Season 1
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Feb 4, 2020
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.
Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Feb 11, 2020
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.
Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Feb 18, 2020
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.
Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Feb 25, 2020
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.
Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Mar 3, 2020
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.
Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Mar 10, 2020
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.
Episode: 1x07 | Airdate: Mar 17, 2020
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.
Episode: 1x08 | Airdate: Mar 24, 2020
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
Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Feb 22, 2021
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.
Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Mar 1, 2021
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.
Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Mar 8, 2021
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!
Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Mar 15, 2021
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.
Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: Mar 22, 2021
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.
Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: Mar 29, 2021
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.
Episode: 2x07 | Airdate: Apr 5, 2021
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.
Episode: 2x08 | Airdate: Apr 12, 2021
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
Episode: 3x01 | Airdate: Mar 1, 2022
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.
Episode: 3x02 | Airdate: Mar 8, 2022
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.
Episode: 3x03 | Airdate: Mar 15, 2022
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.
Episode: 3x04 | Airdate: Mar 22, 2022
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.
Episode: 3x05 | Airdate: Mar 29, 2022
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.
Episode: 3x06 | Airdate: Apr 5, 2022
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.
Episode: 3x07 | Airdate: Apr 12, 2022
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.
Episode: 3x08 | Airdate: Apr 19, 2022
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
Episode: 4x01 | Airdate: Aug 5, 2023
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.
Episode: 4x02 | Airdate: Aug 12, 2023
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.
Episode: 4x03 | Airdate: Aug 19, 2023
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.
Episode: 4x04 | Airdate: Aug 26, 2023
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.
Episode: 4x05 | Airdate: Sep 2, 2023
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.
Episode: 4x06 | Airdate: Sep 16, 2023
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.
Episode: 4x07 | Airdate: Sep 30, 2023
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.
Episode: 4x08 | Airdate: Oct 7, 2023
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.