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The Great Canadian Baking Show - Episode Guide

Season 1

Cake Week

Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Nov 1, 2017 (60 min)

Cake Week

The Great Canadian Baking Show welcomes ten of the country's most passionate bakers to the iconic white baking tent to face Cake Week, and demonstrate talent and skill in the first of many challenges.

Bread Week

Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Nov 8, 2017 (60 min)

Bread Week

The bakers dive head first into a world of carbs as they tackle three difficult challenges for Bread Week: Traditional Italian Focaccia for the Signature Challenge, Montreal bagels in the Technical Challenge, and a Showstopper that sees the bakers create Decorative Bread Centerpieces.

Dessert Week

Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Nov 15, 2017 (60 min)

Dessert Week

Dessert Week allows the Top eight bakers to shine in a series of sweet challenges. They must create an elegant pie or tart for the Signature Bake, delicate and pretty Fondant Fancies for the Technical Challenge, and a perfect Pavlova for the Showstopper.

Canada Week

Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Nov 22, 2017 (60 min)

Canada Week

Canada Week sees the top seven bakers embrace beloved homegrown classics and show their national pride. For the Signature Challenge, the bakers demonstrate their pastry skills with savoury Tourtiere. 

Best of Britain Week

Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Nov 29, 2017 (60 min)

Best of Britain Week

The Best of Britain challenges the Bakers to replicate a trio of well-known British desserts: Classic British Trifle for the Signature Challenge; crispy sweet Brandy Snaps for The Technical Challenge; and an iconic Afternoon Tea Tray in the Showstopper Challenge. 

Holiday Baking Week

Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Dec 6, 2017 (60 min)

Holiday Baking Week

During Holiday Baking Week, the Top five bakers celebrate and commemorate the season with three delectable holiday-themed challenges. They are tasked with creating a traditional Bûche de Noël for the Signature Challenge.

French Patisserie Week

Episode: 1x07 | Airdate: Dec 13, 2017 (60 min)

French Patisserie Week

The Top four semi-finalists face French Patisserie Week, with a series of technically difficult challenges that will determine the final Top three Bakers. For the Signature Challenge, they present their take on a classic Mille Feuille.

Finale

Episode: 1x08 | Airdate: Dec 20, 2017 (60 min)

Finale

In the finale, the Top three Bakers face off to see who will be declared the inaugural winner of The Great Canadian Baking Show!

Season 2

Cake Week

Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Sep 19, 2018 (60 min)

Cake Week

CBC's The Great Canadian Baking Show returns with 10 of the country's most passionate bakers. They enter the iconic white baking tent to face Cake Week and a series of challenges designed to reveal their skills and knowledge.

Biscuits and Bars Week

Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Sep 26, 2018 (60 min)

Biscuits and Bars Week

It's Biscuits and Bars Week, and the bakers have a chance to show off their ability and creativity. During the Signature Bake, they are tasked with making 24 dessert bars, featuring three distinct layers.

Bread Week

Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Oct 3, 2018 (60 min)

Bread Week

Bread Week finds the bakers elbow-deep in dough as they tackle a series of challenges. For the Signature Challenge, they have an opportunity to showcase their creativity when they are asked to make free-form quick bread.

International Week

Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Oct 10, 2018 (60 min)

International Week

This week, the seven remaining bakers push themselves with challenges that feature flavours, textures and techniques from around the world.

Pastry Week

Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: Oct 17, 2018 (60 min)

Pastry Week

This week, the remaining six bakers revel in Pastry Week and the opportunity to showcase their creativity.

Chocolate Week

Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: Oct 24, 2018 (60 min)

Chocolate Week

It's Chocolate Week and the five remaining bakers seize the opportunity to make a statement with delectable chocolate creations.

French Patisserie Week

Episode: 2x07 | Airdate: Oct 31, 2018 (60 min)

French Patisserie Week

The remaining four bakers must face French Patisserie Week, one of the most demanding weeks in the tent.

Finale

Episode: 2x08 | Airdate: Nov 7, 2018 (60 min)

Finale

The final three bakers return to the tent for the final showdown.

Season 3

Cake Week

Episode: 3x01 | Airdate: Sep 18, 2019 (60 min)

Cake Week

CBC's The Great Canadian Baking Show returns with 10 of the country's most passionate bakers. They enter the iconic white baking tent to face Cake Week and a series of challenges.

Biscuit Week

Episode: 3x02 | Airdate: Sep 25, 2019 (60 min)

Biscuit Week

It's Biscuit Week and the bakers have a chance to show off their ability and creativity with cookies that will amaze!.

Bread Week

Episode: 3x03 | Airdate: Oct 2, 2019 (60 min)

Bread Week

Bread Week finds the bakers elbow-deep in dough as they knead their way through a series of challenges.

Old School Week

Episode: 3x04 | Airdate: Oct 9, 2019 (60 min)

Old School Week

Come join us on the Great Canadian Baking Show time machine as the bakers try their hands at some classic treats.

Chocolate Week

Episode: 3x05 | Airdate: Oct 16, 2019 (60 min)

Chocolate Week

It's Chocolate Week and the remaining six bakers seize the opportunity to make a statement with delectable chocolate creations.

International Week

Episode: 3x06 | Airdate: Oct 23, 2019 (60 min)

International Week

This week, the five remaining bakers push themselves with challenges that feature flavours, textures and techniques from around the world.

Pie Week

Episode: 3x07 | Airdate: Oct 30, 2019 (60 min)

Pie Week

This week, the remaining four bakers revel in Pie Week and the opportunity to showcase their creativity.

Finale Week

Episode: 3x08 | Airdate: Nov 6, 2019 (60 min)

Finale Week

The final three bakers return to the tent for the final showdown.

Season 4

Cake Week

Episode: 4x01 | Airdate: Feb 14, 2021 (60 min)

Cake Week

Ten of the country's best bakers arrive at the iconic Great Canadian Baking Show tent to meet new faces and complete three Cake Week challenges.

Bread Week

Episode: 4x02 | Airdate: Feb 21, 2021 (60 min)

Bread Week

Its Bread Week once again and the nine remaining bakers must prove they can rise to the occasion.

Cookie Week

Episode: 4x03 | Airdate: Feb 28, 2021 (60 min)

Cookie Week

Eight bakers face endless crunchy and crumbly possibilities for Cookie Week in The Great Canadian Baking Show Tent.

Italian Week

Episode: 4x04 | Airdate: Mar 7, 2021 (60 min)

Italian Week

Italian Week's challenges transport the bakers across the pond to try their hand at timeless Italian treats.

Botanical Week

Episode: 4x05 | Airdate: Mar 14, 2021 (60 min)

Botanical Week

Six remaining bakers face the first ever Botanical Week with three bakes that pay homage to all that's garden-grown.

Pastry Week

Episode: 4x06 | Airdate: Mar 21, 2021 (60 min)

Pastry Week

This week the remaining five bakers must show their layers and excel with their pastry-making skills in three Pastry Week bakes.

Fancy Desserts Week

Episode: 4x07 | Airdate: Mar 28, 2021 (60 min)

Fancy Desserts Week

Only four bakers remain for the delicately delicious Fancy Desserts Week and their last bid to make it to the finale.

Finale

Episode: 4x08 | Airdate: Apr 4, 2021 (60 min)

Finale

The final three bakers return to the Baking Tent for the final showdown to determine who will win The Great Canadian Baking Show!

Season 5

Cake Week

Episode: 5x01 | Airdate: Oct 17, 2021 (60 min)

Cake Week

A new group of talented amateur bakers from across Canada enter the tent for Season 5. Week 1 is Cake Week with three mouth-watering challenges.

Cookie Week

Episode: 5x02 | Airdate: Oct 24, 2021 (60 min)

Cookie Week

Only eight bakers can continue after completing three tough cookie challenges.

Celebration Week

Episode: 5x03 | Airdate: Oct 31, 2021 (60 min)

Celebration Week

The baking tent gets festive for the first-ever Celebration Week with challenges themed to holidays and special occasions.

Bread Week

Episode: 5x04 | Airdate: Nov 7, 2021 (60 min)

Bread Week

The seven remaining bakers must prove they can rise to the occasion.

Pies and Tarts Week

Episode: 5x05 | Airdate: Nov 14, 2021 (60 min)

Pies and Tarts Week

This week the remaining six bakers must excel at pastry and not flake out.

Caramel Week

Episode: 5x06 | Airdate: Nov 21, 2021 (60 min)

Caramel Week

Five bakers face off in Caramel Week in the Baking Tent with three bakes dedicated to everything sticky and sweet.

Patisserie Week

Episode: 5x07 | Airdate: Nov 28, 2021 (60 min)

Patisserie Week

Only four bakers remain for the delicately delicious Patisserie Week and their last bid to make it to the finale.

Finale Week

Episode: 5x08 | Airdate: Dec 6, 2021 (60 min)

Finale Week

The final three bakers return to the tent for the final bakes of the season to determine who will win The Great Canadian Baking Show!

Holiday Special

Episode: 5x09 | Airdate: Dec 13, 2021 (60 min)

Holiday Special

Four bakers from seasons past return to the tent, competing for the chance to become Holiday Star Baker.

Season 6

Cake Week

Episode: 6x01 | Airdate: Oct 2, 2022 (60 min)

Cake Week

Ann Pornel and Alan Shane Lewis host ten of the country's best amateur bakers in the baking tent; esteemed Judges Kyla Kennaley and Bruno Feldeisen declare the first Star Baker of the season, and decide which baker is first to leave the tent.

Biscuits and Cookies

Episode: 6x02 | Airdate: Oct 9, 2022 (60 min)

Biscuits and Cookies

Bakers create meringue bars featuring a cookie base and a filling of their choice; the pressure is on during the Technical Challenge; the bakers must tell a story using only cookies with their whimsical fairy tale scene.

Bread Week

Episode: 6x03 | Airdate: Oct 16, 2022 (60 min)

Bread Week

Bread Week has arrived; each baker will show their stuff with stuffed flat breads; a Swedish tea ring for coffee time; the bakers must create an edible bread work of art.

Botanical Week

Episode: 6x04 | Airdate: Oct 23, 2022 (60 min)

Botanical Week

Bakers must prepare pressed flower cookies featuring an edible flower or herb baked into them; bakers are tasked with making Chebakia; the bakers fool the judges's eyes with a botanical illusion cake.

Chocolate Week

Episode: 6x05 | Airdate: Oct 30, 2022 (60 min)

Chocolate Week

The bakers must re-create the Sacher Torte; the bakers must hide a dessert within a chocolate shell for Kyla and Bruno to discover in the 3D chocolate reveal.

Pastry Week

Episode: 6x06 | Airdate: Nov 6, 2022 (60 min)

Pastry Week

The bakers demonstrate their take on a chimney cake; bakers rise to great heights with a baklava tower, built using phyllo pastry; one baker will wow the judges to become Star Baker and another sees their journey in the baking tent come to an end.

Fancy Dessert Week

Episode: 6x07 | Airdate: Nov 13, 2022 (60 min)

Fancy Dessert Week

Four remaining bakers dress up some desserts; the bakers start with mochi donuts, then provide their take on the sans rival; the bakers must wow the judges with a jelly art cake, topped with a spectacle encased in jelly.

Finale

Episode: 6x08 | Airdate: Nov 20, 2022 (60 min)

Finale

Bakers demonstrate their abilities by taking on the classic Paris Brest; bakers try their hand at cassata; the bakers push their skills to the limit with a garden party dessert centerpiece made of at least three different bakes.

The Great Canadian Holiday Baking Show 2022

Episode: 6x09 | Airdate: Nov 27, 2022 (60 min)

The Great Canadian Holiday Baking Show 2022

Season 5 bakers Stephen and Steve join Season 4's Mahathi and Season 2's Mengling for three yuletide challenges. Each must assemble a holiday party platter of savoury appetizers, then bake Gefüllte Herzen, heart-shaped German holiday cookies filled with raspberry jam and covered in chocolate. Finally, the bakers will create a show stopping holiday scene cake elaborately decorated to tell a festive tale.

Season 7

Cake Week

Episode: 7x01 | Airdate: Oct 1, 2023 (60 min)

Cake Week

Ten of the country's best amateur bakers arrive at the iconic "Great Canadian Baking Show" tent to complete three "Cake Week" challenges.

Bread Week

Episode: 7x02 | Airdate: Oct 8, 2023

Bread Week

It's Bread Week once again, and the nine remaining bakers knead to prove their bread-iness.

Cookie Week

Episode: 7x03 | Airdate: Oct 15, 2023

Cookie Week

Eight bakers hope that bite-sized treats are their cup of tea as they enter Cookie Week.

Harvest Week

Episode: 7x04 | Airdate: Oct 22, 2023

Harvest Week

Seven remaining bakers face the inaugural Harvest Week with three bakes celebrating nature's bounty.

Old School Week

Episode: 7x05 | Airdate: Oct 29, 2023

Old School Week

It's totally tubular in the tent with the return of Old School Week as the six bakers are steeped in nostalgic bakes.

Spice Week

Episode: 7x06 | Airdate: Nov 5, 2023

Spice Week

Five bakers awaken their senses for the first-ever Spice Week, featuring three aromatic and seasoned bakes.

Patisseries Week

Episode: 7x07 | Airdate: Nov 12, 2023

Patisseries Week

The four remaining bakers get fancy for Patisserie Week and the last chance to make it to the finale.

Finale

Episode: 7x08 | Airdate: Nov 19, 2023

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Three baker finalists step into the tent to determine who will win "The Great Canadian Baking Show."

The Great Canadian Holiday Baking Show

Episode: 7x09 | Airdate: Nov 26, 2023

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Hosts Ann Pornel and Alan Shane Lewis welcome four champion bakers from seasons past to The Great Canadian Baking Show Tent for the chance to become the Holiday Star Baker. Winners from Seasons 2 through 5 – Andrei, Nataliia, Raufikat, and Vincent – join together for three yuletide challenges. In the Signature Bake, they each must prepare a creative interpretation of Cookies and Milk in tart form to leave out for Santa Claus. Then in the blind-judged Technical Bake they're tasked with baking Sufganiyot, a deep-fried jam and custard filled donut traditional to Hanukkah. Finally, the bakers present a Show Stopping Baking Gift Exchange featuring elaborate desserts hidden inside handmade cookie boxes decorated for the season. Judges Bruno Feldeisen and Kyla Kennaley taste and deliberate on each bake to determine the winner.

Specials

The Great Canadian Holiday Baking Show

Episode: S03 Special | Airdate: Nov 13, 2019 (60 min)

The Great Canadian Holiday Baking Show

Four bakers from previous seasons compete in three holiday-themed challenges for the chance to become the first Holiday Star Baker.

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