Riccardo & Saber got 'brownie + cupcake'. He gave Dwayne chocolate (Duff's favorite flavor). Kim and Justin chose meyer lemon, Tom and Carolyn chose tangerine, Jaleesa and Romy chose grapefruit, Dennis and Diego chose blood orange, and Annabelle received lime. "Great minds think alike," says Nancy. The bakers each chose a nut flour to bake with: Val got pecan flour, Aris got brazil nut flour, Christine got hazelnut flour, Tati got walnut flour, Sohrob got almond flour, and Arin got pistachio flour. Marqessa chose carrots, Jordan chose fennel, Tracey chose carrots, Kevin chose apricots, Karina chose strawberries, Kendra chose cherries. Winner: Riccardo (His advantage was first choice of cake ingredient in the second round.). According to IMDb, last year's "Holiday Baking Championship" season featured creations like decorated bread wreaths, pie-cookie mash-ups, macaron holiday trees, and Hanukkah donuts. Lastly, Tom got goat cheese and made a hazelnut cream tart with Riesling honey gele and vanilla goat cheese crmeux. Chiantae, Jahmal and Veruska chose Irish whiskey, Natalie, Madiha and LeeAnn chose Irish breakfast tea, and Laurent, Stephanie and Derek chose Irish cream. Today was the April Fools Episode. The cakes had to be shaped like a different letter and spell a word that reminded them of spring. Every ribbon ended up saying "rhubarb", meaning all the bakers had to make their version of a rhubarb pie. Jordan got deep fried candy bar. The mid-round twist is to bake an additional half dozen doughnut holes, decorated to fit their theme. This page is not available in other languages. "Our judges agreed that one team's tropical dessert was truly a taste of paradise," announces Jesse, revealing Adam and Daniela as the Pre Heat winners. Winner: Dwayne (His advantage was a 10-minute head start in the main round.). She chose bluebird and assigned Baltimore oriole to Derek, and American robin to Keya. Kevin got funnel cake. Winner: Cory (His advantage was 10 minutes of help from the season 3 Holiday Baking Championship winner, Jason Smith.). "I'm thinking let's deconstruct it and make it a cappuccino," says Courtney of reinventing chocolate cream pie. Michelle got coriander and the color red. The mid-round twist was to add a picnic ingredient. With the help of host Sunny Anderson(Seasons 1-3) the bakers bake their best to impress the four judges, Claudia Sandoval(Season 1) Stephanie Boswell(Seasons 2-3), Zac Young(season 3), and Jordan Andino(Season 1-2). Winner: Nacho (His advantage was being able to switch desserts with one of his contestants.). Twelve new bakers, both home and professional, have arrived to compete in Season 8 of Food Network's flagship competition series. Ruby & Nacho's basket contained peaches, potato chips, and salami. Main Heat: The bakers had to pair an unusual ingredient with chocolate and they had 90 minutes to bake it. Winner: Sohrob (His advantage in the main heat was having one theme offered, which he could keep or give to another baker, in which case he would have to keep the second one offered.). "I got so many thoughts and ideas up here that I couldn't bring out something clear," Fausto says, excusing himself of his failed cookies to the judges. Susana Mijares suffered a fairly deep cut that caused her to miss the pre-heat but she returned in time to compete in the main heat. Will there be triumphant treats or baking fails? Tracey got sorghum molasses. Deepal and Jessica's basket contained watermelon, prosciutto, and olives. "Fascinating, little weird cake," Duff says, summing it up. John and Courtney end up in the bottom two. "I'm not a poem writer," says Jordan after hearing he and his fellow bakers must make fruit tarts and write poetry for their moms in the Pre Heat. Her pretty dcor of cherry blossoms paired well with the Japanese flavors of black sesame and matcha. Preliminary Heat: Team challenge: In pairs, bake a proposal dessert plate using a berry and chocolate pairing, in 90 minutes. Main Heat: The bakers had three hours to make a bunny cake. Spring Baking Championship (2015- ) Full Cast & Crew See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro Series Directed by Series Writing Credits Justin Wasmundt . The consensus is it needs more syrup to counteract the dryness. Preliminary Heat: Make a mother's day dessert in 1 hour inspired by gift boxes chosen at random. Romy chose sauerkraut and a picture of a plower in a field, Diego chose tomato soup and a picture of a cat in a garden, Justin chose labneh and a picture of tractors in front of a sunset, Dennis chose jalapeo and a picture of two water tanks on a field with a rainbow in the background, Jaleesa chose black sesame and a group of chickens in a field, and Tom chose tahini and a picture of a field in front of a cloudy sky. With some quick thinking, she's able to bring it back by pureeing the mixture in a food processor with cream. The judges like the curd but find the cake dense. At first Daniela wants to do three different cake flavors, but she decides to scrap the idea to focus on just a vanilla cake with lime curd and cream cheese frosting. Lorraine calls the cake "stunning," and Duff appreciates the sugar work, but the judges wish for more decoration. "The order is wrong," Duff points out about Daniela's colors, which he compares to the Russian flag, and he feels the piped rosette frosting hides the dimensions. Karina got pecan cinnamon rolls. Maybank III of Cheboygan was voted Mr. Preliminary Heat: Make 2 desserts - one rolled and one dippable - for a graduation buffet in 2 and a half hours. "You gave me this cookie, which was so buttery," Lorraine says, holding up the shortbread, "and yet this pecan cookie is even more buttery," she adds, impressed. The challenges seemed ridiculous for a semi final. Chiantae, Keya and Natalie got praline, Derek, Madiha and Veruska got malted milk, and Stephanie, Laurent and Jahmal got peanut butter. Stephanie, Keya and Derek chose currants, Veruska, Madiha and Laurent chose golden raisins, Jamahl, Natalie and Chiantae chose candied orange, The mid-round twist was to make a jam or spread to go with their hot cross bunnies. "You've made the rainbow a central part of your cake," says Lorraine, excited for John's cake design, but she and the other judges point out his drips look more like vertical stripes. The hard work pays off. Main Heat: The pairs had 3 hours to bake spring wedding cakes. She starts on a vanilla chai spice cake, incorporating spoonfuls of dry spice one at a time to ensure good distribution. Way too much of her talking to bakers while they're trying to work. The mid-round twist is to incorporate a flavored liqueur into the desserts. Tracey got cheesecake on a stick. As the winner of the Pre Heat, Adam gets to choose the liqueur flavor he and his fellow bakers must incorporate into their springtime napoleons for the Main Heat. Luckily with the advantage, she has help from Season 2 baker Jane in making the twist element, a 3D rainbow. Winner: Jane (Her advantage was access to precooked bacon and bacon fat in the main round). Winner: Molly Robertson (She got choose which chocolate she wanted and assign the other bakers chocolate). He's served as a high-tier pastry chef and participated in more Food Network shows ( Spring Baking Championship is moving to Discovery+ ), as a judge and a competitor, respectively. "I hope it works out," he adds. Susana got a coffee mug, Dan got a bracelet, Jane got a purse, and Kenny got perfume. Preliminary Heat: Bake a dessert inspired by spring songbirds in 2 hours. After high school, faced with either enlisting in the military or getting a job, his mother helped him find work at a local bakery, and Monette stayed at the business for more than four years, learning baking and cooking techniques and growing his passion for food. She picked pink peppercorn then assigned caraway seeds to Aaron, sesame seeds to Caleb, black pepper to Nacho, and anise seeds to Heather. The two get first picks of destinations in the Main Heat challenge, which has the bakers making a dozen baked doughnuts decorated three different ways. Yes, Adam is the Holiday Baking Championship Season 8 winner. Spring Baking Championship Season 3: What Happened To Jordan Pilarski Home of the Wolfpack. They couldn't make the same dessert. Dwayne's advantage allowed him to choose pineapple for his cake. They had 2 hours. Mark is sent home. And Cory & Kevin had to add ginger. This season also began the mid-round twists in main heat challenges that are a staple of other baking championships competitions. Winner: Sandra (Her advantage was a special galactic resource folder, with inspiring photos from NASA.). Winner: Justin (His advantage was to choose a flower instead of blindly picking one; he picked lavender.). Duff's mother, Jackie Winch, helped judge this round. Caleb combined finger limes with dragon fruit. Main Heat: The bakers are tasked to make cakes that look like pies, to see if they can fool the judges. The holiday season has officially begun, because the Food Network's "Holiday Baking Championship" series is back and the first episode of the brand-new Season 8 is already set to air on November 1! "Sometimes I don't always play well with others," says Samirah, not too comfortable in teaming up with Heather. "This is my favorite sponge of the day," Lorraine says after tasting it. Preliminary Heat: Make a mother's day fruit tart in 1 hour and write (and recite) a short poem dedicated to their mother. Winner: Cristina (Her advantage was assigning dry ingredients in the second round.). Preliminary Heat: Bake 12 cat-themed eclairs (kittyclairs), each with a different flavor based on popular orange cat names, in 90 minutes. Christine chose Pop, and the cake topper was Queen Poppy. He picked dirty chai latte and gave it to Karina. Spring Baking Championship: Where Are Past Winners Of The Show Today? Tracey & Karina had to add Brazil nuts. Marqessa and Riccardo got lemonade. But Duff isn't buying her reasoning. But Nancy appreciates the savoriness. Winner: Derek (His advantage was an extra 10 minutes in the main heat.). Main Heat: The bakers have 3 hours to bake a floral bonanza cake, and each have to incorporate a flower in it. "[I'm] cooking with liquor, which is what I like to do best," Daniela tells Jesse, who asks her how she plans to stay out of the bottom again. Preliminary Heat: Make a mini tie-dye cheesecake, in 90 minutes, featuring a fruit chosen from a stand (Aaron got mango, Cristina got blueberries, Deepal got rhubarb, Caleb got cherry, Ruby got strawberry, Nacho got fig, Jessica got plum, Heather got peach, Michelle got raspberry, Andrew got nectarine). "I heard you say the magic word," says Jesse, singing "Chardonnay" as he stops by to see Daniela making her specialty cake. Jaleesa is making strawberry chocolate nest donuts and duck feather brownies. "The challenges were a little bit more difficult than I originally thought," he says. The website for the technical center shares that students as young as sophomores can begin their culinary training with Monette, learning everything from knife skills to cooking basics, pastry arts to restaurant management. His dough rounds puff up like balloons in the oven. Spring Baking Championship (TV Series 2015- ) - IMDb Main Heat: The bakers make desserts featuring passionfruit and chiles that perfectly balance passion and heat. Adam Childs Mar 6, 2023 The Food Network brings back the Spring Baking Championship for a ninth season and it debuts Monday night at 8 p.m. The mid-round twist was to incorporate various southern ingredients: Saber grabbed sesame seeds, Marqessa grabbed pickled peaches. Cristina combined jackfruit and rambutan. Preliminary Heat: Choose a berry from a table display and make a dozen tiny desserts in 1 hour. Main Heat: The bakers have 2 hours to make a birthday cake and ice cream. Main Heat: For the Main Heat, the bakers are asked to make a farm fresh cheese dessert infused with wine 2-1/2 hours. Main Heat: The bakers had 2 hours to make a dessert based on a dog breed and the dog's favorite spring pastime. Daniela presents a unique concept, an ice cream cone dripping over the cake. Crumbl Launches Cookie Journal For Fans to Rate and Review Every Flavor Thats Ever Existed. Derek chose pineapple, Keya chose kiwi, Natalie chose mango, Chiantae chose banana, and Veruska chose passion fruit. Main Heat: The final three have five hours to make a wedding cake based on a travel destination. Okay, I'm done. His bake up larger than he hoped, so he uses a cookie cutter to trim them into bumble bee shapes. Tom is making duck footprint macaron with orange compote and lemon curd tartlet eggs. You certainly had an extensive interview with Mr.Monette because you wrote about so many of the different challenges that he faced during the competition. Main Heat: The contestants had 2 hours to make a watercolor cake that showcases a chosen ingredient. Preliminary Heat: Make margarita inspired desserts in 90 minutes, each with a different fruit and pepper combination.