About this season
A spinoff of 'The Great British Bake Off', this show features children aged 9-13 competing to be ‘Junior Bake Off’ Champion by taking part in a series of Technical Bakes and Showstopper Challenges using their own original recipes
Episodes (15)
1. Episode 1
Aired 11 November 2013 • 45 min
Return of the programme in which enthusiastic young cooks take part in a culinary competition to determine which of them is Britain's best junior baker. In the first heat, four contestants follow a tricky recipe for biscotti and lemonade and create showstopping racing-themed cakes, before judges Mary Berry and James Martin pick one to go through to the semi-final.
2. Episode 2
Aired 12 November 2013 • 45 min
The bakers are challenged to master James's melt-in-the-middle chocolate fondant and make a cake inspired by the jungle.
3. Episode 3
Aired 13 November 2013 • 45 min
With a place in the semi-finals at stake, the bakers are tested on their know-how in the Technical Challenge, where they will try to master Mary Berry's recipe for marble cake. They must then make a splash in the Showstopper Challenges as they rustle up and present a selection of impressive under-the-sea-themed biscuits.
4. Episode 4
Aired 14 November 2013 • 45 min
Four new bakers are ready to show off their skills in front of presenter Aaron Craze and the judges. Mary Berry sets the technical challenge in which they must create the perfect `melting moment' biscuits, and they get into the party mood as they make a showstopping cake fit for a carnival.
5. Episode 5
Aired 15 November 2013 • 45 min
The challengers try their hand at making rock cakes and attempt to create jigsaw biscuits.
6. Episode 6
Aired 18 November 2013 • 45 min
The cooks try to make delicate Welsh cakes for the technical challenge, before creating cakes inspired by fairy tales of their choice.
7. Episode 7
Aired 19 November 2013 • 45 min
The remaining bakers face a tricky pastry test as they attempt to make James Martin's cheese straws, followed by a creation of their own design - a cake in the shape of a monster.
8. Episode 8
Aired 20 November 2013 • 45 min
With a place in the semi-final at stake, the four young bakers face the technical challenge, featuring James Martin's new recipe for sticky toffee pudding.
9. Episode 9
Aired 21 November 2013 • 45 min
The bakers are tasked with a tricky technical challenge recreating James Martin's butterfly cakes, and must create a showstopper that resembles a natural wonder of the world.
10. Episode 10
Aired 22 November 2013 • 45 min
Four young bakers battle for a place in the semi finals.
11. Episode 11
Aired 25 November 2013 • 45 min
The contestants are challenged to make choux buns and coffee eclairs as they battle for a place in the semi-finals.
12. Episode 12
Aired 26 November 2013 • 45 min
Four bakers demonstrate their technical skills by preparing a batch of chocolate chip cookies, and face an animal-themed invention challenge.
13. Episode 13
Aired 27 November 2013 • 45 min
The contestants bake scones and shortbread fancies, aiming to impress Executive Pastry Chef of Harrods Markus Bohr and the winner of The Great British Bake Off 2012, John Whaite.
14. Episode 14
Aired 28 November 2013 • 45 min
The four finalists are put under further pressure as James Martin and Mary Berry set a knowledge test, before they work in a team to bake for dance group Diversity.
15. Episode 15
Aired 29 November 2013 • 45 min
The four finalists face the ultimate challenge in a last bid to impress Judges Mary Berry and James Martin, but only one of them can become Junior Bake Off Champion.