A new batch of bakers make perfect vertical layers of iconic chocolate cake and a showstopping sponge menagerie of animals and show their architectural skills.
Proofing makes perfect as contestants mix and knead their dough into cottage loaves, cream-and-jam Devonshire splits and artfully braided centerpieces.
Flavors from the garden bloom when contestants dig into spiced buns and lemon and thyme drizzle cakes. A technical challenge leaves one baker in tears.
It's the semi-final and the four remaining bakers take on an elegant French patisserie Signature and a buttery French classic in the Technical, before making a showstopping Italian celebration cake made up of delicate puff pastry layers.
The final sees the last three bakers tackling a Signature featuring two types of Eclairs and a Lardy Cakes Technical, before making a showstopping Tiered Cake that celebrates their first bake.