MasterChef Confeitaria

MasterChef Confeitaria (English: MasterChef Confectionery) is a Brazilian cooking competition television series based on the format of the Australian series MasterChef: Dessert Masters. The series premiered on Tuesday, November 19, 2024 at 10:30 p.m. (BRT / AMT) on Band.^[1]

MasterChef Confeitaria
Genre	Cooking Baking
Based on	MasterChef: Dessert Masters
Presented by	Ana Paula Padrão
Judges	Érick Jacquin Helena Rizzo Henrique Fogaça Diego Lozano
Country of origin	Brazil
Original language	Portuguese
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	10
Production
Producers	Eyeworks Shine International
Running time	150 minutes
Original release
Network	Band
Release	November 19 (2024-11-19) – December 19, 2024 (2024-12-19)
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Ana Paula Padrão is the main host, while Érick Jacquin, Helena Rizzo, Henrique Fogaça as judges from the show. This version marks the debut of Diego Lozano as a judge.^[2]

Baker Cesar Yukio won the competition over baker Luísa Jungblut on December 19, 2024.^[3]

Format

This version is a spin-off from the main MasterChef Brasil series, disputed by professional pastry chefs.^[4] The winner receives a R$300.000 cash prize, a special cookware set by Royal Prestige, R$50.000 in products by Camicado, a kitchen from the Eclipse Collection line by Brastemp and the MasterChef Confeitaria trophy.^[5][6]

Contestants

Top 12

Contestant	Age	Hometown	Result	Winnings	Finish
Cesar Yukio	35	São Paulo	Winner on December 19	6	1st
Luísa Jungblut	34	Porto Alegre	Runner-up on December 19	4	2nd
Walkyria Fagundes	34	São Paulo	Eliminated on December 17	4	3rd
Wellington "Well" Teixeira	28	Fortaleza		3
Matheus Rosa	27	Campos dos Goytacazes	Eliminated on December 12	3	5th
Rodrigo "Digo" Ribeiro	32	Osasco	Eliminated on December 10	1	6th
Patrick Cavegn	28	São Gonçalo	Eliminated on December 5	3	7th
Juliete Soulé	32	São Paulo	Eliminated on December 3	2	8th
Maria Eugênia Sanches	26	Poços de Caldas	Eliminated on November 28	1	9th
Ale Sotero	35	São Paulo	Eliminated on November 26	0	10th
Marina "Sá Marina" Mendes	40	Vitória da Conquista	Eliminated on November 21	0	11th
Verônica Kim	34	São Paulo	Eliminated on November 19	0	12th

Elimination table

Place	Contestant	Episode
		1		2		3	4		5	6		7		8		9		10
1	Cesar	LOW	WIN	WIN	IMM	HIGH	IN	HIGH	WIN	WIN	IMM	LOW	LOW	LOW	WIN	HIGH	WIN	WINNER
2	Luísa	HIGH	IMM	WIN	IMM	LOW	HIGH	IMM	PT	WIN	IMM	IN	WIN	LOW	LOW	WIN	IMM	RUNNER-UP
3	Walkyria	LOW	LOW	HIGH	IMM	WIN	IN	IMM	WIN	WIN	IMM	IN	LOW	WIN	IMM	HIGH	ELIM
	Well	IN	IMM	HIGH	IMM	WIN	WIN	IMM	WIN	HIGH	IN	HIGH	IMM	LOW	LOW	HIGH	ELIM
5	Matheus	HIGH	IMM	HIGH	IMM	WIN	HIGH	IMM	WIN	LOW	IN	WIN	IMM	LOW	ELIM
6	Digo	LOW	LOW	HIGH	IMM	LOW	HIGH	IMM	WIN	HIGH	IN	LOW	ELIM
7	Patrick	WIN	IMM	LOW	LOW	WIN	LOW	WIN	LOW	LOW	ELIM
8	Juliete	HIGH	IMM	LOW	WIN	WIN	LOW	LOW	ELIM
9	Maria Eugênia	LOW	HIGH	LOW	HIGH	WIN	LOW	ELIM
10	Ale	HIGH	IMM	HIGH	IMM	ELIM
11	Sá Marina	LOW	HIGH	LOW	ELIM
12	Kim	IN	ELIM

Key

The baker won MasterChef Confeitaria.   The baker was the runner-up.   The baker won the individual challenge (Mystery Box or Elimination Test).   The baker was one of the top entries in the individual challenge but did not win.   The baker did not have to compete in that round and was safe from elimination.   The baker was not selected as a top or bottom entry in an individual challenge.   The baker was one of the bottom entries in the Mystery Box and received a disadvantaged in the Elimination Test.

The baker was on the winning team in the Team Challenge.   The baker was on the losing team in the Team Challenge.   The baker was one of the bottom entries in an individual challenge but was saved first.   The baker was one of the bottom entries in an individual challenge but was saved last.   The baker won the Reinstation Challenge and returned to the competition.   The baker was not eligible to compete in that round.   The baker had to withdraw from the competition.   The baker was eliminated from MasterChef Confeitaria.

Ratings and reception

Season	Timeslot (BRT)	Premiered		Ended		TV season	SP viewers (in points)	Source
		Date	Viewers (in points)	Date	Viewers (in points)
1	Tuesday 10:30 p.m. Thursday 10:30 p.m.	November 19, 2024	1.2	December 19, 2024	1.0	2024–25	1.37	[7] [8]

• Each point represents a specific number of households in São Paulo.
  • 2024: 73.279 households.

Brazilian ratings

All numbers are in points and provided by Kantar Ibope Media.

Episode	Title	Air date	Timeslot (BRT)	SP viewers (in points)	Ref.
1	Top 12	November 19, 2024	Tuesday 10:30 p.m.	1.2	[7]
2	Top 11	November 21, 2024	Thursday 10:30 p.m.	1.4	[9]
3	Top 10	November 26, 2024	Tuesday 10:30 p.m.	1.3	[10]
4	Top 9	November 28, 2024	Thursday 10:30 p.m.	1.5	[11]
5	Top 8	December 3, 2024	Tuesday 10:30 p.m.	1.3	[12]
6	Top 7	December 5, 2024	Thursday 10:30 p.m.	1.5	[13]
7	Top 6	December 10, 2024	Tuesday 10:30 p.m.	1.6	[14]
8	Top 5	December 12, 2024	Thursday 10:30 p.m.	1.4	[15]
9	Top 4	December 17, 2024	Tuesday 10:30 p.m.	1.5	[16]
10	Winner announced	December 19, 2024	Thursday 10:30 p.m.	1.0	[8]

• In 2024, each point represents 253.273 households in 15 market cities in Brazil (73.279 households in São Paulo).