The Great British Bake Off - Season 8
Season 8
Bake Off is back. Over the next 10 weeks, 12 of the best amateur bakers in Britain will whisk, knead, ice, beat and bake their way through classic British cakes, perfect patisserie, Italian delights, sticky caramel constructions and elaborate layered puddings. All 12 will be hoping to impress with their skill, creativity, knowledge and passion to clinch the Bake Off Crown. Each of the 30 new challenges have been carefully designed by judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith to reveal just who is a star baker. But it's not just a new experience for the bakers. Also joining the tent for the first time are Sandi Toksvig and Noel Fielding, who will be with the bakers every step of the way, ready with a pertinent pep talk, a helpful hand or just a sympathetic shoulder to cry on.
Episodes
Cake Week
Cake Week sees the bakers take on a fruity challenge. Prue sets her first technical - a kids' party favourite. Plus, the trickiest showstopper ever set in the first week of Bake Off: an illusion cake.
Biscuit Week
For biscuit week, Paul and Prue set the remaining 11 bakers three new challenges, including a tricky filling, and a final showstopper that is literally game-changing
Bread Week
Paul and Prue set three tough challenges for the remaining 10 bakers in bread week, including an ambitious sculpture showstopper
Caramel Week
For the very first time on the show, it's caramel week, with three sticky challenges for the bakers, including a super sweet signature and a double Dutch technical
Pudding Week
Prue and Paul are seeking perfection in pudding week, with a staggering technical challenge and a multi-layered showstopper that's not to be trifled with
Pastry Week
The bakers face a tough triple challenge with a savoury signature, a multi-layered technical, and an ambitious traditional pie that pushes them to the edge
Italian Week
Week seven of The Great British Bake Off is Italian week. Prue Leith and Paul Hollywood have set three Italian challenges to test the six remaining bakers. There's a Sicilian signature that gets them all hot under the collar; while it's a toss-up as to who will survive the deceptively tricky technical. And finally there's a fiddly showstopper in the hottest temperatures ever recorded in the tent. Who will keep their cool and win star baker? And who will be saying ciao to the tent?
Forgotten Bakes Week
Our five bakers are stepping back in time and using unfamiliar recipes for Forgotten Bakes week. There's a sweet and savoury signature challenge and Prue sets a boozy technical.
Patisserie Week - Semi-Final
It's the semi-final of the Great British Bake Off, and the four remaining bakers are all desperate to claim their place in the final. The remaining bakers know they are just three patisserie challenges away from the biggest day in their baking lives. First comes the signature, and there's no business like choux business as the bakers must set to work on producing 24 exquisite choux buns. Prue has set a complex technical for her first semi-final that leaves everyone stumped. And there's a meringue sculpture showstopper where the bakers mustn't crack under pressure. Who has the skill to reach the Bake Off Final and who will leave the tent?
The Final
Noel Fielding and Sandi Toksvig present this year's grand final, as the three remaining bakers compete to impress judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith and take home this year's trophy. For the final three challenges, they must prepare a batch of loaves, followed by a biscuit bake, and climaxing with a delicate, multi-layered, high-end patisserie showstopper to decide the winner.
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