Spring Baking Championship

Host Jesse Palmer welcomes 12 bakers to the kitchen, and he gets the celebration started with desserts inspired by a tropical spring break. After grabbing an ingredient and flower that's familiar to spring breakers, the competitors have two hours to incorporate them into a baked dessert. Then, the bakers take judges Duff Goldman, Kardea Brown and Nancy Fuller on a spring break adventure with cakes that showcase one of their favorite spring experiences.

Jesse is ready to kick off the spring equinox by challenging the bakers with one of the trendiest ingredients around -- ube! The competitors continue the equinox party by surprising judges Duff Goldman, Kardea Brown and Nancy Fuller with flower-covered dome cakes that feature floral flavors.

It's awards season, so the bakers are asked to whip up 'And the winner is' berry-filled pie envelopes. The bakers team up to present the judges with a social media phenomenon: two-tiered 'bubble' cakes inspired by an awards night cocktail.

Jesse pays homage to Earth's creatures by asking the bakers to create a plated dessert inspired by an insect. The bakers celebrate Earth Day with Duff Goldman, Kardea Brown and Nancy Fuller by making a geographically inspired baked Alaska.

Host Jesse Palmer gets ready for the Indian festival of Holi, the most colorful celebration in the world, by challenging the bakers to make doughnuts featuring an explosion of color and Indian flavors. Then, the bakers design elephant cakes that transport judges Duff Goldman, Kardea Brown and Nancy Fuller to Thailand's Songkran Water Festival.

Jesse Palmer is throwing a spring prom, and he tasks the bakers with making macaron corsages. Then, the bakers blend fashion with baking to create tsunami prom dress cakes in hopes that Duff Goldman, Kardea Brown and Nancy Fuller name them prom royalty!