About this season
Four expert bakers aim to win their jaw-dropping cake a spot at a major party or special event. With Jonathan Bennett hosting, each of the bakers will bake one-of-a-kind creations with the hopes of impressing well-known pastry chef Ron Ben-Israel, Fonuts co-owner Waylynn Lucas and some very special guest judges. Each week, only one contestant will take the cake to headline the main event, and take home the sweet grand prize of $10,000. Each of the bakers will compete in two rounds during the competition. In the first, they will be given a surprise ingredient that they must incorporate into the recipe. And in the second, they must make a cake that contains three special features that match the event’s theme. In both rounds, their skills will be tested as they race to get dessert on the table before time runs out. At the end of the second round, they will be judged on taste and presen
Episodes (15)
1. Powerpuff Girls
Aired 12 September 2016 • 41 min
Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup fly into Cake Wars to celebrate the iconic animated series The Powerpuff Girls! Four bakers will need their own superpowers as they compete to have their amazing cake creation at the center of the party and take home the $10,000 prize. Amanda Leighton, Kristen Li and Natalie Palamides, the voice actresses behind The Powerpuff Girls, serve as guest judges.
2. Wonder Woman
Aired 19 September 2016 • 40 min
It's the 75th anniversary of Wonder Woman and Cake Wars is joining the party! Four bakers will face the golden Lasso of Truth from our judges, but only one cake will be chosen as the centerpiece of a party celebrating the iconic hero's birthday and take home $10,000. Nicola Scott, Wonder Woman comic book artist, joins the judging panel
3. The Addams Family
Aired 10 October 2016 • 40 min
Beloved icons James and the Giant Peach, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and the BFG come to the Cake Wars kitchen to celebrate the 100th birthday of world-famous children's author Roald Dahl. Four bakers will have to put their imaginations into overdrive as they compete to have their cake at the center of this centennial birthday party and take home $10,000. Chloe Dahl, Roald Dahl's granddaughter, steps in as special guest judge.
4. Magic
Aired 17 October 2016 • 41 min
Grab a hat and wand and prepare to cast a spell as Cake Wars takes on magic! Renowned magician Mat Franco is on hand to help choose which of four amazing bakers will have their cake appear at an amazing party celebrating magic and win $10,000 -- and which will disappear.
5. Trolls
Aired 24 October 2016 • 40 min
Cake Wars joins Poppy and her friend Branch for an epic adventure, as four bakers go to battle to have their cake at the center of a party celebrating the DreamWorks animated movie Trolls! Walt Dohrn and Mike Mitchell, directors of Trolls, serve as special guest judges.
6. Transformers
Aired 31 October 2016 • 41 min
Autobots roll out! Four talented bakers will enter battle, but to take home $10,000, they'll have to create Transformers-themed cakes that are more than meets the eye. Simon Waters, senior vice president of global brand licensing for Hasbro, takes a seat on the judging panel.
7. Rugrats
Aired 7 November 2016 • 41 min
Four bakers create Rugrats-inspired cakes to celebrate the popular show
8. Space Jam
Aired 7 November 2016 • 40 min
Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and the Looney Tunes gang are headed to Cake Wars to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the classic basketball movie, Space Jam. Four bakers will battle to have their amazing cake creation at the center of the party, but only one baker will be able to make a slam dunk and win $10,000. Bill Farmer, the voice actor behind Sylvester and Yosemite Sam, joins the panel as guest judge.
9. Rose Bowl
Aired 26 December 2016 • 41 min
Four bakers kick off the competition, but only one cake takes home $10,000
10. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Aired 2 January 2017 • 33 min
Bakers compete to have their cake at the center of a Ninja Turtles party.
11. Happy Feet
Aired 16 January 2017 • 40 min
Four bakers compete to have their cake displayed at a party for Happy Feet.
12. Monopoly
Aired 23 January 2017 • 39 min
Cake Wars celebrates the iconic board game, Monopoly; Four bakers compete for their cakes to be the centerpiece at a party celebrating Monopoly; Rebecca Hollander, director of the Monopoly brand at Hasbro, helps choose the winner.
13. Roald Dahl
Aired 30 January 2017 • 41 min
Four imaginative bakers create wild cakes to celebrate author Roald Dahl.
14. Saban's Power Rangers
Aired 20 March 2017 • 41 min
Bakers create cakes inspired by the film Saban's Power Rangers.
15. Smurfs: The Lost Village
Aired 26 March 2017 • 41 min
Four cake artists celebrate the animated movie Smurfs: The Lost Village.