In the first round, four talented cupcake designers are challenged to make succulent plants out of cupcakes, but things get prickly when one baker is eliminated by judges. The three remaining competitors take on the delicacies of beautiful flower bouquet designs.
It's a showdown of Christmas cupcakes as bakers battle it out making edible snow globes. Then the final three head to the attic for their favorite Christmas decorations and use them as inspiration to create a life-sized Christmas display out of cupcakes.
New mom Molly Yeh challenges top cupcake designers to create their best gender revealing design, three head to a fantastical farm with their elaborate cupcake displays, and the judges determine which out-there design is worth the $10,000 prize.