Five remaining teams made up of an expert pumpkin carver, cake decorator and sugar artist go to battle to create delicious Halloween displays that capture the scariest haunted roadside motel ever seen. At the end of the battle, one team will be eliminated with help from special guest judge Sid Haig, actor and horror icon who has appeared in several hits, including Halloween and The Devil's Rejects.
Four remaining teams made up of an expert pumpkin carver, a cake artist and a sugar artist go into battle to create astonishing and delectable Halloween-themed displays that capture what happens when all of the most macabre monsters throw their own ghastly Halloween party. Juliet Landau, who portrayed fan-favorite vampire Drusilla on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, serves as guest judge.
The six remaining bakers revel in the warm, taste bud-tingling flavor of ginger. They must make mini desserts highlighting candied ginger, then create three different types of holiday cookies inspired by family traditions.
It's deep freeze time as Hungry Girl takes on everybody's favorite treat - ice cream! Lisa ups the guilt-free chill with her parlor-worthy Choco-berry Sundae, heavenly Cookie-rific Ice Cream Freeze, her really Big Beautiful Baked Alaska, and the scrumptious Gimme Gimme S'mores Sandwich which surprise! doesn't use any ice cream! Holy no-cow! Jam-packed with an HG Ice Cream Store Survival Guide and an extra-frosty Secret Find, it's HG's coolest show ever!
It's Duff vs. Duff, in a playful food smackdown between Haylie Duff and Duff Goldman! The two take to the LA County Fair where food chaos and trouble are on the menu.
Jesse Palmer challenges the five bakers to create assigned desserts that are inspired by and look like Santa Claus. To secure their place in the final four, the bakers are tasked with creating impressive cakes made to look like another icy North Pole staple: an igloo. Judges Nancy Fuller, Duff Goldman and Lorraine Pascale decide which bakers move on to the next round and which one goes home.
Lisa is hitting the grill but don't expect greasy cheeseburgers. We are Hungry Girl-ing things up with dishes like I Can't Believe It's Not Potato Salad, Hungry Grilled Pineapple with So-Good Cinnamon-Vanilla Yogurt Dip, BBQ Chicken Slaw and super-refreshing Sassy 'n Spiked Pink Lemonade Pitcher. Lisa also shows us some totally unexpected delicious items you can throw on the grill.
In South Carolina, chefs Roger Mooking and Aarón Sánchez discover the true meaning of Southern heat. They indulge in tongue-torching dishes like XXX Spicy Oyster Shooters, Spicy Sriracha Doughnuts and Jalapeno Mac and Cheese! And then, it's chef versus chef, as the boys face off with a plate of killer nachos, drenched in Death Relish salsa.
During the holidays, it takes teamwork to pull off special gatherings. So in the pre-heat, eight bakers team up to make a dozen hand pies in a festive holiday shape. Then for the main heat, bakers create a holiday dessert duo inspired by classic holiday flavor combinations.
The eight bakers have to put their best cookie forward in the first two challenges of this competition. First, they'll have to make their best holiday cookie using an assigned baking tool and in the second challenge, they must use holiday ingredients to impress the judges with three different kinds of cookies.