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Great Chocolate Showdown - Episode Guide

Season 1

The World Needs S'More People Like You

Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Feb 4, 2020

The World Needs S'More People Like You

Ten home bakers embark on their first decadent chocolate Technique Test as they take on the art of tempering and create a dessert that represents their personality. In the Chocolate Elimination Challenge, they deliver s'more creativity when they reimagine a campfire classic. 

Choc Full of Impressions

Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Feb 11, 2020

Choc Full of Impressions

Nine remaining home bakers use everyday items to make lasting chocolate impressions on the judges. Immunity is on the line for the bakers who are hoping for a fruitful outcome in the Chocolate Elimination Challenge. 

Spice & Everything Nice

Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Feb 18, 2020

Spice & Everything Nice

The eight home bakers get moving and shaking as they take on the ancient chocolate making technique of panning. The Chocolate Elimination Challenge gets a little spicy when the bakers are asked to infuse some fun flavours into their confections in order to stay in the Chocolate Showdown Kitchen. 

Mirror, Mirror on the Glaze

Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Feb 25, 2020

Mirror, Mirror on the Glaze

Seven remaining competitors strive to mirror perfection when Chef Anna Olson teaches them how to use a mirror glaze technique. In the elimination round, the home bakers create a decadent dessert inspired by a bestselling chocolate treat. 

I Have a Confection to Make

Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Mar 3, 2020

I Have a Confection to Make

Only six home bakers remain and it's truly a spectacle, as they work in teams to take on the crown jewel of chocolate confections – the bonbon. In the Chocolate Elimination Challenge, it's bon voyage for one baker who fails to deliver an indulgent dessert inspired by Black Forest cake.

Life Is What You Bake It

Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Mar 10, 2020

Life Is What You Bake It

The stakes are higher than ever with only five bakers remaining and immunity is off the table for the rest of the competition. Bakers get a lesson in sculpting and try to carve out the competition as they transform ordinary cupcakes into fantastic floral centerpieces. In the Chocolate Elimination Challenge, the home bakers pair chocolate with sweet and savoury treats to maintain their place in the competition.

Don't Be Afraid to Take Whisks

Episode: 1x07 | Airdate: Mar 17, 2020

Don't Be Afraid to Take Whisks

As the finale approaches only four remain and a 3D chocolate molding Technique Test gives the bakers one last chance to impress the judges and secure their spot in the final three. One baker is given the opportunity of a lifetime after they boldly re-imagine a chocolate bar.

Good Things Come to Those Who Bake

Episode: 1x08 | Airdate: Mar 24, 2020

Good Things Come to Those Who Bake

In this delightfully sweet ending to the series, the top three home bakers take on their toughest challenge yet – creating an epic assortment of show-stopping confections to fill their dream Bake Shop window. One home baker will walk away with the grand prize of $50,000.

Season 2

Do You Have What It Bakes?

Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Feb 22, 2021

Do You Have What It Bakes?

Ten home bakers dive into the wonderful world of chocolate and must tackle the art of table tempering. In the Elimination Challenge, creativity runs wild as the home bakers create a chocolate dessert based on an animal that best represents them. 

Where There's a Whisk, There's a Way

Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Mar 1, 2021

Where There's a Whisk, There's a Way

The nine home bakers use chocolate to create playful and delicious vessels to hold their desserts in their Technique Test. In the Elimination Challenge, the bakers are surprised with two mystery ingredients they must masterfully whisk into a chocolate dessert.

It's Time to Glaze the Bar

Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Mar 8, 2021

It's Time to Glaze the Bar

The bar is set sky-high, as the eight home bakers take a cosmic journey to the magical world of galaxy mirror glaze as they create a solar system cake for their Technique Test. In the Elimination Challenge, the home bakers must flex their taste buds as they identify special ingredients in an epic taste-off!

Moved to Tiers

Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Mar 15, 2021

Moved to Tiers

Sweet safety is on the line for the seven remaining home bakers. In the Technique Test, the bakers learn how to incorporate a rainbow of colour into their desserts and create edible works of art. In the Elimination Challenge, the bakers re-imagine an iconic retro dessert.

Donut Give Up

Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: Mar 22, 2021

Donut Give Up

The top six home bakers get their sweet on and create a dynamic chocolate sculpture for their Technique Test. In the Elimination Challenge, the bakers get some sweet inspiration from home that spark the creation of a dozen delicious donuts.

Bake It Till You Make It

Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: Mar 29, 2021

Bake It Till You Make It

The five remaining home bakers must create a beautiful collection of bonbons for their Technique Test but the judges have a BIG twist up their sleeves... In the Elimination Challenge, the bakers get experimental as they harness their inner scientist to create a dessert showcasing chocolate as a solid, liquid and a gas.

A Legend in the Baking

Episode: 2x07 | Airdate: Apr 5, 2021

A Legend in the Baking

The final four bakers must create theatrical desserts where chocolate takes centre stage. With the finale one challenge away, the pressure is on as the home bakers use a piece of art to inspire a gallery-worthy chocolate dessert in the Elimination Challenge.

You Bake My Dreams Come True

Episode: 2x08 | Airdate: Apr 12, 2021

You Bake My Dreams Come True

In this epic season finale, the home bakers take on the most demanding bake of the entire competition – creating a sweet, delicious, show-stopping bakeshop display. One home baker will walk away with the $50,000 grand prize and the title of Great Chocolate Showdown Champion.

Season 3

A Sweet Meet and Greet

Episode: 3x01 | Airdate: Mar 1, 2022

A Sweet Meet and Greet

Ten home bakers enter the kitchen and put their spin on a chocolate carousel filled with decadent mini desserts. In the Elimination Challenge, the bakers give a sweet introduction to who they are with a dessert inspired by an item from the Cabinet of Curiosities.

Mad About Choux

Episode: 3x02 | Airdate: Mar 8, 2022

Mad About Choux

The remaining nine home bakers will play with pastry, as they master the art of choux. In the Elimination Challenge, the bakers must keep their cool and serve an epic ice cream sandwich.

Veggies for Dessert

Episode: 3x03 | Airdate: Mar 15, 2022

Veggies for Dessert

Eight bakers vie for Golden Whisk immunity and seek to make the judges' sweet dreams come true as they delve into the delightful world of candy. In the Elimination Challenge, the home bakers must prove that chocolate and vegetables can go together like two peas in a pod.

A History in the Baking

Episode: 3x04 | Airdate: Mar 22, 2022

A History in the Baking

Sweet safety is on the line for the seven remaining home bakers. Things get saucy in the Technique Test, as the bakers use their noodles to create a delicious, chocolate pasta. In the Elimination Challenge, the bakers take a sweet trip down memory lane and reimagine a dessert from their childhood.

Let's Par-Tea

Episode: 3x05 | Airdate: Mar 29, 2022

Let's Par-Tea

With sweet safety off the table, the top six bakers must create a scrumptious illusion by mastering a gravity-defying cake. In the Elimination Challenge, the home bakers create desserts using a flavor of tea.

Bakes in Full Bloom

Episode: 3x06 | Airdate: Apr 5, 2022

Bakes in Full Bloom

In the Technique Test, the five remaining home bakers do the chocolate truffle shuffle and create a picture-perfect display made entirely out of chocolate. In the Elimination Challenge, the bakers get botanical and must present a dessert bursting with floral flavor.

Haute Chocolate

Episode: 3x07 | Airdate: Apr 12, 2022

Haute Chocolate

The final four bakers are in for a big (and small!) surprise as they must master the daunting macaron and its larger cousin the macaronade! With the finale one challenge away, fashion becomes their passion as the bakers look to the runway for their dessert inspiration.

The Finale: Once Upon a Baker…

Episode: 3x08 | Airdate: Apr 19, 2022

The Finale: Once Upon a Baker…

In this epic season finale, the home bakers take on the most demanding bake of the entire competition - telling their baking story through four delectable dessert chapters. Only one baker will have the happy ending of walking away with the $50,000 grand prize and the title of Great Chocolate Showdown Champion.

Season 4

Let the Games Begin!

Episode: 4x01 | Airdate: Aug 5, 2023

Let the Games Begin!

Ten home bakers enter the kitchen and strive to up their dessert game as they create a chocolate Tic Tac Toe board. In the Elimination Challenge, the bakers set a scrumptious scene by delivering a cake diorama.

Think Outside the Bar

Episode: 4x02 | Airdate: Aug 12, 2023

Think Outside the Bar

The remaining nine bakers must think beyond the bar as they create a nougat-filled chocolate confection in a surprising shape as they vie for the coveted Golden Whisk. The bakers aim to please in the Elimination Challenge with a dessert that pairs chocolate with cheese.

Pie Society

Episode: 4x03 | Airdate: Aug 19, 2023

Pie Society

Eight home bakers must become pastry Picassos as they make pies with a decorative crust. The bakers flex their flavor muscles in the Elimination Challenge by creating a dessert that showcases one of the major taste sensations.

Best Fruit Forward

Episode: 4x04 | Airdate: Aug 26, 2023

Best Fruit Forward

The home bakers delve into fruit jellies and bejewel a chocolate sculpture in pate de fruits. The competition gets juicy in the Elimination Challenge, as the bakers create an appealing entremets that replicates a piece of fruit.

World of Flavour

Episode: 4x05 | Airdate: Sep 2, 2023

World of Flavour

With the immunity off the table, the top six bakers pair up to build a magnificent meringue tower. After receiving a postcard from home, the bakers embark on a sweet journey and deliver a dessert showcasing an international ingredient.

Lights, Camera, Chocolate!

Episode: 4x06 | Airdate: Sep 16, 2023

Lights, Camera, Chocolate!

Order up! The remaining five bakers must rise to the occasion as they bake chocolate bread and use it to make a dessert deli sandwich. In the Elimination Challenges, the bakers took to the silver screen to create a red-carpet dessert inspired by an iconic film genre.

Sweet Suspensions

Episode: 4x07 | Airdate: Sep 30, 2023

Sweet Suspensions

The final four home grow their chocolate and confectionary skills to create a delectable trifle terrarium. With one Elimination Challenge before the finale, the home bakers' nerves are hanging by a thread, as they create a 3-tiered suspended cake.

A Tale of Three Bakers

Episode: 4x08 | Airdate: Oct 7, 2023

A Tale of Three Bakers

In the season finale, the home bakers take on the most challenging and personal bake of the entire competition - telling their baking story through four delectable dessert chapters. Only one baker will have a storybook ending and walk away with the $50, 000 grand prize and the title of Great Chocolate Showdown Champion.

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