Raiders of the Lost Tent

Under the famous tent, fourteen amateur pastry chefs, each with their own unique style and honed talent, are preparing to revisit a classic dessert: apple pie.

For this third week of the competition, we're heading to one of the French people's favorite destinations: Italy! * Classic revisited challenge: the creamiest tiramisu! * Technical challenge: the legendary sfogliatelle! * Creative challenge: my carnival mask cake!

For this fourth week of the competition, Cyril Lignac and Mercotte decided to melt the hearts of the 11 amateur pastry chefs with the most irresistible ingredient: chocolate! * Classic revisited challenge: the legendary chocolate lava cake * Technical challenge: the Fedora, a chocolate gem... and Cyril Lignac in the kitchen * Creative challenge: chocolate, the most intense of guilty pleasures!

For this fifth week of the competition, Cyril and Mercotte are offering the most delicious of walks in the countryside! Tarts, nothing but tarts, in all their glory! It's up to the pastry chefs to bring a breath of fresh air to the Best Pastry Chef tent for this special "tart in the meadow" edition! • Classic revisited challenge: lemon meringue pie • Technical challenge: the incredible Berry pear tart • Creative challenge: animal tart and the guest Chef is Pierre Jean Quinonero

For this 8th week of the competition, the tent is transformed into a magical universe... that of Disney tales and cartoons. With the exceptional presence of Chef Mickey! • Classic Challenge Revisited: The Black Forest, An Enchanted Classic! • Technical test: Aurora's cake, a magical challenge • Creative test: my favorite cartoon in cake

Éclair, religieuse, Paris-Brest, profiterole, croquembouche, or simply cream puff... This week, The Best Pastry Chef celebrates one of France's favorite desserts: the choux bun ! • Test of the classic revisited: the very gourmet religieuse revisited! • Technical test: the infernal swans! • Creative test with chef Jeffrey Cagnes: monumental dessert!

For this 10th week of the competition, it's time for the most gourmet British cakes! Challenge of the classic revisited: gourmet crumble, the king of tea time! / Technical test: the incredible and very royal Battenberg cake! / Creative test with Marius Dufay: the symbols of England in cake

For these quarter-finals, the five pastry chefs still in the running face one of the most mouth-watering themes of the season: fruit cakes! • Classic revisited challenge: passion pavlova • Technical challenge: Dutch tulip with raspberry • Creative challenge with François Perret: incredible XXL fruits.

Cyril Lignac and Mercotte welcome the four semi-finalists for a special gourmet illusions! The objective of the pastry chefs still in the running is to obtain two tops to validate their access to the grand final! • Classic test revisited: macaron illusion • Technical test: tabula scalata, optical illusion cake • Creative test with Julien Dugourd: incredible trompe-l'oeil cakes.

It's the 2nd semi-final of the Great French Bake Off! Make way for the most gourmet and comforting of cakes, those that we enjoy by the fire and that make us spend the sweetest of winters! • Classic test revisited: the generous Mont Blanc • Technical test: the very high and perilous Gouffé timpani • Creative Challenge: The sweet symbol of the mountain with Pierre Hermes

It's time for the grand finale for the last three pastry candidates still in the running, and also the final evening of the competition for Mercotte, who is hanging up her Great French Bake Off apron for good! An exceptional evening marked by creativity, technical challenges and a strong dose of emotion. At the end of this final challenge, only one contestant will lift the legendary Meilleur Pâtissier trophy. Classic revisited challenge: the most divine Saint-Honoré! Technical challenge: the princely charlotte, a royal tribute! Creative challenge: the grand sweet ball!