The Great American Baking Show season 1

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The Great American Baking Show
Season 1
Starring
No. of episodes4
Release
Original network ABC
Original releaseNovember 30 (2015-11-30) –
December 21, 2015 (2015-12-21)
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Season 2

The first season of The Great American Baking Show , released under the title The Great Holiday Baking Show, premiered on ABC on November 30, 2015 as part of ABC's holiday programming schedule. [1] Six amateur bakers competed in twelve challenges throughout the competition for the title of America's best holiday baker.

Contents

This season was hosted by husband and wife duo Nia Vardalos and Ian Gomez. The judging panel consisted of original The Great British Bake Off judge Mary Berry and American pastry chef Johnny Iuzzini. [2] As with the British series, this season was filmed in Welford Park with slight holiday decorative modifications made in the set known as "The Tent". [3]

After four weeks of competition, Lauren Katz was crowned the winner with Nicole Silva and Tim Samson as runners-up. [3]

Bakers

BakerOccupationHometown
Ainslie ForsumAccount manager Los Angeles, California
Eddie DownsVocalist Chicago, Illinois
Grace LanganHospital administrator Staten Island, New York
Lauren KatzHousewife Ashburn, Virginia
Nicole SilvaTeacher Hampton, Georgia
Tim SamsonMarketing director Wildwood, New Jersey

Results summary

Elimination chart
Baker1234
LaurenSBWINNER
NicoleRunner-Up
TimSBRunner-Up
AinslieOUT
EddieOUT
GraceOUT

Color Key:

  The baker continued to the next round.
  The baker was the week's Star Baker.
  The baker was one of the judges' favorite bakers that week, but did not win Star Baker.
  The baker was one of the judges' least favorite bakers that week, but was not eliminated.
  The baker was eliminated from the competition.
  The baker a season runner-up.
  The baker was the season winner.

Episodes

Episode 1: Cookies

For the first signature bake, the bakers were given two hours to make two unique batches of ten cookies, with one batch having icing. Later in the technical bake, bakers only had one hour to bake sixteen brandy snaps according to Mary Berry's recipe. The final bake of the week called the showstopper required bakers to bake a structured gingerbread with decorative designs and cookies around it within five hours. [4]

Color key:  Eliminated  Star Baker  Winner

BakerSignature
(Cookies)		Technical
(Brandy snaps)		Showstopper
(Gingerbread 3D scene)
Ainslie Linzer Cookies and Iced Orange and Cardamom Sugar Cookies5thGingerbread Beach House
EddieHot Chocolate Gingersnaps and Iced Brown Butter Spice Cookies2ndGrandma's Gingerbread House
GraceMarble Butter Cookies and Iced Peppermint Candy Cookies6thGingerbread Hospital
Lauren Rugelach and Iced Tangerine-Chai Sugar Cookies1stGingerbread Pagoda
NicoleIced Mint Chocolate Chip Santa Cookies and Christmas Breakfast Cookies4thGingerbread Eiffel Tower
TimCzech Nut Cookies and Iced Sour Cream Sugar Cookies3rdGingerbread Carousel

Episode 2: Cake

Festive holiday bakes continued in the tent as bakers had two hours to create a yule log sponge cake with a sweet filling of their choice. The technical bake was based on the recipe of Johnny Iuzzini's tiramisu cake with ladyfinger crisps. For the final showstopper bake, the bakers created a "Twelve Days of Christmas" fruitcake that revolved around one of the verses from the traditional Christmas carol. [5]

BakerSignature
(Yule log)		Technical
(Tiramisu)		Showstopper
("Twelve Days of Christmas" Fruitcake)
AinslieCoffee & Cream Yule Log1stFive Golden Rings Fruitcake
Eddie German Chocolate Yule Log5thTwo Turtle Doves Fruitcake
LaurenTraditional Chocolate Yule Log2ndThree French Hens Fruitcake
Nicole Pumpkin Spice Yule Log3rdPartridge in a Spiced Pear Tree Fruitcake
Tim Rosemary Almond Yule Log4thPartridge in a Pear Tree Fruitcake

Episode 3: Pastry

In the semifinals, the bakers created two batches of breakfast pastries with any holiday flavor of their choosing. The technical tested the skills of the remaining bakers in Mary Berry's Christmas fruit tart. For the final pastry bake, the bakers created a centerpiece made from cream puffs and pastry pieces for a spot in the final three. [6]

BakerSignature
(Breakfast pastries)		Technical
(Fruit tart)		Showstopper
(Pate a choux)
AinslieApple Butter Pinwheels and Raspberry Chocolate Twists1st Butterscotch Cream Puff Stacked Present
LaurenPumpkin Maple Spice Pastries and Cranberry-Orange Pastries3rdPâte À Choux Christmas Tree
NicolePumpkin Pops and Honeyed Fig Tarts4thPâte À Choux Reindeer
TimCranberry-Orange Danish Puffs and Rohlicky 2ndChocolate Peppermint Reindeer Choux

Episode 4: Final

The final three begun with the signature bake, a holiday pie, to be baked under two-and-a-half hours. The pie also had to be accompanied with a delectable sauce on the side. In the technical, the bakers baked a candy cane-shaped bread with delicate icing and fruit. The final showstopper of the season lasted five hours, as bakers built up to make a three-dimensional presents cake. [7]

BakerSignature
(Holiday pie)		Technical
(Candy cane bread)		Showstopper
(3D presents cake)
Lauren Bourbon-Raisin Caramel Apple Pie with Salted Caramel Sauce1st Spumoni Surprise Cake
Nicole Sweet Potato Pie with Pecan Praline Sauce3rdNativity Surprise Cake
TimApple-Cranberry Pie with Maple Custard Sauce2ndHoliday Lights Cake

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of The Great American Baking Show season 1
No.TitleAir date Rating/share
(18–49)		Viewers
(millions)		Ref.
1"Cookie Week"November 30, 20151.2/34.38 [8]
2"Cake Week"December 7, 20150.9/33.72 [9]
3"Pastry Week"December 14, 20150.9/33.33 [10]
4"Final Week"December 21, 20151.1/44.46 [11]

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