The Great British Baking Show Season 5 Episodes

Episode 1

Cakes

53 mins

The 12 new contestants face their first challenge - cake. They must make a signature cake, Mary Berry's cherry cake, and a show-stopping set of miniature cakes.

Episode 2

Biscuits

58 mins

The bakers make a biscuit that complements cheese, Florentines, and a three-dimensional scene constructed entirely out of biscuits.

Episode 3

Bread

58 mins

The competition continues with the bakers making rye rolls, Paul's ciabatta, and a filled centerpiece loaf.

Episode 4

Desserts

57 mins

The contestants bake saucy puddings, Mary Berry's tiramisu cake, and a show-stopping baked Alaska.

Episode 5

Pies & Tarts

58 mins

The contestants bake a custard tart, mini pear pies, and a three-tiered pie.

Episode 6

European Cakes

58 mins

The signature bake features a cake leavened with yeast, inspired by classic European cakes. The technical challenge is for Mary's Swedish princess cake, and the showstopper requires the bakers to make a modern version of the Hungarian Dobos torte, with at least two tiers and decorated with caramel.

Episode 7

Pastry

57 mins

The bakers must make a dozen savory parcel pastries, kouign-amann, and two dozen éclairs.

Episode 8

Advanced Dough

56 mins

It's the quarter-finals of the competition and only five bakers remain. Mary and Paul up the ante to see which bakers will rise to the challenge. The competitors must make enriched sweet fruit loaves for their Signature, followed by a Technical challenge that stretches them to the limit. Finally, the bakers must make 36 showstopping doughnuts, demonstrating skills and ideas that take baking to a new level.

Episode 9

Patisserie: The Semi Final

58 mins

It's week nine of The Great British Baking Show, and it's the semi-final, where only four bakers remain. It's Pâtisserie week! To kick-start things in the signature challenge, the bakers are once again butter bashing and folding their pastry to achieve perfect lamination for this difficult French pastry. In the technical challenge, Paul has set the bar high, testing the bakers' pâtisserie prowess with a yeast-based cake with a fruity top and delicate chocolate work. And in the showstopper, it's the bakers' last chance to prove they have what it takes to make it to the final. A multiple mini-cake bake proves that timing is crucial to achieve the high-end finish the judges are looking for.

Episode 10

The Final

59 mins

Just three challenges lie between the three finalists and the trophy. And what a trio of challenges they are: mastery of a classic pastry technique that normally takes a day - in just three hours; a Technical test that requires mastering the basics - with no recipe; and a Showstopper that demands delivery of perfect sponge, caramel, choux pastry and petit four in the bakers' final five hours in the tent.

Episode 11

Class of 2013

Episode 12

Masterclass 1

58 mins

Mary shows you how to bake a Cherry Cake with Lemon Icing, Florentines and Mini Coffee & Walnut Cakes. Paul shows you how to bake a Blackcurrant & Liquorice Swiss Roll, Poppy Seed Savoury Biscuits Parmesan & Sun-dried Tomato Savoury Biscuits.

Episode 13

Masterclass 2

58 mins

Mary shows you how to bake Layered Tiramisu Cake and Neapolitan Baked Alaska. Paul shows you how to bake Ciabatta, Roquefort and Walnut Loaf and Chocolate Volcano Fondants.

Episode 14

Masterclass 3

58 mins

Mary shows you how to bake Swirling Chocolate and Orange Tart, Swedish Prinsesstarta and a Two-Tiered Dobos Torte. Paul shows you how to bake Mini Sausage Plaits and sweet Kouign Amann.

Episode 15

Masterclass 4

58 mins

Mary shows you how to bake Lemon Éclairs, Raspberry Éclairs, Double Chocolate Entremets. Paul shows you how to bake Cherry and Chocolate Loaf, Povitica and Raspberry and Chocolate Doughnuts.

Episode 16

Christmas Masterclass

59 mins

In the countdown to Christmas, Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood are getting festive in the kitchen. They have six brand new recipes to bake for the family this Christmas, inspired by rich traditions from all over Europe. Paul kicks off the baking with St. Lucia buns, which are saffron buns traditionally eaten throughout Advent in Scandinavia. He puts a twist on the traditional mince pie, making a mincemeat and marzipan couronne, while Mary makes a French Galette and offers alternatives to traditional Christmas Cake and Christmas pudding. She makes a fruit-filled Genoa cake, and a white chocolate and stem ginger cheesecake. The baking is topped off by Paul's showstopping Kranskake, a spectacular tower of rings of delicate mixture that will bring everyone to the table.