Thunder claps and lightning strikes greet the bakers, but when the storms pass, a rainbow appears and inspires the final challenge of rainbow cakes; Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman want cakes that have rainbows on the inside and outside.

Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman love birthday parties at the park so they take their inspiration to the Big Bake Challenge; the kid bakers are tasked with creating bite-sized birthday party desserts for an outdoor birthday party.

Darci Lynne, a 13-year-old singing ventriloquist, and her puppet, Petunia, hang out at the ballpark with Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman while they enjoy their favorite stadium snack of all -- popcorn.

Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman love Italian food so much they challenge the bakers to create lasagna dessert imposters; the bakers must create meat lasagna, spinach-and-mushroom lasagna or veggie-pesto lasagna imposters.

In a moment of serendipity, Duff Goldman and Valerie Bertinelli create an ice cream sandwich with a doughnut; they ask the kid bakers to turn unexpected baked items like waffles, blondies and cupcakes into outrageous ice cream sandwiches.

Duff Goldman and Valerie Bertinelli challenge the kid bakers to make magic by creating a cake with a gravity-defying illusion on it.

A new group of kid bakers introduce themselves via delicious "selfieclairs"; using a selfie as inspiration, the bakers create eclairs in assigned flavors and then decorate them to serve as a pate a choux pastry introduction.

Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman host the ultimate bake sale for the finale; they challenge the remaining three bakers to create cakes using bake sale items like toffee or rice cereal treats with a bake sale theme.

An insider's look at the sugar cookie puzzles that won these kid bakers a coveted spot in the competition.

An insider's look at the baked goods that won these bakers a coveted spot in the competition.

Serving up even more fun, delicious baking tips and tricks to try at home; an insider's look at the masterful baked goods that got these kid bakers a coveted spot in the competition.

Serving up even more fun, delicious baking tips and tricks to try at home; an insider's look at the masterful baked goods that got these kid bakers a coveted spot in the competition.

Serving up even more fun, delicious baking tips and tricks to try at home; an insider's look at the masterful baked goods that got these kid bakers a coveted spot in the competition.

An insider's look at the masterful baked goods that got these kid bakers a coveted spot in the competition.

An insider's look at the masterful baked goods that got these kid bakers a coveted spot in the competition.

Even more fun, delicious baking tips and tricks to try at home; an insider's look at the masterful baked goods that got these kid bakers a coveted spot in the competition.

Even more fun, delicious baking tips and tricks to try at home; an insider's look at the masterful baked goods that got these kid bakers a coveted spot in the competition.

It's always a puzzle to determine which three bakers will make it to the finale; this time, Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman make it a sugar cookie puzzle.

Dessert impostors come in all shapes and sizes, so Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman challenge the five young bakers to make sweet dessert tacos that look like the real thing.

Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman know that sometimes one can make something extraordinary out of ingredients found at home; they challenge the six young bakers to turn packaged biscuit dough into dramatic and delicious monkey bread volcanoes.

Duff Goldman and Valerie Bertinelli are cooking something unusual in the science lab... it's the freaky flavor tarts challenge.

Some of America's best bakers get set to prove their skills in this springtime baking championship.

The country's top bakers battle it out to create Halloween's spookiest and most irresistible treats.

America's top bakers gather to put their baking brilliance to the test.

Chefs mentor amateur cooks in an attempt to transform them from kitchen zeros to kitchen heroes.

Coming up with ideas for dishes using the mystery ingredients provided on "Chopped" can be difficult for adult chefs with years of experience, so imagine how difficult it is for young chefs on "Chopped Junior." In this version of the long-running franchise, children are tasked with making something out of mystery-basket ingredients that don't seem to go together. The usual "Chopped" judges are joined by celebrity guest judges to determine which kids advance after each round. The winning cook earns the same $10,000 prize that adults win on the main show. If things get a little too intense for the youngsters, host Ted Allen is there to comfort them and encourage them to keep going.