Ten home bakers take on the art of tempering chocolate and create a dessert that reflects their personality, then they deliver "s'more" creativity when they re-imagine a campfire classic.
Nine remaining home bakers use everyday items to make lasting chocolate impressions on the judges; immunity is on the line for the bakers who are hoping for a fruitful outcome in the Chocolate Elimination Challenge.
The eight home bakers get moving and shaking as they take on the ancient chocolate making technique of panning.
Chef Anna Olson teaches the contestants how to use a mirror glaze technique; in the elimination round, the home bakers create a decadent dessert inspired by a best-selling chocolate treat.
The six remaining home bakers work in teams to take on the bonbon; it's bon voyage for one baker who fails to deliver an indulgent dessert inspired by Black Forest cake.
The stakes are higher than ever with only five bakers remaining and immunity is off the table for the rest of the competition. Bakers get a lesson in sculpting and try to carve out the competition as they transform ordinary cupcakes into fantastic floral centerpieces. In the Chocolate Elimination Challenge, the home bakers pair chocolate with sweet and savoury treats to maintain their place in the competition.
As the finale approaches only four remain and a 3D chocolate molding Technique Test gives the bakers one last chance to impress the judges and secure their spot in the final 3. One baker is given the opportunity of a lifetime after they boldly re-imagine a chocolate bar.
In this delightfully sweet ending to the series, the top three home bakers take on their toughest challenge yet - by creating an epic assortment of show-stopping confections to fill their dream Bake Shop window. One home baker will walk away with the grand prize of $50,000.
Ten home bakers dive into the wonderful world of chocolate and must tackle the art of table tempering. In the Elimination Challenge, creativity runs wild as the home bakers create a chocolate dessert based on an animal that best represents them.
The nine home bakers use chocolate to create playful and delicious vessels to hold their desserts in their Technique Test. In the Elimination Challenge, the bakers are surprised with two mystery ingredients they must masterfully whisk into a chocolate dessert.
The bar is set sky-high, as the eight home bakers take a cosmic journey to the magical world of galaxy mirror glaze as they create a solar system cake for their Technique Test. In the Elimination Challenge, the home bakers must flex their taste buds as they identify special ingredients in an epic taste-off!
Sweet safety is on the line for the seven remaining home bakers. In the Technique Test, the bakers learn how to incorporate a rainbow of colour into their desserts and create edible works of art. In the Elimination Challenge, the bakers re-imagine an iconic retro dessert.
The top six home bakers get their sweet on and create a dynamic chocolate sculpture for their Technique Test. In the Elimination Challenge, the bakers get some sweet inspiration from home that spark the creation of a dozen delicious donuts.
The five remaining home bakers must create a beautiful collection of bonbons for their Technique Test but the judges have a BIG twist up their sleeves... In the Elimination Challenge, the bakers get experimental as they harness their inner scientist to create a dessert showcasing chocolate as a solid, liquid and a gas.
The final four bakers must create theatrical desserts where chocolate takes centre stage. With the finale one challenge away, the pressure is on as the home bakers use a piece of art to inspire a gallery-worthy chocolate dessert in the Elimination Challenge.
In this epic season finale, the home bakers take on the most demanding bake of the entire competition – creating a sweet, delicious, show-stopping bakeshop display. One home baker will walk away with the $50,000 grand prize and the title of Great Chocolate Showdown Champion.
Ten home bakers enter the kitchen and put their spin on a chocolate carousel filled with decadent mini desserts; in the Elimination Challenge, the bakers give a sweet introduction to who they are with a dessert.
The remaining nine home bakers play with pastry, as they master the art of choux; in the Elimination Challenge, the bakers must keep their cool and serve an epic ice cream sandwich.
Home bakers try to combine vegetables and chocolate.
Seven home bakers make chocolate pasta.
With sweet safety off the table, the top six bakers must create a scrumptious illusion by mastering a gravity-defying cake; the home bakers create desserts using a flavor of tea.
The five remaining home bakers do the chocolate truffle shuffle and create a picture-perfect display made entirely out of chocolate; the bakers get botanical and must present a dessert bursting with floral flavor.
The final four bakers are in for a big surprise as they must master the daunting macaron and its larger cousin the macaronade; with the finale one challenge away, the bakers look to the runway for their dessert inspiration.
The home bakers are challenged to tell their baking story through four delectable dessert chapters; only one baker will have the happy ending of walking away with the grand prize.
Ten home bakers enter the kitchen and strive to up their dessert game as they create a chocolate Tic Tac Toe board; in the elimination challenge, the bakers set a scrumptious scene by delivering a cake diorama.
The remaining nine bakers must think beyond the bar as they create a nougat-filled chocolate confection in a surprising shape; the bakers aim to please in the elimination challenge with a dessert that pairs chocolate with cheese.
Eight home bakers must make pies with a decorative crust; the bakers flex their flavour muscles in the elimination challenge by creating a dessert that showcases one of the major taste sensations.
The home bakers bejewel a chocolate sculpture; the bakers create an appealing entremets that replicates a piece of fruit.
With the immunity off the table, the top six bakers pair up to build a magnificent meringue tower; after receiving a postcard from home, the bakers embark on a sweet journey and deliver a dessert showcasing an international ingredient.
The final four home grow their chocolate and confectionary skills to create a delectable trifle terrarium. With one Elimination Challenge before the finale, the home bakers’ nerves are hanging by a thread, as they create a 3-tiered suspended cake (#407). Judges: Anna Olson, Cynthia Stroud and Steven Hodge.
In the season finale, the home bakers take on the most challenging and personal bake of the entire competition - telling their baking story through four delectable dessert chapters. Only one baker will have a storybook ending and walk away with the $50, 000 grand prize and the title of Great Chocolate Showdown Champion.
