The Great Canadian Baking Show welcomes ten of the country's most passionate bakers to the iconic white baking tent to face Cake Week, and demonstrate talent and skill in the first of many challenges.
The bakers take on three challenges for bread week.
It's dessert week. Inherently, the judges are looking for spectacular looking bakes as desserts have to look inviting to be chosen from a dessert trolley. For the signature bake, the bakers are required to make an elegant looking sweet tart or pie with some sort of short crust pastry, where the fat, usually butter, is cut into the flour.For the technical challenge, the bakers are required to make one dozen fondant fancies in two hours. The judges will be looking for twelve identical looking fancies, with an emphasis on fancy for the decoration.For the showstopper, the bakers have three hours to make a pavlova, which needs to have the balance between the light meringue with the crispy exterior and soft interior, contrasting with the unctuousness of the whipped cream and the slightly tart topping comprised usually of fruit.
The bakers should feel right at home as it's Canada week. For the signature challenge, the bakers will have two hours to make the classic Québécois savory pie, the tourtiere. They will need to have enough fat in the filling to make it rich to the taste and for it to hold together and not crumble. For the technical challenge, the judges are asking for sixteen maple leaf cookies from each baker to be made in one and three-quarter hours. The cookies must be consistent, the shortbread dough rolled out evenly, and have the right ratio of cookie to maple cream filling. The other challenge the bakers face is dealing with an ingredient most have never seen or heard of, namely maple butter, the amount used which could make or break their cream filling. And for the showstopper, the bakers must make six each of two different types of doughnuts in three hours. For yeast doughnuts, the judges will be looking for the signature white line encircling the doughnuts where the dough has not touched the hot oil. Filled doughnuts should have a good ratio of filling to dough. The bakers must also be wary of the oil temperature: too hot and the doughnuts will burn or be too dark without the dough being cooked through, too cold and the doughnuts will absorb too much oil and become a greasy mess.
The Best of Britain challenges the Bakers to replicate a trio of well-known British desserts.
For the quarter finals, it's holiday week, with the competition neck and neck as each of the remaining five bakers have each been named star baker once. For the signature challenge which they have two and a half hours to complete, they will be making a bouche de Noël. The cake must be light enough to be able to roll which means not overbaked, the spiral should be tight and there should be an appropriate ratio of cake to filling. For the technical challenge, the bakers have one and three quarter hours to make thirty-two rugelach, sixteen chocolate and sixteen apricot. The cookie portion should be tender and flaky but baked through, and the filling should not be spilling out of the cookie. For the showstopper, the bakers have four and a half hours to create a gingerbread structure. The design may be paramount in this challenge, but they must still produce a tasty gingerbread cookie.
The top four semi-finalists face French Patisserie Week, with a series of technically difficult challenges that will determine the final top three Bakers.
In the finale, the Top three Bakers face off to see who will be declared the inaugural winner of The Great Canadian Baking Show!
The Great Canadian Baking Show returns with another batch of 10 of the country's most passionate bakers. They'll face three new challenges for Cake Week.
It's Biscuits and Bars Week! The bakers must show off their ability and creativity.
The bakers are elbow-deep in dough as they tackle a series of challenges.
The seven remaining bakers push themselves with challenges that feature flavours, textures and techniques from around the world.
The remaining six bakers revel in Pastry Week and the opportunity to showcase their creativity.
The five remaining bakers seize the opportunity to make a statement with delectable chocolate creations.
The four remaining bakers must face French Patisserie Week, one of the most demanding weeks in the tent.
The final three bakers return to the tent for the final showdown.
CBC's The Great Canadian Baking Show returns for its third season with two new hosts, Aurora Browne and Carolyn Taylor, and ten of the country's best bakers. The bakers enter the iconic baking tent to face Cake Week and a series of challenges designed to reveal their skills and personality. This season's new judge, Kyla Kennaley, joins Bruno Feldeisen to carefully sample and deliberate the finished bakes, declare the first Star Baker of the season, and decide which baker must be the first to leave the tent.
It's Biscuits Week in The Great Canadian Baking Show Tent, and the bakers have a chance to show off their cookie and cracker making skills. After inspecting and sampling, the judges select this week's Star Baker and announce which baker will leave the tent.
It's Bread Week once again, and the eight remaining bakers rise to a series of doughy challenges. After carefully reviewing and tasting each creation, the judges announce who impressed them the most as Star Baker, and who must say goodbye.
Old School Week's challenges transport the bakers back in time to recreate homey baked goods of the past. The judges skillfully select a star baker who has best honoured these old school classics, and determine the one baker who must leave the Baking Tent behind.
It's Chocolate Week and the six remaining bakers seize the opportunity to make a statement with delectable chocolate creations. In the signature bake, the bakers make a treat that is double the fun. One chocolatey success will earn the Star Baker title, and one baker must leave the tent.
This week the remaining five bakers are challenged to explore flavours, textures and techniques from around the world with a series of International favourites. The signature bake has the bakers putting their own spin on the popular Latin American treat. One baker proves themselves to be world class, and is named Star Baker, while another must pack their bags and go home.
Only four bakers remain in Pie Week and they must excel with their pastry skills in three pie challenges to make it to the finale. The judges will select just three bakers to continue to next week's finale.
The final three bakers return to the Baking Tent for the final showdown to determine who will win The Great Canadian Baking Show! The judges will have to make a tough choice to determine who will win the ceremonial cake plate.
Four bakers from seasons past return to the Tent for the chance to become the first Holiday Star Baker.
Ten bakers arrive to the tent and complete three Cake Week challenges.
Nine bakers rise to the occasion of Bread Week.
Eight bakers face endless crunchy and crumbly possibilities for Cookie Week in 'The Great Canadian Baking Show' Tent.
The bakers make Italian treats.
The remaining bakers take part in the first ever Botanical Week.
This week the remaining five bakers must show their layers and excel with their pastry-making skills in three Pastry Week bakes.
Only four bakers remain for the delicately delicious Fancy Desserts Week and their last bid to make it to the finale.
The remaining bakers return to the Baking Tent for a final showdown.
Ten of the country’s best amateur bakers arrive at the iconic Great Canadian Baking Show tent to complete three Cake Week challenges.
Only eight bakers can continue after completing three tough cookie challenges.
The baking tent gets festive for the first-ever Celebration Week with holiday and special occasion-themed challenges.
The seven remaining bakers must prove they can rise to the occasion.
This week the remaining six bakers must excel at pastry and not flake out in three Pie and Tart Week bakes.
Five bakers face off in the Baking Tent with three bakes dedicated to everything sticky and sweet.
Only four bakers remain for the delicately delicious Patisserie Week and their last bid to make it to the finale.
The final three bakers return to the tent for the final bakes of the season to determine who will win The Great Canadian Baking Show!
Four bakers from seasons past return to The Great Canadian Baking Show Tent for the chance to become the Holiday Star Baker.
Ann Pornel and Alan Shane Lewis host ten of the country's best amateur bakers in the baking tent; esteemed Judges Kyla Kennaley and Bruno Feldeisen declare the first Star Baker of the season, and decide which baker is first to leave the tent.
Bakers create meringue bars featuring a cookie base and a filling of their choice; the pressure is on during the Technical Challenge; the bakers must tell a story using only cookies with their whimsical fairy tale scene.
Bread Week has arrived; each baker will show their stuff with stuffed flat breads; a Swedish tea ring for coffee time; the bakers must create an edible bread work of art.
Bakers must prepare pressed flower cookies featuring an edible flower or herb baked into them; bakers are tasked with making Chebakia; the bakers fool the judges's eyes with a botanical illusion cake.
The bakers must re-create the Sacher Torte; the bakers must hide a dessert within a chocolate shell for Kyla and Bruno to discover in the 3D chocolate reveal.
The bakers demonstrate their take on a chimney cake; bakers rise to great heights with a baklava tower, built using phyllo pastry; one baker will wow the judges to become Star Baker and another sees their journey in the baking tent come to an end.
Four remaining bakers dress up some desserts; the bakers start with mochi donuts, then provide their take on the sans rival; the bakers must wow the judges with a jelly art cake, topped with a spectacle encased in jelly.
Bakers demonstrate their abilities by taking on the classic Paris Brest; bakers try their hand at cassata; the bakers push their skills to the limit with a garden party dessert centerpiece made of at least three different bakes.
Ten of the country's best amateur bakers arrive at the iconic "Great Canadian Baking Show" tent to complete three "Cake Week" challenges.
It's Bread Week once again, and the nine remaining bakers knead to prove their bread-iness.
Eight bakers hope that bite-sized treats are their cup of tea as they enter Cookie Week.
Seven remaining bakers face the inaugural Harvest Week with three bakes celebrating nature's bounty.
It’s totally tubular in the tent with the return of Old School Week as the six bakers are steeped in nostalgic bakes.
Five bakers awaken their senses for the first-ever Spice Week, featuring three aromatic and seasoned bakes.
The four remaining bakers get fancy for Patisserie Week and the last chance to make it to the finale.
Three baker finalists step into the tent to determine who will win "The Great Canadian Baking Show."
Hosts Ann Pornel and Alan Shane Lewis welcome four champion bakers from seasons past to The Great Canadian Baking Show Tent for the chance to become the Holiday Star Baker. Winners from Seasons 2 through 5 – Andrei, Nataliia, Raufikat, and Vincent – join together for three yuletide challenges.
Ten of Canada's amateur bakers arrive at the Baking Tent to start their quest for the cake plate.
Nine bakers attempt to wow the judges with flavour-packed, bite-sized treats as they enter Cookie Week.
Eight bakers leave the sweets behind for the first "Savoury Week," highlighting the spicy, salty and cheesy.
The judges introduce Coffee and Tea Week to the Tent in homage to the flavours and traditions of this cross-cultural ritual.
Six bakers remain and will channel their inner artist to create bakes using traditional arts and crafts styles and techniques.
With five bakers remaining, it's time for Nature Week and bakes that celebrate all things found in the great outdoors.
The Baking Tent gets festive for a Celebration Week semi-final, with challenges themed to holidays and special occasions.
Three baker finalists step into the Tent for the last bakes of the season to determine who will win The Great Canadian Baking Show.
