Description
Original Airdate09/27/2017
America's top bakers gather to put their baking brilliance to the test.
Moods
- Amusing
- Suspenseful
- Gripping
- Creative
- Crafty
Best Baker in America
Where to watch Best Baker in America
- Free On Demand on Cooking Channel
- Free On Demand on Food Network
Cast & Crew
Jason SmithJudge Jason SmithJudge Marcela ValladolidJudge Marcela ValladolidJudge
Season 4
7. The Southwest
Air Date 06/07/2021
With one last chance to earn a spot in the finale, the bakers get creative with Nevada's Basque cake and use Southwest chile peppers as the featured flavor; they must combine New Mexico's state cookies, biscochitos, and flan into an original dessert.
6. The Northeast
Air Date 06/04/2021
The five remaining bakers have to reinvent the Boston cream pie using coffee syrup; in the bake-off, the competitors are tasked with creating beautiful plated desserts based on Maine's whoopie pies.
5. The Midwest
Air Date 06/04/2021
The six remaining bakers must make Michigan's bumpy cake into a bumpy entremets using the featured flavor of cherries; in the bake-off, the competitors have to make mini versions of Missouri's beloved gooey butter cake.
4. The Northern Plains
Air Date 05/24/2021
The seven bakers put their own spin on kuchen, the official state dessert of South Dakota, and serve it with a side of ice cream; the bake-off challenge involves making a new dessert with the ingredients of Minnesota's scotcheroo bar.
3. Rocky Mountain States
Air Date 05/17/2021
The competition heads west as the eight bakers must feature Montana and Idaho's beloved huckleberries in their huckleberry pie-croquembouche pastry tower; in the bake-off challenge, the bakers celebrate Utah's official state snack, gelatin.
2. The Mid-Atlantic
Air Date 05/10/2021
The nine bakers must make their own upscale version of Maryland's Smith Island cake while incorporating boardwalk popcorn; the bake-off round involves a dessert inspired by the Pennsylvania classic shoofly pie.
1. The South
Air Date 05/03/2021
First the bakers must make Kentucky's May Day PieCaken with bourbon as the featured flavor; the elimination bake-off challenge involves the elements of Florida's Key lime pie.