Spring Baking Championship
America's finest pastry chefs and professional bakers battle it out in a series of challenges based on springtime treats that test their culinary skills.
Welcome to the Little Shop of Spring Magic
S11 E1
Jesse Palmer asks the 13 bakers to craft a flower-themed dessert that reflects their unique personalities; inspired by the magic of bees making honey, the bakers make honey pies for judges Duff Goldman, Kardea Brown and Nancy Fuller.
The Magical World of Minecraft
S11 E2
The 12 remaining bakers make square fruit entremets and then team up to create Minecraft-inspired landscape cakes.
April Fools': Spring Fake Outs
S11 E4
Jesse Palmer greets the bakers with an April Fools' Day surprise before they make chocolate eggs with a twist that keep the judges guessing; the bakers transform dinner party fare into culinary illusions.
Spring Forward & Spring Backward
S11 E5
Jesse Palmer asks the nine remaining bakers to create an elevated version of their favorite childhood dessert; the competitors design cakes inspired by a clock that reflect spring's beauty for judges Duff Goldman, Kardea Brown and Nancy Fuller.
Out With the Old, in With the New
S11 E6
Jesse Palmer asks the eight bakers to create a dessert that features an edible candle that actually lights; the bakers go head-to-head in a lemon meringue pie and carrot cake challenge to impress judges.
The Magic of Spring Foraging
S11 E7
Jesse Palmer challenges the seven remaining bakers to make ethereal roll cakes with enchanting forest accents; the competitors make tiered macaron cakes featuring an assigned garden vegetable for judges Duff Goldman, Kardea Brown and Nancy Fuller.
Secret Garden
S11 E8
Jesse Palmer asks the six bakers to team up to make butterfly-shaped napoleons; the teams create cakes that bring the beauty and serenity of a garden to life for judges Duff Goldman, Kardea Brown and Nancy Fuller.
Floating Islands
S11 E9
Jesse Palmer asks the five bakers to make floating tropical fruit desserts; the competitors cook for judges Duff Goldman, Kardea Brown and Nancy Fuller when they make an ice cream-filled cake bombe that's decorated to glow in the dark.
The Road to the Finale
S11 E10
Palmer asks the final four bakers to make strawberry fraisier cakes; the bottom two bakers must make one item with a significant personal story for judges Duff Goldman, Kardea Brown and Nancy Fuller to decide who will move on to the finale.
Crowning the Spring Baking Champion
S11 E11
Palmer challenges the final three bakers to make layered sky-high Marie Antoinette cakes decorated with an elaborate floral headdress theme; Duff Goldman, Kardea Brown and Nancy Fuller decide who wins $25,000 and the title of Spring Baking Champion.
Spring Break: Tropical Fun in the Sun
S10 E1
Jesse Palmer gets the celebration started by tasking 12 bakers to make desserts inspired by a tropical spring break; the bakers take Duff Goldman, Kardea Brown and Nancy Fuller on an adventure with cakes showcasing a favorite spring experience.
Spring Has Sprung: Celebrate the First Day of Spring
S10 E2
Jesse Palmer kicks off the spring equinox by challenging the bakers with a trendy ingredient -- ube; the competitors surprise judges Duff Goldman, Kardea Brown and Nancy Fuller with flower-covered dome cakes that feature floral flavors.
Awards Springing Up Everywhere
S10 E3
It's awards season, so the bakers are asked to whip up "And the winner is" berry-filled pie envelopes; the bakers team up to present the judges with a social media phenomenon: two-tiered "bubble" cakes inspired by an awards night cocktail.
International Spring Celebrations
S10 E5
Jesse Palmer prepares for the Indian festival of Holi by challenging the bakers to make colorful doughnuts; the bakers design elephant cakes that transport the judges to Thailand's Songkran Water Festival.
Going to Prom
S10 E6
Jesse Palmer is throwing a spring prom, and he tasks the bakers with making macaron corsages; the bakers blend fashion with baking to create tsunami prom dress cakes in hopes that Duff Goldman, Kardea Brown and Nancy Fuller name them prom royalty.
April Showers
S10 E7
When April showers come, it's time to head indoors for Jesse Palmer's spring tea party, where the bakers make petit fours; the competitors join judges Duff Goldman, Kardea Brown and Nancy Fuller around the maypole with May Day shortcake wreaths.
Derby Day Celebrations
S10 E8
Jesse Palmer challenges the bakers to create Kentucky Derby cocktail-flavored eclairs.
Music Festival
S10 E9
Surrounded by spring music, Jesse Palmer asks the bakers to make music festival cupcake crowns featuring succulents; the bakers get jazzy with judges Duff Goldman, Kardea Brown and Nancy Fuller as they craft entremets with NOLA snowball flavors.
Something Borrowed, Something Old
S10 E10
Jesse Palmer walks the finalists down the aisle as they take on some borrowed recipes from the other competitors; the bakers put their spin on some old recipes provided by judges Duff Goldman, Kardea Brown and Nancy Fuller.
Who Do You Love?
S9 E1
Jesse Palmer welcomes 12 bakers to the kitchen, where they create desserts that prove their baking passion; they revisit the desserts that sparked their love for baking and make cakes inspired by a loved one.
Spring Passion
S9 E2
Things get heated when host Jesse Palmer challenges the bakers to spice up bento box cakes using ingredients that are also aphrodisiacs; they make desserts featuring passionfruit and chiles that perfectly balance passion and heat.
Fool for Love
S9 E4
It's April Fool's Day in the kitchen; Jesse Palmer tasks the remaining bakers with creating fool for love tarts and embracing the holiday of pranks by serving judges Duff Goldman, Kardea Brown and Nancy Fuller cakes that look like pies.
Love in the Great Outdoors
S9 E5
The bakers to look to the stars and create celestial mousse cakes; the bakers pair up in a team challenge to make romantic croquembouche arbors and floral macarons that are fit for the judges' spring garden party.
Retro Love
S9 E6
Jesse Palmer challenges the bakers to make soda shop cupcakes and extra shaggy cakes.
The Things We Bake for Love
S9 E7
Jesse Palmer has the bakers pull out all the stops to create breakfast-in-bed muffin towers and decadent chocolate pies.
Love Around the World
S9 E8
Jesse Palmer tasks the bakers with celebrating their love for the flavors of the world; they create blind date mashup desserts and cheesecakes that feature exotic and international flavors.
A Mother's Love
S9 E9
Host Jesse Palmer springs into the season with a Mother's Day celebration; for the bakers to show Mom how much she means to them, they create bouquets of tulips and rosé-infused desserts before the judges decide who moves on to the finale.
Sealing the Deal
S9 E10
Jesse Palmer is throwing a spring baking wedding; the bottom two bakers create doughnut wedding shower favors before the final three create proposal desserts and dream wedding cakes to win the judges' hearts, the championship title, and $25,000.
Easter: Crack It!
S9 E101
Sunny Anderson challenges eight Easter-obsessed bakers to create a crack-able dessert that represents themselves in one sweet bite. Then, the bakers send judges Stephanie Boswell and Zac Young on an egg hunt with their immersive Easter egg hunt cakes.
Easter: It's Fashion, Bunny
S9 E102
The bakers turn nail art into tarts and model their edible Easter hats.
Easter: Hare Today
S9 E103
The bakers pair up to create time machines for an adventurous Easter Bunny.
Easter: Something Old and New
S9 E104
Wedding bells are ringing as Sunny Anderson challenges the bakers to tackle some of the biggest wedding trends. Theyll create monochromatic plated desserts for the big day before making over-the-top Easter wedding cakes that taste as good as they look.
Easter: Ice Scream, You Scream
S9 E105
Sunny Anderson asks the bakers to celebrate the Easter Bunnys most memorable day off with a gigantic Easter sundae! Then to earn a spot in the finale, the bakers send the judges into a wonderland of flavor with a whimsical Easter tea party to remember.
Easter: No Party Like Easter
S9 E106
Sunny Anderson tasks the final three with putting on an Easter party that no-bunny will ever forget! The bakers create a showstopping display of chocolate, cake and a cocktail-inspired dessert in hopes of taking home the Golden Easter Egg and $25,000.
Everything's Coming Up Floral
S8 E1
Host Molly Yeh challenges the 12 competing bakers to make fruit tarts that showcase their distinct personalities; the bakers must fight to remain in the game with a floral bonanza cake that wows judges Kardea Brown, Nancy Fuller and Duff Goldman.
Molly's Mardi Gras
S8 E2
Host Molly Yeh brings a taste of New Orleans to the farm with challenges inspired by Mardi Gras; the party starts as the competing bakers put their own spin on the classic king cake; they're tasked with making a fantastic Mardi Gras parade float.
Coffee and Tea With Molly
S8 E3
Host Molly Yeh brings her love of coffee and tea to the competition with oversized stuffed coffee cookies in the preheat; it's tea for two as the bakers must team up and work together to win over the judges with a delicious dessert platter.
Spring Surprises
S8 E4
Host Molly Yeh challenges the bakers to bring the unexpected to their upside-down citrus cakes; in the main heat, judges Kardea Brown, Nancy Fuller and Duff Goldman are impressed with the bakers' out-of-the-box thinking and unique takes on pies.
Cherry Blossom Bake-Off
S8 E5
Cherry blossom festivals are an iconic celebration of spring, so host Molly Yeh asks the bakers to take the beauty of the blooms and turn them into inspired cherry blossom desserts.
Take Me Out to the Ballgame
S8 E6
Spring is the perfect time to get outside, and whether it's a baseball game or a potluck picnic, delicious food is never far away; host Molly Yeh asks the bakers to make desserts that evoke outdoor spring traditions.
Pretty as a Picture
S8 E7
Host Molly Yeh tasks the remaining bakers with using a few of her farm favorites to make delightful breakfast treats that wake up the judges' palates; the bakers must make a cake that looks like a painting.
Sweets and Second Chances
S8 E8
The judges surprise the competitors by giving an eliminated baker a second chance; Molly Yeh challenges the bakers to make desserts that feature candy.
All About Family
S8 E10
The final four bakers are part of the Spring Baking Championship family, so host Molly Yeh challenges them to make a cherished family recipe: an heirloom wedding cake; the judges crown one baker the champion and award the $25,000 prize.
Farm Favorites
S7 E1
Eleven bakers begin the competition by making farmstand breakfast treats, then they try to impress the judges with a cake and dessert tribute to happy, dancing cows; a look back at seasons past and sneak peeks of spring bakes to come.
Spring Celebrations
S7 E2
The bakers celebrate the vibrant colors of spring as host Ali Khan challenges them to make colorful, spicy sweets for Holi, a Hindu spring festival; then they use a spring green ingredient to create a leaping leprechaun dessert for St. Patrick's Day.
Spring Bunnies and Chickens, Oh My!
S7 E3
Host Ali Khan challenges the bakers to create beautiful, edible eggs with a surprise flavor and decorative spring chick; then the bakers try to impress judges Kardea Brown, Nancy Fuller and Duff Goldman with their spectacular hot cross bunnies.
Spring Romance
S7 E4
Host Ali Khan pairs up the bakers to create a proposal dessert plate for a spring couple; then it's all about baking a spring wedding cake, but each baker makes half the cake without seeing the teammate's work.
Spring Babies
S7 E5
Host Ali Khan challenges the bakers to make desserts that look like baby gifts and have spring flavor pairings, like lemon and thyme or kumquat and mint; then, they must create baby shower dessert towers to impress the judges.
Spring Flower Fiesta
S7 E6
Host Ali Khan challenges the bakers to use pressed and dried flowers in their spring party desserts; then they must make a flower fantasy cake that features a flower flavor such as hibiscus, jasmine and elderflower.
The Spring Cookie Classic
S7 E7
Host Ali Khan challenges the bakers to invent their own spring delight featuring cookies, ice cream and fruit; they're assigned classic cookies to turn into spring desserts.
Spring Pastimes
S7 E8
Host Ali Khan challenges the remaining bakers to make a fruity spring dessert in a skillet to enjoy around the campfire; each baker is assigned a wintry craft and tasked with creating a look-alike, spring-themed cake.
Spring Break
S7 E9
Host Ali Khan challenges the remaining bakers to combine destination desserts with classic snacks; the bakers create a two-dessert landscape resembling a vacation in a national forest, amusement park, city or tropical beach.
Spring's Natural Wonders
S6 E1
Eleven bakers celebrate the natural beauty of spring by creating perfectly patterned spring fruit geometric tarts.
Spring Skies
S6 E2
The competing bakers celebrate the spring equinox by making colorful and delicious doughnuts themed to either sunrise or sunset.
The One About Puppies and Kitties
S6 E3
It's raining cats and dogs as the bakers make kittyclairs: eclairs with an orange kitty theme.
Spring in the Great Outdoors: Team Challenges
S6 E4
It's team challenge week, and the eight bakers grab a buddy to spring into the outdoors; tasty hand-held treats for a hike; a complete two-wheeled dessert, decorated for a ride through a vineyard, canyon, city park or country lane.
Trolls World Tour
S6 E5
The seven remaining bakers join the Trolls World Tour and are dared to make colorful tiny Troll treats and then the competitors have VIP passes to a Troll rock concert and have to create cakes with a musical Troll tribe theme.
Spring Flower Power
S6 E7
The five remaining bakers are assigned cherries, cherry blossom decor and a crumble dessert to blend into a floral fusion.
Mom's Spring Getaway
S6 E8
Inspired by Mom's favorite cocktail, the remaining bakers make sweet, spicy margarita madness desserts; the competitors create look-alike baked goods based on Mom's pool float, choosing between flamingo, swan, seahorse or peacock.
Spring Senioritis - Class of 2020
S6 E9
The three remaining bakers celebrate graduation day by making an honor roll dessert and a diploma dessert with a dipping sauce; the competitors create prom-night cakes themed to the '50s, '60s or '80s.
Spring Has Sprung
S5 E1
Ten bakers celebrate spring by combining all things cute and delicious in their spring animal-themed doughnuts in round one; in the main heat, the bakers create watercolor cakes featuring iconic spring fruits and vegetables.
Spring at the County Fair
S5 E2
The remaining nine bakers compete to make blue-ribbon worthy rhubarb pies with decorative crusts; the competition gets wild and wacky in the main heat when the bakers have to make larger-than-life versions of favorite fairground treats.
Spring Dream Teams
S5 E3
In the spirit of spring romance, the eight bakers are paired up in teams to create harmonious mashups of two different desserts.
Southern Spring Bakeover
S5 E4
The seven bakers put a spring spin on Southern classics, starting with the challenge of turning a can of biscuits into a spring dessert flavored with lemonade, bourbon or sweet tea.
Easter Delights
S5 E5
Easter is a time for colorful desserts and marshmallow treats, so the six remaining bakers have to create an ooey-gooey marshmallow dessert in a bright Easter color.
Marvelous Mother Nature
S5 E6
For Earth Day, the five bakers are celebrating the bounty of Mother Nature, starting with wondrous walnut desserts featuring an assortment of flower honeys.
Mother's Day Party
S5 E8
Remaining bakers celebrate Mother's Day; competitors make baked items inspired by mai tais, mojitos or mimosas; they then use flavors inspired by Mom's favorite coffee drinks to create cakes featuring their Mother's Day gifts; the winner is chosen.
Spring Colorburst
S4 E1
The competition kicks off as the 10 bakers celebrate the bountiful fruits and bright colors of the season by making fruity, tie-dye mini cheesecakes; the bakers incorporate fresh herbs and produce color gradients in their naked ombre cakes.
Blooming Delicious
S4 E2
The nine bakers create cupcake flower arrangements and amp up the flower power with flower essences; in the main heat, the competitors are challenged to make and decorate mirror-glazed gazing balls and plate them in edible gardens.
A Perfect Spring Day
S4 E3
The eight bakers work in teams to create springtime mini pies perfect for an outdoor gathering; the competitors make desserts using three items from a picnic basket, but are not allowed to make the same thing as their picnic partners.
Spring Eggspressions
S4 E4
The seven bakers take on springtime eclairs in the pre-heat challenge; host Ali Khan asks the bakers to create edible spring goodie baskets filled with two types of baked treats, one of which must use a hard-boiled egg.
Berrylicious
S4 E5
The six bakers have to create berry tiny desserts that pack a big punch; the main heat features an explosion of color and design as the bakers take on spring-patterned roll cakes.
Desert Desserts
S4 E6
The five bakers must use only agave as the sweetener in an assigned dessert: a tart, a flourless cake, an ice cream sandwich, a doughnut or a cupcake; for the main heat, the bakers make succulent cakes that rival the real thing.
Seasons Change
S4 E7
In the pre-heat, the four bakers must pair avocado with chocolate, lime, orange or ginger in a dessert; in the main heat, the bakers add a spring feel to a winter dessert such as pumpkin pie, pecan pie, bread pudding or peppermint bark.
Easter Treats
S3 E1
Nine of the best bakers in America create Easter egg desserts and bunny cakes.
Derby Desserts
S3 E3
The seven remaining bakers celebrate the Kentucky Derby with their takes on mint julep desserts and cookie garlands.
Springtime Remodeling
S3 E4
The six remaining bakers attempt to lighten up a dense, dark brownie and give a classic Napoleon a springtime twist.
Momcentric
S3 E5
The five bakers create fruit tarts from the heart in a kaleidoscope of colors and flavors; vintage dessert and mom classics like peach cobbler, bread pudding, chocolate cream pie and pineapple upside down cake get a makeover.
Rainy Day Sweets
S3 E6
The four bakers must make whoopie pie critters found in a garden; the bakers must capture the drips and drops of rainfall in a cake.
Memorial Day Delights
S3 E7
The three finalists must create red, white and blue American flag cakes; one of the bakers will win $50,000.
Berry Naked
S2 E1
In the pre-heat challenge, eight of America's best bakers undertake a shortcake makeover using any fruit but berries; the main heat is berry, berry challenging as the bakers create berry naked cakes to stay in the competition.
Great Outdoors
S2 E2
The remaining bakers take on outdoor activities with a pre-heat ballpark snack dessert made from classic ballpark treats like popcorn and soft pretzels; the bakers attempt to create barbecue imposter desserts.
Bake the Rainbow
S2 E3
In the pre-heat, the six remaining bakers must make yummy dippers and create a sweet fondue; for the main heat, bakers must produce glorious rainbow desserts to stay in the game.
Moms Love Chocolate
S2 E5
In this pre-heat, the bakers must make Mother's Day gift desserts inspired by classic Mother's Day gifts; in the main-heat they take on the most classic Mother's Day Gift of all, chocolate.
Destination Wedding
S2 E6
The three remaining bakers create an array of snacks for the welcome baskets for a destination wedding; in the final main-heat, they must bake a wedding cake inspired by popular wedding destinations Mexico, Hawaii, and Italy.
Spring Bounty
S1 E1
Eight of America's best bakers set out to prove their culinary skills in a series of challenges including flower-inspired cupcakes and an upside-down cake.
Sweet and Tart
S1 E2
In the first challenge, the remaining chefs must create a honey dessert; lemons and limes must be incorporated into a springtime citrus treat.
Birthday Blast
S1 E4
The five remaining bakers must bake for a birthday bash; desserts on a stick; the bakers must create a birthday cake, paired with homemade ice cream.
Memorial Day Madness
S1 E5
The bakers must make memorable Memorial Day desserts to make it to the finale; in the first challenge the bakers must create a pie for a spring picnic; red, white and blue desserts.
Wedding Season
S1 E6
The three remaining bakers take on a wedding dessert bar challenge; creating a wedding cake that deserves to be the centerpiece of the big day.