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The Ultimate Baking Championship
Food · 2026
Last aired: S1 E9, Finale · 2026-05-04
The Ultimate Baking Championship tests the competitors on the core techniques that outstanding pastry chefs must master, from laminated dough and pâte à choux to chocolate work and sugar artistry. Duff Goldman is joined every week on the judging panel by a baking legend to determine who has the skill, vision and endurance to rise above the rest and who will leave the competition. In the end, only one pastry chef will be named the Ultimate Baking Champion and win the $50,000 grand prize.
Season 1
E1
Improvisation & Personal Inspiration
2026-03-09
In the series premiere, host Jesse Palmer welcomes sixteen of the nation's top pastry chefs to the most intense baking competition ever. After being randomly split into two groups, they are tasked with creating a dessert that is centered around flavor profiles that test one of the four tastes—sweet, salty, sour, or bitter—combined with a specific texture. Each baker must craft an elevated plated dessert in their signature style inspired by their assigned profile to present to judges Duff Goldman and Sherry Yard. After several eliminations, the remaining bakers advance to the Master Challenge, where the chefs must create a dessert inspired by the roots of their baking journey.
E2
Modern Masterpieces
2026-03-16
E3
Pastry Cream Classics
2026-03-23
E4
The Pastry Shop
2026-03-30
E5
Innovation
2026-04-06
E6
Mastery Of Chocolate
2026-04-13
E7
Mastery Of Sugar
2026-04-20
E8
The Deep Freeze
2026-04-27
E9
Finale
2026-05-04
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Jesse Palmer
Host
Duff Goldman
Judge