Cake Week
Series 7, Episode 1 Unrated
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Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins start the iconic competition with cake week. The group of twelve new amateur bakers produce their best signature cakes before tackling the technical challenge - a popular little cake with a fatless sponge and tricky chocolate work. Finally, the bakers have the opportunity to show the judges Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood what they can do with their showstopper. The best of the bunch will be crowned star baker, while one contestant will be leaving the tent.
Biscuit Week
Series 7, Episode 2 Unrated
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Paul and Mary set the bakers three biscuit challenges. The bakers start with a signature challenge, but who will snap first with just a few hours to make 24 identical decorated biscuits? Hidden under the gingham cloth is a technical challenge that requires perfect piping to avoid a crumbling whirl. Sue Perkins drops in for tea and history as she discovers the etiquette of dunking biscuits, from Victorian high society right back to Greek survival biscuits. The final showstopper challenge requires precision baking to build a biscuit structure that reveals a little more about each of the bakers.
Bread Week
Series 7, Episode 3 Unrated
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Paul Hollywood has put together three of the toughest bread challenges ever. First up is the signature challenge - a sweet dough with a twist. And with Paul's digits primed for prodding, no dough is safe from scrutiny. The bakers then face a steamy technical challenge without an oven. For the perfect bake they have to avoid a burnt bottom and a soggy top. And there is a mighty final challenge which requires the use of three different flours to create a huge showstopper centrepiece.
Batter Week
Series 7, Episode 4 Unrated
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Just nine bakers remains, and - for the very first time - it is Batter Week. Mary and Paul have set three challenges to test the bakers on some store cupboard classics. To start things off there is a British favourite. The judges are looking for perfection - a uniform bake across the batch and a tasty savoury filling. The technical challenge requires a steady hand to master its intricacies, and there's no room for error. And finally there is a show-stopper where the ovens are off and the fryers are out, as the bakers are challenged to do their version of a Spanish classic.
Pastry Week
Series 7, Episode 5 Unrated
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The eight remaining bakers are set three challenges with three very different types of pastry. For the signature challenge it is breakfast time, Danish style. In the technical challenge, Mary asks the bakers to keep their cool, giving them limited time and instructions to bake a classic British tart. And finally there is a bite-size showstopper, a fine pastry which notoriously difficult to make and even trickier to bake. Which bakers will impress Mary and Paul enough to keep their place in the tent, and who will be heading home?
Botanical Week
Series 7, Episode 6 Unrated
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For the very first time on Bake Off, it's Botanical Week. There are three challenges inspired by nature. The bakers can reach for anything that grows to give their bakes maximum botanical taste. The bakers start with a signature challenge with a twist that demands sharp citrus flavours and perfect peaks. Hidden under the gingham cloth is a leafy technical challenge set by Mr Hollywood. And, finally, the botanical showstopper is the biggest challenge of the series so far - not one, not two, but three tiers of elaborately decorated cake.
Dessert Week
Series 7, Episode 7 Unrated
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It's Dessert Week and for starters the bakers face a sweetly filled signature challenge that has them rolling out their skills to impress Mary and Paul. And if that wasn't enough, the technical challenge is one of the toughest of the series so far, which layers on the pressure as the bakers are tested on a tricky French dessert. And finally there is a multi-bake mini-showstopper that is a bit of a mousse marathon. But which of the bakers will impress Mary and Paul enough to earn their place in the quarter-final, and which baker will be hanging up their apron and heading home?
Tudor Week
Series 7, Episode 8 Unrated
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This time we step back in history for a Bake Off first - Tudor Week. Mary and Paul have set three new challenges that embrace a time when Henry VIII reigned, a time of flamboyant banquets and impressive centre pieces that were Tudor showstoppers. The signature is a Tudor classic - pies. In the technical challenge, the bakers face a rather unusual Tudor biscuit that has the them all tied up in knots. And the final challenge is to construct a showstopper that is a spectacle of marzipan, fit to grace the tables of a wealthy Tudor banquet.
Patisserie Week
Series 7, Episode 9 Unrated
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It is the Bake Off semi-final, and it is Patisserie Week, with just four bakers remaining. In the signature challenge, the bakers are once again hoping to achieve perfect lamination for a difficult French pastry. In the technical challenge, Paul is testing the bakers' patisserie prowess with a yeast-based cake that has a fruity top and delicate chocolate work. The show-stopper is the bakers' last chance to prove they have what it takes to make it to the final, with a multiple mini-cake bake. Which of the bakers will impress Mary and Paul enough to earn their place in next week's final?
The Final
Series 7, Episode 10 Unrated
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The three finalists face a showstopper which is the most complex ever seen on Bake Off and which has the most bakes ever requested in a challenge. Who will be crowned champion?
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