As we prepare to welcome in the New Year, four returning bakers are back to whip up some delightful dishes to take us in to 2024. Mark, Maxy, Maggie & Jurgen are back in the tent and taking on three new challenges: a religieuse signature, a gal

Baking Spirits Bright

Dec 25th, 2023 1h 6m

It's Christmas time, and this year we have 6 ghosts of bakers past 'haunting' the tent. Sophie, Carole, Amelia, George, Linda and our very own Dan all return to face three challenges set by Paul 'Scrooge' Hollywood and Prue 'Festive Cheer' Leit

Your Questions Answered

Dec 7th, 2023 1h 1m

Thanks to our amazing listeners who have sent in so many fabulous questions that we had to do another episode just to answer them all! Join Sarah and she puts your questions to Dan, Jane and Howard in a bonus episode to round off season 14 of t

The Final Choux-down

Nov 29th, 2023 1h 13m

We've made it to the final and with only three bakes left, it's nearly time to crown one baker the final winner of Bake Off 2023. Dan, Josh & Matty have to present a classic éclair signature, an old school lardy cake technical and a jaw-droppin

Bon Apetit!

Nov 22nd, 2023 1h 13m

With one more week to go before the final, the tent is hotting up and it's Patisserie that's on the cards this week for the final 4 bakers. Paul and Prue are looking for perfection in the financier signature, tarte aux pommes technical and Mill

Disco Inferno

Nov 15th, 2023 1h 3m

Dig out your platform heels, top up your body glitter and do the Locomotion...cos it's party week! The remaining 5 bakers face a Conga line-up of three challenges that stand between them and a place in the semi-finals. Josh, Dan, Matty, Christy

Pudding on a Brave Face

Nov 8th, 2023 1h 10m

With only six bakers still in the running, desserts are on the menu this week. With a wobbly creme caramel signature, a steamy treacle pudding technical and an explosive meringue bombe showstopper, all the bakers are in danger of being the seve

Flower Power

Nov 1st, 2023 1h 10m

Over halfway through and only seven bakers remain to take on the second ever Botanicals week. Drawing flavour inspiration from the natural world, the magnificent seven whip up spiced buns in the signature, lemon & thyme drizzle cakes in the tec

In Hot Water (Pastry)

Oct 25th, 2023 1h 8m

It's pastry week and the remaining nine hopeful bakers tackle a trio of tricky tasks involving three different kinds of pastry: hot water pastry picnic pies, rough puff dauphinoise pithiviers and sweet shortcrust decorative fruit pies. Who will

Chocs Away!

Oct 19th, 2023 1h 4m

The hottest day in the tent can only mean one thing: it's chocolate week. The remaining nine bakers faced three challenges choc-a-block with everyone's favourite treat, including a European torte signature, a white chocolate cheesecake technica

Plaits The Way To Do It

Oct 11th, 2023 1h 10m

The dreaded bread week is upon us, and as Paul prowls the tent, the bakers are faced with another three challenges to test their skills in week three: a cottage loaf signature, Devonshire Split technical and plaited centrepiece showstopper. Wil

Mallow Out, Man!

Oct 4th, 2023 1h 12m

Biscuit week is upon us, and all the bakers are hoping not to snap under the pressure. The eleven remaining bakers are tasked with whipping up a marshmallow biscuit signature, a classic custard cream technical and a beautiful biscuit illusion s

To Raspberry or not To Raspberry?

Sep 27th, 2023 1h 8m

And so it begins...cake week starts off another year in the Bake Off tent as 12 new hopefuls don their aprons and whip up three new challenges for Paul, Prue, Noel and new host Alison. We had split buttercream, lopsided cake and runny ganache,

Let's Meet The Class of 2023

Sep 23rd, 2023 59m 52s

Hurrah! It's back again! Bake Off returns in the UK on 26th September and in the USA on 29th September and we hope we'll be your perfect accompaniment to the new series.Host of Bake With A Legend Sarah Taylor, is joined by Bake Off legends Jane

Don't Getcha Pretzels in a Knot!

May 3rd, 2023 48m 37s

Just three bakers have made it to the 2013 Bake Off final: Kimberly, Frances and Ruby now have three final challenges to face before one of them can be crowned the winner. The tremendous trio face picnic pie signatures, perfect pretzel technica

More Drama Than a Soap Opera Cake

Apr 26th, 2023 57m 22s

It's the semi-finals and the tent's gone all continental for French week. The bakers are set the challenges of a triple canape signature, a Charlotte Royale technical and an opera cake showstopper in the last push to reach the glorious Bake Off

Give Peas A Chance

Apr 19th, 2023 1h 11m

This week's five remaining bakers tackle Alternative Ingredients week, baking wheat-free signature loaves, a gluten-free technical dacquoise and a dairy-free vegetable showstopper cake. Who will make it to the semi-finals and get one step close

It Had To Be Choux

Apr 12th, 2023 1h 6m

With the quarter-finals only one week away, it's all hands to the pastry bags for this week's challenges: an old-school suet pudding signature, a toppling choux nun technical and a trio of flaky golden puff pastries, for a last show-stopping ch

An aBUNdance of Sweet Doughs

Apr 5th, 2023 1h 5m

This week the magnificent seven face sweet dough week, whipping up delicious treats in the tea loaf signature, couronne technical and European bun showstopper. With the competition getting harder, the bakers will have to step up their game to t

A Tuile-ly Tricky Challenge

Mar 29th, 2023 1h 6m

We're halfway through the series and the remaining 8 bakers are being watched ever closer by Paul and Mary, as this week we see tray bakes in the signature, tuiles in the technical and biscuit towers in the showstopper. Only 7 can get through t

Slice, Slice, Baby

Mar 22nd, 2023 1h 3m

With nine remaining bakers, the pressure is on to avoid the dreaded soggy bottom in Pies and Tarts week. The challenges being faced this week are: a double crusted fruit pie, egg custard tarts and a fiendish filo showstopper pie. Will their cus

Desserts Are A Trifle Tricky

Mar 15th, 2023 55m 24s

It’s dessert week in the tent and Paul and Mary have set some custard-tastic challenges for the bakers this week: a trifle signature, a floating island technical and a petit four showstopper. Join Dan, Howard, Jane and Sarah for another series

Another One Bites The Crust

Mar 8th, 2023 58m 4s

It's week two in the tent and the bakers are put to the test baking breadsticks, English muffins and decorative loaves. Under the watchful eyes of Paul and Mary, the bakers tackle bread week as they create their signature, technical and showsto

Let Them Bake Cake

Mar 3rd, 2023 56m 26s

Let's start at the very beginning...cake week. 2013 saw a baker's dozen enter the tent for the first time and there was plenty of drama to go round with deflated angel food cakes, melting chocolate and lots of work for the tent paramedic! Join

Heading Back to 2013

Mar 1st, 2023 24m 21s

The Bake Down is back but we bring you a little something special this year: we will be heading back to 2013 and reviewing The Great British Bake Off season 4 (or season 2 in the US.) We'll be reviewing each episode, week by week, and looking b