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It’s chocolate as far as the eye can see in the Bake Off tent! Some peoples ultimate dream, but for our bakers the finicky sweet can be a huge problem. Striving for the right consistency, taste, shine – it’s enough to melt a few nerves! Jake has to watch one of his bakers truffles off the the sick bay for some of the challenges. And while the teams remain unchanged for this week… the bittersweet aftertaste is fast approaching as TWO bakers will bid adieu next week! It’s gonna be a cocoa finish so On your mark… Get set…. A DATE WITH THE BAKE!

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Bread dread, anyone? While Kimberly, Katie and Jake are loafing around, the ten remaining bakers are sweating their dough balls off in the Bake Off tent during the much anticipated BREAD WEEK! And as if they kneaded more stress, starchy Paul Hollywood is ever watching over these bakes in particular. And while most bakers are able to Prueve themselves as carb connoisseurs, there are a few who fall to the bottom of the basket. A beloved favorite forager is in trouble and Katie and Jake are in sour(dough) spirits about it. But another tent favorite is consistently rising to the top! Enough with the Plait-itudes … on your mark… get set… A DATE WITH THE BAKE!

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Week two in the Bake Off tent and the eleven bakers are out to prove who is the smartest of smart cookies! Kimberly, Jake and Katie root on their teams in the biscuit showdown. And while one early favorite is the custard creme of the crop, there is another favorite who crumbles under the pressure of Paul Hollywood’s icing, or rather, icey stare. Who will be getting the cookie cut? Put away that piping bag and find out with A DATE WITH THE BAKE!

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It’s the semifinals of The Great British Baking Show and four lonely bakers remain to face the challenges of pastry desserts…again…because Pastry Week just happened.  Unfortunately, the flaky confections happen to be one baker’s Achilles high heel, and one of the biggest personalities to grace the Bake Off tent is heading off to spread his sunshine and rainbows elsewhere. This means Team Kimberly, Team Katie and Team Jake miraculously each have one remaining team member to fight for the elusive cake platter prize in the series 10 finale. But leading up to this finale a critical article was written, questions have been raised surrounding bread week, jokes have gone mysteriously missing throughout the season and suspicions are heightened about the judges and their knowledge of common flavor pairings. Release the Swedish Kraken! It’s A DATE WITH THE BAKE: The Curious Case of P&P and the Perilous PB&J!

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Thank the baking gods that Pastry week is finally here in The Great British Baking Show so that Katie can stop going on long winded diatribes about it!  It’s here. And it’s rough (puff).  The challenges prove to be mildly traumatic for the bakers, mildly disappointing for the judges and a complicated range of emotions for Kimberly, Katie and Jake. Bakers who have been in the upper crust in past weeks are crumbling and one baker who had been sconed by the judges in the past is really chouxing up the competition. As we roll into the semi-final it’s still a toss up who’s team will be eclaired the winner! On your mark… Get set… A DATE WITH THE BAKE: Filo She Better Don’t!

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It’s the halfway mark and as the Great British Baking Show tent loses its filling, so to speak, the remaining bakers need to perfect a filling of their own. It’s Custard Week! Team Kimberly is down to one MVP who is really picking up steam in the competition. Team Katie is holding at two bakers, but you might not know it as their screen time is severely lacking. Will Team Jake be able to hold on to his THREE bakers after a pretty disastrous ice cream technical that sunk many bakers in a watery waffle cone grave? Well, the proof is in the pudding.  The race for the finish is on and it’s anyone’s guess who will walk away with the beloved cake plate! On Your Mark… Get Set… Ting that Custard… with A DATE WITH THE BAKE!

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Aaaaaaand their off!! New bakers are in the tent and Kimberly, Katie and Jake are ready to cheer on their teams. Kimberly’s team JDSM has highs and lows with a Hollywood handshake and a young baker sent home early. Katie’s team The Tammy Faye Bakers has the exact same journey except Katie still has some extra bitterness (not from Carole’s chicory) but losing out  on her number 1 draft pick. And team Jake, Baker For Life, starts strong with two of his bakers showing some advanced skill and getting high marks in the personality department. So who WILL be setting the baking bar high in Cake Week and Biscuit Week? And who WILL crumble under the pressure? Find out in the premiere double episode of A DATE WITH THE BAKE: Smells Like Team Spirit!