Chopped Season 43 Episode 2 Beef Cake Mistakes ( Air Date 2019-07-30 ) Genre Reality category. Overview "Four talented chefs are ready to compete in the Chopped Kitchen, but there's something peculiar about the huge, elaborate cake in the appetizer basket: It's made of beef! In the second round, a strange twist on a classic Italian dish tests the competitors' creativity, and the two remaining chefs are challenged to make desserts using a mayo that may be tricky to incorporate.".