—America's top bakers gather to put their baking brilliance to the test.

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Season 48 of 8 Episodes

First the bakers must make Kentucky's May Day PieCaken with bourbon as the featured flavor; the elimination bake-off challenge involves the elements of Florida's Key lime pie.
The nine bakers must make their own upscale version of Maryland's Smith Island cake while incorporating boardwalk popcorn; the bake-off round involves a dessert inspired by the Pennsylvania classic shoofly pie.
The competition heads west as the eight bakers must feature Montana and Idaho's beloved huckleberries in their huckleberry pie-croquembouche pastry tower; in the bake-off challenge, the bakers celebrate Utah's official state snack, gelatin.
The seven bakers put their own spin on kuchen, the official state dessert of South Dakota, and serve it with a side of ice cream; the bake-off challenge involves making a new dessert with the ingredients of Minnesota's scotcheroo bar.
The six remaining bakers must make Michigan's bumpy cake into a bumpy entremets using the featured flavor of cherries; in the bake-off, the competitors have to make mini versions of Missouri's beloved gooey butter cake.
The five remaining bakers have to reinvent the Boston cream pie using coffee syrup; in the bake-off, the competitors are tasked with creating beautiful plated desserts based on Maine's whoopie pies.
With one last chance to earn a spot in the finale, the bakers get creative with Nevada's Basque cake and use Southwest chile peppers as the featured flavor; they must combine New Mexico's state cookies, biscochitos, and flan into an original dessert.
In the finale, the bakers must turn California's famous chiffon cake into a tsunami cake featuring lemons and avocados; they have to build a two-foot-tall Hawaiian-themed dessert showpiece with intricate chocolate work before the winner is chosen.

All-American Birthday Bash: Chocolate-Flavored

Professional bakers are challenged to create perfect mini princess cakes; bakers then must create royal baby celebration cakes for 100 people using elderflower and lemon as the featured flavors; Marcela Valladolid, Jason Smith and Zac Young judge.
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Eight bakers face a skills challenge that is all about mastery of molten lava cakes; in the master challenge, the bakers must create a smashable dessert using coconut as the featured flavor; guest judge, acclaimed pastry chef, Sherry Yard.
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Seven remaining bakers start out by making perfect floating island desserts; host Scott Conant asks them to create a flaming bombe Alaska with mango as the featured flavor; chocolatier Valerie Gordon joins judges Jason Smith and Marcela Valladolid.
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Bakers must re-create a beloved French classic, the éclair; the competitors have to re-imagine a classic French entremet cake using almond as the featured flavor; French pastry chef Florian Bellanger joins judges Jason Smith and Marcela Valladolid.
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The five remaining bakers make Toy Story-themed mini desserts; competitors each choose a character from "Toy Story 4" to replicate, they must include a flavor that speaks to the spirit of their character; pastry chef Shinmin Li joins the judges.
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Bakers make miniature versions of two pastry classics; they each create a tall dessert of their choosing with at least 12 solid layers and sesame as the featured flavor; pastry chef Nancy Silverton joins judges Jason Smith and Marcela Valladolid.
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America's top bakers gather to put their baking brilliance to the test.

Scott Conant, Jason Smith, Marcela Valladolid, Adam Rapoport

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