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Next Great Baker

Season 3 2012 - 2013

  • 2012-11-27T01:00:00Z on TLC
  • 1h
  • 9h 26m (12 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
In the series, Buddy Valastro puts 10 talented pastry chefs through the ringer to earn the title of Next Great Baker. At stake - $50,000 cash and a chance to work side-by-side with Buddy at Carlo's Bakery. Each week, Buddy pushes the contestants' baking and decorating skills to the limit through a series of increasingly difficult challenges. Someone will win, and someone will go home every week - until the NEXT GREAT BAKER is the last one standing.

12 episodes

Season Premiere

2012-11-27T01:00:00Z

3x01 Game On!

Season Premiere

3x01 Game On!

  • 2012-11-27T01:00:00Z1h 4m

In the Season 3 premiere, contestants come up with ideas for a groom's cake with a Mexican fiesta-theme for Mario Lopez's wedding

2012-12-04T01:00:00Z

3x02 Cake Powers, Activate!

3x02 Cake Powers, Activate!

  • 2012-12-04T01:00:00Z42m

The chef-testants prepare to construct and decorate 3-foot-tall cakes that pay homage to their favorite childhood fantasies by creating a superhero cake; a surprise judge for the week worries the participants that they may be smashed to pieces.

2012-12-11T01:00:00Z

3x03 Bunny Suits and BB Guns

3x03 Bunny Suits and BB Guns

  • 2012-12-11T01:00:00Z42m

The remaining chefs are tasked with creating a cake for the cast of Broadway's newest musical, one that pays homage to the holiday film, "A Christmas Story", after which their creations are judged by the movie's star, Peter Billingsley.

2012-12-18T01:00:00Z

3x04 Cake Roast

3x04 Cake Roast

  • 2012-12-18T01:00:00Z42m

The remaining chefs form two teams to create life-size cakes of guest judges, Comics Judy Gould and Carol Leifer.

The contestants discuss the casting process, their first day at the bakery and emerging rivalries.

2013-01-08T01:00:00Z

3x06 Wedding Belles

3x06 Wedding Belles

  • 2013-01-08T01:00:00Z42m

The competitors create wedding cakes, but they have to change course when the brides alter their design plans.

2013-01-15T01:00:00Z

3x07 Cakes Al Dente

3x07 Cakes Al Dente

  • 2013-01-15T01:00:00Z42m

Contestants create cakes resembling classic Italian meals.

2013-01-22T01:00:00Z

3x08 Battle of the Sexes

3x08 Battle of the Sexes

  • 2013-01-22T01:00:00Z42m

The contestants split into teams of men and women to create theme cakes for the bakery’s portfolio, but a late change in the rules by Buddy intensifies the competition.

2013-01-29T01:00:00Z

3x09 Happy Birthday Kelly

3x09 Happy Birthday Kelly

  • 2013-01-29T01:00:00Z42m

Former NFL player Michael Strahan asks the contestants to bake a birthday cake for his talk-show cohost, Kelly Ripa, that will be presented to her on TV.

2013-02-05T01:00:00Z

3x10 Momma Knows Best

3x10 Momma Knows Best

  • 2013-02-05T01:00:00Z42m

The final four contestants bake cakes to honor their mothers. Buddy recruits surprise helpers for the competition.

2013-02-12T01:00:00Z

3x11 Vegas Baby!

3x11 Vegas Baby!

  • 2013-02-12T01:00:00Z1h

A winner is crowned after the final three contestants compete in Las Vegas in the Season 3 finale.

Season Finale

2013-02-12T01:00:00Z

3x12 Vegas Baby!

Season Finale

3x12 Vegas Baby!

  • 2013-02-12T01:00:00Z1h 4m

A winner is crowned after the final three contestants compete in Las Vegas in the Season 3 finale.

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