Plot Synopsis

Hosted by Jesse Palmer, SUMMER BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP -- the newest installment of the seasonal BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP franchise for adult competitors -- features 10 talented bakers from across America, who tackle unique summer-themed baking challenges while vying for the $25,000 grand prize. The bakers' skills are put to the test to prove they can create the most delectable desserts to impress judges Duff Goldman, Carla Hall, and Damaris Phillips. The one baker with the best summertime creations will rise to the top, earning the grand prize and the title of Summer Baking Champion. The competition kicks off with a challenge to recall sweet summer memories by the water, as the bakers must create a dozen doughnuts that look like water floaties with an added 3D decorated element. The one that melts the competition earns an advantage during the main heat, where the bakers are tasked with creating a cake with a gelatin water feature. Throughout the season the bakers will have to elevate summer classics like ice cream sandwiches, s'mores, cobbler and cream pies. They also face challenges highlighting the best summer has to offer from juicy fruit to outdoor activities. Since, summertime is known for big blockbuster movie releases, the bakers must make pink desserts in honor of the upcoming Warner Bros. movie Barbie. Then it's fireworks and flags in the grand finale, as the three remaining bakers celebrate America's birthday in a challenge where they must create a two-tier cake that resembles a 4th of July parade float that moves. In the end, one baker is crowned Summer Baking Champion and take home $25,000. SUMMER BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP contestants include: Alyssa Alcantara (San Diego, CA), John Boyle (Philadelphia, PA), Kyle Davis (Springfield, MO), Kristina Krause (Leesburg, VA), Yohann Le Bescond (Ocala, FL), Ally Radziewicz (Syracuse, NY), Lisa Lu (Healdsburg, CA), Anrika Martin (Kingston, NY), Zoe Peckich (Pittsburgh, PA), Carlos Pena (Las Vegas, NV). The series kicked off with back-to-back episodes on Monday, May 15, 2023 from 9-11pm ET/PT on Food Network. A new episode debuted each Monday through June 26.

The sophomore season of SUMMER BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP debuted on Monday, May 13, 2024 at 8pm ET/PT on Food Network. Host Jesse Palmer welcomes ten fresh bakers from around the country into the kitchen to prove their baking talents in summer-travel themed challenges. From mile-high berry pies to delectable dessert tacos, the bakers must impress judges Duff Goldman, Carla Hall, and Damaris Phillips to claim the title Summer Baking Champion and the grand price of $25,000. The competition kicks off with a challenge where the bakers must craft the perfect poolside snack: ice cream bars. However, there's a twist -- no ice cream allowed! The bars must look like ice cream bars, but can only be made of cake or cookies, and need to be beautifully decorated for summer. The baker that wins the pre-heat challenge earns an exclusive upgrade from the "First Class Station" granting them an advantage in the main heat, where the bakers must utilize ingredients from popular summertime cocktails to create a summer tart. Throughout the season, the bakers will face challenges highlighting the best summer has to offer from tropical fruit to beach vacations. In the semifinals, the challenges celebrate Discovery's Shark Week, requiring the bakers to whip up shark bite cookie bars and shark cage desserts. Then, in the grand finale it's fireworks and flags, as the three remaining bakers celebrate America's birthday by creating a New York City-inspired Fourth of July fireworks cake complete with lights and lasers. In the end, one baker will be crowned Summer Baking Champion and take home $25,000. Season 2 contestants include: Vonshia Brown (Los Angeles, CA), Tara Canaday (Cumberland, ME), Austin Granados (Manitoba, Canada), Chris Jara (San Antonio, TX), Rob Lough (Houston, TX), Dominick Miller (Santa Rosa, CA), Nayibe Renaud (Henderson, NV), German Rizzo (Glen Cove, NY), Stephanie Tucci (Ontario, Canada), and Karol Zapata (Queens, NY).
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On Monday, July 1, 2024 at 8pm ET/PT, Food Network premiered "Big Apple Fireworks," after traveling all over, host Jesse Palmer lands in the Big Apple for some finale fireworks! Everything is decked out in red, white and blue for his 4th of July backyard barbecue, so the bakers must create red, white and "woo-hoo" desserts using summer favorites like strawberries, blueberries and white peaches. Then, judges Carla Hall, Duff Goldman and Damaris Phillips get blown away by 4th of July exploding fireworks cakes as they decide which baker will be crowned Summer Baking Champion and awarded $25,000!