| Kids Baking Championship | |
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| Starring | |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 12 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60–63 minutes |
| Production company | Levity Entertainment Group |
| Original release | |
| Network | Food Network |
| Release | February 2, 2015 – present |
Kids Baking Championship is a competitive reality baking program produced by Levity Entertainment Group for the Food Network. Each week, the children compete to make the best dish, and are judged on presentation, taste, and creativity. All nine seasons of the series have been hosted and judged by actress Valerie Bertinelli and baker Duff Goldman of Charm City Cakes. In 2018, the show enjoyed its highest ratings ever that also eclipsed Duff Goldman's earlier show, Ace of Cakes, as the highest-rated series in the network's history.[1]
Most seasons have had twelve contestants, while some have had as few as eight. In most seasons, the prizes awarded along with the title of 'Kids Baking Champion' have been $25,000 in cash and a feature in Food Network Magazine. Seasons two and three did not include the article, while in season one the winner received $10,000 and a full kitchen remodel for their parents' house instead of the $25,000; in addition, a re-creation of their winning cake was sold by Charm City Cakes.
The seventh season premiered on August 5, 2019.[2] On November 19, 2020, it was announced that the ninth season would premiere on December 28, 2020.[3] On November 18, 2021, it was announced that the tenth season would premiere on December 27, 2021.[4]
Season 1
Contestants
| Rank | Baker | Age | Location | Place |
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| 1 | Hollis Johnson | 12 | Jacksonville, Florida | Winner |
| 2 | Annika Coffman | 11 | Boise, Idaho | Runner-Up |
| 3 | Natalie Venable | 11 | Westlake Village, California | Finalists |
| Jackson Fujimori | 11 | Torrance, California | ||
| 5 | Cody Vasquez | 12 | Gilbert, Arizona | 5th Place |
| 6 | Payton Palaez | 10 | San Francisco, California | 6th Place |
| 7 | Caroline Binkley | 12 | Delaware, Ohio | 7th Place |
| Anthony Smith | 11 | Rochester, New York |
Elimination table
| Place | Contestant | Episode | |||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1 | Hollis | IN | IN | HIGH | Winner |
| 2 | Annika | HIGH | LOW | WIN | Runner-Up |
| 3 | Jackson | HIGH | HIGH | LOW | FINALISTS 1 |
| Natalie | IN | WIN | IN | ||
| 5 | Cody | WIN | IN | ELIM | |
| 6 | Payton | LOW | ELIM | ||
| 7 | Caroline | ELIM | |||
| Anthony | ELIM | ||||
- (WINNER) This baker won the competition.
- (RUNNER-UP) This baker made it to the finale, and was in second place.
- (FINALIST) This baker was eliminated in the finals.
- (WIN) This baker won the baking challenge.
- (HIGH) Baker was one of the judges' favourite bakers that week, but didn't win.
- (IN) Baker got through to the next round.
- (LOW) Baker was one of the judges' least favourite bakers that week, but was not eliminated.
- (ELIM) This baker was eliminated from the championship.
^1 : Jackson and Natalie were eliminated before the winner was announced.
Episodes
| No. in Episode |
Title | Original air date | |
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| 1 | "Bake Sale" | February 2, 2015 | |
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The first challenge is to make 2 baked goods fit for a bake sale, in two hours. In the middle of the baking, Duff Goldman and Valerie Bertinelli give the bakers a twist: to incorporate peanut butter and jelly. Winner: Cody Winner's Dishes: Lemon Pound Cake and a Razzleberry Pie (Raspberries, Blackberries and Blueberries.) Recipe Incorporated: Raspberry Vanilla Pudding Pie with Peanut Butter Crust Lost: Anthony and Caroline Loser's Dishes: Anthony – Blueberry Lattice Pie, Chocolate Mousse Tart and a Peanut Butter Jelly cookie. Caroline – Upside-Down Peach Tart with Oatmeal Lace Cookies and Peanut Butter and Jelly Cupcakes. | |||
| 2 | "Dessert Imposters" | February 9, 2015 | |
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The 6 bakers are tasked to make a dessert imposter that looks savory but is actually sweet. The 6 choices were bagel (Hollis), sushi (Annika), pizza (Payton), taco (Cody), burger (Natalie), and spaghetti (Jackson). Duff and Valerie throw in the challenge of making the bakers incorporate a side kick to the original plan. Winner: Natalie Winner's Dish: Vanilla Cupcake Bun, Brownie Meat Patty, Coconut Lettuce, Licorice Tomatoes, and white chocolate Thousand Island Dressing with a sidekick of parmesan cheese fries (apples fried and baked with powdered sugar.) Lost: Payton Loser's Dish: Snickerdoodle Cookie Crust with Marshmallow Cheese, Peanut Butter Cups as olives, Gummies as peppers and fondant as pepperoni with a sidekick of garlic bread (pie dough rolled with cinnamon and sugar and baked with icing.) | |||
| 3 | "Stuffed Puffs" | February 16, 2015 | |
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The 5 bakers are challenged to make 2 dozen stuffed puffs made from pâte à choux dough in one and a half hours. Duff and Valerie throw a monkey wrench in everybody's plans by changing the plan from making all sweet to half savory. Winner: Annika Winner's Dish: A lemon cream puff with a savory cheddar cheese cream puff. Lost: Cody Loser's Dish: A chocolate ricotta cream puff with an eclair filled with figs, blue cheese and prosciutto. | |||
| 4 | "Celebration Cakes" | February 23, 2015 | |
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The 4 bakers are challenged to make a celebration cake for the finale. The cake must be at least three layers. Valerie and Duff throw another twist and tell the kids they need to make a "party favor" and give the kids ideas. Annika makes a dark chocolate cake with a raspberry cream coat and frosting. Jackson makes a lemon cake. Hollis makes a lemon cake. Natalie creates a lemon cake with cream cheese frosting. Jackson attempts to make macarons, but they crack. He then makes shortbread. Annika makes lemon bars. Hollis makes a sugar cookie. Natalie makes a cake-in-a-jar. The judges have two standouts; Annika and Hollis. Hollis wins the $10,000, her cake in Duff's collection and the industrial kitchen set. Winner: Hollis Runner-Up:Annika Finalists:Jackson and Natalie | |||
Season 2
Ten young bakers compete for the title of Kids Baking Champion and $25,000. Duff Goldman and Valerie Bertinelli are the hosts and judges again.
Contestants
| Rank | Baker | Age | Location | Place |
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| 1 | Rebecca Beale | 13 | Graham, Texas | Winner |
| 2 | Yahshimabet Sellassie-Hall | 12 | Oakland, California | Runners-Up |
| Matthew Merrill | 11 | Great Falls, Virginia | ||
| 4 | Peggy Fischer | 10 | St. Johnsbury, Vermont | 4th Place |
| 5 | Jane Haviland | 10 | Ann Arbor, Michigan | 5th Place |
| 6 | Alex Portis | 12 | Monroeville, Pennsylvania | 6th Place |
| 7 | Emma Wensing | 11 | Austin, Texas | 7th Place |
| 8 | Colby Lacasse | 10 | Blue Hill, Maine | 8th Place |
| 9 | Ryan Wilson | 11 | Danville, California | 9th Place |
| 10 | Alex Alcorta | 10 | Austin, Texas | 10th Place |
Elimination table
| Place | Contestant | Episode | |||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 1 | Rebecca | IN | WIN | IN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | Winner |
| 2 | Yahshimabet | HIGH | IN | HIGH | HIGH | IN | LOW | LOW | Runner-Up |
| Matthew | IN | IN | LOW | WIN | HIGH | WIN | LOW | ||
| 4 | Peggy | IN | LOW | WIN | LOW | WIN | IN | ELIM | |
| 5 | Jane | WIN | IN | LOW | HIGH | LOW | ELIM | ||
| 6 | Alex P. | HIGH | IN | IN | IN | ELIM | |||
| 7 | Emma | IN | HIGH | IN | ELIM | ||||
| 8 | Colby | LOW | LOW | ELIM | |||||
| 9 | Ryan | LOW | ELIM | ||||||
| 10 | Alex A. | ELIM | |||||||
- (WINNER) This baker won the competition.
- (RUNNER-UP) This baker made it to the finale, and was in second place.
- (WIN) This baker won the baking challenge.
- (HIGH) Baker was one of the judges' favorite bakers that week, but didn't win.
- (IN) Baker got through to the next round.
- (LOW) Baker was one of the judges' least favorite bakers that week, but was not eliminated.
- (ELIM) This baker was eliminated from the championship.
Episodes
| No. in Episode |
Title | Original air date | |
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| 1 (5) | "Pie à la Mode" | January 4, 2016 | |
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For the first challenge, the bakers are asked to make a perfect pie. The twist was that they had to make ice cream. Winner: Jane Winner's Dish: Jane's Grandma Jean's pecan pie with a side of chocolate shaved ice cream. Lost: Alex A. Loser's Dish: A chocolate cream pie with a cinnamon ice cream. | |||
| 2 (6) | "Eclairs Gone Wild" | January 11, 2016 | |
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The bakers are given the task of making 12 eclairs that have "gone wild" with color and flavor. A twist arrives with the bakers making 4 cream puffs in the shape of their favorite animal. Winner: Rebecca Winner's Dish: A caramel bacon eclair with a mouse cream puff filled with a lime and a raspberry pastry cream. Lost: Ryan Loser's Dish: A cookie butter eclair with a snail cream puff filled with the same eclair pastry cream. | |||
| 3 (7) | "'Hot' Chocolate" | January 18, 2016 | |
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The bakers are given the challenge of creating any chocolate intensive dessert, but a twist shows up requiring that they use chilies, hot spices and hot sauce in their dessert. Winner: Peggy Winner's Dish: A chocolate cayenne brownie with a raspberry coulis and a sriracha ice cream. Lost: Colby Loser's Dish: A chocolate cayenne cake with a vanilla buttercream frosting with a chocolate cayenne ganache. | |||
| 4 (8) | "Macaron Stackaron" | January 25, 2016 | |
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The remaining kids are given the challenge of creating macarons of any flavor. The twist is that they must stack them to 5 inches tall. If they do not stack them to the required height, they are not eligible to win, but it does not mean they are out of the competition. Winner: Matthew Winner's Dish: A chocolate cherry macaron and a S'mores macaron. Lost: Emma Loser's Dish: A chocolate macaron filled with a cream cheese frosting and raspberry coulis. | |||
| 5 (9) | "Lunch Box Desserts" | February 1, 2016 | |
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The bakers are given the task of creating desserts using items in a lunch box. The twist is that they must use another item given out: banana chips or carrots. Winner: Peggy Winner's Dish: A chocolate zucchini cake with an orange sauce and a coconut carrot ice cream. Lost: Alex P. Loser's Dish: An open-faced ice cream sandwich featuring an almond butter cookie with a pumpkin seed ice cream with sauteed strawberries and carrots. | |||
| 6 (10) | "Candymonium" | February 8, 2016 | |
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The excited bakers are challenged to create desserts using 3 types of candy. The twist is that they must use a blow torch somewhere on their dessert in a way that makes sense. Winner: Matthew Winner's Dish: a peanut butter chocolate sachertorte with a torched meringue. Lost: Jane Loser's Dish: A sour candy cake with a sugar stick frosting with chocolate candies and torched marshmallows. | |||
| 7 (11) | "Dessert Imposters 2.0" | February 15, 2016 | |
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The bakers are challenged to make dessert imposters, the favorite challenge from last season. The twist is that they must create a savory cupcake along with their sweet imposter. Winner: Rebecca Winner's Dish: A BLT with yellow cake bread, white chocolate lettuce, strawberries as tomatoes, marzipan bacon and buttercream mayonnaise with a corn cupcake with mashed potato frosting. Lost: Peggy Loser's Dish: Nachoes with phyllo dough chips, lemon curd cheese, white cake as chicken, and lime zest as cilantro with a butternut squash cupcake with a guacamole frosting. | |||
| 8 (12) | "Spring Break Cakes" | February 22, 2016 | |
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For the final challenge, the bakers are given the task of creating cakes based on common "Spring Break" destinations: the beach (Rebecca), the amusement park (Matthew) and camping (Yahshimabet). The twist is that they must include a curd filling in their cake. Winner: Rebecca Winner's Dish: A lemon chiffon cake with a strawberry buttercream with lemon and strawberry curd, decorated to look like the beach. Runners-Up: Matthew, Yahshimabet Matthew's Cake: A chocolate cake with an orange buttercream filled with an orange curd and decorated to look like a roller coaster car found at an amusement park. Yahshimabet's Cake: A mocha cake and a chai spice cake with buttercream and filled with orange curd white chocolate ganache, decorated to look like a camping trip. | |||
Season 3
Contestants
Source for first names, hometowns, and age:[5]
| Rank | Baker | Age | Location | Place |
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| 1 | Aidan Berry[6] | 12 | Shalimar, Florida | Winner |
| 2 | Justice Faustina[6] | 12 | Napa, California | Runners-Up |
| Kaniyah Cary[6] | 10 | Portsmouth, Virginia | ||
| 4 | Cole Frederickson[6] | 12 | Thousand Oaks, California | 4th Place |
| 5 | Audra Tow[6] | 11 | Aurora, Colorado | 5th Place |
| 6 | Jason Intravartolo[7] | 11 | Seattle, Washington | 6th Place |
| 7 | Reese Smith[6] | 10 | Bloomfield Hills, Michigan | 7th Place |
| 8 | Maya Jindal[6] | 9 | Great Falls, Virginia | 8th Place |
| 9 | Keili Gorczyca[6] | 10 | San Francisco, California | 9th Place |
| 10 | Dylin Musgrove[6] | 12 | Augusta, Georgia | 10th Place |
| 11 | Charlotte d'Arabian[6] | 10 | Coronado, California | 11th Place |
| 12 | Brooke Cumberland[6] | 9 | Old Greenwich, Connecticut | 12th Place |
Elimination table
| Place | Contestant | Episode | |||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||
| 1 | Aidan | IN | WIN | HIGH | HIGH | LOW | WIN | IN | LOW | WIN | Winner |
| 2 | Justice | HIGH | IN | IN | IN | WIN | WIN | WIN | HIGH | IN | Runners-Up |
| Kaniyah | WIN | HIGH | IN | LOW | HIGH | IN | IN | WIN | LOW | ||
| 4 | Cole | IN | HIGH | HIGH | WIN | IN | WIN | HIGH | IN | ELIM | |
| 5 | Audra | IN | IN | LOW | IN | IN | WIN | LOW | ELIM | ||
| 6 | Jason | LOW | LOW | WIN | IN | IN | LOW | ELIM | |||
| 7 | Reese | HIGH | IN | IN | LOW | LOW | ELIM | ||||
| 8 | Maya | IN | IN | LOW | IN | ELIM | |||||
| 9 | Keili | IN | IN | IN | ELIM | ||||||
| 10 | Dylin | IN | LOW | ELIM | |||||||
| 11 | Charlotte | LOW | ELIM | ||||||||
| 12 | Brooke | ELIM | |||||||||
- (WINNER) This baker won the competition.
- (RUNNER-UP) This baker made it to the finale, and was in second place.
- (WIN) This baker won the baking challenge.
- (WIN) This baker was on the winning team of a team challenge.
- (HIGH) Baker was one of the judges' favorite bakers that week, but didn't win.
- (IN) Baker got through to the next round.
- (LOW) Baker was one of the judges' least favorite bakers that week, but was not eliminated.
- (ELIM) This baker was eliminated from the championship.
Episodes
| No. in Episode |
Title | Original air date | |
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| 1 | "Life Is a Carnival" | 1/2/17 | |
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In this episode, the bakers are challenged to make carnival themed desserts. Duff and Valerie throw a twist in which the kids have to incorporate kettle corn and other small carnival treats. Winner: Kaniyah Winner's Dish: A vanilla popcorn cupcake with a vanilla buttercream frosting. Lost: Brooke Loser's Dish: A lemon cupcake with a sweet pretzel filling and a vanilla frosting. | |||
| 2 | "I Lava Volcano" | 1/9/17 | |
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The kid bakers have to make tropical volcano cakes for the challenge. A twist is tossed-in, in which they have to make edible boulders. Winner: Aidan Winner's Dish: A passionfruit cake with a banana buttercream with cream-filled cookie boulders. Lost: Charlotte Loser's Dish: A ginger cake with a chocolate ganache frosting with chocolate and fondant boulders. | |||
| 3 | "Comfort Food Dessert Imposters" | 1/16/17 | |
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The remaining bakers must create a comfort food dessert imposter — meatloaf (Cole), fried chicken (Justice), mac and cheese (Audra), PB&J (Keili), chili (Reese), roast beef sandwich (Maya), hot dog (Dylin), meatball sub (Aidan), grilled cheese sandwich (Kaniyah), and a burrito (Jason). The bakers are then asked to make a side of chips and salsa. Winner: Jason Winner's Dish: A crepe tortilla filled with pound cake as chicken and chocolate as refried beans with a side of chocolate and buttercream salsa with crepe chips. Lost: Dylin Loser's Dish: A vanilla hot dog bun with a vanilla buttercream hot dog, mustard, ketchup and relish, with a side of cherry salsa with phyllo dough chips. | |||
| 4 | "Color Me Wow!" | 1/23/17 | |
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The bakers are given the challenge of creating a tye dye cake to resemble the 60's. A twist is that they must make a swirled ice cream. Winner: Cole Winner's Dish:A fruit flavored cake dyed multiple colors with a fruit swirl ice cream. Lost: Keili Loser's Dish: An apple cinnamon cake with lemon and raspberry with a swirl ice cream. | |||
| 5 | "Throwback Eclairs" | 1/30/17 | |
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The kids are challenged to make eclairs based on old desserts: Coconut Cream Pie (Cole), Black Forest Cake (Justice) German Chocolate Cake (Maya), Chocolate Pecan Pie (Audra), Pineapple Upside Down Cake (Reese), Cherry Cheesecake (Kaniyah), Banana Cream Pie (Aidan) and Grandmas Apple Pie (Jason). A twist comes in when the kids must make something with dried fruit. Winner: Justice Winner's Dish: An eclair filled with chocolate cherry whipped cream topped with a chocolate apricot ganache. Lost: Maya Loser's Dish: An eclair filled with chocolate pastry cream and topped with dates. | |||
| 6 | "Breakfast Desserts" | 2/6/17 | |
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Valerie, the queen of pancakes, and Duff, the king of waffles challenge the bakers to make cakes out of one of the two breakfast items. Team are decided with a coin draw, and the winning side does not face elimination. A twist is that they must use breakfast cereal in their dessert. Justice, Audra, Aidan and Cole were Team Waffle, and Kaniyah, Jason and Reese were Team Pancake. Winner: Aidan Winner's Dish: a cinnamon roll style waffle with swiss meringue buttercream topped with cinnamon crunch cereal and a side of cinnamon crunch cereal ice cream. Lost: Reese Loser's Dish: A carrot cake pancake with a vanilla buttercream topped with melted chocolate and a cherry. | |||
| 7 | "Mobile App Cookies" | 2/13/17 | |
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The bakers are given the task of creating sugar cookies to resemble apps and must explain what the app does. For example: SnackChat, DessertCraft, Noodle Maps, etc. A twist is that the bakers must use citrus in their dessert. Winner: Justice Winner's Dish: An orange cookie with a glaze and artistic app designs. Lost: Jason Loser's Dish: An orange cookie with a vanilla glaze and designs. (Jason had no explanation for his apps) | |||
| 8 | "Pet Shop Joys" | 2/20/17 | |
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The bakers are challenged to create desserts based on animals: a rabbit, a turtle, a silky chicken, a guinea pig and a mini pig. The twist is that the bakers must include a friend for their mini pet dessert. Winner: Kaniyah Winner's Dish: A pineapple upside down cake with a cat sugar cookie and a pineapple ice cream. (Kaniyah's animal was a rabbit). Lost: Audra Loser's Dish: A banana cake with a vanilla frosting and fondant chickens with a mini pet friend of a fondant egg the chicken laid. (Audra's animal was a silky chicken). | |||
| 9 | "Molecular Kidstronomy" | 2/27/17 | |
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The bakers are given the difficult task to create desserts with molecular ingredients: the smoking gun, the maltodextrin, etc. The twist is that the bakers must use old fashioned whisks in some way. Winner: Aidan Winner's Dish: A S'mores tart with a graham cracker crust, a smoked chocolate ganache, peanut butter snow and whipped cream. Lost: Cole Loser's Dish: A smoked apple pie with an apple ice cream and peanut butter snow with whipped cream. | |||
| 10 | "Superhero Grand Finale" | 3/6/17 | |
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The bakers are given the final task of creating cakes resembling a made up super hero. The twist is they must create a super villain too. Winner: Aidan Winner's Dish: a lemon rosemary olive oil cake with a swiss meringue buttercream with a cookie super villains. His hero is named Prism, and he created color. His super villain is Dismal, and he makes everything gray and dull. Runners-Up: Kaniyah, Justice Justice's Dish: A rose water cake with a vanilla butter cream and a rice cereal treat villain. His hero was Weather Man, and he controls the weather. His super villain is The Evil Sun, and he wants it to be hot all year long. Kaniyah's Dish: A lemon rosemary blueberry cake with a vanilla buttercream and a cookie villain. Her hero is Catastrophe Girl, who prevents the catastrophes from happening. Her super villain is Mr. Rotten Potato, who stayed in a refrigerator too long and turned evil. | |||
Season 4
Contestants
Source for names, age, and hometowns:[8]
| Rank | Baker | Age | Location | Place |
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| 1 | Linsey Lam | 13 | Closter, New Jersey | Winner |
| 2 | Abby Martin | 13 | Franklin, Wisconsin | Runners-Up |
| Alex Czajka | 12 | Edmonton, Alberta | ||
| 4 | Bryn Montgomery | 11 | South Hill, Virginia | 4th Place |
| 5 | Julia Betz | 12 | Key Biscayne, Florida | 5th Place |
| 6 | Luke Jonsson | 13 | Rancho Santa Margarita, California | 6th Place |
| 7 | Aditya Pillutla | 12 | Cary, North Carolina | 7th Place |
| 8 | Soleil Thomas | 12 | Livingston, New Jersey | 8th Place |
| 9 | Beverly Hepler | 10 | Foster City, California | 9th Place |
| 10 | Grady Holloway | 11 | Chesterfield, Missouri | 10th Place |
| 11 | Gareth Bennett | 10 | Gaithersburg, Maryland | 11th Place |
| 12 | Michael Platt | 11 | Bowie, Maryland | 12th Place |
Elimination Table
| Place | Contestant | Episode | |||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||
| 1 | Linsey | IN | IN | HIGH | IN | IN | WIN | HIGH | WIN | LOW | Winner |
| 2 | Abby | IN | WIN | IN | WIN | WIN | IN | WIN | LOW | LOW | Runners-Up |
| Alex | LOW | HIGH | HIGH | LOW | IN | LOW | LOW | HIGH | WIN | ||
| 4 | Bryn | IN | IN | LOW | IN | WIN | HIGH | IN | IN | ELIM | |
| 5 | Julia | HIGH | IN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | IN | ELIM | ||
| 6 | Luke | IN | HIGH | IN | IN | LOW | IN | ELIM | |||
| 7 | Aditya | WIN | LOW | WIN | IN | IN | ELIM | ||||
| 8 | Soleil | IN | LOW | IN | LOW | ELIM | |||||
| 9 | Beverly | HIGH | IN | LOW | ELIM | ||||||
| 10 | Grady | IN | IN | ELIM | |||||||
| 11 | Gareth | LOW | ELIM | ||||||||
| 12 | Michael | ELIM | |||||||||
- (WINNER) This baker won the competition.
- (RUNNER-UP) This baker made it to the finale, and was in second place.
- (WIN) This baker won the baking challenge.
- (WIN) This baker was on the winning team of a team challenge.
- (HIGH) Baker was one of the judges' favorite bakers that week, but didn't win.
- (IN) Baker got through to the next round.
- (LOW) Baker was one of the judges' least favorite bakers that week, but was not eliminated.
- (ELIM) This baker was eliminated from the championship.
Episodes
| No. in Episode |
Title | Original air date | |
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| 1 | "Cookielicious" | 1/1/18 | |
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The bakers have to make a cookie cake in an assigned flavor. The flavors are: snickerdoodle (Beverly and Bryn), chocolate (Linsey and Abby), chocolate chip (Luke and Julia), oatmeal raisin (Aditya and Soleil), sugar (Alex and Gareth), and peanut butter (Michael and Grady). The twist was they had to edibly and legibly write their name on their cake. Winner: Aditya Winner's Dish: Spiced oatmeal raisin cookie cake with spiced buttercream. Lost: Michael Loser's Dish: Peanut butter chip cookie cake with peanut butter buttercream. | |||
| 2 | "Pizza For Dessert" | 1/8/18 | |
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The bakers had to turn pizza into dessert pizza. The twist was they had to incorporate an original pizza ingredient (tomatoes, ricotta cheese, hot peppers, bacon, or basil). Winner: Abby Winner's Dish: Blondie crust pizza with maple cream cheese and bacon. Lost: Gareth Loser's Dish: Pie crust pizza with raspberry ricotta buttercream. | |||
| 3 | "Lemon BFFs" | 1/15/18 | |
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In honor of Valerie's favorite food, lemons, the bakers had to make lemon bars with another assigned ingredient. They were: pecan (Linsey), raspberry (Grady), blueberry (Aditya), blackberry (Luke), cherry (Julia), walnut (Beverly), strawberry (Abby), ginger (Alex), coconut (Soleil), and almond (Bryn). The twist was they had to make an edible lemon decoration. Winner: Aditya Winner's Dish: Blueberry lemon bar. Lost: Grady Loser's Dish: Raspberry lemon bar. | |||
| 4 | "Cake and Ice Cream 2.0" | 1/22/18 | |
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The bakers had to make ice cream cone drip cakes inspired by a popular ice cream flavor. They were: pistachio (Abby), Neapolitan (Bryn), chocolate peanut butter (Aditya), cookies 'n cream (Soleil), mint chocolate chip (Linsey), butter pecan (Luke), chocolate chip (Beverly), vanilla raspberry swirl (Julia), and rainbow sherbet (Alex). The twist was they had to make ice cream on the side. Winner: Abby Winner's Dish: Pistachio cake with pistachio buttercream. Lost: Beverly Loser's Dish: Chocolate chip cake with chocolate chip buttercream. | |||
| 5 | "Doughnuts Go Nuts!" | 1/29/18 | |
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The bakers worked in teams. They had to make an artful design with doughnuts. The twist was they had to incorporate a textural element in their doughnuts. They were: Aditya and Alex, Linsey and Luke, Abby and Julia, and Bryn and Soleil. The winning team earned immunity from elimination. The twist was the bakers had to add texture to their doughnut (corn flakes, fruit cereal, graham crackers, pretzels, chocolate sandwich cookies, peanuts, potato chips, macadamia nuts) Top Team: Abby and Julia Winner: Bryn Winner's Dish: Bacon doughnut with maple glaze. Lost: Soleil Loser's Dish: Lemon doughnut with blueberry glaze. | |||
| 6 | "Unicornucopia" | 2/5/18 | |
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The bakers had to make a unicorn cake in an assigned emotion. They were: surprised (Julia), angry (Luke), happy (Linsey), loving (Alex), worried (Abby), sad (Aditya), and shy (Bryn). The twist was they had to make a baked nameplate for their unicorn. Duff got a tattoo inspired by the winning cake. Winner: Linsey Winner's Dish: Confetti cake with raspberry purée and vanilla buttercream. Lost: Aditya Loser's Dish: Lavender cake with vanilla buttercream and blueberry purée. | |||
| 7 | "Lunchbox Impostors" | 2/12/18 | |
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The bakers had to make dessert imposters inspired by classic lunchbox items. They were: bologna sandwich (Linsey), turkey wrap (Julia), tuna salad sandwich (Luke), PB&J (Abby), chicken nuggets (Bryn), and ham and cheese sandwich (Alex). The twist was they had to incorporate a juice box into their dessert imposter. Winner: Abby Winner's Dish: "PB&J" with "strawberry yogurt". Lost: Luke Loser's Dish: "Tuna salad sandwich" with apple juice granola. | |||
| 8 | "Out Of This World!" | 2/19/18 | |
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The bakers had to make intergalactic desserts with an assigned freeze-dried fruit. They were: mango (Abby), peach (Alex), banana (Bryn), strawberry (Linsey), and apricot (Julia). The twist was they had to make an edible sun. Winner: Linsey Winner's Dish: Strawberry sugar cookies with royal icing and rice cereal sun. Lost: Julia Loser's Dish: Cream puffs with apricot pastry cream and cereal treat sun. | |||
| 9 | "Sand Castle Sweets" | 2/26/18 | |
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The bakers had to make a rice cereal treat sandcastle and fill it with 12 baked goods. The twist was they had to incorporate pineapple in their desserts. Winner: Alex Winner's Dish: S'mores rice cereal treat castle and piña colada tarts. Lost: Bryn Loser's Dish: Pineapple rice cereal treat castle and orange pineapple sugar cookies. | |||
| 10 | "Cover Story Cakes" | 3/5/2018 | |
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The bakers had to make cakes for Food Network Magazine's 10th birthday. The twist was they had to make a topper with the number 10 in honor of the magazine turning 10. Winner: Linsey Winner's Cake: Chocolate cake with coconut cream and raspberry buttercream. Runner-Ups: Abby and Alex Abby's Cake: Vanilla bean cake with lime, strawberry, and vanilla buttercream. Alex's Cake: Pumpkin spice cake with spice pastry cream and orange cream cheese frosting. | |||
Season 5
Nine young bakers compete for the title of Kids Baking Champion, $25,000 and a spot in Food Network Magazine. Duff Goldman and Valerie Bertinelli are the hosts and judges again.
Contestants
| Rank | Baker | Age | Location | Place |
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| 1 | Natasha Jiwani | 13 | Bellevue, Washington | Winner |
| 2 | Taylor Inouye | 12 | Kailua, Hawaii | Runners-Up |
| Matthew Azuma | 12 | Glendora, California | ||
| 4 | Issi Neufield | 11 | Dallas, Texas | 4th Place |
| 5 | Saylor Herrin | 11 | Ailey, Georgia | 5th Place |
| 6 | Davey Treen | 10 | Akron, Ohio | 6th Place |
| 7 | Mekdes Bass | 10 | Boulder, Colorado | 7th Place |
| 8 | Enzo Cosani | 10 | Orlando, Florida | 8th Place |
| 9 | Zach Atlas | 13 | New York, New York | 9th Place |
Elimination Table
| Place | Contestant | Episode | |||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||||
| 1 | Natasha | IN | WIN | IN | HIGH | HIGH | WIN | WINNER | |||
| 2 | Taylor | WIN | HIGH | HIGH | IN | IN | HIGH | RUNNERS-UP | |||
| Matthew | IN | IN | IN | LOW | WIN | LOW | |||||
| 4 | Issi | IN | LOW | IN | WIN | LOW | ELIM | ||||
| 5 | Saylor | HIGH | IN | WIN | IN | ELIM | |||||
| 6 | Davey | IN | IN | LOW | ELIM | ||||||
| 7 | Mekdes | IN | IN | ELIM | |||||||
| 8 | Enzo | LOW | ELIM | ||||||||
| 9 | Zach | ELIM | |||||||||
- (WINNER) This baker won the competition.
- (RUNNER-UP) This baker made it to the finale, and was in second place.
- (WIN) This baker won the baking challenge.
- (HIGH) Baker was one of the judges' favorite bakers that week, but didn't win.
- (IN) Baker got through to the next round.
- (LOW) Baker was one of the judges' least favorite bakers that week, but was not eliminated.
- (ELIM) This baker was eliminated from the championship.
Episodes
| No. in Episode |
Title | Original air date | |
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| 1 | "Selfieclairs" | 8/6/18 | |
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The bakers had to make six selfie éclairs in an assigned flavor. They were: strawberry (Issi), raspberry (Matthew), chocolate hazelnut (Saylor), mango (Natasha), salted caramel (Zach), cookie butter (Taylor), apple (Mekdes), S'mores (Davey), and cinnamon (Enzo). The twist was they had to write an edible hashtag on one of their selfieclairs. The winner's éclair got posted on Duff's Twitter account. Winner: Taylor Winner's Dish: Tie-dye éclairs with cookie butter pastry cream. Lost: Zach Loser's Dish: Éclairs with salted caramel pastry cream. | |||
| 2 | "Defying Gravity" | 8/13/18 | |
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They had to make a gravity-defying cake with candy as the gravity-defying element. They were: chocolate peanut butter candies (Taylor), jelly beans (Davey), chocolate candies (Saylor), candy butterflies (Mekdes), gummy bears (Issi), sour gummies (Matthew), candy flowers (Natasha), and fruit candy (Enzo). The twist was they had to incorporate fresh ginger in their cakes. Winner: Natasha Winner's Dish: Confetti cake with ginger pastry cream, American buttercream, and candy flowers. Lost: Enzo Loser's Dish: Chocolate cake with lemon filling, ginger buttercream, and fruit candy. | |||
| 3 | "Ice Screamers" | 8/20/18 | |
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The bakers had to make an ice cream sandwich with an assigned baked good and ice cream that they made from scratch. They were: waffle (Taylor), brownie (Issi), French toast (Natasha), doughnut (Davey), cupcake (Saylor), blondie (Matthew), and cookie (Mekdes). The twist was they had to make a sauce to go along with their ice cream sandwich. Winner: Saylor Winner's Dish: Confetti cupcakes with peach ice cream and strawberry, raspberry, blackberry coulis. Lost: Mekdes Loser's Dish: Dark chocolate peanut butter cookies with chocolate ice cream and cookies 'n cream sauce. | |||
| 4 | "Imposter Italiano" | 8/27/18 | |
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The bakers had to make lasagna dessert imposters inspired by different lasagna types. They were: meat lasagna (Natasha and Issi), spinach and mushroom lasagna (Taylor and Saylor), and veggie pesto lasagna (Davey and Matthew). The twist was they had to make an imposter classic Italian side dish to go with their lasagna. They were: calamari (Natasha and Davey), garlic bread (Taylor and Saylor), and stuffed mushrooms (Issi and Matthew). Winner: Issi Winner's Dish: "Meat lasagna" (crêpes with ricotta, basil, and strawberry sauce and Parmesan) with "stuffed mushrooms" (chocolate rice cereal treats). Lost: Davey Loser's Dish: "Veggie pesto lasagna" (blondies with cream cheese frosting) with "calamari" (rice cereal treat doughnuts). | |||
| 5 | "You're In the Ballpark!" | 9/3/18 | |
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Darci Lynne and Petunia guest starred on this episode. The bakers had to make baseball inspired desserts with popcorn. They were: cookie bar (Matthew), tart (Taylor), cheesecake (Saylor), Bundt cake (Natasha), and macaron (Issi). The twist was they had to make an edible baseball or something they could find at a baseball diamond. Winner: Matthew Winner's Dish: A: Shortbread cookie bar with dulce de leche chocolate ganache and popcorn. B: Popcorn marshmallow treat baseball. Lost: Saylor Loser's Dish: A: French toast bacon cheesecake with graham cracker and popcorn crust. B: Caramel popcorn rice cereal treat baseball. | |||
| 6 | "Bite-Sized Birthday Party" | 9/10/18 | |
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The bakers had to make 24 bite-sized desserts for a bite-sized birthday party. The twist was they had to incorporate bananas in one of their desserts. Winner: Natasha Winner's Dish: A: Banana macarons. B: Rainbow sherbet cupcakes. Lost: Issi Loser's Dish: A: Mint chocolate cupcakes with peanut butter banana cream cheese frosting. B: Cowboy cookies. | |||
| 7 | "Winning Colors" | 9/17/18 | |
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The bakers had to make a rainbow cake that looks like a rainbow on both the outside and the inside. The twist was they had to make an edible pot of gold. Winner: Natasha Winner's Cake: Vanilla cake with citrus frosting and rainbow rosettes. Runner-Ups: Matthew and Taylor Matthew's Cake: Lemon cake with raspberry filling and lemon vanilla buttercream. Taylor's Cake: Two-tier yellow cake with lemon curd and strawberry buttercream. | |||
Season 6
Twelve young bakers compete for the title of Kids Baking Champion, $25,000 and a spot in Food Network Magazine. Duff Goldman and Valerie Bertinelli are the hosts and judges again.
Contestants
| Rank | Baker | Age | Location | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paige Goehner | 11 | Blaine, Minnesota | Winner |
| 2 | Davis Sams | 13 | Vancouver, Canada | Runners-Up |
| Meadow Roberts | 10 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | ||
| 4 | Jaxon Remillard | 11 | Mansfield, Texas | 4th Place |
| 5 | Nyah Rosado | 11 | New Rochelle, New York | 5th Place |
| 6 | Madison Totaro | 10 | Austin, Texas | 6th Place |
| 7 | Karthik Vemparala | 11 | Somerset, New Jersey | 7th Place |
| 8 | Jenna Alnatur | 9 | Clifton, New Jersey | 8th Place |
| 9 | Misha Jones | 12 | Annapolis, Maryland | 9th Place |
| 10 | Gavin Crawford | 11 | Houston, Texas | 10th Place |
| 11 | Brooklyn Kyzar | 12 | Silverhill, Alabama | 11th Place |
| 12 | Kasey Moeggenborg | 13 | Rockford, Michigan | 12th Place |
Elimination Table
| Place | Contestant | Episode | |||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||
| 1 | Paige | IN | HIGH | WIN | LOW | WIN | IN | LOW | HIGH | LOW | WINNER |
| 2 | Davis | IN | IN | IN | HIGH | IN | WIN | IN | WIN | WIN | RUNNERS-UP |
| Meadow | WIN | IN | IN | IN | LOW | IN | WIN | IN | HIGH | ||
| 4 | Jaxon | LOW | IN | IN | WIN | HIGH | IN | IN | LOW | ELIM | |
| 5 | Nyah | IN | IN | WIN | IN | WIN | HIGH | LOW | ELIM | ||
| 6 | Madison | IN | WIN | WIN | IN | WIN | LOW | ELIM | |||
| 7 | Karthik | HIGH | IN | WIN | IN | IN | ELIM | ||||
| 8 | Jenna | IN | LOW | LOW | LOW | ELIM | |||||
| 9 | Misha | HIGH | LOW | WIN | ELIM | ||||||
| 10 | Gavin | IN | IN | ELIM | |||||||
| 11 | Brooklyn | LOW | ELIM | ||||||||
| 12 | Kasey | ELIM | |||||||||
- (WINNER) This baker won the competition.
- (RUNNER-UP) This baker made it to the finale, and was in second place.
- (WIN) This baker won the baking challenge.
- (WIN) This baker was on the winning team of a team challenge.
- (HIGH) Baker was one of the judges' favorite bakers that week, but didn't win.
- (IN) Baker got through to the next round.
- (LOW) Baker was one of the judges' least favorite bakers that week, but was not eliminated.
- (ELIM) This baker was eliminated from the championship.
Episodes
| No. in Episode |
Title | Original air date | |
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| 1 | "Bakin' With Bacon" | 1/7/19 | |
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In honor of Duff's favorite food, bacon, the bakers had to make bacon cupcakes with another assigned ingredient. They were: chocolate (Nyah), ginger (Davis), marshmallow (Madison), coffee (Jenna), cherry (Karthik), pecan (Brooklyn), cinnamon (Paige), peanut (Meadow), peach (Jaxon), maple (Misha), caramel (Gavin), and cream cheese (Kasey). The twist was they had to incorporate Valerie's second-favorite food, marzipan. Winner: Meadow Winner's Dish: Vanilla cupcakes with peanut butter bacon frosting. Lost: Kasey Loser's Dish: Vanilla cupcakes with cream cheese frosting and bacon. | |||
| 2 | "Spots and Stripes Forever" | 1/14/19 | |
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The bakers had to make animal print mini cheesecakes in white and another assigned color. They also had an assigned animal. They were: white and turquoise cheetah (Nyah), white and magenta zebra (Jenna), white and pink leopard (Gavin), white and orange zebra (Davis), white and red cheetah (Brooklyn), white and lime green giraffe (Madison), white and blue leopard (Jaxon), white and yellow zebra (Karthik), white and brown tiger (Misha), white and dark green tiger (Meadow), and white and purple giraffe (Paige). The twist they had to incorporate honey in their cheesecakes. Winner: Madison Winner's Dish: White and lime green honey cheesecake with graham cracker crust. Lost: Brooklyn Loser's Dish: White and red honey cheesecake with graham cracker crust. | |||
| 3 | "Brownies vs. Blondies" | 1/21/19 | |
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Duff prefers brownies, and Valerie prefers blondies, so they divided the bakers into two groups. The bakers had to make a brownie or blondie cake with an assigned ingredient. They were: walnuts (Davis and Karthik), peanut butter chips (Meadow and Misha), white chocolate chips (Jaxon and Madison), almonds (Gavin and Paige), and pumpkin (Jenna and Nyah). The twist was they had to incorporate sprinkles and get the sprinkles to stick. The winning team earned immunity from elimination. Team Brownie: Davis, Meadow, Jaxon, Gavin, and Jenna Team Blondie: Madison, Nyah, Karthik, Paige, and Misha Top Team: Team Blondie Winner: Misha Winner's Dish: Peanut butter chip blondie with caramel sauce and orange sprinkles. Lost: Gavin Loser's Dish: Almond brownie with almond buttercream and blue sprinkles. | |||
| 4 | "Macaron Madness" | 1/28/19 | |
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The bakers had to make six macarons with happy faces and six macarons with sad faces. The twist was they had to make a crumble to go around their macarons. Winner: Jaxon Winner's Dish: Happy: Vanilla macaron with cream cheese buttercream. Sad: Vanilla macaron with espresso buttercream. Twist: Graham cracker crust crumble. Lost: Misha Loser's Dish: Happy: Macaron with Swiss buttercream and lemon curd. Sad: Macaron with Swiss buttercream and caramel. Twist: Vanilla wafer cookie crumble. | |||
| 5 | "Opposites Attract" | 2/4/19 | |
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The bakers worked in teams. They had to make a 2-sided opposite cake in an assigned theme. They were: fire (Paige) and ice (Nyah), day (Meadow) and night (Karthik), land (Madison) and sea (Jaxon), and big (Davis) and small (Jenna). The twist was they had to incorporate a classic combination in their cake. They were: lemon (Nyah) and lime (Paige), chocolate (Jaxon) and peanut butter (Madison), white chocolate (Jenna) and macadamia nuts (Davis), and apples (Meadow) and cinnamon (Karthik). The winning team earned immunity from elimination. Top Team: Paige and Nyah Winner: Madison Winner's Dish: Chocolate cake with peanut butter cream cheese frosting. Lost: Jenna Loser's Dish: Raspberry lemon cake with white chocolate royal icing. | |||
| 6 | "Freaky Flavors" | 2/11/19 | |
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The bakers had to make a tart with an assigned freaky flavor. They were: yuzu (Paige), jalapeño (Nyah), blue cheese (Karthik), goat cheese (Davis), anise (Meadow), curry (Jaxon), and pink peppercorn (Madison). The twist was they had to incorporate milk chocolate. Winner: Davis Winner's Dish: Sablé tart with milk chocolate goat cheese pastry cream and caramelized pears. Lost: Karthik Loser's Dish: Walnut crust tart with pear pastry cream, caramelized pears, and blue cheese crumbles. | |||
| 7 | "Monkey See, Monkey Bake" | 2/18/19 | |
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The bakers had to make monkey bread volcanoes with an assigned tropical fruit. They were: mango (Madison), pineapple (Jaxon), orange (Paige), coconut (Meadow), banana (Davis), and passion fruit (Nyah). The twist was they had to make a lava sauce to dip their monkey bread in. Winner: Meadow Winner's Dish: Coconut monkey bread with coconut cream lava sauce. Lost: Madison Loser's Dish: Mango monkey bread with chocolate lava rocks and mango sauce. | |||
| 8 | "Let's Taco About Baking" | 2/25/19 | |
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The bakers are asked to make dessert imposter tacos. Each of the bakers were assigned a different type of taco: chicken (Davis), ground beef (Jaxon), shrimp (Paige), pork (Nyah), and fried fish (Meadow). The twist was that they had to make a churro from scratch to go on the side. Winner: Davis Winner's Dish: Imposter taco with fried crepe as the taco shell, blondie as chicken, white chocolate as lettuce, and melted marshmallows as cheese, with a raspberry mango salsa, honey creme sour cream, and chocolate orange churro. Lost: Nyah Loser's Dish: Imposter taco with pie dough as the taco shell, cake as pork, chocolate as lettuce, and red airbrushed marshmallows as tomatoes with a churro. | |||
| 9 | "Puzzle Me This" | 3/1/19 | |
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The bakers have to make sugar cookie puzzles with a nice design and an assigned flavor: spice (Meadow), raspberry (Jaxon), lemon (Davis), and butterscotch (Paige). The twist was that they had to additionally make a cookie in the shape of a key. Winner: Davis Winner's Dish: Lemon sugar cookie with lemon royal icing with lemon sugar cookie key. Davis designed his cookie like the Mona Lisa. Lost: Jaxon Loser's Dish: Raspberry sugar cookie with raspberry buttercream with raspberry sugar cookie key. Jaxon designed his cookie like a flower garden. | |||
| 10 | "Desserts Doing Good" | 3/8/19 | |
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For the final challenge, the bakers are given the task of creating cakes based on school clubs with an assigned bake sale treat. Paige got Chess Club and chocolate covered pretzels. Davis got Dance Club and toffee. Meadow got Drama Club and rice cereal treats. The twist was that they had to use fresh cherries somewhere in their cake. Winner: Paige Winner's Dish: A chocolate cake with cherry pie, marscapone, and crushed chocolate covered pretzel filling. Runners-Up: Davis, Meadow Davis's Cake: An Earl Gray cake with cherry buttercream filling topped with a toffee cookie crumble. Meadow's Cake: A lemon ginger cake with cherry buttercream filling. | |||
Season 7
Aired August 5, 2019 - September 16, 2019.[9] Nine young bakers compete for the title of Kids Baking Champion, $25,000 and a spot in Food Network Magazine. Duff Goldman and Valerie Bertinelli are the hosts and judges again.
Contestants
| Rank | Baker | Age | Location | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trevin Alford | 11 | Washington, Indiana | Winner |
| 2 | Sophie Tate | 12 | Stansbury Park, Utah | Runners-Up |
| Tarek Husseini | 13 | St. Louis, Missouri | ||
| 4 | Taylor Pusha | 12 | Roanoke, Virginia | 4th Place |
| 5 | Brooke Waters | 11 | Selma, Alabama | 5th Place |
| 6 | Brady Stewart | 11 | San Angelo, Texas | 6th Place |
| 7 | Tori Church | 12 | Nashville, Tennessee | 7th Place |
| 8 | Dharma Sabapathy | 11 | Austin, Texas | 8th Place |
| 9 | Sophia Elrod | 10 | Nashville, Tennessee | 9th Place |
Elimination Table
| Place | Contestants | Episode | |||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||||
| 1 | Trevin | WIN | WIN | WIN | LOW | LOW | HIGH | WINNER | |||
| 2 | Sophie | IN | IN | LOW | WIN | HIGH | WIN | RUNNERS-UP | |||
| Tarek | IN | WIN | IN | IN | IN | LOW | |||||
| 4 | Taylor | LOW | IN | HIGH | IN | WIN | ELIM | ||||
| 5 | Brooke | IN | LOW | IN | HIGH | ELIM | |||||
| 6 | Brady | HIGH | HIGH | IN | ELIM | ||||||
| 7 | Tori | IN | WIN | ELIM | |||||||
| 8 | Dharma | IN | ELIM | ||||||||
| 9 | Sophia | ELIM | |||||||||
- (WINNER) This baker won the competition.
- (RUNNER-UP) This baker made it to the finale, and was in second place.
- (WIN) This baker won the baking challenge.
- (WIN) This baker was on the winning team of a team challenge.
- (HIGH) Baker was one of the judges' favorite bakers that week, but didn't win.
- (IN) Baker got through to the next round.
- (LOW) Baker was one of the judges' least favorite bakers that week, but was not eliminated.
- (ELIM) This baker was eliminated from the championship.
Episodes
| No. in Episode |
Title | Original air date | |
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| 1 | "Splatter Up!" | 8/5/19 | |
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The bakers had to make splatter cakes with assigned flavors. The winner of the challenge receives a signed apron from Duff and Valerie. Winner: Trevin Winner's Dish: Lost: Sophia Loser's Dish: | |||
| 2 | "Desserts to the Rescue!" | 8/12/19 | |
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The kid bakers were divided into four teams of two to make bird or pig cupcakes in honor of The Angry Birds Movie 2. At the start, there were two teams baking bird cupcakes (Red or Chuck) and pig cupcakes (Leonard and Garry) The twist was the teams had to switch partners (each team would have one bird and one pig cupcake) and create an edible Bird Island display. Top Team: Tarek and Trevin Winner: Tori Winner's Dish: Lost: Dhrama Loser's Dish: | |||
| 3 | "I Doughnut Know What to Think!" | 8/19/19 | |
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The bakers were tasked to make giant doughnut cakes. The twist was for the bakers to incorporate coffee somewhere in their cakes (they can use instant coffee, cold brew, or coffee extract). Winner: Trevin Winner's Dish: Coconut cake with coffee ganache, coconut buttercream, topped with macaroons Lost: Tori Loser's Dish: Cherry cake with cherry pie filling and coffee glaze | |||
| 4 | "International Intrigue" | 8/26/19 | |
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For this season's Dessert Imposters challenge, the bakers were asked to make dessert imposters that looked like certain international dishes. Winner: Sophie Winner's Dish: Lost: Brady Loser's Dish: Fajitas (chocolate brownie beef with crepes and molding chocolate peppers) | |||
| 5 | "Hole-y Hedgehogs" | 9/2/19 | |
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The bakers were tasked to create poke cakes with a hedgehog theme. Winner: Taylor Winner's Dish: Lost: Brooke Loser's Dish: | |||
| 6 | "Beauty is in the Pie of the Beholder" | 9/9/19 | |
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Winner: Sophie Winner's Dish: Lost: Taylor Loser's Dish: | |||
| 7 | "Out of This World" | 9/16/19 | |
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Winner: Trevin Winner's Cake: Runner-Ups: Sophie and Tarek Sophie's Cake: Tarek's Cake: | |||
Season 8
Contestants
| Rank | Baker | Age | Location | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graysen Pinder | 13 | Wilmington, North Carolina | Winner |
| 2 | Reggie Strom | 12 | Bend, Oregon | Runners-Up |
| Sam Occhiogrosso | 11 | West Hartford, Connecticut | ||
| 4 | Morgan Chaffin | 11 | Glen Burnie, Maryland | 4th Place |
| 5 | Liam Bizjack | 12 | El Dorado Hills, California | 5th Place |
| 6 | Naima Winston | 11 | Baltimore, Maryland | 6th Place |
| 7 | Avner Schwartz | 12 | Haverford, Pennsylvania | 7th Place |
| 8 | Anthony Fontanez | 12 | Belmar, New Jersey | 8th Place |
| 9 | Saleem Sandhu | 12 | Yuba City, California | 9th Place |
| 10 | Elise Sammis | 11 | Chapin, South Carolina | 10th Place |
| 11 | Sahana Gade | 11 | Sugar Land, Texas | 11th Place |
| 12 | Phoebe Gore | 11 | New York, New York | 12th Place |
Elimination Table
| Place | Contestant | Episode | |||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||
| 1 | Graysen | IN | LOW | WIN | WIN | IN | IN | IN | LOW | HIGH | Winner |
| 2 | Reggie | WIN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | WIN | LOW | RUNNERS-UP |
| Sam | HIGH | IN | IN | IN | IN | HIGH | IN | HIGH | WIN | ||
| 4 | Morgan | IN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | LOW | HIGH | IN | ELIM | |
| 5 | Liam | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | LOW | ELIM | ||
| 6 | Naima | LOW | WIN | IN | IN | LOW | WIN | ELIM | |||
| 7 | Avner | IN | IN | HIGH | LOW | HIGH | ELIM | ||||
| 8 | Anthony | IN | HIGH | IN | IN | ELIM | |||||
| 9 | Saleem | IN | IN | LOW | ELIM | ||||||
| 10 | Elise | IN | IN | ELIM | |||||||
| 11 | Sahana | IN | ELIM | ||||||||
| 12 | Phoebe | ELIM | |||||||||
- (WINNER) This baker won the competition.
- (RUNNER-UP) This baker made it to the finale, and was in second place.
- (WIN) This baker won the baking challenge.
- (HIGH) Baker was one of the judges' favorite bakers that week, but didn't win.
- (IN) Baker got through to the next round.
- (LOW) Baker was one of the judges' least favorite bakers that week, but was not eliminated.
- (ELIM) This baker was eliminated from the championship.
Episodes
| No. in Episode |
Title | Original air date | |
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| 1 | "Beyond the Fringe" | 1/6/20 | |
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Inspired by the 1970s, Duff and Valerie tasked the kid bakers to create "Shag" cakes. The twist was to include canned fruit (peaches, cherries, pineapple, and mandarin oranges) into their cakes. Winner: Reggie Winner's Dish: Lime olive oil cake with mandarin orange filling and vanilla buttercream Lost: Phoebe Loser's Dish: Lemon cake with lemon curd and peach buttercream | |||
| 2 | "1,2,3 Delicious!" | 1/13/20 | |
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Duff and Valerie have the bakers create desserts with the flavors of Neapolitan (chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry). The twist was for the kid bakers to create strawberry fans to decorate their plates. Winner: Naima Winner's Dish: Lost: Sahana Loser's Dish: Sugar cookie sandwich with strawberry, chocolate, and vanilla buttercream filling | |||
| 3 | "Sammy Whammy" | 1/20/20 | |
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For this season's Dessert Imposters challenge, the bakers were tasked to make dessert imposter sandwiches. Winner: Graysen Winner's Dish: BLT - Pound Cake with Fondant Bacon Lost: Elise Loser's Dish: Banh Mi | |||
| 4 | "Llama Drama" | 1/27/20 | |
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The kid bakers take a llama as inspiration to create llama cupcakes. Winner: Graysen Winner's Dish: Lost: Saleem Loser's Dish: Chocolate cupcake with toasted marshmallows | |||
| 5 | "One Potato, Two Potato" | 2/3/20 | |
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The bakers to asked to create sugar cookies and decorate them using potato stamps of their own design. The twist was to stamp a cookie with their first name initial. Winner: Morgan Winner's Dish: Lost: Anthony Loser's Dish: Lime sugar cookie with lime royal icing | |||
| 6 | "Ice Cream Cone-a-Copia" | 2/10/20 | |
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The kid bakers were tasked to make ice cream cupcakes inside ice cream cones. The twist was for them to make their own ice cream from scratch. Winner: Naima Winner's Dish: Maple bacon cupcakes with maple buttercream, topped with bacon and chocolate ganache Lost: Avner Loser's Dish: Mint chocolate chip cupcakes with mint chip mousse and mint chip buttercream with a side of mint chocolate chip ice cream | |||
| 7 | "Mama Mia!" | 2/17/20 | |
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The bakers had to make a plate of Italian rainbow cookies with one of the following flavors: hazelnut, cherry, almond, lemon, apricot, and espresso. For the twist, they also had to make their own pizza bites to serve with their cookies. Winner: Reggie Winner's Dish: Italian rainbow cookies with strawberries and hazelnut Lost: Naima Loser's Dish: Italian rainbow cookies with cherry | |||
| 8 | "Architectural Digestible" | 2/24/20 | |
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Winner: Reggie Winner's Dish: Lost: Liam Loser's Dish: | |||
| 9 | "Dinomighty" | 3/3/20 | |
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The final four bakers were asked to make dinosaur sugar cookies, which had to stand on their own. The twist was for the kids to create an edible dinosaur egg. Winner: Sam Winner's Dish: Lemon-lime T-Rex cookie with vanilla royal icing and chocolate brownie egg Lost: Morgan Loser's Dish: | |||
| 10 | "The Fruit of your Labor" | 3/10/20 | |
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Winner: Graysen Winner's Dish: Runner's Up: Reggie and Sam Reggie's Cake: Sam's Cake: | |||
Season 9
Contestants
Ages stated are at time of filming.
| Rank | Baker | Age | Location | Place |
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| 1 | Keaton Ashton | 12 | Sugar City, Idaho | Winner |
| 2 | Jonah Anderson | 12 | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | Runners-up |
| Bella Luu | 12 | San Jose, California | ||
| 4 | Haylin Adams | 11 | Glasgow, Kentucky | 4th Place |
| 5 | Nemo Tsai | 11 | Ann Arbor, Michigan | 5th Place |
| 6 | D'Von Mills | 12 | Lithonia, Georgia | 6th Place |
| 7 | Namiah Phillips | 13 | Long Beach, California | 7th Place |
| 8 | Cydney Cain | 11 | Prospect Park, Pennsylvania | 8th Place |
| 9 | Miabella Ramirez | 12 | Katy, Texas | 9th Place |
| 10 | McKenzly Sandefer | 12 | Conway, Arkansas | 10th Place |
| 11 | Trey Gordon | 13 | Davenport, Iowa | 11th Place |
| 12 | Andrew Clark | 12 | Madison, Mississippi | 12th Place |
Elimination Table
| Place | Contestant | Episode | |||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||
| 1 | Keaton | WIN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | HIGH | IN | HIGH | LOW | Winner |
| 2 | Jonah | IN | IN | WIN | LOW | WIN | WIN | IN | IN | HIGH | RUNNERS-UP |
| Bella | LOW | IN | IN | IN | HIGH | IN | WIN | LOW | WIN | ||
| 4 | Haylin | HIGH | IN | WIN | HIGH | IN | IN | HIGH | WIN | ELIM | |
| 5 | Nemo | IN | LOW | WIN | IN | IN | IN | LOW | ELIM | ||
| 6 | D'Von | IN | HIGH | IN | IN | LOW | LOW | ELIM | |||
| 7 | Namiah | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | ELIM | ||||
| 8 | Cydney | IN | WIN | LOW | IN | ELIM | |||||
| 9 | Miabella | HIGH | IN | IN | ELIM | ||||||
| 10 | McKenzly | LOW | IN | ELIM | |||||||
| 11 | Trey | IN | ELIM | ||||||||
| 12 | Andrew | ELIM | |||||||||
- (WINNER) This baker won the competition.
- (RUNNER-UP) This baker made it to the finale, and was in second place.
- (WIN) This baker won the baking challenge.
- (WIN) This baker was on the winning team of a team challenge.
- (HIGH) Baker was one of the judges' favorite bakers that week, but didn't win.
- (IN) Baker got through to the next round.
- (LOW) Baker was one of the judges' least favorite bakers that week, but was not eliminated.
- (ELIM) This baker was eliminated from the championship.
Episodes
| No. in Episode |
Title | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Flying Colors" | 1/4/21 | |
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Winner: Keaton Winner's Dish: Lost: Andrew Loser's Dish: | |||
| 2 | "Garden of Eatin'" | 1/4/21 | |
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Winner: Cydney Winner's Dish: Lost: Trey Loser's Dish: | |||
| 3 | "Party in the Sky" | 1/11/21 | |
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The ten bakers were divided into five teams of two to make three cupcakes (six total in each team) to form a cupcake rainbow display. Each team was also assigned a different piping technique for their cupcakes. The twist is that the bakers had to make meringue clouds. Top Team: Nemo and Jonah Winner: Haylin Winner's Dish: Lemon cupcake with lemon curd and lemon buttercream Lost: McKenzly Loser's Dish: Peanut butter cupcake with vanilla buttercream | |||
| 4 | "Three Square Meals" | 1/18/21 | |
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For the season's Dessert Imposters challenge, the bakers were assigned to create impostors based on a Three Course Meal (breakfast, lunch and dinner). The twist was to incorporate avocado into their dessert imposters. Winner: Keaton Winner's Dish: Hamburger (orange cake with brownie patty) Lost: Miabella Loser's Dish: French toast with toppings (pound cake with candied bacon, mixed berries, avocado cream and dulce de leche) | |||
| 5 | "Picnic Time" | 1/25/21 | |
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The bakers were divided into four teams of two to make hand pies with an updated version of "Ants on a Log". The twist was that one teammate would have to make caramel to go with their team's hand pies. Top Team: Jonah and Keaton Winner:Jonah Winner's Dish: Blueberry nectarine hand pie Lost:Cydney Loser's Dish: Cranberry apple hand pie | |||
| 6 | "The Spice is Right" | 1/25/21 | |
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The bakers are tasked to make desserts of their choice using Chinese five spice. The twist is that they would have to incorporate fresh ginger. Winner: Jonah Winner's Dish: Macaroons Lost: Namiah Loser's Dish: Five spice eclairs with chocolate ganache | |||
| 7 | "Puppy Treats" | 2/1/21 | |
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The six bakers are asked to make puppy birthday cakes. Winner: Bella Winner's Dish: Cookies and cream cake Lost: D'Von Loser's Dish: Strawberry cake | |||
| 8 | "Edible Expressions" | 2/8/21 | |
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The five bakers are tasked to bake expressive cookie faces with 3-D features (eyes, nose, mouth, and ears). The twist is to bake up an accessory to put on the face. Winner: Haylin Winner's Dish: Lime cookie with lime buttercream (Expression: surprised) Lost: Nemo Loser's Dish: Sugar cookie with cream cheese frosting (Expression: happy) | |||
| 9 | "Cereal Pie Squared" | 2/19/21 | |
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Winner: Bella Winner's Dish: Lost: Haylin Loser's Dish: | |||
| 10 | "Location,Location,Location" | 2/19/21 | |
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The final three bakers bake biome cakes. The last twist was to add gelatin to their cake. Winner:Keaton Winner's Dish: Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Mousse and a Raspberry Curd (Biome: Desert) Runner's Up: Bella and Jonah Bella's Cake: Red Velvet Cake with White Chocolate Mousse and Cream Cheese Frosting (Biome: Tropical Rainforest) Jonah's Cake: Coconut Cake with Lime Curd & Pineapple Buttercream (Biome: Coral Reef) | |||
Season 10
12 young bakers compete for the title of Kids Baking Champion and $25,000. Duff Goldman and Valerie Bertinelli are the hosts and judges again.
Contestants
Ages stated are at time of filming.
| Rank | Baker | Age | Location | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nadya Alborz | 10 | Knoxville, Tennessee | Winner |
| 2 | Ellora Martinez | 9 | Yorba Linda, California | Runners-up |
| Sarah Patel | 10 | Knoxville, Tennessee | ||
| 4 | Summer Haque | 10 | Yorba Linda, California | 4th Place |
| 5 | Riya Shah | 11 | Fort Myers, Florida | 5th Place |
| 6 | Lucia Calonge | 10 | Cincinnati, Ohio | 6th Place |
| 7 | Santiago Corso | 11 | Huntington Beach, California | 7th Place |
| 8 | Joseph Bostick | 10 | San Diego, California | 8th Place |
| 9 | Caroline Gross | 10 | York, Pennsylvania | 9th Place |
| 10 | Ben Steinhauser | 8 | Hillsborough, New Jersey | 10th Place |
| 11 | Finley Sheers | 9 | McLean, Virginia | 11th Place |
| 12 | Ava-Leigh Wright | 10 | Atlanta, Georgia | 12th Place |
Elimination Table
| Place | Contestant | Episode | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||
| 1 | Nadya | IN | IN | WIN | WIN | IN | IN | IN | LOW | LOW | Winner |
| 2 | Ellora | HIGH | IN | HIGH | IN | HIGH | WIN | LOW | HIGH | WIN | Runners-Up |
| Sarah | IN | IN | WIN | HIGH | IN | IN | WIN | WIN | LOW | ||
| 4 | Summer | WIN | IN | IN | IN | IN | HIGH | HIGH | LOW | ELIM | |
| 5 | Riya | IN | WIN | WIN | IN | WIN | IN | IN | ELIM | ||
| 6 | Lucia | IN | IN | WIN | IN | LOW | LOW | ELIM | |||
| 7 | Santiago | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | ELIM | ||||
| 8 | Joseph | HIGH | IN | LOW | LOW | ELIM | |||||
| 9 | Caroline | IN | HIGH | WIN | ELIM | ||||||
| 10 | Ben | LOW | LOW | ELIM | |||||||
| 11 | Finley | IN | ELIM | ||||||||
| 12 | Ava-Leigh | ELIM | |||||||||
- (WINNER) This baker won the competition.
- (RUNNER-UP) This baker made it to the finale, and was in second place.
- (WIN) This baker won the baking challenge.
- (WIN) This baker was on the winning team of a team challenge.
- (HIGH) Baker was one of the judges' favorite bakers that week, but didn't win.
- (IN) Baker got through to the next round.
- (LOW) Baker was one of the judges' least favorite bakers that week, but was not eliminated.
- (ELIM) This baker was eliminated from the championship.
Episodes
| No. in Episode |
Title | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Float Like a Butterfly" | 12/27/21 | |
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Duff and Val want to celebrate the youngest cast in Kids Baking Championship by challenging the 12 young bakers by making Butterfly cakes with assigned flavors. Those flavors were: Orange (Caroline), Chocolate (Summer), Coconut (Ben), Cherry (Riya), Espresso (Lucia), Strawberry (Finley), Chai (Joseph), Red Velvet (Nadya), Banana (Ellora), Raspberry (Sarah), Lime (Ava-Leigh), and Mango (Santiago). The twist was that the bakers had to make 3 edible flowers for their cakes. Winner: Summer Winner's Dish: Chocolate Cake with Cinnamon Buttercream Lost: Ava-Leigh Loser's Dish: Lime Cake with Lime Buttercream | |||
| 2 | "Everything but the Kitchen Sink" | 1/3/22 | |
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Duff and Val challenge the 11 bakers to make Kitchen Sink Desserts using Pretzels, Chocolate Candies, and Potato Chips. The desserts were: Cookie Bar (Summer, Ben, and Finley), Blondies (Sarah and Ellora), Tart (Santiago, Riya, and Lucia), and Mini Cheesecake (Joseph, Nadya, and Caroline). The twist was each baker had to have a side of Popcorn to match their kitchen sink dessert, Winner: Riya Winner's Dish: A tart with a Pretzel Crust, Potato Chip Pastry Cream, Chocolate Candies with Indian PopCorn Lost: Finley Loser's Dish: Sugar Cookie Cookie Bar with Snack Mix with Cheddar Cheese PopCorn | |||
| 3 | "Dessert Rivals" | 1/10/22 | |
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Val prefers Chocolate while Duff prefers Peanut Butter. They divide the remaining 10 bakers into teams and ask the bakers to make Chocolate or Peanut Butter confections of these desserts: Sandwich Cookie (Lucia and Ben) Pie (Nadya and Santiago) Whoopie Pie (Sarah and Summer) Cupcakes (Caroline and Joseph) and Poke Cake (Riya and Ellora). The twist was each baker had to incorporate Jam or Jelly into their dessert. Team Chocolate: Sarah, Nadya, Caroline, Riya, and Lucia Team Peanut Butter: Ben, Santiago, Joseph, Summer, and Ellora Top Team: Team Chocolate Winner: Sarah Winner's Dish: Chocolate Whoopie Pie with Strawberry Jam Lost: Ben Loser's Dish: Peanut Butter Chip Cookie Sandwich with Blueberry Jam | |||
| 4 | "Cereal Psych-Out" | 1/17/22 | |
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Duff and Val ask the remaining 9 bakers to turn mini cookies and chocolate-covered fruit or nuts into cookie cereal. The twist was each baker had to make a mousse as their "milk". The fruits and nuts were: Cherry (Lucia), Pineapple (Caroline), Blueberries (Santiago), Apricots (Riya), Raisins (Sarah), Almonds (Summer), Macadamia Nuts (Ellora), Hazelnuts (Joseph), and Pecans (Nadya) Winner: Nadya Winner's Dish: Oatmeal Date Cookies with Chocolate Covered Pecans and a Spiced Mousse Lost: Caroline Loser's Dish: Coconut Cookies with Chocolate Covered Pineapple and a Chocolate Coconut Moose | |||
| 5 | "All Puffed Up" | 1/24/22 | |
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Duff and Valerie challenged the remaining 8 bakers to make Creampuffs in Teams and with assigned flavors. Those were Cookies and Cream (Nadya), Blackberry (Sarah), Passion Fruit (Ellora), Cookie Butter (Summer), Ginger (Riya), Key Lime (Santiago), Maple (Lucia), and Green Apple (Joseph). The twist was each baker had to make a monster or other characters out of one of their creampuffs. Winner: Riya Winner's Dish: A Creampuff with Dark Green Craquelin and Ginger Whipped Cream and Ginger Pastry Cream. Lost: Joseph Loser's Dish: A Creampuff with Green Craquelin and Green Apple Whipped Cream | |||
| 6 | "BBQ Impostors" | 1/31/22 | |
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Duff and Val ask the remaining 7 bakers to whip up some BBQ Dessert impostors with a side. The twist was each person had to incorporate lemon somewhere in their impostor. Those impostors were Salmon & Asparagus (Ellora), Hot Dog & Baked Beans (Riya), Kebabs & Corn (Santiago), Chicken & Cole Slaw (Sarah), Ribs & Mac and Cheese (Summer), Burger & BBQ Chips (Lucia) and Steak & Potato Salad (Nadya). Winner: Ellora Winner's Dish: Lime Cake (Salmon) and Sugar Cookies (Asparagus) with Candied Lemon Lost: Santiago Loser's Dish: Cardamom Brownie (Meat) and Passion Fruit Coconut Cake with Lemon Frosting (Corn) | |||
| 7 | "Earn your Stripes" | 2/7/22 | |
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Duff and Val challenge the last 6 bakers to make Zebra cakes with certain colors. Each cake has to have white, black and a color that was chosen. The twist was that the bakers had to put a zebra face on their cake. The assigned colors were Pink (Lucia), Blue (Summer), Turquoise (Sarah), Orange (Riya), Purple (Ellora), and Green (Nadya) Winner: Sarah Winner's Dish: White Cake with a Raspberry Filling and a Citrus Buttercream Lost: Lucia Loser's Dish: Vanilla Cake with Vanilla Buttercream | |||
| 8 | "Cosmic Delights" | 2/14/22 | |
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The remaining 5 bakers are tasked to make cupcake pull-aparts based on a space theme. The twist was to add an edible alien or UFO that must be baked. The assigned themes were Saturn (Nadya), the sun (Sarah), the moon (Ellora), a comet (Riya), and a rocket (Summer). Winner: Sarah Winner's Dish: Carrot Cake Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Buttercream and a Shortbread Thumbprint Cookie Lost: Riya Loser's Dish: Lemon Blueberry Cupcakes with Blueberry Cream Cheese Buttercream and a Sugar Cookie | |||
| 9 | "Shake, Shake, Shake" | 2/21/22 | |
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Duff and Val challenge the 4 semifinal bakers to make loaded milkshake with no flavor assignments or specifications. The twist was to make a flavored whipped cream to top off the milkshake. Winner: Ellora Winner's Dish: Chocolate Milkshake with Maple Bacon Doughnut & Brownie and a Chocolate Espresso Whipped Cream Lost: Summer Loser's Dish: Cookie Butter Milkshake with Snickerdoodles & Blondies and a Cookie Butter & Cinnamon Whipped Cream | |||
| 10 | "Cityscapes" | 2/21/22 | |
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For the final challenge, the bakers are given the task of creating cakes based on cityscapes based on an assigned American city. The twist was to incorporate an assigned tree commonly found in their respective cities to their cityscape. The assigned themes were Washington, D.C., with cherry blossom trees (Ellora), New York with maple trees (Sarah), and San Francisco with Sequoia trees (Nadya). Winner: Nadya Winner's Dish: White Cake with Strawberry Jam & Rosewater Buttercream Runner's Up: Ellora and Sarah Ellora's Cake: Confetti Cake with Lemon Curd, Raspberries, Cream Cheese Mousse & Vanilla Buttercream Sarah's Cake: Cookies & Cream Cake with Chocolate & Vanilla Mousse & Vanilla Buttercream | |||
Season 11
12 young bakers compete for the title of Kids Baking Champion and $25,000. Duff Goldman and Valerie Bertinelli are the hosts and judges again in this business themed season of Kids Baking Championship.
Contestants
Ages stated are at time of filming.
| Rank | Baker | Age | Location | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Naiel Chaudry | 12 | Los Altos, California | Winner |
| 2 | Sohan Jhaveri | 13 | Denver, Colorado | Runners-up |
| Naho Yanagi | 13 | Morgan Hill, California | ||
| 4 | Genevieve Kashat | 11 | Detroit, Michigan | 4th Place |
| 5 | Alissa Telusca | 12 | Naples, Florida | 5th Place |
| 6 | Nash Roe | 13 | Clive, Iowa | 6th Place |
| 7 | Ozan Kopelman | 13 | New York, New York | 7th Place |
| 8 | Jason Chan | 12 | Boston, Massachusetts | 8th Place |
| 9 | Peyton Waldrep | 10 | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | 9th Place |
| 10 | Foster Smith | 11 | Norfolk, Virginia | 10th Place |
| 11 | Toby Hyun | 11 | Dallas, Texas | 11th Place |
| 12 | Logan Brod | 12 | New York, New York | 12th Place |
Elimination Table
| Place | Contestant | Episode | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 1 | Naiel | IN | IN | WIN | IN | IN | HIGH | WIN | LOW | HIGH | Winner | ||||||||
| 2 | Sohan | HIGH | LOW | HIGH | HIGH | IN | IN | IN | HIGH | LOW | Runner-Up | ||||||||
| Naho | LOW | IN | WIN | WIN | IN | IN | WIN | WIN | WIN | ||||||||||
| 4 | Genevieve | HIGH | IN | WIN | WIN | LOW | WIN | WIN | IN | ELIM | |||||||||
| 5 | Alissa | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | LOW | ELIM | ||||||||||
| 6 | Nash | IN | IN | WIN | LOW | HIGH | LOW | ELIM | |||||||||||
| 7 | Ozan | IN | HIGH | WIN | IN | WIN | ELIM | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Jason | IN | WIN | IN | IN | ELIM | |||||||||||||
| 9 | Peyton | IN | IN | LOW | ELIM | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | Foster | IN | IN | ELIM | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | Toby | WIN | ELIM | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Logan | ELIM | |||||||||||||||||
- (WINNER) This baker won the competition.
- (RUNNER-UP) This baker made it to the finale, and was in second place.
- (WIN) This baker won the baking challenge.
- (WIN) This baker was on the winning team of a team challenge.
- (HIGH) Baker was one of the judges' favorite bakers that week, but didn't win.
- (IN) Baker got through to the next round.
- (LOW) Baker was one of the judges' least favorite bakers that week, but was not eliminated.
- (ELIM) This baker was eliminated from the championship.
Episodes
| No. in Episode |
Title | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Great First Impressions" | 12/26/22 | |
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Duff and Val have the kids bakers make their best selling desserts while using the psychology of color. The first twist was to make a colorful sauce to go along with their dessert. Winner: Toby Winner's Dish: White chocolate matcha cookies Lost: Logan Loser's Dish: Coffee Vanilla Macarons with an Espresso Sauce | |||
| 2 | "Smashing Success" | 1/2/23 | |
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Duff and Val challenge the young bakers to smash up two desserts and come up with a name in hopes of it going viral and staying in the competition. The twist was they had to incorporate tie dye colors into their desserts. Winner: Jason Winner's Dish: Panacoda upside down layered dessert Lost: Toby Loser's Dish: Tie die chocolate churros (chur-co pizza). | |||
| 3 | "Logo-a-Gogo" | 1/9/23 | |
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The kid bakers make logo cakes and are split up into 2 teams Chocolate: Naiel, Naho, Genevieve, Ozan, and Nash, Vanilla: Foster, Peyton, Alissa, Jason, and Sohan. The twist was to include some almonds in their cakes. Winner: Naiel Winner's Dish: Chocolate cinnamon cake Lost: Foster Loser's Dish: Coffee Vanilla Cake with almond buttercream | |||
| 4 | "Festival Fare" | 1/16/23 | |
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The bakers are challenged by Duff and Val to make desserts in a jar that they get to taste test. The baker with the most likes gets immunity. The twist was to bake a crumble to go along with their dessert. Winner: Genevieve Winner's Dish: Cheesecake in a Jar Most Liked Dessert: Naho Dish: Banana Pudding in a Jar Lost: Peyton Loser's Dish: Berry Shortcake in a Jar | |||
| 5 | "8 Little Bakers Go To Market" | 1/23/23 | |
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Duff and Val have the bakers make viral cupcakes with viral flavors in hope to stay in the competition. The twist was the bakers had to team up to create a cupcake that soon will hopefully go viral. The winning team was Genevieve and Naiel, and as a special prize, they received cupcake pillows, courtesy of Duff & Valerie. Winner: Ozan Winner's Dish: Chocolate s'mores cupcake Lost: Jason Loser's Dish: Red velvet cupcake | |||
| 6 | "Power Lunch Imposters" | 1/30/23 | |
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The young bakers are challenged to make power lunch food imposters. Alissa got salmon and broccoli, Oran got lobster and corn, Naho got crab cake and wedge salad, Genevieve got Cobb salad, Naiel got steak and fries, Nash got ribs and Mac and cheese and Sohan got poke bowl. Twist was to make escargot to add to their power lunch food imposter desserts, using snail shells as their guide. Winner: Genevieve Winner's Dish: Cobb salad, coconut(lettuce), blondie(chicken), cherries(tomatoes), kiwi(avacado), and candied bacon(bacon) Lost: Ozan Loser's Dish: Cereal treat(lobster) and cake pop(corn) | |||
| 7 | "Interview with a Baker" | 2/6/23 | |
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The bakers are split into two teams with a team leader. Naiel, Naho and Genevieve(team leaders were Genevieve and Sohan) the other team was Sohan, Alissa and Nash. They had to bake cream puff cakes. Twist was to add in a typed of ganache. Winner: Genevieve’s team Lost: Nash Loser's Dish: BlackBerry square cream puff cake | |||
| 8 | "The Customer is Always Right" | 2/13/23 | |
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The bakers have to make desserts with interesting flavor combinations in any dessert of their choice, except cakes. The twist was to add black pepper to their desserts. Winner:Naho Winner's Dish: Miso and Maple Eclair with a black pepper sugar cookie Lost: Alissa Loser's Dish:Grapefruit and Banana yeasted donut. | |||
| 9 | "Cookies are for Closers" | 2/20/23 | |
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The kid bakers are tasked to make 2 different types of cookies loaded with three toppings each, two of which they had to make. For this twist, they need to add tea to go along with their cookies. Winner: Naho Winner's Dish: Lost: Genevieve Loser's Dish:Bacon and chocolate chip cookie and Peanut butter chip cookie | |||
Season 12
12 young bakers compete for the title of Kids Baking Champion and $25,000. Duff Goldman and Valerie Bertinelli are the hosts and judges once more in this "Bake to School" themed season of Kids Baking Championship
Contestants
Ages stated are at time of filming.
| Rank | Baker | Age | Location | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Levi Dubner | 13 | Boca Raton, Florida | ||
| Anaiah Hodges | 10 | Manvel, Texas | ||
| Leland Jackson | 12 | Lubbock, Texas | ||
| Jaime Lee | 12 | Yorktown, Virginia | ||
| Tasi Savage | 11 | Kona, Hawaii | ||
| Lila Smethurst | 11 | San Antonio, Texas | ||
| Elsie Stark | 9 | Abilene, Texas | ||
| Oscar Stowell | 12 | Ross, California | ||
| Camryn Williams | 11 | Charlotte, North Carolina | ||
| 10 | Madison Lendor | 10 | Monroe, New York | 10th Place |
| 11 | Andy Coyle | 11 | Redwood City, California | 11th Place |
| 12 | Henry Muranaka | 11 | Bountiful, Utah | 12th Place |
Elimination Table
| Place | Contestant | Episode | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||
| Levi | IN | HIGH | WIN | ||||||||||
| Anaiah | IN | WIN | IN | ||||||||||
| Leland | LOW | IN | HIGH | ||||||||||
| Jaime | HIGH | HIGH | IN | ||||||||||
| Tasi | WIN | IN | IN | ||||||||||
| Lila | LOW | IN | LOW | ||||||||||
| Elsie | HIGH | IN | LOW | ||||||||||
| Oscar | IN | IN | IN | ||||||||||
| Camryn | IN | IN | IN | ||||||||||
| 10 | Madison | IN | LOW | ELIM | |||||||||
| 11 | Andy | IN | ELIM | ||||||||||
| 12 | Henry | ELIM | |||||||||||
- (WINNER) This baker won the competition.
- (RUNNER-UP) This baker made it to the finale, and was in second place.
- (WIN) This baker won the baking challenge.
- (WIN) This baker was on the winning team of a team challenge.
- (HIGH) Baker was one of the judges' favorite bakers that week, but didn't win.
- (IN) Baker got through to the next round.
- (LOW) Baker was one of the judges' least favorite bakers that week, but was not eliminated.
- (ELIM) This baker was eliminated from the championship.
Episodes
| No. in Episode |
Title | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Picture This" | 1/1/24 | |
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Duff and Val have the kids bakers make cakes with assigned flavors that have their photo on top and have three emojis that describe their interests. The first twist was to add either ricotta or marscapone cheese to add in their cakes. Winner: Tasi Winner's Dish: Chocolate cake Lost: Henry Loser's Dish: Orange cake | |||
| 2 | "Jumping for Joy" | 1/8/24 | |
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Duff and Val challenge the young bakers to make hopscotch blondie bar playgrounds. The twist was to make edible trees (No fondant). Winner: Anaiah Winner's Dish: Cookies and cream blondies. Lost: Andy Loser's Dish: Coffe, Carmel, cookie blondie. | |||
| 3 | "Bake Sale" | 1/15/24 | |
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The kid bakers are split up into teams to make elevated bake sale deserts. The teams were: Levi and Elsie, Anaiah and Oscar, Tasi and Jaime, Camryn and Lila, and Leland and Madison. The twist was to make a elevated cereal treat. Winner: Levi Winner's Dish: Lemon bars and snickerdoodle cookie sandwiches. Lost: Madison Loser's Dish: Strawberry hand pies and lemon cheesecake cups. | |||
Kids Halloween Baking Championship
A special Halloween edition aired October 5, 2016.[10] Food Network chef Duff Goldman and actress Alison Sweeney served at the competition as judges.[11][10] The contestants were four child bakers who had previously competed on Kids Baking Championship.[12][13][11][10]
Contestants
| Contestant | Age | Hometown | Orig. season |
Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peggy Fischer | 10 | St. Johnsbury, Vermont | 2 | WINNER |
| Emma Wensing | 11 | Austin, Texas | RUNNER-UP | |
| Alex Portis | 13 | Monroeville, Pennsylvania | ||
| Cody Vasquez | Gilbert, Arizona | 1 |
References
- ↑ "Everything About Kids Baking Championship - Being The Parent". Being the Parent. May 8, 2020. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
- ↑ ""Kids Baking Championship" Returns This Summer with a Double Dose of Delicious Desserts" (Press release). Food Network. July 8, 2019. Retrieved July 21, 2020 – via The Futon Critic.
- ↑ "The Year Ends on a Sweet Note with the Return of Food Network's "Kids Baking Championship"" (Press release). Food Network. November 19, 2020 – via The Futon Critic.
- ↑ ""Kids Baking Championship" Returns with Some of the Youngest Most Talented Bakers Ever" (Press release). Food Network. November 18, 2021 – via The Futon Critic.
- ↑ "Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman Are Back with a New Batch of Young Bakers on 'Kids Baking Championship'" (Press release). Food Network. December 5, 2016. Archived from the original on January 15, 2017. Retrieved January 15, 2017 – via FutonCritic.com.
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