The culinary reality TV series returns with a new season available on Netflix on November 25, 2025. Created in the United States, it features Mikey Day as host, accompanied by six professional pastry chefs and former contestants who compete in a contest centered on pastry illusions.
This season brings together three contestants from previous seasons and three renowned chefs who attempt to fool the judges with hyper-realistic cakes in each round. The contestants compete for a share of the $75,000 prize pool and a place in the final, with challenges inspired by the holiday season.
The program features spectacular creations designed to imitate objects, decorations, and symbols associated with the Christmas season, in a competitive setting designed to highlight technique, realism, and stress resistance.
The official trailer will be added as soon as it is released by Netflix.
The series is a continuation of the franchise that highlights culinary illusion challenges. Mikey Day, already associated with comedy and entertainment programs, guides the action this season. The episodes feature pastry chefs specializing in sculpted cakes, a growing field in international competitions. The production setting remains centered on a studio dedicated to successive challenges, in a short format suitable for streaming.
The tone favors a playful and competitive approach, designed for a family audience and fans of culinary reality TV. The emphasis is on creativity, technical precision, and holiday spirit, with a fast pace supported by successive challenges.
We could eat it... or not: Holiday Special
Series | 2025
Season 2 available on Netflix on November 25, 2025
Reality TV | 6 episodes of undisclosed length
Created by Netflix Production | With Mikey Day and six guest pastry chefs
Original title: Is It Cake? – Holiday Special
Nationality: U.S.A.
The new season features a competition centered on holiday-themed pastry illusions, hosted by an experienced presenter and a group of expert contestants.
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