The ''Holiday Baking Championship'' is an American cooking competition series produced by Triage Entertainment and aired on

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. It airs from early November through late December, covering the U.S

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and Christmas season. The first episode premiered on November 9, 2014, and it has become a yearly competition with several spin-off shows, including ''

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'', and ''Wedding Cake Championship''.

Rounds

Each episode has two rounds. The first round is the "Preliminary Heat" where the bakers must create small pastries centered around a holiday theme. The person who wins the pre-heat gets an advantage going into the next round and aren't told about it until the second round theme is announced. The advantage usually varies. The second round is the "Main Heat" where the contestants get more time than the first round to create a larger confection (in size or quantity) that sticks to the holiday theme of the episode. Partway through the main heat, there's often a curveball thrown in that has the bakers adapt or change their plans. The winner of the "Main Heat" advances to the next episode while the baker with the worst dish is eliminated. The three bakers remaining will compete in the final "Main Heat" challenge.

Host and judges

The show's first three seasons were hosted by

Bobby Deen Robert Earl Deen (born April 28, 1970) is an American television chef, TV personality, and restaurant manager. He is the second son of Paula Deen and with his brother Jamie, operates her restaurant The Lady & Sons, in Savannah, Georgia. He al ...

. Jesse Palmer has been host of the program since season four. Cake Baker

Duff Goldman Jeffrey Adam "Duff" Goldman is a pastry chef, television personality, and cookbook author. He is the executive chef of the Baltimore-based Charm City Cakes shop, which was featured in the Food Network reality television show ''Ace of Cakes'', a ...

(famously known for his popular former Food Network show ''

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'') and Pastry Chef

Nancy Fuller Nancy Fuller (also known as Nancy Fuller Ginsberg or Nancy Ginsberg; born March 27, 1949) is an American chef and businesswoman from Claverack, New York. She is the co-owner of Ginsberg's Foods, and the host of the Food Network television series ...

(host of current Food Network show ''Farmhouse Rules'') serve as permanent judges of the show.

Lorraine Pascale Lorraine Pascale (born 17 November 1972) is a British television cook and USA Food Network host and former top model, best known for selling almost one million books in the UK alone. Her TV shows are in 70 countries worldwide. She had her own ...

(a former UK model) was a judge for the first six seasons. For season seven,

Carla Hall Carla Hall (born May 12, 1964) is an American chef, television personality and former model. She appeared in the fifth and eighth seasons of ''Top Chef'', Bravo's cooking competition show. She was a cohost on ''The Chew'', a one-hour talk sho ...

replaced Pascale on the judges' panel, joining Fuller and Goldman.

Episodes

References

External links

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