Holiday Baking Championship

The competition kicks off as host Jesse Palmer asks the twelve bakers to embrace the seasonal transition by making fall and winter doughnuts.

The 10 bakers team up for boozy desserts before taking on five different styles of yule log cakes in 10 different flavor combinations.

The nine bakers create Mason jar fruit desserts and Thanksgiving pies with heartfelt messages on top.

In a nod to the day after Thanksgiving, host Jesse Palmer asks the bakers to use Black Friday kitchen gadgets to make desserts.

The bakers create festive Hanukkah olive oil cakes then randomly choose a dreaded holiday dessert and attempt to spin it into holiday happiness.

Host Jesse Palmer challenges the competitors to update an assigned vintage holiday dessert to create a new Christmas delight.

The bakers create sweet potato desserts in honor of Kwanzaa. Then, the competitors make Christmas card cakes that depict a perfect family snapshot.

The final competitors take on holiday party theme cakes and incorporate lights into their designs. The most successful baker walks away with $25,000!