The competition begins as host Jesse Palmer challenges the twelve bakers to celebrate the changing seasons with doughnuts inspired by fall and winter. In the main challenge, the contestants transform familiar holiday cheese board ingredient…

The judges – Nancy Fuller, Duff Goldman, and Carla Hall – face a spirited challenge as ten bakers compete with desserts infused with alcohol. In the main round, host Jesse Palmer tasks the contestants with crafting ten distinct yule log cak…

During a festive pantry challenge, host Jesse Palmer opens the shelves and jars, presenting the nine remaining bakers with the task of crafting desserts from canned fruit.

Paying homage to the day following Thanksgiving, host Jesse Palmer tasks the bakers with incorporating Black Friday shopping essentials – items like spiralizers and espresso machines – into their dessert creations.

To celebrate the enduring flame of Hanukkah, host Jesse Palmer challenges the seven remaining bakers to craft festive olive oil cakes. In the main challenge, the focus shifts to transforming potentially daunting holiday desserts – chosen at…

In the exclusive holiday desserts round, the six remaining bakers strive to impress judges Nancy Fuller, Duff Goldman, and Carla Hall with delectable creations designed for guests with specific dietary needs. In the main heat, host Jesse Pa…

For Kwanzaa, host Jesse Palmer challenges the bakers to craft desserts featuring sweet potato and warm spices. In the main competition, the contestants create cakes designed as Christmas cards, each depicting an idealized family portrait in…

Jesse Palmer welcomes guests to a festive Christmas open house, where judges Nancy Fuller, Duff Goldman, and Carla Hall await. The bakers are tasked with crafting elaborate dessert charcuterie boards. Later, two contestants compete in a sud…