Season 11 of **Spring Baking Championship** premiered episode 4 on **March 31, 2025**, featuring a unique twist where contestants celebrated **April Fools’ Day**. Their challenge involved crafting desserts disguised as savory dinner dishes, pushing their creativity and baking skills to new heights.
The first round task required bakers to create desserts resembling eggs, both in appearance and texture. **Priya** emerged victorious in this segment, earning the coveted **Gift of Ingredient Trade**, which allowed her to swap ingredients with another contestant in the subsequent round. As she declared her choice, she stated:
“You know what, Jesse? I’m gonna have to trade with Corey today.”
As the competition continued, Priya’s challenge was to produce a dessert that looked exactly like **Seared Tuna with Asparagus**, while Corey was tasked with creating a dessert mimicking **BLT & Pickled Beets**. Priya opted to trade recipes with Corey, believing his dish would be easier to prepare than her designated asparagus-themed dessert.
Priya’s Strategic Ingredient Swap in Episode 4
Reflecting on her first challenge where she crafted a chocolate egg dessert, Priya felt confident going into this episode, vowing to use chocolate once again. She recognized this as an opportunity to showcase her skills, especially since she had successfully made chocolate eggs in the past. According to her, the secret to creating an impressive egg lies in proper tempering:
“I’m going to try and create a broken egg top so that you can see into the egg and see your centre.”
To fill the egg, Priya prepared a coconut dacquoise and a luscious coconut mousse, along with a mango jelly insert for the yolk—a flavor combination inspired by **mango lassi**. The judges were highly impressed with her final product; **Nancy** described it as “stunning,”while **Duff Goldman** admired the vibrant colors, noting the mango flavor was perfectly balanced. **Kardea** expressed her amazement, claiming it was “blowing”her mind and heralded it as the best entry from Priya thus far in the competition.
Thanks to her successful egg dessert, Priya’s triumph qualified her for an ingredient trade. Once she switched ingredients with Corey, she embarked on the task of constructing a dessert that resembled **BLT & Pickled Beets**. She aimed for each component to deliver unique flavors akin to a traditional BLT.
Priya envisioned creating a cake that emulated the structure of a BLT sandwich, incorporating chocolate bacon and strawberry jelly tomatoes, while utilizing poached pears to mimic pickled beets. As she unveiled her realistic concoction, Duff commended her skill in crafting poached pears that convincingly resembled beets. Nancy praised the **vanilla orange cake**, while Kardea expressed approval over the crunchy chocolate that provided a similar experience to biting into bacon. She further pointed out:
“There’s really not much flavor in the entire bite. It’s just reading something sweet.”
Ultimately, the innovative dessert Priya produced with her swapped ingredients not only saved her from elimination but also allowed her to secure a place in the next round, while **Jon’nae** was sent home. Corey, too, excelled with the Seared Tuna and Asparagus dessert that Priya had given him, ensuring both contestants advanced further in the competition.
**Spring Baking Championship** airs new episodes every Monday at **10 PM ET** on Food Network, promising more exciting challenges and culinary creativity.