- For the signature, the bakers made 8 steamed buns, with a savory or sweet filling. For the technical, the bakers made a decorated Matcha Crepe Cake. For the showstopper, the bakers made a cake inspired by the kawaii culture in Japan.
- On what is Paul's one hundreth episode of the series, it goes for the first time literally to Japan in three Japanese inspired challenges. Paul does admit, however, that he will have to judge some baked goods that contain what are foods or flavors that he doesn't really like, which cannot influence his judging. For the signature, the bakers will not be going anywhere near an oven in each making eight identical steamed buns. While the bakers can use any flavors they want, including those not typically Japanese, the judges will nonetheless be looking for the typical steamed bun texture of soft yet chewy. For the second challenge in a row, the bakers will be going nowhere near an oven in each being asked to make a matcha crêpe cake for the technical. While the flavors are definitely Japanese, the techniques are something with which the bakers should all be familiar. And for the showstopper, the bakers are each asked to make a kawaii cake. As kawaii translates into "cute", the judges will be looking for a cake that looks "Japanese" cute, what most westerners would equate to the look of anime. In other words, the judges are not looking for elegance. In addition, the flavors must be Japanese in nature, and the texture should be typical of a kawaii cake, which is light and airy. In achieving that texture, the bakers risk the lower cake layers collapsing by the weight of everything on top of it if they go too large.—Huggo
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