S1 E1: Bakin' With Bacon
In the first round contestants must create their most delectable pie featuring the ultimate savory ingredient: bacon, as Damaris Phillips and Buddy Valastro try to determine the bakers from the fakers.
42 minutes
Bakers vs. Fakers
Bakers go head-to-head in a series of challenges to create delectable desserts for a panel of judges, whose task it is to determine the impostor in the group of amateurs and professionals.
S1 E2: Cupcake Caliente
Pro and amateur bakers use hot peppers to create spicy cupcakes, and then must use school snacks in the winning dish. Judges Lorraine Pascale and Damaris Phillips join host Buddy Valastro to sift out the bakers from the fakers.
42 minutes
S1 E3: Brownie Points
The bakers attempt to win over host Buddy Valastro and judges Lorraine Pascale and Zac Young, as classic brownies must be combined with aromatic ginger. In round two, a surprise ingredient of crackers must be used in a dessert.
42 minutes
S1 E4: Smart Cookies
Bakers and fakers pour their hearts out as the sudsy surprise ingredient of beer must be used in their chocolate chip cookie creations. Then, contestants attempt to make scents of their dishes and fresh herbs must be utilized.
42 minutes
S1 E5: Say Cheese
The bakers cobble together a gooey treat by using cheese in fruit cobblers. Then in round two, the judges find the challenge twice as nice when rice must be used to find the sweet spot in a winning dish.
42 minutes
S1 E6: Hard Candy Land
Pro and amateur bakers face off in challenges that involve infusing bread pudding with hard candies and repurposing a breakfast cereal as a dessert.
42 minutes
S1 E7: Lemon Bar Brawl
Contestants give the judges a caffeinated kick as they incorporate coffee into lemon bars before the bakers and fakers handle the twists of a pretzel challenge.
42 minutes
S1 E8: Doughnut Dilemma
The contestants try to impress the judges with deep-fried delights that incorporate potato chips, before including yogurt in their second round dishes.
42 minutes
S1 E9: Marshmallow Meltdown
Contestants compete in a cheesecake challenge that must incorporate popcorn. Those who impress the judges are then tasked with finding a creative use for marshmallows in the second round.
42 minutes