December 27, 2009 (2009-12-27) – May 22, 2018 (2018-05-22)
The show is similar to Chopped, a cooking show aired on the same network, in that it starts with four contestants who are eliminated one-by-one during three rounds, with the winning team receiving $10,000 and the opportunity to be featured in an upcoming event. Each team consists of a chef and a sous-chef.
Each round takes about a third of the completed episode.
The first round lasts 45 minutes in competition and is focused around taste.[3] Contestants must create a cupcake with unusual ingredients related to a theme – for example, a date-night theme might require contestants to incorporate various aphrodisiacs, such as oysters, basil, dark chocolate, or champagne.
The second round lasts 75 minutes in competition and is based on both taste and presentation. Contestants must make three different types of cupcakes of their own choice with a unique presentation that relates to the theme.
The third and final round is the most challenging, where the remaining two teams make 1,000 cupcakes in two hours. Each team must feature improved versions of the four cupcakes they made in the first two rounds and must showcase them on an elaborately constructed display. Both the cupcakes and the display must remain consistent with the episode's theme. Each team receives the assistance of four baking assistants and one carpenter in completing the round. This is the only round that the judges do not taste the cupcakes at the judge's table, and instead, the judges taste them at the display.[3]
Themes
The show invites cupcake bakers from all over the United States to compete. Each episode is centered on a theme or event; past themes include a Seaworld birthday party for an orca, a "match-making" aphrodisiac party, an Ace of Cakes 100th episode celebration, "Survival of the Fittest" theme, an autism charity event, a golf tournament, and a film festival.
Judges
There are three judges in the series, with two of them serving as permanent judges:
The third, rotating judge, is a special guest and is associated with the event in which that episode's winning cupcakes are to be served.
Nelson and Bellanger usually give the bakers technical critiques on the methods, amounts, and ingredients they use, while the guest judges' critiques are usually much more subjective, based on whether or not they liked the cupcakes.
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article relies excessively on references to primary sources Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources Find sources Cupcake Wars news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information June 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Cupcake Wars is an American reality competition series that premiered on December 27 2009 on cable television network Food Network 1 The show which is based on creating unique and professional style cupcakes was hosted by Justin Willman and later hosted by Jonathan Bennett 2 Cupcake WarsGenreReality televisionCooking showPresented byJustin Willman 2009 2013 Jonathan Bennett 2016 2018 JudgesCandace Nelson 2009 2013 Florian Bellanger 2009 2018 Waylynn Lucas 2016 2018 Country of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishNo of seasons11No of episodes137 list of episodes ProductionProducersAdam CohenCara TapperJoanna VernettiRunning time1 hourReleaseOriginal networkFood NetworkOriginal releaseDecember 27 2009 2009 12 27 May 22 2018 2018 05 22 The show is similar to Chopped a cooking show aired on the same network in that it starts with four contestants who are eliminated one by one during three rounds with the winning team receiving 10 000 and the opportunity to be featured in an upcoming event Each team consists of a chef and a sous chef Contents 1 Rounds 1 1 Themes 1 2 Judges 2 Episodes 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksRounds EditEach round takes about a third of the completed episode The first round lasts 45 minutes in competition and is focused around taste 3 Contestants must create a cupcake with unusual ingredients related to a theme for example a date night theme might require contestants to incorporate various aphrodisiacs such as oysters basil dark chocolate or champagne The second round lasts 75 minutes in competition and is based on both taste and presentation Contestants must make three different types of cupcakes of their own choice with a unique presentation that relates to the theme The third and final round is the most challenging where the remaining two teams make 1 000 cupcakes in two hours Each team must feature improved versions of the four cupcakes they made in the first two rounds and must showcase them on an elaborately constructed display Both the cupcakes and the display must remain consistent with the episode s theme Each team receives the assistance of four baking assistants and one carpenter in completing the round This is the only round that the judges do not taste the cupcakes at the judge s table and instead the judges taste them at the display 3 Themes Edit The show invites cupcake bakers from all over the United States to compete Each episode is centered on a theme or event past themes include a Seaworld birthday party for an orca a match making aphrodisiac party an Ace of Cakes 100th episode celebration Survival of the Fittest theme an autism charity event a golf tournament and a film festival Judges Edit There are three judges in the series with two of them serving as permanent judges Candace Nelson founder of Sprinkles Cupcakes 4 5 the world s first cupcake bakery 6 in episode 7 of season 7 Bobbie Lloyd Chief Baking Officer of Magnolia Bakery filled in for Nelson Florian Bellanger executive French pastry chef 7 The third rotating judge is a special guest and is associated with the event in which that episode s winning cupcakes are to be served Nelson and Bellanger usually give the bakers technical critiques on the methods amounts and ingredients they use while the guest judges critiques are usually much more subjective based on whether or not they liked the cupcakes Episodes EditMain article List of Cupcake Wars episodes SeasonEpisodesOriginally airedFirst airedLast aired19December 27 2009 2009 12 27 August 3 2010 2010 08 03 213December 7 2010 2010 12 07 March 8 2011 2011 03 08 313June 14 2011 2011 06 14 September 11 2011 2011 09 11 413December 4 2011 2011 12 04 March 4 2012 2012 03 04 513March 11 2012 2012 03 11 June 24 2012 2012 06 24 614May 13 2012 2012 05 13 September 23 2012 2012 09 23 713October 7 2012 2012 10 07 March 24 2013 2013 03 24 813April 7 2013 2013 04 07 July 7 2013 2013 07 07 913September 7 2013 2013 09 07 December 28 2013 2013 12 28 1011April 11 2016 2016 04 11 August 15 2016 2016 08 15 1112November 28 2017 2017 11 28 May 2018 2018 05 See also EditCake WarsReferences Edit Cupcake Wars TV Guide Retrieved March 22 2015 Cupcake Wars About the Show Food Network Retrieved May 22 2018 a b Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Cupcake Wars Season 7 Episode 5 November 4 2012 Food Network Sprinkles Cupcakes Ice Cream and Cookies Sprinkles mancare la oala Candace Nelson biography Food Network August 10 2010 Archived from the original on August 10 2010 Florian Bellanger biography Food Network August 9 2010 Archived from the original on August 9 2010 External links Edit Television portalOfficial website Cupcake Wars at IMDb Cupcake Wars TV com Archived from the original on August 5 2020 Retrieved March 22 2015 Cupcake Wars Kids Food Network Spinoff Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cupcake Wars amp oldid 1145275150, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
