Series 3
Episodes • 2012

1. Cakes
60 minSignature Challenge: Upside-down Cake. Showstopper Challenge: A cake, when sliced reveals a hidden design. Technical Challenge: Rum Babas.
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2. Bread
60 minSignature Challenge: 24 Flatbreads. Showstopper Challenge: 12 sweet and 12 savoury Bagels. Technical Challenge: Eight-strand plaited loaf.
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3. Tarts
60 minThings are hotting up in the Bake Off tent as the remaining ten bakers do their best to wow Paul Hollywood and Mary Berry with some unusual flavour combinations for their tartes tatin.
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4. Desserts
60 minAmateur bakers have their skills tested to the limit. The bakers face three challenges, all designed for a sweet tooth, including a mainstay of French baking - the creme caramel.
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6. Puddings
60 minThe bakers are challenged to make two types of sponge puddings, take on a difficult Mary Berry recipe, and deliver a showstopping strudel.
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9. Patisserie
60 minThe bakers seeking a place in the final have to frantically work against the clock to deliver petits fours to Paul and Mary's exacting standards.
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10. The Final
60 minA year after taking part, we catch up with the bakers from series 2 of The Great British Bake Off. What was it really like to compete in the tent, be judged by Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood, and comforted by Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins? And how has their shared love of baking and appearing on the series changed their lives?
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11. Masterclass
60 minPaul Hollywood and Mary Berry show how to tackle treacle tarts and rum babas.
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12. Revisited
60 minA chance to catch up with the bakers from series 2 of The Great British Bake Off.
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13. Masterclass
60 minRecipes include the queen of puddings, chocolate tea cakes and jam doughnuts.
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14. Masterclass
60 minMary Berry and Paul Hollywood show which signature bakes they would have chosen to make.
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