The Great British Bake Off (series 12)
The Great British Bake Off | |
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Series 12 | |
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Country of origin | United Kingdom |
No. of episodes | 10 |
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Original network | Channel 4 |
Original release | 21 September 23 November 2021 | –
Series chronology |
The twelfth series of The Great British Bake Off began airing on 21 September 2021.[1] It is presented by Noel Fielding and Matt Lucas, and judged by returning judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith. The bakers were announced on 14 September 2021.[2]
The series was won by Giuseppe Dell'Anno, with Chigs Parmar and Crystelle Pereira finishing as the runners-up. Dell'Anno is the first Italian winner of the programme.[3][4]
Bakers[]
Baker[2] | Age | Occupation | Hometown | Links |
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Amanda Georgiou | 56 | Metropolitan Police detective | London | [5] |
Chigs Parmar | 40 | Sales manager | Leicester | [6] |
Crystelle Pereira | 26 | Client relationship manager | London | [7] |
Freya Cox | 19 | Student | Scarborough, North Yorkshire | [8] |
George Aristidou | 34 | Shared lives coordinator | London | [9] |
Giuseppe Dell'Anno | 45 | Chief engineer | Bristol | [10] |
Jairzinho Parris | 51 | Head of Finance | London | [11][12] |
Jürgen Krauss | 56 | Physicist | Brighton, East Sussex | [13] |
Lizzie Acker | 28 | Car production operative | Liverpool | [14][15] |
Maggie | 70 | Retired nurse and midwife | Poole, Dorset | [16][17] |
Rochica | 27 | Junior HR business partner | Birmingham | [18] |
Tom Fletcher | 28 | Software developer | Maidstone, Kent | [19] |
Results summary[]
Elimination chart | ||||||||||||||||||
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Baker | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||||||
Giuseppe | SB | SB | WINNER | |||||||||||||||
Chigs | SB | SB | Runner-up | |||||||||||||||
Crystelle | SB | SB | Runner-up | |||||||||||||||
Jürgen | SB | SB | OUT | |||||||||||||||
Lizzie | OUT | |||||||||||||||||
George | OUT | |||||||||||||||||
Amanda | OUT | |||||||||||||||||
Freya | OUT | |||||||||||||||||
Maggie | OUT | |||||||||||||||||
Rochica | OUT | |||||||||||||||||
Jairzinho | OUT | |||||||||||||||||
Tom | OUT |
Colour key:
- Baker was one of the judges' least favourite bakers that week, but was not eliminated.
- Baker was one of the judges' favourite bakers that week, but was not the Star Baker.
- Baker got through to the next round.
- Baker was eliminated.
- Baker was the Star Baker.
- Baker was a series runner-up.
- Baker was the series winner.
Episodes[]
- Baker eliminated
- Star Baker
- Winner
Episode 1: Cake[]
For the signature challenge, the bakers were tasked with making 12 decorative mini rolls, in two hours. The technical challenge, set by Prue, required the bakers to make a malt loaf served with homemade butter, in two hours. In the showstopper challenge, the bakers were given four hours to create an anti-gravity illusion cake, representing a precious memory.
Baker | Signature (Mini Swiss Roll) |
Technical (Malt Loaf) |
Showstopper (Anti-Gravity Illusion Cake) |
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Amanda | 'Cherry Soldier' Mini Rolls | 12th | Elderflower & Lemon Surf Explosion |
Chigs | Strawberries & Cream Mini Rolls | 11th | 'Where it All Began' |
Crystelle | 'Chai and Chai Again' Mini Rolls | 8th | 'Bouq-cake of Flowers' |
Freya | Vegan Lemon & Raspberry Mini Rolls | 2nd | 'Flower Potty' |
George | Chocolate & Hazelnut Mini Rolls | 3rd | Greek Table |
Giuseppe | Easter Mini Rolls | 10th | 'Jack and the Beanstalk' |
Jairzinho | Lime & Passionfruit Mini Rolls | 9th | ‘Kick the Can’ Cake |
Jürgen | 'Schwarzwald' Mini Rolls | 6th | 'Night Time Reading' |
Lizzie | 'Zoo' Mini Rolls | 4th | 'Nana's Peaches & Cream' |
Maggie | 'Knit & Natter' Mini Rolls | 1st | Ice-cream Cornet |
Rochica | 'Colin' Rolls | 7th | Apple Cake |
Tom | Black Forest Mini Rolls | 5th | Classically Spectacular Showstopper |
Episode 2: Biscuits[]
For the signature challenge, the bakers were tasked with making 24 identical brandy snaps, in two hours. The technical challenge, set by Paul, required the bakers to make 12 sandwiched jammy biscuits, consisting of two baked biscuits, jam, and buttercream, in one hour and 45 minutes. For the showstopper challenge, the bakers needed to create a 3D biscuit replica of a favorite childhood toy. The replica needed to have an interactive element.
Baker | Signature (24 Brandy Snaps) |
Technical (Sandwiched Jammy Biscuit) |
Showstopper (3-D Childhood Toy) |
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Amanda | 'Open Sesame' Brandy Snaps | 4th | Carousel Rocking Horse |
Chigs | 'Espresso Martini' Brandy Snaps | 7th | Snooker Table |
Crystelle | ’Apple of My P-eye' Brandy Snaps | 10th | Vanity Playset |
Freya | 'Brandy Snapuccinos' | 3rd | Winnie |
George | Cypriot Brandy Snaps | 8th | Paul and Prue Airlines |
Giuseppe | Gianduja Snaps | 2nd | Reversi Board Game |
Jairzinho | Chocolate, Passion Fruit & Pineapple Brandy Snaps | 9th | Tall Ship |
Jürgen | 'A Cup of Chai' Brandy Snaps | 1st | Grandpa's Windmill |
Lizzie | Fast-Food Apple Pie Brandy Snaps | 6th | Paint a Truck |
Maggie | Blackcurrant Brandy Snaps | 5th | Beach Playset |
Rochica | Coffee Brandy Snaps | 11th | Gingerbread Pinball Game |
Episode 3: Bread[]
The signature challenge tasked the bakers with making a focaccia in 2 hours 45 minutes. The technical challenge, set by Paul, tasked the bakers with making 15 olive and cheese ciabatta breadsticks, served with a tzatziki dip, in two hours. For the showstopper challenge, the bakers were asked to create a 3D themed display using milk bread, in four hours and 30 minutes.
Baker | Signature (Focaccia) |
Technical (15 Cheese and Onion Ciabatta Breadsticks) |
Showstopper (Themed Milk Bread Display) |
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Amanda | 'Chasing Grainbows' Focaccia | 3rd | 'I Just FISH We Had More' |
Chigs | Spanish Cheesy Meaty Focaccia | 6th | Honey Milk Bread Picnic Basket |
Crystelle | Feta & Grape Focaccia with Fennel & Walnut | 9th | 'Bready' for Sunday Roast |
Freya | Mexican Fajita Focaccia | 4th | 'Under the Sea' Milk Bread Display |
George | Greek Inspired Focaccia | 7th | 'The Very Hungry Koala' |
Giuseppe | 'Breakfast in Gaeta' Focaccia | 1st | 'Your Five-a-Day' |
Jürgen | 'Kipper-caccia' Focaccia | 5th | ’The Baby' |
Lizzie | 'Final Furlong' Focaccia | 2nd | Pig Banquet |
Maggie | Classic Focaccia | 8th | ’Things You'd Find in a Rock Pool' |
Rochica | Roast Garlic Focaccia with Tomato, Feta & Pesto | 10th | Birdcage |
Episode 4: Desserts[]
The signature challenge tasked the bakers with making a beautifully decorated Pavlova, in two hours 45 minutes. For the technical challenge, set by Prue, asked the bakers to make 4 individual sticky toffee puddings, served with sticky toffee sauce, two Tuile triangles, and a creme anglaise. The bakers had 90 minutes. For the showstopper challenge, the bakers were given the enormous task of making a celebratory joconde imprime dessert, composed of a highly decorated joconde sponge wrapped around at least two elements, in four hours and 30 minutes.
Baker | Signature (Pavlova) |
Technical (4 Sticky Toffee Pudding) |
Showstopper (Joconde Imprime Dessert) |
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Amanda | 'Chocolate Pav-Love' | 8th | 'Adam's Temptation' Imprime Dessert |
Chigs | Tropical Pavlova | 3rd | Black Forest Imprime Dessert |
Crystelle | 'Kiwi Lime Pie' Pam-lova | 5th | 'Una Piña Colada, Por Favor' |
Freya | Peach Melba Vegan Pavlova | 6th | Chocolate & Orange Imprime Dessert |
George | Lemon Curd & Biscuit Cream Pavlova | 7th | Peanut Butter & Chocolate Imprime Dessert |
Giuseppe | 'Every Day at the Beach' Pavlova | 4th | Red Fruit & Pistachio Imprime Dessert |
Jürgen | 'Passover Pavlova' | 1st | 'Passtyme with Good Companye' |
Lizzie | Easter Pavlova | 2nd | Liverpool Skyline Imprime Dessert |
Maggie | Traditional Pavlova | 9th | Strawberry Imprime Dessert |
Episode 5: German[]
The signature challenge tasked the bakers with making two types of 12 German biscuits, which needed to be dipped, coated, or decorated, in two hours 15 minutes. For the technical challenge, Prue asked the bakers to make a Prinzregententorte, consisting of 8 thin layers of genoises sponge sandwiched with chocolate cream, coated with a shiny chocolate ganache, decorated with rosettes and tempered chocolate crowns, in two hours 45 minutes. The showstopper gave the bakers four and a half hours to produce a yeast-leavened cake. The cakes must be at least two-tiered and inspired by the yeasted cakes popular in Germany.
Baker | Signature (24 German Biscuits) |
Technical (Prinzregententorte) |
Showstopper (Yeast Leavened Cake) |
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Amanda | Spritzgebäck & Glühweinplätzchen | 8th | Rum. Plum & Raisin Cake |
Chigs | Marzipan Hausefreunde & Almond Mandelhörnchen | 2nd | Lemon & Mixed Peel Cake |
Crystelle | Chocolate Engelsaugen & Pistachio Heidesanda | 7th | Bavarian Brioche |
Freya | Lebkuchen & Zimtsterne | 5th | Upside-Down Cake |
George | Cherry Marzipan Biscuits & Aniseed Spingerle | 6th | Chocolate & Tahini Anniversary Cake |
Giuseppe | Bethmännchen and Italian Linzer Augen | 1st | Amarena Cherry Cake |
Jürgen | Tee-Sterne & Milchkaffee-Gipfele | 4th | Beer Soaked Cake |
Lizzie | Mandelhörnchen & Cheeky Boys | 3rd | Bavarian Fairy Tale |
Episode 6: Pastry[]
For the signature, the bakers were tasked with making two batches of glazed or iced Chouxnuts: 6 filled, 6 not filled. For the technical challenge, Paul required the bakers to make a large baklava. They were asked to layer Filo pastry with a pistachio and walnut filling, cut into a star design, in two hours and 45 minutes. For the showstopper, the bakers were given the intricate task of making a Terrine pie, in four and a half hours. The pies needed to have an ornated pastry decoration on the outside and a neat pattern or design when cut open.
Baker | Signature (Chouxnuts) |
Technical (Large Baklava) |
Showstopper (Terrine pie) |
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Amanda | Sweet & Savoury Chouxnuts | 5th | 'Fancy Terrine Pie' |
Chigs | 'Oo La La Chouxnuts' | 3rd | 'Leicester Pork Pie' |
Crystelle | Mango Maracujá & Miso Caramel Chouxnuts | 2nd | 'Lily Nana's Pickle Cottage' |
George | Classic Chouxnuts | 6th | 'Christmas Dinner' |
Giuseppe | Bellissima Chouxnuts | 4th | 'Laura's Terrine Pie' |
Jürgen | 'Exotic Flavour & 70's Colour' | 1st | 'Lunch in Freiburg' |
Lizzie | Caramel & Floral Chouxnuts | 7th | 'Neptune Pie' |
Episode 7: Caramel[]
For the first signature challenge, the bakers were required to produce a sharing-sized decorative in 2 hours and 30 minutes. The technical challenge was set by Paul where the bakers were tasked to make 10 Caramel Biscuit bars in 1 hour and 30 minutes. For the showstopper challenge, the bakers were required to make a caramel-flavored dessert with a sugar-work dome or sphere in 4 hours and 30 minutes.
Baker | Signature (Caramel Tart) |
Technical (10 Caramel Biscuit Bars) |
Showstopper (Domed or Sphered Caramel Dessert) |
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Chigs | Chocolate, Coconut & Ginger Caramel Tart | 3rd | 'Caramel Mistake' |
Crystelle | Apple, Pecan & Miso Caramel Tart | 4th | 'Grandad Greg's Cactus Garden' |
George | Caramel Custard & Banana Tart | 6th | Salted Caramel Almond & Hazelnut Dacquoise |
Giuseppe | Apricot & Hazelnut Caramel Tart | 1st | Salted Caramel & Praline Dessert |
Jürgen | Triple Nut Caramel Delight | 2nd | 'Caramel Contrasts' |
Lizzie | 'My Tart Will Go On' | 5th | 'Roses Really Smell Like Caramel' |
Episode 8: Free-from[]
For the signature bake, the bakers were given the challenge of baking 8 dairy-free ice cream sandwiches. They were given 3 hours for the bake. For the technical challenge was to make eight identical vegan sausage rolls accompanied by a sticky red onion chutney, in two hours. In the showstopper, the bakers needed to make a Gluten-free Celebration Cake with at least two tiers. They were given four and a half hours for the bake.
Baker | Signature (8 Dairy-free Iced Cream Sandwiches) |
Technical (8 Vegan Sausage Rolls) |
Showstopper (Gluten-free Celebration Cake) |
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Chigs | Mum's Tropical Delight | 1st | Gluten-free Red Velvet Cake |
Crystelle | Tahini & Miso Coffee Ice Cream Sandwiches | 5th | 'My Nana's Cascading Dress' Gluten-free Cake |
Giuseppe | Ginger & Orange Ice Cream Sandwich | 2nd | Gluten-free Black Forest Cake |
Jürgen | 'Meet My Favourites' | 4th | Ultimate Gluten-free Birthday Cake |
Lizzie | Best Thing About Walks | 3rd | Gluten-free ‘Extraordinary' Cake |
Episode 9: Pâtisserie (Semi-final)[]
Baker | Signature (8 Pâtisserie-Style Layered Slices) |
Technical (Sablé Breton Tart) |
Showstopper (Themed Banquet Display) |
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Chigs | Raspberry & Chocolate Slices | 4th | 'The Apple Doesn't Fall Far from the Tree' |
Crystelle | Yuzu, Coconut & Black Sesame Slices | 3rd | 'Tropical Wedding' Entremets |
Giuseppe | Tiramisu Slices | 2nd | 'Leaning Tower of Pisa' |
Jürgen | Murder at the Opera | 1st | 'Torii Gate in the Sea' |
Episode 10: Final[]
Baker | Signature (Carrot Cake) |
Technical (12 Belgian Buns) |
Showstopper (Mad Hatter Tea Party Display) |
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Chigs | 'Take Two' | 2nd | Party Treats |
Crystelle | Pistachio, Cardamom & Orange Carrot Cake | 1st | Crazy Tea Party |
Giuseppe | 'Torta Camilla' | 3rd | 'What Is the Hatter with Me' |
Ratings[]
Bake Off launched with 5.7 million viewers and a 30.8% share – its lowest overnight rating since its move to Channel 4 in 2017 – down 1.3 million on 2020.[20] However, it was the show's biggest ever launch episode on Channel 4 in terms of younger viewers, securing 61.9% of all young viewers watching TV at the time of broadcast.[21] At 9.73 million, the Series 12 final was the show's least watched since the Series 4 final which drew 9.45 million. Despite this, the series averaged 9.56 million viewers per episode - down 1.5 million on Series 11 - but on par with every other series since the show's move to Channel 4.
Episode no. |
Airdate | 7-day viewers (millions) |
28-day viewers (millions) |
Channel 4 weekly ranking |
Weekly ranking all channels[22] |
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1 | 21 September 2021 | 9.57 | 10.18 | 1 | 3 |
2 | 28 September 2021 | 8.98 | 9.64 | 1 | 2 |
3 | 5 October 2021 | 8.69 | 9.39 | 1 | 2 |
4 | 12 October 2021 | 8.75 | 9.13 | 1 | 2 |
5 | 19 October 2021 | 8.71 | 9.27 | 1 | 3 |
6 | 26 October 2021 | 9.15 | 9.57 | 1 | 2 |
7 | 2 November 2021 | 9.05 | 9.50 | 1 | 2 |
8 | 9 November 2021 | 9.05 | 9.49 | 1 | 3 |
9 | 16 November 2021 | 9.39 | 9.61 | 1 | 3 |
10 | 23 November 2021 | 9.61 | 9.73 | 1 | 3 |
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