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Cupcake Wars

Cupcake Wars

In each episode, four of the country's top bakers compete for a $10,000 prize in a cupcake-baking competition. The show consists of three rounds, with one contestant eliminated after each round. In round one, the contestants must baking a cupcake that is judged on taste alone. Baking three cupcakes is the task in the second round, when they are judged on both taste and presentation. Then, the remaining two bakers are each given a five-person team in the final round, in which they have two hours to make 1,000 cupcakes. The baker who the judges determine made the best cupcakes in all three rounds takes home the cash.
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Season 913 of 13 Episodes

  • Jessica Alba is the guest judge; the bakers compete for the chance to have their cupcakes featured at a party launching the new headquarters for Jessica Alba's brand, The Honest Company.

  • Returning bakers, who have previously gone home empty-handed, compete for the chance to bring their cupcakes to an event honoring the 60th anniversary of Marilyn Monroe's hand prints at the TCL Chinese Theater.

  • Guest judges, WWE "Divas" Alicia Fox and Layla; the bakers compete for a chance to bring their cupcakes to WWE's SummerSlam.

  • The cupcake bakers face off for the chance to celebrate the re-release of "The Wizard of Oz"; film critic, Leonard Maltin is the guest judge.

  • Four bakers fight for the chance to have their cupcakes featured at the center of a party celebrating the revival of "Annie The Musical."

  • Mother and daughter teams fight to have their cupcakes at the center of a Los Angeles bridal bash, hosted by high-end wedding planner Kristin Banta.

  • Bakers battle for the chance to have their cupcakes featured at a concert and after party for the band Hanson; special guest judges: Isaac, Zac and Taylor Hanson.

  • The winner's vegan cupcakes will be featured at the grand opening of Rob Zombie's latest venture, a month-long haunted music attraction called the "Great American Nightmare."

  • Bakers vie for the chance to have their cupcakes at "The Miss America Pageant" party; guest judge, reigning Miss America, Mallory Hagan.

  • Previous champions battle to have their cupcakes featured at the unveiling of Barbie's new dream house; Lisa McKnight, Vice President of Mattel's North American division serves as judge.

  • Bakers battle for the chance to bring their cupcakes to one of Match.com's Stir Events in Los Angeles.

  • The winner's cupcakes will be featured at a celebration of Explorer's Day at the Aquarium of the Pacific.

  • Four cupcake bakers vie for the chance to have their cupcakes at the center of the legendary Breeders' Cup World Championships.

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99 episodes will be broadcast over the next two weeks

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  • L.A. Marathon

    Four cupcake bakers fight for a place at a VIP party celebrating the 2012 Los Angeles Marathon.
    Upcoming
  • Hollywood Black Film Festival

    Four talented cupcake bakers compete to serve their cupcakes to the stars at a party for the Hollywood Black Film Festival.
    Upcoming
  • Saluting the USO

    Bakers compete to have their cupcakes center at a party celebrating the 70th anniversary of the USO.
    Upcoming
  • Tony Hawk

    Four cupcake bakers try to skate their way into the Tony Hawk Foundation's celebrity event in Las Vegas.
    Upcoming
  • Kate Walsh's Billionaire Boyfriend

    The release of "Private Practice" star Kate Walsh's fragrance, Billionaire Boyfriend.
    Upcoming
  • Angry Birds

    Bakers create cupcakes for the kickoff party for the Angry Birds Space app.
    Upcoming
Cupcake Wars

More about Cupcake Wars

In each episode, four of the country's top bakers compete for a $10,000 prize in a cupcake-baking competition. The show consists of three rounds, with one contestant eliminated after each round. In round one, the contestants must baking a cupcake that is judged on taste alone. Baking three cupcakes is the task in the second round, when they are judged on both taste and presentation. Then, the remaining two bakers are each given a five-person team in the final round, in which they have two hours to make 1,000 cupcakes. The baker who the judges determine made the best cupcakes in all three rounds takes home the cash.

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Justin Willman, Candace Nelson, Florian Bellanger

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  • Bakers compete to have their cupcakes featured at the 50th anniversary of the Renaissance Faire in Los Angeles.

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