Episode
MasterChef Australia: Pressure Test: Andy Bowdy's Rita cake
Overview
The bottom three contestants from the invention test now face a pressure test to recreate Andy Bowdy's Rita cake to avoid elimination. Who will be the next to leave the competition?
Details
- Series
- MasterChef Australia
- Season
- Season 9
- Episode
- Episode 12
- Air date
- 2017-05-15
- Runtime
- 75 min
Episode context
Pressure Test: Andy Bowdy's Rita cake is Episode 12 in Season 9 of MasterChef Australia. It aired on 2017-05-15. The runtime is 75 min.
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Episode 13: Immunity Challenge: Waffle Iron
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