The time has come for the final The best pastry chef, this Thursday, December 30. So who, Maud, Aya or Alexandre won the trophy and inscribed his name in the pantheon of the show?
For its tenth year, The best pastry chef saw the big picture, between a first eliminatory week for six candidates, a technical test of Mercotte to which lent itself Cyril Lignac, guests who upset the participants … But after thirteen weeks of competition, the show bowed out this Thursday, December 30. Following the elimination of Mohamed last week, there were only three left to claim the title of king of the stoves: the young Maud, the daring Aya and attaching it Alexander. Which one won the competition tonight? TV-Leisure tells you everything you need to know about this Christmas finale.
Operation Ugly Christmas Sweater
After the crown last week, Cyril Lignac again asked amateur pastry chefs to recreate a particular cake object. Holiday period obliges, it is at “kitchissime and cult Christmas sweater“that the trio still in the running tackled. But in addition to the” funny “aspect of the character who is represented there, the chef also wants to find on the cake the famous mesh of knitting. Maud particularly amazed the jurors with its chocolate macaroon topped with mascarpone and cinnamon whipped cream, the voluminous mesh of which is completely illusory. Aya, on the other hand, was disappointed with her overly sweet dessert.
For the last technical test of this anniversary edition, Mercotte did not go dead hand in asking to make a cake snow globe! Sweet pastry cookie cutter, flan with Christmas spices, tempered chocolate, isomalt sphere to reproduce the glass ball effect and small caramel candies in the shape of gifts to slip inside. A whole program that did not go smoothly, of course. So Maud saw her sphere break when it was unmolded, while Alexandre only managed to get out a half-sphere. Only Aya offered a dessert that met the instructions.
My Christmas Tree
The game is very close between the three competitors: Maud and Aya each have a top and a flop, while Alexandre placed second in both events. Everything therefore depends on this third and final stage. The mission : “make the craziest Christmas tree“at least 80 cm high.”It’s half of me“, notes Maud. To help Cyril and Mercotte in this heavy task, the show invited an emblematic name of pastry: Christophe Michalak. The chef is making his comeback in the program, ten years after attending the first final of the competition on M6. In full rush, the candidates saw their relatives disembark to support them (including the adorable dog of Alexander), causing a few hot tears in Aya at the sight of her fiancé. And the lawyer in reconversion also collapses at the last moment, not very satisfied by the final rendering of her “haute couture” piece representing a dress.
“Professional work“
Place for tasting. It is Alexander which opens the ball with its chocolate structure and its cakes in the colors of its native Belgium. A work and a technique unanimously welcomed by the members of the jury. The praise continues at the tasting. “You made a lot of progress“, remarks Mercotte. Aya fears the verdict, facing the visual not totally successful. But the taste catches up with everything. Finally, Maud hits the mark with its 150 macaroons and dessert. “I am amazed“, launches Mercotte even before tasting it.”It’s a professional job“, emphasizes Christophe Michalak, who even offers to come and work at home. An opinion that does not change, once the first shot of the spoon is applied.”You are 16, you are a UFO. That’s a fucking good cake“, wonders the world pastry champion, while Cyril Lignac confides”having had chills“.
It is therefore Maud who wins this season 10 of the Best pastry chef and becomes the youngest winner of the competition. “It’s incredible ! I think I don’t really realize“, launches the schoolgirl, after wiping her tears. She will soon release a book of her best recipes.