6.7/109 votes#1 - The South
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 5/3/2021
Ten world-class bakers compete for bragging rights and a cash prize in this competition hosted by Carla Hall. This season, the baking challenges focus on creating elegant and delicious versions of classic American desserts from 16 different states.
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- 6.2/105 votes
#2 - The Mid-Atlantic
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 5/10/2021
Host Carla Hall gives the nine bakers their Mid-Atlantic-themed master challenge: making their own upscale version of Maryland's Smith Island cake that incorporates a classic Maryland ingredient, boardwalk popcorn. In the bake-off round, the least successful bakers must make a dessert inspired by the Pennsylvania classic shoofly pie. Carla and judges Gesine Prado and Jason Smith eliminate one baker from the competition.
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- 6.2/105 votes
#3 - Rocky Mountain States
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 5/17/2021
The competition heads west toward the Rockies as the eight bakers must feature Montana and Idaho's beloved huckleberries in their huckleberry pie-embouche pastry tower for the master challenge. In the bake-off challenge, it's time to get jiggly and honor Utah's state snack -- gelatin -- with a visually stunning creation containing both baked and gelatin components. Host Carla Hall and judges Gesine Prado and Jason Smith evaluate the desserts and give one baker their marching orders.
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- 6.6/105 votes
#4 - The Northern Plains
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 5/24/2021
The seven bakers left in the competition are tasked with putting their own spin on kuchen, the official state dessert of South Dakota. The featured flavor is cookies, and they have to serve their kuchen with a side of ice cream. The competitors in the bake-off challenge must do a switcheroo with Minnesota's scotcheroo bar, making a new dessert using its classic ingredients of chocolate, peanut butter, rice cereal and butterscotch. Host Carla Hall and judges Gesine Prado and Jason Smith decide which baker to send home.
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- 6.2/105 votes
#5 - The Midwest
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 6/4/2021
The competition's six remaining bakers must turn Michigan's bumpy cake into a bumpy entremets using the featured flavor of cherries in the master challenge. In the bake-off, the competitors have to make mini versions of Missouri's beloved gooey butter cake, and then host Carla Hall and judges Gesine Prado and Jason Smith eliminate one baker from the competition.
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- 6.4/105 votes
#6 - The Northeast
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 6/4/2021
Host Carla Hall challenges the five remaining bakers to reinvent the Boston cream pie using that great Massachusetts ingredient, coffee syrup. In the bake-off, the competitors learn that Maine was the first state ever to make whoopie pies, and they're tasked with creating beautiful plated desserts based on this favorite treat. Carla and the judges, Gesine Prado and Jason Smith, decide which baker's time in the competition has come to an end.
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- 6.7/106 votes
#7 - Southwest
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 6/11/2021
With one last chance to claim a spot in the finale, the bakers get creative with Nevada's Basque cake using Southwest chile peppers as the featured flavor. Then they must combine New Mexico's state cookies, biscochitos, and flan into an original dessert.
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- 7.3/107 votes
#8 - The Pacific
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 6/11/2021
The pressure peaks in the Best Baker in America finale as host Carla Hall challenges the bakers to turn California's famous chiffon cake into the hottest cake sensation -- a tsunami cake -- featuring lemons and avocados, ingredients commonly associated with the Golden State. In the final bake-off, the competitors are baking to win as they each build a 2-foot-tall Hawaiian-themed dessert showpiece featuring lilikoi (passionfruit), haupia (coconut custard), malasada (Hawaiian doughnuts) and intricate chocolate work. Finally, Carla and judges Gesine Prado and Jason Smith decide which baker has earned the title of Best Baker in America!
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The Best Episodes of Best Baker in America Season 4
Every episode of Best Baker in America Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Best Baker in America Season 4!
Eight of America's most-talented bakers will go head-to-head at the oven for the chance to claim $25,000 and the title of Best Baker in America...
Genre:Reality
Network:Food Network
Season 4 Ratings Summary
"The South" is the best rated episode of "Best Baker in America" season 4. It scored 6.7/10 based on 9 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 5/3/2021. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "The Mid-Atlantic".