Holiday Baking Championship

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Holiday Cookie Madness Nov 10, 2014 Two cookie challenges are featured in the premiere of this holiday baking competition.

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Classic Holiday Flavors Nov 17, 2014 Seven bakers remain to compete in challenges revolving around classic holiday flavors, including having to create a swirled treat using eggnog; and get to play with varieties of sugar and spice.

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It's Not the Holidays Without Pie Nov 24, 2014 Six bakers remain to take on the challenge of pie. First, they are given a store-bought crust to transform into something tasty; and later, they have to make three different varieties of pie.

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The Great Holiday Cake-Over Dec 1, 2014 It's all about cake for the five remaining bakers, who are first asked to do something new with fruitcake; and later, they are given the challenge of reinventing the yule log.

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Great Holiday Traditions Dec 8, 2014 Desserts highlighting the flavors of peppermint and hot chocolate are made; and later, the competing bakers are tasked with creating a holiday breakfast featuring three sweet dishes.

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Gingerbread Worlds Dec 15, 2014 Season 1 comes to a close with the three remaining bakers taking on a gingerbread challenge, inspired by a favorite holiday memory. In the end, a winner is declared and awarded $50,000.

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We're Nuts for the Holidays Nov 2, 2015 S2, Ep11 Nov. 2015 We're Nuts for the HolidaysSeason 2 kicks off with 10 competing bakers taking on a nutty chocolate dessert in the first challenge and beautifully decorated holiday pies in the main heat. In the end, one person will be eliminated.

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Holiday Craftiness Nov 9, 2015 The remaining nine bakers get crafty as they attempt to amp up the visual impact of holiday baked goods, while creating festive candy cane and holiday wreath desserts.

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Stuffing Is the Best Part Nov 16, 2015 The eight remaining bakers begin by making their best holiday whoopie pies, that evoke a randomly assigned theme of turkey, pumpkin, Pilgrims or fall foliage. Then, they must create stuffed holiday cakes, that reveal a surprise center when sliced open.

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Thanksgiving's Just Around the Corner Nov 23, 2015 Seven bakers remain when the challenge is to get creative with Thanksgiving desserts, featuring canned cranberry sauce. Later, harvest ingredients, including sweet potato, pumpkin, apple, pear, pomegranate, carrot and lemon, are showcased in sweet dishes.

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Ginger and Spice and Everything Nice Nov 30, 2015 Candied ginger is highlighted in mini-desserts created by the six remaining bakers, who also must prepare three different types of holiday cookies, inspired by family traditions.

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World Class Classics Dec 7, 2015 The five remaining bakers are asked to reinvent two Hanukkah classics: rugelach and macaroons. Then, they must create their own unique versions of a holiday croquembouche.

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Re-Gifting Dec 14, 2015 Re-gifting is the theme, when the four remaining bakers make a candy-apple dessert; and later, they must figure out how to turn the contents of a traditional gift basket into something deliciously sweet.

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Signs Of The Season Nov 7, 2016 For the pre-heat, host Bobby Deen challenges the nine bakers to take seasonal hot beverages like hot chocolate and apple cider a step further by turning them into desserts. Then, in the main heat, these culinary artisans show off their decorating skills by creating a filled Bundt cake wreath.

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Grandma's Thanksgiving Favorites Nov 14, 2016 Clash of the Grandmas (2015) star Norma Zager joins Bobby Deen to lend her expertise; for the pre-heat, the contestants must make two types of cookies; the bakers compete to create the best pie, without the use of appliances.

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Thanksgiving Joy Nov 21, 2016 The remaining seven bakers create elegant trifles by combining all of their favorite Thanksgiving desserts into one; the bakers make Thanksgiving impostor cupcakes.

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Hearth and Home Nov 28, 2016 In the pre-heat, the remaining six bakers make desserts with toasted marshmallows; the bakers embellish traditional yule logs.

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Christmas Cookie Challenge 2 Nov 28, 2016 Five bakers compete to see whose cookies best evoke the Christmas spirit.

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Sweet Surprises Dec 4, 2016 The bakers make edible gift boxes filled with surprise treats.

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Christmas Morning Dec 11, 2016 The bakers make dessert stockings and build cream puff Christmas trees.

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Holiday Party Delights Nov 7, 2017 To kick things off, nine bakers must create eye-catching and tantalizing new holiday treats for seasonal parties. In the pre-heat, bakers create a dessert with an unusual candy cane flavor and then, for the main heat, they use a holiday cocktail as sweet inspiration. One unlucky baker goes home.

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Season of Sharing Nov 14, 2017 During the holidays, it takes teamwork to pull off special gatherings. So in the pre-heat, eight bakers team up to make a dozen hand pies in a festive holiday shape. Then for the main heat, bakers create a holiday dessert duo inspired by classic holiday flavor combinations.

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Thanksgiving Genius Nov 21, 2017 In the pre-heat, seven bakers must create a Thanksgiving dessert using a mystery canned fruit. Then in the main heat, bakers whip up new Turkey Day sensations by combining two traditional desserts.

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A New Holiday Spin Nov 28, 2017 The six remaining bakers are creating new takes on traditional holiday baking. Inspired by an internet baking meme, for the pre-heat they'll use yellow cake mix to make anything but cake. Then in the main heat, bakers must "holiday up!" a non-holiday dessert.

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Comfort and Joy Dec 5, 2017 Winter is here and it's time to cozy up inside. The five remaining bakers 'ignite' the holiday spirit with a fiery, pre-heat dessert. Then in the main heat, they take a traditional holiday cheese board and turn it into an unusual cheesecake.

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Tradition! Tradition! Dec 12, 2017 The four remaining bakers celebrate two classic holiday traditions: Hanukkah jelly doughnuts and ye olde fruitcake. Duff Goldman helps introduce the pre-heat challenge in which bakers must create a dozen doughnuts featuring a challenging flavor combination. Then for the main heat, bakers try their best to reinvent fruitcake.

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Twelve Days of Christmas Dec 19, 2017 The final three bakers grab two last minute holiday gifts and combine them into one impressive dessert. Then in the main heat, bakers must create a show-stopping 12 Days of Christmas dessert that illustrates a line from the famous song. The winning baker walks away with $50,000 and the title of Holiday Baking Champion!

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Holiday Essentials Nov 6, 2018 The pumpkin spice phenomenon hits the championship; for the pre-heat, nine bakers attempt to wow the judges with creative pumpkin spiciness; in the main heat, the bakers must combine a yule log with a classic holiday treat.

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Plenty of Gratitude Nov 13, 2018 For the pre-heat, the eight bakers work in teams to make four different kinds of pies on the same sheet pan; in the main heat, the bakers embrace the stuffed feeling after the Thanksgiving meal by making stuffed cakes featuring seasonal ingredients.

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Turkey Day Delights Nov 20, 2018 Seven bakers must make a dessert combining cranberry with another flavor; to combat the sleepiness that follows turkey, the main heat challenges the bakers to create a sweet treat that pairs coffee with an unusual flavor of coffee syrup.

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Holiday Artistry Nov 27, 2018 The holidays are a time for artistry and decorations, so for the pre-heat, inflatable holiday decorations inspire the six bakers' cute cream puff displays; in the main heat, the bakers dazzle the judges with delicious hand-painted eggnog cakes.

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Light and Inspiring Dec 4, 2018 Five bakers have to update traditional rugelach with unexpected new flavors like cardamom, grapefruit, guava paste, peanut butter or chai; the judges are craving their favorite ingredients in the form of a light and creamy tiramisu in the main heat.

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New Family Classics Dec 11, 2018 In the pre-heat, bakers have to combine common pantry ingredients like balsamic vinegar, potato chips, oatmeal, red wine and olive oil in a new version of a classic holiday dessert; the bakers must use two key fruitcake components in a new dessert.

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Gifts of Greatness Dec 18, 2018 Three final bakers must create a beautiful edible holiday ornament display in the pre-heat; for the final main heat, the bakers must create a cake that is decorated like a gift on the outside and reveals a surprise inside when sliced.

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Gearing Up for the Holidays Nov 5, 2019 In the first challenge, host Jesse Palmer asks the 10 bakers to introduce themselves with edible place cards and one-bite signature holiday desserts. The main heat is all about holiday wreath cakes, and the competitors must bake and decorate a Danish Kransekake featuring holiday ingredients like chestnuts, graham crackers or toffee. Judges Nancy Fuller, Duff Goldman and Lorraine Pascale have the final say in which baker goes home.

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Filling Grateful Nov 12, 2019 The popularity of holiday spiced nuts inspires Jesse Palmer's challenge to the nine bakers: Use the crowd-pleasing holiday gift to create holiday spiced nut desserts. In the main heat, each baker must make three pies using an assigned harvest ingredient and decorate each pie crust differently. Judges Nancy Fuller, Duff Goldman and Lorraine Pascale send one baker packing.

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Chocolate Toffee Cookies Oct 21, 1999 Duff Goldman tops his Toffee, Chocolate and Orange Cookies with candied orange peel.

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Sugar and Spice Panna Cotta Oct 21, 1999 Duff Goldman creates sweet panna cotta layered with holiday-spiced cookies.

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Pumpkin Cream Pie Oct 21, 1999 Duff Goldman creates a unique two-in-one dessert: pumpkin cream pie with rum cheesecake topping.

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Chocolate Yule Log Tree Stump Oct 21, 1999 Duff Goldman makes a nontraditional take on the Yule log: the Yule Stump.

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Pear and Goat Cheese Danish Oct 21, 1999 Duff Goldman makes flaky Danish pastry with goat cheese and pear filling.

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Gingerbread Party Platter Oct 21, 1999 Duff Goldman creates a gingerbread party platter and bowl with candied walnut mousse and cinnamon sugar chips.

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Decorative Cinnamon Chess Pie Oct 21, 1999 Duff Goldman bakes a classic cinnamon chess pie decorated with colored Christmas cookies.

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Madeleine Wreath with Mousse Oct 21, 1999 Duff Goldman bakes light and airy green-dyed madeleine cookies and sour cherry mousse to make an edible holiday wreath.

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Cherry Pie-Stuffed Cake Oct 21, 1999 Duff Goldman combines cherry pie and chocolate cake into the ultimate dessert mashup.

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Meringues with Butternut Cream Oct 21, 1999 Duff Goldman builds an edible gift box with light and crispy meringue and then fills it with decadent butternut squash diplomat cream.

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Apple Chestnut Hamantaschen Oct 21, 1999 Duff Goldman adds apples, cinnamon and chestnuts to a classic Jewish hamantaschen cookie for a Hanukkah celebration.

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Chocolate Maple Brandy Jellies Oct 21, 1999 Duff Goldman creates jelly candies from holiday food basket ingredients such as brandy, maple syrup and chopped pecans.

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Triple Cream Croquembouche Oct 21, 1999 Duff Goldman builds a holiday croquembouche, a tower of cream puffs filled with three different flavors of pastry cream.

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Churros With Rompope Cream Oct 21, 1999 Churros taste like the holidays when they're filled with Duff Goldman's eggnog-flavored pastry cream.

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5 Unique Ways to Decorate Pies Oct 21, 1999 Amp up your holiday baking game with Duff Goldman's five ideas for dressed-up holiday pies.

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Thanksgiving Cupcake Imposters Oct 21, 1999 Duff Goldman shows how to transform Thanksgiving leftovers like stuffing, mashed potatoes and cornbread into savory trick cupcakes that look just like their sweet counterparts.

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S'Mores Through the Roof Oct 21, 1999 Duff Goldman makes over-the-top s'mores indoors using homemade marshmallows.

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Edible Holiday Gift Box Oct 21, 1999 Duff Goldman shows how to take your holiday treats over the top with a beautiful, edible gift box.

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3 Ways to Use Pastry Dough Oct 21, 1999 Duff Goldman transforms versatile pate a choux into waffles and gougeres for sliders.

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North Pole Snowman Cake Oct 21, 1999 Duff Goldman builds a three-dimensional snowman cake complete with a smoking pipe made with dry ice.

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Winner-Worthy Butterscotch Pie Dec 17, 2018 Holiday Baking Championship winner Douglas Phillips makes his grandmother's butterscotch cream pie topped with toasty meringue.