Winner: Natalie Winner's Dish: Vanilla Cupcake Bun, Brownie Meat Patty, Coconut Lettuce, Licorice Tomatoes, and white chocolate Thousand Island Dressing with a sidekick of parmesan cheese fries (apples fried and baked with powdered sugar) Lost: Payton The five bakers are challenged to make 24 stuffed puffs made from pâte à choux dough in 90 minutes.
Lost: Peggy For the final challenge, the bakers are given the task of creating cakes based on common "Spring Break" destinations: the beach (Rebecca), the amusement park (Matthew) and camping (Yahshimabet).
Lost: Charlotte The remaining bakers must create a comfort food dessert imposter — meatloaf (Cole), fried chicken (Justice), mac and cheese (Audra), PB&J (Keili), chili (Reese), roast beef sandwich (Maya), hot dog (Dylin), meatball sub (Aidan), grilled cheese sandwich (Kaniyah), and a burrito (Jason).
They were: pecan (Linsey), raspberry (Grady), blueberry (Aditya), blackberry (Luke), cherry (Julia), walnut (Beverly), strawberry (Abby), ginger (Alex), coconut (Soleil), and almond (Bryn).
They were: strawberry (Issi), raspberry (Matthew), chocolate hazelnut (Saylor), mango (Natasha), salted caramel (Zach), cookie butter (Taylor), apple (Mekdes), S'mores (Davey), and cinnamon (Enzo).
They were: waffle (Taylor), brownie (Issi), French toast (Natasha), doughnut (Davey), cupcake (Saylor), blondie (Matthew), and cookie (Mekdes).
They were: chocolate (Nyah), ginger (Davis), marshmallow (Madison), coffee (Jenna), cherry (Karthik), pecan (Brooklyn), cinnamon (Paige), peanut (Meadow), peach (Jaxon), maple (Misha), caramel (Gavin), and cream cheese (Kasey).
They were: fire (Paige) and ice (Nyah), day (Meadow) and night (Karthik), land (Madison) and sea (Jaxon), and big (Davis) and small (Jenna).
Each of the bakers were assigned a different type of taco: chicken (Davis), ground beef (Jaxon), shrimp (Paige), pork (Nyah), and fried fish (Meadow).
Lost: Nyah The bakers have to make sugar cookie puzzles with a nice design and an assigned flavor: spice (Meadow), raspberry (Jaxon), lemon (Davis), and butterscotch (Paige).
Lost: Jaxon For the final challenge, the bakers are given the task of creating cakes based on school clubs with an assigned bake sale treat.
Those flavors were: orange (Caroline), chocolate (Summer), coconut (Ben), cherry (Riya), espresso (Lucia), strawberry (Finley), chai (Joseph), red velvet (Nadya), banana (Ellora), raspberry (Sarah), lime (Ava-Leigh), and mango (Santiago).
The desserts were: cookie bar (Summer, Ben, and Finley), blondies (Sarah and Ellora), tart (Santiago, Riya, and Lucia), and mini cheesecake (Joseph, Nadya, and Caroline).
The fruits and nuts were: cherry (Lucia), pineapple (Caroline), blueberries (Santiago), apricots (Riya), raisins (Sarah), almonds (Summer), macadamia nuts (Ellora), hazelnuts (Joseph), and pecans (Nadya) Winner: Nadya Winner's Dish: Oatmeal date cookies with chocolate-covered pecans and a spiced mousse Lost: Caroline Duff and Valerie challenged the bakers in teams of two to make cream puff board designs with two different colors.
The assigned dishes were: salmon & asparagus (Ellora), hot dog & baked beans (Riya), kebabs & corn (Santiago), chicken & cole slaw (Sarah), ribs & mac and cheese (Summer), burger & BBQ chips (Lucia), and steak & potato salad (Nadya).
The assigned colors were pink (Lucia), blue (Summer), turquoise (Sarah), orange (Riya), purple (Ellora), and green (Nadya).
Winner: Genevieve Winner's Dish: Cheesecake in a jar (graham cracker crust, no-bake cheesecake filling, raspberry jam, and a raspberry cookie crumble) Most Liked Dessert: Naho Dish: Banana pudding in a jar (sugar cookie crust, vanilla pudding with banana slices, whipped cream, chocolate drizzle, and a cinnamon crumble) Lost: Peyton Duff and Valerie have the bakers make viral cupcakes with viral flavors in hope to stay in the competition.
Winner: Genevieve Winner's Dish: Cobb salad [Coconut (lettuce), Butterscotch blondie (chicken), cherries (tomatoes), kiwi (avocado), and candied bacon (bacon)] with boba escargot Lost: Ozan The bakers are split into two teams with a team leader to create shaped cream puff cakes, with each member facing off based on a flavor.
Winner: Naho Winner's Dish: Caramel bits cookie with cinnamon candied bacon, American buttercream, and chocolate ganache drizzle; Matcha sugar cookie with Swiss meringue, strawberry curd, and white chocolate and matcha drizzle Lost: Genevieve The final three bakers show off their business and baking skills as they create themed birthday cakes for the $25,000 grand prize.
Winner:Naiel Winner's Dish: Vanilla cake with lime curd, coconut pastry cream, toasted coconut flakes, blue ombre buttercream, and lavender sugar cookie candle with almond wick (Theme: Sailing) Runners Up: Naho and Sohan Naho's Cake: Ginger cake with peach compote, ginger pastry cream, peach Italian meringue buttercream, and modeling chocolate candle with a wafer paper wick (Theme: Skateboarding) 12 bakers compete for the title of Kids Baking Champion and $25,000.
Inspired by school picture day, the 12 bakers are tasked to bake portrait cakes in assigned flavors and decorated with an edible photo and three emojis to represent their interests.
Winner: Anaiah The kid bakers are once again paired into teams to make cakes inspired by the happy/comedy and sad/tragedy theater masks in celebration of drama club.
Winner: Lila In honor of school spirit day, the semi-finalists are challenged to make a dozen tie-dye glazed doughnuts and ice cream with swirled fillings.
This season introduces the first permanent hosting change for the series, as Duff Goldman is joined by Kardea Brown, who replaces Valerie Bertinelli as co-host and judge.
For their first challenge of the season, twelve kid bakers had two and a half hours to make tarts topped with the texture of the scales, feathers, fur, or fins of a selected animal.
In a promotion for Disney Cruise Line, the bakers were given two and a half hours to make desserts depicting a selected sea animal in a beach or ocean scene.
Hosts Duff and Valerie asked five returning kid bakers to make cakes decorated with holiday gingerbread house cutouts and including a required flavor.
Returning contestants: Summer, Ava-Leigh, Santiago and Sarah from season 10 Duff and guest judge Maneet Chauhan asked the bakers to make pies topped with a Halloween mask and including two assigned ingredients.
Returning contestants: Jaime, Levi, Madison, and Tasi from season 12 Duff and Kardea asked the bakers to make pull-apart cupcakes shaped in a Halloween design and including chili peppers as an ingredient.
They were given two and a half hours to bake cakes depicting a "North Pole" character (elf, gingerbread person, snowman, or penguin) wearing a knitted accessory.