‘Halloween Cake-Off’: Release date, premise, trailer and everything else about Food Network’s spooky baking reality show
If you love Halloween and spooky-looking cakes, then Food Network’s upcoming reality culinary show ‘Halloween Cake-Off’ might just become your favorite show. Hosted by celebrity chef Duff Goldman, four contestants are tasked with creating not just a tasty but also a spooky-looking cake. The winner gets to take home $10,000 and a lifetime of bragging rights.
Release date
The show is set to premiere on September 23, at 10/9 c on Food Network.
Plot
'Halloween Cake-Off' takes baking to the next level, by challenging the contestants to not just create a cake that is delicious, but also has an element of showmanship. As part of the first challenge, four bakers have to create cakes using candies and other sugary treats. One of the participants is eliminated or "ghosted" from the competition by the judges for not meeting the mark. Then the other three contestants have to bake an elaborate cake that has the ability to burst, shatter or melt implying the transformation from good to evil. The winner of this challenge will be decided by judges Waylynn Lucas and Dan Langan based on the presentation, taste and of course the showmanship. The winner also gets to take home a prize of $10,000!
Food Network describes the show as, "The competitors go up against each other to find out who is the best at baking the most ghoulish, outlandish and spookiest Halloween cakes. They pull out all the stops to create over-the-top, edible works of art that transform in spooky and mystifying ways in pursuit of winning bragging rights and the $10,000 prize."
Cast
The show is hosted by celebrity chef Duff Goldman. Duff's cake shops Charm City Cakes have been featured on other Food Network shows such as ' Ace of Cakes', 'Duff till Dawn', and 'Cake Masters'. He has appeared on several shows like 'Dessert Games', 'Iron Chef America', and ' Duff Takes the Cake', among several others. The show is judged by Waylynn Lucas and Dan Langan. Waylynn is a celebrated pastry chef who runs Fonuts, a modern take on a coffee and donuts store. Waylynn is currently a judge on the Food Network series 'Cake Wars'. In 2013 she appeared on Bravo's 'Eat. Drink. Love.', which showcased the lives of five successful businesswomen in Los Angeles all working and making their way in the predominantly male-run food industry. Dan Langan is known in the Food Network circle as "the guy who can bake cakes from anything". A blogger turned baker is known for his creative bent.
Trailer
The official trailer for the show hasn't been released yet. Keep watching this space for further updates.
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