| Baketopia | |
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| Genre | Reality television |
| Presented by | Rosanna Pansino |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
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| Production company | B17 Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | HBO Max |
| Release | March 25, 2021 (2021-03-25) |
Baketopia is an Americanreality television series hosted byRosanna Pansino. The series premiered onHBO Max on March 25, 2021, and consisted of 12 episodes.[1][2][3] The series was canceled due to themerger of HBO Max and Discovery+.[4]
Rosanna Pansino creates challenges that bakers must complete.[5]
Each episode focuses around two baking challenges, called "tiers", in which the contestants compete to create desserts according to the challenge's rules. The winner of the first tier receives $1,000 and a gold brooch portraying arolling pin.
The second tier always focuses on cakes. The winner receives $10,000 and a trophy.[6]
Rosanna Pansino hosted and judged.[7]Donal Skehan and Timbo Sullivan also appeared.[8][9]
The winners of the first-tier competition are listed initalic. The winners of the second-tier competition are listed inbold. The winners of both tiers are listed inboth.
| No. | Title | Contestants | Original release date | |
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| 1 | "Jelly Island" | Pavani,Gregory,Lena | March 25, 2021 (2021-03-25) | |
The bakers create cocktail-inspired cupcakes and island jelly cakes. | ||||
| 2 | "Frozen in Time" | Heather, Andrew, Darlene | March 25, 2021 (2021-03-25) | |
The bakers create ice cream sandwiches and gravity cakes. | ||||
| 3 | "A Batch Made in Heaven" | Gelia,Harvey, Dani | March 25, 2021 (2021-03-25) | |
The bakers create hollow chocolate domes that melt to reveal the dessert inside, then two-sided wedding cakes. | ||||
| 4 | "Fry Your Heart Out" | Piper, Anya,Jamie | March 25, 2021 (2021-03-25) | |
The bakers create fried carnival desserts and cakes that incorporate a mechanism. | ||||
| 5 | "Cereal-ously Delicious!" | Rockii,Randy, Amanda | March 25, 2021 (2021-03-25) | |
The bakers create cream-filled desserts fromcereal milk and illusion crepe cakes. | ||||
| 6 | "Beasts of Baketopia" | Megan, Jon,Jamie | March 25, 2021 (2021-03-25) | |
The bakers create 2D cookie puzzles that can be solved to reveal 3D cakes. | ||||
| 7 | "Easy as Pie-rates" | Michelle, Michael,Jason | March 25, 2021 (2021-03-25) | |
The bakers create pirate-themed pies and treasure hunt surprise cakes. | ||||
| 8 | "Herb Your Enthusiasm" | Shruti,Frank,Kathleen | March 25, 2021 (2021-03-25) | |
The bakers create veganmacarons and plant-themed cakes. | ||||
| 9 | "Baby, You Can Drive My Cake" | Camisha, Kim,Jamie | March 25, 2021 (2021-03-25) | |
The bakers create remote-controlled cakes. | ||||
| 10 | "Bakers of the Galaxy" | Carolina,Justin, Rhamani | March 25, 2021 (2021-03-25) | |
The bakers create galaxy-themed donuts and geode-themed cakes. Special Guest Judge: Chef Benny Rivera replacing Donal Skehan Absent: Donal Skehan as Main Judge | ||||
| 11 | "Fake It 'Til You Cake It" | Sandra,Jeasy,Michael | March 25, 2021 (2021-03-25) | |
The bakers create hyper-realistic cakes. | ||||
| 12 | "Bake of Art" | Sachiko,Brian, Korey | March 25, 2021 (2021-03-25) | |
The bakers create edible versions of themselves and reproduce famous paintings as cakes. | ||||
Bloomberg in 2022 reported that the show and its sister showCraftopia were canceled and removed fromHBO Max due to the expected 2023merger of HBO Max and Discovery+.[10]
InCanada, the series premiered onFamily Channel on June 14, 2021.[11]
