Twelve of America's best pastry chefs converge in Los Angeles for this first-of-its-kind dessert competition. The chefs must create a dessert using America's favorite ingredient: chocolate. They must cook for 50 chocolate lovers, including guest judge Jacques Torres.

Teams compete in a bake sale, raising money for the pep squad and glee club; guest judge Sylvia Weinstock.

The pastry cheftestants are challenged to recreate the exotic flaming desserts associated with the Lucent Dossier Experience.

The pastry cheftestants are challenged to create outrageous edible fashion.

The remaining pastry cheftestants make black and white desserts.

The cheftestants go head to head in the first-ever "Dessert Shop Wars."

The final five pastry cheftestants must create fun and unique desserts.

The final four cheftestants are challenged with making an anniversary cake for Sylvia Weinstock.

The final three chefs face off in a four-star four-course sweet and savory dessert challenge for the title of "Top Chef: Just Desserts."