The Berry Best Baker Competition is the 34th episode in the airing order of Season 3 of Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the Big City. It premiered on February 24th, 2024.
Summary[]
Crabapple Jam surprises Strawberry Shortcake and Raspberry Tart with a series of baking challenges to find out which of the berries is the better baker, but Strawberry's not sure what to do.
Plot[]
The episode begins with Raspberry and Strawberry walking into the Berryworks. Raspberry asks Strawberry what she’s doing up so early and Strawberry says she was about to ask the same thing. That’s when she notices the confetti in Raspberry’s hair and asks if she got the invite to. The scene jumps to Strawberry back at her apartment receiving the invite saying that she had been chosen before being blasted with confetti. Strawberry asks what Raspberry thinks it’s all about before Cheese and Cherry appear in front of them. Cheese tells them that Crabapple is pleased by the two’s progress and Cherry orders the two to follow them. They enter the green house and Strawberry asks what they are doing there. Cherry pulls a secret lever which opens a passageway to a hidden basement. The two enter to find Crabapple waiting for them in her private kitchen. Crabapple starts by telling them that she has indeed been hard on them to which Raspberry starts listing off other things. Crabapple stops her though before she can continue any further. She goes on to say that baking is a berry eat berry world and they have to fight to be the best. She compliments them by saying they have potential but wants to know who truly is the best baker. In a cutaway Strawberry expresses that while she does want to be the best baker but doesn’t want to compete against her friend again. She doesn’t know what she wants. Cherry and Cheese drop a book of Crabapple’s baking challenges and she explains that they must go through until she is satisfied. She reminds them that this is their chance to make it to the big league. As Raspberry flips through the book she asks how much time they have to which cheese replies that questions get them creamed. She asks what it is before Cheese pulls out a whip cream bottle and sprays her with it. After Cherry reminds them that the clock is ticking the challenge begins.
The first challenge is baking a cake replica of their own face down to the smallest of details. Raspberry wins this challenge because of her flavors. The next challenge is an 8 layer cake being blind folded to which Strawberry wins. As the challenge persists the two get creamed more and so does Crabapple critiques of their baking. The final challenge is given, which is a chicken and spinach salad. She warns them to follow the recipe exactly so that her taste buds dance. After looking at the recipe Strawberry says that her taste buds are going on strike. Raspberry asks if she wants it to taste good and warns Cheese and Cherry to not cream her. Strawberry says that it’s going to be impossible before she realizes the true challenge. Seeing Raspberry struggle, Strawberry whispers to her that the real challenge is to improvise and trust her gut. Crabapple notices this. Crabapple overlooks the two’s identical deserts and prompting ends the competition. Before Strawberry can leave though Crabapple pulls her aside to talk to her.
She informs her that she was the better baker however when she was close to winning she chose to help Raspberry. Strawberry tells her of course she helped since Raspberry is her friend to which Crabapple reminds her that she was competition. She tells Strawberry that she could be the next big thing in baking yet she lets her friends hold her back. Crabapple warns her that eventually she’ll have to choose before leaving. Outside Raspberry asks how it went and assumes that she won. Strawberry lies and tells her that neither of them won for different reasons. In response Raspberry sighs and sits down. Strawberry runs over and tells her that she doesn’t want to compete and suggests that they both bake something fun together. Raspberry tells her it sounds flantastic and the episode ends with Crabapple overlooking the two from her window.
Cast[]
- Ana Sani as Strawberry Shortcake
- Erik Gow as Cheese Strudel
- Tabitha St. Germain as Raspberry Tart, Cherry Streusel
- Laura Drummond as Crabapple Jam
Trivia[]
- The scene of Strawberry stirring and Raspberry measuring liquid are reused from Bake Off: Part 2
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Gallery[]
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