Spring Baking Championship
It's time for the country's top bakers to take on springtime treats, as eight bakers enter the kitchen to show off their superb baking skills!
Genre: Family, Reality-TV
Cast:Nancy Fuller , Duff Goldman , Lorraine Pascale , Clinton Kelly , Ali Khan , Kardea Brown , Bobby Deen , Sohrob Esmaili , Derek Corsino , Keya Wingfield , Natalie Soto , Jesse Palmer , Saber Rejbi , Arin Hiebert , Tati Vernot , Veruska Samanez , Damiano Carrara , Jordan Pilarski
S1.E1 ∙ Spring Bounty
Eight bakers compete, preparing delicious springtime desserts for the chance to win the grand prize of $50,000. They begin with back-to-back challenges: flower-inspired cupcakes and upside-down cakes using fresh fruit.
S1.E2 ∙ Sweet and Tart
Seven bakers remain to compete in back-to-back challenges that take sweet and tart to a whole new territory, as they vie to make the best honey dessert, plus they have to create citrus treats, using lemons and limes.
S1.E3 ∙ Mother's Day
The bakers celebrate Mother's Day during challenges, which include transforming coffee and cream into a delectable dessert. Also: they must whip up a festive mom-worthy brunch.
S1.E4 ∙ Birthday Blast
Five bakers remain for a birthday bash challenge, which requires them to create desserts on a stick and an amazing cake to be paired with homemade ice cream.
S1.E5 ∙ Memorial Day Madness
In the penultimate challenge, Memorial Day desserts are prepared by the final four bakers, who are judged on their layered springtime trifles and treats that are red, white and blue.
S1.E6 ∙ Wedding Season
A dessert table and a wedding cake are produced by the three remaining bakers competing for the $50,000 grand prize in the Season 1 finale.
S2.E1 ∙ Berry Naked
Berries play a prominent role in both challenges that kick off Season 2. To start, the classic springtime fruit is off-limits during a shortcake makeover; and later, the eight competing bakers must create a berry tasty naked cake.
S2.E2 ∙ Great Outdoors
The seven remaining bakers take on outdoor activities with a ballpark snack dessert and barbecue imposter desserts. Baby back rib brownies, anyone?
S2.E3 ∙ Bake the Rainbow
The bakers make yummy dippers and create a sweet fondue; the bakers must produce rainbow desserts.
S2.E4 ∙ Sweet-Toothed Farmer
Five bakers remain. Challenges include turning farm-fresh vegetables into delectable desserts; and paying sweet homage to bacon and eggs.
S2.E5 ∙ Moms Love Chocolate
A Mother's Day challenge begins with the four remaining bakers being inspired by gifts. Later, they take on chocolate.
S2.E6 ∙ Destination Wedding
In the Season 2 finale, the three remaining bakers start off making hospitality snacks for the welcome baskets for a destination wedding. Later, cakes inspired by Mexico, Hawaii and Italy determine who wins the $50,000 grand prize.
S3.E1 ∙ Easter Treats
Nine of the best bakers in America create Easter egg desserts and bunny cakes.
S3.E2 ∙ Sweet Vacations
The eight remaining bakers must make tropical desserts and destination doughnuts based on locations such as a poolside dessert, a spring cruise and a Vegas getaway.
S3.E3 ∙ Derby Desserts
The seven remaining bakers celebrate the Kentucky Derby with their takes on mint julep desserts and cookie garlands.
S3.E4 ∙ Springtime Remodeling
The six remaining bakers attempt to lighten up a dense, dark brownie and give a classic Napoleon a springtime twist.
S3.E5 ∙ Momcentric
The five remaining 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.
S3.E6 ∙ Rainy Day Sweets
The four remaining bakers must make whoopee pie critters found in a garden; the bakers must capture the drips and drops of rainfall in a cake.
S3.E7 ∙ Memorial Day Delights
In the season 3 finale, the three finalists must create red, white and blue American flag cakes; one of the bakers will win $50,000.
S4.E1 ∙ Spring Colorburst
Ten competitors celebrate the bountiful fruits and bright colors of the season by making tie-dye mini cheesecakes. The competition intensifies when the bakers are asked to incorporate fresh herbs into their naked ombre cakes.
S4.E2 ∙ Blooming Delicious
The bakers create cupcake flower arrangements, amping up the flower power with floral essences. Then the competitors are challenged to craft mirror-glazed gazing balls and plate them in edible gardens.
S4.E3 ∙ A Perfect Spring Day
The bakers work in teams to create mini pies perfect for an outdoor gathering. In the main heat, the competitors make desserts using three items from a picnic basket.
S4.E4 ∙ Spring Eggspressions
The bakers take on eclairs and edible goodie baskets filled with two types of baked treats -- one of which must use a hard-boiled egg.
S4.E5 ∙ Berrylicious
The bakers create berry tiny desserts that pack a big punch. Then it's an explosion of color and design as they take on spring-patterned roll cakes.
S4.E6 ∙ Desert Desserts
The bakers use agave as the only sweetener in an assigned dessert and create succulent cakes that rival the real thing.
S4.E7 ∙ Seasons Change
An often overlooked fruit is incorporated into baked goods in the pre-heat challenge. Then, in the main heat, the bakers must "springify" a winter dessert.
S4.E8 ∙ Hidden Beauty
The bakers use so-called ugly ingredients to make beautiful desserts. Then they are tasked with creating vibrant and colorful geode cakes using handmade rock candy.
S5.E1 ∙ Spring Has Sprung
Ten bakers celebrate spring by making spring animal-themed doughnuts and creating watercolor cakes featuring iconic spring fruits and vegetables.
S5.E2 ∙ Spring at the County Fair
The nine bakers are tasked with creating blue ribbon-worthy rhubarb pies with decorative crusts, and then they have to make larger-than-life, wild and wacky versions of favorite fairground treats.
S5.E3 ∙ Spring Dream Teams
The eight bakers are paired up in teams to create mashups of two different desserts, and then they make colorful cream tart words that evoke spring -- and are spelled correctly -- at the Spring Baking Championship Spelling Bee.
S5.E4 ∙ Southern Spring Bakeover
The seven bakers put a spring spin on Southern classics, turning a can of biscuits into a spring dessert flavored with lemonade, bourbon or sweet tea and then giving a classic Southern cake a makeover with Southern pantry staples.
S5.E5 ∙ Easter Delights
The six remaining bakers have to create an ooey-gooey marshmallow dessert in a bright Easter color. Then they're challenged to bake and decorate a tropical fruit-flavored dessert that looks like an Easter bonnet.
S5.E6 ∙ Marvelous Mother Nature
For Earth Day, the five bakers are celebrating the bounty of Mother Nature, starting with wondrous walnut desserts featuring an assortment of flower honeys.
S5.E7 ∙ Pretty in Pink
The four remaining bakers are charged with making mini desserts featuring rose wine and cheese. Then it's off to the races in the spirit of the Kentucky Derby as the bakers make all-pink party desserts using pink ingredients.
S5.E8 ∙ Mother's Day Party
In the finale, the three remaining bakers celebrate Mother's Day by making baked items inspired by mai tais, mojitos or mimosas. Then they use flavors inspired by Mom's favorite coffee drinks to create cakes featuring their gifts.
S6.E4 ∙ Spring in the Great Outdoors: Team Challenges
It's time to spring into the outdoors as the eight bakers create tasty hand-held treats for a hike. Then they make a Paris-Brest wheel and pair up to complete a two-wheeled dessert, decorated for a ride in the country.
S6.E7 ∙ Spring Flower Power
For their next challenge, the chefs must take inspiration from the Cherry Blossom Festival
S7.E0 ∙ Spring Forward and Back
In this delightful, delectable review of Spring Baking Championship's greatest hits, we count down the most memorable moments and dishes from seasons past alongside sneak previews of jaw-dropping spring bakes from the upcoming season. A review of the past while looking forward to this year.
S7.E1 ∙ Farm Favorites and Memorable Bakes
Eleven bakers begin the competition with a farm theme. Host Ali Khan challenges them make farm stand breakfast treats, and then they try to impress judges Kardea Brown, Nancy Fuller, and Duff Goldman with a cake and dessert tribute to happy, dancing cows. There's also a look back at the most memorable moments from seasons past and sneak previews of jaw-dropping spring bakes to come.
S7.E2 ∙ Spring Celebrations
The bakers celebrate the vibrant colors of spring as host Ali Khan challenges them to make colorful and spicy sweets for Holi, an ancient Hindu festival known as "the festival of spring." Then the competitors hope to impress judges Kardea Brown, Nancy Fuller and Duff Goldman and have some fun with cheeky leprechauns as they use a spring green ingredient to create a leaping leprechaun dessert for St. Patrick's Day.
S7.E3 ∙ Spring Bunnies and Chickens, Oh My!
Spring is the season of bunnies and chicks. Host Ali Khan challenges the bakers to contemplate the question of which came first, the chicken or the egg, as they create beautiful edible eggs with a surprise flavor and decorative spring chick. Then the bakers face Spring Baking Championship's first ever bread challenge as they try to impress judges Kardea Brown, Nancy Fuller and Duff Goldman with their spectacular hot cross bunnies -- giant bread bunnies inspired by the traditional hot cross bun.
S7.E4 ∙ Spring Romance
It's team challenge week and love is in the air as host Ali Khan pairs up the bakers for some romantic challenges. First, the teams must create a beautiful proposal dessert plate for a spring couple ready to pop the question. Then it's all about baking a spring wedding cake, but each baker must make half the cake without seeing their teammate's work because love is blind. Judges Kardea Brown, Nancy Fuller and Duff Goldman decide if the halves come together for a perfect match and a winning cake.
S7.E5 ∙ Spring Babies
It's a spring baby bonanza for the bakers when host Ali Khan challenges them to make desserts that look like gorgeous baby gifts and have spring flavor pairings like lemon and thyme, rhubarb and ginger, and kumquat and mint. After the gifts are baked, it's time for the party. The bakers must create baby shower dessert towers to impress judges Kardea Brown, Nancy Fuller and Duff Goldman.
S7.E6 ∙ Spring Flower Fiesta
Spring bursts into bloom as host Ali Khan challenges the bakers to use pressed and dried flowers in their party desserts. Then they get to pull out all the spring stops in a flower fantasy cake that features a flower flavor such as hibiscus, rose, jasmine and elderflower. Judges Kardea Brown, Nancy Fuller, and Duff Goldman choose the winner.
S7.E7 ∙ The Spring Cookie Classic
Inspired by the famous Georgia Peach Ice Cream Sandwich, host Ali Khan challenges the bakers to invent their own spring delight featuring cookies, ice cream and fruit. Then they're assigned classic and beloved cookies to turn into a fabulous and tasty spring dessert for judges Kardea Brown, Nancy Fuller, and Duff Goldman.
S7.E8 ∙ Spring Pastimes
The next task for the bakers is to create a fruity Spring dessert, but it must be done in a skillet, and then a Spring themed cake.
S7.E9 ∙ Spring Break
The fun continues as the bakers create a two dessert landscape resembling a vacation in a national forest, amusement park, city or tropical beach. The Judges must then decide which bakers make it into the finale.
S7.E10 ∙ Spring Gardens: Birds and Bugs
It's all about celebrating the joys of the garden and the critters within. The bakers must make lush spring garden cakes with a surprise design element inside. The best baker wins the title of Spring Baking Champion and the $25,000 prize.
S8.E1 ∙ Everything's Coming Up Floral
12 bakers create desserts featuring the fruit and flowers. In the first round, the bakers make fruit tarts that showcase their distinct personalities. Then, the bakers must fight to remain in the game with a floral bonanza cake.
S8.E2 ∙ Molly's Mardi Gras
Molly Yeh brings a taste of New Orleans with challenges inspired by Mardi Gras. The party starts as the bakers put their own spin on the classic king cake. Then, the judges ask them to step up their game with a Mardi Gras parade float.
S8.E3 ∙ Coffee and Tea with Molly
Molly Yeh brings her love of coffee and tea to the competition with oversized stuffed coffee cookies in the preheat. Then, it's tea for two as the bakers must team up to win over the judges with a delicious dessert platter.
S8.E4 ∙ Spring Surprises
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' unique takes on pies.
S8.E5 ∙ Cherry Blossom Bake-Off
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.
S8.E6 ∙ Take Me Out to the Ballgame
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.
S8.E7 ∙ Pretty as a Picture
Host Molly Yeh tasks the remaining bakers with using a few of her farm favorites to make delightful breakfast treats that wake up the palates of the judges.
S8.E8 ∙ Sweets and Second Chances
Judges surprise the competitors by giving an eliminated baker a sweet second chance. Host Molly Yeh challenges the bakers to make desserts that feature candy, and then it's back to the barn with cute baby farm animals.
S8.E9 ∙ Farmhouse Chic
Host Molly Yeh keeps the party going by challenging the bakers to make desserts that feature cocktails, wine and cheese. Judges Kardea Brown, Nancy Fuller and Duff Goldman raise a glass to the desserts that raise the bar.
S8.E10 ∙ All About Family
Host Molly Yeh delves into family history in the final challenges, requesting a cherished family recipe and an heirloom wedding cake. Judges crown one baker the Spring Baking Champion and award the sweet $25,000 prize.
S9.E1 ∙ Who Do You Love?
12 bakers are challenged to recreate the dessert that sparked their love for baking. Then, the bakers must impress judges with "berry" good cakes that illustrate everything they love to do in spring with a special loved one.
