The Halloween Wars crew travels across the U.S. to find the artists who have what it takes to compete. More aspiring Halloween warriors are looking to join the battle than ever before! The kitchen is set, and the judges are ready for 18 of the best pumpkin carvers and cake and sugar artists in the world. Before they ever set foot in the Halloween Wars kitchen, though, these gleefully ghoulish geniuses hone their crafts with dreams of victory and a $50,000 grand prize.
The remaining three teams made up of an expert pumpkin carver, a cake artist and a sugar master pull out all the stops to create stunning and scrumptious Halloween-themed displays that bend time and space to show their vision of Halloween time travel. Actor Gaten Matarazzo of Stranger Things serves as special guest judge.
The competition begins with a deliciously difficult pre-heat as the eight Halloween bakers weave spider web desserts with creatures trapped inside. In the main heat, wily witch hunter John Henson challenges the bakers to create melting desserts that reveal a Halloween item inside.
Four fantastic cookie makers look to disguise hosts Jet Tila and Rosanna Pansino with festive Halloween masks made from cookies. Then, the cookiers really get the hang of things as they craft edible Halloween party banners that can actually be hung up. The competitors will have to indulge their sweet tooth while using ingredients like candy corn, chocolate taffy, grape-flavored lollipop, and peanut butter candy. One winner will claim sweet success as they take home the $10,000 price and the title of Halloween Cookie Champion.
Host Duff Goldman kicks off this unconventional competition with the first challenge, in which the four bakers must create Halloween-themed cakes that incorporate a surprise selection of candies and treats. Judges Waylynn Lucas and Pichet Ong send one baker home, and then the three remaining competitors have five days in their own home bakeries to design, bake and construct an elaborate Halloween-themed showpiece cake that transforms from good to evil through moving, shattering or even melting in front of the judges' eyes. The bakers return to the studio to assemble and present their cakes, and the judges consider flavor and execution before crowning the winner of the Halloween Cake-Off.
Join Sandra Lee as she celebrates Halloween as only she can! Sandra's dreams come true when she awakes and finds herself transformed into several of her favorite characters from Alice in Wonderland and beyond! The spectacle doesn't end with the costumes ... Sandra slips into a dreamy parallel universe to create the perfect Halloween Sweets and Desserts, plus a collection of Cocktails ideal for an unforgettable Halloween party! Don't miss the fun and the surprises on this trip into a Halloween fantasy with Sandra Lee and her greatest party recipes.
Trisha Yearwood invites her friend Glenda over to try some Halloween costume ideas and test some Halloween recipes, including Jack-O'-Lantern Stuffed Peppers, Roasted Butternut Squash Hummus with Spooky Chips, Caramel Apples and a Black Light Cocktail.