# The Great Irish Bake Off series 1

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 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 | Lab Manager | Killiney, Dublin |
| Oonagh Barrett | 43 | Adult education teacher | Kellistown, Carlow |
| Stephen Chisholm | 21 | Student | Belfast |
| Steve Twydell | 42 | Special Care Assistant | Sligo, born in the UK |
| Tom Walton | 27 | Psychology Research Assistant & Assistant Psychologist | Kilkenny |
| Will De Korte | 29 | — | 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 | — |
| Barbara | — | — |
| Bridget | Lemon & Raspberry Cupcakes Pina Colada Cupcakes | 11th |
| Daire | Lemon & White Chocolate Cupcakes Coffee & Ginger Cupcakes | — |
| Jarek | Chocolate & Buttered Cream Cupcakes Vanilla & Lime Cupcakes | — |
| Laura | Jaffa Cake Cupcakes Salted Caramel Cupcakes | 12th |
| Maryanne | Banoffee Cupcakes After Eight Cupcakes | 2nd |
| Oonagh | Elderflower & Raspberry Cupcakes Chocolate Espresso Cupcakes | — |
| Stephen | Passion Fruit Cupcakes German Carrot Cupcakes | 1st |
| Steve | Lime & Chocolate Kiddie Cupcakes Chocolate & Cherry Cupcakes | — |
| Tom | — | — |
| Will | Blackberry & Chocolate Cupcakes | — |

### Episode 2: Tarts

| Baker | Technical (Pistachio & Raspberry 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 | Orange & Chocolate Tart |
| Daire | 6th | Salmon, Leek & Red Onion Tart Apple & Blackberry Tart |
| Jarek | 9th | 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 | 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 | 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 Gruyère Wholemeal Soda Bread Belfast Stout Wheaten Bread | 4th |
| Steve | Lemon, Walnut and Blackberry Tea Bread | 10th |
| Tom | Nutty Black Treacle Spelt Bread Rosemary and Spring Onion Wholemeal Soda Bread Earl Grey Tea Bread | 6th |
| Will | Garlic and Olive White Soda Bread | 9th |

### Episode 4: Desserts

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

### Episode 5: Chocolate

| Baker | Signature (Chocolate Cake) | Technical (Trio of Chocolate Bavarois) |
| Aoife | Chocolate & Raspberry Celebration Cake | 2nd |
| Barbara | Chocolate Pistachio Flourless Sponge | 3rd |
| Jarek | White Chocolate Ganache | 6th |
| Maryanne | Chocolate Cake with Hazelnut & Praline | 7th |
| Oonagh | Chocolate Orange Cake | 1st |
| Stephen | Striped Chocolate Opera Cake | 4th |
| Will | Chocolate Bundt Cake with Honeycomb | 5th |

### 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 |