Bake Squad | |
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Genre | Food Reality television |
Presented by | Christina Tosi |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 16 |
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Executive producer | Yasmin Shackleton |
Running time | 35 minutes |
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Network | Netflix |
Release | August 11, 2021 – January 20, 2023 |
Bake Squad is an American reality baking competition television series which premiered on August 11, 2021, for a first season of eight episodes and a second season published on January 20, 2023, with eight episodes. [1] It is presented by Christina Tosi, and features a returning group of four bakers who compete to make desserts for a different client each episode.
The series is only lightly competitive, with no prizes or elimination-style elements. [2] Instead, the focus is on creating elaborate desserts for a per-episode client—usually for a celebration, wedding, or birthday. The bakers typically have seven hours to produce their desserts before presenting them.
Bakers periodically request help from Tosi for equipment or decorative pieces, such as chocolate molds or a claw machine, to showcase enhance their creation. After the client chooses a dessert, Tosi takes a picture of the client(s) and the winning baker with an instant camera, which is placed on a bulletin board signifying the win. The episode finishes with scenes from the client's celebration.
Bold indicates the baker(s) who produced the winning creation per-episode.
No. | Title | Original release date | |
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1 | "Brother Birthday Bash" | August 11, 2021 | |
Challenge: Kids birthday for a mother of two boys.
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2 | "Rock n' Roll Wedding" | August 11, 2021 | |
Challenge: Create a dessert for the wedding of the client's sister, using music, cats, and the outdoors as inspiration.
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3 | "Sweet & Spicy Fiesta" | August 11, 2021 | |
Challenge: Create a dessert for a Mexican-inspired 60th birthday party for the client's father.
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4 | "Kicking Cancer Celebration" | August 11, 2021 | |
Challenge: The client's daughter is having a family gathering to celebrate her recovery from cancer. Design inspirations include Cosmetology, nostalgic candy, cake pops, and pickles.
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5 | "A Magical Wedding" | August 11, 2021 | |
Challenge: Bakers work in teams of two. The client is seeking a dessert for a "royal winter wonderland" themed wedding.
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6 | "Supersize Smash Cake" | August 11, 2021 | |
Challenge: Birthday party for the first birthday of a rainbow baby. Inspirations include tropical fruit, rainbows, chocolate and cereal.
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7 | "Super Sweet 16" | August 11, 2021 | |
Challenge: Sweet sixteen birthday party for the clients' sister. Inspirations include the beach, Bohemian vintage, and thrifting.
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8 | "For the Love of Cake" | August 11, 2021 | |
Challenge: Client's parents' 34th wedding anniversary. Themes include travel, country chic, and Texas.
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1 | "Bake Squad Bar Mitzvah" | January 20, 2023 | |
Challenge: Bar mitzvah for a 13 year old boy's black-and-white party. Halfway through, the bakers were instructed to add a 'wow factor' to their design.
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2 | "Surprise Baby Announcement" | January 20, 2023 | |
Challenge: Create a surprise factor baby reveal dessert for the surprise baby announcement of a married couple.
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3 | "Vow Renewal" | January 20, 2023 | |
Challenge: Create a dessert for a 10-year vow renewal party to surprise the husband.
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4 | "80s Volunteer Appreciation Party" | January 20, 2023 | |
Challenge: Make an 80s-themed dessert to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of the Black Everywhere charity and a very special volunteer named Mignon. The bakers were given a cart of 80s items by Christina for inspiration.
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5 | "Double 75th Birthday" | January 20, 2023 | |
Challenge: A surprise double birthday party for a tango-loving Argentinian married couple orchestrated by their sons.
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6 | "Varsity Gay League" | January 20, 2023 | |
Challenge: A party to celebrate the largest LGBTQ recreational sports organization in the country's founder, Will and the 15th anniversary of the Varsity Gay League. With a guest list of over 200 people, it is the biggest party the Bake Squad has been tasked with so far, so it was announced this would be a team challenge.
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7 | "Multicultural Wedding" | January 20, 2023 | |
Challenge: Create a dessert for the wedding day of a couple from two distinct cultures.
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8 | "Bring on the Heat!" | January 20, 2023 | |
Challenge: Create a dessert celebrating firefighting Captain Thomas "Kit" Kitahata being named Firefighter of the Year that encompasses his love for tartness, fruitiness, and spice.
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