Fantasy Baking Championship

Real talk: have you ever had a hot-crossed bun(ny)? None of us have, but based on the judges' reactions, we should all get us some buns STAT.  Was it the irresistible charm of both adorable AND edible woodland creatures?  Was it the surprising flavors and textures?  Or was it just that bread, in ALL of its forms, is glorious?  Join us as we ponder the answers to these burning questions, explore other normal foods we've inexplicably never had, and laugh heartily at Kim's expense as she's forced to make a French exit.  

Leprechauns aren’t the only thing to be found at the end of the rainbow! This week, our bakers are challenged to whip up tasty treats as delightful as a pot of gold. Couple that with colors and joy of the festival of Holi and you’ve got a ROYGBIV BONANZA on your hands (and in your mouth)! Tune in for the colorful commentary and stay for the J.T. schadenfreude!

Donuts for DAYS!!  Season Seven of Spring Baking Championship kicks us off with a delectable assortment of sweets, and we don't just mean baked goods... have you SEEN these bakers?  Adorable.  Even more adorable?  A dancing cow cake challenge that had all the right mooooooves.  There were laughs, there were tears, there were (unexpected) stripper poles...all of which have sent J.T. on a quest to make a cake that doesn't taste like a mattress pad.  Join us as we dance our way into a new season that finds our love for all of these bakers already in full bloom!

The groundhog MAY have seen his shadow on February 2nd, but Food Network is not having ANY of this "six more weeks of winter" stuff.  We're gearing up for tonight's premiere of Spring Baking Championship and you know what that means, it's time for THE DRAFT!!  

NOTE:  This episode was recorded LIVE on our Facebook page and we had some technical issues with Chris & Jen's audio feed so, as a result, they sound a bit muffled.  Apologies in advance for this not being up to our usual FBC standards!  Never fear, though, we've got it rectified for the future!  

Bakers of the world, happy (almost) Spring, y'all!  To celebrate the return of our favorite confectionary Masterpiece Theater, we're excited to bring you this very special BONUS episode featuring our interview with Spring Baking Championship Season Six Winner, Sohrob Esmaili!  We recorded this interview back in September but, with all of our days still feeling pretty much exactly the same, today could be any day you want it to be.  Regardless of what day it is where you are, we can guarantee this interview will brighten it.  Be sure to follow Sohrob on Instagram @mistersohrob!

And join us for our draft LIVE THIS SUNDAY (Feb. 21) on Facebook @fantasybakingchampionship as we prepare for the Season Seven premiere of Spring Baking Championship!

We're not ready for it to be over!!  With the year that we've all had, it's hard to believe we've already reached the end of this season of Holiday Baking Championship!  But, that doesn't mean this episode was all raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens.  The return of the sudden death face-off and a main heat advantage straight out of Krampus's sack set the Twitterverse (and our souls) on fire.  But, in the end, we celebrate ALL of these incredible bakers, send a much deserved congrats to Kim's adorable home baker/champion, and give thanks to Food Network for giving us this small bit of joy in a year full of darkness!  Happy Merry Everything, y'all!

In a year that has felt like one long Blursday, it's almost hard to believe that we've already reached the penultimate episode of Holiday Baking Championship 2020!  It’s Classic Dessert week, so naturally the bakers are taking on a dish that no one’s ever heard of, the Charlotte Royale!  HBC notches the festivity up to an 11 with a squishy brain cake dessert that has left our holiday spreads feeling woefully incomplete.  Should all desserts be named after ladies?  Are all desserts improved by booze?  Is Lorenzo a baker NOT TO BE TRIFLED WITH?  Join us for this hot take AND MORE.

Happy Hanukkah!  In this episode, Holiday Baking Championship indulges in some Gelty Pleasures that have some of our bakers channeling their inner Napoleons and turn the world upside down with a topsy-turvy, holiday fruit-filled main heat.  Can an upside-down cake actually be made jolly?  Will Julianna zamboni a camera man before the end of the season?  Will donuts ever get the main heat respect they deserve?    Throw that knife and fork aside and let's dig in with both hands!

It’s beginning to look a lot like the holidays as we enter the season of Advent calendars and “TOO MUCH”! Can Lorenzo’s Naughty surprise land him back on the Nice list? Is Jesse looking to expand the special skills section of his resume to include “Thespian”? And how in the name of Santa do these judges manage to keep down 21 bites of cheesecake? Put on your favorite pair of stretchy pants and let’s dig in!

We have a bone to pick with Food Network and it's NOT the traditionally sought after wishbone.   In this week's episode, our bakers are given the very UN-Friendsgiving challenge of baking in teams...against each other?  First off, who came up with this very un-holiday challenge?  What jerk brings glazed carrots to a Friendsgiving?  And why on Earth couldn't we have Thanksgiving breakfast for dessert as our Main heat??!  We tackle all this and more as we dig our forks into Thanksgiving one last time and bow to the ultimate cream corn puff!