Baketopia | |
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Genre | Reality television |
Presented by | Rosanna Pansino |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 12 |
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Production company | B17 Entertainment |
Original release | |
Network | HBO Max |
Release | March 25, 2021 |
Baketopia is an American reality television series hosted by Rosanna Pansino. The series premiered on HBO Max on March 25, 2021, and consisted of 12 episodes. [1] [2] [3] The series was canceled due to the merger of HBO Max and Discovery+. [4]
Rosanna Pansino creates challenges that bakers must complete. [5]
Each episode focuses around two baking challenges, called "tiers", in which the contestants compete to create desserts according to the challenge's rules. The winner of the first tier receives $1,000 and a gold brooch portraying a rolling pin.
The second tier always focuses on cakes. The winner receives $10,000 and a trophy. [6]
Rosanna Pansino hosted and judged. [7] Donal Skehan and Timbo Sullivan also appeared. [8] [9]
The winners of the first tier competition are listed italic. The winners of the second tier are listed in bold.
No. | Title | Contestants | Original air date | |
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1 | "Jelly Island" | Pavani, Gregory, Lena | March 25, 2021 | |
The bakers create cocktail-inspired cupcakes and jelly cakes. | ||||
2 | "Frozen in Time" | Heather, Andrew, Darlene | March 25, 2021 | |
The bakers create ice cream sandwiches and gravity cakes. | ||||
3 | "A Batch Made in Heaven" | Gelia, Harvey, Dani | March 25, 2021 | |
The bakers create hollow chocolate domes that melt to reveal the dessert inside, then two-sided wedding cakes. | ||||
4 | "Fry Your Heart Out" | Piper, Anya, Jamie | March 25, 2021 | |
The bakers create fried carnival desserts and cakes that incorporate a mechanism. | ||||
5 | "Cereal-ously Delicious!" | Rockii, Randy, Amanda | March 25, 2021 | |
The bakers create cream-filled desserts from cereal milk and illusion cakes. | ||||
6 | "Beasts of Baketopia" | Megan, Jon, Jamie | March 25, 2021 | |
The bakers create 2D cookie puzzles that can be solved to reveal 3D cakes. | ||||
7 | "Easy as Pie-rates" | Michelle, Michael, Jason | March 25, 2021 | |
The bakers create pirate-themed cakes. | ||||
8 | "Herb Your Enthusiasm" | Shruti, Frank, Kathleen | March 25, 2021 | |
The bakers create vegan macarons and plant-themed cakes. | ||||
9 | "Baby, You Can Drive My Cake" | Camisha, Kim, and Jamie | March 25, 2021 | |
The bakers create remote-controlled cakes. | ||||
10 | "Bakers of the Galaxy" | Carolina, Justin, Rhamani | March 25, 2021 | |
The bakers create galaxy-themed donuts and geode-themed cakes. Special Guest Judge: Chef Benny Rivera replacing Donal Skehan Absent: Donal Skehan as Main Judge | ||||
11 | "Fake It 'Til You Cake It" | Sandra, Jeasy, Michael | March 25, 2021 | |
The bakers create hyper-realistic cakes. | ||||
12 | "Bake of Art" | Sachiko, Brian, Korey | March 25, 2021 | |
The bakers create edible versions of themselves and reproduce famous paintings as cakes. |
Bloomberg in 2022 reported that the show and its sister show Craftopia were canceled and removed from HBO Max due to the expected 2023 merger of HBO Max and Discovery+. [10]
In Canada, the series premiered on Family Channel on June 14, 2021. [11]
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