Cross Country Cake Off
Hosted by cookbook author and multiple Canadian Screen Award-winner Mary Berg and introducing celebrated pastry chef Andrew Han, the CTV Original series, CROSS COUNTRY CAKE OFF, features Canada's best cake makers as they bake to claim a $50,000 prize, and the title of CROSS COUNTRY CAKE OFF Champion. Beginning with four holiday-themed episodes, hosts Berg and Han judge the homemade cakes of 24 bakers from across Canada. Following the four-episode holiday season, CROSS COUNTRY CAKE OFF returns to CTV in spring 2023 with six all-new episodes featuring a new crop of 40 Canadian bakers vying for the top prize.
- 2022-2023
- 1 season
- Reality
Hosted by cookbook author and multiple Canadian Screen Award-winner Mary Berg and introducing celebrated pastry chef Andrew Han, the CTV Original series, CROSS COUNTRY CAKE OFF, features Canada's best cake makers as they bake to claim a $50,000 prize, and the title of CROSS COUNTRY CAKE OFF Champion. Beginning with four holiday-themed episodes, hosts Berg and Han judge the homemade cakes of 24 bakers from across Canada. Following the four-episode holiday season, CROSS COUNTRY CAKE OFF returns to CTV in spring 2023 with six all-new episodes featuring a new crop of 40 Canadian bakers vying for the top prize.
Season 1 Episode Guide
10 Episodes 2022 - 2023
Episode 1
Western Holiday Playoffs
42 mins
It's Cake Time and the search begins at the Stanley Park pavilion in Vancouver, B.C, where the western provinces and territories best cake makers present their homemade creations to judges Mary Berg and Andrew Han.
Episode 2
Mid-Canada Holiday Playoffs
Mid-Canada's cake makers present their edible art. The best move on to bake a "Holiday Memories" cake in the Cross Country Cake Off kitchen.
Episode 3
Eastern Holiday Playoffs
42 mins
The qualifying round ends in the East with eight more cake makers. Four are chosen to recreate their "Greatest Gift" in cake for the judges.
Episode 4
Holiday Finale
42 mins
Canada's top six cake makers come together in the Cross Country Cake Off kitchen to bake for the grand prize in the national holiday finale.
Episode 5
Western Spring Playoffs
42 mins
Bakers from the West present their best cakes to judges Mary Berg and Andrew Han. The top four bake Outdoor Adventure cakes to continue on.
Episode 6
The Prairies' Spring Playoffs
42 mins
The Prairies' top cake makers meet the judges in Edmonton and four are chosen to bring a "Water World" to life for a spot in the finale.
Episode 7
Mid-Canada Spring Playoffs
42 mins
Mid-Canada's cake makers present their edible art. The best move on to bake a "Child's Play" cake in the Cross Country Cake Off kitchen.
Episode 8
Quebec Spring Playoffs
42 mins
Mary and Andrew rendezvous in Montreal to taste eight Quebecers' cakes. The top four bake "After Dark" cakes for a spot in the finale.
Episode 9
Eastern Spring Playoffs
42 mins
Cross Country Cake Off Eastern Canada playoffs. In this week's episode, cake makers show off their proudest creations; Judges Mary and Andrew taste a slice of their lives and pick the four best to bake their "Bucket List" dreams in cake form.
Episode 10
Spring Finale
42 mins
Six cake makers face off for the ultimate title in the national Spring finale; the competitors must bake a cake paying homage to somewhere they love; a fantastical marriage of skill and imagination to determine who will be named the champion.