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The 2025 Holiday Baking Championship finale has debuted on Food Network!

The latest season of the festive holiday baking competition aired its final episode of its 12th season, with four bakers from Team Naughty and and one from Team Nice going head-to-head (and no longer on teams) in the final challenges as they competed to win $25,000, a feature in Food Network Magazine, and the title of Holiday Baking Champion!

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The final round came down to Ashleigh, Charles, and Tarek after Nico was eliminated. They were tasked with creating a multi-tiered cake that pits Naughty against Nice with different themes.

Ultimately, Charles won the Holiday Baking Champion title with his Santa vs. Scrooge cake!

“I put everything I had into this cake and I did it. I feel on top of the world and I’m just thrilled that I got that win at the end. All of it was worth it,” he said in the final moments of the finale.

Charles Zimmerman