Best Baker in America

First the bakers must make Kentucky's May Day PieCaken with bourbon as the featured flavor. The elimination bake-off challenge involves the elements of Florida's Key lime pie.

The nine bakers must make their own upscale version of Maryland's Smith Island cake while incorporating boardwalk popcorn. The bake-off round involves a dessert inspired by the Pennsylvania classic shoofly pie.

The competition heads west as the eight bakers must feature Montana and Idaho's beloved huckleberries in their huckleberry pie-embouche pastry tower. In the bake-off challenge, the bakers celebrate Utah's official state snack, gelatin.

The seven bakers put their own spin on kuchen, the official state dessert of South Dakota, and serve it with a side of ice cream. The bake-off challenge involves making a new dessert with the ingredients of Minnesota's scotcheroo bar.

The six remaining bakers must make Michigan's bumpy cake into a bumpy entremets using the featured flavor of cherries. In the bake-off, the competitors have to make mini versions of Missouri's beloved gooey butter cake.

The five remaining bakers have to reinvent the Boston cream pie using coffee syrup. In the bake-off, the competitors are tasked with creating beautiful plated desserts based on Maine's whoopie pies.