The Great Kiwi Bake Off – Season 1
Episodes
Cake Week
The first ever Great Kiwi Bake-Off kicks off with cakes. 12 of New Zealand's most promising amateur bakers will face two challenges. One is crowned the star baker; another bids farewell.
Kiwi Classics Week
This week the bakers tackle a classic pineapple upside down cake with some missing instructions in the technical challenge, and a Kiwi favourite in the signature challenge.
Dessert Week
It's dessert week on the Great Kiwi Bake-Off. Then, a technical challenge has our bakers branching out; while the ultimate Kiwi showstopper causes some bakers to crack under the pressure.
Bread Week
The 9 remaining bakers face the first of many bread themed challenges. Who will take the throne with their signature scone and be crowned this week's star baker?
Biscuit Week
The bakers battle with biscuits and a technical bake causes confection confusion. Then, an architectural showstopper forces our bakers to step up to the challenge.
Pie and Tart Week
There are only 7 bakers left and now its pastry that will challenge the contestants during pie and tart week. The contestants must recreate Dean's Linzer torte and make their own signature family pie.
Gluten Free Week
This week, the remaining bakers must go gluten free. As part of the technical challenge set by Dean, the bakers are tasked to bake an orange and lavender gluten free cake in just 2 hours.
Pastry Week
This week the Bakers tackle pastry, with a technical challenge of retro swans, crisp and dry choux pastry delicately crafted into the shape of a swan.
Chocolate Week
It's the semi-finals and chocolate week has the remaining four bakers nervous as the tricky technical serves a new twist. Plus, the last challenge has the bakers make a Show Stopper Chocolate cake!
Finale
After 10 weeks of tough competition in the Bake Off tent it all comes down to this - who will be crowned the winner?