Nadya Alborz

Hosts and judges Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman ask 12 kid bakers to pay homage to the brilliant transformation of the butterfly by making colourful carved butterfly cakes. After judging, one baker must leave the competition.

Hosts and judges Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman ask the young bakers to create grilled dessert imposters with side dishes like ribs and mac 'n' cheese or hot dogs and baked beans; the least successful baker goes home.

Hosts and judges Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman ask the six remaining kid bakers to take a walk on the wild side and make zebra cakes with striking interior stripes.

Hosts and judges Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman ask the bakers to combine a lot of small parts to create one big whole by making cosmic cupcake pull-aparts decorated to look like the sun, a rocket, Saturn, a comet or the moon.

Hosts and judges Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman embrace the loaded foods trend by asking the kid bakers to make loaded milkshakes from scratch topped with two different baked goods. The three best bakers secure a place in the finale.

Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman ask the nine kid bakers to turn miniature cookies and chocolate-covered dried fruit or nuts into cookie cereal.