Embracing the brushstroke decorating trend, Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman challenge the 12 kid bakers to make brushstroke mini cheesecakes that are both colorful and delicious. Then there's a garden cake challenge with real fruit, herbs and other natural items as decorations.
Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman put the 10 kid bakers in teams and challenge them to create dazzling and vibrant cupcake rainbows. Then the hosts revisit the most memorable moments and kid baking creations from the first eight seasons of Kids Baking Championship.
Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman roll out everyone's favorite challenge: dessert imposters! The nine kid bakers are asked to make desserts that look like breakfast, lunch and dinner foods. Then the hosts look back at quirky and playful moments from past challenges.
Eight young bakers are challenged by Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman to make hand pies and dress up "ants on a log" to fit in a picnic basket. Then former kid competitors share their approaches to the challenges they faced.
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.