Sweet Genius - Season 2 (2012)

The chefs are struck by a bolt of inspiration as the first test begins, and they must find a way to make a pasta and spicy candy work in their chocolate desserts.

In the candy round, will the childhood inspiration or the mandatory ingredients prove more puzzling? Flamingo-inspired chocolates are made in the first round. Later, Southeast Asian ingredients are used to make cakes.

The chefs must create dishes from marshmallows and water chestnuts that leave Chef Ron Ben-Israel speechless.

There's no crying in Sweet Genius, where a baby-themed chocolate test is the chefs first challenge.

Two families feel the heat in the chocolate test; will the mandatory ingredients ground them before they take flight?

The inspiration for the chocolate desserts test is sure to get the chefs' minds spinning with genius ideas about how to make best use of the mandatory ingredients.

The slithering inspiration gives the chefs a fright in the dessert round. The one chef who is able to bake a genius cake with a stinky cheese is rewarded with $10,000.

The chefs must find how to use a soup and Italian side dish in their flickering chocolate desserts.

Breakfast cereal is used to make chocolate desserts in the first round. Then, works of art are made from candy. And lastly, a retro hairstyle and savory ingredients create challenges in the cake test.

In the first round, will the chefs be able to take flight with chocolate desserts made from an exotic fruit and a ballpark favorite?