Holiday Baking Championship: Gingerbread Showdown

The baking teams use gingerbread and a very space-age ingredient to create futuristic holiday displays.

The teams conjure up their gingerbread versions of spicy elven mayhem and pair their chaotic creations with a peppery dessert.

The baking teams portray the age-old conflict between Santa Claus and Jack Frost in gingerbread and incorporate a sweet and salty dessert.

The bakers create gingerbread versions of spectacular holiday parades and incorporate a baked item made with hot cocoa.

The teams capture The Nutcracker ballet in gingerbread, complete with an elaborate stage and a baked item featuring nuts.

The teams create gingerbread displays with moving parts that show off the unique sports played at the North Pole.

The gingerbread baking teams bring huge holiday ski chalets to life while incorporating a baked element made with a fancy liqueur.