But Nailed It!’s unique spin on the formula is to make these non-bakers not only bake things, but to bake cakes that would be tricky even for professionals.
Reality television series about untalented people is almost a subgenre until itself at this point.
So instead of making an apple pie or banana bread, these poor schlubs have to recreate ultra high-end sweet treats like anti-gravity cakes and novelty pancakes shaped like other foods.
(The early seasons of Hell’s Kitchen, with Gordon Ramsay trying to run a restaurant with a kitchen that appeared to staffed by several Darwin Awards nominees, remain a personal favorite.)