The Great British Bake Off

Episode 1 | Cakes

The first episode is all about cake, and the pressure is on from the very first challenge. The bakers tackle an upside-down cake for their signature bake. The feared technical challenge sees the bakers tackle Paul's recipe for rum...

Episode 2 | Breads

From the off the atmosphere in the Bake Off tent is charged as eleven bakers attempt to make flatbread. Tempting Paul and Mary with two varieties, the bakers are under pressure to produce 12 perfect flatbreads each. The feared tec...

Episode 3 | Tarts

Things are heating up in the Bake Off tent as the remaining ten bakers do their best to wow Paul Hollywood and Mary Berry with some unusual flavor combinations for their tartes tatin. Baking know-how is the all important ingredien...

Episode 4 | Desserts

The bakers face three challenges, all designed for a sweet tooth. Starting off with a tempting array of decadently rich tortes, the bakers then face the technical challenge. This time it is a mainstay of French baking, the crème c...

Episode 5 | Pies

The bakers turn their attention to pies. For their first task, they must master a perfect Wellington. When they have recovered, it is straight into a fiendishly difficult technical challenge - hand-raised pies. None of the bakers ...

Episode 6 | Puddings

The bakers go all out to impress Mary and Paul with two types of delicious sponge puddings. The technical challenge sees them face a Queen of Pudding, a recipe direct from the archives of the Queen of Bakes, Mary Berry. The final ...

Episode 7 | Sweet Dough

Facing three sweet dough challenges, the bakers start their campaign by creating their signature regional buns. Paul Hollywood opens his recipe vault for the technical challenge of jam doughnuts and in a final bid to hang on to th...

Episode 8 | Biscuits

It is the biscuit based quarter-final, and Paul Hollywood and Mary Berry are taking the challenges to another level. The signature bake sees the bakers' organizational and baking skills put to the test, as they attempt to deliver ...

Episode 9 | Patisserie

There are only four bakers left vying for a place in the much sought-after final of the Great British Bake off. The weight of the occasion is getting to the most unflappable of the bakers as they frantically work against the clock...

Episode 10 | Final

After weeks of pastries, cakes and bread, three bakers have made it to the final. They now must face the most demanding of challenges yet as every aspect of their baking skill is scrutinized. To prove themselves to judges Paul Hol...

Episode 11 | Masterclass 1

A masterclass by Paul and Mary where they demonstrated how to make the technical challenges they set - treacle tarts, rum babas, creme caramels, the hand-raised pie, and the eight-strand plaited loaf.

Episode 12 | Revisited

Revisiting the bakers from series 2 to catch up on what these contestants have been doing after the show ended.

Episode 13 | Masterclass 2

Paul and Mary show how to make queen of puddings, jam doughnuts, tempered chocolate teacakes, fraisier cakes and fondant fancies.

Episode 14 | Masterclass 3

Paul and Mary show which signature bakes they would have chosen if they were in the bakers' shoes (including sponge puddings, flat breads and sweet buns).

Episode 15 | Christmas Masterclass

Bake Off judges Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood, in reminiscing about their favorite aspects of Christmas, inevitably talk about food, they who demonstrate how to make six Christmas classics to perfection. Mary shows how to make Chr...

Episode 16 | Easter Masterclass

Bake-Off judges Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood, in enjoying the festivities surrounding Easter, demonstrate how to make some bakery items associated with the holiday. Bread fanatic Paul shows how to make the perfect hot cross buns,...