holiday baking championship Archives

In the all-female finale of Food Network's Holiday Baking Championship, contestants created delicious flavor profiles and had me holding my breath at multi-tiered cakes made to resemble a plaid shirt.  Such talented women, dedicated to their craft, the sheer elegance of their work was inspiring this episode. Host Jesse Palmer resumed giving us some extra spice[...]

This week on Food Network's Holiday Baking Championship, contestants got in the Chanukah spirit with gelt inspired desserts.  All had one thing on their mind, making it in to the finale for a chance to win $25,000.  They collectively brought skill and perfection with judges Nancy Fuller, Duff Goldman and Lorraine Pascale struggling at the[...]

This week on Food Network's Holiday Baking Championship, host Jesse Palmer challenged the remaining 7 contestants to create mini pies from brie and homemade jam and incorporate uninspiring prepared ingredients in to delicious cakes.   While Palmer enjoyed his brie a little too much, the judges Nancy Fuller, Duff Goldman and Lorraine Pascale were in some[...]

This week on Food Network's Holiday Baking Championship, host Jesse Palmer challenged our remaining eight contestants to impress judges Nancy Fuller, Duff Goldman, and Lorraine Pascale with apple cider donuts wrapped in fall themes, and decadent thanksgiving roll cakes. As is the theme this season, during "Pre Heat", contestants really took the challenge to the next[...]

This week on Food Network's Holiday Baking Championship, host Jesse Palmer challenged the remaining nine contestants to show off their pie baking skills using holiday spiced nuts and harvest ingredients What I wasn't expecting out of this episode was the contestants and myself getting hot flashes as we indulged in watching Palmer's hard nipples as[...]

Food Network's Holiday Baking Championship is back and putting us immediately in the holiday spirit, so welcome egg nog, Rudolph, Santa's helpers, and Krampus? Host Jesse Palmer welcomes 10 new bakers to the arena to battle it out for a chance to win $25,000.  Consisting of some professionals and some just hobbyists, the competitors, have[...]