All Seasons

Season 1

  • S01E01 Cookie Week

    • November 30, 2015
    • ABC (US)

    The bakers make seasonal cookies, ginger snaps, and showstopping gingerbread creations.

  • S01E02 Cake Week

    • December 7, 2015
    • ABC (US)

    The five remaining bakers must each make a festive yule log, Johnny's recipe for tiramisu cake, and a fruit cake inspired by the song "The Twelve Days of Christmas."

  • S01E03 Pastry Week

    • December 14, 2015
    • ABC (US)

    This week, the bakers must make breakfast pastries, Mary Berry's Christmas tart, and a holiday showstopper with cream puffs.

  • S01E04 Final Week

    • December 21, 2015
    • ABC (US)

    In the Season 1 finale, the three remaining bakers compete in the final three challenges in hopes of being named the winner.

Season 2

  • S02E01 Cake Week

    • December 1, 2016
    • ABC (US)

    For their very first Signature Bake, the bakers are tasked with making bundt cakes inspired by winter flavors. Next up, a Technical Challenge of Mary Berry's recipe for apple almond cake. And lastly, The Showstopper Bake has these bakers constructing fantastical multi-tiered holiday celebration cakes.

  • S02E02 Cookie Week

    • December 1, 2016
    • ABC (US)

    In their Signature Challenge, the bakers tackle bar cookies, showcasing everything from compotes to crumbles. In the Technical, Johnny challenges the bakers with a cookie that must be baked twice – biscotti. Then, in the Showstopper Bake, the bakers build elaborate 3D Iced Cookie Scenes.

  • S02E03 Bread Week

    • December 8, 2016
    • ABC (US)

    In the Signature Challenge, the bakers create a dozen perfectly sized dinner rolls incorporating unique flavors and spices, including those traditional to Portugal and India. In the Technical Challenge, it's Johnny's Christmas Stollen, a traditional German Christmas fruit and nut bread. Finally, the competitors must create elaborate sculptures with bread!

  • S02E04 Pies & Tarts Week

    • December 15, 2016
    • ABC (US)

    This week the bakers are frantically whipping egg whites and lighting up their blowtorches to give their meringues toasted finishes, hoping their creations stand up - and out - to the judges. Next is the Technical Challenge, where Mary surprises the bakers with her recipe for Partridge in a Pear Tart. With no molds, the bakers must freeform their creations, and not everyone finds pear shape perfection. Finally, for their Showstopper Challenge, it's all about savory flavors with Hors D'oeuvre Tartlets. With ingredients like kimchi butter and southern grits, these bakers are going outside of the box to create delicious holiday treats!

  • S02E05 Chocolate Week

    • December 22, 2016
    • ABC (US)

    For the Signature Bake, the bakers are tasked with creating a dozen molten lava cakes where mere minutes in the oven can result in a cake whose center flows like hot magna or has no ooey-gooeyness at all. Next is the Technical Challenge, where the bakers are tasked to create a perfect assortment of delicious and decadent truffles. Finally, for their Showstopper Challenge, it's a naked, layered mousse cake full of soft, silky layers of flavorful mousse, built upon a baked foundation and topped with elaborate chocolate decorations. In the end, not everyone's desserts will rise to the occasion, and another baker will be eliminated from the competition.

  • S02E06 Custard & Meringue Week

    • December 22, 2016
    • ABC (US)

    In the bakers' Signature Challenge, they will tackle Crème Brûlée - a dozen perfectly silky custards hidden beneath a hard caramel topping with unique flavors like chestnut, apple, peanut, maple and fennel. In the Technical, Mary Berry shares one of her favorite dishes to ring in the New Year, the French dish, oeufs en neige - otherwise known as "eggs in snow." For the Showstopper Challenge, the bakers will make 24 petite pavlovas, a baked meringue creation from Australia and New Zealand. Everyone is on pins and needles, as the bakers won't know if they've achieved the classic marshmallow center until their pavlovas are sliced open during judging.

  • S02E07 Patisserie Week

    • January 5, 2017
    • ABC (US)

    It’s the semi-finals, and the bakers prepare Petit four glacé-style mini cakes, French crullers, and mille-feuille.

  • S02E08 Finals Week

    • January 12, 2017
    • ABC (US)

    Ten amateur bakers from across the country entered the tent, and now only two remain. The winner of this week will be named America's Best Amateur Baker.

Season 3

  • S03E01 Cake Week & Morning Treats

    • December 7, 2017
    • ABC (US)

  • S03E02 Desserts & Cookies

    • ABC (US)

    Bakers work on delicious surprises, including showstopper challenges of towers of macarons and gingerbread houses.

  • S03E03 French & Finals

    • ABC (US)

    With showstoppers like a tower of treats and numerous timed bakes, the heat is on where only one baker will be named "America's Best Amateur Baker."

Season 4

  • S04E01 Cake and Pastry Week

    • December 6, 2018
    • ABC (US)

    The premiere kicks off with slices of cake and sweet & savory pastries, along with new host, Emma Bunton, Anthony “Spice” Adams, veteran judge Paul Hollywood, and new judge Sherry Yard.

  • S04E02 Cookie and Bread Week

    • December 13, 2018
    • ABC (US)

    The bakers return to the tent to test their skills at making decadent and delicious cookies and breads.

  • S04E03 Semi-Final and Final

    • December 20, 2018
    • ABC (US)

    Five finalists remain in the tent as they face their final 3 bakes, all hoping to make it to the final round. With their toughest challenges ahead, like French custards and cakes, the heat is on where only one baker will be named America’s Best Amateur Baker.

Season 5

  • S05E01 Cake and Bread Week

    • December 12, 2019
    • ABC (US)

    Cake and bread are on the menu when 10 aspiring bakers from around the country step into the famous white tent to tackle the challenges of cake and bread.

  • S05E02 Spice and Dessert Week

    • December 19, 2019
    • ABC (US)

    Eight bakers tackle “Spice Week” with the bakers challenged to create sweet and savory creations using spices. Then, on “Dessert Week” the bakers creating delicious delicacies like cakes and cookies, including one of Paul Hollywood’s toughest challenges yet.

  • S05E03 Pastry and Cookie Week

    • December 26, 2019
    • ABC (US)

    The 6 remaining bakers focus on flaky, flavorful pastries and holiday cookies.

  • S05E04 Semi-Final and Final

    • January 2, 2020
    • ABC (US)

    The 4 remaining bakers face a showdown of sugar and spice where the winner is named “America’s Best Amateur Baker.”

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