The Great Canadian Baking Show - Season 1 Episode 1

In this the first week – cake week – the judges want to see what the contestants are all about in the three challenges issued. The signature challenge is to make twenty-four cupcakes, twelve each of two different flavors. The contestants have two hours to complete the challenge. This challenge marks the first time the bakers will get a chance to get acquainted with their baking station. It also introduces the ten contestants to the viewing audience. For the technical challenge, the contestants are required to make in one hour forty-five minutes a cherry and pistachio Battenberg cake, a traditional British classic. Rochelle chose this recipe as the bakers cannot hide their mistakes due to the exposed sides of the cake. And for the showstopper challenge which they are provided four hours, the contestants are required to make a chocolate layer cake containing at least two layers and at least two different kinds of chocolate. The challenge for many of the bakers will be judging the different baking times for the different sized layers comprising their cake.