Comments from the judges ( Gordon Ramsay, Aarón Sánchez, and Joe Bastianich)

Jennifer: "I am so proud of this dish. Everything came together so nicely. Right on time. Desserts are my sweet spot, so I feel an immense amount of pressure to save the south."

Jennifer: "I made an apple spice cake with a brown sugar cream cheese frosting and a caramel drizzle."

Judges: "Jennifer, I really appreciate the apples. You can see them kind of speckled throughout the actual cake."

Judges: "It's rustic, it's charming. Shall we? The cake's delicious. I can feel those textures of apple caramelized. It's light, it's fluffy, but it's got apple in abundance. Great job. Really good job."

Judges: "This is a well seasoned dessert. The beautiful cinnamon that's throughout the cake goes so perfectly with apple, and then the frosting is bringing it all home."