Bake Off: The Professionals

Series 5

Teams of professional pastry chefs do battle in the kitchen.

Where to Watch Series 5

10 Episodes

Fraisiers and Towering Sculptures
E1
Fraisiers and Towering SculpturesThe search for Britain's best patisserie team returns. Liam Charles and brand-new host Stacey Solomon welcome a new batch of pastry chefs, who tackle strawberry fraisiers and towering sculptures.
Savoury Slices and Layered Crêpe Cakes
E2
Savoury Slices and Layered Crêpe CakesThe teams must create 24 perfect savoury slices and 24 layered crepe cakes in just three-and-a-half hours. In the second challenge, they only have five hours to make 160 choux buns for a Greatest Sporting Moments themed pièce montée.
Chocolate Cylindrical Desserts, Ancient Mythology Showpieces
E3
Chocolate Cylindrical Desserts, Ancient Mythology ShowpiecesThe bakers face yet another challenge when they have to come up with new ideas for Focaccia. They also have to design a new pattern for milk bread.
Mont Blancs, a Chocolate Amenity, Trifle Towering Sculptures
E4
Mont Blancs, a Chocolate Amenity, Trifle Towering SculpturesSix 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.
Mini Celebration Cakes, Les Misérables, Grand Pièce Montée
E5
Mini Celebration Cakes, Les Misérables, Grand Pièce MontéeThe 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.
Episode 6
E6
Episode 6The four remaining teams from this heat ooze into Chocolate Week as they conquer perfectly spherical desserts, before constructing mythical chocolate showpieces and 48 chocolate bars.
Chaussons aux Pommes and a Viennoiserie Creation
E7
Chaussons aux Pommes and a Viennoiserie CreationThe 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 sugar showpiece.
Illusion Desserts and a Singapore Ice Cream Sandwich
E8
Illusion Desserts and a Singapore Ice Cream SandwichIt's the quarter-final and the teams must create illusion desserts and a Singapore ice cream sandwich, before they combine sugar and chocolate in a spectacular theme park showpiece.
Episode 9
E9
Episode 9At St George's, 70-year-old Jim has come to A&E with difficulty breathing. Savita and her five-year-old son have been hit by a car. And Terry has foot and knee pain after surgery.
The Final
E10
The FinalIn the first challenge, the finalists must produce a patisserie window display full of four different batches of the most beautiful finger tarts. In the final grand challenge, teams must create a banquet fit for a day at the races to feed 80 people.