Best Episodes
Home bakers who have a poor track record in the kitchen seek redemption -- and cash -- on this series. In each episode, three contestants try their hand at re-creating edible masterpieces. The projects don't always turn out great, but whichever amateur baker comes closest to a successful dessert by the end of the episode takes home the $10,000 prize, which they might want to use on baking lessons. Comic Nicole Byer and renowned pastry chef Jacques Torres host. It's part reality contest, part hot mess.
Written by Sophie and last updated on feb 10, 2023.
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The episode was rated 7.46 from 39 votes.
The cooks divide and conquer to fill sections of a savory snack stadium before building a cake that looks like a barbecue grill.
The episode was rated 7.48 from 75 votes.
From self-frosting bubbling beakers to record-breaking rockets, these science-inspired sweets ask the impossible – and invite kids into the kitchen.
The episode was rated 7.50 from 36 votes.
Two bookish treats inspired by literature set the bakers up for epic fails: Shakespearean stained-glass window cookies and a pop-up "Moby Dick" cake.
The episode was rated 7.51 from 57 votes.
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The episode was rated 7.51 from 72 votes.
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The episode was rated 7.52 from 61 votes.
It's "happily ever after" or bust when the bakers try to make fairy tale cupcake pops, then stack cakes in the form of a majestic unicorn.
The episode was rated 7.55 from 77 votes.
A funny, furry pet theme finds the cooks concocting giant exotic-animal cookies, then re-creating Nicole's adorable dog, Clyde, in cake form.
The episode was rated 7.56 from 39 votes.
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The episode was rated 7.60 from 35 votes.
A Western-themed round inspires deep-fried cowboy-duck doughnuts, a root beer-infused rodeo cake...and really bad flavors.
The episode was rated 7.61 from 38 votes.
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The episode was rated 7.65 from 26 votes.
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The episode was rated 7.73 from 33 votes.
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The episode was rated 7.73 from 33 votes.
Treats inspired by "Mr. Chocolate" Jacques Torres include lollipop portraits and a cake spiced with cocoa and cayenne. Mais oui laugh? But of course!
The episode was rated 7.76 from 33 votes.
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The episode was rated 7.77 from 30 votes.
