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Baking Championship: Next Gen

Name: Baking Championship: Next Gen
Genre: Reality
Released: 2026-01-05
Cast: Kardea Brown, Duff Goldman

Reality

Premiered 2026-01-05 1 season 9 eps

Food Network introduces a new addition to the Baking Championship franchise, Baking Championship: Next Gen with hosts and judges, Duff Goldman and Kardea Brown. The pair of culinary experts helm the jam-packed pastry journey that gives a whole new meaning to sibling rivalry when 12 teams of siblings aged 8-14 compete to win $25,000 and become the next generation of Baking Champions. The wholesome and delightful confectionary competition will launch with a supersized two-hour qualifying round to determine who will continue across the eight subsequent episodes to clinch the prize. Once the competition begins, the sibling collaborators will take on tricky challenges like "breakfast dessert imposters," "cream puff friendship bracelets," and "animated cakes."

Last Episode Aired 2026-03-02

S1E9 — Cakes to Move You

For the final challenge, hosts and judges Duff Goldman and Kardea Brown save the biggest and most difficult task for last: the sibling teams must create a delicious and visually stunning animated cake. The siblings must draw on every ounce of teamwork to pull off an impressive animated illusion as their cake spins around. The winning team walks away with $25,000 and the title of Next Gen Baking Champions.

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