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Crowning the Spring Baking Champion
s11e11 · 2025-05-20
Running · US
Spring Baking Championship
Food Network Reality
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Eight bakers compete, preparing delicious springtime desserts for the chance to win the grand prize of $50,000.
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11 this season · 96 totals10e01 Spring Break: Tropical Fun in the Sun 2024-03-05 01:00
Spring Break: Tropical Fun in the Sun
Host Jesse Palmer welcomes 12 bakers to the kitchen, and he gets the celebration started with desserts inspired by a tropical spring break. After grabbing an ingredient and flower that's familiar to spring breakers, the competitors have two hours to incorporate them into a baked dessert. Then, the bakers take judges Duff Goldman, Kardea Brown and Nancy Fuller on a spring break adventure with cakes that showcase one of their favorite spring experiences.
s10e02 Spring Has Sprung: Celebrate the First Day of Spring 2024-03-12 00:00
Spring Has Sprung: Celebrate the First Day of Spring
Jesse Palmer is ready to kick off the spring equinox by challenging the bakers with one of the trendiest ingredients around -- ube! The competitors continue the equinox party by surprising judges Duff Goldman, Kardea Brown and Nancy Fuller with flower-covered dome cakes that feature floral flavors.
s10e03 Awards Springing Up Everywhere 2024-03-19 00:00
Awards Springing Up Everywhere
It's awards season, so host Jesse Palmer askes the bakers to whip up 'And the winner is' berry-filled pie envelopes. Then, the bakers team up to present judges Duff Goldman, Kardea Brown and Nancy Fuller with a social media phenomenon: two-tiered 'bubble' cakes inspired by an awards night cocktail.
s10e04 Earth Day: Inspired by Bugs! 2024-03-19 01:00
Earth Day: Inspired by Bugs!
Host Jesse Palmer wants to pay homage to planet Earth and all of its creatures, so he asks the bakers to create an elevated plated dessert inspired by an insect. Then, the bakers celebrate Earth Day with judges Duff Goldman, Kardea Brown and Nancy Fuller by making a baked Alaska that resembles different geographical locations and is filled with a globally inspired ice cream.
s10e05 International Spring Celebrations 2024-03-26 00:00
International Spring Celebrations
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. Then, the bakers design elephant cakes that transport judges Duff Goldman, Kardea Brown and Nancy Fuller to Thailand's Songkran Water Festival.
s10e06 Going to Prom 2024-04-02 00:00
Going to Prom
Host Jesse Palmer is throwing a Spring Baking Championship prom, and he tasks the bakers with making floral macaron corsages. Then, the bakers blend fashion with baking to create tsunami prom dress cakes in hopes that judges Duff Goldman, Kardea Brown and Nancy Fuller will name them prom king or queen!
s10e07 April Showers 2024-04-09 00:00
April Showers
When April showers come, it's time to head indoors for host Jesse Palmer's spring tea party, where the bakers make beautifully decorate petit fours. Then, the competitors join judges Duff Goldman, Kardea Brown and Nancy Fuller around the maypole as they create May Day shortcake wreaths.
s10e08 Derby Day Celebrations 2024-04-16 00:00
Derby Day Celebrations
Host Jesse Palmer is off to the races to celebrate one of the most famous horse races of all time, the Kentucky Derby. He challenges the bakers to use the jockeys' colorful jerseys as inspiration for 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 real Derby stars -- the horses.
s10e09 Music Festival 2024-04-23 00:00
Music Festival
Surrounded by the music of spring, host Jesse Palmer takes inspiration from a Southern California music festival to challenge the bakers with designing cupcake floral crowns featuring desert succulents. Then, the competitors get jazzy with judges Duff Goldman, Kardea Brown and Nancy Fuller as they craft entremets inspired by New Orleans snowball flavors.
s10e10 Something Borrowed, Something Old 2024-04-30 00:00
Something Borrowed, Something Old
The remaining bakers get ready to walk down the aisle for the biggest spring celebration of all -- the finale! Host Jesse Palmer puts two bakers head-to-head in a wedding-inspired challenge based on 'something borrowed' recipes from the other competitors. Then, the finalists take on 'something old' recipes provided by judges Duff Goldman, Kardea Brown and Nancy Fuller.
s10e11 The Wedding 2024-05-07 00:00
The Wedding
Host Jesse Palmer prepares the top three bakers of the season for their big day! He challenges them to create ornate wedding cakes inspired by stained glass windows, and judges Duff Goldman, Kardea Brown and Nancy Fuller decide which over-the-top baker is worthy of $25,000 and the title of Spring Baking Champion.