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*The Great American Baking Show*
The Great American Baking Show
Season 3
Starring	Ayesha Curry; Anthony Adams; Paul Hollywood; Johnny Iuzzini;
No. of episodes	2 (4 unaired)
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	December 7, 2017
Season chronology
	← Previous; Season 2 Next →; Season 4

The third season of The Great American Baking Show aired on December 7, 2017 with a two-hour premiere on ABC.^[1] The first two episodes aired back-to-back as part of ABC's 25 Days of Christmas lineup before being pulled by ABC on December 13, 2017 following sexual misconduct allegations against judge Johnny Iuzzini.^[2]

This is the first season for new hosts Ayesha Curry and Anthony "Spice" Adams along with The Great British Bake Off judge, Paul Hollywood, who joined judge Johnny Iuzzini. Season two baker, Antoinette Love, who withdrew from the competition following her father's death, returned to the competition. The show was filmed in Iver Heath^{[citation needed]}, UK over a three-week time period. The shooting sequence was two days of filming followed by one day break during those three weeks.^[3]

On December 21, 2017, the day in which the finale was originally to air, ABC announced that Vallery Lomas won the competition, beating out runners-up Cindy Maliniak and Molly Brodak in the final week. Lomas' winning dish was a three pastry/dessert tower.^[4]

Bakers

Baker^[5]	Hometown
Antwine "Antoinette" Love	Charlotte, North Carolina
Bryan McKinnon	Alpine, Utah
Cindy Maliniak	Medway, Massachusetts
Hector De Haro	Glendale, California
JC Gregg	Kansas City, Missouri
Jessie Salzbrun	Cincinnati, Ohio
Father Kyle Schnippel	Cincinnati, Ohio
Molly Brodak	Atlanta, Georgia
Nick Bryan	Los Angeles, California
Vallery Lomas	New York, New York

Results summary

Elimination chart
Baker	1	2	3^[a]	4^[a]	5^[a]	6^[b]
Vallery		SB				WINNER
Cindy				SB		Runner-up
Molly			SB			Runner-up
Antoinette					OUT
Bryan					OUT
Hector				OUT
JC			OUT
Jessie	SB		OUT
Kyle		OUT
Nick	OUT

Color key:

The baker continued to the next round.

The baker was the week's Star Baker.

The baker was one of the judges' favorite bakers, but did not win Star Baker.

The baker was one of the judges' least favorite bakers, but was not eliminated.

The baker was eliminated from the competition.

The baker was a season runner-up.

The baker was the season winner.

^[a] The Star Baker and elimination results for episodes 3, 4 and 5 were released on the show's official Facebook page and ABC's YouTube.
^[b] ABC announced the winner and runners-up in a season recap posted the day the finale was to be broadcast.

Episodes

Episode 1: Cake

For the first signature bake, the bakers were given two hours to bake a "naked" cake, a cake that is not entirely covered in icing. The technical bake, assigned by Paul Hollywood, required the bakers to create nine identical lamingtons covered with a white chocolate coating and coconut flakes. In the showstopper, bakers had two hours and thirty minutes to bake a decorative holiday Swiss roll with an evenly distributed spiral filling.

Color key: Eliminated Star Baker Winner

Baker	Signature (Naked cake)	Technical (9 Lamingtons)	Showstopper (Swiss roll)
Antoinette	Deconstructed Hummingbird Cake	3rd	Cranberry Curd Swiss Roll
Bryan	Lemon Rosemary Naked Cake	4th	Cardamom Cinnamon Swiss Roll
Cindy	Gingerbread Naked Cake	8th	Pistachio Sponge Swiss Roll
Hector	Salted and Spiced Caramel Naked Cake	5th	Sweet Potato Gifts Swiss Roll
JC	Eggnog Naked Cake	2nd	Peace on Earth Swiss Roll
Jessie	Spiced Pumpkin Naked Cake	1st	Fireplace Mocha Bourbon Swiss Roll
Kyle	Pumpkin Spice Naked Cake	6th	Manger Scene Swiss Roll
Molly	Spiced Honey Orange Naked Cake	7th	White Chocolate Raspberry Almond Swiss Roll
Nick	Eggnog Christmas Naked Cake	10th	Second Day of Christmas Swiss Roll
Vallery	Cranberry Filled Lemon Chiffon Naked Cake	9th	Christmas Kaleidoscope Swiss Roll

Episode 2: Morning Treats

In the show's first morning treats week, the bakers had two hours and thirty minutes to either bake or fry one dozen yeasted donuts complete with a filling of their choice. For the technical, bakers created eight identical savory breakfast hand pies with distinct flaky layers and an even filling. The showstopper of the week required bakers to make a centerpiece sweet loaf with a distinct spiral on the inside.

Baker	Signature (12 Doughnuts)	Technical (8 Hand pies)	Showstopper (Sweet loaf)
Antoinette	Maple Bacon Donuts	4th	Raspberry Almond Loaf
Bryan	Ginger Lime Donuts	3rd	Cinnamon Raspberry Santa
Cindy	Apricot Spiced Donuts	8th	Polish Nut Roll
Hector	Mexican Eggnog Donuts	5th	Chocolate Marzipan Wreath
JC	Baked Pumpkin Donuts	2nd	Pistachio Frangipane Wreath
Jessie	Nutmeg Spiced Donuts	7th	Orange Cardamom Snowflake
Kyle	Baked Cinnamon Bourbon Donuts	9th	Cinnamon Wreath with Macarons
Molly	Pączki Cranberry Sage Donuts	6th	Pumpkin Walnut Challah Wreath
Vallery	Orange Chocolate Glazed Donuts	1st	Blackberry Lemon King Cake

Unaired episodes

Highlights from the unaired desserts week and cookies week were released on the show's official Facebook page and ABC's YouTube channel on December 29, 2017. French week and finals week followed on January 2, 2018.

Dessert

Baker	Signature (Cream pie)	Technical (6 Crèmes caramel)	Showstopper (Macaron tower)
Antoinette	—	1st	—
Bryan	—	—	Nutty Chocolate Christmas Tree Macaron Tower
Cindy	Minnesota French Silk Creme Pie	—	—
Hector	Coconut Cream Pie with a Twist	—	Citrus Christmas Macaron Tower
JC	—	—	Ho Ho Ho Macaron Tower
Jessie	—	—	—
Molly	Bourbon Coconut Cream Pie	—	Hazelnut and Juniper Macaron Tower
Vallery	—	—	—

Cookies

Baker	Signature (24 Sandwich cookies)	Technical (12 Tuiles)	Showstopper (Gingerbread house)
Antoinette	—	—	—
Bryan	Raspberry Advent Sandwich Cookies	1st	—
Cindy	Coconut Cookies with Pomegranate and Cherry Filling	—	"Winter Fun in Medway" Gingerbread House
Hector	Shortbread Cajeta Sandwiches	—	—
Molly	—	—	"Snow Day at the Chicken Coop" Gingerbread House
Vallery	—	—	—

French (Semi-Finals)

Baker	Signature (4 Frangipane tarts)	Technical (Paris–Brest)	Showstopper (Opera cake)
Antoinette	—	—	Chocolate Orange Opera Cake
Bryan	Cran-gipane Tarts	—	Crème Brûlée Opera Cake
Cindy	Apple Frangipane Tarts	—	Strawberry Champagne Opera Cake
Molly	—	1st	Northern Lights Opera Cake
Vallery	Orange Plum Frangipane Tarts	—	—

Final

Baker	Signature (24 Palmiers)	Technical (Chocolate caramel tart)	Showstopper (Tower of treats)
Cindy	Bacon Horseradish and Pecan Cinnamon Heart Palmiers	—	Family Celebration Tower
Molly	Hibiscus and BBQ Bacon Palmiers	1st	Holiday Cheer Tower
Vallery	New York New Year's and Holiday Spice Palmiers	—	International Showstopper Tower