Kids Baking Championship
Kids Baking Championship

Kids Baking Championship

2015 13 Seasons 119 Episodes ⭐ 7.9 Reality

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.

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.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Bake Sale

Kicking off the Kids Baking Championship, the kid bakers work to serve up two delicious signature items for a bake sale.

EP 2

Dessert Imposters

In this challenge, the kid bakers are asked to create dessert imposters — a sweet treat masquerading as a savory item.

EP 3

Stuffed Puffs

The kid bakers are hard at work creating the dough and delicious fillings for their stuffed puffs, when Duff and Valerie

EP 4

Celebration Cake

The four remaining kid bakers are tasked with a massive challenge for the finale: create a celebration cake for the mome

EP 1

Pie A La Mode

EP 2

Eclairs Gone Wild

EP 3

Hot Chocolate

EP 4

Macaron Stackaron

EP 5

Lunchbox Desserts

EP 6

Candymonium

EP 7

Dessert Imposters 2.0

EP 8

Spring Break Cakes

EP 1

Life Is a Carnival

The carnival is in town for the Kids Baking Championship kick off! It's a thrill ride when Valerie Bertinelli and Duff G

EP 2

I Lava Volcano

EP 3

Comfort Food Dessert Imposters

EP 4

Color Me Wow!

Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman ask the remaining nine kid bakers to pay tribute to the 1960s by creating outrageous

EP 5

Throwback Eclairs

Eight kid bakers remain for the challenge of updating old-school desserts, including coconut cream pie and German chocol

EP 6

Breakfast Desserts

Breakfast desserts is the theme for a challenge in which waffles or pancakes must be used to make layer cakes.

EP 7

Mobile App Cookies

Six kid bakers remain for the challenge of designing mobile app icons out of sugar cookies.

EP 8

Pet Shop Joys

Cute little pets serve as the inspiration for incredible sweets when the last five kid bakers standing must create a des

EP 9

Molecular Kidstronomy

Kids Baking Championship goes mad scientist! Using futuristic tools, the final four bakers fight for a spot in the final

EP 10

Superheroes Grand Finale

For the finale, the last three kid bakers are given five hours to create an original superhero cake and describe their s

EP 1

Cookielicious

Duff Goldman and Valerie Bertinelli throw a curve ball at the 12 kid bakers by asking them to make layered, tiered, stac

EP 2

Pizza For Dessert

Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman have a special challenge boxed up and ready to deliver to the 11 kid bakers; the kid

EP 3

Lemon BFFs

Duff Goldman and Valerie Bertinelli celebrate her favorite flavor, lemon, by challenging the 10 kid bakers to create lem

EP 4

Cake and Ice Cream 2.0

Creativity is the name of the game, and Duff Goldman and Valerie Bertinelli have a classic combination in mind -- cake a

EP 5

Doughnuts Go Nuts

Valerie and Duff ask the eight kid bakers to work in teams to create two different types of doughnuts that come together

EP 6

Unicornucopia

With their plush tails, pointy ears, brightly colored manes and, of course, magical horns, there’s a lot to love about

EP 7

Lunchbox Imposters

Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman have fond memories of the lunches they took to school as kids, so they’re challeng

EP 8

Out of This World

Duff Goldman and Valerie Bertinelli bring the galaxy into the kitchen by asking the five kid bakers to make colorful and

EP 9

Sand Castle Sweets

With spring and summer approaching, Valerie and Duff are reminded of hanging out at the beach; the remaining four bakers

EP 10

Cover Story Cakes

Duff and Valerie challenge the three finalists to create a Food Network Magazine birthday cake worthy of the $25,000 pri

EP 1

Selfieclairs

A new group of kid bakers introduce themselves via delicious "selfieclairs"; using a selfie as inspiration, the bakers c

EP 2

Defying Gravity

Duff Goldman and Valerie Bertinelli challenge the kid bakers to make magic by creating a cake with a gravity-defying ill

EP 3

Ice Screamers

In a moment of serendipity, Duff Goldman and Valerie Bertinelli create an ice cream sandwich with a doughnut … which g

EP 4

Imposters Italiano

Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman love Italian food so much they challenge the bakers to create lasagna dessert impost

EP 5

You're in the Ballpark

Darci Lynne, a 13-year-old singing ventriloquist, and her puppet, Petunia, hang out at the ballpark with Valerie Bertine

EP 6

Bite-Sized Birthday Party

Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman love birthday parties at the park so they take their inspiration to the Big Bake Cha

EP 7

Winning Colors

EP 1

Bakin' With Bacon

Duff Goldman's favorite ingredient is revealed in the season's kick-off challenge -- bacon cupcakes.

EP 2

Spots and Stripes Forever

The young bakers are challenged to create mini cheesecakes with colorful animal prints, from tiger and zebra stripes, to

EP 3

Brownies vs. Blondies

The 10 young bakers are split into teams for the brownies vs. blondies challenge.

EP 4

Macaron Madness

Macarons are a wildly popular dessert, and macarons decorated with faces are a definite trend; Valerie Bertinelli and Du

EP 5

Opposites Attract

Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman put the eight young bakers in teams and challenge them to each make half a cake that

EP 6

Freaky Flavors

Duff Goldman and Valerie Bertinelli are cooking something unusual in the science lab... it's the freaky flavor tarts cha

EP 7

Monkey See, Monkey Bake

Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman know that sometimes one can make something extraordinary out of ingredients found at

EP 8

Let's Taco About Baking

Dessert impostors come in all shapes and sizes, so Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman challenge the five young bakers t

EP 9

Puzzle Me This

It's always a puzzle to determine which three bakers will make it to the finale; this time, Valerie Bertinelli and Duff

EP 10

Desserts Doing Good

EP 1

Splatter Up!

The nine young bakers are challenged to make colorful splatter-art cakes.

EP 2

Desserts to the Rescue

Bakers make cupcakes based on movie characters that live on an edible island.

EP 3

I Doughnut Know What to Think!

The seven young bakers use Bundt cake pans to make giant doughnut cakes.

EP 4

Internation Intrigue

Bakers must make imposter dishes that look like international dishes.

EP 5

Hole-y Hedgehogs

Bakers must make poke cakes that look like hedgehogs.

EP 6

Beauty is in the Pie of the Beholder

Bakers must bake a pie with late-summer fruits.

EP 7

Out of This World

For the final episode, the bakers are tasked with creating cakes that look like a spaceship, aliens or another planet.

EP 1

Beyond the Fringe

To kick off the season, Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman are going back to the 1970s as they challenge the 12 young c

EP 2

1, 2, 3 Delicious!

Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman challenge the 11 young bakers to create assigned Neapolitan desserts featuring choco

EP 3

Sammy Whammy

It's the most anticipated episode of the season — dessert impostors! Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman challenge the

EP 4

Llama Drama

Move over unicorns, there's a new animal after our hearts. The nine young bakers must create llama cupcakes in a chosen

EP 5

One Potato, Two Potato

Potatoes aren't just for french fries anymore -- they're for decorating. Hosts Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman ask t

EP 6

Ice Cream Cone-a-copia

Ice cream cones are for more than just holding ice cream. Hosts Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman challenge the seven

EP 7

Mama Mia!

For this Italian-bakery themed challenge, hosts Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman task the remaining six bakers with c

EP 8

Architectural Digestible

Interior decorating is the inspiration as Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman challenge the five bakers to create beauti

EP 9

Dinomighty

Welcome to the Dinosaur Park! Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman challenge the four bakers to show off their baking and

EP 10

The Fruit of Your Labor

Fruit is an important element of baking, so Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman challenge the final three bakers to make

EP 1

Flying Colors

Hosts and judges Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman embrace the brushstroke decorating trend by asking the 12 young bak

EP 2

Garden of Eatin'

Garden-themed decorating is gaining in popularity, so Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman challenge the 11 young bakers

EP 3

Party in the Sky

What's that beautiful arc of color in the sky? It's a rainbow! For this challenge, Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman t

EP 4

Three Square Meals

It's the most-anticipated challenge of the competition -- dessert imposters! Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman challen

EP 5

Picnic Time

Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman love picnics, but desserts don't always fit into a picnic basket. They challenge the

EP 6

The Spice is Right

Desserts get a balanced hit of sweet, savory, bitter and sour from Chinese five-spice powder, which is a mix of star ani

EP 7

Puppy Treats

The competition has gone to the dogs! Super cute puppies, to be exact. To celebrate Puppy Bowl on Animal Planet, Valerie

EP 8

Edible Expressions

In the cookie face challenge, Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman challenge each of the five bakers to create a giant co

EP 9

Pie Squared

To earn a spot in the finale, Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman ask four kid bakers to impress them with a two-flavor

EP 10

Location, Location, Location

For the finale, Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman focus on biomes -- large regions of Earth with specific climates tha

EP 1

Float Like a Butterfly

To kick off this special season featuring the youngest cast ever, hosts and judges Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman a

EP 2

Everything but the Kitchen Sink

The Kids Baking Championship snack mine is the inspiration for this week's challenge as hosts and judges Valerie Bertine

EP 3

Dessert Rivals

In the grand tradition of dessert rivalries, hosts and judges Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman divide the 10 kid bake

EP 4

Cereal Psych Out

Hosts and judges Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman ask the nine kid bakers to turn miniature cookies and chocolate-cov

EP 5

All Puffed Up

Hosts and judges Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman ask the eight kid bakers to work in teams of two to build and decor

EP 6

BBQ LOL OMG

It's the beloved imposters challenge, and hosts and judges Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman ask the young bakers to c

EP 7

Earn Your Stripes

For this challenge, hosts and judges Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman ask the six remaining kid bakers to take a walk

EP 8

Cosmic Delights

For this challenge, hosts and judges Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman ask the bakers to combine a lot of small parts

EP 9

Shake, Shake, Shake

In one of the most difficult challenges of the season, hosts and judges Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman embrace the

EP 10

Cityscakes

In this over-the-top finale, hosts and judges Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman ask the youngest final three bakers in

EP 1

Biz Kids: Great First Impressions

First impressions are everything in the business world, so Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman kick off the competition

EP 2

Biz Kids: Smashing Success

A successful business often captures the public's attention with a unique product or a new spin on familiar things. Duff

EP 3

Biz Kids: Logo-A-Gogo

All businesses need a logo, so Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman task the biz bakers with putting their own design on

EP 4

Biz Kids: Festival Fare

The key to growing a small business is getting good reviews, and food festivals are the perfect place for new customers

EP 5

Biz Kids: 8 Little Bakers Go to Market

As any business owner knows, sales trends change all the time, and you have to keep up. In this cupcake challenge Valeri

EP 6

Biz Kids: Power Lunch Imposters

Duff Goldman and Valerie Bertinelli know that in business sometimes you need to go to a fancy restaurant and sit down ov

EP 7

Biz Kids: Interview with a Baker

Part of running a successful business is being a good leader, so Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman hold interviews to

EP 8

Biz Kids: The Customer is Always Right

As a bakery owner, Duff Goldman receives some VERY unusual requests from customers, and he's using them as the inspirati

EP 9

Biz Kids: Cookies are for Closers

This isn't your grandma's cookie! Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman challenge the kid bakers to put their own stamp on

EP 10

Biz Kids: Birthdays are Big Business

There is one event that is the staple of any baking business, and it keeps Duff busy all year round -- birthdays! In ord

EP 1

Bloodcurdling Bakes

Duff Goldman and Sam Seneviratne invite four fan-favorite kid bakers to their haunted Halloween kitchen and challenge th

EP 2

Sweets-Giving

Kid bakers make Turkey Day buttercream boards for a $10,000 prize package!

EP 3

Reindeer Games

Duff Goldman and Kardea Brown bring the merriment when four unforgettable kid bakers return for the holidays to make rei

EP 4

Picture This

The kid bakers make portrait cakes with edible photos and custom emojis.

EP 5

Jumping for Joy

The kid bakers honor a classic recess game with blondie hopscotch puzzles.

EP 6

Bake Sale

The kid bakers work in teams to create sweets for a bake sale booth.

EP 7

Art in the Pie of the Beholder

The remaining nine kid bakers create colorful mosaic pies.

EP 8

School Play

The kid bakers work in teams to create cakes inspired by theatrical masks.

EP 9

Spelling Bee Buzz

The kid bakers make spelling bee word tarts with assigned words on top.

EP 10

Bake to School: Lunch Bell

It's time for lunch, and cafeteria lunch dessert imposters are on the menu! Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman assign e

EP 11

Library Visit

Five young bakers create desserts that are decorated to look like a book.

EP 12

Spirit Day

Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman challenge the kid bakers to make tie-dyed doughnuts and ice cream with two different

EP 13

Science Fair

Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman challenge the final three bakers to make science fair volcano cakes that are delicio

EP 1

Amazing Animals: Scales, Feathers, Fur and Fins

There's a gorgeous parrot and loveable cockatoo in the kitchen, because this season is all about animals! For the kickof

EP 2

Amazing Animals: Macaronimals

Hosts and judges Duff Goldman and Kardea Brown have noticed that a particular dessert can be easily shaped into animals

EP 3

Amazing Animals: Doggone Good

Dog Man is half police officer and half dog, and the animated movie "Dog Man" is all about him. So, for this challenge,

EP 4

Amazing Animals: Sea Creature Sweets

This week, we're setting sail with Disney Cruise Line to visit Disney Lookout Cay, where the native sea creatures are so

EP 5

Amazing Animals: Paws for Applause

Game on! The remaining eight bakers are challenged by Duff Goldman and Kardea Brown to make paw print gridiron desserts

EP 6

Amazing Animals: Delightful Dessert Domes

Smurfs are taking over the kitchen! Inspired by the movie "Smurfs," Duff Goldman and Kardea Brown ask the remaining seve

EP 7

Amazing Animals: Animal Snackers

Get ready for cuteness overload! Rudy the mini horse joins Duff Goldman and Kardea Brown to introduce everyone's favorit

EP 8

Amazing Animals: Going Underground

Duff Goldman and Kardea Brown are embracing bugs and the soil they call home when they challenge the five remaining bake

EP 9

Amazing Animals: Were You Born in a Barn?

Everyone needs a place to call home -- especially farm animals! Duff Goldman and Kardea Brown test the bakers' skills by

EP 10

Amazing Animals: You Belong in a Zoo

For the final big bake, Duff Goldman and Kardea Brown encourage the last three bakers to "think outside the cage" and cr

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Valerie Bertinelli
Valerie Bertinelli
Self - Host
Duff Goldman
Duff Goldman
Self - Host