Spring Baking Championship

Jesse Palmer gets the celebration started by tasking 12 bakers to make desserts inspired by a tropical spring break. Then, the bakers take Duff Goldman, Kardea Brown and Nancy Fuller on an adventure with cakes showcasing a favorite spring experience.

Jesse Palmer is ready to kick off the spring equinox by challenging the bakers with one of the trendiest ingredients around -- ube! Then, the competitors surprise judges Duff Goldman, Kardea Brown and Nancy Fuller with flower-covered dome cakes.

It's awards season, so host Jesse Palmer askes the bakers to whip up "And the winner is" berry pie envelopes. Then, the bakers team up to present judges Duff Goldman, Kardea Brown and Nancy Fuller with "bubble" cakes inspired by an awards night cocktail.

Jesse Palmer pays homage to Earth's creatures by asking the bakers to create a plated dessert inspired by an insect. Then, the bakers celebrate Earth Day with Duff Goldman, Kardea Brown and Nancy Fuller by making a geographically inspired baked Alaska.

Jesse Palmer gets ready for the Indian festival of Holi by challenging the bakers to make colorful doughnuts. Then, the bakers design elephant cakes that transport judges Duff Goldman, Kardea Brown and Nancy Fuller to Thailand's Songkran Water Festival.

Jesse Palmer is throwing a spring prom, and he tasks the bakers with making macaron corsages. Then, the bakers blend fashion with baking to create tsunami prom dress cakes in hopes that Duff Goldman, Kardea Brown and Nancy Fuller name them prom royalty!