The Great Irish Bake Off (series 1)

The Great Irish Bake Off
	Series 1
Presented by	Anna Nolan
Judges	Biddy White Lennon; Paul Kelly
Country of origin	Ireland
Release
Original network	TV3
Original release	19 September –; 7 November 2013
Series chronology

Series 1 of The Great Irish Bake Off aired on TV3 in Ireland and saw twelve home bakers take part in a bake-off to test every aspect of their baking skills as they battled to be crowned The Great Irish Bake Off's best amateur baker. Each week saw keen bakers put through two challenges in a particular discipline. The series aired from 19 September 2013[1][2] till 7 November 2013, and saw Stephen Chisholm win.

The Bakers

Baker	Age	Occupation	Hometown
Aoife Nic Aonghusa	25	Capital Forecasting Analyst	Carbury, Kildare
Barbara Dolan	37	Stay-at-home Mom	Balbriggan
Bridget Harney	28	Occupational Therapist	Holywood, Wicklow
Daire Begley	42	Quality Control Manager	Dublin
Jarek Orlowski	30	Bartender	Kilkenny, born in Poland
Laura Carroll	17	Student	Donaghmede
Maryanne Dalton	36	N/A	Killiney, Dublin
Oonagh Barrett	43	Adult education teacher	Kellistown, Carlow
Stephen Chisholm	21	Student	Belfast
Steve Twydell	42	Carer	Sligo, born in the UK
Tom Walton	27	Psychology Research Assistant & Assistant Psychologist	Kilkenny
Will De Korte	29	N/A	Limerick

Results summary

Elimination chart
Baker	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Stephen			SB			SB		WINNER
Maryanne	SB						SB	Runner Up
Will				SB				Runner Up
Oonagh		SB					OUT
Aoife					SB	OUT
Barbara						OUT
Jarek					OUT
Steve				OUT
Bridget				OUT
Tom			OUT
Daire		OUT
Laura	OUT

Colour key:

Got through to the next round	Awarded Star Baker	The baker was eliminated
Series runner-up	Series winner

Episodes

Baker eliminated Star Baker Winner

Episode 1: Cakes

Baker	Signature (12 Cupcakes)	Technical (Genoise Sponge Cake)
Aoife	Guinness Cupcakes Red Velvet Cupcakes	N/A
Barbara	N/A	N/A
Bridget	Lemon & Raspberry Cupcakes Pin Colada Cupcake	11th
Daire	Lemon & White Chocolate Cupcakes Coffee & Ginger Cupcakes	N/A
Jarek	Chocolate & Buttered Cream Cupcakes Vanilla & Lime Cupcakes	N/A
Laura	Jaffa Cake Cupcakes Salted Caramel Cupcakes	12th
Maryanne	Banoffee Cupcakes After Eight Cupcakes	2nd
Oonagh	Elderflower & Raspberry Cupcakes Chocolate Espresso Cupcakes	N/A
Stephen	Passion Fruit Cupcakes German Carrot Cupcakes	1st
Steve	Lime & Chocolate Kiddie Cupcakes Chocolate & Cherry Cupcakes	N/A
Tom	N/A	N/A
Will	Blackberry & Chocolate Cupcakes	N/A

Episode 2: Tarts

Baker	Technical (Bakewell Tart)	Showstopper (Savoury & Sweet Tart)
Aoife	11th	Goats Cheese, Potato & Chorizo Tart Strawberry, Mascarpone & Rhubarb Compote Tart
Barbara	4th	Smoked Coley, Leek & New Potato Quiche Spiced Pear, Caramel & Chocolate Tart
Bridget	5th	N/A Orange & Chocolate Tart
Daire	6th	Salmon, Leek & Red Onion Tart Apple & Blackberry Tart
Jarek	9th	N/A Strawberry Tart
Maryanne	7th	Caramelised Red Onion & Mediterranean Tart White Chocolate & Raspberry Tart
Oonagh	1st	Black Pudding & Pear Tarte Tatin Peach, Almond & Ameretto Tart
Stephen	8th	N/A Exotic Fruit Tart with Swiss Meringue
Steve	2nd	Smoked Haddock & Sweetcorn Tart Chocolate, Pear & Apple Tart
Tom	3rd	Black Pudding, Beetroot & Blue Cheese Tart Zesty Chocolate Tart
Will	10th	N/A Profiterole Tart with Salted Caramel

Episode 3: Bread

Baker	Signature (Soda Bread, Non-yeasted Bread with Irish ingredients, & Tea Bread)	Technical (Tear-and-Share Party Bread)
Aoife	Apple, Cinnamon, and Pear Toffee Loaf	2nd
Barbara		8th
Bridget	Wholemeal Soda Bread Potato, Cheese, and Onion Soda Bread Tea Bread with Plums and Apricots	5th
Jarek	Bacon, Onion and Basil Loaf	7th
Maryanne	Pear, Parmesan, and Thyme Loaf	1st
Oonagh		3rd
Stephen	Mango Tea Loaf Leek and Gruyere Wholemeal Soda Bread Belfast Stout Wheaton Bread	4th
Steve	Lemon, Walnut, and Blackberry Tea Bread	10th
Tom	Nutty Black Treacle Spelt Bread Rosemary and Spring Onion Wholemeal Soda Bread Earl Gray Tea Bread	6th
Will	Garlic and Olive white Soda Bread	9th

Episode 4: Desserts

Baker	Signature (Dessert Trio: Crumble, Roulade, & Bread-based Dessert)	Technical (Apple and Cider Pudding with Elderflower Custard)
Aoife	Blueberry, Raspberry and Apple Crumble Jars Hazelnut Meringue Roulade with Chocolate Rum Cream Maple Swirl Buns with Pecan Topping	5th
Barbara	Rhubarb and Ginger Struesel Tart Red Velvet and Rosewater Roulade	3rd
Bridget	Rhubarb, Ginger and Orange Crumble Pie Lime, Coconut and Passionfruit Roulade Butterscotch Brioche	9th
Jarek	Pear Crumble Bailey's Irish Cream and Chocolate Roulade Mama's Strudel	8th
Maryanne	Baked Strawberry Cheesecake Lemon and Passionfruit Meringue Roulade Bailey's Irish Cream Bread and Butter Pudding	6th
Oonagh	Strawberry and Pistachio Crumble Matcha and Green Tea Roulade with Lime Curd and Mascarpone Banana and Bourbon Bread Pudding	7th
Stephen	Banana Butterscotch Crumble Toffee Pecan Roulade Tiramisu Bread Pudding	1st
Steve	Orange, Banana and Ginger Crumble Lemon Curd Roulade with Raspberry Meringue Guinness and Chocolate Bread Pudding	4th
Will	Sticky Tear-and-Share Bread	2nd

Episode 5: Chocolate

Baker	Signature (Chocolate Cake)	Technical (Trio of Chocolate Bavarois)
Aoife	Chocolate & Raspberry Celebration Cake	2nd
Barbara
Jarek	White Chocolate Ganache	6th
Maryanne	Chocolate Cake with Hazelnut & Praline	7th
Oonagh	Chocolate Orange Cake	1st
Stephen
Will	Chocolate Bundt Cake with Honeycomb

Episode 6: Patisserie

Baker	Technical (Millefeuille)	Showstopper (Croquembouche)
Aoife	5th	'Simply Buzzing' Croquembouche with Tia Maria Cream & Honeycomb
Barbara	6th	Vanilla Flavoured Croquembouche with Layers of Marble Chocolate
Maryanne	1st	Orange, Cardamom & White Chocolate Croquembouche
Oonagh	2nd	Lemon Saffron Crème Patisserie & Dark Chocolate Croquembouche Present
Stephen	4th	Traditional Croquembouche filled with an Amaretto Crème Patisserie
Will	3rd	Windmill Croquembouche with Grand Marnier & Limoncello Choux Buns

Episode 7: Semi Final

Baker	Signature (Bake Off Journey Cake)	Technical (Crab & Sea Beet Tart with Wild Garlic Leaves & a Zabaione of White Wine and Rock Samphire, Carrageenan Mousse with a Berry Compote garnished with Crystallized Wildflowers, and Whiskey Snaps)
Maryanne	Frazier Inspired Journey Cake	2nd
Oonagh	Star Anise, Chocolate, Lime & Champagne Cake	3rd
Stephen	Blueberry Chiffon Cake	4th
Will	Chiffon Cake Decorated with Dutch Flag buttercream Icing	1st

Episode 8: Final

Baker	Technical (Petit Four of Vanilla Fudge, Poppy Seed Tuiles, Fruit Tartlets, and Salted Caramel White Chocolate Lollipops)	Showstopper (Natural Landscape or Built Heritage of Ireland Bake)
Maryanne	1st	Dublin Georgian Door Carrot Cake with a Walnut Frosting & Buttercream Cream Cheese Frosting
Stephen	2nd	Dunluce Castle Gingerbread Construction 'Cemented' with Royal Icing
Will	3rd	Hook Lighthouse sitting in Chocolate Waves & Edible Sand

gollark: Once the split/whatever wall clears the AP should be flooded with a wonderful mix of incredibly messy dragons from my stuff.

gollark: My massbreed is at 5d6h. Soon they shall come.

gollark: Yay for coppers!

gollark: `TJ09 Please Drop Prizes In Cave` is just under the limit too.

gollark: `Cave` fits.

References

"The Great Irish Bake Off". Tv3.ie. Archived from the original on 2014-08-18. Retrieved 2014-08-20.
"TV3 showcases new talent and up-scaled plans at its 2013 Autumn Schedule Launch - TV3 Xpos&eacute Entertainment". Tv3.ie. 2012-09-10. Archived from the original on 2013-09-25. Retrieved 2013-09-01.

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[1] "The Great Irish Bake Off". Tv3.ie. Archived from the original on 2014-08-18. Retrieved 2014-08-20.

[2] "TV3 showcases new talent and up-scaled plans at its 2013 Autumn Schedule Launch - TV3 Xpos&eacute Entertainment". Tv3.ie. 2012-09-10. Archived from the original on 2013-09-25. Retrieved 2013-09-01.