NEW YORK, Sept. 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- From spider
cupcakes, to cheesecake coffins, to witch finger cookies and mummy
macarons, seven of the country's top bakers compete to create
Halloween's spookiest and most creepy
crawly confections on Food Network's Halloween Baking Championship, premiering
Monday, October 5th at
9:00pm ET/PT. In order to survive
this haunted competition, hosted by Richard Blais, contestants must prove their
baking abilities and impress judges Ron
Ben-Israel, Carla
Hall, and Sherry
Yard. Only one winner will take home the grand prize of
$25,000 and the title of
Halloween Baking
Champion!
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"Halloween Baking
Championship is packed with stunning, outlandish creations from
wickedly-talented bakers, that are sure to inspire viewers to
create spellbinding treats in their own haunted homes," said
Bob Tuschman, General Manager and
Senior Vice President Programming, Food Network.
In each of the hour-long episodes, the bakers' skills are put to
the test as they battle it out in difficult challenges that will
cause quite a fright. Will the bakers be able to sculpt scrumptious
spooky treats using only store-bought ingredients? Whose towering
confections of terror will put a sweet spell on the judges? Which
ghostly treat will be sent to the baker's graveyard and never
return? On the first episode, the bakers' skills are tested in the
pre-heat challenge to create Halloween cupcakes using iconic trick-or-treat
candies, including candy corn, peanut butter cups and lollipops.
One contestant will win a special advantage in the main heat
challenge, where they need to make a baked dessert that looks like
a classic Halloween costume – ghost,
zombie, mummy and witch. They must not be put under a spell when
twists are thrown their way.
Fans can meet the competitors, access top moments from the show,
and get a behind-the-scenes look with Richard Blais and the judges on
FoodNetwork.com/BakingChampionship.
Plus, they can join the baking banter on Twitter using
#BakingChampionship.
Halloween Baking
Championship is produced by Triage Entertainment.
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