Baking for the Bach: Don't Drop the Ball

This week's episode features a game no one has ever heard of for the first time on The Bachelorette, but before we jump in, let's recap last week.

The episode starts with a rousing recycled game of Truth or Dare which is basically a replica of Tayshia's season, although you'd never know it from Tayshia's reaction to the dates, supposedly set up by Kaitlyn and Tayshia who apparently know every challenge Katie needs to see to pick a husband. A lot of people mocked the first challenge we saw in which the guys had to eat like 5,000+ calories worth of food, but honestly, I get it. I too have ordered much more than I could handle and thought "I wish I had an SO who could finish the other 5,400 calories worth of leftovers".

MVPs included Mike for inhaling at least 50 Twinkies, Andrew with the "Accent", especially when he was firing through those peppers and Greg for the Horrible Bosses reference no one got. Also, ladies, I get the whole reciprocity element of vaxxed and waxed, but why would you let a non-professional deal with hot wax when you know how terrible even the people who get paid can be?! And as a foodie, I cannot in good conscience leave out mention of how absolutely gross those mashed potatoes looked.

Katie then mentions that the night portion is "about truth", saying she wants honesty and vulnerability, and also fun. I feel like she doesn't know this show very well. The conversation inevitably shifts to Thomas even though he isn't on the date and is it crazy that I kind of admire Andrew for calling them out for harping on him instead of enjoying the night? I get the protective nature of some of the other guys, but you gotta admire someone who shows so much faith in her judgement.

Blake Moynes shows up and I think I've seen more of his personality in that one conversation than in his whole season between Tayshia and Clare. After a lengthy heart-to-heart/plea to try to win Katie's heart, they shift back to their favorite contestant, Thomas, who confronts Katie and offers to sign something to show he wants to be with her, which kind of proves the trust is already gone. He also makes up a word (demonsteratized?) which completely threw me for a loop. He continues to be the brunt of conversation to the point where I'm annoyed for her.

Michael A, our probable future Bach, finallyyyy changes the subject and thank the lord!

At the rose ceremony, Thomas makes a campaign speech before ultimately being shut down and sent home by Katie who then takes a trip to Blake's room and interrupts... something. After he gets all excited about being invited to join the other guys, he gets locked out of his room and I feel for the half naked dude.

And now that we're all caught up, let's get back to Bash Ball! The Hasbro company apparently described a bash ball as a discontinued Nerf product with a foamy interior and three holes for easy gripping. They don't have official rules for the game so I have to guess that the Bach franchise made the rules up in order to encourage maximum violence.

So I made a dessert one! The exterior of my edible Bash Ball is coated in white chocolate (gray food just doesn't seem delicious unless it's from Beauty and the Beast), while the inside involves an easy mousse to mimic the foamy inside of the ball. But mostly it's just really fun to eat.

Melt some white chocolate and fill the edges of some silicone molds, letting it cool into 1/2 balls. Then give this recipe a try (I've made it before and it comes together in a snap with some great and intense chocolate flavor!), and use it to fill the 1/2 spheres. Once they've got their filling, heat the edges and seal the balls shut. It doesn't look exactly the same, but it's ball-shaped, fun to play with and even more fun to eat. For maximum thrills, make sure to bash the ball before digging in!