The Bake Off Technical Challenges were used to rank the bakers every week from best to worst, it made the bakers use their baking knowledge to complete the challenge. The challenges also had a time limit, which put the bakers under even more pressure.
There are around 123 technical challenges spanning 14 series of The Great British Bake Off. As the series progressed the technical challenges got harder and more complex. Also the recipes given to the bakers got sparser and sparser. However, I will have the full recipe, which will make it a bit easier for me.
By attempting the Bake off technical challenges, it will help to improve my baking skills and also it will encourage me to bake different things that I often would bake such as pastries. I will try to show as many pictures as I can when I attempt these challenges so I can show you a step-by-step process of the challenges.
The Great British Bake Off Series 1 Technical Challenges
Week 1 - Cake: Victoria Sponge Cake
Week 3 - Bread: White Bread Bloomer
Week 4 - Pudding: Souffle
Week 5 - Pastry: Cornish Pasty
The Great British Bake Off Series 2 Technical Challenges
Week 1 – Cake: Coffee and Walnut Battenberg
Week 2 – Tarts: Tarte Au Citron
Week 4 – Biscuits: Brandy Snaps
Week 5 – Pies: Pork Pies
Week 6 – Desserts: Chocolate Roulade
Week 7 – Patisserie: Iced Buns
Week 8 – The Final: Sachertorte
The Great British Bake Off Series 3 Technical Challenges
Week 1 – Cake: Rum Baba
Week 2 – Bread: Plaited Loaf
Week 3 – Tart: Treacle Tart
Week 4 – Desserts: Crème Caramel
Week 5 – Pie: Hand-Raised Pie
Week 6 – Puddings: Queen of Puddings
Week 7 – Sweet Dough: Jam Doughnut
Week 8 – Biscuits: Chocolate Teacakes
Week 9 – Patisserie: Fraiser Cake
Week 10 – The Final: Fondant Fancies
The Great British Bake Off Series 4 Technical Challenges
Week 1 – Cake: Angel Food Cake
Week 2 – Bread: English Muffin
Week 3 – Desserts: Floating Islands
Week 4 – Pies and Tarts: Egg Custard Tarts
Week 5 – Biscuits and Traybakes: Tuiles
Week 6 – Sweet Dough: Apricot Couronne
Week 8 – Quarter Final: Hazelnut Dacquoise
Week 9 – Semi Final: Charlotte Royal
Week 10 – The Final: Pretzels
The Great British Bake Off Series 5 Technical Challenges
Week 2 – Biscuits: Florentines
Week 3 – Bread: Ciabatta
Week 4 – Desserts: Toramisu Cakes
Week 5 – Pies and Tarts: Mini Pear Pies
Week 6 – European Cakes: Prinsesstarta
Week 7 – Pastries: Kouign-Amann
Week 8 – Advanced Dough: Provitica
Week 9 – Patisserie: Schichttorte
Week 10 – The Final: Victoria Sponges, Tart au Citron and Scones
The Great British Bake Off Series 6 Technical Challenges
Week 1 – Cake: Frosted Walnut Layer Cake
Week 2 – Biscuits: Ariettes
Week 3 – Bread: Baguettes
Week 4 – Desserts: Spanische Windtorte
Week 5 – Alternate Ingredients: Gluten free Pitta
Week 6 – Pastry: Flaounes
Week 7 – Victorian: Tennis Cake
Week 8 – Patisserie: Mokatines
Week 9 – Chcolate: Chocolate Souffle
Week 10 – The Final: Millie-feuille
The Great British Bake Off Series 7 Technical Challenges
Week 2 - Biscuits: Viennese Whirls
Week 3 - Bread: Dampfnudel
Week 4 - Batter: Lace Pancakes
Week 5 - Pastry: Bakewell Tart
Week 6 - Botanical: Fresh Herb Fougasse
Week 7 - Dessert: Marjolaine
Week 8 - Tudor: Jumble Biscuits
Week 9 - Patisserie: Savarin with Chantilly Cream
Week 10 - Final: Victoria Sandwich
The Great British Bake Off Series 8 Technical Challenges
Week 1- Chocolate Mini Rolls
Week 2 - Fortune Cookies
Week 3 - Cottage Loaf
Week 4 - Stroopwafels
Week 5 - Molten Chocolate Puddings
Week 6 - Pastéis de Nata
Week 7 - Pizza margherita
Week 8 - Cumberland Rum Nicky
Week 9 - Les Misérables Slices
Week 10 - Iced Ginger Biscuits
The Great British Bake Off Series 9 Technical Challenges
Week 1- Wagon Wheels
Week 2 - Le Gâteau Vert
Week 3 - Non-Yeasted Garlic Naan Breads
Week 4 - Raspberry Blancmange with 12 Langues du Chat Biscuits
Week 5 - Ma'amou
Week 6 - Puits d'amour
Week 7 - Vegan Tropical Fruit Pavlova
Week 8 - Æbleskiver
Week 9 - Torta Setteveli
Week 10 - Campfire Pita Breads
The Great British Bake Off Series 10 Technical Challenges
Week 1- Angel Slices
Week 2 - Fig Rolls
Week 3 - White Burger Baps & 4 Veggie Burgers
Week 4 - Maids of Honour
Week 5 - Beignet Souffles
Week 6 - Verrines
Week 7 - Sicilian Cassatelles
Week 8 - Moroccan Pie
Week 9 - Gâteau Saint Honoré
Week 10 - Stilton Soufflés
The Great British Bake Off Series 11 Technical Challenges
Week 1- Minature Pinapple Upside Down Cakes
Week 2 - Coconut Macaroons
Week 3 - Rainbow Coloured Bagels
Week 4 - Chocolate Babka
Week 5 - Raspberry Éclairs and Salted Caramel Éclairs
Week 6 - Matcha Crepe Cake
Week 7 - Custard & Jam Finger Doughnuts
Week 8 - Sussex Pond Puddings
Week 9 - Danish Kransekake Cornucopia Cake
Week 10 - Walnut Whirls
The Great British Bake Off Series 11 Technical Challenges
Week 1- Malt Loaf
Week 2 - Sandwiched Jammy Biscuit
Week 3 - Cheese and Onion Ciabatta Breadsticks
Week 4 - Sticky Toffee Pudding
Week 5 - Prinzregententorte
Week 6 - Baklava
Week 7 - Caramel Biscuit Bars
Week 8 - Vegan Sausage Rolls
Week 9 - Sablé Breton Tart
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The Great British Bake Off Series 14 Technical Challenges
Week 1- The Great British Bake Off Cake
Week 2 - Custard Creams
Week 3 - Devonshire Splits
Week 4 - White Chocolate and Blackcurrant Cheesecakes
Week 5 - Dauphinoise Pithivier
Week 6 - Lemon and Thyme Drizzle Cake
Week 7 - Chocolate Caterpillar Cake
Week 8 - Orange and Ginger Treacle Puddings
Week 9 - Tarte Aux Pommes
Week 10 - Lardy Cake Slices