1. Cream Rises to the Top

Upon arrival in Paris, ten bakers create desserts that reveal their culinary point of view and showstopping cakes featuring a French staple: cream.

2. Sugar, Spice and Everything...

Everything is sweeter in Paris as the bakers craft iconic French petit fours and put a twist on a classic caramel dessert.

3. For the Love of Chocolate

The American bakers learn the art of bonbons from a French chocolatier and stroll along the Seine to find inspiration for their chocolate desserts.

4. Going for Butter Gold

The bakers create buttery mashups inspired by the cruffin and use fashion to craft a trio of desserts that work together as a collection.

5. Fresh and Forbidden Fruits

The remaining bakers head to the farmers market to make crepe cakes with fruit and incorporate unusual produce picks into their desserts.

6. Break an Egg

The American bakers attempt to perfect the soufflé and go big with a pâte à choux dough dessert that spotlights the egg in three ways.

7. Like a Fine Wine and Cheese

The final four craft dessert spotlighting cheese at a fromagerie before creating a perfect pairing of two desserts featuring wine or liqueur.

8. Let Them Eat Cake

The final three use what they've learned to create a three-course dessert tasting menu in hopes of being named the next baking master!