The Great Canadian Baking Show season 8

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The Great Canadian Baking Show
Season 8
Starring
No. of episodes8
Release
Original network CBC Television
Original releaseOctober 6 (2024-10-06) –
November 24, 2024 (2024-11-24)
Season chronology

The eighth season of The Great Canadian Baking Show premiered on CBC Television on October 6, 2024. [1] As with previous seasons, ten amateur bakers compete over eight weeks of challenges, vying for the title. Ann Pornel and Alan Shane Lewis return for their fifth season as hosts. Bruno Feldeisen and Kyla Kennaley return for their eighth and sixth seasons respectively as judges.

Bakers

Baker [2] [3] AgeProfessionHometown
Guillaume Boivin35Psychologist Saguenay, QC
Christine Campbell46Customer service representative Saint John, NB
Jen Childs45 Bookkeeper Esquimalt, BC
Patty De Guia50Stay-at-Home Cat Mom Toronto, ON
Elora Khanom42 E-commerce process assistant Edmonton, AB
Pamela Kramer34Cooperative education teacher Stayner, ON
Réjean Mayer58Retired communications manager Ottawa, ON
Erica Schell30 Ecologist Calgary, AB
Marcus Tam30Tax manager Vancouver, BC
Rita Vathje60RetiredCalgary, AB

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
EloraSBSBWINNER
JenSBSBRunner Up
PamelaSBRunner Up
EricaOUT
RitaOUT
MarcusOUT
GuillaumeSBOUT
PattyOUT
RéjeanOUT
ChristineOUT

Episodes

  Baker eliminated
  Star Baker
  Winner

Episode 1: Cake Week

For their first signature challenge, the bakers were given two hours to make a love cake, using nut flours and flavoured with spices and aromatics. In the technical challenge set by Bruno, the bakers had 2 hours to bake a schmoo cake , a cake from Winnipeg composed of layers of pecan angel food cake, whipped cream, candied pecans, and caramel sauce. [4] For the showstopper, the bakers had four hours to make a split cake - a cake that is split open and decorated on the inside and outside. [5]

BakerSignature
(Love cake)		Technical
(Schmoo cake)		Showstopper
(Split cake)
GuillaumeWoodsy Cake3rd Gynandromorphic Moth Cake
Christine Lime in the Coconut Cake9thSplit Heritage Cake
JenOde to the Tent1stHalf & Half Black Forest
PattyFilipino Love Cake6thImpressive Impressionist Cake
Elora Ras Malai Love Cake5th Geode Split Cake
PamelaFrom Uruguay with Love Cake7th Bananas for Split Cake
RéjeanProposal Cake10thFamily Tree Cake
EricaPerfect Morning Love Cake2ndPumpkin Patch at First Frost
Marcus Pumpkin Redemption Cake8thTasty to the Core Cake
RitaLove for Mama Cake4thDon't Burst My Bubble Cake

For the signature challenge, the bakers had to bake 10 stuffed cookies, with any type of filling, in 2 hours. In the technical challenge, the bakers were given 1 hour and 45 minutes to make 12 raspberry wafer cookies, with white chocolate raspberry buttercream and drizzled with tempered white chocolate and dried raspberry powder. [6] For the showstopper, the bakers had four hours to create a cookie map, with two different types of cookie with different flavour profiles. [7]

BakerSignature
(10 Stuffed cookies)		Technical
(12 Raspberry wafer cookies)		Showstopper
(Cookie map)
GuillaumeStraight from the Heart Stuffed Cookies1st Fight or Flight Cookie Map
Jen Charcute-cookie 2ndJourney to a Sweater Cookie Map
PattySweet 'n Salty Stuffed Cookies7thCookie Map of Patty's Brain
EloraMalaysian Tart Stuffed Cookies3rd Home Sweet Home Cookie Map
PamelaBadge of Honour Stuffed Cookies9thDreams of Japan Cookie Map
RéjeanBerry Good Stuffed Cookies8thFamily Garden Cookie Map
EricaGinger 'n Spice Stuffed Cookies6thYummy Ecological Map of Alberta
MarcusEast Meets East Stuffed Cookies4th Memory Lane Cookie Map
Rita S'more Please Stuffed Cookies5th Skeleton Track Cookie Map

Episode 3: Savoury Week

For the first ever Savoury Week, the bakers had two hours to make twelve samosas with any savoury filling, with a complementary condiment, for the signature challenge. In the technical challenge, the bakers were given 2.5 hours to bake eight Korean garlic cream cheese buns, a popular South Korean street food made with an enriched dough and filled with garlic and onion cream cheese made from scratch. [8] For the showstopper, the bakers had 3.5 hours to bake a wellington, with any flavours, but must have distinct layers and be made of puff pastry. [9]

BakerSignature
(12 Samosas)		Technical
(8 Korean garlic cream cheese buns)		Showstopper
(Wellington)
Guillaume Tourtière du Saguenay Samosas1stSquid-tacular Wellington
Jen Saag Samosa Flowers7thBeet Wellington
Patty Pad Gra Prow Samosas8th Shu Mai Wellington
EloraSecret Spice Chicken Samosas2nd Tikka-Twist Wellington
Pamela Chori-mosas6thHiker's Treasure Wellington
Erica Tandoori Flames Samosas5thLove My Loaf Wellington
MarcusEast Meets Feast Samosas4th Galette de Rois Wellington
Rita Cheeseburger Samosas3rdSunday Salmon Supper Wellington

Episode 4: Coffee and Tea Week

For the first ever Coffee and Tea Week, the bakers had two hours to make a tiramisu in any style, but must have distinct layers and ladyfingers, for the signature challenge. In the technical challenge, the bakers were given two hours to bake a melktert, a South African milk custard tart; as a variation, the recipe included two layers of custard: vanilla milk flavoured layer and a rooibos tea flavoured layer, and dusted in cinnamon and a macadamia nut and rooibos tea brittle. [10] For the showstopper, the bakers had 3 hours and 45 minutes to create a fika display, which must include a cake, buns, and cookies. [11]

BakerSignature
(Tiramisu)		Technical
(Melktert)		Showstopper
(Fika display)
GuillaumeBanana-Misu5thForaging Vikings Fika
JenMovie Night Tiramisu2ndFolksy Family Fika
EloraTea Party Tiramisu1stFruit-Tea Fika
PamelaRevved Up Choco-Hazelnut Tiramisu7thFika Merienda
EricaRetro Black Forest Tiramisu4thTea for Three Fika
MarcusDouble Mousse Charlotte-Misu3rdFika of Love
RitaCoffee & Spice Tiramisu6thFun-Forward Fika

Episode 5: Arts and Crafts Week

For first ever Arts and Crafts Week, the bakers had to make a focaccia painting, with the bread as a canvas and the toppings as the painting, in 2 hours and 15 minutes, for the signature challenge. In the technical challenge, the bakers were given 2.5 hours to create two origami entremets . The elaborate dessert is composed of layers of vanilla bean sponge cake, cherry gelée, and white chocolate cherry blossom mousse, encased in a meringue buttercream mould made from a precisely folded paper template, and decorated with tuile, cascading cherry blossom petals, and a paint splatter pattern. [12] For the showstopper, the bakers had 4 hours to bake a cartoon cake, a layered cake decorated to resemble a 2D cartoon image with distinct black outlines. [13]

BakerSignature
(Focaccia painting)		Technical
(2 Origami entremets)		Showstopper
(Cartoon cake)
Jen Ode to Grandma 3rdSad Little Ice Cream Cake
EloraProud Peacock Focaccia4thMojito to Go
PamelaFestive Focaccia2ndMocha Mug Cake
EricaFocaccia-saurus 1st Jiggly Jelly Cake
MarcusMother Nature Focaccia5thPiggy in Pink Cake
RitaA Neck Above the Rest Focaccia6thRoad Trip Zoetrope Cake

Episode 6: Nature Week

In the first ever Nature Week, the bakers had 2 hours and 15 minutes to make ten critter macarons, made to resemble their favourite animal, for the signature challenge. For the technical challenge, the bakers to bake a m'hancha , a Moroccan dessert named for its resemblance to a coiled snake, in 2 hours. The dessert is made of layers of warqa pastry, wrapped around almond paste flavoured with orange blossom water, lemon zest, and cinnamon, soaked in honey syrup, coiled into circle, and garnished with toasted almonds. [14] For the showstopper, the bakers had 4 hours and 15 minutes to create an edible shadow box featuring a scene from nature, with components made from cookies and cake. [15]

BakerSignature
(10 critter macarons)		Technical
( M'hancha )		Showstopper
(Edible shadow box)
JenNo Prob Llama Macarons1stLand & Sea Shadow Box
EloraBeautiful Butterfly Macarons3rdInto the Woods Shadow Box
PamelaPup Cup Macarons4thSquash Blossom Field Shadow Box
EricaMischievous Moose Macarons2ndWhat Bug Dat? Shadow Box
RitaCute Caterpillar Macarons5th Whistler Waterfall Shadow Box

Episode 7: Celebration Week

In the signature challenge, the bakers were given 2 hours and 15 minutes to create a Diwali sweet box, with a dozen different South Asian treats that could be baked, fried, or cooked. For the technical challenge, the bakers had 2.5 hours to make a Turrón de Doña Pepa , a dessert from Peru made to celebrate El Señor de los Milagros ("Lord of Miracles"). The dessert is made of anise-flavored cookie logs, covered in fruit caramel, and topped with colourful sprinkles made by the bakers. [16] For the showstopper, the bakers had to bake a kek lapis sarawak in 4 hours and 15 minutes. [17]

BakerSignature
(Diwali sweet box)		Technical
(Turrón de Doña Pepa)		Showstopper
(Kek lapis sarawak)
JenDiwali Gift of Nature4thWaves of Flavour Kek Lapis Sarawak
EloraBangladeshi Eid Treats3rdRainbow Sarawak Delight
PamelaHeartfelt Diwali Box1st Royal Velvet Kek Lapis Sarawak
EricaDiwali Dance of Flavours2ndCalming Koi Pond Kek Lapis Sarawak

Episode 8: Finale

In the signature challenge, the bakers had to make six elegant tartlets that include two different flavours, in 2 hours and 15 minutes. For the technical challenge, the bakers were given 2.5 hours to make a choux cake. The dessert consisted of two layers of choux buns, filled with crème chiboust and lemon curd, and divided with three large lemon sugar cookie rings. [18] For the first time, the final showstopper challenge involved an all-bread creation. The bakers had 4.5 hours to make a korovai, an Eastern European enriched bread served at weddings, with stacks of three different breads, including at least one bread with a filling, and any theme for decorations. [19]

BakerSignature
(6 elegant tartlets)		Technical
(Choux cake)		Showstopper
(Korovai)
JenStrawberry Rhubarb Reverie1stGarden Party Pagoda
EloraMango Magic Tarts2ndBunny Wedding Korovai
PamelaCitrus Squeeze and Floral Breeze Tarts3rdOld, Blue and New Korovai

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