chef The third, rotating judge, is a special guest and is associated with the event in which that episode's winning cupcakes are to be served. Nelson and Bellanger usually give the bakers technical critiques on the methods, amounts, and ingredients they use, while the guest judges' critiques are usually much more subjective, based on whether or not they liked the cupcakes. Episodes See also Cake Wars References External links Spinoff. 2000s American cooking television series 2010s American cooking television series 2000s American reality television series 2010s American reality television series 2009 American television series debuts 2018 American television series endings Food reality television series Food Network original programming Cooking competitions in the United States Reality competition television series