The Best Holiday Reveals From Buddy vs. Christmas (Including a Larger Than Life Gingerbread House!)

Posted on December 16, 2020 by Emily Lopez

Cake Boss Buddy Valastro competes with unique, non-baking artists to create amazing holiday-themed art in just 24 hours. His competition includes a Tony and Emmy award-winning scenic designer, a glassblower, two Lego artist brothers and an animatronics expert who specializes in Christmas design. The winner receives $5,000 to donate to a charity of their choosing, plus the ultimate bragging rights. Checking out the best reveals to see if Buddy taste's sweet victory and conquers Christmas!

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Team Buddy's Larger Than Life Gingerbread House

Buddy and his team took the theme of "interactive" to new heights with their life-size Santa's gingerbread home (want to bake your own? Check out these <a href="https://www.foodnetwork.ca/shows/bake-with-anna-olson/photos/anna-olson-best-gingerbread-recipes/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">gingerbread recipes from Anna Olson</a>). The home featured a scalloped cookie roof, a fruity gumdrop wreath, and icing piping, complete with magical falling icing sugar snow. It was a huge draw that the majority of the home was edible, right down to the jumbo gummy bear ornaments!
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Team Christmas' Christmas Eve Snow Globe

Tony and Emmy award-winning set designer David Gallo and his team created a magical Christmas Extravaganza Snow Globe which told the story of Christmas Eve, complete with Santa's sleigh. The globe was surrounded by famous skylines, such as the Brooklyn Bridge and the Hollywood sign, and featured a sparkly, spinning disco ball. Unfortunately, it was the only spinning feature after the rotating platform was accidentally broken. While Gallo joked this setback put him on the "naughty" list, the judges agreed that this magnificent creation "screamed Christmas" and brought joy to all who sat in Santa sleigh.
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Team Christmas's Action Hero Ultra Bot

 This episode's theme of toys could not have been more perfect for brothers Travis and Corey Samuels and their team, artists who use one of the world's most beloved toys as their medium – Lego. Team Christmas pulled out all the stops when they revealed a six-foot-tall robot action figure made out of over 7,000 Lego building blocks, complete with a tablet in its center.
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Team Christmas's Adult-Size Elf Sleigh

 Buddy designed an adult-sized car, covered with modelling chocolate and 250 pounds of cake – and it drives! The elf mobile comes completed with toys and gifts made from the same fluffy, confection which are featured spilling out of Santa's gift sack.
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Team Christmas's Quirky Christmas Cookie and Mouse

Deborah Czeresko and her team of world-renowned glassblowers created a whimsical holiday tableau of some of the characters you might find on the night before Christmas. The scene was illuminated using neon star lights and glowing blue icicles hung alongside a spectacular glass mistletoe. Underneath, a cheeky mouse holds a bite taken from the <a href="https://www.foodnetwork.ca/baking/photos/top-chocolate-chip-cookie-recipes/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">chocolate chip cookie</a>, offering a quirky twist to this storybook ending.
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Team Buddy's Nightmare Before Christmas

 Poor Santa Clause lost his footing while on the roof of Team Buddy's decked out holiday home. In this re-telling of the night before Christmas, Old Chris Kringle finds himself tangled in a string of lights, having slipped on a sweet patch of snow made from royal icing. The scene was created using a total of 700 pounds of cake and sparkles in layers of crystallized sugar. But it was the added touch of pulled and blown sugar ornaments and glossy striped ribbon that stole the show.
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Team Christmas's Animatronic Elves Workshop

 Animatronics expert Lou Nasti has spent his career building Christmas-themed works of art, making him a shoo-in for the challenge of retelling the story of Santa's workshop. Lou and his team created an enchanting version of the elves workroom, brought to life through the hammering wooden toys, a spinning Christmas tree, and even a joyful talking reindeer. The set was impressive, inspiring and sure to bring a smile to your face.
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Team Buddy's "Elfamatic 4000" Bakeshop

 This year Santa's kicking it Hoboken-style in a larger-than-life reimagining of Team Buddy's cake shop, Carlo's Bakery. Brought to life using all the gizmos and gadgets, fondant icing elves are hard at work pumping out cakes using the fantastical "Elfamatic 4000." Just when you thought you've seen it all, Buddy built a cake that bakes cakes – which are as beautiful and ornate as you would expect from a Cake Boss!
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