The Great British Bake Off (series 4)

The Great British Bake Off Series 4
Presented by Mel Giedroyc
Sue Perkins
Judges Mary Berry
Paul Hollywood
Country of origin United Kingdom
Production
Executive producer(s) Anna Beattie
Producer(s) Samantha Beddoes
Editor(s) Amanda Westwood
Location(s) Harptree Court
Running time 60 minutes
Production company(s) Love Productions
Broadcast
Original channel BBC Two
Original run 20 August 2013 – 22 October 2013
Chronology
Preceded by Series 3
Followed by Series 5

The fourth series of The Great British Bake Off began airing on 20 August 2013.[1] Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins again presented the show and Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood returned as judges.[2] As with series 3, the competition was held at Harptree Court in East Harptree, Somerset.[3]

13,000 amateur bakers applied to appear on the programme, and 100 were selected for screen test, with the best 60 advancing to a three-day audition.[2] From these, 13 contestants were chosen this year so the judges could eliminate two people whenever they wanted.[4][5]

The winner of the Great British Bake Off 2013 was Frances Quinn.[6]

The Bakers

Baker Age
(on show debut)
Occupation
(on show)
Hometown Links
Ali Imdad 25 Charity worker Saltley, Birmingham
Beca Lyne-Pirkis 31 Military Wives' Choir Singer Aldershot, Hampshire [7]
Christine Wallace 66 Director of an engraving company Didcot, Oxfordshire [8]
Deborah Manger 51 Dentist Peterborough [9]
Frances Quinn 31 Children's Clothes Designer Market Harborough, Leicestershire [10]
Glenn Cosby 37 English Teacher Teignmouth, Devon [11]
Howard Middleton 51 Council Worker Sheffield [12]
Kimberley Wilson 30 Psychologist London
Lucy Bellamy 38 Horticulturist Grimsby, Lincolnshire [13]
Mark Onley 37 Carpenter & Kitchen Fitter Milton Keynes
Robert Smart 54 Space Satellite Designer Melbourn, Cambridgeshire [14]
Ruby Tandoh 20 History of Art and Philosophy Student Southend, Essex [15]
Toby Waterworth 30 Web Programmer Reading, Berkshire [16]

Results summary

Elimination chart
Baker 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Frances Quinn SB WINNER
Kimberley Wilson SB SB Runner Up
Ruby Tandoh SB SB SB Runner Up
Beca Lyne-Pirkis OUT
Christine Wallace SB SB OUT
Glenn Cosby OUT
Howard Middleton OUT
Robert Smart SB OUT
Ali Imdad OUT
Deborah Manger OUT
Mark Onley OUT
Lucy Bellamy OUT
Toby Waterworth OUT

Colour key:

     Baker got through to the next round
     Baker was eliminated
     Baker was one of the judges' least favourite bakers that week, but was not eliminated.
     Baker was the Star Baker
     Baker was one of the judges' favourite bakers that week, but did not win star baker.
     Baker was the series runner-up
     Baker was the series winner

Episodes

Episode 1: Cakes

The bakers were given two hours to make a sandwich cake with filling of their choice for the signature challenge. For their first technical challenge, the bakers were required to bake an angel food cake using Mary Berry's recipe in two and half hours. For the showstopper, the challenge was to make a chocolate cake using at least two types of chocolate to decorate the cake. They were given four hours for this bake.

     Baker eliminated      Star Baker      Winner
Baker Signature
(Sandwich Cake)
Technical
(Angel Food Cake)
Showstopper
(All things chocolate)
Ali Rose and Pistachio 11 Chocolate, Raspberry and Passion fruit Engagement Cake
Beca Grapefruit Drizzle 8Chocolate Cherry Indulgence
Christine Strawberry, Vanilla and Rosewater Summer Basket 3 Chocolate and orange 'Fripperous' Hat Cake
Deborah Pineapple 9Coffee time Cake
Frances Giant Jam Sandwich 7Secret Squirrel Cake
Glenn Strawberries and Cream 4Almond and Espresso Cake
Howard Passion fruit and Coconut 6Black Forrest Revisited
Kimberley Blood Orange 10 Chocolate, Raspberry and Basic Layer Cake
Lucy Timperley Early 2Thyme 'Wildwood' Cake
Mark Lemon and Poppy seed 5Chocolate Monster
Robert Pecan and Apple 1 Raspberry Chocolate Cake
Ruby Rhubarb and Custard 12Chocolate and Ginger Night Sky Cake
Toby Spiced and Iced Carrot 13 Two Tiered Chocolate Cake

Episode 2: Bread

The bakers were asked to make in two hours 36 breadsticks, all made using yeast, of at least 25 cm (10 inches) in length, and the breadsticks should be crisp and produce a good snap. For the technical challenge, the bakers have to make eight English muffin using Paul's recipe in two and three quarter hours. For the final bake, an elaborately decorated loaf was set as the showstopper challenge to be completed in four hours.

Baker Signature
(36 Bread Sticks)
Technical
(English Muffin)
Showstopper
(Decorative Loaves)
Ali Italian Grissini 9 Sweet and Savoury Yin Yang Bread
Beca Fennel & Chilli Breadsticks 11 Spiced Sultana & Honey 5 Strand Christmas Wreath
Christine Mediterranean Breadsticks with Oregano 4 Double Plaited Loaf
Deborah Fennel & Chilli Breadsticks 8 Walnut Fleur Loaf
Frances Giant Chilli Chocolate and Ginger Matchsticks 2 Sailors Knot
Glenn Rosemary & Parmesan Grissini 7 Harvest Crown
Howard Moroccan Breadsticks 10 Picasso Orange and Oregano Sun Bread
Kimberley Nigella Seed & Parmesan Breadsticks 1 Peace Bread
Lucy Grissini with Salt 12 Roasted Tomato and Garlic Bread
Mark Rosemary & Raisin Breadsticks 6 Sage and Garlic Paul's Eight Strand Plait
Robert Twisty Rye Breadsticks 5 Paul the Psychic Octopus Tribute Loaf
Ruby Mexican Breadsticks 3 White Chocolate and Orange Peacock bread

Episode 3: Desserts

For the first challenge of the episode the bakers were asked to make a Trifle of their own choice, using Ladies Fingers, Sponge or Biscuit for the base and either Jam or Custard for the middle layer. For their second challenge, the bakers were required to bake in an hour and a half Floating Islands using a recipe of Mary Berry. For the show-stopper, the bakers were set the task of making 24 petit fours, twelve biscuit based, twelve sponge based, to be finished in three hours.

Baker Signature
(Trifle)
Technical
(Floating Islands)
Showstopper
(24 Petit Fours)
Ali Coconut, Raspberry & Lemon Macaroon Meringue Trifle 5 Vanilla Latte Mini Cakes
Lime & Mint Shortbread Pops
Beca Orange & Ginger Trifle 10 Limoncello & Blueberry Bursts
Millionaire Shortbread
Christine Caribbean Pina Colada Trifle 4 Ninety Niners
Cherry Amaretto Sachertorte Parcels
Deborah Tropical Trifle* 9 Canelé Cherry & Chocolate Cakes
Rose Cookies
Frances Apple & Blackberry Crumble Trifle 8 'Ballet Bites' Ginger Nutcrackers
Sugar Plum Fairy Cakes
Glenn Raspberry & Almond Trifle 1 Billionaire Bouchées
Orange Financiers
Howard Caramel & Apple Trifle* 7 Black Coffee & Cardamom Cake
White Stilton & Pear Biscuits
Kimberley Peach, Almond & Ginger Trifle 6 Chocolate Pistachio Financiers
Lemon Bergamot Biscuits
Mark Ginger, Mango & Passion Fruit Trifle 11 Rose & Pistachio Macaroons
Chocolate & Raspberry Delights
Robert Rhubarb and Orange Trifle 2 Almond Friands
Turǫn Macaroons
Ruby Desert Island Trifle 3 Lemon Shortbread & White Chocolate Seashells
Blackberry & Chocolate Layer Cakes

Episode 4: Pies and Tarts

For the signature challenge the bakers are asked to bake a Double-crusted Fruit Pie with a filling of their choice. For their fourth Technical challenge, the bakers were required to bake a Tart that has almost a 700-year history; the English Custard Tart. For the showstopper, the challenge was to make a Filo Pie centrepiece using the Filo pastry that they had made from scratch.

Baker Signature
(Double-crusted Fruit Pies)
Technical
(English Custard Tart)
Showstopper
(Filo Pie)
Ali Apple & Ginger Pie with a
Pecan & Walnut Shortcrust Pastry
8 Orange, Cardamom & Date M'Hanncha
Beca Mamgu's Cherry-Apple Tart 2 Moroccan Vegetable Filo Feast
Christine Granny Rogers' Apple, Plum &
Cinnamon Country Pie
7 Roasted Vegetable Filo Pie with Feta Cheese
Frances Peach Pie In the Sky 1 Cherry Tree Baklava Filo Pie
Glenn Apple & Maple Syrup Pie 9 Spanakopita
Howard Apple Pie with Sage Pastry 5 Fresh Fig & Feta Filo Flan
Kimberley Pecan & Rosemary Caramel Apple Pie 4 Chicken, Bacon & Butternut Squash Pie
Robert Apple & Pear Pie with Thyme 3 Spanakopita with St George's Mushrooms
Ruby Apple & Marzipan Pie 6 Rose, Almond & Raspberry Filo Pie

Episode 5: Biscuits and Traybakes

For the signature challenge, the bakers were asked to make their favorite traybake in two hours and cut into identical pieces. Everything made as part of the traybake however needed to be made from scratch. In the technical challenge, the bakers needed to make 18 tuiles using Mary's recipe in one and a half hour. Half of the tuiles needed to be shaped in the traditional manner and piped in a concentric circles, and the other rolled up and dipped in chocolate. In the last challenge, the baker had to make a biscuit tower of at least 30 cm high, to be finished in four hours.

Baker Signature
(Traybake)
Technical
(French Classic Tuiles)
Showstopper
(Biscuit Tower)
Beca Chocolate, Cherry and Hazelnut Brownies 5 Tiered Macaron and Sugar Dough Biscuit Centrepiece
Christine Mixed Berry and Almond Crumble Traybake 1 Shortbread Bavarian Clock Tower
Frances Millionaire Banoffee Bonus 3 Biscuits Buttons and Beads
Glenn Apricot and Pistachio Tiffin 2 Shortbread and Macaron Helter-Skelter
Howard Breakfast Traybake 8 Japanese Pagoda Tea Tower
Kimberley Cherry and Almond Bakewell Florentine Slice 7 Black and White Viennese Biscuit Stack
Robert Blueberry and Orange Traybake 4 Dalek
Ruby Blackberry and Lemon Bakewell Slice 6 'Dropped Ice-Cream' Biscuit Centrepiece

Episode 6: Sweet Dough

In the first challenge, the bakers were required to make a sweet tea loaf using yeast, either in a tin or free form. They were given 3 hours for the task. For the technical challenge, the bakers baked an apricot couronne using Paul's recipe in two and three-quarter hours. For the showstopper, the bakers needed to make two different varieties of European sweet buns, 12 of each. The bakers were given 30 minutes to start in the first day so that dough may be proofed overnight, to be finished the second day in four hours.

Baker Signature
(Tea Loaf)
Technical
(Apricot Couronne)
Showstopper
(36 sweet European buns)
Beca Bara Brith 6 Chocolate & Rum-Soaked Prune Brioches
Cardamom Spiced Lemon Iced Buns
Christine Oxford Nutty Fruit Loaf 4 Cherry & Raisin Schnecken Buns
Vanilla Custard Skolebrød
Frances Chai Tea Loaf 2 Hot Cross Brioches
Rhubarb & Custard Kolaches
Glenn Devonshire Panettone 5 Almond & Apricot Brioches
Sticky Caramel Kanelbullen
Howard Date and Hemp Tea Loaf 7 Peachy Buns
German Baumschnecken
Kimberley Chai Spiced Ginger and Date Tea Loaf 3 Double Chocolate & Hazelnut Brioches
Danish Kanelsnurrer
Ruby Citrus Tea Loaf 1 Twisted Swedish Kanelbullar
Saffron St. Lucia Buns

Episode 7: Pastry

The bakers are challenged to bring the old fashioned suet pudding back up to date for the signature challenge. In the technical bake, the bakers are challenged to create eight perfect religieuse; these are choux buns that are topped with ganache and filled with crème patissiere then carefully balanced one on top of the other. In the Showstopper Challenge, the bakers have 4 hours to make three different types of puffed pastries; one must be filled, another has to be iced and the final one is of their choice.

Baker Signature
(Suet Puddings)
Technical
(Choux buns)
Showstopper
(3 types Puffed Pastry)
Beca Spring Lamb and Vegetable Suet Pudding
with Redcurrant Gravy
1 Nectarine and Frangipane Squares
Chocolate and Hazelnut Vol-au-vents
Strawberries and Cream Mille-feuille
Christine Spotted Dick
with Vanilla Custard Ice Cream
6 Eccles Cakes
Fresh Fruit Baskets
Lemon Cream Eton Mess Mille-feuille
Frances Figgy Roll-y Poly Pudding
with Caramelised Walnut and Honey Ice Cream
5 French Framboise Cream Horns
Bass Clef Palmiers
Sheet Music Mille-feuille
Glenn Prune and Armagnac Pudding
with Butterscotch Sauce
3 Caramelised Apple and Marzipan Tartlets
Chocolate Elephant Ears
Passion Fruit Mille-feuille
Kimberley Barberry and Apple Spotted Dick
with Maple Syrup and White Chocolate Custard
4 Blackberry and Lemon Verbena Crème Brûle Custard tarts
Fig, Orange and Thyme Galette
Pear, Malt and Butterscotch Mille-feuille
Ruby Plum Jam Roly-Poly
with Ginger Ice Cream
2 Caramelised Apple Lattice
Portuguese Custard Tarts
Raspberry and Passion Fruit Mille-feuille

Episode 8: Quarter Final

This week in the quarter final, the theme for this week were bakes that were free of something (e.g. gluten free, dairy free). In the Signature Challenge, the bakers are challenged to bake a loaf that does not use traditional wheat flours, instead they must use flours such as Spelt, Rye, Potato or Tapioca. The bakers are challenged in the technical bake to make a Dacquoise which consists of 3 layers; coiled meringue, coffee custard and a hazelnut praline top. For the showstopper, the bakers are pushed out of their comfort zones and asked to create novelty vegetable cakes which must be dairy free

Baker Signature
(Loaves)
Technical
(Dacquoise)
Showstopper
(Novelty Vegetable Cake)
Beca Potato, Spelt and Rosemary Focaccia 4 Spiced Butternut Squash and Pecan 'Cheese' Cake
Christine Multi-Seeded Loaf
with Pumpkin, Sesame and Sunflower Seeds
5 Sweet Potato Guitar
with Passion Fruit Icing and Marshmallow Fondant
Frances 'Chelsea Flour Show' Bun Bouquet 3 Hidden Carrot Cake
Kimberley Wild Garlic Pesto and Parma Ham Spelt Loaf 2 Butternut Squash and Spice Cake Toadstool House
Ruby Mango and Nigella Seed Spelt Cob 1 Carrot Cake and Pistachio Garden Plot

Episode 9: Semi-Final

This week's theme was French pastry. In the Signature Challenge, the bakers are challenged to make three different types of savoury canapé; one must be Choux, another must be Shortcrust or Rough Puff and the third can be anything of their choice. For the Technical bake, the bakers are challenged to make a Charlotte Royal; made of Swiss roll surrounding a bavarois, it is set with gelatin to form a firm dome when turned out. In the Showstopper Challenge, the bakers are challenged to bake an iconic French Patisserie, the Opera cake

Baker
Signature
(Savoury Canapés)
Technical
(Charlotte Royale)
Showstopper
(Opera cake)
Beca Stilton and Walnut Macarons
Beetroot and Salmon Choux Puffs
Welsh Rarebit Tartlets
3 Banoffee Opera Cake
Frances Chantenay Carrots
Choux Pastry Tomatoes
Cauliflower Cheese Scones
2 Great British Soap Opera Cake
Kimberley Pea Purée Tarts
Crab and Wasabi Profiteroles
Steamed Buns with Barbecue Chicken
1 Passion Fruit and Lime Opera Cake
Ruby Beetroot Jelly on Poppy Seed Biscuits
Spinach, Parmesan and Egg Tartlets
Choux Buns with Goat's Cheese and Caramelised Onions
4 Chocolate, Almond Praline and Saffron Opera Cake

Special episode: Class of 2012

In this episode, shown immediately before the final, the Class of 2012 return to the Bake Off tent to give a special insight to life inside the tent. They divulge how it felt to receive judgement from Mary and Paul; how they coped with having their ingredients siphoned off by Mel and Sue; and to what extent practising bagels, pies, petit fours, meringues, hidden design cakes and gingerbread constructions took over their lives. Reliving their perfectly risen highs and soggy bottom lows, the bakers also reveal how their experience in a tent, in the middle of a field and in extreme weather conditions, has changed their lives.

Episode 10: Final

In the Signature Challenge, the final three are challenged to create a Picnic Pie. The pie must be savoury, the fillings have to create a creative design and has to be strong enough to be served out of the tin. For the Technical Challenge, the bakers are challenged to make 12 perfectly shaped pretzels; 6 savoury with rock salt and 6 sweet, flavoured with poppy seeds and topped with sweet orange zest and glaze. For the final Showstopper Challenge of the series, the bakers are asked to bake the ultimate showpiece - a three tiered wedding cake.

Baker Signature
(Picnic Pie)
Technical
(12 Pretzels)
Showstopper
(Wedding Cake)
Frances Rainbow Picnic Pie 3 Midsummer Night's Dream Wedding Cake
Kimberley Chicken and Pig Pie 1 Languages of Love Wedding Cake
Ruby Picnic Basket Pie 2 Raspberry, Lemon and Passion Fruit Wedding Cake

Masterclasses

Mary and Paul take over the tent and take on the challenges that they set for the bakers, showing what they would have done had they been in the bakers shoes.

Episode 1

Bake 1 Bake 2 Bake 3
Mary Whole Orange Cake Angel Food Cake Chocolate Cake
Paul Olive Bread Sticks Breakfast Muffins

Episode 2

Bake 1 Bake 2 Bake 3
Mary Tipsy Trifle Floating Islands Wobbly Apricot Tart
Paul Custard Tarts Spanakopita N/A

Episode 3

Bake 1 Bake 2 Bake 3
Mary Ginger Spiced Traybake Tuiles with Chocolate Mousse N/A
Paul Iced Tea Loaf Sweet Dough Brioche Tete Apricot Couronne

Episode 4

Bake 1 Bake 2 Bake 3
Mary Suet Sussex Pond Pudding Choux Pastry Religieuse Opera Cake
Paul Wheat-free Crusty Rye Loaf Sweet and Savoury Pretzels N/A

Controversy

Before the series started, there was speculation Paul Hollywood would not appear in the show after his marriage broke down.[17][18][19] Mary Berry, however, was said to have supported Hollywood over rumours of his possible sacking by BBC,[20] and the BBC later denied the rumours and said that his job is safe.[21]

During the series, there were accusations of favouritism towards female contestants after the last man Glenn Cosby was eliminated from the show,[22] as well as allegations of Paul Hollywood's favouritism towards Ruby Tandoh,[23][24] and personal attacks on Tandoh by various people including the chef Raymond Blanc.[25][26][27] Both Paul Hollywood and Ruby Tandoh denied the accusation.[28][29]

Prior to the final, a rash of bets were placed on Frances Quinn to win. Bookmakers were forced to suspend the book after 90 per cent of wagers were placed on Quinn, and led to accusation that show insiders or friends who knew of the result were placing bets on the outcome.[30] This subsequently lead to many online media sources speculating Quinn had won, inadvertently leaking the result prematurely.

Post-show career

Frances Quinn is writing a book due to be released in 2015.[31]

Ruby Tandoh has written a book, Crumb: The Baking Book, published on 25 September 2014.[32] She took half a year out from the university after the show but has returned to complete her philosophy and history of art course at University College London.[33] She is writing a column on baking for The Guardian.[34]

Beca Lyne-Pirkis is presenting a Welsh language cookery show Becws for S4C starting 11 September 2014.[35][36]

Glenn Cosby left teaching and launched his own touring stage show Bake it Big.[37][38]

Ali Imdad has set up a bakery business and become a full-time baker.[39]

Ratings

The show achieved some of the highest ratings seen on BBC Two. According to overnight data, the final episode was seen by 9.1 million viewers at its peak, and averaging over 8 million, more than twice the number of viewers on BBC One and ITV.[40] This episode is the highest-rated show ever on BBC2 under the ratings system first introduced in 2002, beating the previous record set by an episode of Top Gear in 2007.[41] Series Four averaged 7,353,900 viewers.

All ratings are taken from BARB.

Episode
no.
Airdate Total
viewers[42]
Weekly ranking
BBC Two
Weekly ranking
all TV
1 20 August 2013 6,595,000 1 11
2 27 August 2013 6,651,000 1 12
3 3 September 2013 7,169,000 1 13
4 10 September 2013 6,824,000 1 18
5 17 September 2013 6,948,000 1 17
6 24 September 2013 7,323,000 1 16
7 1 October 2013 7,759,000 1 13
8 8 October 2013 7,411,000 1 12
9 15 October 2013 7,412,000 1 18
10 22 October 2013 9,447,000 1 4

Specials

Episode No. Airdate Total Viewers BBC Two Weekly Ranking
The Great British Bake Off, Class of 2012
22 October 2013 3,695,000 2
The Great British Bake Off Masterclass
1 29 October 2013 2,728,000 4
2 30 October 2013 2,273,000 10
3 31 October 2013 2,210,000 13
4 1 November 2013 1,690,000 24
The Great British Bake Off, Christmas Special
17 December 2013 3,388,000 2

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