The Great Australian Bake Off | |
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Season 7 | |
Starring | |
No. of episodes | 10 |
Release | |
Original network | LifeStyle |
Original release | 13 June – 15 August 2023 |
Season chronology |
The seventh season of The Great Australian Bake Off premiered on 13 June 2023 on the LifeStyle channel, and saw 12 home bakers take part in a bake-off to test their baking skills as they battled to be crowned The Great Australian Bake Off's best amateur baker. The season consisted of 10 episodes. Each episode saw bakers put through three challenges, with each episode having its own theme or discipline. The season aired from 13 June 2023 until 15 August 2023, and saw Laura Foo win. The season was hosted by Cal Wilson and Natalie Tran, and was judged by Darren Purchese and Rachel Khoo.
On 4 August 2022, Foxtel announced a new-look seventh season had been commissioned, to air in 2023 with filming commencing in September. Maggie Beer, Matt Moran, Claire Hooper and Mel Buttle [1] are departing the show, with new judges and hosts to be announced. On 30 August 2022 Foxtel revealed pastry chef Darren Purchese and culinary expert Rachel Khoo as the show's new judges, with comedians Cal Wilson and Natalie Tran to host. [2] It was announced the seventh season would premiere on 13 June 2023. [3] [4] In May 2023, it was announced Maggie Beer will make a guest appearance in the seventh season. [5] Maggie Beer appeared in the final episode as a guest judge, and assigned the technical challenge.
The following is the list of the bakers that competed this season: [6]
Baker | Age | Occupation | Hometown | Competition Status |
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Laura Foo | 26 | Management Consultant | VIC | Season Winner |
Adam Miller | 37 | Communications Manager | VIC | Season Runner-Up |
Ilona Nicola | 41 | Health Policy Advisor | VIC | Season Runner-Up |
Sandra Walter | 59 | Manager | QLD | Eliminated (Episode 9) |
Neil Higgins | 42 | Scale Technician | WA | Eliminated (Episode 8) |
Reem El Daouk | 20 | Student | VIC | Eliminated (Episode 7) |
Galya Dissanayake | 34 | Channel Marketer | NSW | Eliminated (Episode 6) |
Gavin Turner | 58 | Team Leader | QLD | Eliminated (Episode 5) |
Felicity Dobson | 38 | Learning And Development Manager | WA | Eliminated (Episode 4) |
Laurent La | 37 | Sales Assistant | QLD | Eliminated (Episode 3) |
Natalie Levy | 41 | Self-Employed | NSW | Eliminated (Episode 2) |
Guillermo Urra | 41 | Flight Attendant | VIC | Eliminated (Episode 1) |
Elimination Chart | ||||||||||
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Baker | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Laura | SB | SB | WINNER | |||||||
Adam | SB | Runner-Up | ||||||||
Ilona | SB | SB | Runner-Up | |||||||
Sandra | SB | OUT | ||||||||
Neil | SB | OUT | ||||||||
Reem | OUT | |||||||||
Galya | OUT | |||||||||
Gavin | OUT | |||||||||
Felicity | SB | OUT | ||||||||
Laurent | OUT | |||||||||
Natalie | OUT | |||||||||
Guillermo | OUT | |||||||||
Colour key:
Got through to the next round | Awarded Star Baker | Season winner |
One of the judges' favourite bakers that week | The baker was eliminated | |
One of the judges' least favourite bakers that week | Season runner-up | |
The baker was eliminated | Awarded Star Baker | Season winner |
Baker | Signature ("Your Personal Story" Cake) | Technical (Raspberry and Pepper Dome Cake) | Showstopper (Two-Tiered "Show-Off-Stopper" Cake) |
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Adam | Chocolate Miso | 1st | Earth to Sky Cake |
Felicity | Coffee Mandarin Coffee | 3rd | Orange Hot Milk Cake |
Gavin | Chocolate Sponge | 12th | Gav's Big Party Cake |
Galya | Chocolate and Orange | 9th | Bridal Bouquet Cake |
Guillermo | Walnut and Spice | 11th | Dinosaur Cake |
Ilona | Pineapple and Cherry | 8th | Memories of Persia Cake |
Laura | Singapore Sponge | 6th | Cake for Breakfast |
Laurent | Apple | 10th | Durian Cake |
Natalie | Hazelnut Macaroon | 5th | Celebration Cake |
Neil | Wedding Cake | 2nd | Raspberry Cake |
Reem | Rock Cake | 4th | Mari Antoinette Cake |
Sandra | Pumpkin and Walnut | 7th | Summer Daisies Cake |
Baker | Signature (12 Decorated Fondant Biscuits) | Technical (5 Explosive Chocolate Wheels) | Showstopper (Biscuit Board Game) |
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Adam | Trip to the Netherlands | 7th | A Baker's Game of Life |
Felicity | Peppermint Biscuits | 1st | Carby, Carby Hippos |
Gavin | Homegrown Biscuits | 4th | Dartboard |
Galya | Vintage Tea Party Biscuits | 9th | Elephant Puzzle |
Ilona | Bento Box Biscuits | 3rd | Crate of Monkeys |
Laura | Chocolate Mint Musical Notes | 8th | Sek Wu |
Laurent | Vanilla Shortbread | 5th | Four in a Row |
Natalie | Earl Grey and Lavender | 10th | Backgammon |
Neil | Vanilla Shortbread Butterflies Biscuits | 6th | Nine Men's Morris |
Reem | Marshmallow Fondant Biscuits | 2nd | Cookie Operation |
Sandra | Maple Sugar Biscuits | 11th | Cribbage Board |
Baker | Signature (Sweet Loaf) | Technical (Fougasse) | Showstopper (Bread Centerpiece) |
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Adam | Strawberry and Cinnamon Babka | 3rd | Spelt Sun God |
Felicity | Pecan Danish | 4th | Cactus Pot |
Gavin | Prune and Cranberry Loaf | 8th | Gav's Big Knight |
Galya | Orange Curd and Cinnamon Loaf | 10th | Sri Lankan Devil Mask |
Ilona | Baklava Babka | 6th | Carby Curls |
Laura | Cinnamon and Cardamom Loaf | 2nd | Gone Walkin' |
Laurent | Raspberry Brioche | 9th | Hello, From Nice |
Neil | Cinnamon and Sultana Loaf | 1st | Bread of Roses |
Reem | Wool-Spun Coconut Loaf | 7th | 70's Disco Ball |
Sandra | Blueberry Pull-Apart Loaf | 5th | All You Need Is Love |
Baker | Signature (Savoury Pastries) | Technical (Carrot & Cumin Tart) | Showstopper (3D Art Decorative Pie) |
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Adam | Vol Au Vent and Curry Puffs | 6th | Galactic Strawberry & Rhubarb Pie |
Felicity | Breakfast Pastries | 5th | Koi Pond |
Gavin | Party Tarts | 8th | Gav's Fishy Pie |
Galya | Sambal Pastries | 9th | Foxy Pie |
Ilona | Cypriot Pastries | 4th | Spicy Chickpea Pie |
Laura | Pork Pastries | 2nd | Winter in Oslo |
Neil | Cheese Pastries | 3rd | Apple and Blueberry Pie |
Reem | Dad's Pastries | 1st | Oh My Pie |
Sandra | Sandra's Tarts | 7th | Snowstorm Pie |
Baker | Signature (Profiteroles) | Technical (Beef Wellington) | Showstopper (Checkerboard Cake) |
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Adam | Strawberry & Liquorice Profiteroles | 7th | Spicy Margarita Cake |
Gavin | Chocolate Choux | 2nd | Pyramid Cake |
Galya | Passionfruit Profiteroles | 4th | Vintage Flower Cake |
Ilona | Black Forest Profiteroles | 5th | Chocolate & Fennel Cake |
Laura | Du The Sil Vou Plait Profiteroles | 8th | Checkered Delight |
Neil | Coffee Shop Choux | 3rd | Party Cake |
Reem | Dalgona Coffee Profiteroles | 6th | Crochet Quilt Cake |
Sandra | Canadian Cream Puffs | 1st | Tropical Paradise Cake |
Baker | Signature (Family Favourite Dessert) | Technical (Opera Cake) | Showstopper (Ice Cream Cake Pop) |
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Adam | Chocolate Bavarian | 1st | Movie Night Pops |
Galya | Chocolate Biscuit Pudding | 5th | Celebration Cones |
Ilona | Chocolate Swiss Roll | 2nd | Devilish Cake Pops |
Laura | Grandmother's Tarts | 4th | The Answer is Ice Cream |
Neil | Sticky Date Cake | 6th | Boozy Cake Pops |
Reem | Ma'amoul Mad Bil Ashta | 3rd | Catcream Cones |
Sandra | Pumpkin Pie Trifle | 7th | Waffle Cones |
Baker | Signature (Individual Citrus Tarts) | Technical (Gin & Tonic Roulade) | Showstopper (Citrus Meringue) |
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Adam | Lemon Cake Tarts | 1st | Citrus & Meringue Inferno |
Ilona | Lemon Palet Breton | 2nd | Lemon & Coffee Meringue Tower |
Laura | Lime & Gin Vertical Tarts | 3rd | Croquembouche |
Neil | World's Best Lemon Tarts | 6th | Burnt Basque Mousse Cake |
Reem | Finger Lime & Rosemary Tarts | 5th | Ice Cream Opera Cake |
Sandra | Blood Orange & Chipotle Tarts | 4th | Mandarin Mojito Cake |
Baker | Signature (Turkish İçli Pide) | Technical (Steamed Rainbow lapis) | Showstopper ("Jacked" Macaron Stack) |
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Adam | Chicken Shawarma & Spring Pide | 4th | Chocolate, Orange & Negroni Pearl Stack |
Ilona | Turkish & Cypriot Pide | 2nd | Indian Voyage |
Laura | World of Flavours | 1st | Busy, Busy Honey Bees |
Neil | Pide Two Ways | 5th | Coffee, Chocolate & Pear Stak-er-on |
Sandra | Garden Fresh Pide | 3rd | Strawberry & Basil Macaron Stack |
Baker | Signature (Decorated Chocolate Cake) | Technical (Tempered Chocolate Heart) | Showstopper (Individual Mirror Glaze Cakes) |
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Adam | Chocolate Ghost Cake | 1st | Mirror Glaze Collection |
Ilona | Chocolate, Hazelnut & Sour Cherry Cake | 3rd | Mirror Glaze Collection |
Laura | Black Forest Floor Cake | 2nd | Mirror Glaze Collection |
Sandra | Chocolate Caramel Bundt | 4th | Mirror Glaze Collection |
Baker | Signature (High Tea) | Technical (Terrine) | Showstopper (3D Illusion Cake) |
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Adam | High Tea | 1st | Floral Vase |
Ilona | Moreish High Tea | 2nd | Still Life |
Laura | "There's No Place Like Home" High Tea | 3rd | Kopitiam |
No. | Title | Air date | Overnight ratings | Ref(s) | |
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Viewers | Rank | ||||
1 | "Cakes" | 13 June 2023 | 50,000 | 3 | [7] |
2 | "Biscuits" | 20 June 2023 | 54,000 | 1 | [8] |
3 | "Bread" | 27 June 2023 | 45,000 | 9 | [9] |
4 | "Winter" | 4 July 2023 | 44,000 | 4 | [10] |
5 | "Vintage" | 11 July 2023 | 54,000 | 1 | [11] |
6 | "Dessert" | 18 July 2023 | 59,000 | 2 | [12] |
7 | "Citrus" | 25 July 2023 | 57,000 | 1 | [13] |
8 | "International" | 1 August 2023 | 66,000 | 1 | [14] |
9 | "Chocolate" | 8 August 2023 | 41,000 | 4 | [15] |
10 | "Finale" | 15 August 2023 | 47,000 | 3 | [16] |
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