Yeah, by “inspired” I mean, I got the Pillsbury chocolate chip cookie dough precut, did some white icing, and made them into little sandwiches that I sent to Aarti and Nacho. Did you feel inspired to try baking again after hosting this show?Ī. One day they’d be at Chocolate Mountain, and the next they’d be at Peppermint Forest. If I’m flipping through the channels, it looks like something I’d want to watch just because of what (the contestants) were constructing and molding and making out of all the ingredients they could use on the set. I’d be like, “I’ll just have a little bit of cotton candy from that tree.” It was like an absolutely magical wonderland. Everything on this set was edible, so I was in trouble. What was it like shooting in a life-sized Candy Land game?Ī. The “Wicked” actress called USA TODAY from the Vancouver set of her still-untitled Apple TV+ musical series to talk about “Candy Land” and more. ‘Roald Dahl’s The Witches’: Too scary for children, too bland for adultsĬhenoweth, 52, also stars as an animated mouse named Daisy in a remake of Roald Dahl’s “The Witches” (streaming on HBO Max), and plays Emma Roberts’ uninhibited aunt in Netflix rom-com “Holidate” (now streaming). The first team to make it to King Kandy’s Castle wins the game and earns the grand prize of $25,000. Teams advance down the board game path based on creativity, technical execution, and how well the candies of the land were incorporated into their treats. Courtesy Food NetworkĬhef judges Nacho Aguirre and Aarti Sequeira determine which teams advance as they forage for flavors and ingredients within each land for their sugar masterpieces. Kristin Chenoweth admits she’s not much of a cook, but says the opportunity to host “Candy Land” was too sweet to pass up. Traveling through live-size versions of the Gumdrop Mountains, Lollipop Woods and Lemon Lime Springs, (100 pounds of chocolate were used for Chocolate Mountain, 1,000 lollipops were needed to create Lollipop Woods) contestants are tasked with finding ingredients unique to each candy land. Over six episodes, five teams of professional cake and sugar artists compete in Candy Land-inspired baking challenges, in a studio designed to replicate the game board. “Kitchens actually make me nervous, so when Food Network called, I thought somebody was pranking me.”īut she immediately salivated at the idea for “Candy Land,” a baking competition inspired by the classic Hasbro board game, premiering at 8 p.m. “Anybody that knows me knows I don’t go in my kitchen,” says the Emmy- and Tony-winning actress and singer. Kristin Chenoweth never imagined she’d be hosting a cooking show.
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