The thirteenth series of The Great British Bake Off began on 13 September 2022. It is again presented by Noel Fielding and Matt Lucas and judged by Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith. The bakers competing in the series were announced on 2 September 2022. The series was filmed at Welford Park, an estate near Newbury, Berkshire which was previously used for the programme from 2014 to 2019.
The season was won by Syabira Yusoff, with Abdul Rehman Sharif and Nelsandro "Sandro" Farmhouse finishing as the runners-up. Yusoff is the first female winner since Sophie Faldo from Season 8.
This was the final series presented by Matt Lucas, who announced his departure from the programme on 6 December 2022.
Bakers ContestantAgeHometownOccupationFinishPlace Will Hawkins 45 London, England Former charity director Episode 112th Maisam Algirgeet 18 Manchester, England Student and sales assistantEpisode 211th James Dewar 25 Cumbria, England Nuclear scientistEpisode 49th (tie) Rebecca 'Rebs' Lightbody 23 County Antrim, Northern Ireland Masters student Carole Edwards 59 Dorset, England Supermarket cashierEpisode 58th Dawn Hollyoak 60 Bedfordshire, England IT managerEpisode 67th Kevin Flynn 33 Lanarkshire, Scotland Music teacherEpisode 76th 29 London, EnglandArchitectural assistantEpisode 85th Janusz Domagala 34 East Sussex, England Episode 94th 29 London, England Electronics engineer Runner-up Nelsandro "Sandro" Farmhouse 30 London, England Nanny Syabira Yusoff 32 London, EnglandCardiovascular research associate1st
Results summary + Elimination chart Baker 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Syabira SAFE LOWSBSBSB WINNER Abdul SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SB Sandro SB SAFE LOW LOW JanuszSB SAFESB SAFE LOW SAFE OUT Maxy SAFESB SAFESB SAFE SAFE OUT Kevin SAFE SAFE LOW SAFE SAFE LOW OUT Dawn LOW LOW OUT Carole SAFE LOW LOW LOW OUT James SAFE SAFE OUT Rebs LOW LOW OUT Maisam LOW OUT Will OUT Abdul and Rebs were ill and unable to compete in episode 3; at the end of the episode, the judges decided it was unfair to eliminate anyone in their absence.
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Episode 1: Cake For the first signature challenge, the bakers were required to bake twelve identical mini sandwich cakes in two hours. For the technical challenge, set by Paul, the bakers were tasked with making a six-layered red velvet cake in two hours, each layer sandwiched with cream cheese frosting and sprinkled with red crumbs. A 3D cake replica of a home that the bakers once lived in was set as the showstopper; the bakers were given four hours, the judges expecting the bake to be full of detail.
Baker Signature(12 Mini Sandwich Cakes) Technical(Red Velvet Cake) Showstopper(Cake Home) ResultAbdul 'Cake-y Cacti' 6th 'Summer In Pakistan' Carole 'To Bee or not to Bee' 8th 'Little House In The Country' Dawn Lime, Coconut & Tamarind Spring Cakes 3rd 'Nan's House' James Sticky Toffee Apple Candles 12th 'Last House On The Loch' Janusz Pistachio & Cherry Vodka Liquor Wuzetka 7th 'Home Is Where The Flowers Grow' Kevin Mini Persian Love Cakes 4th 'Ba-Na-Na That's My Hame' Maisam Pistachio Cakes with Raspberry Buttercream 5th 'My Childhood Home' Maxy 'Mango Magic Mess' 10th 'At My Mama's' Rebs Hazelnut Mocha Latte Mini Cakes 11th 'Piña Colada Cottage' Sandro 'A Bitesize of Love' 2nd 'Best Time Ever' Cake Syabira Coconut, Pandan & Caramel Mousse Cake 1st 'Happiest Childhood Memory' Will Ginger & Caramel Squares 9th 'First London Family Home'
Episode 2: Biscuits The signature bake was eighteen Decorative macarons with a twist – they must be made to appear like something else. Two hours was given for the challenge. For the technical challenge, set by Prue, the bakers were given one hour and forty-five minutes to bake twelve Garibaldi biscuits with feathered chocolate on top. A 3D biscuit mask to be completed in 4 hours was the showstopper challenge.
Baker Signature(18 Decorative Macarons) Technical(Garibaldi Biscuits) Showstopper(3D Biscuit Mask) ResultAbdul 'Fudgetastic Maca-Cones' 11th 'Parrot-astic' Biscuits Carole 'Just A Mouthful' 4th 'Macaron Masquerade' Dawn 9th 'Baroque-Punk' Mask James 'Raccarons' 2nd Menacing Mask Janusz Miniature Melons 6th Cubist Mask Kevin Mint Choc Trip 8th Mythical Mask Maisam Cute Carrots 7th Venetian Mask Maxy 5th Masquerade Rebs 'Wee Branstons' 1st Floral Fascinator Sandro 'Cheat Day Treat' 3rd Carnival Costume Syabira Satay Macarons 10th 'Two Face, One Soul'
Episode 3: Bread The bakers were set the task of making two sharing-size pizzas in two hours for the signature challenge. The technical challenge, set by Paul, was the baking of twelve pain aux raisins, to be completed in two hours and forty-five minutes. Finally, for their -hour showstopper, the bakers were asked to create their own interpretation of a Swedish celebration 'cake', the Smörgåstårta, topped with exquisite decorations.
Baker Signature(2 pizzas) Technical(12 Pain aux raisins) Showstopper(Smörgåstårta) ResultAbdul colspan="3" Carole 'Pizza Exceptional' 8th 'Something Fishy' Smörgåstårta Dawn Tex-Mex Pizza 6th Chicken Souvlaki Smörgåstårta James 'It Does Belong!' Ham, Mushroom and Pineapple Pizza 3rd 'The Most Pandastic' Smörgåstårta Janusz Full English Breakfast Pizza 1st 'Fish and Chip Shop' Smörgåstårta Kevin 'Now Bring Us Some Figgy Pizza' 7th 'I've Started So I'll Fin-ish' Smörgåstårta Maxy Sweet Rosemary Lamb Pizza 2nd 'Curvy Seafood' Smörgåstårta Rebs colspan="3" Sandro Sweet & Spicy Pizza 4th 'Ultimate' Smörgåstårta Syabira Malaysian Prawn Sambal Pizza 5th Nasi Lemak Smörgåstårta Both Abdul and Rebs did not compete due to falling ill. Consequently, no one was eliminated this week but the following week would be a double elimination.
Episode 4: Mexican For their signature challenge, the bakers were asked to make twelve individual Pan dulce ("sweet bread" pastries) in hours. Paul's technical challenge required them to make eight Mexican hand-pressed corn tacos and their fillings, in two hours. The showstopper gave them four hours to make their own four-layer version of a Tres Leches Cake ('three-milk cake', a sponge cake soaked in three kinds of milk).
Baker Signature(12 Pan dulce) Technical(8 Tacos) Showstopper(Tres Leches Cake) ResultAbdul Coconut & Raspberry Besos 6th 'Day of the Dead' Tres Leches Cake Carole Orange & Anise Seed Pan Dulce 10th 'Pastel de Chocolate Mexicano' Tres Leches Cake Dawn 'Dark Chocolate & Chilli Kick' Conchas 5th 'Blooming' Tres Leches Cake James 'Coffee Caramel Oyster' Conchas 8th Chocolate & Lime 'Many Leches' Cake Janusz Cacti Conchas 7th 'Fruity Horchata' Tres Leches Cake Kevin 'Sweet Breads are Made of These' Borrachitos 4th 'Meci-Cocoa Pyramid' Tres Leches Cake Maxy 'Bella Naranja' Conchas 1st 'Cocoa Flower Fiesta' Tres Leches Cake Rebs Lemon Conchas 9th 'Mexican Tiramisu' Tres Leches Cake Sandro Filled Concha Buns 3rd 'It's a Fiesta' Tres Leches Cake Syabira Corn on the Cob Conchas 2nd Sweetcorn & Cinnamon Tres Leches Cake
Episode 5: Desserts For the signature the bakers had two hours to make eight individual steamed puddings, with an accompaniment of their choice. Prue's technical challenge gave them two hours to bake her favorite classic lemon meringue pie. The showstopper challenge required the bakers to produce a three-element mousse-based dessert with a surprise inside, and including three other dessert elements, in four hours, thirty minutes.
Baker Signature(8 Steamed Puddings) Technical(Lemon Meringue Pie) Showstopper(Hidden Surprise Mousse Dessert) ResultAbdulFig & Date Puddings 2nd 'A Little Galaxy' Mousse Dessert Carole'My Little Beauties' 6th'Strawberry Fields'Dawn'Traditional' Steamed Puddings 7th'Woodland' Mousse Dessert Janusz Piña Colada Puddings 1st‘Cake Within a Cake Surprise' KevinClootie Dumplings 5th'What The Dog Dug' MaxySticky Toffee Puddings 3rd'Sunset Surprise' SandroApple & Cherry Crumble Puddings 4th'It's a Mousse World' SyabiraWatermelon Steamed Puddings 8th'Bee Positive'
Episode 6: Halloween In the program's first-ever Halloween Week, the signature bake was a decorated Apple Cake, to be produced in two hours. The technical challenge set by Paul gave them two hours to produce eight toasted marshmallow and chocolate campfire snack S'mores. The four-hour showstopper challenge asked them to make a Halloween piñata hanging lantern filled with sweet treats.
Baker Signature(Apple Cake) Technical(8 S'mores) Showstopper(Edible Hanging Halloween Piñata Lantern) ResultAbdul Bonfire Cake 7th Witches Lantern Dawn'Ukrainian Sharlotka' 5th 'A Cat in a Fancy Hat' Lantern Janusz'Mum's Apple Cake' 2nd 'Halloween Horror Movie Popcorn' Lantern Kevin 'Apple Bobbing' 3rd 'Arachna-FOMO' Lantern Maxy 6th 'Spoooooky' Lantern SandroCreepy Apple Crumble Cake 4th 'Dead Disco Ball' Lantern Syabira 1st 'Itsy Bitsy Spider' Lantern
Episode 7: Custard The signature challenge gave the bakers ninety minutes to produce eight Floating Islands. Prue set a technical challenge giving two hours, forty-five minutes to make six cones filled with pistachio and praline ice cream. The time-sensitive nature of the technical challenge required that the bakers' starting times be staggered (in order—Sandro, Janusz, Syabira, Maxy, Kevin, Abdul) and the judges taste each ice cream cone right after it was completed by the bakers. The showstopper challenge required them to bake a multi-layered gateau featuring a set custard, in four hours.
Baker Signature(8 Floating Islands) Technical(6 Pistachio and Praline Ice Cream) Showstopper(Custard Gateau) ResultAbdulCherry, Orange & Pistachio Floating Islands 4thPeach & Raspberry Mille-feuille Janusz'Morning Vanilla Latte' Floating Islands 5th 'Neapolitan' Custard Gateau Kevin'Everything's Coming Up Roses' Floating Islands 3rd 'My Honey Valentine' Custard Gateau Maxy'Blueberry Lagoon' Floating Islands 2nd 'The Promised Land' Custard Gateau SandroCherry, Almond & Hazelnut Floating Island 1st 'Tribute to a Friend' Custard Gateau SyabiraMojito Floating Islands 6th 'Piña Coladas Anyone?' Custard Gateau
Episode 8: Pastry (Quarterfinals)
The bakers produced a dozen vol-au-vents with a sweet (not the more common savory) filling in the two-hour signature challenge. The technical challenge set by Prue required them to make eight crispy deep-fried spring rolls with a dipping sauce in one hour and twenty minutes. For the showstopper, they were asked to create a spectacular 3D pie scene inspired by favorite childhood story or nursery rhyme, which involved at least eight pies, all in four hours.
Baker Signature (12 Sweet Vol-au-vents) Technical (8 Spring Rolls) Showstopper (3D Storybook Pie Scene) ResultAbdulCoconut and Berry Vol-au-Vents 3rd 'Adventures of a Pie-rate' Pie Scene Janusz'Strawberries & Cream' Vol-au-Vents 2nd 'The Very Hungry Sausage Dog' Pie Scene Maxy'Summertime Fine' Vol-au-Vents 5th 'Spicy Twinkling Stars' Pie Scene Sandro'Key-Lime' Vol-au-Vents 1st Caterpillar Pie Scene Syabira'Citrus Dreams' Vol-au-Vents 4th 'Jack and the Beanstalk' Pie Scene
Episode 9: Pâtisserie (Semi-final)
In the Patisserie Week signature challenge, the semi-finalist bakers were asked to make six Mini Charlottes in hours. Prue's technical challenge required they bake four precisely assembled shortcrust pastry vertical tarts in two hours. The showstopper challenge was to make their own version of the Swedish Krokan multi-tiered almond biscuit dough creation in four hours.
Baker Signature (6 Mini Charlottes) Technical (4 Chocolate, Hazelnut and Raspberry Vertical Tarts) Showstopper (Krokan) ResultAbdul'Pistachio Tiramisu' Mini-Charlottes 2nd'To the Stars!' Krokan Janusz'Plums in Chocolate' Mini-Charlottes 3rd'Brighton Pride' Krokan Sandro'Caramel Nutty' Mini-Charlottes 4th'Where it Started to How it's Going' Krokan Syabira'Peanut & Berries' Mini-Charlottes 1st'The DNA in You' Krokan
Episode 10: Final