The Great Canadian Baking Show Season 08 Episode 06 Description
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’hanncha, 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, coiled into circle and garnished with toasted almonds. 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.
| Baker | Signature (10 critter macarons) |
Technical (M’hanncha) |
Showstopper (Edible shadow box) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jen | No Prob Llama Macarons | 1st | Land & Sea Shadow Box |
| Elora | Beautiful Butterfly Macarons | 3rd | Into the Woods Shadow Box |
| Pamela | Pup Cup Macarons | 4th | Squash Blossom Field Shadow Box |
| Erica | Mischievous Moose Macarons | 2nd | What Bug Dat? Shadow Box |
| Rita | Cute Caterpillar Macarons | 5th | Whistler Waterfall Shadow Box |
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THE GREAT CANADIAN BAKING SHOW is CBC’s homegrown take on hit layout The Great British Bake Off. THE GREAT CANADIAN BAKING SHOW brings together 10 newbie bakers from throughout the Canada to compete in a chain of themed culinary challenges that celebrate their various backgrounds, families and communities. Each of the eight, one-hour episodes functions three rounds: The Signature Bake, the Technical Bake and the Show Stopper. After the judges taste and critique the bakes, they crown one Star Baker and ask one baker to go away the tent. The final three bakers compete for the Great Canadian Baking Show title. THE GREAT CANADIAN BAKING SHOW is an affirming, warm-spirited opposition that celebrates personal fulfillment and the pleasure of baking.
