Judges Jordan Andino and Stephanie Boswell with host Sunny Anderson from "Spring Baking Championship: Easter"

Punxsutawney Phil predicted six more weeks of winter, but Food Network is seemingly feeling a little more optimistic.

"Spring Baking Championship" kicks off a new season (its eighth) on Monday, Feb. 28, on Food Network and discovery . The spring installment of the popular Baking Championship competition series, "Spring Baking Championship" has been a hit with viewers since it debuted in 2015. This year, it's even getting its own spinoff: "Spring Baking Championship: Easter," which also premieres Feb. 28.

But first, let's talk "Spring Baking Championship."

The seasonal competition has cycled through a few hosts so far, including Ali Khan, who returned to host last year's edition. This time, Molly Yeh of "Girl Meets Farm" fame is the host, and she's joined by returning judges Kardea Brown, Nancy Fuller and Duff Goldman. Across 10 episodes, Yeh and the judges challenge America's top bakers to embrace a "spring forward"-thinking mindset while creating show-stopping, seasonal-themed desserts.

In the two-hour, super-sized premiere, the 12 bakers will face the first elimination after they're challenged to make fruit tarts that showcase their personalities, as well as floral bonanza cakes. Of course, there will be plenty of other treats and twists featured in the weeks to come, with Food Network already teasing a Mardi Gras theme, a double elimination and even a surprise return.

If two hours of "Spring Baking Championship" isn't enough, stay on the channel (or streamer) because "Spring Baking Championship: Easter" also begins its six-episode run on Feb. 28.

Hosted by Sunny Anderson, the spinoff focuses squarely on Easter treats and themed showpieces and features judges Jordan Andino ("Raid the Fridge") and Stephanie Boswell ("Christmas Cookie Challenge"). Right from the start, the eight bakers will be vying to impress the judges with their fantasy chocolate Easter dessert (and later with a giant cake version of themselves reimagined as the Easter Bunny).

While one contestant will be sent home by the end of the Feb. 28 premiere, the remaining competitors will be one step closer to being crowned Easter champion and the winner of a Golden Egg filled with "bunny money."

Don't miss the Season 8 premiere of "Spring Baking Championship" and the first episode of its newest "Easter" spinoff when they air Monday, Feb. 28, on Food Network and discovery .