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The following is a list of episodes for the reality television cooking series Halloween Baking Championship on Food Network. Judges Sherry Yard (season 1), Ron Ben-Israel (Season 1), Sandra Lee(Season 2), Damiano Carrara(Season 2), Zac Young (Season 3+), Lorraine Pascal (Season 3–4), Katie Lee (Season 5), Stephanie Boswell (Season 6+), and Carla Hall.
Series overview edit
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 4 | October 5, 2015 | October 26, 2015 | |
| 2 | 5 | October 3, 2016 | October 31, 2016 | |
| 3 | 6 | September 25, 2017 | October 30, 2017 | |
| 4 | 6 | September 24, 2018 | October 29, 2018 | |
| 5 | 6 | September 23, 2019 | October 28, 2019 | |
| 6 | 7 | September 14, 2020 | October 26, 2020 | |
| 7 | 7 | September 13, 2021 | October 25, 2021 | |
| 8 | 8 | September 12, 2022 | October 31, 2022 | |
| 9 | 8 | September 11, 2023 | October 30, 2023 | |
Season 1 (2015) edit
Seven bakers and chefs competed in a four-episode baking tournament. One person got eliminated every week until the final episode where one person was eliminated early on and the final three compete for the grand prize of $25,000. Judges for this season are Carla Hall, Ron Ben-Israel, and Sherry Yard.[1]
Contestants edit
- 1st - Rudy Martinez,[2] Home Bakery Owner from Queens, New York
- 2nd - Scott Breazeale, Executive Chef from Plymouth, Michigan
- 3rd - Jason Hisley, Bakery Owner and chef from Baltimore, Maryland
- 4th - Ashlee Prisbrey,[3] Baker from Salt Lake City, Utah
- 5th - Audrey Alfaro, Home Baker from Spokane, Washington
- 6th - Erin Cooper, Baker from Owings Mills, Maryland
- 7th - Jennifer Petty, Home Bakery Owner from West Covina, California
Episodes edit
| Ep. # | Title | Original Air Date |
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| 1 | "Trick or Treats" | October 5, 2015 |
| Preliminary Heat: Make a dozen trick-or-treat candy cupcakes in 75 minutes. The contestants had to blindly grab a bag of candy from a "bubbling cauldron" and incorporate them into their cupcakes.
Winner: Jason Hisley (His advantage going into the "Main Heat" was being able to switch his card with another contestant, or switch two contestant's cards. He chose to switch his cowboy card with Audrey's pirate card.) Main Heat: The contestants had to blindly pick a card that depicted a classic Halloween costume. They were tasked to create a dessert in 90 minutes that represented that costume. Winner: Audrey Alfaro Eliminated: Jennifer Petty |
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| 2 | "Monster Mashups" | October 12, 2015 |
| Preliminary Heat: Mashup two pre-made grocery food items into a dozen tasty treats in 45 minutes. The contestants had to pick from grocery items like cookie dough in a tube and frozen pie crusts.
Winner: Erin Cooper (Her advantage was getting ten minutes of sous chef help from judge Sherry Yard.) Main Heat: The contestants each picked two hollow apples from a prop tree; a red apple had a specific flavor and a green apple had a spooky theme. They were tasked to combine flavor and theme into a cohesive dessert, in 90 minutes. Winner: Jason Hisley Eliminated: Erin Cooper |
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| 3 | "Field of Screams" | October 19, 2015 |
| Preliminary Heat: Inspired by autumn hayrides and farms, the contestants have 75 minutes to make creepy doughnuts.
Winner: Rudy Martinez (His advantage is revealed partway into the second round; picking and assigning extra ingredients to himself and his competitors.) Main Heat: The contestants must create a graveyard themed pumpkin dessert. Halfway into the competition, Rudy's advantage is brought up. He gets first pick of a basket of mandatory extra ingredients. He takes candied ginger for himself then assigns dried cherries to Scott, cream cheese to Jason, walnuts to Ashlee, and raisins to Audrey. Winner: Rudy Martinez Eliminated: Audrey Alfaro |
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| 4 | "Haunted House Party" | October 26, 2015 |
| Preliminary Heat: Make a dessert that looks like a creature associated with haunted houses in 2 hours. Each contestant fishes a key from an urn and are assigned the character written on the key. (Ashlee got "mummy", Scott got "zombie", Rudy got "vampire", and Jason got "skeleton"). In this episode, the weakest dish is eliminated from the first round. Ashlee is eliminated.
Winner: Jason Hisley (There is no advantage given in this episode) Main Heat: The final three contestants have 5 hours to create a haunted house cake. Winner of $25,000: Rudy Martinez Eliminated: Scott Breazeale and Jason Hisley |
Judges' Costumes:
Special Guest: Duff Goldman (werewolf) |
Results edit
| Contestant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudy | IN | LOW | WIN‡ | WINNER |
| Scott | IN | IN | HIGH | OUT |
| Jason | HIGH‡ | WIN | LOW | OUT‡ |
| Ashlee | IN | HIGH | LOW | OUT1 |
| Audrey | WIN | IN | OUT | |
| Erin | LOW | OUT‡ | ||
| Jennifer | OUT | |||
^Note 1 : Ashlee was eliminated after the finale Preheat.
- (WINNER) The contestant won the whole competition.
- ‡ The contestant won the Pre-Heat challenge.
- (WIN) The contestant won the Main Heat challenge.
- (HIGH) The contestant had one of the best dishes for that week.
- (IN) The contestant performed well enough to move on to the next week.
- (LOW) The contestant had one of the bottom dishes for that week, but was not eliminated.
- (OUT) The contestant was eliminated for worst dish.
Season 2 (2016) edit
Seven bakers competed in a five-episode baking tournament. In this season they incorporated midround twists (usually an ingredient the contestants had to add to their confection). The winner got $25,000. Judges for this season are Carla Hall, Sandra Lee,[4] and Damiano Carrara.
Contestants edit
- 1st - Michelle Antonishek,[5] Executive Pastry Chef from Cotulla, Texas
- 2nd - Tamara Brown, Home Baker from Baldwin Park, California
- 3rd - Veronica von Borstel, Cake Designer from San Diego, California
- 4th - John Schopp,[6] Pastry Instructor from Roanoke, Virginia
- 5th - Amy Strickland, Bakery Owner from Lake City, Florida1
- 6th - Damien Bagley, Pastry Instructor from Las Vegas, Nevada
- 7th - Brad Rudd, Bakery Manager from Encino, California
^Note 1 : Amy Strickland withdrew from the competition, just before the start of the third episode, due to stress concerns since she was 6 months pregnant.
Episodes edit
| Ep. # | Title | Original Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Monsters, Monsters, Monsters" | October 3, 2016 |
| Preliminary Heat: Make a dozen bite-sized treats that look like monsters in 60 minutes.
Winner: Michelle Antonishek (Her advantage was exclusive use of creepy molds and tools for the second round challenge) Main Heat: The contestants had to make an edible zombie treat in 2 hours. They had to incorporate raspberries into their dessert. Mid-round twist is to incorporate sugar work. Winner: Amy Strickland Eliminated: Brad Rudd |
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| 2 | "Cravings from the Grave" | October 10, 2016 |
| Preliminary Heat: Use ready-made pie crust to make fast mummy treats in 30 minutes.
Winner: John Schopp (His advantage was being able to switch his tombstone with another contestant or switch two contestant's tombstones. He chose to switch Amy's "witch hat" with Michelle's "cauldron".) Main Heat: The contestants each picked a little tombstone that had a theme written on the back. They had 2 hours to make a candy stuffed cake inspired by their respective Halloween themes. John got 'eyeball', Damien got 'crystal ball', Amy got 'witch hat', Michelle got 'cauldron', Tamara got 'skull', and Veronica got 'pumpkin'. After the switch, Amy got 'cauldron' and Michelle got 'witch hat'. Mid-round twist is to add lime curd representing slime. Winner: Tamara Brown Eliminated: Damien Bagley |
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| 3 | "Haunted Circus" | October 17, 2016 |
| Preliminary Heat: Bake a half dozen creepy clown cake pops in 45 minutes.
Winner: Michelle Antonishek (Her advantage is first choice of two characteristics/themes in the second round.) Main Heat: The contestants each picked one stuffed spider and one stuffed alligator; all wearing tags with different characteristics and different creatures. They had 2 hours to combine both tag descriptions into an edible freak show creature. Michelle picked "fire-breathing" as her characteristic and "snake" as her creature. Tamara paired up "two-headed" "turtle". John paired up "sword-swallowing" "mermaid". And Veronica paired up "werewolf" "strongman". Mid-round twist is to add roasted peanuts. Winner: Tamara Brown Eliminated: No eliminations this episode because Amy Strickland left the competition. |
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| 4 | "Spirits Rising" | October 24, 2016 |
| Preliminary Heat: Make a dessert that looks like a monster's tomb in 60 minutes. Mid-round twist is to incorporate funeral flowers into the design.
Winner: Michelle Antonishek (Her advantage is access to Mexican ingredients for the main challenge) Main Heat: The contestants have 90 minutes to make a confection honoring "Dia de los Muertos" (Day of the Dead). Mid-round twist is to incorporate habanero peppers into their desserts. Winner: Michelle Antonishek Eliminated: John Schopp |
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| 5 | "Ginger Dead House" | October 31, 2016 |
| Preliminary Heat: Make creepy, decorated cookies to hang on a decorative "haunted" cookie tree in 2 hours.
Winner: Tamara Brown (Her advantage is able to pick and assign themes in the second round) Main Heat: The final three contestants have six hours to create a haunted gingerbread house specific to a structural theme. For winning the pre-heat, Tamara picked "Gothic Castle" and assigned "Cabin in the Woods" to Veronica and "Asylum" to Michelle. Mid-round twist is to add a ginger and chocolate treat to complement their house. Winner of $25,000: Michelle Antonishek Eliminated: Tamara Brown and Veronica von Borstel |
Judges' Costumes:
Special Guest: Duff Goldman (tree creature) |
Results edit
| Contestant | 1 | 2 | 31 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michelle | IN‡ | IN | HIGH‡ | WIN‡ | WINNER |
| Tamara | LOW | WIN | WIN | LOW | OUT‡ |
| Veronica | IN | IN | LOW | HIGH | OUT |
| John | IN | LOW‡ | LOW | OUT | |
| Amy | WIN | HIGH | WDR | ||
| Damien | HIGH | OUT | |||
| Brad | OUT | ||||
^Note 1 : No one was eliminated at the end of Week 3.
- (WINNER) The contestant won the whole competition.
- ‡ The contestant won the Pre-Heat challenge.
- (WIN) The contestant won the Main Heat challenge.
- (HIGH) The contestant had one of the best dishes for that week.
- (IN) The contestant performed well enough to move on to the next week.
- (LOW) The contestant had one of the bottom dishes for that week, but was not eliminated.
- (OUT) The contestant was eliminated for worst dish.
- (WDR) The contestant voluntarily left the competition.
Season 3 (2017) edit
Eight bakers competed in a six-episode baking tournament. One person got eliminated every week until the final three compete for $25,000. Judges for this season are Carla Hall, Zac Young, and Lorraine Pascale.
Contestants edit
- 1st - Jasmin Bell, Pastry Instructor from Seattle, Washington
- 2nd - Jonathan Elias, Pastry Chef from Troy, Michigan
- 3rd - Jessica Scott, Executive Pastry Chef from San Diego, California
- 4th - Ray Vizcaino, Cake Decorator from San Diego, California
- 5th - Tyler Davis, Pastry Chef from St. Louis, Missouri
- 6th - Dina Melendez, Pastry Chef from Brooklyn, New York
- 7th - Cliff Butler, Pastry Chef from Austin, Texas
- 8th - Andrea Kratville, Home Baker from Sonora, California
Episodes edit
| Ep. # | Title | Original Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Filled With Surprises" | September 25, 2017 |
| Preliminary Heat: Make one dozen cookies stuffed with candy in 90 minutes. Each contestant blindly picked a spooky theme written on a scarecrow's stick finger and incorporate it into their cookies.
Winner: Ray Vizcaino (His advantage was first pick of pre-determined flavors of "slime" for the next round. He chose raspberry.) Main Heat: The contestants had to make a dessert filled with gooey "slime" in 2 hours. Mid-round twist is to create a little edible slime creature that lives in the dessert. Winner: Jasmin Bell Eliminated: Andrea Kratville |
Judges' Costumes:
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| 2 | "Bewitching Treats" | October 2, 2017 |
| Preliminary Heat: Bake 10 witch's fingers and toes in 1 hour and make a dipping sauce for the baked appendages.
Winner: Jessica Scott (Her advantage was exclusive use of special witch stencils and pre-made fondant for the next round.) Main Heat: The contestants had to make witchy desserts in 90 minutes. Mid-round twist is to make an edible broom to accompany the witch confection. Winner: Tyler Davis Eliminated: Cliff Butler |
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| 3 | "It's All In Your Head" | October 9, 2017 |
| Preliminary Heat: The remaining six are paired into teams of two and must make two halves of an edible brain that fit together semleassly, all in 90 minutes. They pick prop brains from a table and matching numbers determines who's paired up with whom. (Teams are: Jasmin & Ray, Dina & Jessica, and Tyler & Jonathan).
Winners: Jasmin Bell & Ray Vizcaino (Their advantage is not having to do the mid-round twist in the second round.) Main Heat: : In total darkness, the contestants must get to the table and grab a container with a common phobia inside. They have 90 minutes to make a dessert inspired by the fear they chose (Jessica got "rats", Tyler got "spiders", Jasmin got "clowns", Jonathan got "snakes", Dina got "ghosts", and Ray got "insects"). Mid-round twist is to add "Halloween worms" (cooked spaghetti) to their dessert. Winner: Jonathan Elias Eliminated: Dina Melendez |
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| 4 | "Sweet Screams" | October 16, 2017 |
| Preliminary Heat: Make a creepy, Halloween cream puff. Each contestant picked a dead rose that had a theme tagged to it, and had to use it as inspiration for their "scream" puffs. (Jasmin got "zombie", Jonathan got "bat", Tyler got "vampire", Ray got "mummy", and Jessica got "eyeball".)
Winner: Jasmin Bell (Her advantage is a 10-minute head start.) Main Heat: The contestants have 80 minutes to make a dessert based on a scary mask on a display. (Jasmin grabbed a werewolf mask, Jonathan got a devil mask, Jessica got a raven mask, Ray got a snake mask, and Tyler got a Day of the Dead mask). Mid-round twist is to pick a wrapped up, unpopular Halloween treat (apples, popcorn balls, or raisins) and incorporate one into their dessert. Winner: Jessica Scott Eliminated: Tyler Davis |
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| 5 | "The Candyman Cometh" | October 23, 2017 |
| Preliminary Heat: Make a dessert that tastes like a candy bar in 90 minutes. Each contestant grabbed a jar filed with chocolate candies to use as inspiration. (Jonathan got chocolate coconut bars, Jasmin got chocolate peanut nougat bars, Ray got chocolate caramel cookie bars, and Jessica got peanut butter cups.)
Winners: Jasmin Bell (Her advantage was going last in choosing odd chocolate pairings during the second round, and possibly stealing an ingredient duo from a fellow baker.) Main Heat: The contestants had to incorporate odd chocolate pairings into "death by chocolate" desserts in 90 minutes. The chocolate pairings were revealed by choosing between four portraits. Since Jasmin won the pre-heat, she got to see the ingredients her three competitors unveiled and could take one of their choices or risk what was behind the label of the final portrait. She opted not to take anyone's chocolate combination. (Jessica got chocolate and Gouda cheese, Ray got chocolate and jalapeño, Jonathan got chocolate and beer, and Jasmin got chocolate and fresh turmeric). Mid-round twist is to make an edible tombstone. Winner: Jasmin Bell Eliminated: Ray Vizcaino |
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| 6 | "Extreme Halloween" | October 30, 2017 |
| Preliminary Heat: Make two dozen batches of three different Halloween treats and create a glowing edible centerpiece for a dessert bar, all in 3 hours.
Winner: Jasmin Bell (Her advantage is exclusive use of a cake flavor in the final round.) Main Heat: The final three contestants have 5 hours to create light-up jack o' lantern cakes. For winning the pre-heat, Jasmin got to choose the cake flavor she'll use for her light up cake, and the other contestants weren't allowed to use that flavor; she chose chocolate. Winner of $25,000: Jasmin Bell Eliminated: Jessica Scott and Jonathan Elias |
Judges' Costumes:
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Results edit
| Contestant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jasmin | WIN1 | IN | LOW‡ | HIGH‡ | WIN‡ | WINNER‡ |
| Jonathan | LOW | HIGH | WIN | IN | HIGH | OUT |
| Jessica | IN | IN‡ | IN | WIN | LOW | OUT |
| Ray | IN‡ | LOW | HIGH‡ | LOW | OUT | |
| Tyler | IN | WIN | IN | OUT | ||
| Dina | IN | IN | OUT | |||
| Cliff | IN | OUT | ||||
| Andrea | OUT | |||||
^Note 1 : There were no top honors announced the first episode, just the winner and the bottom two.
- (WINNER) The contestant won the whole competition.
- ‡ The contestant won the Pre-Heat challenge.
- (WIN) The contestant won the Main Heat challenge.
- (HIGH) The contestant had one of the best dishes for that week.
- (IN) The contestant performed well enough to move on to the next week.
- (LOW) The contestant had one of the bottom dishes for that week, but was not eliminated.
- (OUT) The contestant was eliminated for worst dish.
Season 4 (2018) edit
Eight bakers, professional and home cooks, competed in a six episode tournament. The winner got $25,000 and a spot in Food Network Magazine. The same judges as last year return: Carla Hall, Zac Young, and Lorraine Pascale.
Contestants edit
- 1st - Lyndsy McDonald, Executive Pastry Chef from Sarasota, Florida
- 2nd - Michelle Honeman, Home Baker from Beaverton, Oregon
- 3rd - Jamal Lake, Bakery Owner from West Palm Beach, Florida
- 4th - Steven Vargas Jr., Pastry Cook from Houston, Texas
- 5th - Brenda Villacorta, Pastry Chef from New York, New York
- 6th - Cicely Austin, University Executive Pastry Chef from Anderson, South Carolina
- 7th - Andrew Fuller, Home Bakery Owner from Des Moines, Iowa
- 8th - Brian Fishman, Bakery Owner from Long Island, New York
Episodes edit
| Ep. # | Title | Original Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Hidden Halloween Horrors" | September 24, 2018 |
| Preliminary Heat: Make a spider web dessert in 2 hours, and choose a creature to trap inside the web confection. Andrew got 'snake'. Jamal got 'scorpion'. Michelle got 'frog', Brian got 'centipede'. Brenda got 'cockroach'. Steven got 'raven'. Lyndsy got 'dragonfly'. Cicely got 'bat'.
Winner: Steven Vargas Jr. (His advantage was pre-tempered chocolate going into the main heat.) Main Heat: The bakers had 2 hours to create a dessert with a shell over it, so when it melts it reveals something creepy inside. The "something creepy" was determined by choosing blocks of ice that had something hidden inside. Lyndsy got 'bug eggs'. Brenda got 'tombstone'. Andrew got 'worms'. Cicely got 'brains'. Brian got 'skull'. Jamal got 'fingers'. Michelle got 'heart'. Steven got 'eyeball'. Mid-round twist is to add cayenne pepper to their dessert. Winner: Lyndsy McDonald Eliminated: Brian Fishman |
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| 2 | "Fall Forward Desserts" | October 1, 2018 |
| Preliminary Heat: Make yam desserts that evoke scary movie cliches, as picked from tagged yams. They had 90 minutes but weren't allowed to make pies. Andrew grabbed "bloody knife", Michelle grabbed "claw hand", Jamal grabbed "scarred face", Cicely grabbed "masked man", Steven grabbed "creepy doll", Lyndsy grabbed "chainsaw", Brenda grabbed "hockey mask".
Winner: Jamal Lake (His advantage was first choice of cake flavor in the second round.) Main Heat: The bakers must create a pumpkin patch out of mini bundt cakes, in 90 minutes. Jamal's advantage was getting to choose a cake flavor that no other baker could use and he chose vanilla. Brenda's flavor was pumpkin. Lyndsy's flavor was spice cake. Steven's flavor was maple. Cicely's flavor was chocolate. Michelle's flavor was apple. And Andrew's flavor was ginger. Mid-round twist is to add an edible scarecrow. Winner: Lyndsy McDonald Eliminated: Andrew Fuller |
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| 3 | "Monster Mania" | October 8, 2018 |
| Preliminary Heat: Working together, the bakers had 90 minutes to make different pâté à choux body parts that form one large, edible monster. Steven had to make the tail. Michelle had to make the horned head. Lyndsy had to make the arms. Jamal had to make the wings. Brenda had to make the scaly torso. Cicely had to make the legs.
Winner: Jamal Lake (His advantage was first choice of dessert and theme in the next round.) Main Heat: The bakers had 90 minutes to combine a type of dessert and a theme into a large, "monster-sized" confection. Jamal chose first: 'whoopie pie' and 'grave digger'. Brenda got 'cupcake' and 'demon'. Cecily got 'roll cake' and 'alien'. Michelle got 'cream puff' and 'freakshow'. Steven got 'pie' and 'jack-o-lantern'. Lyndsy got 'doughnut' and 'mad scientist'. Mid-round twist is to add sesame seeds into their desserts. Winner: Jamal Lake Eliminated: Cicely Austin |
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| 4 | "Hallowedding" | October 15, 2018 |
| Preliminary Heat: Make a dozen petit fours for a Halloween wedding shower in 90 minutes. Each baker grabbed a wine glass with a monster-bride theme. Steven got 'werewolf'. Jamal got 'vampire'. Lyndsy got 'skeleton'. Michelle got 'witch'. Brenda got 'zombie'.
Winner: Jamal Lake (His advantage was 10 minutes of help from Zac Young.) Main Heat: The bakers had 2 hours to make a wedding cake for different monster pairings. Michelle got the 'skeleton & robot' couple. Lyndsy got the 'witch & goblin'. Jamal got the 'zombie & ghost'. Brenda got the 'vampire & troll'. Steven got the 'werewolf & mummy'. Mid-round twist is to add a special, flowery gift bag ingredient. Michelle had to add rosemary. Lyndsy had to add orange blossom water. Steven had to add elderflower. Jamal had to add lavender. Brenda had to add rose water. Winner: Steven Vargas Jr Eliminated: Brenda Villacorta |
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| 5 | "Circus of Dread" | October 22, 2018 |
| Preliminary Heat: Make a dessert in 90 minutes with a theme and flavor picked blindly from tarot cards. Jamal had 'The Fool' and 'blood orange'. Lyndsy had 'The Hermit' and 'fig'. Steven had 'Death' and 'passion fruit'. Michelle had 'The Magician' and 'clove'.
Winner: Michelle Honeman (Her advantage was assigning specially themed clowns to everyone in the second round.) Main Heat: The bakers have 2 hours to bake a creepy clown dessert. Michelle chose "Fiery Freddy" (the torch juggler). She gave "Clumsy Carl" (who slips on banana peels) to Lyndsy. "Helium Hank" (the balloon animal maker) to Steven. And "One Wheeled Willie" (the unicycle rider) to Jamal. Mid-round twist is to deep fry one of four food items and add it to their dessert. Lyndsy had to fry peanut nougat bars. Michelle had to fry cheese curds. Jamal had to fry sandwich cookies. and Steven had to fry bacon. Winner: Lyndsy McDonald Eliminated: Steven Vargas Jr. |
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| 6 | "Cranium Epicurean" | October 29, 2018 |
| Preliminary Heat: Make skull desserts in two hours.
Winner: Michelle Honeman (Her advantage was assigning the nightmare themes in the final round.) Main Heat: The final three contestants had 5 hours to make cakes inspired by common nightmare scenarios. Michelle chose "being visited by the dead". She assigned "falling" to Lyndsy, and "getting chased" to Jamal. They also had to include a smoke element via dry ice. Winner of $25,000: Lyndsy McDonald Eliminated: Jamal Lake and Michelle Honeman |
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Results edit
| Contestant | 1 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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| Lyndsy | WIN | WIN | IN | HIGH | WIN | WINNER |
| Michelle | HIGH | IN | IN | HIGH | LOW‡ | OUT‡ |
| Jamal | IN | LOW‡ | WIN‡ | LOW‡ | IN | OUT |
| Steven | IN‡ | IN | LOW | WIN | OUT | |
| Brenda | IN | IN | IN | OUT | ||
| Cicely | IN | IN | OUT | |||
| Andrew | LOW | OUT | ||||
| Brian | OUT | |||||
^Note 1 : There were no "best dishes" announced the second and third episodes, just the winner and the bottom two.
- (WINNER) The contestant won the whole competition.
- ‡ The contestant won the Pre-Heat challenge.
- (WIN) The contestant won the Main Heat challenge.
- (HIGH) The contestant had one of the best dishes for that week.
- (IN) The contestant performed well enough to move on to the next week.
- (LOW) The contestant had one of the bottom dishes for that week, but was not eliminated.
- (OUT) The contestant was eliminated for worst dish.
Season 5 (2019) edit
Contestants edit
- 1st - Karl Fong, Bakery Owner from Hercules, California
- 2nd - Jessica Brockway, Bakery Owner from Seattle, Washington
- 3rd - Pete Tidwell, Bakery Owner from Provo, Utah
- 4th - Julie Montgomery, Pastry Instructor from Toronto, Canada
- 5th - Jocelyn Jung, Bakery Owner from San Diego, California
- 6th - Sheldon Taylor-Timothy, Home Baker from Toronto, Canada
- 7th - Brittany Lombardi, Pastry Cook from The Bronx, New York
- 8th - Jess Eddy, Bakery Owner from Hartland, Wisconsin
Episodes edit
| Ep. # | Title | Original Air Date |
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| 1 | "Halloween Invasion" | September 23, 2019 |
| Preliminary Heat: Make skeleton-inspired sweets, additionally, create and illustrate a story for a "skeleton dark secret".
Winner: Karl (His advantage going into the "Main Heat" was choosing which monster he wanted first). Main Heat: The contestants have 2-hours to create the monster that lives under the bed. Twist: There must be pillowy marshmallow cream from scratch to incorporate into the desserts. Winner: Jessica Eliminated: Jess | ||
| 2 | "Smells Like Halloween Spirit" | September 30, 2019 |
| Preliminary Heat: Spirit's (alcohol) challenge: contestants each picked a bottle that had a Spirit Guide (Example: Angel) and used the spirit (orange liquour) in the bottle to create a dessert that depicts their Halloween Spirit Guide.
Winner: Julie (Her advantage was 1st choice on the dead dessert that she wanted to revive). Main Heat: The contestants each picked up a picture frame of a 'dead old dessert' back to life. Their challenge was to update their dead dessert and decorate in a Day of the Dead Style, in 2-hours. Twist: Contestants muts create 3D edible flowers and incorporate it into their dessert. Winner: Pete Eliminated: Brittany | ||
| 3 | "All Things Weird and Wonderful" | October 7, 2019 |
| Preliminary Heat: Inspired by animated Addam's Family movie, the task is to use a jackfruit, as it looks scary on the outside but sweet on the inside like the members of the Addam's family themselves. To win the advantage, they had to work as pairs to create one cohesive dessert featuring jackfruit, that is scary on the outside but sweet on the inside. The partners were: Julie & Jocelyn, Jessica & Pete and Sheldon & Karl.
Winner: Karl & Sheldon (Their advantage was to choose last, as they have the option to trade characters with those who did not win.) Main Heat: Each contestant chose a door, behind the door was different Addam's family members. Whichever door they picked would be the character they would be working with. Julie: Pugsly, Joceleny: Grandma, Jessica: Gomez, Pete: Morticia, Karl: Uncle Fester, Sheldon: Wednesday. Create a dead-velvet cake in 2-hours, that looks like your character, and the coloring was picked randomly from the options in an urn. Twist: They must incorporate either a snake, eyeball, or spider snack into the dessert. Winner: Julie Eliminated: Sheldon | ||
| 4 | "Creepy and Crusty Creations" | October 14, 2019 |
| Preliminary Heat: Contestants had 90-minutes to create a mummy creepy crepe cake, and incorporate a preservative ingredient which must be featured in the creepy crepe cake.
Winner: Pete (Advantage: He has first choice on the fall ingredient, he picked cream cheese) Main Heat: The contestants had to make their very best pumpkin pie and decorate it with a scary half, and a sweet half that together make up one face. Additionally they had to use a classic fall ingredient such as raisins, dulce de leche, cream cheese, cranberries, or pomegranates. Baking time was 2-hours. Twist: Utilize pumpkin seeds somewhere in the pie, (received raw). Winner: Karl Eliminated: Jocelyn | ||
| 5 | "Gravely Delicious Desserts" | October 21, 2019 |
| Preliminary Heat: Graverobbing theme, each contestant had to rob one grave in order to get their ingredient they had to work with, the options were: Sweet Potato, carrot, beets, or fennel. 90-minutes for grave-robbing deserts (could be any kind of dessert): note they received the vegetables raw.
Winner: Julie (Advantage: she got first choice on her flavor, she picked Maple.) Main Heat: Make a marble cake inside and out in the shape a of a tomb. When time start contestants had to grab one of the 3 flavors: Maple, Ginger, Cinnamon, Cardamom to use and make the marble tomb cakes in 2-hours. Twist: 4 Cards with obituaries on it, describing a person that then must be customised onto their cake. Peter: Plumber, Karl: Archeologist, Jessica: Mortitian, Julie: Chemist who blew himself up in a lab. Winner: Pete Eliminated: Julie | ||
| 6 | "A Haunting We Will Go" | October 28, 2019 |
| Preliminary Heat: Make a Croquembouche that looks like/is Ghostly, a "Ghostembouche" if you will.
Winner: Peter (Advantage: choose what "bleeding" body part he wants, as well as choose for the other two contestants) Main Heat: The final three contestants have 5 hours to create a zombie cake. The zombie cake must have: a bleeding heart, a hemorrhaging brain, or eyes that seep blood - that affect must happen during judging. Petedr picks: brain, he gives Karl: Heart and Jessica: eyes Winner of $25,000: Karl Eliminated: Jessica & Pete |
Judges' Costumes edit
- Episode 1: Carla Hall as a chef survived a lobster attack, Zac Young as the big, bad wolf disguised as Granny, Katie Lee as Captain Judgmental
- Episode 2: Carla Hall as Mother Earth, Zac Young as a pink flamingo, Katie Lee as a Pop art painting
- Episode 3: Carla Hall as Morticia Addams, Zac Young as Uncle Fester, Katie Lee as Wednesday Addams
- Episode 4: Carla Hall as Ghost Reporter, Zac Young as Liza Minnelli, Katie Lee as Injured Influencer
- Episode 5: Carla Hall as the Ice Queen, Zac Young as a Romance Novel Hunk, Katie Lee as Vampire Nanny (Scary Poppins)
- Episode 6: Carla Hall as a Shower Poof (loofah), Zac Young as Croquembouche, Katie Lee as Candy Corn
Results edit
| Contestant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl | IN‡ | HIGH | HIGH‡ | WIN | HIGH | WINNER |
| Jessica | WIN | IN | LOW | HIGH | LOW | OUT |
| Pete | IN | WIN | IN | LOW‡ | WIN | OUT‡ |
| Julie | IN | IN‡ | WIN | IN | OUT‡ | |
| Jocelyn | HIGH | IN | IN | OUT | ||
| Sheldon | IN | LOW | OUT‡ | |||
| Brittany | LOW | OUT | ||||
| Jess | OUT | |||||
- (WINNER) The contestant won the whole competition.
- ‡ The contestant won the Pre-Heat challenge.
- (WIN) The contestant won the Main Heat challenge.
- (HIGH) The contestant had one of the best dishes for that week.
- (IN) The contestant performed well enough to move on to the next week.
- (LOW) The contestant had one of the bottom dishes for that week, but was not eliminated.
- (OUT) The contestant was eliminated for worst dish.
Season 6 (2020) edit
Season 6 is themed around a haunted house, with host Carla Hall leading the contestants on a tour of a different room in each episode.
Contestants edit
- 1st - Sinai Vespie, pastry chef from Mishawaka, Indiana
- 2nd - Renee Loranger, pastry chef from Waveland, Mississippi
- 3rd - Aaron Clouse, pastry chef from Columbus, Ohio
- 4th - Michelle Lee, sous chef from Monterey, California
- 5th - Michael Gaddy, pastry chef from Dade City, Florida
- 6th - Brian Bosch, event designer from Santa Ana, California
- 7th - Tamara Brown, from Los Angeles, California
- 8th - Holly Braddock, pastry chef from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
- 9th - Nerwan Khalife, pastry chef from Bronx, New York
- 10th - Edward Cunningham, railroad heavy equipment operator from Chicago, Illinois
Episodes edit
| Ep. # | Title | Original Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | House of Haunts | September 14, 2020 |
| Main Heat:The 10 Competitors were asked to bake haunted house cakes, that revealed their deepest fears.
Treat: The competitors had to incorporate balsamic vinegar to their cakes. Trick: The competitors had to add a working door to their haunted house. Mini-game: There were 10 fake daggers hidden throughout the kitchen, whoever found the most daggers by the end of the bake one a special prize. Mini Game Winner: Brian, Reward: a Time Dagger which gives 5 extra minutes for any bake Main Heat Winner: Renee Eliminated: Edward |
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| 2 | Sweet Illusions | September 21, 2020 |
| Main Heat: They 9 competitors were asked to make Halloween candy croquembouche illusions. The task is to create the illusion of halloween candies spilling onto your croquembouche tower, in 3-hours. Additionally, they were each given a bag with their candy they needed to use and their theme.
Treat: The contestants had to use canned pumpkin somewhere in the croquembouche Trick: Add a 3D edible fence, or fence railing to surround the croquembouche. Main Heat Winner: Aaron Eliminated: Nerwan |
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| 3 | Bloody Good Smorgasbord | September 28, 2020 |
| Main Heat: Sweet Vampire Buffet in teams, each team member is responsible for creating 3 different vampire-themed baked goods to form one cohesive vampire buffet in 3-hours.
Team W: Renee and Aaron, Team X: Tamara and Michael, Team Y: Holly and Brian, Team Z: Michelle and Sinai Treat: Must incorporate (naturally sweet) black garlic in one of the desserts (one per person). Trick: Working as a team bake up an edible coffin, in which to display some of your desserts for the display. Winner: Sinai and Michelle Eliminated: Holly |
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| 4 | Ashes, Ashes, We All Fall Down | October 5, 2020 |
| Main Heat: We are in the creepy nursery this week, challenge is to make a 3D demon doll cake in 3-hours
Treat: Contestants had to run and grab a jar of baby food from Carla, that then had to be incorporated into the cake, so the judges can actually taste it. Trick: Contestants either had to make a: baby shoes, blanket, bib, brush, bow, bowtie or silver spoon accessory Winner: Renee Eliminated: Tamara |
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| 5 | The Devil Made Me Do It | October 12, 2020 |
| Main Heat: We are in the Devil's Den this week, contestants had to cook with 'devilish desserts' and decorated like the devil himself. The devil's palate, and they had to use his : sauerkraut, beets, tamarind, spinach, Parmesan cheese, or canned tomato soup.
Treat: Must incorporate Fresno chillies somewhere in the dessert. Trick: Must incorporate a fire element in the dessert, but no torches or open flames Winner: Aaron Eliminated: Brian |
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| 6 | The Costume Ball | October 19, 2020 |
| 7 | The Doctor Will See You Now | October 26, 2020 |
Judges' Costumes edit
- Episode 1: Carla Hall as Halloween Baking Bubbly (bottle of champagne), Zac Young as a spooky ballerina, Stephanie Boswell as Cereal Killer
- Episode 2: Carla Hall as Tough Cookie (50s rebel gal with a cookie theme), Zac Young as a Woodland Elf, Stephanie Boswell as Sasquatch Supermodel
- Episode 3: Carla Hall as a Vampire CEO, Zac Young as a Vegas vampire, Stephanie Boswell as a Vampire Sorority Girl
- Episode 4: Carla Hall as Baaaddd Bat, Zac Young as Cool Cat, Stephanie Boswell as Fierce Falcon
- Episode 5: Carla Hall as Halloween Devil Diva, Zac Young as Dastardly Devil, Stephanie Boswell as Devil Bride
- Episode 6: Carla Hall as Glamorous Octopus, Zac Young as Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Stephanie Boswell as Pirate Captain
- Episode 7: Carla Hall as Miss Universe, Zac Young as Liberace's ghost, Stephanie Boswell as Queen of the Underworld
Results edit
| Contestant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinai | IN | LOW | WIN | IN | HIGH | IN | LOW | WINNER |
| Renee | WIN | IN | IN | WIN | HIGH | WIN | IN | OUT |
| Aaron | IN | WIN | IN | LOW | WIN | IN | IN | OUT |
| Michelle | IN | IN | HIGH | HIGH | LOW | LOW | OUT | |
| Michael | IN | HIGH | IN | IN | LOW | OUT | ||
| Brian | LOW | IN | LOW | IN | OUT | |||
| Tamara | IN | IN | IN | OUT | ||||
| Holly | HIGH | IN | OUT | |||||
| Nerwan | IN | OUT | ||||||
| Edward | OUT | |||||||
- (WINNER) The contestant won the whole competition.
- (WIN) The contestant won the Main Heat challenge.
- (HIGH) The contestant had one of the best dishes for that week.
- (IN) The contestant performed well enough to move on to the next week.
- (LOW) The contestant had one of the bottom dishes for that week, but was not eliminated.
- (OUT) The contestant was eliminated for worst dish.
Season 7 (2021) edit
Season 7 is themed around "Camp Devil's Food Lake" inspired by slasher films of the 1980s, with host John Henson portraying the summer camp's head counselor.
Contestants edit
- 1st - Renee Loranger, pastry chef from Waveland, Mississippi (fan favorite from season 6)
- 2nd - Guillermo Salinas from Jackson, Mississippi
- 2nd - Adina Schaefer, executive pastry chef from Los Angeles, California
- 4th - Megan Baker, bakery owner from Minneapolis, Minnesota
- 5th - Ashley Wong from Fremont, California
- 6th - Wes Dills from Austin, Texas
- 7th - Sherelle Morrison from Indian Land, South Carolina
- 8th - Jocelyn Jung, bakery owner from San Diego, California (fan favorite from season 5)
- 9th - Anirudh Mamtora from Cherry Hill, New Jersey
- 9th - Nicole Proske from Miami, Florida
- 11th - Steven Sechoka from Boston, Massachusetts
- 12th - Paul Allicock from Miami, Florida
^Note 1 : Jocelyn from season 5 and Renee from season 6 were brought back to the show on episode 2.
^Note 2 : Nicole and Anirudh were both eliminated after a Sudden Death round.
Episodes edit
| Ep. # | Title | Original Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Welcome to Camp Devil's Food Lake" | September 13, 2021 |
| 2 | "Back From the Dead" | September 20, 2021 |
| 3 | "Bat in Black" | September 27, 2021 |
| 4 | "Don't B-Negative" | October 4, 2021 |
| 5 | "Dance Your Life Away" | October 11, 2021 |
| 6 | "Peek-a-Boo" | October 18, 2021 |
| 7 | "The Killer Is..." | October 25, 2021 |
Judges' Costumes edit
- Episode 1: Carla Hall as a bloody victim, Zac Young as Chucky, Stephanie Boswell as the final girl
- Episode 2: Carla Hall and Stephanie Boswell as terrifying twins (inspired by the Grady Twins from The Shining), Zac Young as an archaeologist (inspired by Indiana Jones)
- Episode 3: Carla Hall as an evil cheerleader, Zac Young as a vampire glam rock star, Stephanie Boswell as Mistress of the Dark (inspired by Elvira)
- Episode 4: Carla Hall as an undead fitness instructor, Zac Young as a voodoo doll, Stephanie Boswell as goblin king (inspired by Jareth from the 1986 movie Labyrinth)
- Episode 5: Carla Hall as dancing queen who only made it to seventeen, Zac Young as wolfman, Stephanie Boswell as bloody prom queen (inspired by Carrie White)
- Episode 6: Carla Hall as Deadly Disco Queen, Zac Young as Creepy Poodle, Stephanie Boswell as Creepy Clown
- Episode 7: Carla Hall as cat lady, Zac Young as devilish boss, Stephanie Boswell as Dollface
Results edit
| Contestant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renee | ‡IN | IN | ‡HIGH | LOW | IN | HIGH | WINNER | |
| Guillermo | LOW | HIGH | ‡HIGH | WIN | ‡IN | WIN | LOW | OUT |
| Adina | WIN | LOW | WIN | IN | HIGH | ‡LOW | WIN | OUT |
| Megan | LOW | WIN | ‡ WIN | IN | IN | IN | OUT | |
| Ashley | HIGH | LOW | IN | IN | WIN | OUT | ||
| Wes | IN | HIGH | LOW | LOW | OUT | |||
| Sherelle | IN | WIN | LOW | OUT | ||||
| Jocelyn | ‡IN | OUT | ||||||
| Anirudh | IN | OUT | ||||||
| Nicole | ‡IN | OUT | ||||||
| Steven | OUT | |||||||
| Paul | OUT | |||||||
- (WINNER) The contestant won the whole competition.
- (WIN) The contestant won the Main Heat challenge.
- (HIGH) The contestant had one of the best dishes for that week.
- (IN) The contestant performed well enough to move on to the next week.
- (LOW) The contestant competed in a Sudden Death round, but was not eliminated.
- (LOW) The contestant had one of the bottom dishes for that week, but was not eliminated.
- (OUT) The contestant competed in a Sudden Death round and was eliminated for the worst dish.
- (OUT) The contestant was eliminated for worst dish.
- ‡ The contestant won the Pre-Heat challenge.
Season 8 (2022) edit
Season 8 is themed around "Hotel Henson" with host John Henson acting as the innkeeper of a sinister hotel.
Contestants edit
- 1st - Blayre Wright, bakery owner from Lancaster, Pennsylavania
- 2/3/4th - Zac Mercer, bakery owner from Denver, Colorado
- 2/3/4th - Lauren Rodgers, bakery owner from Olympia, Washington
- 2/3/4th - Jill Davis, bakery owner from Owosso, Michigan
- 5th - Kristi Descher, pastry chef from Valencia, California
- 6th - Alexey Ivanov, home baker from Brooklyn, New York
- 7th - Lola Forbes, bakery co-owner from Mesa, Arizona
- 8th - Maricsa Trejo, bakery owner from Richardson, Texas
- 9th - Justin Dominguez, bakery owner and cake artist from San Antonio, Texas
- 9th - Margarita Garcia, pastry chef from Miami, Florida
- 11th - Marcus Brackett, self-taught baker from Rockville, Maryland
- 12th - AJ DeDiego, home baker from Atlanta, Georgia
Episodes edit
| Ep. # | Title | Original Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Welcome to Hotel Henson" | September 12, 2022 |
| 2 | "Croquem-boots" | September 19, 2022 |
| 3 | "Maze Madness" | September 26, 2022 |
| 4 | "Spoiled Rotten by Axe-ident" | October 3, 2022 |
| 5 | "FlamBakers and Open Wounds" | October 10, 2022 |
| 6 | "Eyes on the Prize" | October 17, 2022 |
| 7 | "We've Got Spirit!" | October 24, 2022 |
| 8 | "Cheers to the Newlydeads!" | October 31, 2022 |
Judges' Costumes edit
- Episode 1: Carla Hall as a ghostly mother (inspired by Mrs. Bates from Psycho), Zac Young as a bubble bath guest, Stephanie Boswell as a bloody bathroom guest
- Episode 2: Carla Hall as a fortune teller, Zac Young as a milk delivery man, Stephanie Boswell as Pizza Rat
- Episode 3: Carla Hall as a bloody hedge maze trimmer, Zac Young as a decorative shrub, Stephanie Boswell as a frozen 1920s flapper
- Episode 4: Carla Hall as a zombie doll, Zac Young as Bob Ross, Stephanie Boswell as De-Mona Lisa
- Episode 5: Carla Hall as a wounded patient, Zac Young as a handcuffed prisoner, Stephanie Boswell as a doctor
- Episode 6: Carla Hall, Zac Young, and Stephanie Boswell as triplets (inspired by the Grady Twins)
- Episode 7: Carla Hall as a bloody bartender, Zac Young as a headless bellhop, Stephanie Boswell as a bloody maid
- Episode 8: Carla Hall as a skeleton in a glittery tuxedo, Zac Young as a flower girl, Stephanie Boswell as Skeleton bride
Results edit
| Contestant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blayre | IN | ‡IN | IN | IN | WIN | WIN | LOW | WINNER | ||||
| Zac | IN | HIGH | IN | IN | ‡IN | IN | IN | OUT | ||||
| Lauren | WIN | WIN | IN | LOW | IN | IN | ‡IN | OUT | ||||
| Jill | IN | LOW | WIN | IN | IN | LOW | WIN | OUT | ||||
| Kristi | IN | IN | WIN | IN | HIGH | WIN | OUT | |||||
| Alexey | IN | IN | LOW | WIN | LOW | ‡OUT | ||||||
| Lola | HIGH | IN | IN | IN | OUT | |||||||
| Maricsa | ‡IN | IN | IN | ‡OUT | ||||||||
| Justin | IN | LOW | OUT | |||||||||
| Margarita | LOW | IN | OUT | |||||||||
| Marcus | IN | OUT | ||||||||||
| AJ | OUT | |||||||||||
- (WINNER) The contestant won the whole competition.
- (WIN) The contestant won the Main Heat challenge.
- (HIGH) The contestant had one of the best dishes for that week.
- (IN) The contestant performed well enough to move on to the next week.
- (LOW) The contestant competed in a Bake Off, but was not eliminated.
- (LOW) The contestant had one of the bottom dishes for that week, but was not eliminated.
- (OUT) The contestant competed in a Bake Off and was eliminated for the worst dish.
- (OUT) The contestant was eliminated for worst dish.
- ‡The Baker won the Pre-Heat
Season 9 (2023) edit
In season 9, host John Henson portrays the heir of the abandoned "Henson & Sons Carnival" where he presents baking challenges themed around the grisly deaths of his circus performer relatives.
Contestants edit
- 1st-Hollie Fraser, Bakery Owner from Port Moody, British Columbia
- 2/3rd-James Cox, Bakery Owner and Pastry Chef from Chicago, Illinois
- 2/3rd-Ryan McCord, Pastry Chef from Nashville, Tennessee
- 4th-Stacy Day, Pastry Chef from Nashville, Tennessee
- 5th-Christa Aylward, Bakery Owner from Dublin, Ohio
- 6th-Mandi Del Toro, Home baker from San Antonio, Texas
- 7th-Shefali Patel, Home Baker from Coppell, Texas
- 7th-Dan Pivovar, Pastry chef from Onalaska, Wisconsin
- 9th-Adesuwa Elaiho , Bakery Owner from San Antonio, Texas
- 10th-Phoebe Martinson, Bakery Owner from Olympia, Washington
- 11th-Chad Conklin, Culinary Instructor from Dayton, Ohio
- 12th-Mike Yu, Restaurant Owner from Napa, California
Episodes edit
| Ep. # | Title | Original Air Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Welcome to Henson and Sons Carnival!" | September 11, 2023 | |
| Preliminary Heat: John has the Halloween bakers make tarot-misu deserts and create a story on what their tarot card means
Winner: Ryan McCord (His advantage was he got to pick a carnival snack to incorporate that no one else could use.) Main Heat: The contestants were tasked to make Clown cakes. The twist was to incorporate circus snack food into their cakes. Winner: Ryan McCord Eliminated: Mike Yu | |||
| 2 | "Do-nut Ride This Carousel" | September 18, 2023 | |
| Preliminary Heat: John has the bakers make donuts. They had to make donuts and make a story about John's cousin Jesse and what happened to him.
Winner: James Cox (His advantage was picking a cake flavor no one else could use… He chose ube) Main Heat: The contestants were tasked to make carousel cakes. One side showing the joy of the carnival and the other side showing the horror. The twist was to make a carousel cookie topper. NOTE: In an unfortunate turn of events, Chad Conklin left the competition due to illness, however an elimination still took place. Winner: James Cox Eliminated: Phoebe Martinson | |||
| 3 | "Fire-Breathing Pavlovas and Alien Oddities" | September 25, 2023 | |
| Preliminary Heat: John has the bakers create pavlova deserts with a certain red fruit.
Winner: Hollie Fraser Main Heat: The contestants are asked to make alien brain Charlotte royal cakes. The twist was to add freeze-dried green vegetables. Winner: Hollie Fraser Eliminated: Adesuwa Elaiho | |||
| 4 | "The Fantastic Fondante and Funhouse Hall of Mirrors" | October 2, 2023 | |
| Preliminary Heat: John tasks the bakers to create a dessert bar inspired by Bloody Mary staring at her reflection (one part a normal appearance and the reflection of her monstrous form).
Winner: Hollie Fraser Main Heat: The contestants are paired into teams of two to create "Frankenstein" cakes by mashing up two different body parts together (arm/hand, foot/leg, nose, ear, and tongue). The mid-round twist was to incorporate an unusual mashup into their cakes (peanut butter and basil, coconut and tomato, lime and rosemary, or thyme and grape jelly). Winners: James Cox and Ryan McCord Eliminated: Dan Pivovar and Shefali Patel | |||
| 5 | "Heads Will Roll!" | October 9, 2023 | |
| Preliminary Heat: Bakers had to make a trifle with an ingredient that’s grown underground and had to make it look like someone had been buried alive. The ingredients they had to choose from included ginger, turmeric, beets, carrots, sweet potatoes, and fennel.
Winner: Hollie Fraser Main Heat: Bakers had to make pies with shrunken heads on top. And they had to include dried fruits as ingredients. They got to choose from golden raisins, dried peaches, dried apricots, dried figs, dried dates, and currants. Winners: Ryan McCord Eliminated: Mandi |
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| 6 | "Sword Swallow Your Pride!" | October 16, 2023 | |
| Preliminary Heat: Bakers had to make a blondie that needed to be covered in a chocolate skull. They also had to make a warm chocolate ganache that would be poured onto the skull to melt it and reveal the blondie underneath. They had to include a Sno Cone flavor. The options were cherry, blue raspberry, grape, pina colada, and lemon line.
Winner: Stacy Main Heat: bakers had to put one dessert inside the other. It also had to be topped with an edible sword. The twist involved adding a specific ingredient that would soothe a sore throat. The choices included honey, ginger, chamomile, lemon, and peppermint. Winners: Hollie and James Eliminated: Krista |
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| 7 | "A Smashing Good Time!" | October 23, 2023 | |
| Preliminary Heat: Bakers had to create a della nonna with a citrus flavor and decorate it with a tattoo design
Winner: Hollie Fraser Main Heat: The bakers had to create a smashable dessert. After building a chocolate sphere, the bakers needed to layer a baked element and sauce inside it. Winners: Hollie Eliminated: Stacy |
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| 8 | "Step Fright Up!" | October 30, 2023 | |
| Preliminary Heat: Bakers had to make black flourless flower desserts. And they had to include one black ingredient. The options included seaweed, black sesame seeds, and black pepper. James chose black seaweed (to the surprise of no one), Ryan picked black sesame seeds, and Hollie chose black pepper.
Winner: Hollie Main Heat: The bakers had to make a cakescape showing a new event at the carnival. They had to pick from a funhouse, a two-headed dragon, and a hall of lost souls. Hollie chose the funhouse and picked the dragon for James and the hall of lost souls for Ryan. Winner: Hollie |
Judges' Costumes edit
- Episode 1: Carla Hall as Creepy clown, Zac Young as Death tarot card, Stephanie Boswell as head inside a crystal ball (inspired by The Haunted Mansion's Madame Leota)
- Episode 2: Carla Hall as a donut shop vendor (inspired by "cousin Jesse"), Zac Young as a Carousel rider, Stephanie Boswell as cotton candy
- Episode 3: Carla Hall as an alien (inspired by the 1996 film Mars Attacks!), Zac Young as a contortionist, Stephanie Boswell as Queen of Outer Space
- Episode 4: Carla Hall as a burnt fire swallowing performer, Zac Young as a magician, Stephanie Boswell as the magician's assistant who was sawed in hal
- Episode 5: Carla Hall as Medusa, Zac Young as Deformed lollipop boy, Stephanie Boswell as Harry Houdini
- Episode 6: Carla Hall as Knife swallowing performer, Zac Young as Scare Bear, Stephanie Boswell as the Incredible Melting Woman
- Episode 7: Carla Hall as "Blockhead" performer, Zac Young as a circus strongman, Stephanie Boswell as a tattooed lady
- Episode 8: Carla Hall as conjoined twin, Zac Young as a raccoon performer, Stephanie Boswell as a lion tamer in training
Results edit
| Contestant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |||||||||
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| Hollie | HIGH | IN | WIN‡ | HIGH‡ | IN‡ | WIN | WIN‡ | WINNER‡ | |||||||||
| Ryan | WIN‡ | HIGH | IN | WIN | WIN | IN | LOW | OUT | |||||||||
| James | LOW | WIN‡ | IN | WIN | IN | WIN | IN | OUT | |||||||||
| Stacy | IN | IN | IN | LOW | HIGH | LOW‡ | OUT | ||||||||||
| Christa | IN | LOW | IN | LOW | LOW | OUT | |||||||||||
| Mandi | IN | IN | HIGH | HIGH | OUT | ||||||||||||
| Shefali | IN | IN | IN | OUT | |||||||||||||
| Dan | IN | IN | LOW | OUT | |||||||||||||
| Adesuwa | IN | IN | OUT | ||||||||||||||
| Phoebe | IN | OUT | |||||||||||||||
| Chad | LOW | WDR | |||||||||||||||
| Mike | OUT | ||||||||||||||||
- (WINNER) The contestant won the whole competition.
- (WIN) The contestant won the Main Heat challenge.
- (HIGH) The contestant had one of the best dishes for that week.
- (IN) The contestant performed well enough to move on to the next week.
- (LOW) The contestant competed in a Bake Off, but was not eliminated.
- (LOW) The contestant had one of the bottom dishes for that week, but was not eliminated.
- (OUT) The contestant competed in a Bake Off and was eliminated for the worst dish.
- (OUT) The contestant was eliminated for worst dish.
- ‡The Baker won the Pre-Heat
References edit
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- ^ "Astoria Chef Competes on Food Network Halloween-Themed Baking Show". dnainfo.com. Archived from the original on October 12, 2017.
- ^ "Ashlee Prisbrey talks about her time on the Halloween Baking Championship". ashleemarie.com. September 24, 2015.
- ^ "Sandra Lee joining Food Network's Halloween Baking Championship". sandralee.com.
- ^ "Cotulla chef wins Food Network event". The Roanoker.
- ^ "Local Roanoker in Food Network's Halloween Baking Championship". frio-nuecescurrent.com. September 26, 2011.