'Is It Cake?' Is a Hit With Game Show Lovers — How Do You Apply to Be on the Show?

The summer of 2020 marked an upsurge of interest in a big question in life: What is a cake and what isn't? As part of a viral trend, videos were being shared that captured decidedly non-cake-looking objects being slowly sliced up to reveal the distinctively cake-like inside.

The aptly titled Netflix game show Is It Cake? took the delightful trend even further. It showcases the work of talented bakers who are able to make a cake look like anything but. How does one apply to be on Is It Cake?

The reality competition series features a group of bakers attempting to impress an ever-changing roster of celebrity judges. The best and most successful bakers who make it to the finale then engage in a heated competition for the large cash prize and all the glory that comes with it. As expected, many self-taught culinary masterminds and ambitious cake-makers are eager to apply. But can you join Is It Cake?

While there isn't an official casting website for Is It Cake?, the Netflix reality casting website features a spot where you can submit a video for literally any reality show on the streaming platform. Just be ready to give it your all, show your skills, and explain who you are and what show you're intent on applying to be on.

So go ahead and shoot your shot! However, it mentions that you "must be at least 18 years old and a resident of the U.S., Canada, U.K., or Ireland."

Is It Cake? is hosted by Mikey Day, the star of Saturday Night Live, Hubie Halloween, and Kath and Kim. Judges who appeared in Season 1 of Is It Cake? included Daym Drops, Fortune Feimster, Ronnie Woo, and many others.

The list of Season 2 judges was also pretty star-studded, with Joel McHale, The Office's Kate Flannery, Anna Camp, and Workaholics and Woke star Blake Anderson. And that's just a few of them.

Season 3 features a ton of impressive names as well, from Jay Pharoah to Jillian Bell to Kamie Crawford and Ego Nwodim.

Is It Cake? is similar to a Japanese game show Candy or Not Candy. On that show, contestants are asked to work out which common objects are, in fact, dessert, and which are not. Talk about tooth pain.

Andrew Fuller was announced as the winner of Season 1 of Is It Cake? Andrew runs a baking studio, Sugar Freakshow, in Des Moines, Iowa, which allowed him to gain a great deal of experience as a cake artist and food stylist before entering the Netflix show. He previously appeared on Halloween Baking Championship and Candy Land as well.

Season 2 crowned the immensely talented Elizabeth Rowe as its winner. Elizabeth owns The London Baker in Lewisville, Texas. She's also appeared on Food Network shows like Cake Wars, Halloween Cakes, and Dallas Cakes.

Clearly, Netflix takes great care in considering who is cast on Is It Cake?

Season 3 of Is It Cake? dropped on Netflix on March 29, 2024.