Zumbo's Just Desserts | |
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Season 1 | |
Presented by | Adriano Zumbo Rachel Khoo |
Winner | Kate Ferguson |
No. of episodes | 12 |
Release | |
Original network | Seven Network |
Original release | August 22 – September 27, 2016 |
Season chronology |
The first season of Zumbo's Just Desserts premiered in Australia on August 22, 2016, on Seven Network. Twelve contestants were selected to compete. The winner of the first season won the grand prize of $100,000, gets an opportunity have one of their creations in Zumbo's stores [1] and finally the title of "Zumbo's Just Desserts Winner".
The show is hosted by Adriano Zumbo and Rachel Khoo, with Gigi Falanga as assistant. [2]
The winner was 37 year old Kate Ferguson.
Each chapter is divided into two stages. The "Sweet Sensations task" and the "Zumbo Test".
During the first challenge, regularly with a duration of three hours, each contestant must create a dessert following the theme and rules given by the judges at the beginning. Rachel and Zumbo evaluate each of the creations, determining a winner, who gets the Dessert Of The Day. They also declare those who were safe from the second phase and the two bakers who will go to the second phase or elimination round.
The elimination round, or Zumbo Test, consists of testing the bottom bakers with original Zumbo creations, where at least one baker will go home.
Name | Age | Occupation | Status |
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Kate | 37 | No-nonsense mum | Winner (Episode 12) |
Ali | 28 | Insurance Broker | Runner-Up (Episode 12) |
Brogen | 22 | Stay-At-Home Mum | Third (Episode 11) |
Daniel | 25 | Bouncer | Eliminated (Episode 9) |
Irene | 34 | Finance Analyst | Eliminated (Episode 8) |
Amie | 24 | Admin Assistant | Eliminated (Episode 7) |
Ashley | 28 | Airline Crewing Officer | Eliminated (Episode 6) |
Michael | 51 | Bricklayer | Eliminated (Episode 5) |
Vicki | 43 | Technical Writer | Eliminated (Episode 4) |
Patricia | 33 | Social Media Manager | Eliminated (Episode 3) |
Peter | 57 | Car Salesman | Eliminated (Episode 2) |
Wendy | 39 | Art Lover | Eliminated (Episode 1) |
Name | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | |||||||
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Kate | DOTD (Safe) | SS (Safe) | ZT (14) | HIGH (Safe) | ZT (11) | LOW (Safe) | HIGH (Safe) | DOTD (Safe) | ZT (17) | ZT (14) | SS/ZT (32) | Winner (33) | |
Ali | SS (Safe) | LOW (Safe) | DOTD (Safe) | HIGH (Safe) | DOTD (Safe) | ZT (14) | ZT (17) | HIGH (Safe) | DOTD (Safe) | GT (16) | DNP (Safe) | Runner Up (32) | |
Brogen | LOW (Safe) | SS (Safe) | SS (Safe) | LOW (Safe) | HIGH (Safe) | HIGH (Safe) | SS (Safe) | ZT (16) | HIGH (Safe) | SS (SF) | ZT (28) | Third (Episode 11) | |
Daniel | LOW (Safe) | SS (Safe) | HIGH (Safe) | SS (Safe) | SS (Safe) | SS (Safe) | LOW (Safe) | LOW (Safe) | ZT (13) | Eliminated (Episode 9) | |||
Irene | HIGH (Safe) | HIGH (Safe) | SS (Safe) | SS (Safe) | SS (Safe) | SS (Safe) | DOTD (Safe) | ZT (14) | Eliminated (Episode 8) | ||||
Amie | SS (Safe) | SS (Safe) | SS (Safe) | DOTD (Safe) | HIGH (Safe) | DOTD (Safe) | ZT (12) | Eliminated (Episode 7) | |||||
Ashley | SS (Safe) | DOTD (Safe) | LOW (Safe) | ZT (14) | LOW (Safe) | ZT (12) | Eliminated (Episode 6) | ||||||
Michael | SS (Safe) | LOW (Safe) | SS (Safe) | SS (Safe) | ZT (9) | Eliminated (Episode 5) | |||||||
Vicki | SS (Safe) | SS (Safe) | LOW (Safe) | ZT (10) | Eliminated (Episode 4) | ||||||||
Patricia | SS (Safe) | ZT (12) | ZT (10) | Eliminated (Episode 3) | |||||||||
Peter | ZT (11) | ZT (10) | Eliminated (Episode 2) | ||||||||||
Wendy | ZT (6) | Eliminated (Episode 1) |
DOTD: Dessert Of The Day
ZT: Zumbo Test
DNP: Through to the Finals
Contestant | Dessert | Result |
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Kate | Apple Pie Mille-Feuille | Safe (DOTD) |
Ali | Chocolate Orange Sphere | Safe |
Amie | Deconstructed Lemon Meringue | |
Ashley | Whimsical Pavlova | |
Brogen | Raspberry Mousse with Chocolate Layered Rose | |
Daniel | Red skin cream with Lychee Fruit Loop ice cream and gels | |
Irene | Caramel Passion Mousse and Coffee Soil | |
Michael | Choux Pastry with Lemon Cheesecake | |
Patricia | Chocolate Chilli Tart | |
Vicki | Plum and Chocolate Mousse | |
Peter | Layered Fruit Sponge Cake with Passionfruit Ice-Cream | Bottom Two (Zumbo Test) |
Wendy | Salted Caramel Apple Pie with Vanilla Cinnamon Ice-Cream |
Contestant | Dessert | Scores (out of 10) | Total (out of 20) | Result | |
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Zumbo | Rachel | ||||
Peter | Zumbo's Reflective Dessert Dome (Layers of Mandarin Gel, Salted Caramel, Yuzu Cream, Mirror Glaze & Hazelnut Sable) | 5 | 6 | 11 | Safe |
Wendy | 3 | 3 | 6 | Eliminated |
Contestant | Dessert | Result |
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Ashley | Wagon Wheel Lamington | Safe (DOTD) |
Ali | Rices Rhubarb Tart | Safe |
Amie | Black Forest Trifle | |
Brogen | Creme Bru-Piklets | |
Daniel | Noir Tart To Ron | |
Irene | Apple Pumble | |
Kate | Lemon Meringue Croquembouche | |
Vicki | Pavana Split | |
Michael | Black Forest Custard Tart | |
Patricia | Red Velvet Brownie and Cheesecake | Bottom Two (Zumbo Test) |
Peter | Raspberry Tart and Lemon Meringue Pie |
Contestant | Dessert | Scores (out of 10) | Total (out of 20) | Result | |
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Zumbo | Rachel | ||||
Patricia | FrankenZumbo (Layered with Pavlova, Macarons, Ricotta Pancake, Brownie & Lemon Tart) | 6 | 6 | 12 | Safe |
Peter | 5 | 5 | 10 | Eliminated |
Contestant | Dessert | Result |
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Ali | Textures of White Chocolate | Safe (DOTD) |
Amie | Red Velvet Cake with White Chocolate Mousse | Safe |
Ashley | White Chocolate Mousse with White Chocolate Dome | |
Brogen | Layered Chocolate and Orange Mousse Cake | |
Daniel | White Chocolate, Berry And Rose Petit made but also | |
Irene | White Chocolate Bark And Rhubarb Chocolate Mousse | |
Michael | Chocolate Custard Tart With Strawberry Velvet Ice | |
Vicki | Pink Peppercorn and Dark Chocolate Mousse | |
Kate | White Chocolate Panna Cotta | Bottom Two (Zumbo Test) |
Patricia | Triple Chocolate Mousse |
Contestant | Dessert | Scores (out of 10) | Total (out of 20) | Result | |
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Zumbo | Rachel | ||||
Kate | Lovenbouche (made with profiteroles, chocolate custard, amber caramel, almond nougatine & decorated with red isomalt hearts) | 7 | 7 | 14 | Safe |
Patricia | 5 | 5 | 10 | Eliminated |
Contestant | Dessert | Result |
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Amie | "Under The Sea" Cake | Safe (DOTD) |
Ali | "Magic Toadstool" Cake | Safe |
Brogen | "Ice Dream Sundae" Cake | |
Daniel | "Banana from the Lego pole" Cake | |
Irene | "Buttercream Princess Fairy" Cake | |
Kate | "Monster" cake | |
Michael | "Red Velvet" Layer cake | |
Ashley | "Candy Lane" Cake | Bottom Two (Zumbo Test) |
Vicki | "Swan" cake |
Contestant | Dessert | Scores (out of 10) | Total (out of 20) | Result | |
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Zumbo | Rachel | ||||
Ashley | Zumbo's Back-to-school cake (made with chocolate, rice paper, puff pastry, cinnamon crunch, mascarpone, vanilla sponge & apple tartine) | 7 | 7 | 14 | Safe |
Vicki | 5 | 5 | 10 | Eliminated |
Contestant | Dessert | Result |
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Ali | Chocolate Spheres with Peanut Caramel and Passionfruit Cream | Safe (DOTD) |
Amie | Chocolate Irish Cream Pavlova | Safe |
Ashley | Levitating Strawberry Shortcake | |
Brogen | Peppermint Mocha Gateaux | |
Daniel | Passion fruit and banana, dark chocolate mousse cake | |
Irene | Blueberry Mousse and White Chocolate Lavender Cream | |
Kate | Chai Tea With Spiced Profiteroles | Bottom Two (Zumbo Test) |
Michael | Flying Fruit Flan |
Contestant | Dessert | Scores (out of 10) | Total (out of 20) | Result | |
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Zumbo | Rachel | ||||
Kate | Hat Trick (made with chocolate, soft cheese filling, tomato jelly, sweet corn custard, chocolate chipotle ganache, avocado, sour cream mousse & taco corn chip coating) | 5 | 6 | 11 | Safe |
Michael | 4 | 5 | 9 | Eliminated |
Contestant | Dessert | Result |
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Amie | Lemon Crisp Baked Cheesecake | Safe (DOTD) |
Brogen | Monte Carlo Cheesecake | Safe |
Daniel | Raspberry and coconut ice cream Vovo Verrine | |
Irene | Monte Carlo Macaron Ice Cream Sandwich | |
Kate | Deconstructed Venetian | |
Ali | Chocolate And Berry Royal Marshmallow Crown | Bottom Two (Zumbo Test) |
Ashley | Kingston Tart With Golden Syrup Ice Cream |
Contestant | Dessert | Scores (out of 10) | Total (out of 20) | Result | |
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Zumbo | Rachel | ||||
Ali | Epic Biscuit Time (Apple Crumble Khoo Hoots, Gianduja, Lamington Runway, Cinnamon Donut, Finger Bun Zumbotron, Salted Caramel Bell) | 7 | 7 | 14 | Safe |
Ashley | 6 | 6 | 12 | Eliminated |
Contestant | Dessert | Result |
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Irene | Chilli Chocolate Ganache and Raspberry Sorbet | Safe (DOTD) |
Brogen | Toasted Marshmallow Slice | Safe |
Daniel | Chocolate and marshmallow Petit Gateau | |
Kate | Flaming Alaska | |
Ali | Anise and Poached Pear Bombe Alaska | Bottom Two (Zumbo Test) |
Amie | Sticky Date Pudding With Spiced Figs |
Contestant | Dessert | Scores (out of 10) | Total (out of 20) | Result | |
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Zumbo | Rachel | ||||
Ali | Zumbo's "Ice" Dessert (made with ginger & thyme icecream, thyme & ginger crumble, milk mousse, chocolate, white chocolate, lime Swiss meringue, lime granite) | 8 | 9 | 17 | Safe |
Amie | 6 | 6 | 12 | Eliminated |
Contestant | Dessert | Result |
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Kate | Caramel Mousse Slice | Safe (DOTD) |
Ali | Layered Lamington Gateau | Safe |
Daniel | Pavlova Nest with strawberries with passion fruit cream and curd | |
Brogen | Vanilla and Passionfruit Slice | Bottom Two (Zumbo Test) |
Irene | Pavlova with Kiwi Sorbet and Pineapple Chantilly Cream | |
Contestant | Dessert | Scores (out of 10) | Total (out of 20) | Result | |
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Zumbo | Rachel | ||||
Brogen | Frosty Fruit Tart (made with Shortbread Tart Shell, Tropical Compote, Orange & Passionfruit Gels, Seabreeze Mousse, Yellow Glaze, Frosty Fruit Sorbet & Saltwater Foam) | 8 | 8 | 16 | Safe |
Irene | 7 | 7 | 14 | Eliminated |
Contestant | Dessert | Result |
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Ali | Lemon Yoghurt Mousse with Pineapple Crème & Banana Ice-cream | Safe (DOTD) |
Brogen | Watermelon & Red Berry Cake | Safe |
Kate | Pear Green Apple & Lime Tart | Bottom Two (Zumbo Test) |
Daniel | Mango, mandarin and orange Sphere |
Contestant | Dessert | Scores (out of 10) | Total (out of 20) | Result | |
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Zumbo | Rachel | ||||
Kate | Nancy's Garden (made with grapefruit curd, panna cotta,cheesecake, yoghurt, geranium foam, leaves made of filo, shortbread, isomalt and chocolate, watermelon, grapefruit segments & watermelon sorbet) | 8 | 9 | 17 | Safe |
Daniel | 6 | 7 | 13 | Eliminated |
Contestant | Dessert | Result |
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Ali | Pistachio Cream Craquelin | Safe (Zumbo Test) |
Earl Grey & Raspberry Almond Cake | ||
Caramel & Apple Petit Gateux | ||
Kate | Pistachio & Raspberry Cake | |
Passionfruit & Lime Meringue Tart | ||
Opera cake | ||
Brogen | Lavender & Honey Macarons | Sent to Semi-final |
Coconut Panna Cotta Tarts | ||
Chocolate & Hazelnut Petit Gateux | ||
Contestant | Dessert | Scores (out of 10) | Total (out of 20) | Result | |
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Zumbo | Rachel | ||||
Ali | Golden Duckie (Layered with steamed gingerbread pudding, passionfruit jelly, aerated honeycomb, chocolate, cocoa butter mousse, passionfruit ice cream, honeycomb, freeze dry passionfruit, salted butter, 24-carat chocolate duck & gingerbread bubbles) | 8 | 8 | 16 | Sent to Grand Final |
Kate | 7 | 7 | 14 | Sent to Semi-final |
Contestant | Dessert | Scores (out of 10) | Total (out of 20) | |
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Zumbo | Rachel | |||
Kate | Donut Tower | 9 | 8 | 17 |
Brogen | Orange Chocolate and Espresso Caramel Entremet | 7 | 7 | 14 |
Contestant | Dessert | Scores (out of 10) | Total (out of 20) | Total Score (out of 40) | Result | |
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Zumbo | Rachel | |||||
Kate | V8 Vanilla Cake (layered with Vanilla Dacqouise, Vanilla Almond Crunch, Vanilla Ganache, Vanilla Chiffon, Vanilla Syrup, Vanilla Brulee, Vanilla Macaron, Vanilla Water Jelly, Vanilla Chantilly & Vanilla Glaze) | 7 | 8 | 15 | 32 | Sent to Grand Final |
Brogen | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 | Third |
Contestant | Dessert | Scores (out of 10) | Total (out of 20) | Result | |
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Zumbo | Rachel | ||||
Ali | Sugar & Spice (made with Chocolate, Spiced Crunch, Honey Nougat, Brown Sugar Sponge, Pear Compote, Burnt Butter & Pear Mousse) | 9 | 9 | 18 | |
Kate | 7 | 8 | 15 |
Contestant | Dessert | Scores (out of 10) | Total (out of 20) | Total Score (out of 40) | Result | |
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Zumbo | Rachel | |||||
Kate | "Snow White" Layered Ice-Cream Apple with Sponge Log | 9 | 9 | 18 | 33 [3] | Winner |
Ali | "Jack And The Beanstalk" Three Bean Entremet with Mandarin Egg Yolk | 7 | 7 | 14 | 32 [3] | Runner-up |
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