Holiday Baking Championship

The Holiday Baking Championship is an American cooking competition series produced by Triage Entertainment and aired on Food Network.[1] It airs from early November through late December, covering the U.S Thanksgiving and Christmas season. The first episode premiered on November 9, 2014, and it has become a yearly competition with several spin-off shows, including Spring Baking Championship, Halloween Baking Championship, Kids Baking Championship, and Wedding Cake Championship.

Holiday Baking Championship
Presented byBobby Deen (seasons 1–3)
Jesse Palmer (seasons 4–7)
Judges
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons7
No. of episodes44 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time60 minutes
Release
Original networkFood Network
Original releaseNovember 9, 2014 (2014-11-09) –
present

Rounds

Each episode has two rounds. The first round is the "Preliminary Heat" where the bakers must create small pastries centered around a holiday theme; usually cookies or small cakes. The themes could be as broad as Hanukkah or New Years to something specific like creating a Christmas cookie tree or baking desserts inspired by a Christmas song.

The person who wins the pre-heat gets an advantage going into the next round and aren't told about it until the second round theme is announced. The advantage usually varies. (Ex: Getting to swap ingredients/flavors or getting ten minutes of help from a special guest baker).

The second round is the "Main Heat" where the contestants get more time than the first round to create a larger confection (in size or quantity) that sticks to the holiday theme of the episode. Partway through the main heat, there's often a curveball thrown in that has the bakers adapt or change their plans. (Ex: In "Signs of the Season", they were told to make cookies in addition to their festive bundt cakes.) The winner of the "Main Heat" advances to the next episode while the baker with the worst dish is eliminated.

Host and judges

The show's first three seasons were hosted by Bobby Deen. Jesse Palmer has been host of the program since season four.

Cake Baker Duff Goldman (famously known for his popular former Food Network show Ace of Cakes[2]) and Pastry Chef Nancy Fuller (host of current Food Network show Farmhouse Rules[3]) serve as permanent judges of the show. Lorraine Pascale (a former UK model[4]) was a judge for the first six seasons.

For season seven, Carla Hall replaced Pascale on the judges' panel, joining Fuller and Goldman.[5]

Series overview
Main article: List of Holiday Baking Championship episodes
Season Episodes Season premiere Season finale
1 6 November 9, 2014 (2014-11-09) December 14, 2014 (2014-12-14)
2 8 November 1, 2015 (2015-11-01) December 20, 2015 (2015-12-20)
3 8 November 6, 2016 (2016-11-06) December 25, 2016 (2016-12-25)
4 7 November 6, 2017 (2017-11-06) December 18, 2017 (2017-12-18)
5 7 November 5, 2018 (2018-11-05) December 17, 2018 (2018-12-17)[6]
6 8 November 4, 2019 (2019-11-04) December 23, 2019 (2019-12-23)
7 8 November 2, 2020 (2020-11-02) December 21, 2020 (2020-12-21)

Special episode

The winners of all six seasons of the series returned to compete in Holiday Baking Championship: Homecoming Special. The special aired December 23, 2019 on Food Network.

References
  1. "Holiday Baking Championship". Food Network. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  2. "Ace of Cakes' Duff Goldman Talks Graffiti, TV, Cakes & College".
  3. "Nancy Fuller's Farmhouse Rules".
  4. "Lorraine Pascale: Chef & Supermodel". Archived from the original on 2017-10-14. Retrieved 2017-10-14.
  5. "FOOD NETWORK CELEBRATES THE SEASON WITH EIGHT WEEKS OF HOLIDAY PROGRAMMING INCLUDING NEW AND RETURNING SERIES, SPECIALS, AND STUNTS". Discovery. Discovery, Inc. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  6. List of Episodes for Season 5
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