Bakers vs. Fakers

Pro and amateur bakers face off during a fruit tart battle. Then Lorraine Pascale, Sunny Anderson and Zac Young decide which bakers best combine a variety of mustards with their sweet treats.

The bakers have to use beans in campfire classic s'mores, and Lorraine Pascale, Damiano Carrara and Damaris Phillips judge the contestants on how they handle zucchini in their dishes.

Carrot cake must be freshened up with lime in round one and then competitors make "mighty brine" desserts with pickles. Host Lorraine Pascale and judges Robert Irvine and Daphne Oz decide who wins the $10,000 prize.

Challengers are sandwiched between a potato and a hard place during the whoopie pie battle, then host Lorraine Pascale and judges Alex Guarnaschelli and Sherry Yard peel away the layers to find out who's a baker and who's a faker.

Bakers and fakers try not to crumble when using mangoes in their coffee cakes, and then they use tomatoes in multiple forms in their desserts. Lorraine Pascale, Damaris Phillips and Aarti Sequeira decide which dish is best.

The bakers must feature a cornucopia of corn ingredients in their apple pies. Lorraine Pascale, Alex Guarnaschelli and Daphne Oz belly up to the counter in round two, when diner drinks must be served in baked goodies.

The bakers have to incorporate soy options in the banana bread challenge, and then they're challenged to use salad dressing in their desserts. Lorraine Pascale, Amanda Freitag and Zac Young judge the results.

Great ideas erupt during the lava cake challenge involving lavender. The bakers have to use oats in their sweet treats, and Lorraine Pascale, Paulette Goto and Alex Guarnaschelli attempt to sift out the bakers from the fakers.

There are no weaklings in the first battle, as both bakers and fakers sprinkle spice rack seasonings into cream puffs. Then Lorraine Pascale and judges Sherry Yard and Zac Young are steeped in expectations for tea-infused sweets.

The competition goes topsy-turvy when wine gets poured into upside-down cakes. Then, seeds plant wild ideas for the bakers and fakers in round two. Judges Sunny Anderson and Alex Guarnaschelli choose a winner.

Velvety parfaits mingle with earthy beets in round one and in round two, bakers and fakers feel the wrath of the judges during the grape challenge. Lorraine Pascale hosts and judges are Carla Hall and Robert Irvine.

In the cream pie battle, contestants either take a pie to the face or create an elegant dessert. And in the almond challenge, Lorraine Pascale and judges Aarti Sequeira and Zac Young try to separate the bakers from the fakers.

Bakers and fakers use the surprise ingredient of bourbon to liven up their blondies. Host Lorraine Pascale and judges Sherry Yard and Zac Young find juicy results in round two when melon is squeezed into elevated desserts.