About this season
Baking enthusiasts are put through a series of grueling elimination challenges, baking a mouth-watering selection of cakes, pies, tarts, pastries, bread, biscuits and desserts, all in the hope of being crowned Australia's Best Home Baker.
Episodes (10)
1. Cakes
Aired 13 October 2015 • 60 min
The first challenge for the bakers is a family-sized signature cake.
2. Biscuits
Aired 20 October 2015 • 60 min
The bakers are tasked with creating biscuits, including Matt's technical task, Italian cannoli.
3. Choux
Aired 27 October 2015 • 60 min
For this challenge, the bakers work with choux pastry and create a Paris-Brest as well as a Gateau St. Honore.
4. Pies
Aired 3 November 2015 • 60 min
The bakers are tasked with creating different pies, including savoury pies and a blood orange meringue pie.
5. Chocolate
Aired 10 November 2015 • 60 min
The eight remaining bakers are tasked with baking with chocolate. They cook brownies and a Black Forest gateau.
6. Bread
Aired 17 November 2015 • 60 min
The last six contestants are challenged by Dan Lepard's speciality: bread.
7. Desserts
Aired 24 November 2015 • 60 min
Desserts are the task this episode for the bakers. They make individual hot puddings and a dried apricot pavlova.
8. Pastry
Aired 1 December 2015 • 60 min
The remaining five bakers are tasked with cooking pastry. They make miniature savoury pastries and a strudel.
9. Classics
Aired 8 December 2015 • 60 min
The theme for the bakers is classics. Classic doughnuts and a passionfruit tart are on the menu, and a High Tea show stopper pushes the bakers to new heights.
10. Final
Aired 15 December 2015 • 60 min
Only three bakers are left for the final challenge. This will test the bakers to their limits as they are asked to create a cornucopia cake and signature vanilla slices.