Kids Baking Championship
Kids Baking Championship is a competitive reality baking program produced by Levity Entertainment Group for the Food Network. The competition involves children competing to make the best dish, and are judged on presentation, taste, and creativity. All seven seasons of the series have been hosted and judged by actress Valerie Bertinelli and baker Duff Goldman of Charm City Cakes. In 2018, the show enjoyed its highest ratings ever that also eclipsed Duff Goldman's earlier show, Ace of Cakes, as the highest rated series in the network's history.
| Kids Baking Championship | |
|---|---|
| Starring | Duff Goldman and Valerie Bertinelli |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 8 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60–63 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | Food Network |
| Original release | February 2, 2015 – present |
The first season of the series featured several prizes for the winner of the competition, including $10,000, a full kitchen remodel for their parent's home, an article/recipe in Food Network Magazine, and their winning cake sold as a re-creation by Charm City Cakes, along with the 'Kids Baking Champion' title. That season had a pool of eight contestants. Subsequent seasons feature only the title and a prize of $25,000 for the winner, with the FNM article/recipe restored in season four, with the contestant pool rising to ten in season two, and twelve in subsequent seasons with season five and seven being an exception with nine people.
On July 8, 2019, it was announced that the seventh season would premiere on August 5, 2019.[1]
Season 1
Contestants
| Rank | Baker | Age | Location | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hollis Johnson | 13 | Jacksonville, Florida | Winner |
| 2 | Annika Coffman | 12 | Boise, Idaho | Runner-Up |
| 3 | Natalie Venable | 11 | Westlake Village, California | Finalists |
| Jackson Fujimori | 11 | Torrance, California | ||
| 5 | Cody Vasquez | 12 | Gilbert, Arizona | 5th Place |
| 6 | Payton Palaez | 10 | San Francisco, California | 6th Place |
| 7 | Caroline Binkley | 13 | Delaware, Ohio | 8th Place |
| Anthony Smith | 11 | Rochester, New York |
Elimination table
| Place | Contestant | Episode | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1 | Hollis | IN | HIGH | Winner | |
| 2 | Annika | HIGH | LOW | WIN | Runner-Up |
| 3 | Jackson | HIGH | LOW | FINALISTS 1 | |
| Natalie | IN | WIN | IN | ||
| 5 | Cody | WIN | IN | ELIM | |
| 6 | Payton | LOW | ELIM | ||
| 7 | Caroline | ELIM | |||
| Anthony | ELIM | ||||
- (WINNER) This baker won the competition.
- (RUNNER-UP) This baker made it to the finale, and was in second place.
- (FINALIST) This baker was eliminated in the finals.
- (WIN) This baker won the baking challenge.
- Baker was one of the judges' least favourite bakers that week, but was not eliminated.
- Baker was one of the judges' favourite bakers that week, but didn't win.
- (IN) Baker got through to the next round.
- (ELIM) This baker was eliminated from the championship.
^1 : Jackson and Natalie were eliminated before the winner was announced.
Episodes
| No. in Episode |
Title | Original air date | |
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| 1 | "Bake Sale" | February 2, 2015 | |
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The first challenge is to make 2 baked goods fit for a bake sale, in two hours. In the middle of the baking, Duff Goldman and Valerie Bertinelli give the bakers a twist: to incorporate peanut butter and jelly. Winner: Cody Winner's Dishes: Lemon Pound Cake and a Razzleberry Pie (Raspberries, Blackberries and Blueberries.) Recipe Incorporated: Raspberry Vanilla Pudding Pie with Peanut Butter Crust Lost: Anthony and Caroline Loser's Dishes: Anthony – Blueberry Lattice Pie, Chocolate Mousse Tart and a Peanut Butter Jelly cookie. Caroline – Upside-Down Peach Tart with Oatmeal Lace Cookies and Peanut Butter and Jelly Cupcakes. | |||
| 2 | "Dessert Imposters" | February 9, 2015 | |
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The 6 bakers are tasked to make a dessert imposter that looks savory but is actually sweet. The 6 choices were bagel (Hollis), sushi (Annika), pizza (Payton), taco (Cody), burger (Natalie), and spaghetti (Jackson). Duff and Valerie throw in the challenge of making the bakers incorporate a side kick to the original plan. Winner: Natalie Winner's Dish: Vanilla Cupcake Bun, Brownie Meat Patty, Coconut Lettuce, Licorice Tomatoes, and white chocolate Thousand Island Dressing with a sidekick of parmesan cheese fries (apples fried and baked with powdered sugar.) Lost: Payton Loser's Dish: Snickerdoodle Cookie Crust with Marshmallow Cheese, Peanut Butter Cups as olives, Gummies as peppers and fondant as pepperoni with a sidekick of garlic bread (pie dough rolled with cinnamon and sugar and baked with icing.) | |||
| 3 | "Stuffed Puffs" | February 16, 2015 | |
| 4 | "Celebration Cakes" | February 23, 2015 | |
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The 4 bakers are challenged to make a celebration cake for the finale. The cake must be at least three layers. Valerie and Duff throw another twist and tell the kids they need to make a "party favor" and give the kids ideas. Annika make a dark chocolate cake with a raspberry cream coat and frosting. Jackson makes a lemon cake. Hollis makes a lemon cake. Natalie creates a lemon cake with cream cheese frosting. Jackson attempts to make macarons, but they crack. He then makes shortbread. Annika makes lemon bars. Hollis makes a sugar cookie. Natalie makes a cake-in-a-jar. The judges have two standouts; Annika and Hollis. Hollis wins the 10,000 dollars, her cake in Duff's collection and the industrial kitchen set. Winner: Hollis Runner-Up:Annika Finalists:Jackson and Natalie | |||
Season 2
Ten talented young bakers compete for the title of Kids Baking Champion and $25,000. Duff Goldman and Valerie Bertinelli are the hosts and judges again.
Contestants
| Rank | Baker | Age | Location | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rebecca Beale | 13 | Graham, Texas | Winner |
| 2 | Yahshimabet Sellassie-Hall | 12 | Oakland, California | Runners-Up |
| Matthew Merrill | 11 | Great Falls, Virginia | ||
| 4 | Peggy Fischer | 10 | St. Johnsbury, Vermont | Eliminated in Episode 7 |
| 5 | Jane Haviland | 10 | Ann Arbor, Michigan | Eliminated in Episode 6 |
| 6 | Alex Portis | 12 | Monroeville, Pennsylvania | Eliminated in Episode 5 |
| 7 | Emma Wensing | 11 | Austin, Texas | Eliminated in Episode 4 |
| 8 | Colby Lacasse | 10 | Blue Hill, Maine | Eliminated in Episode 3 |
| 9 | Ryan Wilson | 11 | Danville, California | Eliminated in Episode 2 |
| 10 | Alex Alcorta | 10 | Austin, Texas | Eliminated in Episode 1 |
Elimination table
| Place | Contestant | Episode | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 1 | Rebecca | IN | WIN | IN | WIN | Winner | |||
| 2 | Yahshimabet | HIGH | IN | HIGH | IN | LOW | Runner-Up | ||
| Matthew | IN | LOW | WIN | HIGH | WIN | LOW | |||
| 4 | Peggy | IN | LOW | WIN | LOW | WIN | IN | ELIM | |
| 5 | Jane | WIN | IN | LOW | HIGH | LOW | ELIM | ||
| 6 | Alex P. | HIGH | IN | ELIM | |||||
| 7 | Emma | IN | HIGH | IN | ELIM | ||||
| 8 | Colby | LOW | ELIM | ||||||
| 9 | Ryan | LOW | ELIM | ||||||
| 10 | Alex A. | ELIM | |||||||
- (WINNER) This baker won the competition.
- (RUNNER-UP) This baker made it to the finale, and was in second place.
- (WIN) This baker won the baking challenge.
- (LOW) Baker was one of the judges' least favorite bakers that week, but was not eliminated.
- (HIGH) Baker was one of the judges' favorite bakers that week, but didn't win.
- (IN) Baker got through to the next round.
- (ELIM) This baker was eliminated from the championship.
Episodes
| No. in Episode |
Title | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (5) | "Pie à la Mode" | January 4, 2016 | |
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Winner: Jane Winner's Dish: Jane's Grandma Jean's pecan pie with a side of chocolate shaved ice cream. Lost: Alex A. Loser's Dish: A chocolate cream pie with a cinnamon ice cream. | |||
| 2 (6) | "Eclairs Gone Wild" | January 11, 2016 | |
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The bakers are given the task of making eclairs that have "gone wild" with color and flavor. A twist arrives with the bakers making creme puffs in the shape of their favorite animal. Winner: Rebecca Winner's Dish: A caramel bacon eclair with a mouse cream puff filled with a lime and a raspberry pastry cream. Lost: Ryan Loser's Dish: A cookie butter eclair with a snail cream puff filled with the same eclair pastry cream. | |||
| 3 (7) | "'Hot' Chocolate" | January 18, 2016 | |
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The bakers are given the challenge of creating any chocolate intensive dessert, but a twist shows up requiring that they use chiles, hot spices and hot sauce in their dessert. Winner: Peggy Winner's Dish: A chocolate cayenne brownie with a raspberry coulis and a sriracha ice cream. Lost: Colby Loser's Dish: A chocolate cayenne cake with a vanilla buttercream frosting with a chocolate cayenne ganache. | |||
| 4 (8) | "Macaron Stackaron" | January 25, 2016 | |
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The remaining kids are given the challenge of creating macarons of any flavor. The twist is that they must stack them to 5 inches tall. If they do not stack them to the requires height, they are not eligible to win, but it does not mean they are out of the competition. Winner: Matthew Winner's Dish: A chocolate cherry macaron and a S'mores macaron. Lost: Emma Loser's Dish: A chocolate macaron filled with a cream cheese frosting and raspberry coulis. | |||
| 5 (9) | "Lunch Box Desserts" | February 1, 2016 | |
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The bakers are given the task of creating desserts using items in a lunch box. The twist is that they must use another item given out: banana chips or carrots. Winner: Peggy Winner's Dish: A chocolate zucchini cake with an orange sauce and a coconut carrot ice cream. Lost: Alex P. Loser's Dish: An open-faced ice cream sandwich featuring an almond butter cookie with a pumpkin seed ice cream with sauteed strawberries and carrots. | |||
| 6 (10) | "Candymonium" | February 8, 2016 | |
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The excited bakers are challenged to create desserts using 3 types of candy. The twist is that they must use a blow torch somewhere on their dessert in a way that makes sense. Winner: Matthew Winner's Dish: a peanut butter chocolate sachertorte with a torched meringue. Lost: Jane Loser's Dish: A sour candy cake with a sugar stick frosting with chocolate candies and torched marshmallows. | |||
| 7 (11) | "Dessert Imposters 2.0" | February 15, 2016 | |
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The bakers are challenges to make dessert imposters, the favorite challenge from last season. The twist is that they must create a savory cupcake along with their sweet imposter. Winner: Rebecca Winner's Dish: A BLT with yellow cake bread, white chocolate lettuce, strawberries as tomatoes, marzipan bacon and buttercream mayonnaise with a corn cupcake with mashed potato frosting. Lost: Peggy Loser's Dish: Nachoes with phyllo dough chips, lemon curd cheese, white cake as chicken, and lime zest as cilantro with a butternut squash cupcake with a guacamole frosting. | |||
| 8 (12) | "Spring Break Cakes" | February 22, 2016 | |
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For the final challenge, the bakers are given the task of creating cakes based on common "Spring Break" destinations: the beach (Rebecca), the amusement park (Matthew) and camping (Yahshimabet). The twist is that they must include a curd filling in their cake. Winner: Rebecca Winner's Dish: A lemon chiffon cake with a strawberry buttercream with lemon and strawberry curd, decorated to look like the beach. Runners-Up: Matthew, Yahshimabet Matthew's Cake: A chocolate cake with an orange buttercream filled with an orange curd and decorated to look like a roller coaster car found at an amusement park. Yahshimabet's Cake: A mocha cake and a chai spice cake with buttercream and filled with orange curd white chocolate ganache, decorated to look like a camping trip. | |||
Season 3
Contestants
Source for first names, hometowns, and age:[2]
| Rank | Baker | Age | Location | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aidan Berry[3] | 12 | Shalimar, Florida | Winner |
| 2 | Justice Faustina[3] | 12 | Napa, California | Runners-Up |
| Kaniyah Cary[3] | 10 | Portsmouth, Virginia | ||
| 4 | Cole Frederickson[3] | 12 | Thousand Oaks, California | 4th Place |
| 5 | Audra Tow[3] | 11 | Aurora, Colorado | 5th Place |
| 6 | Jason Intravartolo[4] | 11 | Seattle, Washington | 6th Place |
| 7 | Reese Smith[3] | 10 | Bloomfield Hills, Michigan | 7th Place |
| 8 | Maya Jindal[3] | 9 | Great Falls, Virginia | 8th Place |
| 9 | Keili Gorczyca[3] | 10 | San Francisco, California | 9th Place |
| 10 | Dylin Musgrove[3] | 12 | Augusta, Georgia | 10th Place |
| 11 | Charlotte d'Arabian[3] | 10 | Coronado, California | 11th Place |
| 12 | Brooke Cumberland[3] | 9 | Old Greenwich, Connecticut | 12th Place |
Elimination table
| Place | Contestant | Episode | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||
| 1 | Aidan | IN | WIN | HIGH | LOW | WIN | IN | LOW | WIN | Winner | |
| 2 | Justice | HIGH | IN | WIN | WIN | WIN | HIGH | IN | Runners-Up | ||
| Kaniyah | WIN | HIGH | IN | LOW | HIGH | IN | WIN | LOW | |||
| 4 | Cole | IN | HIGH | WIN | IN | WIN | HIGH | IN | ELIM | ||
| 5 | Audra | IN | LOW | IN | WIN | LOW | ELIM | ||||
| 6 | Jason | LOW | WIN | IN | LOW | ELIM | |||||
| 7 | Reese | HIGH | IN | LOW | ELIM | ||||||
| 8 | Maya | IN | LOW | IN | ELIM | ||||||
| 9 | Keili | IN | ELIM | ||||||||
| 10 | Dylin | IN | LOW | ELIM | |||||||
| 11 | Charlotte | LOW | ELIM | ||||||||
| 12 | Brooke | ELIM | |||||||||
- (WINNER) This baker won the competition.
- (RUNNER-UP) This baker made it to the finale, and was in second place.
- (WIN) This baker won the baking challenge.
- Baker was one of the judges' least favorite bakers that week, but was not eliminated.
- Baker was one of the judges' favorite bakers that week, but didn't win.
- Baker got through to the next round.
- (ELIM) This baker was eliminated from the championship.
- This baker was on the winning team of the challenge
Episodes
| No. in Episode |
Title | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Life Is a Carnival" | 1/2/17 | |
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Winner: Kaniyah Winner's Dish: A vanilla popcorn cupcake with a vanilla buttercream frosting. Lost: Brooke Loser's Dish: A lemon cupcake with a sweet pretzel filling and a vanilla frosting. | |||
| 2 | "I Lava Volcano" | 1/9/17 | |
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Winner: Aidan Winner's Dish: A passionfruit cake with a banana buttercream with cream-filled cookie boulders. Lost: Charlotte Loser's Dish: A ginger cake with a chocolate ganache frosting with chocolate and fondant boulders. | |||
| 3 | "Comfort Food Dessert Imposters" | 1/16/17 | |
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The remaining bakers must create a comfort food dessert imposter — meatloaf (Cole), fried chicken (Justice), mac and cheese (Audra), PB&J (Keili), chili (Reese), roast beef sandwich (Maya), hot dog (Dylin), meatball sub (Aidan), grilled cheese sandwich (Kaniyah), and a burrito (Jason). The bakers are then asked to make a side of chips and salsa. Winner: Jason Winner's Dish: A crepe tortilla filled with pound cake as chicken and chocolate as refried beans with a side of chocolate and buttercream salsa with crepe chips. Lost: Dylin Loser's Dish: A vanilla hot dog bun with a vanilla buttercream hot dog, mustard, ketchup and relish, with a side of cherry salsa with phyllo dough chips. | |||
| 4 | "Color Me Wow!" | 1/23/17 | |
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The bakers are given the challenge of creating a tye dye cake to resemble the 60's. A twist is that they must make a swirled ice cream. Winner: Cole Winner's Dish:A fruit flavored cake dyed multiple colors with a fruit swirl ice cream. Lost: Kelli Loser's Dish: An apple cinnamon cake with lemon and raspberry with a swirl ice cream. | |||
| 5 | "Throwback Eclairs" | 1/30/17 | |
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The kids are challenges to make eclairs based of old desserts: Coconut Cream Pie (Cole), Black Forest Cake (Justice) German Chocolate Cake (Maya), Chocolate Pecan Pie (Audra), Pineapple Upside Down Cake (Reese), Cherry Cheesecake (Kaniyah), Banana Cream Pie (Aidan) and Grandmas Apple Pie (Jason). A twist comes in when the kids must make something with dried fruit. Winner: Justice Winner's Dish: An eclair filled with chocolate cherry whipped cream topped with a chocolate apricot ganache. Lost: Maya Loser's Dish: An eclair filled with chocolate pastry cream and topped with dates. | |||
| 6 | "Breakfast Desserts" | 2/6/17 | |
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Valerie, the queen of pancakes, and Duff, the king of waffles challenge the bakers to make cakes out of one of the two breakfast items. Team are decided with a coin draw, and the winning side does not face elimination. A twist is that they must use breakfast cereal in their dessert. Justice, Audra, Aidan and Cole were Team Waffle, and Kaniyah, Jason and Reese were Team Pancake. Winner: Aidan Winner's Dish: a cinnamon roll style waffle with swiss meringue buttercream topped with cinnamon crunch cereal and a side of cinnamon crunch cereal ice cream. Lost: Reese Loser's Dish: A carrot cake pancake with a vanilla buttercream topped with melted chocolate and a cherry. | |||
| 7 | "Mobile App Cookies" | 2/13/17 | |
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The bakers are given the task of creating sugar cookies to resemble apps and must explain what the app does. For example: SnackChat, DessertCraft, Noodle Maps, etc. A twist is that the bakers must use citrus in their dessert. Winner: Justice Winner's Dish: An orange cookie with a glaze and artistic app designs. Lost: Jason Loser's Dish: An orange cookie with a vanilla glaze and designs. (Jason had no explanation for his apps) | |||
| 8 | "Pet Shop Joys" | 2/20/17 | |
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The bakers are challenged to create desserts based on animals: a rabbit, a turtle, a silky chicken, a guinea pig and a mini pig. The twist is that the bakers must include a friend for their mini pet dessert. Winner: Kaniyah Winner's Dish: A pineapple upside down cake with a cat sugar cookie and a pineapple ice cream. (Kaniyah's animal was a rabbit). Lost: Audra Loser's Dish: A banana cake with a vanilla frosting and fondant chickens with a mini pet friend of a fondant egg the chicken laid. (Audra's animal was a silky chicken). | |||
| 9 | "Molecular Kidstronomy" | 2/27/17 | |
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The bakers are given the difficult task to create desserts with molecular ingredients: the smoking gun, the maltodextrin, etc. The twist is that the bakers must use old fashioned whisks in some way. Winner: Aidan Winner's Dish: A S'mores tart with a graham cracker crust, a smoked chocolate ganache, peanut butter snow and whipped cream. Lost: Cole Loser's Dish: A smoked apple pie with an apple ice cream and peanut butter snow with whipped cream. | |||
| 10 | "Superhero Grand Finale" | 3/6/17 | |
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The bakers are given the final task of creating cakes resembling a made up super hero. The twist is they must create a super villain too. Winner: Aidan Winner's Dish: a lemon rosemary olive oil cake with a swiss meringue buttercream with a cookie super villains. His hero is named Prism, and he created color. His super villain is Dismal, and he makes everything gray and dull. Runners-Up: Kaniyah, Justice Justice's Dish: A rose water cake with a vanilla butter cream and a rice cereal treat villain. His hero was Weather Man, and he controls the weather. His super villain is The Evil Sun, and he wants it to be hot all year long. Kaniyah's Dish: A lemon rosemary blueberry cake with a vanilla buttercream and a cookie villain. Her hero is Catastrophe Girl, who prevents the catastrophes from happening. Her super villain is Mr. Rotten Potato, who stayed in a refrigerator too long and turned evil. | |||
Season 4
Contestants
Source for names, age, and hometowns:[5]
| Rank | Baker | Age | Location | Place |
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| 1 | Linsey Lam | 13 | Closter, New Jersey | Winner |
| 2 | Abby Martin | 13 | Franklin, Wisconsin | Runners-Up |
| Alex Czajka | 12 | Edmonton, Alberta | ||
| 4 | Bryn Montgomery | 11 | South Hill, Virginia | 4th Place |
| 5 | Julia Betz | 12 | Key Biscayne, Florida | 5th Place |
| 6 | Luke Jonsson | 13 | Rancho Santa Margarita, California | 6th Place |
| 7 | Aditya Pillutla | 12 | Cary, North Carolina | 7th Place |
| 8 | Soleil Thomas | 12 | Livingston, New Jersey | 8th Place |
| 9 | Beverly Hepler | 10 | Foster City, California | 9th Place |
| 10 | Grady Holloway | 11 | Chesterfield, Missouri | 10th Place |
| 11 | Gareth Bennett | 10 | Gaithersburg, Maryland | 11th Place |
| 12 | Michael Platt | 11 | Bowie, Maryland | 12th Place |
Elimination Table
| Place | Contestant | Episode | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||
| 1 | Linsey | IN | HIGH | IN | WIN | HIGH | WIN | LOW | Winner | ||
| 2 | Abby | IN | WIN | IN | WIN | WIN | IN | WIN | LOW | Runners-Up | |
| Alex | LOW | HIGH | LOW | IN | LOW | HIGH | WIN | ||||
| 4 | Bryn | IN | LOW | IN | WIN | HIGH | IN | ELIM | |||
| 5 | Julia | HIGH | IN | WIN | IN | ELIM | |||||
| 6 | Luke | IN | HIGH | IN | LOW | IN | ELIM | ||||
| 7 | Aditya | WIN | LOW | WIN | IN | ELIM | |||||
| 8 | Soleil | IN | LOW | IN | LOW | ELIM | |||||
| 9 | Beverly | HIGH | IN | LOW | ELIM | ||||||
| 10 | Grady | IN | ELIM | ||||||||
| 11 | Gareth | LOW | ELIM | ||||||||
| 12 | Michael | ELIM | |||||||||
- (WINNER) This baker won the competition.
- (RUNNER-UP) This baker made it to the finale, and was in second place.
- (WIN) This baker won the baking challenge.
- Baker was one of the judges' least favorite bakers that week, but was not eliminated.
- Baker was one of the judges' favorite bakers that week, but didn't win.
- Baker got through to the next round.
- (ELIM) This baker was eliminated from the championship.
- This baker was on the winning team of the challenge
Season 5
Nine talented young bakers compete for the title of Kids Baking Champion, $25,000 and a spot in Food Network Magazine. Duff Goldman and Valerie Bertinelli are the hosts and judges again.
Contestants
| Rank | Baker | Age | Location | Place |
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| 1 | Natasha Jiwani | 13 | Bellevue, Washington | Winner |
| 2 | Taylor Inouye | 12 | Kailua, Hawaii | Runners-Up |
| Matthew Azuma | 12 | Glendora, California | ||
| 4 | Issi Neufield | 11 | Coppell, Texas | 4th Place |
| 5 | Saylor Herrin | 11 | Ailey, Georgia | 5th Place |
| 6 | Davey Treen | 10 | Akron, Ohio | 6th Place |
| 7 | Mekdes Bass | 10 | Boulder, Colorado | 7th Place |
| 8 | Enzo Cosani | 10 | Orlando, Florida | 8th Place |
| 9 | Zach Atlas | 13 | New York, New York | 9th Place |
Elimination Table
| Place | Contestant | Episode | |||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||||
| 1 | Natasha | IN | WIN | IN | HIGH | WIN | WINNER | ||||
| 2 | Taylor | WIN | HIGH | IN | HIGH | RUNNERS-UP | |||||
| Matthew | IN | LOW | WIN | LOW | |||||||
| 4 | Issi | IN | LOW | IN | WIN | LOW | ELIM | ||||
| 5 | Saylor | HIGH | IN | WIN | IN | ELIM | |||||
| 6 | Davey | IN | LOW | ELIM | |||||||
| 7 | Mekdes | IN | ELIM | ||||||||
| 8 | Enzo | LOW | ELIM | ||||||||
| 9 | Zach | ELIM | |||||||||
- (WINNER) This baker won the competition.
- (RUNNER-UP) This baker made it to the finale, and was in second place.
- (WIN) This baker won the baking challenge.
- Baker was one of the judges' least favorite bakers that week, but was not eliminated.
- Baker was one of the judges' favorite bakers that week, but didn't win.
- Baker got through to the next round.
- (ELIM) This baker was eliminated from the championship.
Season 6
Twelve talented young bakers compete for the title of Kids Baking Champion, $25,000 and a spot in Food Network Magazine. Duff Goldman and Valerie Bertinelli are the hosts and judges again.
Contestants
| Rank | Baker | Age | Location | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paige Goehner | 11 | Blaine, Minnesota | Winner |
| 2 | Davis Sams | 13 | Vancouver, Canada | Runners-Up |
| Meadow Roberts | 10 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | ||
| 3 | Jaxon Remillard | 11 | Mansfield, Texas | 4th Place |
| 4 | Nyah Rosado | 11 | New Rochelle, New York | 5th Place |
| 5 | Madison Totaro | 10 | Austin, Texas | 6th Place |
| 6 | Karthik Vemparala | 11 | Somerset, New Jersey | 7th Place |
| 7 | Jenna Alnatur | 9 | Clifton, New Jersey | 8th Place |
| 8 | Misha Jones | 12 | Annapolis, Maryland | 9th Place |
| 9 | Gavin Crawford | 11 | Houston, Texas | 10th Place |
| 10 | Brooklyn Kyzar | 12 | Silverhill, Alabama | 11th Place |
| 11 | Kasey Moeggenborg | 13 | Rockford, Michigan | 12th Place |
Elimination Table
| Place | Contestant | Episode | |||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||
| 1 | Paige | IN | HIGH | WIN | LOW | WIN | IN | LOW | HIGH | LOW | Winner |
| 2 | Davis | IN | HIGH | IN | WIN | IN | WIN | WIN | Runner-Up | ||
| Meadow | WIN | IN | LOW | IN | WIN | IN | HIGH | Runner-Up | |||
| 4 | Jaxon | LOW | IN | WIN | HIGH | IN | LOW | ELIM | |||
| 5 | Nyah | IN | WIN | IN | WIN | HIGH | LOW | ELIM | |||
| 6 | Madison | IN | WIN | WIN | IN | WIN | LOW | ELIM | |||
| 7 | Karthik | HIGH | IN | WIN | IN | ELIM | |||||
| 8 | Jenna | IN | LOW | ELIM | |||||||
| 9 | Misha | HIGH | LOW | WIN | ELIM | ||||||
| 10 | Gavin | IN | ELIM | ||||||||
| 11 | Brooklyn | LOW | ELIM | ||||||||
| 12 | Kasey | ELIM | |||||||||
- (WINNER) This baker won the competition.
- (RUNNER-UP) This baker made it to the finale, and was in second place.
- (WIN) This baker won the baking challenge.
- Baker was one of the judges' least favorite bakers that week, but was not eliminated.
- Baker was one of the judges' favorite bakers that week, but didn't win.
- Baker got through to the next round.
- (ELIM) This baker was eliminated from the championship.
- This baker was on the winning team of the challenge
Season 7
Aired August 5, 2019 - September 16, 2019.[6] Nine talented young bakers compete for the title of Kids Baking Champion, $25,000 and a spot in Food Network Magazine. Duff Goldman and Valerie Bertinelli are the hosts and judges again.
Contestants
| Rank | Baker | Age | Location | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trevin Alford | 11 | Washington, Indiana | Winner |
| 2 | Sophie Tate | 12 | Stansbury Park, Utah | Runners-Up |
| Tarek Husseini | 13 | St. Louis, Missouri | ||
| 4 | Taylor Pusha | 12 | Roanoke, Virginia | 4th Place |
| 5 | Brooke Waters | 11 | Selma, Alabama | 5th Place |
| 6 | Brady Stewart | 11 | San Angelo, Texas | 6th Place |
| 7 | Tori Church | 12 | Nashville, Tennessee | 7th Place |
| 8 | Dharma Sabapathy | 11 | Austin, Texas | 8th Place |
| 9 | Sophia Elrod | 10 | Nashville, Tennessee | 9th Place |
Elimination Table
| Place | Contestants | Episode | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||||
| 1 | Trevin | WIN | HIGH | WIN | LOW | HIGH | WINNER | ||||
| 2 | Sophie | IN | LOW | WIN | HIGH | WIN | RUNNERS-UP | ||||
| Tarek | IN | HIGH | IN | LOW | |||||||
| 4 | Taylor | LOW | SAFE | HIGH | SAFE | WIN | ELIM | ||||
| 5 | Brooke | IN | LOW | SAFE | HIGH | ELIM | |||||
| 6 | Brady | HIGH | IN | ELIM | |||||||
| 7 | Tori | IN | WIN | ELIM | |||||||
| 8 | Dharma | IN | ELIM | ||||||||
| 9 | Sophia | ELIM | |||||||||
- (WINNER) This baker won the competition.
- (RUNNER-UP) This baker made it to the finale, and was in second place.
- (WIN) This baker won the baking challenge.
- (LOW) Baker was one of the judges' least favorite bakers that week, but was not eliminated.
- (HIGH) Baker was one of the judges' favorite bakers that week, but didn't win.
- (IN) Baker got through to the next round.
- (ELIM) This baker was eliminated from the championship.
Season 8
Contestants
| Rank | Baker | Age | Location | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graysen Pinder | 13 | Wilmington, North Carolina | Winner |
| 2 | Reggie Strom | 12 | Bend, Oregon | Runners-Up |
| Sam Occhiogrosso | 11 | West Hartford, Connecticut | ||
| 4 | Morgan Chaffin | 11 | Glen Burnie, Maryland | 4th Place |
| 5 | Liam Bizjack | 12 | El Dorado Hills, California | 5th Place |
| 6 | Naima Winston | 11 | Baltimore, Maryland | 6th Place |
| 7 | Avner Schwartz | 12 | Haverford, Pennsylvania | 7th Place |
| 8 | Anthony Fontanez | 12 | Belmar, New Jersey | 8th Place |
| 9 | Saleem Sandhu | 12 | Yuba City, California | 9th Place |
| 10 | Elise Sammis | 11 | Chapin, South Carolina | 10th Place |
| 11 | Sahana Gade | 11 | Sugar Land, Texas | 11th Place |
| 12 | Phoebe Gore | 11 | New York, New York | 12th Place |
Elimination Table
| Place | Contestant | Episode | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||
| 1 | Graysen | IN | LOW | WIN | IN | LOW | HIGH | Winner | |||
| 2 | Reggie | WIN | IN | WIN | LOW | RUNNERS-UP | |||||
| Sam | HIGH | IN | HIGH | IN | HIGH | WIN | |||||
| 4 | Morgan | IN | WIN | LOW | HIGH | IN | ELIM | ||||
| 5 | Liam | IN | LOW | ELIM | |||||||
| 6 | Naima | LOW | WIN | IN | LOW | WIN | ELIM | ||||
| 7 | Avner | IN | HIGH | LOW | HIGH | ELIM | |||||
| 8 | Anthony | IN | HIGH | IN | ELIM | ||||||
| 9 | Saleem | IN | LOW | ELIM | |||||||
| 10 | Elise | IN | ELIM | ||||||||
| 11 | Sahana | IN | ELIM | ||||||||
| 12 | Phoebe | ELIM | |||||||||
- (WINNER) This baker won the competition.
- (RUNNER-UP) This baker made it to the finale, and was in second place.
- (WIN) This baker won the baking challenge.
- (LOW) Baker was one of the judges' least favorite bakers that week, but was not eliminated.
- (HIGH) Baker was one of the judges' favorite bakers that week, but didn't win.
- (IN) Baker got through to the next round.
- (ELIM) This baker was eliminated from the championship.
See also
References
- ""Kids Baking Championship" Returns This Summer with a Double Dose of Delicious Desserts". The Futon Critic. July 8, 2019.
- "Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman Are Back with a New Batch of Young Bakers on 'Kids Baking Championship'" (Press release). Food Network. December 5, 2016. Archived from the original on January 15, 2017. Retrieved January 15, 2017 – via FutonCritic.com.
- Cornelius, Coree (January 2, 2017). "Coronado 5th Grader Charlotte d'Arabian Baking up a Storm on Food Network Show". The Coronado Times. Coronado, California. Archived from the original on January 9, 2017. Retrieved January 8, 2017. Note: Photo caption gives contestants' full names.
- Eng, Heidi (January 5, 2017). "Jason Intravartolo on Kids Baking Championship". Seattle, Washington: KING-TV. Archived from the original on January 8, 2017. Retrieved January 8, 2017.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link) Additional January 8, 2017.
- "Food Network Premieres New Season of Kids Baking Championship, 1/1". (January 1, 2018). Retrieved January 8, 2018.
- "When Will Kids Baking Championship Season 8 Premiere on Food Network?". Retrieved January 27, 2020.