The Great Canadian Baking Show season 7

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The Great Canadian Baking Show
Season 7
Starring
No. of episodes8
Release
Original network CBC Television
Original releaseOctober 1, 2023 (2023-10-01)
Season chronology

The seventh season of The Great Canadian Baking Show premiered on CBC Television on October 1, 2023. [1] As with previous seasons, ten amateur bakers will compete over eight weeks of challenges, vying for the title. Ann Pornel and Alan Shane Lewis return for their fourth season as hosts. Bruno Feldeisen and Kyla Kennaley return for their seventh and fifth seasons respectively as judges.

Contents

Bakers

Baker [2] AgeProfessionHometown
Andrew Evers40Public Service Manager Toronto, ON
Andy Bui30 Mental health nurse practitioner Montreal, QC
Camila García Hernández28Software developerToronto, ON
Candice Riley48Partner at a tech firm Brampton, ON
Heather Allen40Literacy educator Winnipeg, MB
Katherine "Kathy" Neiman57Retired professor Leduc, AB
Loïc Fauteux-Goulet33High school teacher Creston, BC
Niv Saberi31Full-time parent Port Elgin, ON
Rainier Maksoud29Business analyst Laval, QC
Sydney Hayden23Student Halifax, NS

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
LoïcSBWINNER
CandiceRunner Up
CamilaSBSBRunner Up
AndrewSBOUT
HeatherSBOUT
KathySBOUT
NivOUT
RainierOUT
SydneyOUT
AndyOUT

Episodes

  Baker eliminated
  Star Baker
  Winner

Episode 1: Cake Week

For their first signature challenge, the bakers were given two hours to create a roll cake with a distinct pattern baked into the sponge cake. In the technical challenge set by Kyla, the bakers had an hour and 45 minutes to bake a Boston cream pie. For the showstopper, the bakers had three and a half hours to make a top-forward cake - a decorated cake that stands on its side. [3]

BakerSignature
(Patterned roll cake)		Technical
(Boston cream pie)		Showstopper
(Top-forward cake)
AndrewA Taste of the Falls Roll Cake8thFish Bowl Cake
AndyFallen Greek Column Roll Cake10thDid not compete
Camila Bocadillo Con Queso Roll Cake6thWorld Traveler Cake
Candice Spring Roll Cake1stBizz-Buzz Cake
HeatherAncient Scroll Roll Cake3rdPrairie Skies Cake
KathySwirls and Whirls Roll Cake4th Choose a Hue Cake
LoïcTreasure Map Roll Cake2ndA Cake with a View
Niv Rock 'n' Roll Cake5thKoala's Paradise Cake
Rainier Evil Eye Roll Cake9thOcean Waves Cake
SydneyPoppy the Bunny Roll Cake7thDream Come True Cake

Episode 2: Bread Week

For the signature challenge, the bakers were given 1 hour and 45 minutes bake a loaf of cornbread, enhanced with unique flavours, and accompanied with a condiment made by the bakers. For the technical challenge set by Kyla, the bakers had to make a rosca de reyes , "Three Kings Bread", crowned with candied fruit and decorated with coloured cookie stripes, in 2 hours. For the showstopper, inspired by the Cheung Chau Bun Festival in Hong Kong, the bakers had four hours to bake a "Festival of Buns" consisting a tower of 24 individual buns, with 12 buns each in two different flavours and with distinct appearances. [4]

BakerSignature
(Cornbread loaf)		Technical
(Rosca de reyes)		Showstopper
(Festival of Buns)
AndrewMake Your Marc Cornbread9thAnniversary Tower
CamilaCornbread con Chili1stAdvent Tower
CandiceChicken Dinner Cornbread6thTanzanian Picnic
Heather Three Sisters Cornbread2ndBumble Buns & Bun-Shroom Tower
KathyOde to Mexican Street Corn 3rdFlower Tower
LoïcDrunk & Corny Cornbread5thTree of A-Bun-Dance
NivPersian Cornbread7thMonkeying Around the Banana Tree
RainierMediterranean Cornbread8thBridal Shower Tower
SydneySeaside Cornbread on the Cob4th Surf & Turf Tower

For the signature challenge, the bakers were given 2 hours to bake a dozen embroidery cookies, carefully piped cookies decorated with royal icing to resemble embroidered patterns. For the technical challenge set by Bruno, the bakers had 1 hour and 30 minutes to bake 12 kaâk nakache , sculpted ring-shaped cookies from Algeria, flavoured with orange blossom water, cinnamon, and cloves, filled with spiced date paste, and decorated with a crimping pattern. [5] For the showstopper, the bakers had three hours and 30 minutes to make a cookie layer cake, consisting of at least four layers, and alternating layers of any type of cookie and filling. [6]

BakerSignature
(12 Embroidery cookies)		Technical
(12 Kaâk nakache)		Showstopper
(Cookie layer cake)
AndrewCookie Cocktail7thBig Ol' Carrot
Camila Cumbia Cookies4thBerry Tasty Macaron Sandwich
CandiceSugar, Spice, My Family is Nice Cookies5thBack in Time for Trifle
HeatherPlums for Oma1stMidnight Snack Cookie Cake
KathyCuppa Tea Cookies3rdOut of the Box Cookies n' Lox
LoïcOde to William Morris 2nd Macaron Charlotte
NivCookie Tapestry8thOrchard of Cookies
RainierProud Peacock Cookies6thTall, Dark, & Mysterious Cookie Cake

Episode 4: Harvest Week

For the first ever Harvest Week, the bakers were given 1 hour and 45 minutes to produce 8 pide, a yeast-based Turkish stuffed flatbread, with a vegetable-based filling, for their signature challenge. In the technical challenge set by Bruno, the bakers had to make a dozen thousand-layer taro mooncakes, a Chinese dessert commonly enjoyed during the Mid-Autumn Festival, in 2 hours and 15 minutes. The variation calls for a flaky spiral layered crust with two different doughs and a taro and salted duck egg yolk filling. [7] For the showstopper, the bakers had three hours to make a fruit tile tart, decorating the tart with a precise and eyecatching geometric design made of fruit tiles set upon two layers of filling. [8]

BakerSignature
(8 Pide)		Technical
(12 Thousand-layer taro mooncakes)		Showstopper
(Fruit tile tart)
AndrewParty Favourite Pide5th Fruit Explosion Tart
Camila French Onion Pide2ndSunny Day Salpicón Tart
CandiceAsparagus-Obsessed Pide4thTropical Dream Tart
HeatherHome-Grown Harvest Pide1st Northern Lights Fruit Tart
KathyPeppy Pepper Pide3rd Crickets & Quilts Fruit Tart
LoïcWild Harvest Pide7thThrowback Tile Tart
Niv Kashke Bademjan Pide6th Nuclear Trefoil Fruit Tart

Episode 5: Old School Week

For the signature challenge, the bakers were tasked with making 10 toaster pastries in 2 hours. For the technical challenge set by Kyla, the bakers had two and a half hours to make a knafeh, a Middle East dessert with a Palestinian origin, made of strips of phyllo-like dough, a filling of roasted pistachios and akkawi cheese, and soaked in a rose water syrup. [9] In the showstopper, the bakers had 4 hours to produce a two-tiered kitsch cake - highly decorated cakes with elaborately piped buttercream. [10]

BakerSignature
(10 Toaster pastries)		Technical
(Knafeh)		Showstopper
(Kitsch cake)
Andrew Chocolate Orange Stocking Stuffer6thNifty Shake Shoppe Kitsch Cake
CamilaMango Chamoy Toaster Pastry4thBreak the Mold Kitsch Cake
CandiceFalling for Pumpkin Spice Latte Toaster Pastry3rdNight at the Opera Kitsch Cake
Heather Weihnachsmarkt Toaster Pastry5thForest of Love Kitsch Cake
Kathy Bologna for Breakfast Pastry2ndGroovy 70's Kitsch Cake
LoïcRad Mixtape Toaster Pastry1st Kitchiest of Birds Cake

Episode 6: Spice Week

For the first-ever Spice Week, the bakers had 2 hours to bake ras malai cake slices, a modern adaptation of ras malai with an eggless sponge cake soaked in a spiced milk and incorporating chhena soaked in spiced malai, for their signature challenge. For the technical challenge, the bakers had to make 12 Jamaican patties in 2 hours. In the showstopper, the bakers had 4 hours to build a cookie architectural wonder, a structure constructed from two types of spice-forward cookies. [11]

BakerSignature
(Ras malai cake)		Technical
(12 Jamaican patties)		Showstopper
(Spice cookie architectural wonder)
AndrewRaspberry Saffron Ras Malai Cake4th Dutch Treat
CamilaChocolate with Cheese Ras Malai Cake2ndBalcony in Bogotá
Candice Masala Chai Ras Malai Cake5thFaces of Home
HeatherCrab Apple Ras Malai Cake3rdNotions & Potions Shop
Loïc Horchata Ras Malai Cake1stCookie Frigate

Episode 7: Patisserie Week

For the signature challenge, the bakers had 2 hours and 15 minutes to bake 10 religieuse. In the technical challenge set by Bruno, the bakers had to make a postre chajá , an Uruguayan cake with layers of peach syrup soaked sponge and chantilly cream, and decorated with crunchy meringue and poached peach slices, in 2 hours and 15 minutes. [12] In the showstopper, the bakers had 4 hours to make an entremet display, consisting of 24 entremets in two different flavours. [13]

BakerSignature
(10 Religieuse)		Technical
(Postre chajá)		Showstopper
(Entremet display)
AndrewDoggone Religieuses4thBeach Day Entremets
CamilaRibbiting Religieuses3rdBird's Nest Entremets
Candice Welsh Rabbit Religieuses1stWine 'n' Dine Entremets
LoïcFun Guy Fungi Religieuses2ndCritter-ful Entremets

Episode 8: Finale

For the signature challenge, the bakers had 2 hours to bake a torta diplomatica , or a diplomatic cake, an Italian dessert made of layers of puff pastry, ladyfingers, and creme diplomat. In the technical challenge, the bakers had to make a passion fruit mille-crêpe cake, with creme légère between layers, in 2 hours. As an additional challenge, the crepes were to be layered in an ombré fade pattern with the darkest layer at the bottom to lightest at the top, with a larger crepe to wrap around the entire cake and a tempered white chocolate collar. [14] In the showstopper, the bakers had four and a half hours to create an anti-gravity cake, an illusion cake which appears to be suspended through concealed supports. [15]

BakerSignature
(Torta diplomatica)		Technical
(Passion fruit mille-crêpes cake)		Showstopper
(Anti-Gravity cake)
CamilaCoffee & Caramel Torta Diplomatica3rdLife Story
CandiceApple Pie Torta Diplomatica1stFamily Garden
LoïcBackyard Torta Diplomatica2ndUnderwater Oasis

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