Food Network brings you a Wedding Cake Competition in Beaver Creek, CO. 5 Teams will compete to create the most spectacular wedding cake. Watch the world's most creative decorators and pastry enthusiasts craft cakes beyond your wildest dreams.
Ready to be inspired by the World's most outrageous birthday cake? Food Network brings together six of the country's top cake designers for one amazing battle and a $10,000 first place prize. From a 360-degree rotating Ferris Wheel to a retro inspired sock monkey, these entirely edible creations will spark your own inner artist.
Food Network invites six top pastry chefs from across the country to build a showpiece entirely of sugar that captures the excitement and energy of this vivacious city. Top prize is $10,000 and the title Food Network champion.
The Chocolate Challenge: six of the nation's top chocolate artists create towering sculptures with the theme of love.
It's a cake competition with a mystery twist. The best cake makers in the country came to Phoenix with no idea what they'd be asked to do. Just hours before the competition, the theme was announced: sports cakes! Watch as the pros squirm under the pressure, with just a few hours to plan, and 7 hours to build world-class cakes.
Nearly 400 pies, and yet, no two fillings are alike at the National Pie Championships in Celebration, Florida! There are plenty of old favorites, as well as innovative new recipes.
The best barbecue teams in the south gather in Memphis, Tennessee to compete for a $24,000 prize and the title of world champion. More than 200 teams come to this week-long party and pork-only contest, hoping their ribs, shoulder or whole hog will stand out above the rest.
Eight of the nation's best back-country cooks compete for the title of America's best camp chef and a $3,000 vacation package. They each make the dish that won a recipe contest after meeting several other challenges, including the pancake breakfast, mystery basket lunch, and s'more test.
Premier pastry chefs from twelve different countries travel to Las Vegas for a two-day competition that's known for setting new standards in the industry. Each team shows its artistic talent with a sugar showpiece and a chocolate showpiece, and its culinary prowess with pastries.
Top Chefs from America's coastal states, including Food Network's own Paula Deen, gather in New Orleans to compete in a seafood showdown that highlights the best fish and shellfish this country has to offer.
Get a glimpse of America's culinary future, as the nation's top teen chefs compete for a full scholarship at the 16th annual Johnson & Wales recipe contest. Competitors create either a healthy dinner or healthy dessert. One student in each category will take the top prize, worth nearly $80,000.
Travel to Birmingham, to witness 15 amateur cooks braise, bake, broil and battle for the top prize. Some of the recipes are new twists on southern classics, other recipes are creative new inventions. It's one of the most prestigious cooking contests in the country, hosted by one of the most popular lifestyle magazines. And one amateur chef will go home with all the glory and an impressive jackpot of $100,000.
Twenty-five barbecue teams are invited Reno, Nevada to compete for a $16,500 purse in one of the biggest rib cook-offs in the country.
For the first time in the U.S., pastry chefs combine with bakers for a 2-day contest that showcases each of their unique talents and combined creativity.
Considered one of the top five cook-offs in the country, Build a Better Burger draws hundreds of recipe entries. But only ten finalists are chosen to compete for the top prize of $50,000 at the cook-off in Napa Valley, California.
It's a bride's fantasy and a cake decorator's dream. Dozens of decorators travel to Tulsa to compete for a cut of the $10,000 purse. Art is the name of the game at this show, only these sculptures and paintings are done with sugar and icing. It is three days packed with taste, style and beauty, making for one grand reception with a sweet reward in the end.
Beautiful homes, amusement parks, rustic barns, and ornate churches all made of America's favorite holiday treat: gingerbread! A record 300 gingerbread creations (decorated with gum drops, wafers, and noodles!) were brought to this 12th annual championship in Asheville, North Carolina. Watch as participants spend months planning their structures and then cringe with every pothole as they drive their creations to the show.
The search is on for the best "chowda" in New England. More than 20 teams bring their secret recipes to Rhode Island to try and earn bragging rights.
The World Pizza Championships take place in Italy. Six American chefs are vying to be crowned pizza king. But, the Italians may have something to say about that. Taste, dough tossing, and acrobatics take center stage.
This Sugar Arts Championship invloves some of the nation's top bakers and a host of cake enthusiasts. The competition in Tulsa is every bride's dream come true.
Ten finalists are flown to Georgia to share cake recipes and family stories in the Accubake contest. Winning is all about taste and a good history. The prize is cash and an oven.
The smallest cakes get the big-time treatment. Six top cake teams fight to create the tastiest cupcakes in America, and then decorate and stack the little treats into showpieces you have to see to believe. Chef Scott Liebfried hosts this unprecedented winner-take-all competition.
Five Pastry Chefs face off over Chocolate. Their challenge, create a work of art made out of chocolate. And the theme for this work of art was "Dreams". The winner of the competition goes home 10-thousand dollars richer. Contestants: Daniel Pino, Jody Klocko, Michelle Tampakis, Tariq Hanna, and Vincent Pilon
Five sugar masters take great risks in this competition. Not only does their design have to top five feet, but they have to maneuver it through an obstacle course. Competitors: Stephane Treand Sadruddin Abdullah Steven Weiss Kaushik Chowdhurry Scott Green Judges: Robert Bleifer Susan Stockton Ewald Notter
Ten of America's best grillers meet in Napa Valley to build the ultimate burger. Five competitors compete in the non-beef category for $10,000 and five competitors compete in the beef category for a whopping $50,000! Viewers will be treated to some of the most amazing burgers ever thrown on the grill...from salmon, to steak, to lamb and of course, good old ground beef. The recipes are mouth-watering and include flavors from around the globe, stretching from Morocco, to Hawaii, to Italy. After this Challenge, you'll never look at burgers the same way!
Six teams of student pastry chefs face off in the Happiest Place on Earth. On the line, a 14-thousand dollar scholarship and an internship in the prestigious Disney kitchens. These students will be tested. In eight hours, they will not only have to create four different desserts, but at the end of the day, they must also create a three foot tall chocolate and sugar centerpiece.
Top pastry chefs try their hand at architecture as they build edible mansions out of gingerbread. These bakers ae used to working with cake, so a crumbing cookie could prove to be their downfall. These masters must base their design off of a real building.
Four-foot tall sugar structures showcase the great outdoors. However, this is no ordinary competition. This is an elimination challenge--each round, contestants must showcase a specific skill. The least impressive competitor is eliminated by the judges
Each competitor creates a cake based on a cartoon characters. The characters are Betty Boop, Curious George, Scooby Doo and Popeye and Olive Oyl.
Cake artists build the ultimate wedding cake.
Each competitor is required to create a cake based on a Disney Villian character.
Cake artists compete to make the best Dr. Seuss-inspired cake.
Four of the country's best pastry chefs square off to make cakes based on four of the most popular Disney films of all time: Pinocchio, Mary Poppins, Sleeping Beauty, and Snow White. The competitors' talent and skill will be put to the test, because if their work isn't perfect, everyone will know. The winning pastry chef wins ten thousand dollars and a gold medal.
In this first competition, it begins with six pastry chefs who think they have eight hours to showcase their skill and prove why they are the best of the best. Their task is to tell one story of their life in cake.
The remaining four pastry chefs have come prepared to create a cake based on an original superhero, complete with extreme elements not usually seen in cake, like mechanics and fireworks.
In the final round of Last Cake Standing, the remaining three competitors must endure the longest competition in Challenge history, a 24-hour marathon. The finalists must make a five-foot tall birthday cake for a set of sextuplets who are turning sixteen.
The lovable ogre has just made his Broadway debut in "Shrek the Musical." And four top cake designers battle it out to make cakes inspired by scenes and characters in the musical: Shrek, Princess Fiona, Donkey and Lord Farquaad.
Competitors create cakes inspired by the "Ice Age" movies.
Coverage of the 2009 Great American Pie Festival in Celebration, Florida, where top bakers compete for a $5000 grand prize.
Cake artists compete to build the best cake for newlyweds.
Two teams face off to build six-feet gingerbread houses.
Four pastry artists design elaborate cakes commemorating the 15th anniversary of the Universal Royalty Beauty Pageant, and to their surprise, they're assisted by four opinionated pageant moms.
Wonders of the world are re-created in chocolate.
People are challenged to make a cake with a "SpongeBob SquarePants" theme where the best cake wins.
Competitors create edible works of art live to impress the judges for $10,000.
Four cake artists have to make cakes to celebrate a tenth high school reunion. And who better to assist with the cake than the former classmates of the class of 2000? The rebel, the cheerleader, the jock and the nerd all have a bone to pick with each other. And it will be settled in the Food Network Challenge studio. The winning competitor will earn ten thousand dollars. (Episode: CC1011H) Read more at: http://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/food-network-challenge/10-series/high-school-reunion-cakes.html?oc=linkback
Six Food Network chefs come together for a head-to-head grill-off, with the winnings going to charity.
Contestants create cakes that represent four characters from the movie, "Toy Story 3".
With inspiration from Hersheypark, four chefs create roller coaster-inspired chocolate displays, each with at least two "extreme" elements.
During a spooky competition, the contestants put together cakes inspired by their paranormal experiences.
In three rounds, the contestants must bake inventive cookies using bizarre ingredients.
The contestants designed cakes to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Dora the Explorer, each based on a different episode.
The contestants design cakes, each inspired by a different team from the Denver Roller Dolls women's roller derby league.
The contestants each create a mode of transportation from chocolate, each with a moving element.
Contestants compete to build the best cake using Disney's Beauty and the Beast for inspiration.
Contestants show off their carving skills in three rounds: jack-o-lantern, 3D pumpkin, and masterpiece.
Four sugar artists create fantasy flying machines that move through the air. The sugar sculptures, that survive their maiden voyage, stay in the running for the $10,000 prize.
Ten thousand dollars is on the table for the cake designer that tells the best urban legend story in cake. The added challenge on top of this Challenge is that the competitors must also make their cakes extreme. Cakes this episode included, the first animatronic talking cake, with a woman calling her friend, franticly because spider eggs hatched in her hair. An alligator coming out of the sewers. A woman turning into a mermaid under the full moon. And a girl who ate a watermelon seed and had vines coming out of her mouth!
Elaborate wedding cakes, measuring at least 6-feet-tall, are created by top pastry chefs.
Colorful candy showpieces, inspired by the Caribbean, are created by the pastry chefs.
Comedic cakes are created by four top pastry chefs, who later present their confections at a comedy club, in a bid to win $10,000.
Four chocolatiers go, head to head, in creating a romantic backdrop for a gentleman's proposal.
Life-size cake replicas of real-life show dogs are created by four top pastry chefs, who are competing for $10,000.
Four professional cake decorators compete to create the most authentic representation of Mardi Gras using cake. As a surprise bonus, each competitor chooses a slice of King Cake to start, and the one who finds the baby inside gets bonus time to work. The winner receives a $10,000 prize.
Four cake artists have eight hours to create cakes inspired by the animated characters, candy, and scenes featured in the original film, Hop, in which the Easter Bunny's son EB runs away from Easter Island to pursue his dream of being a rock & roll drummer. The cake that best captures the spirit and humor of the movie is worth ten thousand dollars.
Competitors cook donuts and create donut showpieces for a chance at winning $10,000.
Contestants create Rube Goldberg inventions out of sugar, with the $10,000 prize to be awarded only if one of the inventions is successful.
Four cake designers build extreme cakes inspired by four WWE Superstars.
Get ready for a showdown at the Challenge corral. Four top chocolatiers have to cowboy up to create scenes straight out of the old west--and make the scenes extreme. But a twist right out of the gate throws a the competitors off their game. Top showpiece of the day is worth ten thousand dollars
Cakes inspired by romance novels are created by four top pastry chefs.
Food Network Challenge is jammin' out to the totally tubular decade - the 1980's! Four cake designers will bust out awesome cakes that celebrate the fads, fashion and music of the decade of excess. And the competitors are in for a big surprise, as 80's pop superstar Tiffany will be on hand to judge! The grand prize of $10,000 and a trip to an Awesome 80's party is in store for the most radical cake.
Four gifted cake artists must use The Force to re-create Star Wars cakes to celebrate the grand reopening of Disney Resort's Star Tours ride. It's a Challenge filled with plot twists and Jedi mind tricks. And the competitor that can deliver an epic cake will win $10,000 and a trip to Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Fla.
Four chocolatiers will create their version of a mythical creature and then bring it to life with some extreme effects. But there is magic and mischief afoot in the Challenge studio. And the competitors will have to work fast and smart to overcome it all win ten thousand dollars.
Take a trip back in time as four of the top cake artisans in all the land present cakes celebrating the colorful tradition of Renaissance Festivals. We toss in a twist for our lords and ladies and the fairest cake in the land takes home ten thousand dollars.
Extreme dinosaur cakes that move, roar and explode with fireworks are built by top pastry chefs in a $10,000 competition.
Elaborate pirate-theme cakes are created by four pastry chefs, who are competing for $10,000.
Ghost stories inspire elaborate cakes in a Halloween battle for $10,000.
Four cake designers create cake masterpieces inspired by the LEGO toy universe. But if the competitors want the $10,000 prize, they're going to have to overcome some surprise obstacles that are anything but child's play.
Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and the rest of the gang are making a debut in cake.
In this holiday special, four cake designers take on classic Christmas tales and carols. During the competition, those who have been nice get an extra gift. But the competitors who have been naughty get an unwelcome surprise. The person who can infuse their cake with a little Christmas magic will get a ten thousand dollar check in their stocking.
Challenge celebrates one of the most-beloved holiday films of all time, A Christmas Story. Host Ian Ziering welcomes four competitors, and there's no shortage of "Oh ffffudge!" moments on this wild ride. One competitor is sent home, and the remaining three go on to vie for $10,000 and the ultimate prestige title, Food Network Challenge Champion.
Ian Ziering hosts a flurry of action in the kitchen as four cake artists hop off the bunny slope and take on a black diamond challenge: winter sports cakes. The judges send one Challenger home after the first round, and the final three skate to the finish line, but only one will take home the gold medal and $10,000.
Ian Ziering welcomes four cake artists to the kitchen as Challenge celebrates the 80th anniversary of The Wizard of Oz. Winning Food Network Challenge takes courage, brains and a lot of heart, and although four start the journey, only three will continue down the yellow brick road. In the end, one Challenger's ruby red slippers will walk away with $10,000.
Cakes that breathe fire, blast water and shoot electricity -- anything goes as Challenge takes on Pokemon cakes. Ian Ziering welcomes four top cake artists to the kitchen, and the three finalists must find a way to shoot thunderbolts, fire razor leaves and ignite flames on their cakes. The cake and artist with the best battle moves will be crowned the Challenge champion and take home $10,000.
Ian Ziering welcomes four cake artists to the competition as Challenge celebrates the 35th anniversary of one of the most iconic film trilogies in movie history, Back to the Future. From DeLoreans to flux capacitors, the Challengers' cake creations are mind-blowing. After one Challenger is eliminated, the remaining three compete for the $10,000 prize.
Game on! Challenge celebrates the 85th anniversary of one of the world's most-popular board games, Monopoly. Ian Ziering challenges four skilled cake artists to create iconic anniversary cakes that have it all, from treasured game pieces to Park Place. One Challenger will go bankrupt before the end, but another will pass Go, win $10,000 and take home the title of Food Network Challenge Champion.