Holiday Baking Championship
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Holiday Baking ChampionshipThe search to find the greatest holiday baker begins as eight amateur bakers show off their family traditions and superb baking skills. To survive the challenges from week to week, they must prove their abilities in front of the tough-love judges. In the pre-heat -- the first of two rounds -- the bakers are tasked with creating pastries, cookies or small cakes based on the episode's theme. The winner of the round gets an advantage moving into the main heat, which involves making a larger confection. The winner then moves on to the next episode with the possibility of winning a cash prize and being crowned Holiday Baking Champion at the end.No live or upcoming content available at this time
S10, EP8 "Holiday Gifts Galore"Jesse Palmer leads three Christmas Eve challenges as the finalists upgrade Santa's cookies with macaron wreaths, stuff their stockings with eclairs and build showstopping holiday train cakes for the title of Holiday Baking Champion and the $25,000 prize!
S10, EP7 "Reasons for the Season"Jesse Palmer explores great holiday traditions by challenging the bakers to craft Kwanzaa plantain desserts, make large edible ornaments and create puff pastry Christmas tree pull-aparts for judges Carla Hall, Duff Goldman and Nancy Fuller to tear into!
S10, EP6 "Holiday Imagination"After learning the latke basics, Jesse Palmer has the bakers fry up latke-inspired desserts. Then, the bakers' imaginations run wild while creating letterboard holiday bars to put judges Carla Hall, Duff Goldman and Nancy Fuller in the holiday spirit.
S10, EP5 "Holiday Beauty"Jesse Palmer tasks the bakers with turning beautiful holiday designs into mini-tart mosaics. Then, the bakers make merry and bright double-barrel wrapping paper cakes that feel like the perfect gift for judges Carla Hall, Duff Goldman and Nancy Fuller.
S10, EP4 "Holiday Whimsy"Jesse Palmer invites 12 bakers to channel their holiday spirit by making everything from Thanksgiving pies to a cake inspired by Wonka; only one baker will impress judges Carla Hall, Duff Goldman and Nancy Fuller enough to take home $25,000.
S10, EP3 "Hallmarks of Thanksgiving"Thanksgiving means food and football, so Jesse Palmer challenges the bakers to create holiday 7-layer desserts inspired by his favorite snack. Then, the bakers compete in a Thanksgiving pie-off to win over judges Carla Hall, Duff Goldman and Nancy Fuller.
S10, EP2 "Can't Wait for Turkey Day"Jesse Palmer invites 12 heartwarming bakers to channel their holiday spirit by making everything from Thanksgiving pies to a cake inspired by Wonka! Only one baker will impress judges Carla Hall, Duff Goldman and Nancy Fuller enough to take home $25,000.?
S10, EP1 "Season's Best"Jesse Palmer asks the bakers to combine two of the fall season's best treats and make seasonal coffee drink cinnamon rolls.
S9, EP8 "Happy Holiday Getaways"Jesse Palmer escapes the cold weather by challenging the bakers to create desert-inspired succulent tarts, and two competitors are sent skiing into a cookie cake showdown.
S9, EP7 "Holiday Rush"The bakers feel the holiday rush as Jesse Palmer sends them through three heated challenges: create ugly sweater cakes, turn store-bought cake into tasty centerpieces and build a snowman croquembouche.
S9, EP6 "The World of Holidays"In honor of Kwanzaa, Jesse Palmer tasks the bakers with crafting desserts that feature fresh corn for a traditional Kwanzaa display; the competitors put their personal stamp on international holiday desserts.
S9, EP5 "Holiday Movie Magic"Jesse Palmer challenges the bakers to create a holiday high tea; the bakers get inspired by a holiday movie trope to create a dessert that's dripping with festive decorations.
S9, EP4 "Dining Out for the Holidays"Jesse Palmer asks the bakers to turn steakhouse desserts into decadent holiday treats; then, the competitors impress the judges by transforming a traditional steakhouse icon into a tasty Christmas tree.
S9, EP3 "Feeling Sweet and Thankful"Smoked, fried, brined, roasted and bacon-wrapped, Jesse Palmer uses the five-way turkey as inspiration for the bakers' preheat challenge; the competitors divide into teams to create a flight of pies that takes the judges on a flavorful journey.
S9, EP2 "Getting Ready for Thanksgiving"Jesse Palmer tasks the bakers with creating desserts featuring ingredients from Thanksgiving dinner; the competitors go beyond cookies to give the jolly gingerbread man a makeover to impress the judges.
S9, EP1 "First Snow"Jesse Palmer welcomes the 12 bakers by challenging them to create fall pavlova wreaths; the competitors divide into cake and pie teams to finally decide the best holiday dessert and win immunity from judges Nancy Fuller, Duff Goldman and Carla Hall.
S8, EP9 "Ultimate Holiday Party"The bakers create dessert charcuterie boards and piñata desserts, then the competitors take on holiday party theme cakes and incorporate lights into their designs; the most successful baker becomes the Holiday Baking Champion and gets $25,000!
S8, EP7 "Holidays in All the Ways"Host Jesse Palmer asks the bakers to create sweet potato and spice desserts in honor of Kwanzaa; in the main heat, the competitors make Christmas card cakes that depict a perfect family snapshot for a holiday card.
S8, EP6 "Make New Friends, but Keep the Old"The six remaining bakers make tasty treats for guests with a dietary restriction; host Jesse Palmer challenges the competitors to update an assigned vintage holiday dessert to create a new Christmas delight.
S8, EP5 "Gifts That Keep on Giving"In honor of the Hanukkah oil that kept burning, the seven remaining bakers must create festive Hanukkah olive oil cakes; in the main heat, the competitors randomly choose a dreaded holiday dessert and attempt to spin it into holiday happiness.
S8, EP4 "Best Thanksgiving Ever"In a nod to the day after Thanksgiving, the bakers use Black Friday kitchen gadgets to make desserts; the competitors work in teams to create cornucopia bread baskets filled with flavored holiday breads.
S8, EP3 "Attitude of Gratitude"The nine bakers make Mason jar fruit desserts; the competitors create heartfelt messages on top of a favorite Thanksgiving dessert: pie.
S8, EP2 "Yule Be Merry"The bakers team up to take on boozy desserts and are challenged with five different styles of yule log cakes in 10 different flavor combinations.
S8, EP1 "Falling Into Winter"The 12 bakers embrace the seasonal transition by making fall and winter doughnuts; the competitors combine holiday cheese board staples in creative apple and cheese desserts.
S7, EP8 "Christmas Windows in Time"Jesse Palmer kicks things off by asking the final four competitors to create a holiday macaron tower. In the main heat, the bakers must feature an assigned icing style -- marzipan, buttercream or mirror glaze -- in a stunning cake to win $25,000.
S7, EP7 "A Classic Christmas"Host Jesse Palmer asks the five bakers to create an over-the-top version of a holiday trifle. Then, the classics continue in the main heat when the competitors make the ultimate Charlotte royale for judges Nancy Fuller, Duff Goldman and Carla Hall.
S7, EP6 "Topsy-Turvy Holidays"Jesse Palmer challenges the competitors to work in teams to create a twist on traditional Hanukkah jelly doughnuts; the bakers get creative with holiday decorated upside-down cakes to satisfy the judges.
S7, EP5 "It's What's on the Inside That Counts"Host Jesse Palmer gives the seven bakers advent calendars filled with chocolate to inspire them to make desserts with a surprise inside. Then, for the main heat, the competitors must bake one delicious cheesecake with three different flavors.
S7, EP4 "Hosting the Holidays"The challenge for the eight bakers is to turn breakfast items into Thanksgiving desserts; Friendsgiving potluck-inspired desserts are made to impress judges Nancy Fuller, Duff Goldman and Carla Hall.
S7, EP3 "Take Holiday Pies by Surprise"Host Jesse Palmer asks the nine bakers to make holiday cookie-topped mini pies; the competitors celebrate fall with flavor combos; pumpkin-cider and chestnut-chocolate in cream pies; lattice pies.
S7 "Behind the Buttercream"Judges Nancy Fuller, Duff Goldman and Carla Hall look back at how the final four bakers made it to the finale, revealing the best bakes of the season and some of the slip-ups; they give an exciting behind-the-scenes view into how the show is made.
S7 "Winter Hat Cakes"Jesse Palmer asks the 11 remaining competitors to bake a cake inspired by a winter hat to impress judges; the baker at the bottom of the naughty or nice list will be going home.
S6, EP9 "Traditions With a Twist"Some of the tastiest treats of Hanukkah are gold-covered chocolate coins, and Jesse Palmer challenges the four remaining bakers to give the classic treat a twist by incorporating candied orange, espresso beans, smoked salt or toasted coconut.
S6, EP4 "Holiday Survival Guide"Jesse Palmer offers tips for surviving holiday madness while sharing highlights, including amazing desserts and hilarious banter.
S6, EP2 "Sweet Revenge"Three runners-up from previous competitions are back, and all they want for Christmas is a second chance to win; each baker takes on a judge's favorite holiday dessert; the bakers create holiday centerpiece cakes.
S5, EP4 "Holiday Artistry"The holidays are a time for artistry and decorations, so for the pre-heat, inflatable holiday decorations inspire the six bakers' cute cream puff displays; in the main heat, the bakers dazzle the judges with delicious hand-painted eggnog cakes.
S4, EP2 "Season Of Sharing"In the pre-heat, eight bakers team up to make a dozen hand pies in a festive holiday shape; for the main heat, bakers create a holiday dessert duo inspired by classic holiday flavor combinations.
S4 "Runners Up Redemption"Hosts and judges Nancy Fuller, Duff Goldman and Lorraine Pascale welcome back runner-up teams from previous seasons to battle it out for another chance to win.
S2, EP4 "Thanksgiving's Just Around the Corner"Thanksgiving-inspired desserts; in the first round, canned cranberry sauce; in the main heat, the bakers must invent a dessert highlighting their assigned harvest ingredient.
S1, EP3 "It's Not the Holidays Without Pie"The six remaining bakers take on making pies; the first challenge has the bakers using a store-bought crust; the second challenge involves three different pies and three different crusts.
"Christmas in July"Four talented bakers celebrate Christmas twice a year; host Jesse Palmer leads them through hotly contested challenges focused on melted snowman desserts and cool and creamy Christmas ice cream cakes.
The search to find the greatest holiday baker begins as eight amateur bakers show off their family traditions and superb baking skills. To survive the challenges from week to week, they must prove their abilities in front of the tough-love judges. In the pre-heat -- the first of two rounds -- the bakers are tasked with creating pastries, cookies or small cakes based on the episode's theme. The winner of the round gets an advantage moving into the main heat, which involves making a larger confection. The winner then moves on to the next episode with the possibility of winning a cash prize and being crowned Holiday Baking Champion at the end.
Original Air Date: Nov 9, 2014
Genres: Home/CookingTV Series
Rating: TVG
Playback: HD
10 seasons available on demand (41 episodes)
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