Extreme Cake Sports (2021)

Athletes bowl for tricky wickets in a cricket challenge so their bakers can create a pug-shaped banana cake fit for a party.

It's a rugby pass and kick challenge for our athletes as they compete for ingredients so their bakers can create a Tongan-inspired birthday cake.

Softball meets eyeball in this spooky Halloween-inspired challenge where athletes bat for points on the softball diamond so their bakers can create a monster eyeball cake.

A floral bouquet turns into a cupcake catastrophe while our athletes dig deep to earn points on the volleyball court.

Athletes kick for goals on the football field while our bakers tackle dragons guarding towering red velvet cakes.

Athletes line up for an ultra-competitive contest on the bowling green while our bakers create the tastiest ice creams you've ever seen.

It's time to get your fruit fix with a side of hockey sticks, as our athletes go for goals on the field and our bakers embrace a medley of fruit decorations.

Bakers launch into the solar system with a planets and rocket cake, while our athletes jump for hoops on the basketball court.

It's a netball pass and shoot challenge as our athletes compete for chocolate ingredients so their bakers can create a surprise chocolate concoction in the kitchen.

Taking inspiration from the classic pavlova, bakers create a Christmas cake while the athletes compete for ingredients in a tough table tennis challenge.

There’s a buzz in the kitchen to create delicious lemon bee cakes, while the athletes battle it out swimming lengths of the pool and throwing water polo goals. Teams are Sugar Rush vs Cake Ball and they’re competing for butter, eggs, lemon rinds, more butter, yellow food colouring and yellow fondant. Who will take the cake? Guest judge Bianca Cusin from Cakes By Bianca.

Delicious and delectable petite carrot cakes are being created in the kitchen, while the athletes test their cricket skills by taking wickets. Can anyone bowl like a Black Cap? Teams are The Von Sweets vs All Bakes and they’re competing for carrots, brown sugar, cinnamon, cream cheese, white chocolate and edible gold leaf. Who will take the cake? Guest judge Maxine Scheckter from Sugar Flour Pastry School in Wellington.

Bakers get chomping to create a cake that has a shark rising from the depths of the ocean. On the field, athletes compete in a game of pétanque then battle it out on the endurance course. Teams are Shakers and Bakers vs The Egg Beaters and they’re competing for blue food colouring, butter, milk, white and black fondant and blue colour oil. Who will take the cake? Guest judge Phil Cheesman from Cake It Forward in Wellington.

Refreshing watermelon cake is on the recipe for the bakers, while the athletes test their skills on the golf green. Who can get a hole in one? Teams are Bake ‘n Run vs The Sweeties and they’re competing for baking powder, red food colouring, white vinegar, chocolate truffle, red colour oil and black fondant. Who will take the cake?Guest judge Bridget Cheesman from Cake It Forward in Wellington.

Bakers must create unique Pasifika Unicorn banana cakes in the kitchen, while the athletes go for goal in a football challenge. We discover one baker has never mashed bananas before! Learning new skills! Teams are Cake Ninjas vs Keke Crew and they’re competing for sugar, vanilla essence, bananas, butter cream, purple food colouring and white fondant. Who will take the cake? Guest judges are Papa’s Cakes’ Jasmine and Howard Tonga.

It's girls vs boys. Tasty donut cakes that would be at home in your favourite cartoon are up for grabs in the kitchen, while athletes battle it out on the hockey field. Will they get the hockey balls past the goalies? Teams are Bake My Day vs the Whisk Warriors and they’re competing for baking powder, buttermilk, hundreds and thousands, butter, red food colouring and black fondant. Who will take the cake? Guest judge is Lucas Neal, theatre designer and previous competitor on The Great Kiwi Bake Off.

Colourful marbled cakes topped with smiling critters are being constructed by the bakers, while the athletes are facing a challenge on the badminton court. It’s a rally challenge. Teams are Speedy Sprinkles vs Sure to Rise and they’re competing for sugar, eggs, purple and yellow food colouring, red fondant, yellow colour oil and edible glue. Who will take the cake? Guest judge is Phil Cheesman from Cake It Forward.

“Argh! What big teeth you have!” Could you make a monster cake with milk bottle lolly teeth? That’s the challenge for today’s bakers, and meanwhile the athletes have to shoot for basketball hoops. But there’s a twist on the court as one athlete from each team has to face away from the hoop as they try to earn points. Teams are Kick ‘N Mix vs Sugar Boost and they’re competing for sugar, bananas, dark chocolate, cream cheese, red food colouring and milk bottle lollies. Who will take the cake? Guest judge is theatre designer Lucas Neal.