Spring Baking Championship

Host Jesse Palmer welcomes 12 bakers to the kitchen, and he gets the celebration started with desserts inspired by a tropical spring break.

Jesse kicks off the spring equinox by challenging the bakers with one of the trendiest ingredients around -- ube! The competitors continue the equinox party with flower-covered dome cakes that feature floral flavors.

It's awards season, so the bakers are asked to whip up 'And the winner is' berry-filled pie envelopes. The bakers team up to present the judges with a social media phenomenon: two-tiered 'bubble' cakes.

Jesse pays homage to Earth's creatures by asking the bakers to create a plated dessert inspired by an insect. The bakers celebrate Earth Day with Duff Goldman, Kardea Brown and Nancy Fuller by making baked Alaska.

Host Jesse Palmer gets ready for the Indian festival of Holi, the most colorful celebration in the world, by challenging the bakers to make doughnuts featuring an explosion of color and Indian flavors.

[Food Network]Jesse Palmer is throwing a spring prom, and he tasks the bakers with making macaron corsages. Then, the bakers blend fashion with baking to create tsunami prom dress cakes to become prom royalty!

When April showers come, it's time to head indoors for Jesse Palmer's spring tea party, where the bakers make petit fours. Then, the competitors join judges Duff Goldman, Kardea Brown and Nancy Fuller around the maypole with May Day shortcake wreaths.

Jesse Palmer is off to the races as he challenges the bakers to create Kentucky Derby cocktail-flavored eclairs. Then, the bakers take a victory lap with judges Duff Goldman, Kardea Brown and Nancy Fuller with carrot desserts that honor the racehorses.

Surrounded by spring music, Jesse Palmer asks the bakers to make music festival cupcake crowns featuring succulents. Then, the bakers get jazzy with judges Duff Goldman, Kardea Brown and Nancy Fuller as they craft entremets with NOLA snowball flavors.