The BEST episodes of Kids Baking Championship season 9

Every episode of Kids Baking Championship season 9, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Kids Baking Championship season 9!

In Food Network’s series Kids Baking Championship, hosts and judges Duff Goldman and Valerie Bertinelli will lead eight talented kid bakers through challenges designed to find the most-impressive and creative young baker. In each challenge the contestants, ranging in age from 10 to 13, will be tested on their baking skills and originality as they whip up delectable desserts, including creative cakes, mouthwatering cookies and pastries.

Last Updated: 12/15/2024Network: Food NetworkStatus: Continuing
Flying Colors
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8.07
14 votes

#1 - Flying Colors

Season 9 - Episode 1 - Aired 12/28/2020

Hosts and judges Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman embrace the brushstroke decorating trend by asking the 12 young bakers to create colorful and delicious brushstroke mini cheesecakes.

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The Spice is Right
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7.80
15 votes

#2 - The Spice is Right

Season 9 - Episode 6 - Aired 1/25/2021

Desserts get a balanced hit of sweet, savory, bitter and sour from Chinese five-spice powder, which is a mix of star anise, Szechuan peppercorns, fennel, cinnamon and clove. For this challenge, Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman ask the seven young bakers to create Chinese five-spice desserts to stay in the game.

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Edible Expressions
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7.61
18 votes

#3 - Edible Expressions

Season 9 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/8/2021

In the cookie face challenge, Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman challenge each of the five bakers to create a giant cookie face with 3-D features that communicate an assigned expression like happy, sad, angry, surprised or excited.

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Picnic Time
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7.57
14 votes

#4 - Picnic Time

Season 9 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/18/2021

Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman love picnics, but desserts don't always fit into a picnic basket. They challenge the eight young bakers to create portable hand pies and a dressed-up version of "ants on a log."

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Pie Squared
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7.54
13 votes

#5 - Pie Squared

Season 9 - Episode 9 - Aired 2/15/2021

To earn a spot in the finale, Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman ask four kid bakers to impress them with a two-flavor sheet pan pie. Then the three final bakers must make a cake that reflects one of Earth's biomes: desert, rainforest or coral reef.

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Puppy Treats
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7.53
17 votes

#6 - Puppy Treats

Season 9 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/1/2021

The competition has gone to the dogs! Supercute puppies, to be exact. To celebrate Puppy Bowl on Animal Planet, Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman pair each of the six bakers with an adorable, adoptable puppy and challenge them to create a cake that reflects their puppy's happy life after adoption on his or her first birthday.

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Three Square Meals
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7.50
16 votes

#7 - Three Square Meals

Season 9 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/11/2021

It's the most-anticipated challenge of the competition -- dessert imposters! Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman challenge the nine kid bakers to create breakfast, lunch and dinner imposters.

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Party in the Sky
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7.13
16 votes

#8 - Party in the Sky

Season 9 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/4/2021

What's that beautiful arc of color in the sky? It's a rainbow! For this challenge, Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman task the 10 young bakers with working in teams to create vibrant and dazzling cupcake rainbows.

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Location, Location, Location
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7.08
13 votes

#9 - Location, Location, Location

Season 9 - Episode 10 - Aired 2/22/2021

For the finale, Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman focus on biomes -- large regions of Earth with specific climates that are home to certain types of living things. The three final bakers must make cakes based on a specific biome: rainforest, desert or coral reef. The young baker with the best biome cake earns $25,000 and the title of Kids Baking Champion!

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Garden of Eatin'
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6.71
14 votes

#10 - Garden of Eatin'

Season 9 - Episode 2 - Aired 12/28/2020

Garden-themed decorating is gaining in popularity, so Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman challenge the 11 young bakers to create garden cakes decorated with actual fruits, herbs and other natural ingredients -- no glitter, sprinkles or fondant allowed.

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