The fourteenth series of The Great British Bake Off began on 26 September 2023. In December 2022, Matt Lucas announced his departure from the show after three series as a co-presenter. In March 2023, Alison Hammond was announced as his replacement and joined Noel Fielding as co-host. Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith returned to judge the series. The bakers competing in the series were announced on 18 September 2023, and included the show’s first ever deaf contestant.
The series was won by Matty Edgell, with Dan Hunter and Josh Smalley finishing as the runners-up.
Bakers ContestantAgeHometownOccupationFinishPlace Amos Lilley 43 London, England Deli and grocery managerEpisode 112th Keith Barron 60 Hampshire, England Chartered accountantEpisode 211th Abbi Lawson 27 Cumbria, England Delivery driverEpisode 310th Nicky Laceby 52 Shropshire, EnglandRetired cabin crew and pet-therapy charity volunteerEpisode 58th (tie) Rowan Claughton 21 West Yorkshire, England English literature student Dana Conway 25 Essex, England Database administratorEpisode 67th 50 Herefordshire, England Intelligence analystEpisode 76th Cristy Sharp 33 London, England Personal assistantEpisode 85th Tasha Stones 27 Bristol, England Children's charity participation officerEpisode 94th Dan Hunter 42 Cheshire, EnglandCivil engineering resource planner Runner-up Josh Smalley 27 Leicestershire, England Chemical biology post-doctoral research associate Matty Edgell 28 Cambridgeshire, England PE and science teacher1st
Results summary Baker Episodes 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Matty SAFE SAFE SAFESB SAFE LOW SAFE SB LOWWINNER DanSB SAFE LOW SAFE SAFESB LOW Josh SAFE SAFE SB SB Tasha SAFESBSBN/A SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT Cristy SAFE SAFE LOWSB LOW OUT Saku SAFE SAFE SAFE LOW LOW LOW OUT Dana LOW SAFE SAFE SAFE LOW OUT Nicky LOW LOW SAFE OUT Rowan SAFE SAFE LOW SAFE OUT Abbi SAFE OUT Keith OUT Amos OUT
Tasha was ill and unable to compete during the technical and showstopper in episode 4. As a result, the judges decided that it was unfair to eliminate anyone in her absence.
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Episodes
Episode 1: Cake The first episode is Cake Week. For the first signature challenge, the bakers were given two hours to produce a Vertical Layer Cake made of sponge and icing. For the technical challenge, set by Paul, the bakers were tasked with making "The Great British Bake Off Cake" (the one seen in the credits each week) in two hours, comprising two layers of moist chocolate sponge covered with chocolate ganache and fresh raspberries. A 3D cake replica of an animal of the bakers' choosing was set as the showstopper; the bakers were given four hours, the judges expecting the bake to be mostly sponge.
Baker Signature(Vertical Layer Cake) Technical(The Great British Bake Off Cake) Showstopper(Animal Cake) Result Abbi Foraged Poppy Seed, Lemon & Blackcurrant Vertical Layer Cake 3rd 'Herbert the Herdwick' Cake Amos Blood Orange & Dark Chocolate Vertical Layer Cake 2nd 'Orca on a Wave' Cake Cristy 'Lemon Meringue' Vertical Layer Cake 6th 'Raspberry Ripple' Duck Cake Dan Rhubarb & Custard Vertical Layer Cake 1st 'Bruno' Cake Dana 'Salted Caramel Latte' Vertical Layer Cake 12th 'My Amazing Gracie' Cake Josh 'Tropical' Vertical Layer Cake 8th 'Mum's Highland Cow' Cake Keith 'Dad's Chocolate Orange' Vertical Layer Cake 4th 'Maisie' Cake Matty 'Tiramisu' Vertical Layer Cake 7th 'Marty the Cocker Spaniel' Cake Nicky 'St. Clements' Vertical Layer Cake 10th 'Always Beavering Around' Cake Rowan Chocolate & Raspberry Vertical Layer Cake 9th 'Cosmopolitan Lobster' Cake Saku Chaminda's Favourite Vertical Layer Cake 5th 'Tikiri the Turtle' Cake Tasha Black Sesame & Yuzu Vertical Layer Cake 11th Robin Cake
Episode 2: Biscuits In Biscuit Week the signature bake was twelve Marshmallow biscuits of whatever form in hours. In the technical challenge, set by Prue, the bakers had hours to bake twelve custard cream biscuits. The showstopper challenge gave them four hours to bake an Illusion Biscuit display which represented the bakers favourite meal.
Baker Signature(12 Marshmallow Biscuits) Technical(12 Custard Creams) Showstopper(Illusion Biscuit Display) Result Abbi 'Flavours of Tunisia' Marshmallow Biscuits 1st 'Dim Sum Brunch' Illusion Biscuits Cristy 'Nanny June's' Marshmallow Biscuits 9th 'Family Charcuterie Board' Illusion Biscuits Dan 'Waterwheel' Marshmallow Biscuits 2nd 'Cheese & Onion Pie' Illusion Biscuits Dana 'Mallow-Dramatic' Marshmallow Biscuits 7th 'Friday Night Takeaway' Illusion Biscuits Josh 'Black Forest' Marshmallow Biscuits 6th 'JJ's Burger & Fries' Illusion Biscuits Keith 'Letter from America' Marshmallow Biscuits 11th 'Seaside Meal Deal' Illusion Biscuits Matty 'Half-Time' Marshmallow Biscuits 5th 'Cheeseboard' Illusion Biscuits Nicky 'Tasty Teatime Treat' Marshmallow Biscuits 4th 'A Home from Home Steak Pie' Illusion Biscuits Rowan Lemon, Rosemary & Violet Marshmallow Biscuits 3rd ‘Charcuterie Board’ Illusion Biscuits Saku Pistachio & Raspberry Marshmallow Biscuits 10th 'Sri Lankan Breakfast Feast' Illusion Biscuits Tasha 'After-School Treat' Marshmallow Biscuits 8th 'Japanese Katsu & Matcha' Illusion Biscuits
Episode 3: Bread The bakers were tasked with making their own cottage loaf in hours for the signature challenge. For the technical challenge, set by Paul, the task was baking 8 Devonshire Splits, i.e. buns which are split in half and are filled with jam, clotted cream and strawberries, in hours. In the showstopper, the bakers were given four hours to make a sweet or savoury Plaited Centrepiece Loaf that featured two different types of flour.
Baker Signature(Cottage Loaf) Technical(8 Devonshire Splits) Showstopper(Plaited Centrepiece Loaf) Result Abbi 'Country Kitchen' Cottage Loaf 8th 'My Favourite Tree' Plaited Centrepiece Cristy Cranberry, Rosemary & Walnut Cottage Loaf 6th Honey & Chocolate Plaited Centrepiece Dan Wild Garlic Cottage Loaf 10th 'Stuffed Crust Pizza' Plaited Centrepiece Dana 'Bread-ley Cooper' Cottage Loaf 3rd 'Tea Beside the Sea' Plaited Centrepiece Josh 'Nduja' Pizza Cottage Loaf 4th 'Tiger Mascot' Plaited Centrepiece Matty Olive & Tomato Cottage Loaf 7th 'The Hammers' Plaited Centrepiece Nicky Roast Garlic & Rosemary Cottage Loaf 5th 'Angus the Highland Cow' Plaited Centrepiece Rowan Olive & Tomato Cottage Loaf 9th 'A Bread Rowan Tree' Plaited Centrepiece Saku Cinnamon & Orange Cottage Loaf 1st 'Peacock on a Branch' Plaited Centrepiece Tasha Roast Garlic and Rosemary Malted Cottage Loaf 2nd 'Medusa' Plaited Centrepiece
Episode 4: Chocolate A "luxurious" chocolate torte, to be made without wheat flour in hours, was set as the signature challenge. The technical challenge, set by Prue, required six individual-sized caramelized white chocolate and blackcurrant cheesecakes to be baked in two hours. For the showstopper the bakers were given four hours to make an "Edible Chocolate Box Cake" — an edible chocolate box with filled molded chocolates and containing a chocolate cake.
Baker Signature(Chocolate Torte) Technical(6 White Chocolate & Blackcurrant Cheesecake) Showstopper(Edible Chocolate Box Cake) Result Cristy Cherry & Chocolate Torte 7th 'For Love' Chocolate Box Cake Dan Chilli and Chocolate Torte 1st 'A Treasure Chest of Delight' Chocolate Box Cake Dana 'I Cherry-ish You' Chocolate Torte 5th 'Once Upon a Time' Chocolate Box Cake Josh Raspberry & Chocolate Torte 6th 'Chemistry Centenary' Chocolate Box Cake Matty Hazelnut & Chocolate Torte 2nd Chocolate Box Cake Nicky 'Dreamy' Chocolate Torte 4th 'This is No Ordinary Chocolate Box' Cake Rowan 'Mocha' Chocolate Torte 3rd 'Grandpa's Paints' Chocolate Box Cake Saku Chocolate & Raspberry Torte 8th 'Time for Cricket' Chocolate Box Cake Tasha Ginger, Almond & Dark Chocolate Torte Did not finish
Episode 5: Pastry
For the signature challenge, the bakers were required to produce twelve individual savoury picnic pies, made with hot water crust pastry, in two hours. The technical challenge, set by Paul, asked the bakers to bake a Dauphinoise Pithivier, using flaky "rough puff" pastry and accompanied by a blue cheese sauce, in two hours and forty-five minutes. The showstopper challenge tasked the bakers with making a decorative sweet pie display with a minimum of three pies, in fours hours; the judges expected them to have a sweet pastry case.
Baker Signature (12 Savoury Picnic Pies) Technical (Dauphinoise Pithivier) Showstopper (Decorative Sweet Pie Display) Result Cristy Creamy Mushroom & Leek Picnic Pies 5th 'Autumnal Lattice' Decorative Pies Dan Lamb Keema Picnic Pies 1st 'Journey Around South America' Decorative Pies Dana 'Spud-tacular' Picnic Pies 2nd 'The Apple of my Pie' Decorative Pies Josh 'Post-Match'’ Picnic Pies 8th 'From Flour to Flower' Decorative Pies Matty 'Spanakopità' Picnic Pies 7th 'Ski Trip' Decorative Pies Nicky Pork & Cheese Picnic Pies 9th 'Gran's Garden Trio' Decorative Pies Rowan Pork & Sweet Potato Picnic Pies 4th 'Lattice Fabulous' Decorative Pies Saku Spicy Tuna Picnic Pies 6th 'Pie Chart' Decorative Pies Tasha Sausage, Apple & Cranberry Picnic Pies 3rd 'Sea or Ski?' Decorative Pies
Episode 6: Botanical
The signature challenge asked the bakers to make twelve individual spiced buns in two hours and forty-five minutes. Prue's technical challenge tasked them with making a lemon and thyme drizzle cake, topped with crystallised lemon peel and thyme, in 1½ hours. The showstopper challenge required the bakers to make a floral dessert, in any style but with at least one significant baked element, and celebrating flowers in flavours and design, in hours.
Baker Signature (12 Spiced Buns) Technical (Lemon and Thyme Drizzle Cake) Showstopper (Floral Dessert) Result Cristy Maple, Pecan & Cinnamon Spiced Buns 1st Elderflower, Strawberry & Rhubarb Floral Dessert Dan 'Dreaming of Greece' Spiced Buns 3rd 'Sunny Meadows' Floral Dessert Dana 'Bun in a Million' Spiced Buns 6th 'Stop and Smell the Rosé' Floral Dessert Josh Lemon & Blueberry Spiced Buns 2nd Rhubarb, Raspberry & Hibiscus Floral Dessert Matty 'Rum Drunk' Spiced Buns 4th Blackberry & Elderflower Floral Dessert Saku Swedish Cinnamon Spiced Buns 5th Earl Grey & Hibiscus Floral Dessert Tasha 'Yultide' Spiced Buns 7th Elderflower & Hibiscus Floral Dessert
Episode 7: Desserts The signature challenge required the bakers to produce eight crème caramels in hours. The technical challenge, set by Paul, tasked them with making six individual orange and ginger treacle puddings in hours. A meringue bombe with a dessert of the bakers' choice inside was set as the showstopper, to be made in four hours.
Baker Signature (8 Crème Caramels) Technical (6 Orange and Ginger Treacle Puddings) Showstopper (Meringue Bombe) Result Cristy Orange Crème Caramels 4th 'Croquembouche' Meringue Bombe Dan 'Thai Green Curry' Crème Caramels 2nd 'Pale Blue Dot' Meringue Bombe Josh 'Nan's Favourite' Crème Caramels 3rd 'Game, Set and Match' Meringue Bombe Matty Chai Crème Caramels 6th 'English Italian Summer' Meringue Bombe Saku 'Mini Watalappan' Crème Caramels 5th 'Flowers for my Bee' Meringue Bombe Tasha Fig, Honey and Rosemary Crème Caramels 1st Plum and Ginger Meringue Bombe
Episode 8: Party (Quarterfinals) The signature challenge required the bakers to make twelve sausage rolls, using the pastry of their choice, in two hours. The technical challenge, set by Paul, asked the bakers to make a chocolate caterpillar cake in hours. The bakers had 4½ hours to make their showstopper challenge, a colourful and decorative 'Anything But Beige' Buffet display of a mixture of sweet and savory party foods, baking at least 12 of each item.