go!
All right, Jon.
Let's remember the Black Women of Action Cupcake you were trying to make
and let's see what you did.
Nailed it!
[Nicole chuckles]
She's-- [laughs] Oh, Jon!
[laughing]
[Nicole] Jon! What is she holding?
[Jon] She's supposed to be holding a jar with something coming out of it.
Oh, like an action shot?
-Yes. -Where it's splashing out? "Perm!"
[laughing]
A drive-by perming.
It's flying on the air with the hands open.
I think she also has a hoof.
This is like one leg of a horse
and then a leg of a baby.
[laughing]
Well, we're very excited to try this. Jacques?
[Jacques] Dig in.
The biggest cake.
Thank you, you know I want it.
[laughing]
Ooh. Let's see what the flavor is.
Something is off. I cannot tell what it is.
-Yeah. -It's probably the strawberry jam.
There's strawberry jam in here?
-[Nicole] How? It's mixed in? -[Jacques] Mixed in the batter.
The jam doesn't have enough concentration of flavor
to give the whole flavor to the cake, so all we get is a sweetness.
Ah, okay.
It did something to the cupcake
that I didn't like.
Okay.
-But also didn't hate. -Okay.
Many journeys are happening in my mouth.
-I don't think I'll finish this one. -[laughing]
All right. See you later!
All right. See ya.
-Hello, Joe. -Hey.
This is the Black Women of Action Cupcake you were trying to make.
Joe, let's see what you did!
-Nailed It! -[Nicole] Joe, I love it!
[laughs] Oh boy. I like it.
You have the ribbon.
Her smile, I will say, is haunting.
-I know she's all… -[Nicole] Yeah, she's all teeth.
She's happy, and-- And I like that.
Uh, you know, one arm is lower than the other.
-She's been running for so long, Jacques. -She gets tired.
-[Jacques] You're right. -She's had a day.
[laughs]
Jacques, cut that cupcake!
[Jacques] I like the freshness.
-You zest your orange. -Yeah.
What did you put--
-In the buttercream? -Almonds?
And cardamom.
And cardamom? Yeah, why not? I mean, their flavor will go together.
Wow-pow, what a flavor explosion.
-[laughs] -[explosion]
It is a lot of flavors, but they are tasty flavors.
I will say, I think it may have been a wee bit overbaked.
-Yah? -It's a little dry.
But that being said, I enjoyed it.
Well, it's been a treat for all,
but we must make a choice.
Come on, Jacques. Come on, Sasheer.
Bakers, come hither.
Jacques, are you ready?
Yes, Nicole. I am.
So, the winner is…
Allison.
-Ah! -[applause]
Yay! Sasheer, tell Allison what Allison's won!
You can keep your first-place bakes going at home when you use your brand new
blue stand mixer and stainless steel pots and pans.
-[Jacques] Wow! -[Nicole] Yeah!
You also get the amazing Nailed It! golden baker's hat!
Ah! I can't believe it!
Go crown yourself while we slow-clap and nod approvingly at one another.
[award ceremony fanfare]
But time moves on, and so must we.
It's time for round number two!
Attention!
Bakers, it's time for our next challenge.
And Sasheer's gonna tell you about it.
We move from one group of heroes to another.
But this time, it's the guys who are on parade.
You'll be flying sky-high when you make this…
[Nicole] Tuskegee Airmen cake!
Wow, look at them soaring over that beautiful sky.
The Tuskegee Airmen,
or the Red-Tail Angels, as they were nicknamed,
were the very first Black military pilots in the U.S. Army.
Their 99th Fighter Squadron
was the first Black flying unit to be deployed overseas during World War II.
The Tuskegee Airmen cake
is layered chocolate cake covered with buttercream and fondant.
Modeling chocolate is used for the Tuskegee Airmen and pilot figure.
The airplane, with its distinctive red tail fin,
are made out of rice cereal treats and modeling chocolate.
Jon, you struggled a little bit in the last round,
so we'll give you a helping hand.
Hit that Fly Bake Fly button on your station,
and for three minutes, you're opposing bakers
will have to don World War II pilots' hats and vision-obscuring goggles
for three minutes.
[laughing]
You have 90 minutes on the clock.
Go! Go! Go! Go, go bake!
Just like last time, right? We can do this.
[Jon] Okay, this time around,
I already-- In my head, I know what I want to do.
Wrong.
All right, Jacques, how would you go about making
a Tustegee-- A Tuskegee--
Okay, Jacques. How would you go-- [laughs]
[laughing]
Jacques, how would you go about making a Tustegee…
Tustegee… Testegee.
-Did I say it right earlier? -[man] No.
-Could you just say "the cake"? -No. I'm gonna get it.
Jacques, how would you go about making a Tuskegee Airmen cake?
So, of course, first thing, as fast as possible,
bake the cakes.
Once they are in the oven, they will have to make their buttercream.
Then, they can start work on their airmen and airplane.
When the cakes come out,
they will need to stack with buttercream and cover with fondant.
Then, they should airbrush their cake to get the perfect sunset.
Finally, add all of their decorations to complete this mission.
The shadow is an actual outline of the airmen.
Ooh, wow. That's great.
Tuskegee.
Yes. You got it.
-[Nicole laughs] -Too bad it wasn't within the sentence.
[laughing]
Um… butter.
I'm trying to get my cake in the oven much faster this time.
It started to occur to me that maybe I can win the whole thing.
So, I'm gonna be really laser focused.
[squeals, laughs]
Hey, Jon, are you separating the egg yolks?
It's just a little trick my mom taught me.
So, what I've learned is,
pay attention to the technique.
Beyoncé lost Star Search before she got her major break.
If Beyoncé can go through all this, so can I, right?
This is just to make sure that my mixture is moist this time.
So, are you doing our recipe or your mom's?
I'm doing your recipe.
What else did your mom say before you got here?
Win that money.
-[Nicole] Oh. -[laughs]
A trick my mom taught me was men can smell desperation.
[laughs]
-Joe? Oh, Joe? -Hi.
-[Nicole] How's it going? -I'm doing good.
I decided to grease and line first.
Joe, you're greasing and lining? Oh, my God.
Have you made your batter?
-[Joe] No. -Oh!
Finally, let's do this.
Put these. I'm adding my wet.
Vanilla.
Look at that.
Hazelnut cocoa spread.
I want my cake to taste like Nutella
and I want my buttercream frosting to taste like coffee.
Because someone's trying to be cool and his name is Joe.
Um, oh, my God. It's almost been 30 minutes.
-[Allison] That is terrifying. -Yeah.
-How much time do we have? -[Allison] An hour and seven minutes.
Oh, my gosh.
Oh, should I be telling you guys?
You guys have an hour and seven minutes left.
Thank you, hour seven minutes.
You're welcome, Joe.
Oh.
The cakes are going in the oven.
Gonna try to be inventive with flavors again.
Let's give them some coffee extract.
One teaspoon of this.
You know, I saw Joe put some flavor in the buttercream,
and I wonder if we're gonna get a round two of extra flavor.
-Uh-oh. -That was a lot of things.
I'll put a little bit more.
What kind of flavoring do I have?
I know Joe does these amazing, very sophisticated flavors.
Cola. Marshmallow.
And so I think, I need to do something super creative.
It might be a disaster, but I gotta live on the edge.
I'm putting in butterscotch flavoring. It might be nice with the chocolate.
I'll beat my buttercream for longer this time.
That is some thick buttercream.
[sing-song] Half a cup.
I see that Allison added some flavor to the buttercream.
-The vanilla. -But I made that mistake.
I don't want to add anything extra.
I'm gonna add in the vanilla and I'll leave it the way that it is.
♪ Butter, butter, butter, butter, butter ♪
[Sasheer laughs]
I have a question.
Do my shoulders look powerful?
Are they shoulder pads?
No, but it's like a little…
-A little… -There's a seam there.
They do look very powerful.
-Yeah! -Oh!
Now I'm seeing both of them. Yes.
Ah!
-Thank you. -[Sasheer laughs]
You got it, yeah.
I don't normally wear structured things.
-And it has changed you. -[laughs]
Let's see. How do I do this?
I'm working on my figures right now.
I'm trying to be as precise as possible.
You know, all we can do is try.
They're gonna have pink jackets
because I use the brown on the skin, which is correct.
The jackets can be whatever the hell color they wanna be.
This is a disaster.
[laughs]
Allison, if you win the money, what are you gonna spend it on?
Well, I promised my son I'd give him a hundred bucks.
-Does he know how much you could win? -Yes.
I was like, "Okay, so it's $10,000." He's like, "So, can we buy a house?"
-Oh, no. -That's so cute.
He fully doesn't understand money.
He totally doesn't understand money.
Okay. Cakes are done.
You know what? It looks…
I mean, I'm not disappointed.
Do I put them in the chiller before I take them out of the pan?
You take them out of the pan to cool. Do you put them in the chiller first?
I don't know. I'm gonna try it.
I'm feeling a bit better.
The cakes are out. I can ice them
and then put fondant and concentrate on the details.
Thirty-five minutes remain!
I'm trying to--
All right, half of the cake is in the pan.
Um, did not go well in the blast chiller.
Oh. [sighs] My cake fell apart.
You know what? I-- [sighs] I can't serve this.
I can't serve this one.
Jon threw away one of their cakes.
Jon, what ha-happened?
-It fell apart. -Oh, no.
Let's pray this one comes out good.
It may not look pretty, but it's gonna taste good, I promise you.
I'm excited 'cause we got mama's secrets inside.
-Something like that. -[laughs]
[Jon] I don't think my mom will claim this.
I got nine minutes.
Still a little warm.
Won't have time to spray-paint. My advantage! I need it!
-Whoo! -Fly Bake Fly!
The Fly Bake Fly button has been hit!
-Allison! Joe! -What?
-Oh, God. -Put on your goggles and helmets.
Then start baking with your goggles and your helmet!
Yay!
I'm ready.
She put the chin strap around her eyes.
[laughing]
Can you see anything?
I can make out shapes. How about that?
You look like a fly.
[laughs]
-If I can just make this look pretty. -[Joe] Oh, God. I have to airbrush.
Joe's trying to paint without being able to see.
Nicole, Joe used vodka to clean his airbrush.
-So he's been watching the show. -Ooh.
He used vodka to clean the machine. Also…
-To drink. -Get a little snack.
-Yes! Joe! -Yes, Joe, Yes!
Let's keep it real! Let's keep it real. It's that time.
I really needed this advantage.
So, I'm grateful that I have it.
Oh, my God, I can't see nothing.
[Jacques] Allison's cake is in pieces.
Dang. You hate to see it.
Three, two, one.
You can take your goggles and hat off!
Oh, thank God.
-Okay. -Whoa! Look!
-Allison, look at her go! -[Nicole] Allison didn't skip a beat!
-She's movin'. -She's moving.
She is moving.
[Nicole] She is grooving.
She is serving. She is swerving. She--
[Nicole laughs]
[laughing]
Oh, my God.
Joe.
-Oh. Oh. -[Nicole] Please don't make a mess.
This is her home.
This is my house, and Wes will have to clean it.
[sad trombone sound]
This is a super disaster.
Okay, I'm just gonna move it in pieces.
That's what's happening. Okay. So, there's that.
At least I know the buttercream tastes good
because, oh, my God, my cake is terrible.
I have an airplane and men.
I don't have clouds, but I'm gonna make marshmallow clouds.
How are you doing?
[Allison] Oh, God, you've already airbrushed.
You've already done all the things.
Thank God for the spray paint
because at least I've got some color on there and it looks like something.
-Five minutes remain, you guys! -Are you serious?
Come on, little man.
It actually looks like a cake.
I can stack them and I'll be all right.
It's imperfect, just like me.
My cake is a mess.
So, I'm praying that I have a cake that's moist and tastes good.
Lord, Beyoncé, get me through this.
Oh, the cloud! The cloud!
Okay, Allison's doing a graffiti technique.
-[Nicole] Yes. -[Allison] It's looking okay.
[Jon] Cloud.
One minute remains!
Come on.
These are gonna be my clouds.
Girl.
[slowly] I-R-M-E-N.
I can spell.
Five, four, three, two, one!
You're done!
It's the saddest cake ever.
Allison, you're up first.
Let's see that cake!
All right.
This is the Tuskegee Airmen cake you were trying to make.
Let's see what you made!
-[Allison] Nailed It! -[laughing]
[laughing]
-[Nicole] Allison! -[laughing]
Allison, are there jawbreakers on your cake? [laughs]
They're my futuristic clouds.
-Oh. -[Nicole] Oh boy.
-Your airmen are nude from the waist up. -[Sasheer] And I like that.
What does it actually say?
Is that "Tuskgee Airmen"?
[laughing]
Oh, my God. I'm so embarrassed. [laughs]
It's very special.
I think this cake just flew too close to the sun.
-It looks very melted. -[laughing]
All right, Allison, you can go right back to your station.
♪ My friend, Jon. Da-na-na-na-na ♪
Let's see what you made.
-[Jon] Nailed it! -[Nicole squeals]
[laughing]
[Nicole] Oh boy, I love this. [laughs]
I love these people.
[laughing]
Because, like, that's how I pose for pictures a lot.
[camera clicks]
I just love the 'tude of these men, you know?
You've got to serve.
-[Sasheer] They are serving. -Yes, thank you.
Is it a one tier cake or two tier?
So, there is two. There were three.
However, the third one was removed like a member from Destiny's Child.
[laughing]
All right, Jon, that's it.
-See you later. -See ya.
All right, Joe. You're up next.
Let's see what you made.
[Joe] Nailed it!
[laughs] Why are their heads black, and their bodies not black?
[Joe] Okay.
The-- Their bodies are actually their jackets.
[Nicole] Ah. I see, I see, I see.
Plane does look like it's falling apart. I'd be scared if I was on it.
But the cake itself looks great.
The cakes actually are pretty well done.
They hold on top of each other, they have a shape.
All right. Thank you so much for showing us your cake.
The three of you can cut us
a nice piece of your Tuskegee Airmen cake for us to taste.
My cake is a mess.
But at the same time,
my competitors did just as bad as I did,
and I'm thinking to myself, "Oh, snap. This is anybody's game."
All right, Allison, you're up first.
Oh God.
The cake's pretty good.
The buttercream is little bit sweet, but I don't know what flavor you use.
Butterscotch.
-Butterscotch. -Oh.
Okay, that's the extra sweetness.
[Sasheer] The buttercream is very sweet.
But the cake is very moist. I like the texture of it.
Fun flavors all around.
I think you did a really nice job.
Thank you.
All right, Jon.
Let's see if Beyoncé helped you.
Lord, I hope so.
The cake is pretty good, but I don't know what flavor--
-Yup. -I cannot recognize the flavor here.
It's the vanilla.
I got adventurous the first time and said, "I'm not gonna go down that route again."
Okay, I understand.
I mean, vanilla's a great flavor.
-Really tasty. -Thank you.
Yeah, its moist. Overall, I think you did a really nice job.
Thank you.
All right. Joe, you're up next.
[Jacques] Also vanilla?
-No, I put hazelnut spread in the cake. -Hazelnuts?
And then I put coffee in the buttercream.
Good idea to put hazelnuts.
I mean, I love hazelnuts, so that's maybe why.
Yeah, it's an interesting combination, but it does feel like…
I'm settling into, like, a fireplace.
-Settling into a fireplace? -Yeah, I'm burning myself up.
[laughing]
Honestly, all three cakes are good.
-[Sasheer] Great job. -I'll go back for more.
On each one.
[laughs]
Judges, are we ready to announce the winner?
I'd say so.
Remember, whoever wins this challenge gets $10,000
and the Nailed It! trophy.
Wes!
Oh, Nicole. I hear a plane!
[engine roars]
Oh!
[all] Oh!
Wow!
-Yay! -Wow!
Nailed it!
Sasheer, ready with the money?
Bakers, we had three amazing cakes.
They all taste pretty good.
But we had to take a decision.
[Nicole] Yes, it was very hard,
and this is a show about a lot of firsts happening.
So, for the first time in Nailed It! history,
the winner is…
Allison, Jon, and Joe!
-[cheering] -It's a three-way tie!
[Nicole] You each--
[cheering and laughing]
You each get $3,333.33!
Wes! We need more trophies!
Are you kidding? All three of us?
No!
For all of us to end up winning together is, like, the greatest outcome ever.
Today, we made Nailed It! history.
It is definitely more fun to nail it with other people.
[cheering]
Well, that's all for Nailed It!.
Today, we hope you learned something new, while we made three new friends.
See you next time!
[cheering]
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