From blueberry muffins to red velvet cupcakes, Jason Smith and Lorraine Pascale taste test various baked goods and guess if they are store-bought or homemade.
Tension mounts as four bakers attempt to use savory foods in their cookies, cupcakes and showpiece cakes. After six hours of intense competition, Buddy Valastro, pastry chef Lorraine Pascale and Spring Baking Championship winner Nacho Aguirre decide which baker wins an all-expenses-paid vacation to a place where time finally stands still.
To celebrate the release of her second book, Molly Yeh is serving her guests a few of her favs. She'll be cooking Rotisserie Chicken Fattoush with Sumac Vinaigrette, Classic Beef Tot Hotdish and Honey Cupcakes with Salted Honey Frosting. Plus, she's giving her guests a special take-home gift of Rhubarb Rose Jam.
Surrounded by the music of spring, host Jesse Palmer takes inspiration from a Southern California music festival to challenge the bakers with designing cupcake floral crowns featuring desert succulents. Then, the competitors get jazzy with judges Duff Goldman, Kardea Brown and Nancy Fuller as they craft entremets inspired by New Orleans snowball flavors.
Ina's friend Beth Eckhardt has recently opened a new florists and to celebrate Ina is going to make tea time treats for customers. There's red velvet cupcakes, shortbread cookies and orange curd with long stemmed strawberries plus afternoon tea inspired flower arrangements from Beth. Then it's all about afternoon tea and flowers in Ask Ina.
This is all things chocolate in the Barefoot Contessa Hall of Fame. On Ina's list there's everything from Chocolate Cupcakes With Peanut Butter Frosting, to Deeply Chocolate Gelato, an easy Chocolate Orange Fondue and White Chocolate Truffles and White Chocolate Bark. And of course, one of Ina's favorite desserts -- Mocha Chocolate Ice Box Cake.
Four bakers take host Buddy Valastro and judges Thiago Silva and Aarti Sequeira on an incredible journey as they create cookies, cupcakes and a showpiece cake inspired by their travels. After six hours of intense competition, one baker's journey will continue as they embark on an all-expenses-paid, once-in-a-lifetime trip.