The Great Canadian Baking Show season 2

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The Great Canadian Baking Show
Season 2
Starring
No. of episodes8
Release
Original network CBC Television
Original releaseSeptember 19 (2018-09-19) –
November 7, 2018 (2018-11-07)
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The second season of The Great Canadian Baking Show premiered on CBC Television on September 19, 2018. [1] Ten amateur bakers competed over eight weeks of challenges throughout the competition for the title. Canadian actor and television personality Dan Levy and Canadian-British actress Julia Chan returned as hosts, with French-born Canadian chef Bruno Feldeisen and Canadian-Australian pastry chef Rochelle Adonis also returning as judges. [2] For the second season, producer Marike Emery stated that the audition process prioritized "skill over personality" and that the tasks would be more challenging than the first season. [3]

Contents

After eight weeks of competition, Andrei Godoroja was crowned the winner with Sachin Seth and Megan Stasiewich as runners-up. [4] [5]

This was also the last season for hosts Dan Levy and Julia Chan, as well as judge Rochelle Adonis.

Bakers

Baker [6] AgeProfessionHometown
Andrei Godoroja58Software engineering consultant Vancouver, BC
Ann Marie Whitten49Operations manager Pickering, ON
Devon Stolz27Substitute teacher, gravestone carver Regina, SK
Megan Stasiewich30Hairstylist Leduc, AB
Mengling Chen30Market research consultant Toronto, ON
Sachin Seth43Dentist, university professor Halifax, NS
Sadiya Hashmi38Homeschooling mom Edmonton, AB
Timothy Fu19Undergraduate studentEdmonton, AB
Tim Chauvin38Hardware store assistant manager Brockville, ON
Wendy McIsaac54Senior policy analyst Cornwall, PE

Results summary

Colour key:

  Baker was one of the judges' least favourite bakers that week, but was not eliminated.
  Baker was one of the judges' favourite bakers that week, but was not the Star Baker.
  Baker got through to the next round.
  Baker was eliminated.
  Baker was the Star Baker.
  Baker was a season runner-up.
  Baker was the season winner.

Elimination chart
Baker12345678
AndreiSBSBWINNER
SachinSBSBRunner Up
MeganSBSBRunner Up
MenglingOUT
TimothyOUT
DevonOUT
SadiyaSBOUT
Ann MarieOUT
WendyOUT
TimOUT

Episodes

  Baker eliminated
  Star Baker
  Winner

Episode 1: Cake

The inaugural Signature Challenge had the bakers make an upside-down fruit cake with any ingredients of their choosing to put "on top," with two hours to create it. The Technical Challenge involved the bakers creating an orange chiffon cake - along with an orange glaze and candied orange toppings - in two hours. The Showstopper Challenge featured the bakers creating a birthday cake - with at least three layers and two different flavours - for anyone of their choosing, all within four hours.

BakerSignature
(Upside down cake)		Technical
(Orange chiffon cake)		Showstopper
(Birthday cake)
AndreiRhubarb Parquet Upside Down Cake3rdQueen for a Day Cake
Ann MarieRosemary Fig Upside Down Cake6thHappy Hour Cake
DevonMango Gingerbread Upside Down Cake4thCoconut Matcha Cake
MeganMango Berry Upside Down Cheesecake8th Day of the Dead Cake
MenglingApple Pecan Bourbon Cake with Maple Caramel2ndBlueberry Lime Naked Cake
Sachin Chai Spice Pear Upside Down Cake1stS'mores Birthday Cake
SadiyaPistachio Cardamom Cranberry Cake5thParty in the Jungle Cake
TimothyPear & Lemon Dark Chocolate Upside Down Cake10thRemains of a Phoenix Cake
TimTriple Berry Lemon Upside Down Cake7thCoconut Chocolate Ocean Cake
WendySticky Banana Upside Down Cake9th Anne of Green Gables Cake

Episode 2: Biscuits and Bars

For the Signature challenge, the bakers had to make 24 dessert bars with at least 3 distinct layers in two hours. For the Technical Challenge, bakers had to make 18 digestive biscuits topped with tempered chocolate in 1 hour 30 minutes. In the Showstopper Challenge, the bakers had 4 and a half hours to bake 36 identical cookies to be placed inside an edible and elaborate biscuit box.

BakerSignature
(Dessert bars)		Technical
(Chocolate Digestive biscuits)		Showstopper
(Edible biscuit box)
AndreiChocolate Frangipane Pear Bars4thGrand Piano Biscuit Box
Ann MarieChocolate Coffee Nanaimo Bars 6th Jellybean Row Biscuit Box
Devon Mascarpone Date Squares3rdClassroom Library Shelf
MeganMovie Night Indulgence Bars1stGalaxy Cookie Box
MenglingWalnut Green Tea Bars5thTreasure Box
Sachin Piña Colada Bars2ndFall Harvest Cookie Basket
SadiyaBrownie Cheesecake Bars8thAround the World Cookie Tray
TimothyRed Bean & Sticky Rice Bars7thGingerbread GO Box
WendyPistachio Lime Delights9thBy the Sea Cookie Shell

Episode 3: Bread

For the Signature Challenge, the bakers had to produce two loaves (or 12 pieces) of a quick bread (a bread which does not use yeast) along with a homemade spread in one and a half hours. The Technical Challenge required to the bakers to create 20 uniform hot cross buns, including an apricot glaze, in two and a half hours. In the Showstopper Challenge, bakers had four and a half hours to create a sandwich cake, including decorations and a proper balance of bread and filling.

BakerSignature
(Quick bread)		Technical
(Hot cross buns)		Showstopper
(Sandwich cake)
Andrei"Russian Blini" Soda Bread1st"Koi Pond" Sandwich Cake
Ann MarieRosemary Asiago Soda Bread7thSeafood Extravaganza
Devon"Red Velvet" Loaf8th"My Big Fat Greek" Sandwich Cake
Megan"Tipsy Tex-Mex" Bread3rd"Garden by the Sea" Sandwich Cake
MenglingHazelnut Chocolate Chunk Quick Bread2nd"Mall Sushi" Cake
Sachin"Summer Picnic" Soda Bread5th Muffuletta Sandwich Cake
SadiyaSesame Coriander Naan 4th"Memories of Bahrain" Sandwich Cake
Timothy"Rise and Shine" Quick Bread6th"Rou Jia Mo" Sandwich Cake

Episode 4: International

For the Signature challenge, the bakers were given 2 hours to craft 24 hand pies. They could fashion and flavour the hand pies any way they wished, but they also had to accompany the pies with a complementary dipping sauce. In the Technical challenge, the bakers had 2 hours to craft 12 daifuku mochi, a traditional Japanese dessert consisting a glutinous rice cake stuffed with a strawberry encased in a sweetened red bean paste. For the Showstopper challenge, bakers had four hours to create a sculpture or diorama of at least two types of Italian cookies.

BakerSignature
(Hand pies)		Technical
(Daifuku mochi)		Showstopper
(Italian cookie sculpture)
AndreiMini Koulibiaka with Cucumber Relish5th"Fish in the Ocean" Scene
Devon Bibimbap Hand Pies with Spicy Ketchup6thSouthwest Cookie Scene
MeganHamburger Hand Pies with Special Sauce 1stNorthern Lights Scene
MenglingPork Xian Bing with Spicy Soy Dipping Sauce7thBeehive
SachinPork & Pea Samosas with Mint Chutney3rd Egyptian Sphinx
SadiyaBeef Fatayer with Tamarind Chutney4th Ludo Board
Timothy Spring Roll Hand Pies with Sweet and Sour Sauce2nd"Waiting for the Bus" Cookie Scene

Episode 5: Pastry

For the Signature Challenge, the bakers were asked to make a fruit-filled slab pie: a shallow pie that is rectangular rather than round, baked in a rimmed baking sheet pan or jelly roll pan, in two hours and 15 minutes. The Technical Challenge gave them two hours and 15 minutes to create two dozen palmiers, 12 sweet and 12 savoury, using rough puff pastry. For the Showstopper Challenge, bakers had four and a half hours to produce a basket of 18 breakfast pastries—six croissants, six Danish, and six sweet buns.

BakerSignature
(Slab pie)		Technical
(Palmiers)		Showstopper
(Basket of breakfast pastries)
Andrei"Strawberry Garden" Slab Pie3rd"Petit Déjeuner" Pastry Basket
Devon"Dungeons & Dragons" Slab Pie6th"The Full Brunch" Pastry Basket
Megan"Farm Views" Slab Pie4th"All Our Favourites" Pastry Basket
Mengling"Three Dog Moon" Slab Pie1st Yuzu Strawberry Pastry Basket
SachinApple Frangipane Slab Pie2nd"Christmas Morning" Pastry Basket
Timothy"Tiny Dancer" Slab Pie5th"Happy Morning" Pastry Basket

Episode 6: Chocolate

In the quarterfinal Signature Challenge, the bakers were given two hours to create a tart with tempered chocolate decorations. The tart itself could be any shape or flavour as long as chocolate was the "star" ingredient. The uniquely time-sensitive nature of the Technical Challenge, one hour and 45 minutes to bake a chocolate soufflé, required that the bakers' starting times be staggered (in order - Mengling, Sachin, Timothy, Megan, Andrei) and the judges taste each soufflé fresh from the oven. Finally, the Showstopper Challenge required the bakers to create a modern re-imagining of the Black Forest cake.

BakerSignature
(Chocolate tart)		Technical
(Soufflé)		Showstopper
(Black Forest cake)
Andrei"A Passion for Sailing" Chocolate Tart2nd"Winter Wonderland" Entremets
MeganExploding Chocolate Crunch Tart1st"Cherry on Top" Black Forest Cake
MenglingTea & Toffee Tart3rdChocolate Miso Pink Cherry Cake
Sachin"Ode to Lakshmi" Mocha Tart4thMarbled Black Forest Entremets
TimothyEarl Grey & Lemon Chocolate Tart5thBlack Forest St. Honoré

Episode 7: French Pâtisserie

The Pâtisserie Signature Challenge had the bakers make a mille crêpes cake: a cake built of at least 25 layered crêpes with a sweet filling between the layers, in two hours. For the Technical Challenge, they had two hours, 15 minutes to make 12 miniature jocondes, a cake of layered and filled almond sponge and mousse. The Showstopper gave them four hours to produce 36 savoury canapés: 12 with puff pastry, 12 tartlets, and 12 finger sandwiches.

BakerSignature
(Mille crêpes cake)		Technical
(Joconde cake)		Showstopper
(Canapés)
AndreiCoffee & Maple Mille Crêpes Cake3rd"Flavours of the World" Canapé Platter
MeganOrange Crêpe-sicle Cake1st"World of Cheese" Canapés
Mengling"Mont Blanc" Mille Crêpes Cake4th"Ingenious Flavours" Canapé Platter
SachinBlackberry & Raspberry Mille Crêpes Cake2nd"Memories of Childhood" Canapés

Episode 8: Finale

For the Signature challenge the finalists had two and a half hours to make 24 mini Swiss rolls, in two flavours. The Technical Challenge was to produce a Swedish Princess cake in two hours and 15 minutes. For the final showstopper, the bakers had to prepare a Choux pastry tower with at least three layers, and a minimum of two shapes of choux and three flavours of fillings, in four and a half hours; it was the hottest day of filming, handicapping the bakers in assembling their chocolate and cream towers. [5]

BakerSignature
(Swiss rolls)		Technical
(Princess cake)		Showstopper
(Choux pastry tower)
AndreiMango Mascarpone and Opera Cake Swiss Rolls2ndHommage à la Pâtisserie
MeganCarrot Cake and Chocolate Strawberry Swiss Rolls1stChoux Owl
Sachin Neapolitan and Lemon Ginger Swiss Rolls3rdIndian Wedding Choux Tower

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