The Great Australian Bake Off
Amateur bakers compete weekly to be crowned Australia's best.
The Great Australian Bake Off is an Australian television baking competition adapted from the BBC series The Great British Bake Off. It first aired on the Nine Network in 2013, later moving to pay television channel LifeStyle Food and then Foxtel, with multiple changes in hosts and judges over its run.
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Baking, cooking
- Country
- Australia
- Language
- English
- Seasons
- 10
- Episodes
- 88
- Executive producers
- Lara Hopkins (2013)
- Nicole Rogers (2016–2018)
- Alenka Henry (2021–2023)
- Emily Commens (2024–)
- Location
- Werribee Park Mansion (2013), Yaralla Estate (2015), Sydney, New South Wales (2018–)
- Cinematography
- Sam Collines (2013); Steve Davis (2021–)
Facts from the source article.
Format
Each season follows a weekly elimination format to find the best all-round amateur baker. In every episode, contestants face three challenges: a Signature Bake, a Technical Bake, and a Showstopper. Judges select a Star Baker and eliminate one contestant each week. The first season had ten contestants; all later seasons had twelve.
Season overview
Season 1 aired from 9 July 2013 to 27 August 2013 with ten home bakers. The three finalists were Jonathan Gurfinkel, Nancy Ho, and Maria Vella; Nancy Ho won on 27 August 2013. Season 2 aired from 13 October 2015 to 15 December 2015 with twelve bakers. The finalists were Jasmin Hartley, Sian Redgrave, and Suzy Stefanidis; Sian Redgrave won on 15 December 2015.
Season 3 aired from 11 October 2016 to 14 December 2016 with twelve bakers. The finalists were Monica Cavallaro, Antonio Marcona, and Olivia McMahon; Olivia McMahon won on 13 December 2016. Season 4 aired from 18 January 2018 to 22 March 2018 with twelve bakers. The finalists were Claudia Anton, Barb Dunn, and Dave Yan; Claudia Anton won on 22 March 2018.
Season 5 aired from 3 October 2019 to 5 December 2019 with twelve bakers. The finalists were Subha Nasir Ahmad, David Hills, and Daniel Pasquali; Subha Nasir Ahmad won on 5 December 2019.
More in Australian Television Series Based on British Television Series
Spotted an error? Know more?
Reader corrections go straight into our review queue. Suggest an edit · How this site is sourced