A Fresh Batch of Bite-Sized Baking Competitors

Get all the details on the upcoming premiere of Kids Baking Championship.
Kids Baking Championship

Hosts Duff Goldman and Valerie Bertinelli, as seen on Food Network's Kids Baking Championship, Season 3.

Photo by: Adam Rose ©© 2016, Television Food Network, G.P. All Rights Reserved.

Adam Rose, © 2016, Television Food Network, G.P. All Rights Reserved.

Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman are back with a brand-new season of Kids Baking Championship, putting 12 young bakers through 10 weeks of delectably difficult dessert challenges. Starting Monday, Jan. 2 at 8|7c, the kid bakers, ages 9 to 12, will show off their baking prowess in a series of culinary competitions; they’ll be challenged to make impostor desserts, volcano Bundt cakes, breakfast desserts and more. Each week one young baker will be sent home, and the winner will win the grand prize of $25,000 and the title of Kids Baking Champion.

In the season premiere, the carnival comes to Kids Baking Championship, and Valerie and Duff task the bakers with making carnival-themed cupcakes, but they have to incorporate classic carnival treats like kettle corn, frozen bananas and cotton candy.

Fans can join the baking banter using #KidsBakingChampionship, and relive the most-adorable moments with video and photo highlights, including baking tips and interviews with Duff and Valerie, at FoodNetwork.com/KidsBakingChampionship. 

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