Bake Off: The Professionals
Teams of professional pastry chefs do battle in the kitchen.
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Series 1
10 episodes
Premiered May 6, 2018
Series 2
10 episodes
Premiered Apr 30, 2019
Series 3
10 episodes
Premiered May 26, 2020
Series 4
10 episodes
Premiered May 25, 2021
Series 5
10 episodes
Premiered May 24, 2022
Series 6
10 episodes
Premiered Jul 4, 2023
Series 9
10 episodes
Premiered Jun 6, 2024
Series 10
10 episodes
Premiered May 27, 2025
Series 11
10 episodes
Premiered May 26, 2026
Ep 1Miniature Classics & Black Forest Gateau
The teams compete to make perfect batches of miniature classics - 24 conversations and 24 tartes aux fruits - as well as a reinvented Black Forest gateau
Layered Slices & Croquembouche
The five teams take on a layered slices challenge including tiramisu. There's also a Showpiece of 36 servings of croquembouches. The lowest ranking outfit will be eliminated.
Chocolate Week
The four remaining teams are challenged to demonstrate their skills with chocolate, and for the first challenge, they must rely on their patisserie knowledge to succeed in a test where the recipe is a secret. They must then produce a showpiece on the theme of masked balls, which must incorporate two types of filled and moulded chocolates and a moving part.
Eton Mess & Mini Classics
Cherish Finden and Benoit Blin challenge the bakers to prepare two batches of perfectly uniform miniature classics - 24 pont neufs and 24 tartes au citron - in just three and a half hours. For the showpiece challenge, they must reinvent a classic Eton mess and turn it into a masterpiece of their own devising.
Roulade, Opera Slices & Religieuse
The teams take on a fruit roulade and opera slices. They also remodel the classic French pastry, the religieuse.
Secret Recipe Challenge & Chocolate Showpiece
Liam Charles and Tom Allen put the remaining teams to the test with a secret recipe challenge, then gives them a chance to impress judges Cherish Finden and Benoit Blin with their showmanship by making a chocolate showpiece inspired by the theme of the four seasons.
Channel 4
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