Episode
MasterChef: A Piece of Cake
Overview
The remaining 12 contestants are broken up into two teams to prep, cook and plate 30 dishes for teenagers celebrating their Sweet 16 birthdays.
Details
- Series
- MasterChef
- Season
- Season 7
- Episode
- Episode 9
- Air date
- 2016-07-27
Episode context
A Piece of Cake is Episode 9 in Season 7 of MasterChef. It aired on 2016-07-27.
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Episode 8: The Good, the Bad and the Offal
The contestants are introduced to special culinary guest judge Edward Lee, chef and owner of 610 Magnolia in Louisville, KY.
Episode 10: The Weakest Links
The losing sweet-16 team members must bake a three-layer birthday cake in 90 minutes, and then the remaining contestants are taken to a vegetable patch for their next team challenge, where they'll cook for and serve 100 farmers.
More episodes from this season
Episode 7: Vets, Jets, and Home Cooks
The Top 15 home cooks are challenged to serve 101 hungry veterans!
Episode 11: Sweet Surprise
The Top 10 cooks have one hour to make breakfast using a chocolate-hazelnut spread, and the winner gets to choose the dish for the next elimination challenge.
Episode 6: Gordon Ramsay Masterclass
The remaining 16 home cooks get a very special treat leading into the next challenge as Chef Ramsay demonstrates how to properly deconstruct a lobster.
Episode 12: 5 Star Food
Guest judge Kevin Sbraga cooks alongside the Top 9 in the next Mystery Box Challenge, as they create an impressive dish using unique upscale ingredients. The contestants then go head-to-head in the elimination challenge, cooking with either fresh salmon or canned salmon.
Episode 5: A Mexican Mystery
The remaining 17 home cooks are greeted by Chefs Ramsay and Tosi, as well as Season 6 winner Claudia Sandoval and guest culinary judge Aarón Sánchez.
Episode 13: Hot Potato
The Top Eight remaining contenders must battle through a three-part potato proficiency challenge.. Guest judge Kevin Sbraga.
Episode 4: A MasterChef Wedding
The Top 18 home cooks prepare appetizers and entrees for season 6 contestant Nick Nappi on his wedding day!
Episode 14: Tag Team
Three basic utensils are used by the Top 7 contestants in a mystery-box challenge.
Episode 3: Wolfgang Puck
After the Battle of the Apron concludes, the Top 20 home cooks in America meet the first guest judge of the season – culinary icon Wolfgang Puck..
Episode 15: Pop-Up Restaurant
The 6 remaining contestants compete in the series' classic pop-up restaurant challenge.