Summer Baking Championship

Jesse Palmer is ready to take a dip in the lake and uses his favorite floatie as inspiration for floatie doughnuts in summer flavors; Jesse challenges the bakers to make gelatin water feature cakes, and the competitor that sinks is sent home.

Jesse Palmer looks to cool off with refreshing ice cream sandwiches in bright summer designs; an ice cream truck in the kitchen inspires the bakers to turn a classic treat into a high-end frozen dessert before one competitor has a chilly farewell.

Jesse Palmer is all about the outdoors as he tasks the bakers with making radical s'more desserts using wild chocolate flavors; the bakers must use fresh-pressed juice to create a dessert that's inspired by bike riding -- the Paris-Brest.

Jesse Palmer challenges the bakers to make a cobbler, crumble or clafoutis using the bounty of the summer fruit stand; the bakers must make watermelon desserts that taste and look like a watermelon before the judges send another competitor home.

Jesse Palmers tasks the bakers with capturing that coastal vibe using beach drink trifles; when the sun starts to get too hot, the bakers create refreshing summer cream pies to avoid a scorching elimination.

For Father's Day, Jesse Palmer challenges the bakers to get fired up with grill pan desserts for Dad, complete with grill marks; June is also Pride Month for the LGBTQ+ communities, so the bakers celebrate with rainbow desserts.