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Is It Cake? Holiday is here!

The special yuletide edition of the Netflix TV baking competition Is It Cake? hit the streamer on Thursday (November 28).

Here’s a plot summary, via Netflix: “As always, the bakers will be creating cakes shaped into realistic replicas of common objects, and celebrity judges will be guessing which of them are fondant-covered fake-outs. But, over the four episodes of Is It Cake? Holiday, all the treats will be sculpted into festive winter items, such as ice skates, wreaths, nutcrackers, and more.”

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9 All-Star Bakers from the past three seasons are competing, including Jujhar Mann, Season 3 winner Henderson Gonzalez, Grace Pak, Miko Kaw Hok Uy, Danya Smith, Season 2 winner Elizabeth Rowe, Season 1 winner Andrew Fuller, Jonny Manganello, and April Julian.

The celebrity guest judges who will ask “Is it cake?” include Rachel Bloom, Wayne Brady, Sebastian Maniscalco, Hannah Berner, Tiffany Haddish,...

Netflix has ordered a special holiday edition of its hit baking competition series “Is It Cake?,” hosted by “SNL” star Mikey Day.

Consisting of four episodes launching Nov. 28, “Is It Cake? Holiday” will feature the return of nine “All Star” bakers from across the first three seasons of “Is It Cake?” for a holiday showdown. The contestants will “craft tasty replicas of ice skates, wreaths, nutcrackers and more in this holiday spin on the mind-bending baking competition” and try to “baffle the celebrity judges with their festive and delicious deceptions and fight their way to the ultimate grand prize.”

Guest judges for the season include Rachel Bloom, Wayne Brady, Sebastian Maniscalco, Hannah Berner, Tiffany Haddish, Devon Walker, James Austin Johnson, Chris Witaske, Sasheer Zamata, Terry Crews, Punkie Johnson and Randall Park.

“Is It Cake? Holiday” competitors include series vets Jonny Manganello (S1), Andrew Fuller (S1), April Julian (S1), Elizabeth Rowe...

Consider this news fresh from the oven: Is It Cake? Holiday — a special yuletide edition of the baking competitionIs It Cake? — will be served on Nov. 28.

As always, the bakers will be creating cakes shaped into realistic replicas of common objects, and celebrity judges will be guessing which of them are fondant-covered fake-outs. But, over the four episodes of Is It Cake? Holiday, all the treats will be sculpted into festive winter items, such as ice skates, wreaths, nutcrackers, and more.

Is It Cake? Holiday is a limited series that will bring back nine All-Star Bakers from the series’ three seasons for a truly tinseled-out showdown. The competing bakers from Season 1 will be Jonny Manganello, winner Andrew Fuller, and April Julian. The bakers representing Season 2 will be winner Elizabeth Rowe, Miko Kaw Hok Uy, and Danya Smith. And, following a deliciously deceptive Season 3 this...

I have to admit that, much like a good portion of Netlfix users, I did not have high hopes for “Is It Cake?” based on initial previews. The streaming reality TV competition showcases contestants creating cakes that replicate common objects in an effort to trick celebrity judges. Winners of each episode receive 5,000 and a chance to win more money by identifying which display of cash is real and which is cake.

After that initial first episode, I was hooked on a show that is not only worth your time, but Emmy consideration as well. Here are five reasons why “Is It Cake?” should be on your watchlist and on Emmy voters’ minds.

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1. Mikey Day: “Saturday Night Live’s” Mikey Day is an excellent host for this reality competition. He is not only a blast to watch as a viewer, but is truly...