Great Australian Bake Off 8x5

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meet the bakers


Adrian Barila
Age: 28
Occupation: Theatre Performer



Arvin Garcia
Age: 36
Occupation: Nurse



Dimi Jayawardene
Age: 40
Occupation: Early Childhood Teacher



Elliot Styche
Age: 34
Occupation: Singing Teacher



Jaden Briggs
Age: 30
Occupation: K’gari Tour Guide



Jason Verner
Age: 34
Occupation: Bartender



Jill Carnovale
Age: 70
Occupation: Retired



Laurina Bowlen
Age: 36
Occupation: 50s Dress Designer



Melisa Chilimanzi
Age: 30
Occupation: Digital Manager



Molly Cameron
Age: 16
Occupation: School Student



Ryan Fiedler
Age: 29
Occupation: Learning Coordinator



Vicki Priest
Age: 43
Occupation: Government Officer

8x5: Celebration Week
In Celebration week, our eight remaining amateur bakers make something for every occasion, making layered cakes, Christmas ornaments and spooky black light cakes.

signature challenge: Malaysian sarawak cake
who made what: [Spoiler (click to open)]

Adrian - coconut condensed milk, coconut rum, neon heart center
Arvin - orange checkerboard sarawak
Dimi - orange cake, lemon cake, lime cake, citrus buttercream
Elliot - chocolate orange sarawak with whipped ganache
Jason - raspberry cake, lime cake, raspberry lime syrup, condensed milk
Laurina - temple sarawak with vanilla, coconut, rum, caramel, toasted meringue
Melisa - kente inspired sarawak with vanilla cake
Molly - coconut cake, pineapple jam, white chocolate ganache, toasted coconut

technical challenge: Christmas ornaments made of tempered chocolate, chocolate sponge cake, cherry compote, white chocolate cream
ranking: [Spoiler (click to open)]

1 - Adrian (3rd win!)
2 - Molly
3 - Laurina
4 - Melisa
5 - Dimi
6 - Arvin
7 - Elliot
8 - Jason

showstopper challenge: spooky black light cake
who made what: [Spoiler (click to open)]

Adrian - scary go round with coconut pandan cake, mango coulis, white chocolate headless horses
Arvin - Tiyanak with pandan cake, coconut buttercream, modeling chocolate
Dimi - spooky spider with orange vanilla coffee mud cake, lychee eyeballs, fondant spiders, marshmallow cobwebs
Elliot - pumpkin patch with chocolate hazelnut genoise sponge, swiss meringue buttercream, cherry
Jason - voodoo altar with matcha cake, earl grey buttercream, cherry compote, voodoo doll
Laurina - death by chocolate with white chocolate ganache, swiss meringue buttercream, tempered chocolate skull
Melisa - fondant African mask with black forest cake, chocolate ganache, cherry jam, whipped chantilly cream
Molly - tombstone with cinnamon cake, caramelized apples, fondant skeleton fingers

star baker: [Spoiler (click to open)] Melisa
eliminated: [Spoiler (click to open)] Jason

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