The Great Australian Bake Off (season 2)
The second season of The Great Australian Bake Off premiered on 13 October 2015. The series sees twelve home bakers take part in a bake-off to test their baking skills as they battle to be crowned The Great Australian Bake Off's best amateur baker. Unlike the first season, season two airs on pay television channel LifeStyle Food and is produced by FremantleMedia Australia. The season is hosted by Claire Hooper and Mel Buttle and is judged by Maggie Beer and Matt Moran. The season will consist of 10 episodes.
In a slight change to the first season and the British edition of the show, this season took place in the Bake-Off Shed as opposed to a tent or marquee.
The Bakers
The following is a list of contestants:Baker | Age | Occupation | Hometown | Competition Status |
Sian Redgrave | 23 | Fashion boutique stylist | Perth, Western Australia | Season Winner |
Jasmin Hartley | 27 | Barista | Mackay, Queensland | Season Runner-Up |
Suzy Stefanidis | 45 | Stay at home mum | Melbourne, Victoria | Season Runner-Up |
Angela Fleay | 47 | Truck driver | Melbourne, Victoria | Eliminated |
James Dunsmore | 31 | Food historian | Sydney, New South Wales | Eliminated |
Nathan Taylor | 19 | Student | Perth, WA | Eliminated |
Benjamin "Ben" Brown | 37 | Mining inventory planner | Emerald, Queensland | Eliminated |
Brendan Eilola | 43 | IT specialist | Brisbane, Queensland | Eliminated |
Janice Tan | 34 | Management consultant | Sydney, New South Wales | Eliminated |
Meghan "Meg" Moorcroft | 20 | Student | Adelaide, South Australia | Eliminated |
Mariana Gates | 55 | Volunteer worker | Gold Coast, Queensland | Eliminated |
Dr. Peter "Pete" Rankin | 58 | Doctor | Melbourne, Victoria | Eliminated |
Results summary
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Episode 1: Cakes
For the bakers' first challenge, a family-sized signature cake was set. This was set to be done in two hours, and should show the baker's style. For the technical challenge, Maggie's recipe for her constitution cake. It combined indigenous Australian fruits and icing to make three cakes. It was to be done in two and a half hours. A hidden design cake was set as the showstopper challenge. In five hours, the bakers must create a cake that shows a pattern or design once cut into.Baker | Signature | Technical | Showstopper |
Angela | Chocolate cake with sour cream icing | 01st | Mint and Chocolate cake |
Ben | Triple layer sponge | 02nd | Chocolate and Baileys Bundt cake |
Brendan | Parsnip Carrot cake | 08th | Orange and chocolate gateau |
James | Carrot cake | 05th | Starry-eyed cake |
Janice | Japanese honey soufflé Cheesecake | 04th | Pandan cake |
Jasmin | Chocolate and salted caramel cake | 03rd | British-at-heart cake |
Mariana | Chocolate cherry cake | 12th | Citrus pop surprise cake |
Meg | Caramel Piñata cake | 06th | Leopard print cake |
Nathan | Blueberry and blood orange cake | 11th | Chocolate and peanut butter cake |
Dr. Pete | Tiramisu cake | 10th | Red Cross cake |
Sian | Chocolate and beetroot cake | 09th | Battenberg cake |
Suzy | Strawberry Angel cake | 07th | Hidden glamour cake |