Bake or Break

2022
Returning Series
Reality
~42m / ep
1 season

Award-winning pastry chef Stephanie Boswell and her team focus on one crashing bakery and figure out how to completely makeover their business. To stop these pastry shops from bleeding money, she must freshen up stale recipes and revamp dingy storefronts, along with HGTV designers Lauren Makk and Breegan Jane, to get customers back in the door. Stephanie does not sugarcoat the truth from the bakery owners as she diagnoses their problems. With her sharp eyes, razor wit and loving compassion, Stephanie can transform these battered pastry shops and bakeries into gleaming showrooms filled with delicious sweets and vibrant, eye-popping desserts.

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E1. One Tough Cookie
Apr 11, 2022 · 42m
Teressa has poured every penny she has into her little bakery, The Cookie Jar Co., in Flint, MI, but she's suffering from disappointing walk-up business and a one-note menu; pastry chef Stephanie Boswell steps in to help Teressa shake up her menu.
E2. Gold-Medal Baker
Apr 18, 2022 · 42m
Olympian Jeannette Bolden-Pickens is desperate to save the Los Angeles bakery her family has owned for three generations, but chef Stephanie Boswell needs to freshen up the menu and Jeannette's mindset to reinvigorate the business.
E3. Cake Walk
Apr 25, 2022 · 42m
Bree Miller built her bakery on eye-popping cakes that demand big price tags from celebrity clients, but the one-offs don't sustain her day-to-day business; pastry chef Stephanie Boswell helps her find new revenue streams for the morning crowd.
E4. Frozen Profits
May 2, 2022 · 42m
Molecular geneticist Kostas thought that owning a bakery would be a breeze, but after four years, he's losing almost $60,000 a year; he needs pastry chef Stephanie Boswell's help to revamp his menu and bring his Greek bakery back to life.