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Cupcake Wars

Cupcake Wars

In each episode, four of the country's top bakers compete for a $10,000 prize in a cupcake-baking competition. The show consists of three rounds, with one contestant eliminated after each round. In round one, the contestants must baking a cupcake that is judged on taste alone. Baking three cupcakes is the task in the second round, when they are judged on both taste and presentation. Then, the remaining two bakers are each given a five-person team in the final round, in which they have two hours to make 1,000 cupcakes. The baker who the judges determine made the best cupcakes in all three rounds takes home the cash.
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Season 18 of 8 Episodes

  • A golf challenge with comedian George Lopez to raise money for charity.

  • The bakers challenge using seaweed and sea salt in their cupcakes.

  • Four top cupcake bakers face off for a chance to bake for a major up-coming event.

  • The bakers are challenged with high expectations and wacky ingredients; guest judge Duff from Ace of Cakes.

  • It gets wild in the kitchen when the bakers try to stop their cupcakes from going extinct.

  • One baker raises awareness for a cause while the others raise their eyebrows with the judges.

  • Foods from a movie theater concession stand are used by the bakers; some make blockbusters while others struggle at the box office.

  • Modern ingredients meet the classic cupcake in a vintage inspired challenge.

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98 episodes will be broadcast over the next two weeks

    Sea World Birthday Bash
    Matchmaking Party
    Ace of Cakes 100th Episode
    Survival of the Fittest
    Good Cause Cupcakes
    Film Festival Faceoff
    Vintage Cupcakes
    Tree Lighting
    LA Kings
    Hard Rock
  • Sea World Birthday Bash

    The bakers challenge using seaweed and sea salt in their cupcakes.
    Upcoming
  • Matchmaking Party

    Four top cupcake bakers face off for a chance to bake for a major up-coming event.
    Upcoming
  • Ace of Cakes 100th Episode

    The bakers are challenged with high expectations and wacky ingredients; guest judge Duff from Ace of Cakes.
    Upcoming
  • Survival of the Fittest

    It gets wild in the kitchen when the bakers try to stop their cupcakes from going extinct.
    Upcoming
  • Good Cause Cupcakes

    One baker raises awareness for a cause while the others raise their eyebrows with the judges.
    Upcoming
  • Film Festival Faceoff

    Foods from a movie theater concession stand are used by the bakers; some make blockbusters while others struggle at the box office.
    Upcoming
Cupcake Wars

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In each episode, four of the country's top bakers compete for a $10,000 prize in a cupcake-baking competition. The show consists of three rounds, with one contestant eliminated after each round. In round one, the contestants must baking a cupcake that is judged on taste alone. Baking three cupcakes is the task in the second round, when they are judged on both taste and presentation. Then, the remaining two bakers are each given a five-person team in the final round, in which they have two hours to make 1,000 cupcakes. The baker who the judges determine made the best cupcakes in all three rounds takes home the cash.

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Justin Willman, Candace Nelson, Florian Bellanger

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  • A golf challenge with comedian George Lopez to raise money for charity.

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