The Ultimate Cake Off is an American television series that aired on TLC. The show is based on professional cake artists that go "head-to-head" in constructing cakes over five feet tall. Each competition involves three teams of bakers, in which they have 9 hours to make cakes for a particular client. Each cake is judged for three criteria: client satisfaction, technical difficulty and aesthetic appeal. The cake with the most votes wins $10,000, plus display at the client's event.