The Big Bake: Holiday

The baking teams practice their pirouettes because host Brad Smith and judges Ron Ben-Israel, Eddie Jackson and Danni Rose want to see cake choreography that's en pointe as the bakers create ovation-worthy cakes that capture Tchaikovsky's iconic holiday ballet.

During the festive season, "Santa Paws" has to shake a tail and deliver presents to all the best-behaved little creatures. The baking teams must hop to it by creating a cake featuring a Santa of the animal kingdom that ​won't ruffle judges Ron Ben-Israel, Eddie Jackson and Danni Rose's feathers.

Host Brad Smith gets the kitchen jingle bell rockin' as the baking teams work in perfect harmony to create cakes inspired by a favorite festive tune. Each team will have to work in sync to get judges Ron Ben-Israel, Eddie Jackson and Danni Rose singing their praises.

It may not look like it, but skeletons love their grub! Host Brad Smith sets the table for judges Danni Rose, Eddie Jackson and Ron Ben-Israel as the baking teams to serve up some scrumptious cakes that capture hungry skeletons in the mood for food!

Ahoy from the spectral, swashbuckling high seas! Host Brad Smith takes the helm as the baking teams set a course for scary sweetness and present judges Danni Rose, Eddie Jackson and Ron Ben-Israel with cakes that capture the afterlife on a haunted pirate ship.

From drag racing speed demons to spooky Sunday drivers, Host Brad Smith gets things moving as the baking teams screech into the season of scares with cakes that capture monsters on the open road for judges Danni Rose, Eddie Jackson and Ron Ben-Israel.

Even the undead have to get their school cred! Host Brad Smith sees which baking team is top of the class when they use their brains to create some A+ cakes of a zombie high school for judges Danni Rose, Eddie Jackson and Ron Ben-Israel

Whether they're neck-and-neck in a canoe race or sinking their teeth into some archery, the "fangtastic" memories last forever at Camp Vamp. Host Brad Smith raises the stakes by challenging the teams to impress judges Danni Rose, Eddie Jackson and Ron Ben-Israel with deadly fun cakes of young vampires at summer camp.

Behind the colorful costumes, big floppy shoes and red noses are the evil entertainers who always have the last laugh. Host Brad Smith challenges the baking teams to juggle frightening and fun by creating creepy clown cakes that are no joke for judges Danni Rose, Eddie Jackson and Ron Ben-Israel.

Boogeymen, monsters and ghosts, the season's creepiest creatures abound under the cover of darkness! Host Brad Smith dares the baking teams to scare judges Danni Rose, Eddie Jackson and Ron Ben-Israel with cakes that bring life to things that go bump in the night.

Whether they're locking antlers on the hockey rink or skiing down the slopes, host Brad Smith asks the baking teams to capture Santa's reindeer enjoying their favorite sporty pastimes. Judges Harry Eastwood, Ron Ben-Israel and Eddie Jackson will pick the winner.

From drummers drumming to swans a' swimming, host Brad Smith challenges the bakers to sing a song of sweetness for judges Harry Eastwood, Ron Ben-Israel and Eddie Jackson. The teams must create cakes that feature a verse from a festive favorite, The 12 Days of Christmas.

The spaceships have landed and the droids have descended as host Brad Smith asks the bakers to create a cake featuring aliens and robots in a futuristic battle. The teams must stun judges Eddie Jackson, Ron Ben-Israel and Harry Eastwood with their flavors in a scrumptious showdown.

Host Brad Smith challenges the teams to experiment and innovate as they bring new life to cakes that capture the mysterious world of Dr. Frankenstein's lab. The bakers do their best to electrify judges Eddie Jackson, Ron Ben-Israel and Harry Eastwood.

Long before the werewolf, mummy and vampire were all grown up, they were adorable monster babies. Host Brad Smith asks the baking teams to create cakes featuring the season's favorite monsters and impress judges Eddie Jackson, Ron Ben-Israel and Harry Eastwood with the perfect balance of super cute and super scary.

Host Brad Smith challenges the bakers to construct a haunted hotel cake. From skeletons in the closet to phantoms in the foyer, the teams must take judges Eddie Jackson, Ron Ben-Israel and Harry Eastwood on the creepiest trip of their lives!

It's the season of scares, but that doesn't mean that cupid is on vacation! Brad Smith hosts as three baking teams try to woo judges Eddie Jackson, Ron Ben-Israel and Harry Eastwood with swoon-worthy cakes that showcase a Halloween romance.

Licorice lanes, taffy trees and marshmallow mountains. The sweetest place to be is… the wonderful world of candy! Baking teams become designers of a decadent world made of candy, but need to be careful they don’t give the judges a toothache!

Fire-breathing dragons, mythical unicorns! Monstrous and even magical! Teams must ‘bake-believe' a fantastical creation featuring their favourite mystical beasts. The judges are transported to a world of fantasy and fondant!

When the egg hunt is done, Spring’s busiest bunnies head out for a well-deserved Cakecation! The baking teams need to hop it and must create cakes that take these jet-setting bunnies to wonderful places around the world. The judges are in for a hare-raising adventure!

Cotton tails, floppy ears and whiskered noses inspire the bakers to pay homage to the bunny rabbit with their cake designs.

The baking teams scramble to wow the judges with big and beautiful egg-inspired cakes.

The baking teams will melt the judges’ hearts with adorable cakes that capture some of the adorable creatures associated with springtime.

The baking teams take their creativity to epic heights as they build Christmas tree cakes that delight and dazzle the judges.

The classic poem, 'The Night Before Christmas' will inspire the baking teams to create cakes that have judges feeling festive.

The baking teams become architects of delicious designs as they bake cakes inspired by the beloved holiday treat, the gingerbread house!

In order to get on the judges’ “NICE” list, the bakers must create cakes that capture the fun and fervor of Santa’s Workshop.

Fresh fallen snow, glistening ice crystals and the prettiest snowflakes inspire the baking teams to serve up delicious winter wonderland cakes for the judges.

The baking teams take the judges on a tasty trip, as they create cakes of Santa on his dream vacation.

These teams of talented bakers are ready to show off their spectacular skills with over-the-top seasonally-themed cake creations.

With Halloween just around the corner, the baking teams will have the judges pumped for pumpkins, as they carve out topsy turvy jack-o-lantern cakes that work all the angles.

The baking teams must cast a culinary spell on the judges by creating cakes inspired by Halloween's first lady.

The baking teams must dazzle the judges with a Halloween cake that takes the theme "Trick or Treat" to daring new heights.

With only five hours on the clock, three expert baking teams go head to head to create the most sensational monster cakes the judges have ever seen.