Following the success of the Great British Bake Off, twelve Sport Relief personalities take on the Great Sport Relief Bake Off, and bake their way through a special challenge in January.
The contestants may be full of enthusiasm, but they’re finding it’s not exactly a piece of cake!
The BBC has been inundated with complaints today after the popular baking contest announced an all-female shortlist for its series finale.
‘I think this decision really highlights the gender inequalities that still exist in the baking community,’ said 31-year-old hopeful Darren, five-time winner of the Stourbridge fete cake competition.
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Are you a keen amateur baker? Are you passionate about your hobby? Can you turn out an exceptional celebration cake, mouth-watering pastries or a great loaf of bread?
Do you love home baking and fancy putting your skills to the test?
The BBC are looking for amateur bakers across the country to take part in series three of The Great British Bake Off.
In this series we’ll see 12 passionate home bakers take part in a bake off to test every aspect of their baking skills as they battle to be crowned The Great British Bake Off’s best amateur baker. Each week will see keen bakers put through three challenges in a particular discipline. Baking could range from brandy snaps, to quiche, to many a baker’s nemesis, scones.
If you’re interested in taking part and would like to find out more, they would love to hear from you.
The Great British Bake Off is produced for the BBC by Love Productions.
Applicants must be 16 years of age and over on 1 February 2012.
As an amateur baker your main source of income cannot come from commercial baking in a professional environment and you cannot have ever worked full-time as a baker or chef. You cannot have acquired any formal NVQ or other professional catering qualifications in the past 10 years.
Application form: Download and complete the The Great British Bake Off application form (Word, 105KB).
Phone: 020 7067 4823
Standard geographic charges from landlines and mobiles will apply and calls may be included in your telecom provider’s call package.
Email: baking@loveproductions.co.uk
Write:
The Great British Bake Off Team
Love Productions
43 Eagle Street
London
WC1R 4AT
Closing date: 31 December 2011
Thursday 20 October | 8:00pm – 9:00pm | BBC2
Highlights of the first series of the bakery competition as past contestants reflect on their roles in the programme and how it has affected their lives.
Judges Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood also provide their personal accounts and memories of the contest.
Thursday 13 October | 8:00pm – 9:00pm | BBC2
Paul Hollywood and Mary Berry conclude their baking masterclasses providing recipes and tips to prepare pork pies filled with pork loin and quail’s egg, chocolate roulade, traditional iced fingers and sachertorte.
Thursday 6 October | 8:00pm – 9:00pm | BBC2
First of two episodes in which the programme’s judges give baking masterclasses, featuring Mary Berry preparing a coffee and walnut Battenberg, a tarte au citron and brandy snaps, and Paul Hollywood’s take on traditional Italian flatbread.
Tue 4 October | 8:00pm – 9:00pm | BBC2
The Final Holly Bell, Jo Wheatley and Mary-Anne Boermans compete in the final, which sees them cooking for a street party attended by judges Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood, as well as friends, family and former Bake Off contestants.
Their offerings include , mini Victoria sponges, and miniature strawberry and rhubarb cheesecakes.
Presented by Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins
Tuesday 27 September | 8:00pm – 9:00pm | BBC2
The four remaining bakers test their pastry-making skills as they embark on a series of challenges.
After serving mousse cake and iced fingers to judges Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood, the cooks create a dough capable of being used in three types of pastry or croissant.
Presented by Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins
Tuesday 20 September | 8:00pm – 9:00pm | BBC2 | iPlayer
The remaining bakers test their dessert-making skills as they embark on a series of challenges.
After serving up cheesecake and chocolate roulade for judges Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood, this week’s showstopper sees the cooks creating a choux pastry tower made of hundreds of profiteroles.
Presented by Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins
Tuesday 13 September | 8:00pm – 9:00pm | BBC2 | iPlayer
The remaining bakers test their pie-making skills as they embark on a series of challenges.
After serving up their signature dish for judges Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood, they are faced with cooking six individual pork pies – a task that proves problematic for vegetarian Jason – and preparing a meringue.
Presented by Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins