The BEST episodes of Bake Off: The Professionals
Every episode of Bake Off: The Professionals ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Bake Off: The Professionals!
Teams of professional pastry chefs do battle in the kitchen. Channel 4's replacement for BBC's Bake Off Crème de la Crème.
#2 - Cube-Shaped Desserts and an Occasion Showpiece
Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/1/2021
The teams create magical, cube-shaped desserts that look exactly like mushrooms but taste of anything but, and a heroes and villains-themed occasion showpiece, adorned with 160 macaroons.
#3 - Chocolate Week and Mechanical Showpieces
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/8/2021
It's chocolate week and the teams must master perfection in a surprise challenge, before constructing mechanical showpieces, complete with chocolate bons bons and a moving part.
#4 - Miniature Classics and the Humble Fruit Crumble
Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/15/2021
Six new teams tackle two miniature classics - lemon meringue pie and tiramisu - and transform the humble fruit crumble into breathtaking towering edible showpiece sculptures.
#5 - Carrot-Shaped Desserts & a Religieuse a l'Ancienne Showpiece
Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 6/22/2021
The teams make 24 carrot-shaped desserts, which must taste of anything but, before creating a grand Religieuse a l'Ancienne showpiece with two different flavours of eclairs
#7 - Almond Pithiviers, Savoury Brioche and a Sugar Showpiece
Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/6/2021
The three best teams from both sets of heats face new rivals as they create classic almond pithiviers and individual savoury brioche, before making a striking sugar showpiece.
#8 - Black Forest Gateaux, Roulades & Sugar Chocolate Showpieces
Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 7/13/2021
It's the quarter-final and the teams make Black Forest gateaux and mini roulades, before going back to the 70s as they create disco-inspired sugar chocolate showpiece desserts.
#11 - Fraisiers and Towering Sculptures
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/24/2022
The teams are challenged to make 36 strawberry fraisiers, transform an ordinary dessert into a fine-dining experience, and create a treacle tart complete with towering edible showpiece sculptures.
#12 - Savoury Slices and Layered Crêpe Cakes
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/31/2022
The teams race against the clock to create 24 perfect savoury slices, 24 layered crêpe cakes, and 160 choux buns for a Greatest Sporting Moments themed pièce montée.
#13 - Chocolate Cylindrical Desserts, Ancient Mythology Showpieces
Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/6/2022
The best teams from last week take on chocolate week, as they create 24 cylindrical desserts, 24 puddings celebrating the honeybee and some ancient mythology-inspired showpieces.
#14 - Mont Blancs, a Chocolate Amenity, Trifle Towering Sculptures
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/13/2022
Six new teams make Mont Blancs and a chocolate amenity, without any recipes to follow, before transforming the classic trifle into a fine-dining showpiece with towering sculptures.
#15 - Mini Celebration Cakes, Les Misérables, Grand Pièce Montée
Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 6/21/2022
The five best teams from last week tackle mini celebration cakes and a patisserie classic, the Les Misérables, before creating a grand pièce montée with two flavours of choux buns.
#16 - Miniature Classics and Strawberries and Cream Sculptures
Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/25/2021
The teams tackle two miniature classics, Tarte Piémontaise and the Jaffa Cake, plus strawberries and cream with edible showpiece sculptures.
#17 - Chaussons aux Pommes and a Viennoiserie Creation
Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/5/2022
The best teams from both heats face new rivals, as they tackle chaussons aux pommes and a brand-new viennoiserie creation, before producing a garden paradise-themed showpiece.
#18 - Illusion Desserts and a Singapore Ice Cream Sandwich
Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 7/12/2022
It’s the quarter-final and the teams create illusion desserts and a Singapore ice cream sandwich, before they combine sugar and chocolate in a spectacular theme park showpiece.
#21 - Opéra Aux Fruit and Banoffee Pie
Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/4/2023
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?
#22 - Tarts, Peach Melbas and a Pièce Montée
Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/11/2023
The five remaining teams create 24 reimagined tarts and 24 peach melbas, before attempting a pièce montée of 160 individual choux buns, inspired by a Mad Science theme.
#23 - Chocolate Figurines and Totally-Nuts Desserts
Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/18/2023
It's chocolate week and the four remaining teams take on chocolate-domed figurines and totally-nuts desserts, before creating archaeology-themed chocolate bars.
#24 - Prinsesstårtas and Bread and Butter Pudding
Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/25/2023
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?
#25 - Millefeuille, Pavlovas and Musical Religieuse
Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/1/2023
The remaining teams tackle reimagined millefeuille and religieuse modelled on musical icons. Who'll be singing all the way to the next round, and who will face that final curtain?