A team left the bake off after being asked to make a ‘sophisticated sculpture’ crafting a ‘phallic’ looking chocolate tower: professional judges judged last night in hysterics.
Bakers Aline and Nina, Basically Brazil and now living in Kent, appeared on channel 4 The program represents Aline’s bakery The Pink Kitchen last night where she was tasked with making 36 identical Mont Blanc tarts.
As part of the Secret Challenge, contestants were also asked to create a sophisticated ‘chocolate sculpture’ that ‘represents them as a team’.
However, Aline and Nina burst into laughter after presenting their chocolate tower to judges Benoit Blinn and Cherish Finden – which Benoit commented was ‘too phallic’.
Bakers Aline and Nina from Kent leave the Bake Off: Professionals judge in frenzy last night after being asked to create a ‘Phallic’ looking chocolate tower after being asked to make a ‘sophisticated sculpture’.
Appearing at the event, Aline described how she left behind a patisserie career in London to start The Pink Kitchen in Kent 10 years ago.
A surge in demand for her cakes recently prompted her to take fellow Brazilian Nina under her wing.
Aline called the team “extremely organized” and we also had fun – having a little laughter. We enjoy it at the same time.’
The two were previously tasked with making 36 identical French tarts.
Many of those who watched the Channel 4 show last night were stunned and laughed
Benoit explained: ‘To truly assess your knowledge and experience, we want you to create 36 identical and personalized Mont Blanc Tarts today.’
He further explained how they were looking for ‘a sweet, sweet almond pastry, almond cream, crispy meringue, finished with a chestnut vermicelli’.
All the bakers were provided with the necessary tools and materials for the job.
Meanwhile Cherish added: ‘We also want you to give everyone a chocolate feature.
Aline and Nina explain how they planned to make a chocolate sculpture with colored leaves and balls to reflect their Brazilian heritage
‘This sophisticated chocolate sculpture is often given to VIPs. Please make sure it reflects you as a team and makes me smile.
She continued: ‘It needs to be refined, it needs to be original and above all, it needs to blow my mind.’
Benoit explained: ‘The chocolate feature is an opportunity for them to be very creative, show us a little bit of yours with a pretty simple design.’
He had three hours to complete the challenge.
The judges asked for a ‘sophisticated’ chocolate sculpture that would also show ‘a little bit’ of the team with a ‘beautiful, simple design’ (pictured, Nina and Aline’s sculpture).
Benoit called the challenge an ‘eight out of 10’ in terms of technicality, adding: ‘This is one of my favorites to eat, who doesn’t love Mont Blanc?
‘Slightly tart cake, almond cream, crunchy French meringue, creme Chantilly, everything topped with chestnut cream.’
As the judges toured their workstation, the pair explained how they planned to make the tarts—but in a critical mistake, they said they planned to put the meringue on the outside instead of the chestnut cream.
And as work progressed, it didn’t get any better for the team, with the two describing their plan to keep their meringues in the fridge—without baking them.
Aline and Nina laughed even after the judges pointed out the ‘phallic’ look of their chocolate treat
In the meantime he confessed that he was struggling to come up with ideas for his chocolate sculpture, with Aline admitting that it was ‘a bit stressful’.
He eventually created a chocolate wave with colorful leaves, alluding to his Brazilian heritage, and several balls affixed to it.
As the challenge progressed, with the women admitting they were concerned about timing, Stacey even joined in to help roll pastry.
Although Aline and Nina are immediately disappointed, Benoit tells them that their pastries ‘do not look like Mont Blanc.’
He said: ‘I am unfortunately very far from my trip to the Alps. Convenience…remind me who it should represent?’
Benoit and Cherish both questioned ‘what was meant for the sculpture to represent’ before breaking out in laughter.
Aline explained: ‘We tried to represent Brazil’ [with] The colors are green, blue and yellow. [The balls] Symbolizes the earth.
Benoit added: ‘We can also say, it is very phallic. I am not sure if what I am seeing is honest.’
The group broke out in laughter, with both Benoit and Cherish laughing at the sculpture’s site.
Viewers were left in a frenzy at this time, with one reading: ‘A decorative chocolate d***, good.’
Another added: ‘Oh my…essentially, he was an e*********c*** in chocolate. Should probably see a Dr because it’s yellow.’
A third added: ‘Nina is now completely unable to see anything other than a giant chocolate p****.’