The Great Australian Bake Off

The Great Australian Bake Off
Genre	Baking, cooking
Presented by	Shane Jacobson Anna Gare Claire Hooper Mel Buttle
Judges	Dan Lepard Kerry Vincent Maggie Beer Matt Moran
Opening theme	"Build Me Up Buttercup" by Mike d'Abo & Tony Macaulay (Season 1)
Country of origin	Australia
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	9
Production
Executive producer(s)	Lara Hopkins (2013)
Producer(s)	Euan Jones (2013) Leigh McSwan (2013) Dana Michell (2013)
Editor(s)	Anthony Cox (2013)
Location(s)	Werribee Park Mansion (2013) Yaralla Estate (2015)
Cinematography	Sam Collines (2013)
Running time	60 minutes
Production company(s)	Love Productions (2013) FremantleMedia Australia (2015)
Release
Original network	Nine Network (2013) LifeStyle Food (2015)
Picture format	576i (SDTV)
Audio format	Stereo
Original release	9 July 2013 – present
Chronology
Related shows	The Great British Bake Off
External links
Website

The Great Australian Bake Off is an Australian cooking television series based on the BBC baking competition The Great British Bake Off.

The series first premiered on the Nine Network, airing from 9 July 2013 till 27 August 2013, and saw Nancy Ho win.^[1][2] On 1 April 2015 it was announced that the series had been picked up by pay television channel LifeStyle Food for a second season to air later this year, produced by FremantleMedia Australia.^[3]

Season one was hosted by Shane Jacobson and Anna Gare, with Dan Lepard and Kerry Vincent as judges. Claire Hooper and Mel Buttle will host the second season, with Maggie Beer and Matt Moran serving as judges.^[4]

Format

The show consists of 8 episodes, where in each episode the bakers are tasked with 3 different challenges; a signature bake, a technical bake and a show-stopper. The bakes are critically examined by the judges who will then choose a "Baker of the week" and a baker that is eliminated from the competition. Ten contestants were chosen for the first season.

Signature Challenge: This challenge is for the amateur bakers to show off their tried-and-tested recipes that are rustic and altogether home-made-looking.

Technical Challenge: This challenge shows who can follow instructions, but who also has the technical knowledge and experience to produce the finished product. The bakers are all given the same recipe and are not told beforehand what the challenge will be. The finished product is ranked from worst to best, with the judges not knowing who produced which.

Showstopper Challenge: This challenge is for the bakers to show off their skills and talent. The judges are looking for a bake that is both of a professional appearance but also in taste.

Host & Judges

Season Overview

Season 1 (2013)

Season 1 of The Great Australian Bake Off saw ten home bakers take part in a bake-off to test their baking skills as they battled to be crowned The Great Australian Bake Off's best amateur baker. Each week saw the bakers put through three challenges in a particular discipline.

The three finalists were Jonathan Gurfinkel, Maria Vella and Nancy Ho. On 27 August 2013, Nancy Ho was crowned the best amateur baker.

Season 2 (2015)

Season 2 of The Great Australian Bake Off will see twelve home bakers take part in a bake-off to test their baking skills as they battled to be crowned The Great Australian Bake Off's best amateur baker. The 10-part season will premiere on 13 October 2015.^[5]

The three finalists were Jasmin Hartley, Sian Redgrave and Suzy Stefanidis. On 15 December, Sian was crowned the best amateur baker.

Ratings

Broadcast

References

External links

• The Great Australian Bake Off
• The Great Australian Bake Off on Bakers Corner website
• The Great Australian Bake Off at the Internet Movie Database
• The Great Australian Bake Off on Twitter