The Great British Bake Off: Series 3
The third series of the British television baking competition The Great British Bake Off began airing on Tuesday the fourteenth of August in the year 2012. The television series was filmed at Harptree Court located in East Harptree, Somerset. For this television competition, seven thousand individuals applied to participate, and twelve contestants were ultimately chosen to compete. As a reality television program, th
Season 3 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- The television program is a British baking competition that selects the best amateur baker from amongst its competitors.
- The series falls under the reality television genre and is identified on the database as beginning in 2010.
- Contestants are selected from a large applicant pool to participate in the baking challenges.
- The overarching premise of the program is to test the skills of amateur bakers through competitive rounds.
Season overview
The third series of the British television baking competition The Great British Bake Off began airing on Tuesday the fourteenth of August in the year 2012. The television series was filmed at Harptree Court located in East Harptree, Somerset. For this television competition, seven thousand individuals applied to participate, and twelve contestants were ultimately chosen to compete. As a reality television program, the series selects the best amateur baker from amongst its competitors. The competition format brings together amateur bakers to showcase their baking skills through various challenges, with the overarching goal of determining the most talented baker in the United Kingdom based on the assessments and judgments made throughout the series.
Episode Guide
Season 3 Progress Shield
Cakes
Aug 14, 2012 · 60 min
Signature Challenge: Upside-down Cake. Showstopper Challenge: A cake, when sliced reveals a hidden design. Technical Challenge: Rum Babas.
Bread
Aug 21, 2012 · 60 min
Signature Challenge: 24 Flatbreads. Showstopper Challenge: 12 sweet and 12 savoury Bagels. Technical Challenge: Eight-strand plaited loaf.
Tarts
Aug 28, 2012 · 60 min
Things are hotting up in the Bake Off tent as the remaining ten bakers do their best to wow Paul Hollywood and Mary Berry with some unusual flavour combinations for their tartes ta
Desserts
Sep 4, 2012 · 60 min
Amateur bakers have their skills tested to the limit. The bakers face three challenges, all designed for a sweet tooth, including a mainstay of French baking - the creme caramel.
Puddings
Sep 18, 2012 · 60 min
The bakers are challenged to make two types of sponge puddings, take on a difficult Mary Berry recipe, and deliver a showstopping strudel.
Patisserie
Oct 9, 2012 · 60 min
The bakers seeking a place in the final have to frantically work against the clock to deliver petits fours to Paul and Mary's exacting standards.
The Final
Oct 16, 2012 · 60 min
A year after taking part, we catch up with the bakers from series 2 of The Great British Bake Off. What was it really like to compete in the tent, be judged by Mary Berry and Paul
Masterclass
Oct 22, 2012 · 60 min
Paul Hollywood and Mary Berry show how to tackle treacle tarts and rum babas.
Revisited
Oct 23, 2012 · 60 min
A chance to catch up with the bakers from series 2 of The Great British Bake Off.
Masterclass
Oct 24, 2012 · 60 min
Recipes include the queen of puddings, chocolate tea cakes and jam doughnuts.
Masterclass
Oct 25, 2012 · 60 min
Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood show which signature bakes they would have chosen to make.