Country of origin Australia Original network LifeStyle Food | No. of episodes 10 | |
Starring Claire Hooper
Mel Buttle
Maggie Beer
Matt Moran Original release 13 October (2015-10-13) – 15 December 2015 (2015-12-15) | ||
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.
Contents
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:
Results summary
Colour key:
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.