Extreme Cake Sports

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.

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.