Best Baker in America Winner Season 4

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Tonight at 9pm ET/PT on Food Network is the season 4 finale of Best Baker in America, where the winner will receive a $25,000 prize.  This will be a two-hour finale with back-to-back episodes. The five remaining bakers competing for the prize are Caitlyn Cox, Clarice Lam, Michele Pompei, Jackie Joseph, and Katrina Tayo.  The episode description for the two episodes from Food Network states:

"In the semifinal, host Carla Hall challenges the bakers to get creative with Nevada's famous Basque cake using Southwest chile peppers as the featured flavor. Then they must turn flan and biscochitos, the official state cookie of New Mexico, into one highly original and decadent dessert. In the final, the bakers have to turn California's chiffon cake into a tsunami cake with lemons and avocado, and judges Gesine Prado and Jason Smith join Carla to choose the competition's winner after seeing -- and tasting -- the bakers' 2-foot-tall Hawaiian dessert showpieces."

Also, here is a more detailed description of the final episode:

"The pressure peaks in the Best Baker in America finale as host Carla Hall challenges the bakers to turn California's famous chiffon cake into the hottest cake sensation -- a tsunami cake -- featuring lemons and avocados, ingredients commonly associated with the Golden State. In the final bake-off, the competitors are baking to win as they each build a 2-foot-tall Hawaiian-themed dessert showpiece featuring lilikoi (passionfruit), haupia (coconut custard), malasada (Hawaiian doughnuts) and intricate chocolate work. Finally, Carla and judges Gesine Prado and Jason Smith decide which baker has earned the title of Best Baker in America!"

I will update this post after the episode airs with the season 4 winner of Best Baker in America and you can discuss the episode in the comments.

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During the first episode, the judges decided to eliminate Clarice Lam, leaving a final four of Michele Pompei, Jackie Joseph, Caitlyn Cox, and Katrina Tayo.

During the second episode, Michele Pompei was eliminated during the first challenge making it an all-female final three of Jackie Joseph, Caitlyn Cox, and Katrina Tayo.  The judges decided that Jackie Joseph made the best Hawaiian-themed dessert showpiece and she was crowned the winner of Best Baker in America season 4 taking home the $25,000 prize.