The Great British Bake Off

Episode 1 | Cake Week

A new batch of bakers make perfect vertical layers of iconic chocolate cake and a showstopping sponge menagerie of animals and show their architectural skills.

Episode 2 | Biscuit Week

The bakers get stuck into a marshmallow and a custard classic and make their favourite meal out of biscuits in an illusion-theme.

Episode 3 | Bread Week

Proofing makes perfect as contestants mix and knead their dough into cottage loaves, cream-and-jam Devonshire splits and artfully braided centerpieces.

Episode 4 | Chocolate Week

The remaining hopefuls try to avoid a meltdown while making tortes sans wheat flour, cheesecakes and chocolate boxes with cake and bonbons inside.

Episode 5 | Pastry Week

The bakers makes savoury pies and a classic French rough puff pastry, Before creating showstopping decorative sweet pies.

Episode 6 | Botanicals Week

Flavors from the garden bloom when contestants dig into spiced buns and lemon and thyme drizzle cakes. A technical challenge leaves one baker in tears.

Episode 7 | Dessert Week

Terrible dessert? Say it isn't so Paul. Daunting challenges await the bakers when they take on creme caramels, treacle puddings, and meringue bombes.

Episode 8 | Party Week

The Bakers must make an "anything but beige" buffet using sausage rolls.

Episode 9 | Patisserie Week

It's the semi-final and the four remaining bakers take on an elegant French patisserie Signature and a buttery French classic in the Technical, before making a showstopping Italian celebration cake made up of delicate puff pastry ...

Episode 10 | The Final

The final sees the last three bakers tackling a Signature featuring two types of Eclairs and a Lardy Cakes Technical, before making a showstopping Tiered Cake that celebrates their first bake.

Episode 11 | Great Festive Bake Off - Christmas

This festive special sees six bakers returning to the tent tackling a Signature of a dozen decorated Mince Pies, while the Technical is a tear and share Cinnamon Snowflake Bread, before making a showstopping Redemption Celebration...

Episode 12 | Great Festive Bake Off - New Year's

Bake Off special features former contestants Mark, Jurgen, Maggie, and Maxy. Signature challenge: 12 festive Religieuse.