Bake Off: The Professionals

Series 6

2023 · 10 episodes · 7h 50m in all · 6.8/10

Professional pastry chefs compete in a series of baking challenges in teams. These contestants come from top hotels, restaurants, and businesses around the UK.

Episodes

1. 

   1. Opéra Aux Fruit and Banoffee Pie

   4 Jul 2023 · 47 min · 7.0/10

   The new batch of chefs rely on their patisserie instincts for their first challenge, before transforming the classic banoffee pie. Whose opéra aux fruit will hit the high notes?

2. 

   2. Tarts, Peach Melbas and a Pièce Montée

   11 Jul 2023 · 47 min · 8.0/10

   The five remaining teams create 24 reimagined tarts and 24 peach melbas, before attempting a pièce montée of 160 individual choux buns, inspired by the theme of 'Mad Science'.

3. 

   3. Chocolate Figurines and Totally-Nuts Desserts

   18 Jul 2023 · 47 min · 7.0/10

   The teams tackle chocolate figurines, nutty desserts and archaeology-themed chocolate bars.

4. 

   4. Prinsesstårtas and Bread and Butter Pudding

   25 Jul 2023 · 47 min · 7.0/10

   Six new teams produce perfect Prinsesstårtas and transform the humble bread and butter pudding. Whose fairy-tale ending will be cut short, and who will stay in the competition?

5. 

   5. Millefeuille, Pavlovas and Musical Religieuse

   1 Aug 2023 · 47 min · 7.0/10

   The remaining teams must create reimagined millefeuille and pavlovas served in never-before-seen ways. In the second challenge they must create a showpiece display featuring religieuse designed to look like their favourite musical icons.

6. 

   6. Chocolate Week and a Safari Showpiece

   8 Aug 2023 · 47 min · 6.0/10

   Who will conquer the safari-themed showpiece and whose adventure will come to an end?

7. 

   7. Plated Desserts and a Hanging Showpiece

   15 Aug 2023 · 47 min · 7.0/10

   The teams take on a never-seen-before challenge to create spectacular hanging showpieces.

8. 

   8. Brioche Feuilletée and Amphibian-Inspired Desserts

   22 Aug 2023 · 47 min · 6.0/10

   It's a viennoiserie quarter-final, as the teams create puff pastries, brioche feuilletée and amphibian-inspired desserts. Who will be leapfrogging their way into the semi-final?

9. 

   9. Plant-Based Masterpieces and Büche Entremet

   29 Aug 2023 · 47 min · 7.0/10

   It's the semi-final and the teams take on renowned pastry chef Philip Khoury's signature Dawn of a New Day dessert, before creating a wondrous Land of the Giants bûche entremet.

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    10. The Final

    5 Sept 2023 · 47 min · 6.0/10

    In a 1920s-themed final, the teams create a dessert trolley adorned with sharing delights and an opulent banquet. Which team will be roaring with joy and be crowned the winner?