The Great British Bake Off
This British television baking competition selects from amongst its competitors the best amateur baker. The series is credited with reinvigorating interest in baking throughout the UK, and many of its participants, including winners, have gone on to start a career based on baking.
Episodes
The third series of The Great British Bake Off began airing on Tuesday 14 August 2012. The series was filmed at Harptree Court in East Harptree, Somerset. Seven thousand applied for the competition and twelve contestants were chosen.
1Cakes
60 minAug 14, 2012
Signature Challenge: Upside-down Cake. Showstopper Challenge: A cake, when sliced reveals a hidden design. Technical Challenge: Rum Babas.
2Bread
60 minAug 21, 2012
Signature Challenge: 24 Flatbreads. Showstopper Challenge: 12 sweet and 12 savoury Bagels. Technical Challenge: Eight-strand plaited loaf.
3Tarts
60 minAug 28, 2012
Things are hotting up in the Bake Off tent as the remaining ten bakers do their best to wow Paul Hollywood and Mary Berry with some unusual flavour combinations for their tartes tatin.
4Desserts
60 minSep 4, 2012
Amateur bakers have their skills tested to the limit. The bakers face three challenges, all designed for a sweet tooth, including a mainstay of French baking - the creme caramel.
5Pies
60 minSep 11, 2012
The bakers turn their attention to cooking perfect pies.
6Puddings
60 minSep 18, 2012
The bakers are challenged to make two types of sponge puddings, take on a difficult Mary Berry recipe, and deliver a showstopping strudel.
7Sweet Dough
60 minSep 25, 2012
The bakers take on three sweet dough challenges.
8Biscuits
60 minOct 2, 2012
The remaining bakers face a biscuit based quarter-final.
9Patisserie
60 minOct 9, 2012
The bakers seeking a place in the final have to frantically work against the clock to deliver petits fours to Paul and Mary's exacting standards.
10The Final
60 minOct 16, 2012
A year after taking part, we catch up with the bakers from series 2 of The Great British Bake Off. What was it really like to compete in the tent, be judged by Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood, and comforted by Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins? And how has their shared love of baking and appearing on the series changed their lives?
11Masterclass
60 minOct 22, 2012
Paul Hollywood and Mary Berry show how to tackle treacle tarts and rum babas.
12Revisited
60 minOct 23, 2012
A chance to catch up with the bakers from series 2 of The Great British Bake Off.
13Masterclass
60 minOct 24, 2012
Recipes include the queen of puddings, chocolate tea cakes and jam doughnuts.
14Masterclass
60 minOct 25, 2012
Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood show which signature bakes they would have chosen to make.
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