Life Is a Carnival

E1

The carnival is in town for the Kids Baking Championship kick off! It's a thrill ride when Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman ask the 12 best kid bakers in the country to create carnival-themed cupcakes and incorporate carnival treats like kettle corn, frozen bananas and cotton candy.

I Lava Volcano

E2

Comfort Food Dessert Imposters

E3

Color Me Wow!

E4

Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman ask the remaining nine kid bakers to pay tribute to the 1960s by creating outrageous psychedelic tie-dye cakes.

Throwback Eclairs

E5

Eight kid bakers remain for the challenge of updating old-school desserts, including coconut cream pie and German chocolate cake, into trendy éclairs.

Breakfast Desserts

E6

Breakfast desserts is the theme for a challenge in which waffles or pancakes must be used to make layer cakes.

Mobile App Cookies

E7

Six kid bakers remain for the challenge of designing mobile app icons out of sugar cookies.

Pet Shop Joys

E8

Cute little pets serve as the inspiration for incredible sweets when the last five kid bakers standing must create a dessert inspired by the animal they are paired with, which could be a guinea pig, turtle, rabbit, mini pig or silkie chicken.

Molecular Kidstronomy

E9

Kids Baking Championship goes mad scientist! Using futuristic tools, the final four bakers fight for a spot in the finale with molecular gastronomy inspired desserts. Which three kids will make it through the high-tech gauntlet?

Superheroes Grand Finale

E10

For the finale, the last three kid bakers are given five hours to create an original superhero cake and describe their superhero's powers during tasting. Who will win this last challenge and fly off with $25,000?