Ultimate Cake Off

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Field	Value
image	UCO sign.jpg
runtime	48 minutes
country	United States
network	TLC
first_aired
last_aired
language	English
num_seasons	2
num_episodes	20
presenter	Michael Schulson (2009)
George Duran (2010-)
judges	Margaret Braun
Leigh Grode
producer	Sean Atkins, Robin Feinberg
related	Cake Boss
Next Great Baker
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Ultimate Cake Off is an American television series that aired on TLC. The show is based on professional cake artists that go "head-to-head" in constructing cakes over five feet tall with the assistance of a team of chefs, designers etc. for a money prize. Season one of the series, hosted by Michael Schulson, premiered on August 3, 2009. Season two, hosted by George Duran, premiered on February 1, 2010. Professional bakers Margaret Braun and Leigh Grode join the hosts as judges.

Gameplay

Each competition involves three teams of bakers, in which they have 9 hours to make cakes for a particular client—all of them must meet minimums on height and food content. Each cake is judged for three criteria: client satisfaction, technical difficulty and aesthetic appeal. Each competition also has a taste test, in which four judges (Braun, Grode, the host and the client) taste a sample of the bakers' cakes; the winner of this round has the right to select the team that should sit out for thirty minutes. (Some episodes also feature a skills test, in which each baker decorates a small cake, also for the right to take a team out for thirty minutes). After time runs out, each team moves their cakes to the judging room, where the four judges deliberate on the qualities and faults of each cake. The cake with the most votes wins $10,000, plus display at the client's event.

Notable contestants

Dana Herbert, a baker from Bear, Delaware, participated in a Season 1 competition for Legoland California; he did not win. In 2011, he would become the first champion of TLC's Next Great Baker, in which he would become an intern for Buddy Valastro at Carlo's Bake Shop.

Series overview

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Season	Episodes	Season premiere	Season finale
	1	8	August 3, 2009
	2	12	February 1, 2010
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Episodes

Season 1

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Ep #	Total	Title	Airdate	Winner
Title=Shark Summer	2009	8	3}}	EpisodeNumber=1
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Season 2

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Ep #	Total	Title	Airdate
Title=Winter Wedding	2010	2	1}}
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Special

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Ep #	Title	Airdate
Title=Cake Boss: Ultimate Cake Boss	2010	5
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References

Walker, Judy. (August 4, 2009). "New Orleans pastry chef Tariq Hanna wins 'Ultimate Cake-Off' on TLC".

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