For this fifth week of the competition, Cyril and Mercotte are offering the most delicious of walks in the countryside! Tarts, nothing but tarts, in all their glory! It's up to the pastry chefs to bring a breath of fresh air to the Best Pastry Chef tent for this special "tart in the meadow" edition! • Classic revisited challenge: lemon meringue pie • Technical challenge: the incredible Berry pear tart • Creative challenge: animal tart and the guest Chef is Pierre Jean Quinonero

For this fourth week of the competition, Cyril Lignac and Mercotte decided to melt the hearts of the 11 amateur pastry chefs with the most irresistible ingredient: chocolate! * Classic revisited challenge: the legendary chocolate lava cake * Technical challenge: the Fedora, a chocolate gem... and Cyril Lignac in the kitchen * Creative challenge: chocolate, the most intense of guilty pleasures!

For this third week of the competition, we're heading to one of the French people's favorite destinations: Italy! * Classic revisited challenge: the creamiest tiramisu! * Technical challenge: the legendary sfogliatelle! * Creative challenge: my carnival mask cake!

For these quarter-finals, the five pastry chefs still in the running face one of the most mouth-watering themes of the season: fruit cakes! • Classic revisited challenge: passion pavlova • Technical challenge: Dutch tulip with raspberry • Creative challenge with François Perret: incredible XXL fruits.

Cyril Lignac and Mercotte welcome the four semi-finalists for a special gourmet illusions! The objective of the pastry chefs still in the running is to obtain two tops to validate their access to the grand final! • Classic test revisited: macaron illusion • Technical test: tabula scalata, optical illusion cake • Creative test with Julien Dugourd: incredible trompe-l'oeil cakes.

Under the famous tent, fourteen amateur pastry chefs, each with their own unique style and honed talent, are preparing to revisit a classic dessert: apple pie.