The Great Kiwi Bake Off Celebrity Christmas Special 2023
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| The Great Kiwi Bake Off Celebrity Special | |
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| No. of episodes | 5 |
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| Original network | TVNZ 2 |
| Original release | 23 December 2019 - 16 December 2021 |
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The Great Kiwi Bake Off Celebrity Special is a series of special Christmas-themed episodes of The Great Kiwi Bake Off that aired between 23 December 2019 and 22 December 2022. Each episode features six celebrities competing in two Bake Off challenges. For the 2019 edition, the winner won NZ$30,000 for the charity of their choice. [1] [2]
The 2019 edition was won by Jackie van Beek. [3] The 2021 edition was won by Josh Thomson. [4] [5]
The 2022 edition was won by Bree Tomasel. [6]
The 2022 Christmas Special screened on TVNZ 1, on Tuesday, 20 December 2022, and was won by Siouxie Wiles. [7]
| Celebrity Baker [8] | Charity | Amount Won |
|---|---|---|
| Art Green | SPCA | NZ$3,500 |
| Bree Tomasel | Lifeline | NZ$3,500 |
| David Fane | Stroke Foundation | NZ$2,000 |
| Jackie van Beek | Women's Refuge | NZ$35,000 |
| Paula Bennett | Dress For Success | NZ$3,500 |
| Toni Street | Catwalk Trust | NZ$13,500 |
In this Celebrity edition, the prize money totalled NZ$61,000. The celebrity bakers competed in honour of their chosen charity. At the start of the competition, each baker received NZ$2,000 for their charity.
For the technical challenge set by Sue, the celebrity bakers had one hour and forty-five minutes to bake 12 sweet ginger kisses. The winner of the technical would receive NZ$10,000.
For the showstopper challenge, the celebrity bakers had to bake a 3-D biscuit scene based on a Christmas memory in three hours. While no prize was directly awarded for the showstopper challenge, the celebrity bakers could also win spot prizes for creativity and other novelty awards.
Jackie won the overall competition and won NZ$30,000.
| Baker | Technical (12 Sweet Ginger Kisses) | Signature (3-D Biscuit Scene) |
|---|---|---|
| Art | 2nd | Lakeside Biscuiting |
| Bree | 5th | Howzat Christmas |
| David | 6th | The Last Umu in Ponsonby |
| Jackie | 3rd | Camping in Arthur's Pass |
| Paula | 4th | The Morning After Christmas |
| Toni | 1st | Christmas Tree Tower |
| Celebrity Baker [9] [10] | Charity | Amount Won |
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| Rebekah Randell | StarJam | NZ$12,500 |
| Josh Thomson | Variety | NZ$23,500 |
| Laura Daniel | Shine | NZ$3,500 |
| Justine Smith | LPNZ (Little People of New Zealand) | NZ$3,500 |
| Simon Bridges | Dress For Success (Bay of Plenty) | NZ$3,500 |
| Francis Tipene | I Am Hope | NZ$3,500 |
In the 2021 Celebrity Special, the prize money totalled NZ$50,000. At the start of the competition, each celebrity baker received NZ$1,000 for their charity.
For the technical challenge set by Sue, the celebrity bakers had one and a half hours to bake 12 festive cupcake snow people. The winner of the technical would receive NZ$10,000.
For the showstopper challenge, the celebrity bakers had to bake a Christmas-themed selfie cake in three hours. The winner of the showstopper would receive NZ$20,000. While no prize was directly awarded for the showstopper challenge, the celebrity bakers could also win spot prizes for creativity and other novelty awards.
Rebekah Randell won the technical challenge, and won a total of NZ$12,500 for her charity.
Josh Thomson was awarded star baker, and won a total of NZ$23,500 for his charity.
| Baker | Technical (12 festive snow people) | Signature (Christmas-themed selfie cake) |
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| Francis | 4th | Classic Christmas Cake |
| Josh | 3rd | Christmas Dinner Surprise |
| Justine | 6th | Berry Christmouse |
| Laurie | 2nd | Lifelike Lolly Cake |
| Rebekah | 1st | Sugar Claus Cake |
| Simon | 5th | Summer Santa Selfie |
| Celebrity Baker | Charity | Amount Won |
|---|---|---|
| Bree Tomasel | Endometriosis New Zealand | NZ$8,000 |
| Candy Lane | Endometriosis New Zealand | NZ$2,000 |
| Cassie Roma | Make-A-Wish New Zealand | NZ$2,000 |
| Courtenay Louise | Voices of Hope | NZ$9,000 |
| Lana Searle | Pillars — Ka Pou Whakahou | NZ$2,000 |
| Matt Chisholm | Rural Support Trust | NZ$2,000 |
For the 2022 Celebrity Special, the prize money totalled NZ$25,000. At the start of the competition, each celebrity baker received NZ$1,000 for their charity.
For the technical challenge set by Jordan, the celebrity bakers had one and a half hours to bake Prosecco & Pear Cake. The winner of the technical challenge would receive NZ$7,000.
For the showstopper challenge, the celebrity bakers had to bake a three-dimension Celebrity Treasure Island moment biscuit in three hours. The winner of the showstopper would receive NZ$12,000.
Courtenay Louise won the technical challenge and won a total of NZ$8,000 for her charity.
Bree Tomasel was awarded star baker and won a total of NZ$13,000 for her charity. She later donated NZ$1,000 to other 5 celebrities from her winning.
| Baker | Technical (Prosecco & Pear Cake) | Signature (3-D TV Biscuit Scene) |
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| Bree | 3rd | Treasured Sausage Rolls |
| Candy | 2nd | Altercation Cookie |
| Cassie | 5th | Cookie Cargo |
| Courtenay | 1st | Cookie Island |
| Lana | 4th | Treasure Island's Pizza-Gate |
| Matt | 6th | Towering House of Cards |
This programme screened on Tuesday, 20 December 2022. The prize money totalled NZ$25,000. At the start of the competition, each celebrity baker received NZ$1,000 for their charity.
For the technical challenge set by Peter, the celebrity bakers had one and a half hours to bake Christmas muffins, made according to his recipe. The winner of the technical challenge would receive NZ$7,000.
For the showstopper challenge, the celebrity bakers had to bake a Christmas scene, with at least 50% of it containing meringue, in three hours. The winner of the showstopper would receive NZ$12,000.
David Correos won the technical challenge and won a total of NZ$8,000 for his charity.
Siouxsie Wiles was awarded star baker and won a total of NZ$13,000 for her charity.
| Celebrity Baker | Charity | Amount Won |
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| David Correos | Autism NZ | NZ$8,000 |
| Edna Swart | Stroke Foundation NZ | NZ$1,000 |
| JJ Fong | The Fred Hollows Foundation | NZ$1,000 |
| Matt Gibb | StarJam | NZ$1,000 |
| Siouxsie Wiles | OutLine | NZ$13,000 |
| Suzy Cato | SPCA | NZ$1,000 |
| Baker | Technical (Christmas Muffins) | Signature (Meringue Christmas Scene) |
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| David | 1st | Pessimist Christmas |
| Edna | 2nd | Christmas Tree |
| JJ | 6th | Snowy Tiger Christmas |
| Matt | 5th | Pōhutukawa Wow'er |
| Siouxsie | 4th | Christmas Gift |
| Suzy | 3rd | Christmas Morning |
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