Holiday Baking Championship

Jesse Palmer welcomes the 12 bakers by challenging them to create autumn pavlova wreaths. The competitors divide into cake and pie teams to decide the best holiday dessert and win immunity from judges Nancy Fuller, Duff Goldman and Carla Hall.

After a grocery trip gone wrong, Jesse Palmer tasks the bakers with creating desserts featuring ingredients from Thanksgiving dinner. Then, the competitors go beyond cookies to give the jolly gingerbread man a makeover that will impress the judges.

Smoked, fried, brined, roasted and bacon-wrapped, Jesse Palmer uses the five-way turkey as inspiration for the bakers' preheat challenge; the competitors divide into teams to create a flight of pies that takes the judges on a flavourful journey.

Jesse Palmer asks the bakers to turn steakhouse desserts into decadent holiday treats. The competitors impress the judges by transforming a traditional steakhouse icon into a tasty Christmas tree.

With the popularity of English period dramas, Jesse Palmer challenges the bakers to create a holiday high tea. It's all about the rom-com as bakers get inspired by a holiday movie trope to create a dessert that's dripping with festive decorations.

In honour of Kwanzaa, Jesse Palmer tasks the bakers with crafting desserts that feature fresh corn for a traditional Kwanzaa display. The competitors put their personal stamp on international holiday desserts to avoid being flown home by the judges.