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Bakers vs. Fakers
Bakers vs. Fakers

Bakers vs. Fakers

—Home bakers get a chance to compete against professional chefs in this series hosted by Lorraine Pascale. Four contestants -- two amateurs and two pros -- enter the kitchen in each episode and create delectable desserts in two rounds of challenges, with one baker being eliminated after the first round. Since the judges don't find out the contestants' professions until after the competition, they must judge the dishes without knowing which ones were made by the professionals. The winning baker -- professional or amateur -- takes home a cash prize.
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Season 18 of 8 Episodes

  • Pro and amateur bakers use hot peppers to create spicy cupcakes; Lorraine Pascale and Damaris Phillips join baking maestro and host, Buddy Valastro, to judge the bakers from the fakers; in round two, school snacks must be used as ingredients.

  • Host Buddy Valastro joins judges Lorraine Pascale and Zac Young; classic brownies must be combined with aromatic ginger; crackers must be used in desserts.

  • The bakers and fakers must use beer in their chocolate chip cookie creations; the contestants must use fresh herbs in Round Two; judges Damaris Phillips and Zac Young join host Buddy Valastro.

  • Fruit cobblers with cheese in round one; rice dishes in round two; Alex Guarnaschelli and Paulette Goto judge.

  • The proof is in the pudding for host Buddy Valastro and judges Damaris Phillips and Natalie Sideserf; pro and amateur bakers must infuse bread pudding with hard candies; breakfast cereal must be re-purposed into dessert delicacies.

  • Contestants turn lemons into lemon bars, and host Buddy Valastro and judges Nancy Fuller and Zac Young get a caffeinated kick as the surprise ingredient of coffee is steeped into the lemony treats; pretzels challenge the contestants in round two.

  • Doughnuts must be paired with potato chips; host Buddy Valastro and Damiano Carrara and Zac Young judge desserts made with yogurt.

  • The bakers and fakers must use popcorn to make cheesecake; host Buddy Valastro and judges Alex Guarnaschelli and Daphne Oz judge marshmallow creations.
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Home bakers get a chance to compete against professional chefs in this series hosted by Lorraine Pascale. Four contestants -- two amateurs and two pros -- enter the kitchen in each episode and create delectable desserts in two rounds of challenges, with one baker being eliminated after the first round. Since the judges don't find out the contestants' professions until after the competition, they must judge the dishes without knowing which ones were made by the professionals. The winning baker -- professional or amateur -- takes home a cash prize.

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Lorraine Pascale, Buddy Valastro

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