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12 Episodes 2024 - 2025
Episode 1
Fri, Sep 27, 202467 mins
As is the case with most seasons, the new batch of twelve bakers for season 15 will have their first three challenges on the theme of cakes. The first challenge, the signature, is to elevate what is the usually unelevated loaf cake, that elevation most deem to mean highly decorated. For the technical, they are each asked to make eight identical miniature Battenburg cakes. The catch: they will not only not have a recipe to follow, they will have to recreate the sample cake provided to them, which they have five minutes to inspect before embarking on the challenge. And for the showstopper, they are each asked to make a hyper-realistic illusion cake, the item which they are recreating to be as close to realistic as possible, thus the "hyper" in the challenge brief.
Episode 2
Fri, Oct 4, 202467 mins
Bakers compete by making Viennese sandwiches, minty desserts, and puppet theatres. Judging determines who excels and progresses further, while underperformers face elimination from the competition.
Episode 3
67 mins
Bakers compete by making savoury buns with a yeasted dough, a seven strand plaited wreath demonstrated by Paul Hollywood, and a bread cornucopia display. Judging determines who progresses further and who is eliminated from the competition.
Episode 4
67 mins
Bakers create caramel biscuits and mousse cakes during the competition's Caramel Week. Contestants face elimination based on their performance in these challenges, showcasing their caramel-based baking skills.
Episode 5
57 mins
Bakers compete in pastry challenges: frangipane tart Signature, flaky Technical, and choux Paris-Brest Showstopper requiring freestanding podium. Challenging pastry skills tested in warm climate setting.
Episode 6
57 mins
The remaining bakers in the tent face three Autumn themed challenges, the signature is an Autumnal Pie, the technical is a Vegan Parkin, and the showstopper an Autumnal Festival Cake that must include at least one vegetable.
Episode 7
57 mins
The remaining bakers face three Dessert challenges, the signature is eight Meringue Nests with two fillings, the technical is a Spotted Dick, and the showstopper is a Tiramisu with the three traditional components and the bakers twists..
Episode 8
57 mins
The five quarter-finalists in the tent face three 1970's challenges, the signature is a Profiterole Stack, the technical is a Banoffee Pie, and the showstopper is an intricately decorated layered 1970's Gateau.
Episode 9
57 mins
It's the semi-final and the bakers show off their patisserie prowess with breakfast pastries and a classic-but-theatrical Technical. Who'll make final-worthy fruit entremets?
Episode 10
Fri, Nov 29, 202458 mins
The finalists go all out with Signature scones, afternoon tea and tiered celebration cakes. Whose chance of winning has come and scone? And who'll be shedding tiers of joy?
Episode 11
58 mins
It's a battle of the soap opera stars as actors from Coronation Street (1960), EastEnders (1985), and Emmerdale Farm (1972) are in the tent for this annual Christmas edition of bake-off. For the signature (one who may not have a signature in admitting to never have baked), each of the five contestants will make a yule log, with Paul and Prue's hope that the flavors will evoke something about Christmas. Beyond those flavors, they will be looking for a perfectly rolled sponge and the perfect ratio of sponge to filling. For the technical, the bakers will be making a "forest" of meringue Christmas trees. This multi-component technical includes the meringue, a burnt honey cream, the bakers needing to ensure that they don't overcook the honey or overbeat the cream which may split if so, and a cranberry compote. And the showstopper will indeed be personal to each baker as they are each to create a scene made out of biscuits depicting something their soap opera character has faced at Christmas.
Episode 12
58 mins
This annual New Year's edition of Bake Off welcomes back six people familiar with baking in the tent. It has a twist this year in that what is being celebrated is Hogmanay, Scottish New Years, with the six being among the most popular Scots ever to have graced the competition tent, one who has the notable distinction of being one of the first ever to have competed, but who has the more dubious distinction of being one of the first ever to leave. In addition with kilts and tartan abounding, all three challenges will be Scottish in nature. The signature will have the six each make a black bun, which in Paul's layperson terms is akin to a fruitcake encased in pastry. For the technical, Prue has asked each to make a shortbread snowflake decorated with royal icing. The twist is that while she has provided the snowflake mold, she has not provided a recipe, every good Scottish baker in her estimation who should be able to make shortbread, the operative word being should. And for the showstopper, they will each make what is considered one of the most comforting of Scottish desserts, cranachan, but something presented in a freestanding form. One of the overriding questions of the weekend will be how far six Scots are wiling to stray from their Scottish roots in a Scottish themed competition in an effort to stand out from the crowd.