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Jesse Palmer challenges the three remaining bakers to make a Christmas morning brunch using the classic holiday flavors of gingerbread, cinnamon and eggnog.

Holiday Baking Championship

Christmas Day Delights

Some of the tastiest treats of Hanukkah are gold-covered chocolate coins, and Jesse Palmer challenges the four remaining bakers to give the classic treat a twist by incorporating candied orange, espresso beans, smoked salt or toasted coconut.

Traditions With a Twist

The five bakers create assigned desserts that are inspired by and look like Santa Claus; the bakers are tasked with creating impressive cakes made to look like another icy North Pole staple.

North Pole Vaulting

Jesse Palmer teaches the bakers a lesson in repurposing holiday gifts when they must turn panettone into an entirely new dessert; then they're challenged to create a beautifully decorated cupcake mosaic inspired by a pair of holiday pajamas.

Gettin' Gifty With It

Jesse Palmer tasks the seven bakers with taking a beloved holiday appetizer to a whole new level with baked Brie and jam mini pies; the bakers take a prepared ingredient and use it to make a Thanksgiving dessert.

Trendsetting Turkey Day

Apple cider doughnuts are a sure sign of fall; Jesse Palmer asks the bakers to create a dozen kicked-up apple cider doughnuts decorated with seasonal themes; the bakers must transform a classic holiday yule log into a festive Thanksgiving roll cake.

Thanksgiving It My All

Jesse Palmer offers tips for surviving holiday madness while sharing highlights, including amazing desserts and hilarious banter.

Holiday Survival Guide

Using the crowd-pleasing holiday gift to create spiced nut desserts, each baker must make three pies using an assigned harvest ingredient and decorate each pie crust differently.

Filling Grateful

Three runners-up from previous competitions are back, and all they want for Christmas is a second chance to win; each baker takes on a judge's favorite holiday dessert; the bakers create holiday centerpiece cakes.

Sweet Revenge

Host Jesse Palmer asks the 10 bakers to introduce themselves with edible place cards; the competitors must bake and decorate a Danish kransekake featuring holiday ingredients like chestnuts, graham crackers or toffee.

Gearing Up for the Holidays

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Amateur bakers show off their family traditions and skills to be crowned Holiday Baking Champion; in the pre-heat, contestants are tasked with creating innovative holiday treats for an advantage in the main heat.

S6 E1 | Gearing Up for the Holidays