Lisa, Kristina, Kyle and Ally went home on Summer Baking Championship 2023. Ally was the last contestant to be eliminated in Episode 4.
Summer Baking Championship marks the sixth installment of Food Network’s Baking Championship. The competition series premiered on May 15, 2023, with Jesse Palmer serving as a host.
The Baking Championship franchise includes the Kids Baking Championship, Halloween Baking Championship, Holiday Baking Championship, Spring Baking Championship, and its spin-off.
Each championship features dessert challenges and weekly eliminations until one participant is crowned the winner.
In the Summer Baking Championship premiere, we got two back-to-back episodes, where ten talented bakers from around the country tackled summer-theme baking challenges.
These budding bakers will compete for a chance to win the cash prize of $25,000 and the title of Summer Baking Champion.
Who Went Home On Summer Baking Championship?
Lisa, Kristina, Kyle and Ally went home on Summer Baking Championship. The fourth episode of the series premiered on May 29.
Throughout the season, the competitors will have to elevate summer classics like cobbler, cream pies, s’mores, and ice cream. After all, the competition is all about having fun in the sun.
Three episodes of the newest baking series have already landed on our screens. So, what were the challenges? Who has been eliminated from the show so far? Here is all we need to know.
Episode 1: Dockside Desserts
The series kicked off with a challenge to recall pleasant summer memories, as the competitors were tasked to create doughnuts that look like water floaties with 3D decorated elements.
Most of the doughnuts were underwhelming, with some bakers not understanding the theme.
But there were some good ones, including Yohann, who won the Pre Heat challenge and earned an advantage for the Main Heat, where they had to create a cake with a gelatin water feature.
Alyssa won the premiere main heat with her colorful and fun cake, offering a unique flavor profile borrowed from her Filipino heritage.
Unfortunately, two bakers, Kyle and Lisa, were at the bottom. In the end, Lisa was the first competitor eliminated on the Summer Baking Championship premiere.
She struggled with many aspects, from her gelatin being hard to the cake leaning. Moreover, her decision to use modeling chocolate as water balloons didn’t pay off.
Episode 2: Let’s Cool Off
The second episode was all about ice cream. In the Pre-Heat, the bakers made ice cream sandwiches adding their creative inlay.
The inlays in the cookies the bakers used included seashells, palm trees, lemons, and tie-dye. The bakers were more confident compared to the first episode challenge.
However, the problems knocked on their doors when the judges tasted their cookies. While some had more flavor, some were hard to bite.
But it was Kyle who stood out with his lemon inlay ice cream sandwich.
In the Main Heat, the bakers were tasked to make ice cream desserts inspired by ice cream truck treats.
The ice cream treats on option were chocolate caramel ice cream bars, chocolate dipped vanilla cones, chocolate vanilla almond bars, cherry pineapple swirl pops, and raspberry ice cream bars.
It was again Kyle, who impressed the judges with his raspberry Swiss roll. And it was Kristina, who went home.
Episode 3: Summer Fun in the Sun
Episode 3 was all about outside summer activities. The bakers were challenged to make radical s’more desserts with wild chocolate flavors in the Pre Heat.
The bakers had to use fresh-pressed juice to make a dessert inspired by bike riding. This time, they worked in teams of two -Kyle and John; Zoe and Carlos; Yohann and Alyssa; and Anrika and Ally.
The judges truly praised Zoe and Carlos’s yuzu and coconut s’more candy bar.
On to the Main Heat, the bakers had to make their own unique version of a Paris-Breat. Some bakers struggled with their proportions and flavors in this challenge.
They also had to use fresh-pressed juice in the bake.
Alyssa came on top in this episode with her caramel apple Paris-Brest. Sadly, Kyle Davis had to leave because he only got his choux pastry on the plate. He was eliminated without any deliberation.
Why Is Nancy Not On The Summer Baking Championship?
Nancy Fuller is not on the Summer Baking Championship because she is busy with other endeavors. She is an American chef and businesswoman hailing from Cleverack, NY.
She is the host of Food Network’s Farmhouse Rules and owns Ginsberg’s Foods, a multimillion-dollar business she runs with her husband.
Fuller serves as a judge on multiple Food Network cooking competition series, including Clash of the Grandmas, Spring Baking Championship, and Holiday Baking Championship.
Her food and recipes represent her farm surrounding and philosophy of feeding others with simple and delicious meals from the heart.
Over the years, she has gained quite a popularity, attaining over 210k followers on her Instagram.
Yet, many viewers were displeased with her presence in the Spring Baking Championship, with one Reddit user starting a thread saying the chef is loud and bossy.
“Can’t stand Nancy Fuller either!!! She needs to go back to her barn in upstate NY!!!” another added. “Maybe that’s why I like her, she’s everyone’s drunk aunt,” another user defended.
Who are the judges of the Summer Baking Championship 2023?
Hosted by Bachelor’s Jesse Palmer, the baking competition series features judges Carla Hall, Duff Goldman, and Damaris Phillips.
They will judge the summer-themed desserts of the contestants, including Alyssa, John, Yohann, and Anrika. The bakers must do their best to remain on course and impress the judges.
Hots Palmer is a sports analyst, television personality, and former athlete. Before appearing as a host in The Bachelor, he was the main cast of the show during season 5 in 2004.
American pastry chef and television personality, Goldman is notable for his appearance on several Food Network show, including Baking Championship, Ace of Cakes, and more.
Nashville native Carla appeared on Top Chef season 5, after her time on Top Chef: All-Stars.
Celebrity chef Damaris is a Jefferson Community and Technical College graduate. She holds a degree in culinary arts and currently works as a teacher at the same college.
Meet The Summer Baking Championship 2023 Contestants
The Summer Baking Championship 2023 features 10 talented bakers competing to win a whopping $25000 cash prize.
Get to know about the competitors – Where are they from?
- Alyssa Alcantara – San Diego, California
- John Boyle – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Kyle Davis – Springfield, Missouri
- Kristina Krause – Leesburg, Virginia
- Yohann Le Bescond -Ocala, Florida
- Lisa Lu – Healdsburg, California
- Anrika Martin – Kingston, New York
- Zoe Peckich -Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Carlos Pena – Las Vegas, Nevada
- Ally Radziewicz – Syracuse, New York
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