After a magical bubble-centred challenge that saw our bakers creating all kinds of creative dishes, Dessert Masters 2024 had a shocking double-elimination. Sadly, Alisha Henderson was one of the contestants eliminated after her crumpet-inspired dessert failed to deliver to the degree she had hoped.
Chattr spoke with Alisha after her departure from the 2024 Dessert Masters competition about her experience in the kitchen and who she thinks will win the whole thing.
Alisha and the Dessert Masters bubbles challenge
Looking back at the bubbles challenge, Alisha shared that while she knows her creative thinking can help her to produce dishes that “can be very outside the box”, in this case it didn’t quite come together how she had hoped.
“I think for that one, my really grand idea just didn’t quite work. It was, perhaps, not up to the [same] outstanding standard as everybody else… because looking around, those bubble desserts were so sensational!”
Despite that, though, she shared, “I actually had such an enjoyable cook in there. I wasn’t stressed. I was just having fun. So, that’s fine by me. I was proud with how far I had come in a competition like that.”
The Dessert Masters experience as a whole
Speaking on the Dessert Masters competition in general, Alisha shared that while the time constraints and the challenges were stressful, it was “the good kind of fun stress that you know you’re going to get something so rewarding on the other side.”
She also highlighted that being in the competition with her fellow castmates brought a real “level of comfort,” which only added to the sense of joy that was carried throughout her Dessert Masters experience.
“We were all putting ourselves in this extremely vulnerable position to have, not just ourselves judged, but our professions judge like that… So, it is a very brave thing to go and do, but the camaraderie that I mean, as you saw, is just so genuine and so lovely, that it felt like a big beautiful family,” she explained.
To that end, Alisha highlighted that there’s nothing she would have changed about her time on Dessert Masters.
“I think, every day I went in there and I tried to show a different side of me and my skill set in each cook. That was really the main objective. I didn’t want to make a cake every single time I stepped into that kitchen,” she said.
Who will win Dessert Masters 2024?
Looking at the journey towards the finale, which is fast-approaching, Chattr asked Alisha who she thinks might be the cook to take home the win in 2024.
She shared, “Everyone is just so sensationally talented. I just think anyone from the original 10 contestants could easily have won.”
In saying that, she did stress, “I think that the skill that Jana has shown so far, she is my pick to be vying for the number one title. That sugar unicycle is truly the coolest thing I have ever seen.”
What’s next for Alisha Henderson after Dessert Masters?
Now that the Dessert Masters challenge is over for Alisha, what’s on the menu now?
She shared that her main focus at the moment is what she calls ‘edu-caking’. “For me, it’s about offering more in-person experiences [now],” she said.
Teaching classes here in Australia, and even in France with Jana, is Alisha’s main focus right now so she can connect with more pastry enthusiasts along the way.
Dessert Masters 2024 airs on Sundays and Mondays on Channel 10 and 10Play.
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