Kids Baking Championship

First impressions are everything in business, so Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman give the kid bakers free rein to show off their bestselling dessert using the psychology of color. In the end, one young baker is left feeling blue at elimination time.

A successful business captures the public's attention with a unique product or a new spin on familiar things. Duff Goldman and Valerie Bertinelli challenge the biz bakers to tantalize their customers by combining two sweet treats into one dessert mash-up.

All businesses need a logo, so Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman task the biz bakers with putting their own design on a logo cake. The kids will go head-to-head in a team challenge that finally decides which cake flavor is better, chocolate or vanilla.

Food festivals are the perfect place to get reviews from new customers, so Duff Goldman and Valerie Bertinelli have the bakers create festival-friendly desserts in a jar. After tasting each other's treats, the baker with the most likes wins immunity.

Sales trends change all the time, so Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman task the bakers with making cupcakes in a popular flavor. Then, each baker pairs up with their neighbor to create a new cupcake that will predict a trendy flavor in the future.

Duff Goldman and Valerie Bertinelli know that sometimes you need to sit down over a nice meal to seal a deal. To honor this tradition, the bakers must create power lunch imposter desserts, like crab cakes with wedge salad, steak with fries and escargot!

Good leadership sets successful business apart, so Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman hold interviews for two team leaders who will assign flavors in the cream puff cake challenge. Bakers with the same flavors are put head-to-head for judgement.

Bakery owner Duff Goldman receives unusual requests from customers, and he's using them as inspiration for a "Make It Work" challenge. The bakers learn to go with the flow by making a delicious dessert for Duff and Valerie with an unexpected flavor combo.

Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman challenge the kid bakers to put their own stamp on the super-trendy loaded cookie. They want the bakers to really go crazy while making two different batches of cookies packed with extra toppings, filling and frosting.

Birthdays keep bakeries busy all year round, so the kid bakers create commercials to sell Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman on why they'd make the best birthday cake. In the end, the top cake maker wins $25,000 and the Kids Baking Championship title!