In the first round, four talented cupcake designers are challenged to make succulent plants out of cupcakes, but things get prickly when one baker is eliminated by judges Nacho Aguirre, Amirah Kassem and Maureen McCormick. The three remaining competitors take on the delicacies of beautiful flower bouquet designs, with the winning display earning the baker the title of Cupcake Champion and a $10,000 grand prize!

It's a showdown of Christmas cupcakes as four top bakers battle it out making edible snow globes. Judges Nacho Aguirre, Amirah Kassem and Maureen McCormick determine which cupcake designer goes home after the first round. The final three head to the attic for their favorite Christmas decorations and use them as inspiration to create a life-sized Christmas display out of cupcakes. In the end, one competitor gets to go home with an early Christmas present of $10,000.

Gender reveal cupcakes are all the rage, so Food Network host and new mom Molly Yeh challenges four top cupcake designers to create their best revealing design! Judges Maureen McCormick, Gesine Prado and Joshua John Russell are on hand to determine which baker goes home after round one. Then the final three venture to a fantastical farm with their elaborate cupcake displays, and the judges determine which out-there design is worth the $10,000 prize.