The fourth season of The Great American Baking Show, titled The Great American Baking Show: Holiday Edition, premiered December 6, 2018 on the ABC network as part of the year's 25 Days of Christmas lineup.
This is the first season hosted by Spice Girls member Emma Bunton. Returning for their second seasons are Anthony "Spice" Adams and Paul Hollywood. Joining the judging panel is three-time James Beard Award recipient and pastry chef Sherry Yard. This is the first season without original judge Johnny Iuzzini. Iuzzini was dismissed from the ABC network following sexual harassment allegations, days after the season three premiere and, prematurely, pulled the season off the air.[1]
The competition concluded after six weeks, in which Tina Zaccardi was crowned the season winner. Amanda Nguyen and Andrea Maranville finished the competition as runners-up.
| Baker | Hometown | |
|---|---|---|
| Jason Arthur | Brooklyn, New York | |
| John Blaney | Paso Robles, California | |
| Jill Campbell | Sacramento, California | |
| Destane Harris | Blue Island, Illinois | |
| Jiwandeep "Jiwan" Kohli | San Diego, California | |
| Andrea Maranville | Sherrill, New York | |
| Amanda Nguyen | Tahoe City, California | |
| Cheryl Norris | Portland, Oregon | |
| Chris Tucker | San Pedro, California | |
| Tina Zaccardi | Eastchester, New York |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tina | SB | SB | WINNER | ||||
| Amanda | SB | Runner-up | |||||
| Andrea | SB | Runner-up | |||||
| Destane | OUT | ||||||
| Jiwan | OUT | ||||||
| Chris | SB | OUT | |||||
| Jason | OUT | ||||||
| John | OUT | ||||||
| Cheryl | OUT | ||||||
| Jill | OUT | ||||||
Color key:
Color key:
| Baker | Signature (Coffee cake) | Technical (Flourless chocolate cake) | Showstopper (18 mini cakes) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amanda | Cranberry Coffee Cake | 6th | Holiday Mocha Rounds | |
| Andrea | Cinnamon Blueberry Coffee Cake | 2nd | Great Grandma Grace's Chocolate Cakes | |
| Cheryl | Apple Raspberry Coffee Cake | 9th | Ginger Orange Cakes | |
| Chris | Boozy Christmas Morning Coffee Cake | 3rd | Chocolate Peanut Crunch Cakes | |
| Destane | Cinnamon Swirl Coffee Cake | 5th | Triple Chocolate Raspberry Cakes | |
| Jason | Sticky Toffee Coffee Cake | 4th | Chocolate Chestnut Yule Stumps | |
| Jill | Cherry Almond Coffee Cake | 8th | Lemon Sunshine Mini Cakes | |
| Jiwan | Hazelnut–Coffee Coffee Cake | 1st | Mini Tiramisu Cakes | |
| John | Butter Makes It Better Pecan Coffee Cake | 10th | Stronger Than Steele Date Nut Cakes | |
| Tina | Double Chocolate Coffee Cake | 7th | Autumn Harvest Cakes |
| Baker | Signature (Slab pie) | Technical (Tarte Tatin) | Showstopper (24 eclairs) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amanda | Grandma Minnie's Texas Pecan Pie | 3rd | Holiday Party Eclairs | |
| Andrea | Classic Holiday Apple Pie | 5th | Coffee Time Eclairs | |
| Cheryl | Pecan Caramel Pie | 8th | White Chocolate & Pistachio Cream Eclairs | |
| Chris | Chocolate Rye Pecan Pie | 2nd | Festive Fall Eclairs | |
| Destane | Strawberry Rhubarb Rosemary Slab Pie | 7th | Lemon Thyme & Salted Caramel Eclairs | |
| Jason | Ugly Sweater Slab Pie | 1st | Après Ski Eclairs | |
| Jiwan | Strawberry Rhubarb Slab Pie | 4th | Chocolate Pistachio & Lemon Meringue Eclairs | |
| John | Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Slab Pie | 9th | Naughty List Eclairs | |
| Tina | Pear and Lingonberry Slab Pie | 6th | Key Lime Pie & Hazelnut Praline Eclairs |
| Baker | Signature (24 rugelach) | Technical (20 florentines) | Showstopper (Cookie cream tart with 12 macarons) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amanda | Chinese 5-Spice Rugelach | 6th | Winter Wreath Cookie Tart | |
| Andrea | Holiday Fig Rugelach | 8th | Lemon Delight Wreath | |
| Chris | Key West Rugelach | 4th | Lemon Ginger Cream Tart | |
| Destane | Apricot Walnut Cinnamon Rugelach | 3rd | Blueberry Coconut Cream Tart | |
| Jason | Mulled Fig & Walnut Rugelach | 7th | Gingerbread Man Cream Tart | |
| Jiwan | Spiced Citrus & Walnut Rugelach | 1st | Peppermint Mocha Cream Tart | |
| John | Reindeer Treat Rugelach | 5th | Winter Snow Cream Tart | |
| Tina | Chocolate Pistachio Cherry Rugelach | 2nd | Trim The Tree Cookie Cream Tart |
| Baker | Signature (4 flatbreads) | Technical (Kanellängd) | Showstopper (3D bread centerpiece) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amanda | Cornbread Dressing Flatbread | 3rd | Holiday Tower | |
| Andrea | Herb-y Garlic Naan Flatbread | 2nd | Santa Claus is Coming to Town Bread | |
| Chris | Turmeric Lemon Thyme Flatbread | 4th | Spiced Holiday Center Piece | |
| Destane | Garlic & Herbs Flatbread | 1st | Holiday Flower Pot | |
| Jiwan | Za'atar Crusted Flatbread | 6th | Holiday Bread Wreath | |
| Tina | Lemon Dill Garlic Flatbread | 5th | Christmas Eve Center Piece |
| Baker | Signature (Pot de creme) | Technical (Princess cake) | Showstopper (Winter gingerbread scene) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amanda | No Ordinary Orange Pot de Creme | 1st | Lake Tahoe Log Cabin | |
| Andrea | Christmas Time Custard | 4th | Home for the Holidays | |
| Destane | Butterscotch Pot de Creme | 3rd | Winter Wonderland at Grandma's | |
| Jiwan | Dark Chocolate & Raspberry Pot de Creme | 5th | Gingerbread Winter Castle | |
| Tina | Goat Cheese & Fig Pot de Creme | 2nd | Winter Woodland Wonderland |
| Baker | Signature (12 cannoli) | Technical (Baumkuchen) | Showstopper (Holiday cake) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amanda | You and Me Cannoli | 1st | Tahoe Forest Cake | |
| Andrea | Upstate New York Cannoli | 3rd | Christmas Celebration Cake | |
| Tina | Traditional Cannoli Siciliano | 2nd | Festive Christmas Cake |