Junior Bake Off

Four junior bakers, Alyth, Harrison, Kiah and Matthew, have their baking knowledge tested when they're asked to follow a surprise recipe for strawberry shortcake stacks.

Sam and Mark host as four new junior bakers compete for the quarter-finals. Farhaan, Hannah, Olivia and Tom try to follow a classic French recipe for patisserie madeleines.

Sam and Mark host as four junior bakers compete for the quarter-finals. Grainne, Isaac, Matilda and Will's baking knowledge is tested with a recipe for a chequerboard biscuit.

Sam and Mark host as four junior bakers compete for the quarter-finals. Euan, Lucy, Peter and Sienna attempt to make Indian rotis, a flatbread spiced with cumin and turmeric.

Sam and Mark host as four junior bakers compete for the quarter-finals. Alex, Hafsa, James and Megan attempt the technical challenge of making a salted caramel cake.

The country's best young bakers go head to head. The four bakers facing judges are tested on their ability to make stained glass window biscuits.

The country's best young bakers go head to head. Alfie, Andrea, Freddie and Lucy attempt a rustic cheese soda bread for their technical challenge.

The country's best young bakers go head to head as they attempt a pineapple and blueberry upside-down cake in the technical challenge.

The technical challenge proves exciting for hosts Sam and Mark as it's their favourite pudding - jam roly-poly - and the showstopper sees the young bakers creating an inside-out cake. But for two it will be their last time inside the Bake Off tent as judges Allegra McEvedy and Graham Hornigold decide who will go through to the next round.

The last of the heats sees Ben, Grace, Purdey and Tom fight it out for the last quarter-final place, producing iced ring doughnuts and a 3D biscuit construction showstopper

The first five quarter finalists enter the tent hoping for a coveted place in the semis, but first they must create a choux pastry ring and a decorative fruit pie.

Five young bakers are challenged to prepare a meringues-en-bouche - a wedding centerpiece which requires more than one hundred multi-coloured meringues - and show stopping mini tarts as they battle for the last three places in the semi-final.

It's the semi-final and the remaining young bakers have their knowledge put to the test in a series of tough technical challenges, which include replicating Graham Hornigold's piping skills and rectifying the deliberate mistake in Allegra McEvedy's blueberry muffins. Only four will make it through to the final.

The last four bakers face their first signature challenge. While the challenge itself isn't a surprise, the celebrity guests who they are baking for are. Judges Graham Hornigold and Allegra McEvedy aren't making it easy for the finalists in the technical challenge as they set the bakers extremely tough rough puff pastry pinwheel pastries.

The four remaining contenders face the last challenge - creating a tiered, layered show-stopping enchanted woodland-themed cake. Their friends and relatives gather to find out who judges Graham Hornigold and Allegra McEvedy choose to crown Junior Bake Off Champion 2015. Presented by Sam Nixon and Mark Rhodes. Last in the series.

The first quartet of junior bakers enter the Bake Off tent for two exciting baking challenges - and aiming for the first of 10 quarter-final places. Annabel, Harry, Tyrese and Abi have their baking knowledge and piping skills put to the test when they are asked to follow Allegra's surprise recipe for a US classic - red velvet whoopee pies. These stunning cookie sandwiches which ooze fluffy meringue filling prove themselves to be a tricky first Technical Challenge for the bakers. This is followed up with gravity-defying show-stoppers that require the bakers to demonstrate engineering, as well as baking skills. Expect spectacular bakes which take off into the sky and others which topple and fall.

The country's best young bakers go head to head. Judges Nadiya and Allegra are looking for another quarter-finalist and bakers Mia, Jamie, JJ and Maisie are tasked with making an identical batch of prune and carrot cupcakes, topped with beautifully uniform piped frosting. While one baker forgets an essential ingredient, another sends cream flying, making for an eventful technical challenge and the drama continues in the showstopper when the bakers produce 12 biscuit pops and one baker omits an essential part of the bake. But will it cost them a place in the quarter-finals?

The country's best young bakers go head to head. Nadiya and Allegra give four more junior bakers, Lottie, Harry, Ffion and Mehdi, the chance to compete for just one place in the quarter-finals. The technical challenge is one of Allegra's recipes for pizzetta bianchi. Which baker will achieve pizza perfection with these thin, mini white pizzas? Next the bakers have to invent a dessert in show-stopping cake form. Expect blackberry crumbles, lemon meringue pies and even jelly and ice cream to be transformed into cake.

The country's best young bakers go head to head. Judges Nadiya and Allegra set bakers a technical recipe for a British classic Battenburg with a bit of a twist. This rhubarb and custard version tests the bakers' precision skills as they must make four identical sponges and construct them into the perfect checkerboard. Harvey, Joseph, Macy and Sophie produce a showstopping selfie on a giant cookie. How will they portray themselves in icing and how evenly baked will their whopping 30cm cookie turn out? It's for one of the last two places in the quarter-finals so Nadiya and Allegra are looking for perfection.

The country's best young bakers go head to head. It's the last of the Junior Bake Off heats and just one place remains in the quarter finals. The four remaining bakers to enter the tent for the most coveted spot are Rachel, Mimi, Yasmin and Tom. Judges Nadiya and Allegra have set a tricky technical that will test their baking know-how with a surprise recipe for Chiffon Cakes. For the showstopper challenge the bakers must showcase their artistic side, creating detailed artwork on a painted cake. But who will portray the personality and creativity and impress the judges enough to put them through?

The country's best young bakers go head to head. It is the start of finals, where 40 bakers have been reduced to just ten and now the first five quarter-finalists enter the Bake Off tent, all targeting a place in the semi-finals. Judges Allegra McEvedy and Nadiya Hussain have shifted it up a gear in challenge difficulty with one of Nadiya's recipes for mini orange and chocolate hazelnut dacquoise and then, for the first time this year, the bakers face pastry and have to come up with show-stopping savoury galettes.

The country's best young bakers go head to head. It is the second quarter-final and five more bakers enter the Bake Off tent to face judges Nadiya Hussain and Allegra McEvedy. The technical bake sees the bakers tied up in doughy knots as they try to follow Allegra's recipe for baked pretzels and dip. In the show-stopper challenge the bakers have to produce 12 eclairs. They will need to pull out all the stops to present perfectly piped and deliciously flavoured eclairs if they are to go through, but only three can win a place in the semi-final.

The country's best young bakers go head to head. It's time for the semi-final and it's time for things to hot up in the Bake Off tent, as the remaining five bakers try to blow the baking socks off judges Nadiya Hussain and Allegra McEvedy. First, the semi-finalists face a gruelling technical knowledge test - including creating a perfectly plaited loaf, with a blindfolded taste challenge. Then they must conquer enriched dough, to produce 12 show-stopping regional buns worthy of a place in the Junior Bake Off final. Sam and Mark oversee proceedings and try to keep everyone semi-calm!

The country's best young bakers go head to head. The three finalists face two days of baking challenges before one of them is crowned Junior Bake Off Champion 2016. Today they must produce two different canapes made with rough puff pastry for their first ever signature challenge and whilst the bakes themselves aren't a surprise, the guests they are making them for are. Sam and Mark welcome vloggers Marcus Butler and Oli White to the tent to assist the judges in tasting the bakes and much to the delight of the finalists who are massive Marcus and Oli fans. After all that excitement, the judges really step up the pressure by giving the bakers their final and toughest technical challenge yet - a surprise recipe for chocolate passion fruit meringue pies.

The country's best young bakers go head to head. With the signature and technical challenges under their belts, the finalists are back in the tent for the final time, for the final showstopper of the series. Everything rests on what the finalists bake. They have to create an impressive, layered cake fit to serve at a royal garden party and their friends and family are gathering outside to support them in their final challenge. From the 40 bakers who entered the tent there are now only three, and one of them will be crowned Junior Bake Off Champion 2016.

The first 10 of the 20 contenders enter the tent to tackle two challenges.

Harry Hill hosts Biscuit Day in the baking challenge, and the contestants must prepare one of judge Liam Charles' favourite snacks and work on their piping skills.

The young bakers take on two tough challenges set by judges Prue Leith and Liam Charles, including a messy Technical Challenge working with sticky swirls of dough.

The young bakers show off their dessert skills, including Franken-Desserts - a mash-up of two puddings that would never usually be seen sharing the same dish.

The young bakers need to impress judges Prue Leith and Liam Charles with their pastry-plaiting skills, in a challenge that offers the contenders of Heat A their last chance to go through to Finals week.

The second heat of 10 junior bakers enter the Bake Off tent. It's Cake Day and the Heat B bakers take on the tricky combination of multi-coloured batter.

It's Biscuit Day and the Heat B bakers are asked to create a 'biscuit picture of your best day ever' to show off their skills and tell the judges something about themselves

It's Bread Day and the remaining Heat B junior bakers are faced with two tricky challenges. In the technical, they prepare a delicious breakfast using one of judge Liam's favourite recipes.

It's Dessert Day and the Heat B bakers must produce delicious, sweet creations for judges Prue and Liam. The technical challenge is hi-jacked by Harry Hill who asks the bakers to create a unique bake.

It's Pastry Day for the Heat B bakers and their last chance to win a place in Finals week. The bakers are tasked with creating a showstopper based on their favourite meals in shape and flavours.

To celebrate the first day of Finals week, it's Chocolate Day. As the final 10 junior bakers return to the tent, they are faced with a delicious, indulgent technical challenge.

It's the second day of Finals week and the remaining junior bakers must go global - having their skills tested in tricky international challenges. The pressure is on in the technical challenge.

The remaining junior bakers' building skills are tested in Construction Day. For the technical challenge the bakers make a cake that's intentionally the wrong way up.

It's the semi-final, and the perfect time to test the remaining bakers' skills in some of the more challenging areas of patisserie

It's the final, and from the 20 young bakers who entered the tent, only one can be crowned winner. The finalists prepare multiple bakes for a tea party, including inside-out biscuits and trophy cakes.

It's Cake Day for the first heat of eight junior bakers as they enter the tent for two exciting challenges: sponge baking and jelly making as they make fantasy cakes themed around their wildest dreams

It's Biscuit Day and the first heat of junior bakers must create the near impossible in biscuit form, and a masterpiece biscuit canvas, fit for an art gallery, inspired by their favourite artist

The first heat of junior bakers have a lot to prove on Bread Day, with tricky shaping techniques in the Technical and sculptural sweet bread mythical creatures for the Showstopper

It's Dessert Day and the first heat of junior bakers are asked to make an animal-shaped dessert with ultimate height and jiggle for the Technical, and decorative trifles for the Showstopper

It's Pastry Day and the first heat of junior bakers recreate an unlikely object in pastry form with a Caribbean-spiced twist, and choux pastry scenes featuring themselves - a Selfie-Clair!

It's Cake Day for the second heat of junior bakers, as they tackle a tricky construction challenge in their first Technical and a showstopping cupcake scene for someone they love

It's Biscuit Day and judge Liam sets the second heat of bakers the muckiest Technical ever seen, before they bring a magical touch to their showstopping fairy-tale biscuit scenes

It's Bread Day and the second heat of bakers get their hands dirty in a colourful, twisted Technical, and create bread creatures great and small in a zoological Showstopper

It's Dessert Day and the second heat of bakers make stacks of gooey, chocolatey deliciousness and a mash-up dessert combining elements that wouldn't usually share the same plate

It's Pastry Day for the second heat of bakers and their last chance to win a place in finals week. They make a Spanish snack with a twist and a showstopping celebration pie.

It's finals week, and our last eight junior bakers celebrate by making street food, as they combine part of a Sunday roast with a Middle Eastern filling, and make 3D doughnut displays

On day two of finals week, the remaining bakers make Japanese-inspired creations, complete with intricate pipe designs, and delicious tartlets that bring together two flavours

On day three of finals week, the six remaining bakers create tower-stacked illusion bakes that deceive the eye, and make fault line cakes revealing the flavours on the inside

It's the semi-final and the junior bakers tackle a cute-but-tough Technical, and one of the hardest French patisserie skills with a Junior Bake Off twist: 3D choux centrepieces

It's the final, and the four remaining bakers create a themed afternoon tea, with entremets and pastries, and a showstopping tiered layer cake. Who will be crowned the winner?

In the first heat, the young bakers engage in two exciting cake-based challenges. Paul Hollywood and pastry chef Ravneet Gill judge the results.

Harry Hill presents biscuit day in the junior baking challenge, where Ravneet Gill and guest judge Paul Hollywood taste the young bakers' efforts, including biscuit pinatas.

The bakers make bread rolls using a technique never seen before in Junior Bake Off, then use their dough sculpting skills to immortalise their heroes in bread form.

It's Dessert Day, and the judges are looking for the bakers to produce the perfect finale to any meal. Liam Charles sets a fragile Technical with a fruity twist, as the bakers are asked to make a dessert shaped like a pineapple. The Showstopper sets imaginations racing as the bakers travel the Earth creating their dream holidays in cheesecake form. 

It's Pastry Day and the last chance for the first heat of bakers to go through to Finals Week. In the Technical, chef Ravneet Gill asks the bakers to make one of the most iconic French patisseries in the world - shaped to look like host Harry Hill. For the Showstopper, the bakers must use their skills to transform their favourite takeaway into the filling for a delicious, decorated pie.

The bakers face their first technical challenge, creating a topsy-turvy cake, followed by a showstopper in which they must depict their dreams come true in cake form.

The bakers make fashion-conscious wearable biscuits and an `About Me" biscuit box - an edible, cubic sculpture decorated to illustrate different aspects of their lives.

The bakers show off their bread-shaping skills in a technical challenge with a spicy kick, then get artistic while making fiddly focaccias depicting the best day of their lives.

Dessert Day sees the bakers tasked to produce delicious, sweet creations for judges Liam Charles and Ravneet Gill. The bakers struggle to avoid meltdown in an icy Technical Challenge that defies logic, while in the illusional Showstopper they create dessert `imposters" - tasty sweet desserts, baked and decorated to look like savoury meals. At the end, one baker will prove themselves worthy of star baker and another will be leaving the competition.

It's Pastry Day for the second heat of bakers and their last chance to win a place in Finals Week. Liam Charles sets an all-star Technical with delicious shortcrust pastry and cherry pie filling. Then the bakers must show originality and finesse when the judges ask them to design their own family crests in pastry to adorn a colourful and delicious pie.

Harry Hill and judges Liam Charles and Ravneet Gill present the first of this year's heat. Eight contestants put their sponge-baking and jam-making skills to the test.

It's Biscuit Day for the junior bakers and Ravneet brings some magic to the technical challenge with wafer unicorn horns. In the Showstopper challenge the bakers make a diorama of their perfect Saturday made completely out of biscuit. Harry Hill hosts alongside seasoned judges Liam Charles and Ravneet Gill.

It's Bread Day for the junior bakers and their 3D shaping skills are put to the test in the Showstopper where they must create a historical figure in bread form. Harry Hill hosts with judges Liam Charles and Ravneet Gill.

It's Dessert Day and judges Ravneet and Liam task the bakers with producing the perfect finale to any meal. The risk of sinking has never been greater in the Technical as the bakers attempt a traditional Chinese dessert with an amphibious twist. For the Showstopper, the bakers must launch the humble milkshake out of this world with a dessert-laden variation. Presented by Harry Hill.

Judge Ravneet Gill demands the bakers create a twist on a classic doughnut as Pastry Day sees the last chance for the first heat of bakers to make it through to Finals Week. For the Showstopper, the bakers must use all their imagination and technique to build a scene into a fruit tart that offers an insight into their biggest phobias.

In their first ever Technical, the new bakers take on a traditional cake pop with a twist, and create a Showstopper that, when sliced, reveals their hidden talents

It's Biscuit Day. Can the young bakers predict Rav's future in cookie form and construct a biscuit eighth Wonder of the World?

The junior bakers rise to two tricky challenges on Bread Day: a BBQ classic that's as cute as can be, and a Showstopper immortalising their best friends in bread form

On Dessert Day, the bakers face their muckiest Technical ever, and are challenged to depict their dream school trip out of blondies, for the Showstopper

It's Pastry Day, and Finals Week is fast approaching. The junior bakers make Rav's guiltiest fast-food pleasure and dream up their very own choux-perheroes in the Showstopper.

The challenges stack up as the bakers create a love-it-or-hate-it breakfast snack and face a nightmare multi-tasking pancake Showstopper. Who will end up top of the pile?

Today it's go big or go home! There's a fusion of two delicious street food staples in the Technical, and the junior bakers shape an overloaded mega-snack for the Showstopper.

The junior bakers combine two cult foods into one in the Technical, and their precision and imagination are put to the test by huge cookie layer cakes in the Showstopper

It's the semi-final, and the junior bakers take on one of patisserie's toughest Technical challenges, before conquering the summit of Showstopper sophistication: the entremet

In the final, the remaining bakers prepare the ultimate glitzy event, each delivering 24 mini desserts and submitting the superlative Showstopper - a cake fit for a red carpet

Harry Hill hosts as the first eight junior bakers enter the tent for the first heat. Season judges Liam Charles and Ravneet Gill put the contestants through their paces as the Technical Challenge sees them turning a 3D cake into a 2D comic delight and the Showstopper has the bakers making some time-travel themed cakes.

The first heat of bakers take on Biscuit Day. Ravneet Gill gives the contestants a chocolatey challenge in the Technical asking them to make monstrously creative cookies and in the Showstopper, Liam Charles tasks the bakers with creating what they believe is the world's greatest invention in biscuit form.

It's Bread Day for the first heat of bakers. First up is a tricky Technical challenge, in which they must avoid being as slow as their subject matter as they tackle Liams' cinnamon snails. In the Showstopper, the bakers are tasked with creating a desert island meal loaf - which has to be seen to be believed. As usual, presenter Harry Hill is joined by seasoned judges Liam Charles and Ravneet Gill.

t's Pastry Day for the first heat of bakers. They get onboard in the Technical with a train-themed choux challenge that's set to derail some, and in the Showstopper, the bakers aim for top of the charts with a pop star-themed portrait challenge. As usual, Harry Hill oversees proceedings, joined by seasoned judges Liam Charles and Ravneet Gill.

t's Dessert Day and the last chance for the first heat of bakers to make it through to Finals Week. In the Technical, Ravneet Gill keeps the bakers on their toes with a ballet-themed meringue challenge. Then for the Showstopper, the bakers showcase their imagination and technique by making their favourite animal in roulade form.

It's day one for the second heat of eight junior bakers as they enter the tent to face two new baking challenges for Cake Day. There's an alien invasion in the Technical with Liam Charles' mad-alien madeleines. Then in the Showstopper, the judges get to know more about the bakers as they showcase their fantasy dream home in cake form. Only one can bake, pipe and ice their way to becoming star baker.

It's Biscuit Day and the second heat of bakers face a technical challenge with a very familiar face as the inspiration for their Technical bake and in the Showstopper, the bakers create a biscuit time capsule for their future selves to uncover in years to come.

The second heat of bakers take part in challenges on Bread Day including a hot-cross bunny Technical challenge and a Showstopper that requires them to show the coolest thing they've learned this year in a bread-based centrepiece.

Pastry Day sees the second batch of bakers tasked to produce delicious, sweet creations. Ravneet Gill leaves the contenders wide-eyed in disbelief with an invisible filling pie, and in the Showstopper, the bakers pay homage to their idols by making their role models in a tricky choux challenge

It's Dessert Day and the last chance for the second batch of bakers to win a place in Finals Week. Liam Charles sends the bakers into a spin with a crêpe roll in the Technical, and in the showstopper, they must produce a meringue tart, showcasing what the natural world has to offer.

In the most regal final in Junior Bake Off history, the bakers take on Rav's Charlotte Royale and create cakes fit for a coronation. But who will be crowned the winner?

Harry Hill kicks off a new run of the junior baking contest with cake day. Judges Ravneet Gill and Liam Charles challenge 16 young bakers to create cat cakes and a burn-away cake challenge.

On Biscuit Day, the bakers use a special ingredient in Liam Charles' Technical challenge and for the Showstopper the contestants must recreate their favourite bedtime story in biscuit mobile form.

Harry Hill hosts as the young bakers tackle the challenges of Bread Day. Ravneet Gill sets a skull and crossbones themed Technical challenge before the contestants are tasked with baking the world's biggest villain in bread for the Showstopper.

Dessert Day sees the first heat's junior bakers demonstrate their skills in a tricky Technical. For their Showstopper, they showcase their ethics as they create 'cheesecakes for change'.

It's the final day of Heat One and the last chance for the first group bakers to make it through to Finals Week. In the Technical, the bakers hope to get lucky with horse-choux pastry. Then, in the Showstopper, the bakers create vegetable 'tartwork' masterpieces, that will be a feast for the eyes and the tastebuds. Harry Hill hosts, alongside judges Ravneet Gill and Liam Charles.

It's Cake Day for the second batch of bakers, as eight new hopefuls enter the tent. Liam shakes things up in a Technical and hopes to prove that the bakers' skills are not just an illusion. In the Showstopper, the bakers immortalise the one thing they can't live without, in cake form.

It's Biscuit Day for the second heat of bakers, and there's quite the buzz as they take on Rav's fruity biscuit Technical challenge. In the Showstopper, the bakers puzzle over why the world's worst inventions were ever created and how to depict them within a biscuit jigsaw! Who will snap, and who'll be named Star Baker?

It's Bread Day and the second heat of junior bakers get stuck into a monstrous Technical set by Liam in a vampirish mood. And it's another freaky challenge for the Showstopper, as the bakers merge their favourite animals into Franken-pets. Who can prove themselves worthy of Star Baker and who'll be going home?

On Dessert Day, the second heat of bakers take on Ravneet's 'swan-derful' Technical challenge, before letting their imaginations run wild in the Showstopper, combining their all-time favourite desserts to reflect their wildest dreams.

It's Pastry Day and the last chance for the second batch of bakers to win a place in Finals Week. Liam hopes that the contenders will hit all the right notes with his Technical challenge. Then in the Showstopper, the bakers create their most delicious performances yet, making edible scenes from their favourite musicals.

Harry Hill hosts a new round of the baking contest starts with cake week. The technical round features a novelty twist on a Victoria sandwich classic, while for the Showstopper, the bakers are challenged to recreate their lucky mascots in cake form. Judges Ravneet Gill and Liam Charles cast an eye over the results.

Harry Hill presents as the youngsters take on a baseball-themed technical challenge for biscuit day, after which they bake giant cookie that teleports them 20 years into the future.

It's bread day for the heat one bakers, as Liam Charles challenges them to put the pizazz into pizza. In the showstopper, they must recreate their 'roll' models in bread.

It's Dessert Day for the first heat of bakers, and judge Ravneet Gill is hoping that a delicate touch 'shell' lead to perfect meringues in her Technical challenge. For the Showstopper, the bakers turn cherished memories into delicious brownies illustrating the best day of their lives. Liam Charles also judges the offerings, alongside host Harry Hill.

It's the final day for the heat one bakers as they take on Pastry Day for their last chance to earn their crust in Finals Week. In the Technical, judge Ravneet Gill keeps things deceptively simple with a no-frills pastry challenge, while for their Showstopper the bakers unleash their inner Picasso with a self pie-trait. Liam Charles also judges the offerings, alongside host Harry Hill.

It's Cake Day for the second heat of bakers, and Liam Charles hopes that they don't fleece an Australian classic in the Technical. For their Showstopper, the bakers recreate their worst nightmare in cake form! But whose dream of becoming Star Baker will come true?

The second heat of bakers face the trials and tribulations of Biscuit Day as judges Ravneet Gill and Liam Charles set a supersized Technical challenge and a Showstopper that will break records.

On Bread Day, Liam Charles sets a Technical challenge inspired by his favourite holiday, Halloween, and the bakers create their inner animal in bread form for the Showstopper.

On Dessert Day, Liam Charles asks for a pudding that packs the perfect punch in the Technical challenge and the bakers create 'Pocket Money Cream Pies'.

It's Pastry Day and in their last chance to win a place in Finals Week, the bakers create their own 'Dream Team Religieuse'.

Finals Week kicks off with Mash-Up Day, as the bakers fuse a British classic with a global viral sensation and turn their favourite dessert into a delicious cake

It's Travel Day and the bakers take on a Japanese-inspired Technical and choux pastry postcards. Whose creations will be something to write home about, and whose adventure ends here?