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18 hours ago, CharlizeCat said:

 I like Kardea. I think she's doing a great job. 

I agree that she's doing just fine.  I'm sure she knew all the controversy around Valerie leaving so I imagine stepping into that role was a bit intimidating.  She's handled it well.  

I'm enjoying the animal theme and looking forward to the puppies next week.  I like all the kids this year but Jack and Piper remain my favorites.

I wonder if Duff will have his daughter make a quick "guest appearance."  She must be 4 or 5 by now.  

 

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2 hours ago, Grizzly said:

Did anyone else wonder if the bakers washed their hands after petting the dogs?

I kept thinking the same thing although I suspect that a lot of the shots we saw were filmed separately and spliced in.  I think the bit with Josephine was added for example.  The last time I saw her, she was still a toddler.  Time flies.

I had barely noticed the girl who left so I won't miss her.  I was very relieved that Piper and Ariel were safe.  Jack deserved his win.

 

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"I thought the redhead was in danger when she announced she would be baking with both matcha and lavender. Yuck! "

Hmmmm.  That didn't copy/paste properly.  

Anyway, that's exactly what I thought - the flavor combination was awful and too much.  Kardea said the flavors were balanced well.  I'm not sure how that is even possible.  I like Piper though so I'm glad she stayed.

I've been expecting Jack to win the whole thing so I was shocked by his elimination.  If his cake tasted raw, I guess I can't complain.

I was happy for Micah.  He's a cutie and one of my favorites.  He sounds like a kid but his vocabulary and sentence structure are quite adult.  His parents probably never talk "down" to him.

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MerBearHou

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2 minutes ago, Grizzly said:

Piper should have been in the top 2. That pat of butter was so good!

Visually her imposter was excellent, but they said her cake was over baked, too fudgy.  

I liked Brooklyn but she’s been on the verge of elimination for 2-3 weeks.  That corn was not gonna cut it.  I hope she gets her baby goat.  I’ve never heard of a “granny flat” — had to look it up!

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This was the first week that I had noticed Brooklyn and had been charmed by her so of course she got eliminated!  (And Carly managed to squeak by yet another week.)  Can't disagree with her leaving but still sad about it. Congrats to Micah for another week's win.  I make a chocolate cake similar to his brownie with chocolate chips in it - it really does make for a fun and delicious bite to have that little extra bit of chocolate when you bite into it.  Although Arial's cheese did look good I thought that was kind of ridiculously easy compared to some of the other imposters and probably would have put Piper in as top 2 just on level of difficulty alone.  Loved the dance party - this is a good group of kids.

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On 2/18/2025 at 2:36 PM, Salacious Kitty said:

Carly's idea of macarons for the grapes was excellent. Pity her execution fell flat

I didn't think hers was really an "imposter" though.  She made macarons and placed them on the tray in the shape of a large grape cluster, but it didn't realistically look like true grapes.  That's the whole point of the imposter challenge...  To make a baked dessert look exactly like other foods in size, shape, texture, appearance, etc.  Everyone else rose to the challenge, but Carly's definitely didn't meet the criteria.  

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Happy for Piper's win!  So glad Micah advanced too.  Carly rallied at the right time.  I would have been fine with Arielle going this week (her uptalk bugs me to no end).  I like Aria a lot but I can see why she was the one to go.  Duff staying in the caterpillar costume for quite some time was really funny.  I laughed along with Kardea when she was trying to make some serious judging comments to him and he was just standing there as a caterpillar.  

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I will be happy with a Micah or Carly or Piper win for the season.  I think Aria went as far as she could have and I am hoping that someone works with her on her self confidence.  As she was tearfully saying goodbye I think she said something to the effect that she was happy she wasn't out the first week.  Perhaps I'm wrong but I would hope she realizes she is both capable and talented. 

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2 hours ago, docmatt said:

I think we're headed for Piper over Micah. They're a step above the other two

I basically agree although I'm not sure which one has the edge.  I'll be happy if either of them wins.  Micah seems to have a good grip on basic skills and Piper is good at decorating and presentation.  I'm not going to guess because either can have a bad day.

I've enjoyed the animal theme.

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I was team Micah from day one, so I was happy with the end. But the biggest thing I noticed this season was that this seemed to be a batch of good bakers and really good kids. What probably impressed me most last night was Carly's grace and maturity when she went out in 4th. Her parents should be really proud.

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Piper needed more monkeys on her cake. She did have the best use of the popcorn. And her decorating was the neatest. I didn't think Micah's animals looked very good but the colors on his cake were stunning. He was the only one who took a risk with his cake. 

I would have happily eaten all 3 cakes so good job to the bakers.

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I would have been happy if either Micah or Piper had won but, in the end, I think Duff and Kardea made the right choice.  Micah isn't as neat a decorator as Piper but his flavors won out.  

This was a good season.  I think it's the first time I've liked all of the kids.  Most of them did very well for their young ages.

I think Kardea did just fine for a first season on an established show.  I'm sure she had to be aware of all the pro-Valerie flak on FB so it was probably a bit hard to step into that position.  She and Duff seemed to have a good rapport already.  I give them both credit for making it work.

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43 minutes ago, mlp said:

I think Kardea did just fine for a first season on an established show.  I'm sure she had to be aware of all the pro-Valerie flak on FB so it was probably a bit hard to step into that position.  She and Duff seemed to have a good rapport already.  I give them both credit for making it work.

Kardea and Duff judged together on Spring Baking, so they had an established relationship. 

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41 minutes ago, Grizzly said:

It was a 2 hr show.

Thank you!  I tuned out after the first hour.  Will watch now, and YAYAYYYYYY for Micah, my favorite the entire season!  

In 6 or 7 years, I’d like to see Kansas farm girl Piper go to prom with Texas cowboy Micah 😊

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54 minutes ago, Salacious Kitty said:

Kardea and Duff judged together on Spring Baking, so they had an established relationship. 

True.  They were both on a Christmas show a few years ago too.  (Elf on the Shelf?)  It just seems to me like the dynamics would be different between a show with, for example, three judges and Jesse and the kids' show where there's just the two of them.

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