Next Great Baker Season 3: Episode Guide & Ratings

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.

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.

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.

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

Contestants create cakes resembling classic Italian meals.

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.

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.

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

The final three contestants look back at the most-memorable moments from Season 3.

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