Bakers vs. FakersSeason 1

TV-G

Can a talented home baker out-cook a professional, or do true professionals have skills that no amateur could match? With no special treatment and a blind taste test to determine the best dish, the winner will take home $10,000.

10 Episodes

Bakin' With Bacon
E1
Bakin' With BaconPro and amateur bakers use hot peppers to create spicy cupcakes and then must use school snacks in the winning dish. Judges Lorraine Pascale and Damaris Phillips join host Buddy Valastro to sift out the bakers from the fakers.
Cupcake Caliente
E2
Cupcake CalienteHot peppers are used in spicy cupcakes. Later, school snacks are transformed into winning dishes.
Brownie Points
E3
Brownie PointsClassic brownies must be combined with aromatic ginger; crackers must be used in desserts.
Smart Cookies
E3
Smart CookiesBakers and fakers pour their hearts out as the sudsy surprise ingredient of beer must be used in their chocolate chip cookie creations. Then, contestants attempt to make "scents" of their dishes in round two, as fresh herbs must be utilized. Host Buddy Valastro is joined by judges Damaris Phillips and Zac Young, who will choose a winner to take home the green.
Say Cheese
E4
Say CheesePro and amateur bakers must cobble together a gooey treat by using cheese in fruit cobblers. In round two, judges Alex Guarnaschelli and Paulette Goto and host Buddy Valastro find the challenge is twice as nice when rice must be used to find the sweet spot in the winning dish.
Say Cheese
E5
Say CheeseThe 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.
Hard Candy Land
E6
Hard Candy LandContestants 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.
Dougnut Dilemma
E7
Dougnut DilemmaPro and amateur bakers face a deep-fried dilemma as the mighty doughnut must be rolled up with the crunchy surprise ingredient of potato chips. Host Buddy Valastro and judges Damiano Carrara and Zac Young get cultured in round two, as yogurt must be smoothed into the winning dessert.
Dougnut Dilemma
E8
Dougnut DilemmaPro and amateur bakers face a deep-fried dilemma as the mighty doughnut must be rolled up with the crunchy surprise ingredient of potato chips. Host Buddy Valastro and judges Damiano Carrara and Zac Young get cultured in round two, as yogurt must be smoothed into the winning dessert.
Marshmallow Meltdown
E9
Marshmallow MeltdownGood ideas pop up as a cheesecake battle challenges bakers and fakers to augment their desserts with the surprise ingredient of popcorn. Then, host Buddy Valastro and judges Alex Guarnaschelli and Daphne Oz must find a winner when marshmallows create sticky situations for the remaining bakers.