Baketopia

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Baketopia
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Genre Reality television
Presented by Rosanna Pansino
Judges
Country of origin United States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes12
Production
Production company B17 Entertainment
Original release
NetworkHBO Max
ReleaseMarch 25, 2021 (2021-03-25)

Baketopia is an American streaming 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 upcoming merger of HBO Max and Discovery+. [4]

Contents

Premise

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]

Cast

Rosanna Pansino hosted and judged. [7] Donal Skehan and Timbo Sullivan also appeared. [8] [9]

Episodes

The winners of the first tier competition are listed italic. The winners of the second tier are listed in bold.

Season 1 (2021)

No.TitleContestantsOriginal air date
1"Jelly Island"Pavani, Gregory, LenaMarch 25, 2021 (2021-03-25)
The bakers create cocktail-inspired cupcakes jelly cakes.
2"Frozen in Time"Heather, Andrew, DarleneMarch 25, 2021 (2021-03-25)
The bakers create ice cream sandwiches and gravity cakes.
3"A Batch Made in Heaven"Gelia, Harvey, DaniMarch 25, 2021 (2021-03-25)
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, JamieMarch 25, 2021 (2021-03-25)
The bakers create fried carnival deserts and cakes that incorporate a mechanism.
5"Cereal-ously Delicious!"Rockii, Randy, AmandaMarch 25, 2021 (2021-03-25)
The bakers create cream-filled desserts from cereal milk and illusion cakes.
6"Beasts of Baketopia"Megan, Jon, JamieMarch 25, 2021 (2021-03-25)
The bakers create 2D cookie puzzles that can be solved to reveal 3D cakes.
7"Easy as Pie-rates"Michelle, Michael, JasonMarch 25, 2021 (2021-03-25)
The bakers create pirate-themed cakes.
8"Herb Your Enthusiasm"Shruti, Frank, KathleenMarch 25, 2021 (2021-03-25)
The bakers create vegan macarons and plant-themed cakes.
9"Baby, You Can Drive My Cake"Camisha, Kim, and JamieMarch 25, 2021 (2021-03-25)
The bakers create remote-controlled cakes.
10"Bakers of the Galaxy"Carolina, Justin, RhamaniMarch 25, 2021 (2021-03-25)
The bakers create galaxy-themed donuts and geode-themed cakes.
11"Fake It 'Til You Cake It"Sandra, Jeasy, MichaelMarch 25, 2021 (2021-03-25)
The bakers create hyper-realistic cakes.
12"Bake of Art"Sachiko, Brian, KoreyMarch 25, 2021 (2021-03-25)
The bakers create edible versions of themselves and reproduce famous paintings as cakes.

Cancellation

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]

International broadcast

In Canada, the series premiered on Family Channel on June 14, 2021. [11]

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