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The Great American Baking Show

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A selection of America's best amateur bakers compete in a series of themed challenges and eliminations as they look to be crowned America's Best Amateur Baker.

Nov 30, 20155 seasons20 episodesReturning SeriesEN

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Emma Bunton

Self - Host

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Paul Hollywood

Self - Judge

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Sherry Yard

Self - Judge

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Seasons

Season 1

4 episodes

Premiered Nov 30, 2015

Season 2

8 episodes

Premiered Dec 1, 2016

Season 3

1 episodes

Premiered Dec 7, 2017

Season 4: Holiday Edition

3 episodes

Premiered Dec 6, 2018

Season 5: Holiday Edition

4 episodes

Premiered Dec 12, 2019

Episodes

1–4 of 4

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Ep 1

Cookie Week

Nov 30, 2015

This week’s challenge is all about Christmas cookies. Armed with only their skills, their imaginations and drive to win, these bakers compete in three challenges: Signature Bake, showcasing their family recipes as they create two sets of cookies that are both delicious and unique; Technical Bake, a surprise recipe where they must demonstrate precision and technique; and finally, The Showstopper Bake, where the bakers are asked to create elaborate flavorful gingerbread houses.

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Ep 2

Cake Week

Dec 7, 2015

This week's Signature Bake is a traditional yule log. The Technical Bake features a surprise recipe based on judge Johnny Iuzzini's Italian heritage, and finally, The Showstopper Bake has the bakers bringing their unique take to holiday fruitcake while incorporating a "Twelve Days of Christmas" theme. With bold flavors such as rosemary almond cream, pumpkin spice Swiss roll and five golden rings carrot pineapple fruitcake, these bakers are bringing their A-game on "The Great Holiday Baking Show".

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Ep 3

Pastry Week

Dec 14, 2015

This week’s Signature Bake finds the bakers making breakfast pastries, perfect for Christmas morning. The Technical Bake features one of judge Mary Berry’s most festive and fruity recipes. And the Showstopper finds the bakers building elaborate centerpieces from cream puffs and other puffed pastry pieces. The stakes are high in this episode as it will decide the three bakers who make it to the final. Some bakers will impress while others fold under pressure.

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Ep 4

Final Week

Dec 21, 2015

It’s Final Week in the holiday tent as the remaining three bakers face off in their final three challenges, all hoping to be named the winner on “The Great Holiday Baking Show”.