The WORST episodes of Spring Baking Championship
Every episode of Spring Baking Championship ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Spring Baking Championship!
Eight bakers compete, preparing delicious springtime desserts for the chance to win the grand prize of $50,000.
#1 - Spring Surprises
Season 8 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/21/2022
Spring on the farm brings many beautiful surprises, so host Molly Yeh challenges the bakers to bring the unexpected to their upside-down citrus cakes. In the main heat, judges Kardea Brown, Nancy Fuller and Duff Goldman are impressed with the bakers' out-of-the-box thinking and unique takes on pies.
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#2 - Love in the Great Outdoors
Season 9 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/3/2023
Host Jesse Palmer instructs the bakers to look to the stars and create celestial mousse cakes. Then, the bakers pair up in a team challenge to make romantic croquembouche arbors and floral macarons that are fit for judges Duff Goldman, Kardea Brown and Nancy Fuller's spring garden party.
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#3 - Fool for Love
Season 9 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/27/2023
It's April Fool's Day in the kitchen! Host Jesse Palmer tasks the remaining bakers with creating "fool for love" tarts and embracing the holiday of pranks by serving judges Duff Goldman, Kardea Brown and Nancy Fuller cakes that look like pies.
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#4 - Ill-Fated Romances
Season 9 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/20/2023
The ten remaining bakers face the darker side of love with challenges dedicated to ill-fated romances. Host Jesse Palmer requests they create flaky Spring Fling Napoleons and pair up in their first team challenge to create break-up cakes that help judges Duff Goldman, Kardea Brown and Nancy Fuller get over the one that got away.
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#5 - Spring Passion
Season 9 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/13/2023
Things get heated when host Jesse Palmer challenges the bakers to spice up bento box cakes using ingredients that are also aphrodisiacs. To avoid elimination, they use passionfruit and chiles to perfectly balance passion and heat for judges Duff Goldman, Kardea Brown and Nancy Fuller.
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#6 - Who Do You Love?
Season 9 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/6/2023
Host Jesse Palmer welcomes 12 bakers to the Spring Baking kitchen, where they are challenged to prove their passion by using their unique skills to recreate the dessert that sparked their initial love for baking. Then, the bakers must impress judges Duff Goldman, Kardea Brown and Nancy Fuller with "berry" good cakes that illustrate everything they love to do in spring with a special loved one.
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#7 - All About Family
Season 8 - Episode 10 - Aired 5/2/2022
The remaining four bakers are part of the Spring Baking Championship family now, so host Molly Yeh delves into family history in the final challenges, requesting a cherished family recipe and an heirloom wedding cake. Judges Kardea Brown, Nancy Fuller and Duff Goldman crown one baker the Spring Baking Champion and award the sweet $25,000 prize!
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#8 - Farmhouse Chic
Season 8 - Episode 9 - Aired 4/25/2022
There's no shortage of celebrations on the farm, and host Molly Yeh keeps the party going by challenging the bakers to make desserts that feature cocktails, wine and cheese. Judges Kardea Brown, Nancy Fuller and Duff Goldman raise a glass to the desserts that raise the bar.
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#9 - Sweets and Second Chances
Season 8 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/18/2022
Judges Kardea Brown, Nancy Fuller and Duff Goldman surprise the competitors by giving an eliminated baker a sweet second chance. Host Molly Yeh challenges the bakers to make desserts that feature candy, and then it's back to the barn with cute baby farm animals.
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#10 - Pretty as a Picture
Season 8 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/11/2022
Host Molly Yeh tasks the remaining bakers with using a few of her farm favorites to make delightful breakfast treats that wake up the palates of judges Kardea Brown, Nancy Fuller and Duff Goldman. Then, the bakers must make a cake that looks like a painting as they continue their journey to $25,000.
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#11 - Take Me Out to the Ballgame
Season 8 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/4/2022
Spring is the perfect time to get outside, and whether it's a baseball game or a potluck picnic, delicious food is never far away! Host Molly Yeh asks the bakers to make desserts that evoke outdoor spring traditions, and judges Kardea Brown, Nancy Fuller and Duff Goldman decide which bakers have what it takes to knock the challenge out of the park.
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#12 - Cherry Blossom Bake-Off
Season 8 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/28/2022
Cherry blossom festivals are an iconic celebration of spring, so host Molly Yeh asks the bakers to take the beauty of the blooms and turn them into inspired cherry blossom desserts. Judges Kardea Brown, Nancy Fuller and Duff Goldman marvel at the beauty of the season and the beauty of the bakers' creations.
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#13 - Retro Love
Season 9 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/10/2023
The Spring Baking kitchen looks soooo groovy with its retro makeover! Host Jesse Palmer celebrates the '50s and '60s as he challenges the bakers to make soda shop cupcakes and extra shaggy cakes that are dedicated to those groovy judges, Duff Goldman, Kardea Brown and Nancy Fuller.
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#14 - Coffee and Tea with Molly
Season 8 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/14/2022
Host Molly Yeh brings her love of coffee and tea to the competition with oversized stuffed coffee cookies in the preheat! Then, it's tea for two as the bakers must team up and work together to win over judges Kardea Brown, Nancy Fuller and Duff Goldman with a delicious dessert platter.
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#15 - Molly's Mardi Gras
Season 8 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/7/2022
Host Molly Yeh brings a taste of New Orleans to the farm with challenges inspired by Mardi Gras. The party starts as the competing bakers put their own spin on the classic king cake. Then, judges Kardea Brown, Nancy Fuller and Duff Goldman ask them to step up their game with a fantastic Mardi Gras parade float.
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#16 - Everything's Coming Up Floral
Season 8 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/28/2022
Twelve bakers enter the Spring Baking Barn to create delicious desserts featuring the freshest fruit and flowers the farm has to offer! In the first round, host Molly Yeh challenges the bakers to make fruit tarts that showcase their distinct personalities. Then, the bakers must fight to remain in the game with a floral bonanza cake that wows judges Kardea Brown, Nancy Fuller and Duff Goldman.
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#18 - Spring Break
Season 7 - Episode 9 - Aired 4/19/2021
Fun spring getaways are the name of the game as host Ali Khan challenges the remaining bakers to combine destination desserts with classic snacks. The Spring Break fun continues as the bakers create a two-dessert landscape resembling a vacation in a national forest, amusement park, city or tropical beach. Judges Kardea Brown, Nancy Fuller and Duff Goldman decide which bakers make it into the finale.
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#19 - Spring Pastimes
Season 7 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/12/2021
Emerging from winter hibernation into spring, there are so many fun things to do! Host Ali Khan challenges the remaining bakers to make a fruity spring dessert in a skillet to enjoy around the campfire. Then each baker is assigned a wintry, indoor craft and tasked with creating a look-alike, spring-themed cake for judges Kardea Brown, Nancy Fuller and Duff Goldman.
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#20 - Spring Romance
Season 7 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/15/2021
It's team challenge week and love is in the air as host Ali Khan pairs up the bakers for some romantic challenges. First, the teams must create a beautiful proposal dessert plate for a spring couple ready to pop the question. Then it's all about baking a spring wedding cake, but each baker must make half the cake without seeing their teammate's work because love is blind! Judges Kardea Brown, Nancy Fuller and Duff Goldman decide if the halves come together for a perfect match and a winning cake.
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#21 - Spring Flower Fiesta
Season 7 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/29/2021
Spring bursts into bloom as host Ali Khan challenges the bakers to use pressed and dried flowers in their party desserts. Then they get to pull out all the spring stops in a flower fantasy cake that features a flower flavor such as hibiscus, rose, jasmine and elderflower. Judges Kardea Brown, Nancy Fuller and Duff Goldman choose the winner.
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#22 - Spring Celebrations
Season 7 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/1/2021
The bakers celebrate the vibrant colors of spring as host Ali Khan challenges them to make colorful and spicy sweets for Holi, an ancient Hindu festival known as "the festival of spring." Then the competitors hope to impress judges Kardea Brown, Nancy Fuller and Duff Goldman and have some fun with cheeky leprechauns as they use a spring green ingredient to create a leaping leprechaun dessert for St. Patrick's Day.
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#23 - Spring Bunnies and Chickens, Oh My!
Season 7 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/8/2021
Spring is the season of bunnies and chicks! Host Ali Khan challenges the bakers to contemplate the question of which came first, the chicken or the egg, as they create beautiful edible eggs with a surprise flavor and decorative spring chick. Then the bakers face Spring Baking Championship's first ever bread challenge as they try to impress judges Kardea Brown, Nancy Fuller and Duff Goldman with their spectacular hot cross bunnies -- giant bread bunnies inspired by the traditional hot cross bun.
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#24 - April Showers
Season 10 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/8/2024
When April showers come, it's time to head indoors for host Jesse Palmer's spring tea party, where the bakers make beautifully decorate petit fours. Then, the competitors join judges Duff Goldman, Kardea Brown and Nancy Fuller around the maypole as they create May Day shortcake wreaths.
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Season 11 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/21/2025
Host Jesse Palmer welcomes the seven remaining bakers to a magical spring forest and challenges them to create ethereal roll cakes infused with an assigned citrus fruit. These roll cakes must not only showcase the citrus' flavor but be decorated with enchanting forest accents, brought to life using the imprime design method, where intricate patterns are baked into the cake, transforming it into a piece of edible art. Then, the competitors make tiered macaron cakes featuring an assigned garden vegetable for judges Duff Goldman, Kardea Brown and Nancy Fuller.
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