# The Great British Bake Off series 10

The tenth series of The Great British Bake Off began on 27 August 2019. It was presented by returning hosts Noel Fielding and Sandi Toksvig, and judged by returning judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith.
The series was won by David Atherton, who became the first winner never to have won the Star Baker title since it was introduced. Alice Fevronia and Steph Blackwell finished as runners-up. This series started with 13 bakers instead of the usual 12, which meant one episode featured a double elimination, as was previously done in the fourth series.

## Bakers

| Baker | Age | Occupation | Hometown |
| Alice Fevronia | 28 | Geography teacher | Essex |
| Amelia Le Bruin | 24 | Fashion designer | Halifax |
| Dan Chambers | 32 | Support worker | Rotherham |
| David Atherton | 36 | International health adviser | Whitby |
| Helena Garcia | 40 | Online project manager | Leeds |
| Henry Bird | 20 | Student | Durham |
| Jamie Finn | 20 | Part-time waiter | Surrey |
| Michael Chakraverty | 26 | Theatre manager/fitness instructor | Stratford-upon-Avon |
| Michelle Evans-Fecci | 35 | Print shop administrator | Tenby, Wales |
| Phil Thorne | 56 | HGV driver | Rainham |
| Priya O'Shea | 34 | Marketing consultant | Leicester |
| Rosie Brandreth-Poynter | 28 | Veterinary surgeon | Somerset |
| Steph Blackwell | 28 | Shop assistant | Chester |

## Results summary

Elimination chart :
| Baker | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| David | SAFE | HIGH | SAFE | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH | LOW | WINNER |
| Alice | SAFE | SB | LOW | SAFE | SAFE | HIGH | SAFE | SAFE | SB | Runner-up |
| Steph | HIGH | SAFE | HIGH | SB | SB | SB | HIGH | SB | HIGH | Runner-up |
| Rosie | SAFE | HIGH | SAFE | SAFE | LOW | LOW | LOW | LOW | OUT | |
| Henry | SAFE | SAFE | LOW | SAFE | HIGH | LOW | SB | OUT | | |
| Michael | SAFE | SAFE | SB | LOW | SAFE | LOW | OUT | | | |
| Priya | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | LOW | LOW | OUT | | | | |
| Helena | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | | | | | |
| Michelle | SB | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | | | | | |
| Phil | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | | | | | | |
| Amelia | SAFE | LOW | OUT | | | | | | | |
| Jamie | LOW | OUT | | | | | | | | |
| Dan | OUT | | | | | | | | | |
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## Episodes

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### Episode 1: Cake

For the signature challenge, the bakers had to bake a fruit cake in the shape of their choice, with a significant amount of dried fruit, and lavish decoration in 2+1⁄2 hours. For the technical challenge set by Prue, the bakers had to bake six identical angel cake slices, with layers made of genoise sponge sandwiched with Italian meringue buttercream, topped with icing and feathered in 1+3⁄4 hours. For the showstopper challenge, the bakers baked the birthday cake they always dreamed of as a child in four hours.
| Baker | Signature (Fruit Cake) | Technical (6 Angel Cake Slices) | Showstopper (Birthday Cake) | Result |
| Alice | Gingerbread Fruit Cake Wreath | 5th | Like a Child in a Sweetshop Cake | Safe |
| Amelia | Christmas Cake | 4th | Carousel Birthday Cake | Safe |
| David | Squishy Squashy Fruit Cake | 10th | Snakey Birthday Cakey | Safe |
| Dan | Jamaican Rum Cake | 9th | Pirate Island Cake | Eliminated |
| Helena | Fruit Bat Cake | 12th | Away with the Fairies Cake | Safe |
| Henry | Wood Street Cake | 1st | Secret Woodland Cake | Safe |
| Jamie | Easter Simnel Cake | 13th | Salted Caramel Schnauzer Birthday Cake | Safe |
| Michael | Cup of Chai Cake | 11th | Treasure Chest Cake | Safe |
| Michelle | Bara Brith Teulu Ni (Our Family's Bara Brith) | 6th | Tŷ Tylwyth Teg (Fairy House Cake) | Star Baker |
| Phil | Spiced Fruit Cake with Rum Glaze | 8th | Retro Rocket Cake | Safe |
| Priya | Sunshine Fruit Cake | 7th | Once Upon a Time Cake | Safe |
| Rosie | Spicy Chai Loaf | 2nd | Magical Jungle Cake | Safe |
| Steph | Great Grandma's Fruit Cake | 3rd | A Sundae on the Beach Cake | Safe |

### Episode 2: Biscuits

For the signature challenge this week, the bakers were tasked to make twelve decorated chocolate biscuit bars in 2+1⁄2 hours. For the technical challenge, Paul tasked a "controversial" bake that was his dad's favourite—twelve fig rolls which were identical in shape and size—in ninety minutes. For the showstopper, the bakers were asked to create a 3D biscuit sculpture in four hours.
| Baker | Signature (12 Decorated Chocolate Biscuit Bars) | Technical (12 Fig Rolls) | Showstopper (3D Biscuit Sculpture) | Result |
| Alice | Honeycomb Peanut Mallow Bars | 1st | Chocolate and Coconut New Zealand Lamb | Star Baker |
| Amelia | Pistachio, Almond & Raisin Nougat Biscuit Bars | 9th | Swimming with Dolphins | Safe |
| David | Coco-nutty Chocolate Bars | 2nd | Wedding Spray | Safe |
| Helena | Wicked Witch Fingers | 12th | Caught in a Spider's Web | Safe |
| Henry | Coffee, Cardamom & Hazelnut Bars | 6th | Chapel Organ | Safe |
| Jamie | Cherry Caramel Shortbread Biscuit Bars | 11th | Biscuit Guitar | Eliminated |
| Michael | Lemon & Rosemary Biscuit Bars | 4th | Hamish the Highland Cow | Safe |
| Michelle | Bakewell Bars | 8th | Dewi y Ddraig Cymraeg – Dewi the Welsh Dragon | Safe |
| Phil | Orange, Cranberry & White Chocolate Fudge Bars | 3rd | Tina the Tortoise | Safe |
| Priya | Ruby Barfi Biscuit Bars | 7th | The Beast of Rocky Mountain | Safe |
| Rosie | Virgin Mojito Biscuit Bars | 5th | My Favourite Chicken – A Celebration of Legs | Safe |
| Steph | Chocolate, Caramel Macchiato Biscuit Bars | 10th | Ginger the Cat | Safe |

### Episode 3: Bread

For this week's signature challenge, the bakers were asked to make a filled tear & share loaf from a yeasted dough in three hours. Paul's technical challenge required the bakers to make eight burger baps along with four veggie burgers to go inside half of them in over two hours. The showstopper challenge required the bakers to make a display of artistically scored decorative loaves (minimum of two loaves) in five hours.
| Baker | Signature (Tear & Share Loaf) | Technical (8 White Burger Baps & 4 Veggie Burgers) | Showstopper (Decorative Loaf Display) | Result |
| Alice | Baklava Tear & Share | 7th | Global Bread | Safe |
| Amelia | Chorizo Brunch Tear & Share | 11th | Caterpillar Transformation | Eliminated |
| David | Cinnamon Swirl Tear & Share | 2nd | Trio of African Masks | Safe |
| Helena | Frosted Cinnamon and Pecan Tear & Share | 8th | Every Bread is Halloween | Safe |
| Henry | Chicken and Pesto Tear & Share | 1st | Herb Garden | Safe |
| Michael | Keralan Star Bread Tear & Share | 6th | Mediterranean Camp Fire | Star Baker |
| Michelle | Noson Caws (Cheese Night) | 5th | Gardd Ni (Our Garden) | Safe |
| Phil | Pancetta and Cheese Focaccia Tear & Share | 10th | Winner's Wreath | Safe |
| Priya | Smokey Jalapeño Tear & Share | 4th | Bird Boules | Safe |
| Rosie | Chilli and Manchego Tear & Share | 9th | Bread Safari | Safe |
| Steph | Sun-Dried Tomato and Pesto Star Tear & Share | 3rd | Hand-Tied Bouquet of Flowers | Safe |

### Episode 4: Dairy

For the signature challenge this week, Paul and Prue tasked the bakers with a Dairy Cake, but the cake mixture needed to contain a cultured dairy product, to be done in two hours and fifteen minutes. For the technical challenge, Prue asked the bakers to make a difficult bake that dated back to the Tudor times, twelve Maids of Honours, in two hours. For the showstopper challenge, the judges gave the bakers the task of making a display of milk-based Indian sweets known as Mishti, in 3+1⁄2 hours.
| Baker | Signature (Cultured Dairy Cake) | Technical (12 Maids of Honour) | Showstopper (Display of Mishti) | Result |
| Alice | Leafy Yoghurt Cake | 8th | Afternoon Tea | Safe |
| David | A Kick of Limoncello Cake | 2nd | Flavours of India Mishti | Safe |
| Helena | Ghost Cake | 9th | Ye Olde English Sweet Shoppe Mishti | Safe |
| Henry | Ode to a German Breakfast Cake | 3rd | Seaside Mishti | Safe |
| Michael | Cheesecake Surprise | 7th | Flag of India Mishti | Safe |
| Michelle | Homely Rhubarb Cake | 5th | Home Comforts Mishti | Safe |
| Phil | Trucking Lovely Rose Cake | 6th | A Corner of My Garden Mishti | Eliminated |
| Priya | Choc-chip Banana Cake | 10th | Flavours of My Childhood Mishti | Safe |
| Rosie | A Good Dose of Limoncello Cake | 4th | Cocktails & Canapés Mishti | Safe |
| Steph | Answer to Everything Cake | 1st | Pink and Pretty Mishti | Star Baker |

### Episode 5: The Roaring Twenties

For the signature challenge, the bakers had 2+1⁄2 hours to produce four custard pies which should be elaborately decorated with the theme of the 1920s. For the technical challenge set by Prue, the bakers faced the difficult task of deep-frying Choux pastry to produce eighteen Beignet soufflés filled with raspberry jam and served with a zabaglione, in 1+1⁄2 hours. For the showstopper challenge, the bakers were asked to create a cocktail theme cake, with at least two tiers, in memory of the prohibition era in the United States, in four hours.
| Baker | Signature (4 Custard Pies) | Technical (18 Beignet Soufflés) | Showstopper (Prohibition Era Cake) | Result |
| Alice | Chocolate & Orange Custard Pies | 6th | Piña Colada Cake | Safe |
| David | Fancy Custards | 9th | Amaretto Sour Cake | Safe |
| Helena | Lemon and Lavender Pies | 1st | Vampire's Kiss Raspberry Vodka Cake | Eliminated |
| Henry | 1920's Pies | 3rd | White Russian Cake | Safe |
| Michael | Mango, Lime & Ginger Pies | 8th | Brambling Cake | Safe |
| Michelle | Blueberry & White Chocolate Crème Brûlée Pies | 7th | My Little Sister the Dancing Queen's Piña Colada Cake | Eliminated |
| Priya | Lemon & Raspberry Ripple Pies | 2nd | Meena Colada Cake | Safe |
| Rosie | Little Blackberry Pies | 5th | White Russian Cake | Safe |
| Steph | Zesty Citrus Custard Pies | 4th | Sour Lime Piña Colada Cake | Star Baker |

### Episode 6: Desserts

For the signature challenge this week, the bakers were asked to make a layered meringue cake with a minimum of three layers and "large enough to share with friends" in two hours, forty-five minutes. For the technical challenge, Prue gave the bakers a particularly difficult task that tested the bakers' precision, six identical layered Verrines, in 2+1⁄2 hours. For the showstopper challenge, the bakers were tasked with an explosive bake, a Celebratory Bombe, in 4+1⁄2 hours.
| Baker | Signature (Layered Meringue Cake) | Technical (6 Verrines) | Showstopper (Celebratory Bombe) | Result |
| Alice | Black Forest Meringue | 1st | Tiramisu Bombe | Safe |
| David | Spiced Meringue Surprise | 2nd | Delightful Bombe | Safe |
| Henry | Towering Meringue Cake | 4th | Bonfire Bombe | Safe |
| Michael | Dark Chocolate Meringue Cake | 6th | Black Forest Bombe | Safe |
| Priya | Family Favourite | 7th | Summer Fruit Bombe | Eliminated |
| Rosie | Layers of Lime and Raspberry | 5th | Ruby Bombe | Safe |
| Steph | Eton Mess | 3rd | Mirror Bombe | Star Baker |

### Episode 7: Festivals

For the signature challenge, the bakers were asked to make twenty-four buns with the theme of a festival or holiday from around the world in three hours. For the technical challenge, Paul tasked the bakers with a deep fried pastry treat traditionally served during the Italian Carnevale, twelve Sicilian Cassatelles, in one hour, fifteen minutes. For the showstopper challenge, the bakers were set with the complex task of making a kek lapis Sarawak, a traditional layered Malaysian cake, in four hours, fifteen minutes.
| Baker | Signature (24 Festival Buns) | Technical (12 Sicilian Cassatelles) | Showstopper (Kek Lapis Sarawak) | Result |
| Alice | Lemon, Blueberry & Almond Hot Cross Buns | 6th | Chocolate, Orange and Salted Caramel Kaleidoscope Sarawak Style Layered Cake | Safe |
| David | Kozunak Plaits | 2nd | Sarawak Style Layer Cake Sculpture | Safe |
| Henry | Chocolate Kardemummabullar | 3rd | Elegant Present Box | Star Baker |
| Michael | Figgy Pudding Hot Cross Buns | 5th | Jamaican Mule Sarawak Style Layer Cake | Eliminated |
| Rosie | Mardi Gras Finnish Semlor Peacock Festival Buns | 1st | Rainbow Sarawak Style Layer Cake | Safe |
| Steph | Zest and Spice Hot Cross Buns | 4th | Orange and Chai Spiced Revitalise Cake | Safe |

### Episode 8: Pastry

For the signature challenge, the bakers were tasked to do a savoury twist on a usually sweet French classic, Tarte Tatin, in 2+1⁄2 hours. For the technical challenge, the bakers were given the challenging task of recreating a Moroccan Pie made from warka pastry, also known as brik pastry, in 2+1⁄2 hours. For the showstopper challenge, the bakers were asked to create a vertical pie consisting of at least two separate pies in four hours.
| Baker | Signature (Savoury Tarte Tatin) | Technical (Moroccan Pie) | Showstopper (Vertical Pie) | Result |
| Alice | Leek, Apple & Goat's Cheese Tarte Tatin | 3rd | Apple Tree House Pie | Safe |
| David | Caramelly Carroty Tarte Tatin | 1st | Whitby Fish Pie | Safe |
| Henry | Crab, Tomato & New Potato Tarte Tatin | 5th | Chandelier Picnic Pie | Eliminated |
| Rosie | Shallot, Aubergine & Goat's Cheese Spiced Tarte Tatin | 2nd | Rapunzel's Tower | Safe |
| Steph | Caramelised Onion & Goat's Cheese Tarte Tatin | 4th | Curried Chickpea & Potato Carousel Pie | Star Baker |

### Episode 9: Pâtisserie (Semifinal)

For the signature challenge, the bakers had 2+1⁄2 hours to make eight identically decorated domed tarts. Prue's technical challenge was making a Gâteau Saint Honoré, a French classic involving both choux and puff pastry, plus a large amount of cream fillings, all in 3+1⁄2 hours. For the showstopper challenge, the bakers were given the difficult task of making a sugar glass display case, enclosing a display of pâtisserie or other lavish baked goods, in 4+1⁄2 hours.
| Baker | Signature (8 Domed Tarts) | Technical (Gâteau Saint Honoré) | Showstopper (Sugar Glass Display Case) | Result |
| Alice | Mocha, Hazelnut & Orange Domed Tarts | 4th | Save Our Oceans | Star Baker |
| David | Aperitif Domed Tarts | 2nd | Greenhouse Growing Moss | Safe |
| Rosie | Lemon, Raspberry & Mint Domed Tarts | 1st | Time with Family | Eliminated |
| Steph | Raspberry, Lemon & White Chocolate Domed Tarts | 3rd | A Night at the Opera | Safe |

### Episode 10: Final

For the final signature challenge, the remaining three bakers were given two hours to create the ultimate chocolate cake, that should be rich in chocolate and be beautifully decorated. For the final technical challenge, set by Paul, the bakers were given one hour, ten minutes to create six twice-baked Stilton Soufflés, each served with a lavash cracker. For the final showstopper challenge, the bakers were required to create a deceptive illusion picnic basket feast composed of cakes, biscuits and enriched breads that were presented to look like something else, in 4+1⁄2 hours. Unofficially, Alice could be considered the first runner up as Prue and Paul said it was between the two of them at the end.
| Baker | Signature (Ultimate chocolate cake) | Technical (6 Stilton soufflés) | Showstopper (illusion picnic basket feast) | Result |
| Alice | Chocolate, Pear, Ginger and Maple Cake | 2nd | End of the School Year Celebration Picnic | Runner-up |
| David | Chocolate, Armagnac and Prune Cake | 1st | Peachy Pic-Nik | Winner |
| Steph | Black Forest Chocolate Cake | 3rd | Picnic in the Park | Runner-up |

## Specials

Two festive specials were commissioned during Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.

### The Great Christmas Bake Off

The Great Christmas Bake Off featured Briony Williams and Terry Hartill from Series 9, along with Tom Hetherington and Yan Tsou from Series 8. The special was won by Briony Williams.
The returning bakers were first asked to make 24 festive cake pops in the signature challenge. They then faced the technical challenge set by Paul, where they had to recreate a festive sausage roll wreath. For the festive showstopper challenge, the bakers were given the task of constructing a 3D gingerbread building, topped off with at least two different types of confectionery.
| Baker | Signature (24 Cake Pops) | Technical (Festive Sausage Roll Wreath) | Showstopper (Gingerbread Building) | Result |
| Briony | 'Festive Frolic' Pops | 4th | 'Santa's Train Station' | Winner |
| Terry | 'Christmas Carousel' Pops | 3rd | 'Christmas in New York' | Runner-up |
| Tom | 'Santa & Co Watch the Queen's Speech' Pops | 1st | 'Edinburgh Christmas' | Runner-up |
| Yan | 'A Very British Christmas' Pops | 2nd | ‘Follow the Yellow Brick Road House | Runner-up |

### The Great Festive Bake Off

The Great Festive Bake Off saw the cast of Derry Girls (Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Nicola Coughlan, Jamie-Lee O’Donnell, Dylan Llewellyn and Siobhan McSweeney) take on the three challenges on New Years Day.
| Baker | Signature (Trifle) | Technical (12 Blini) | Showstopper (Decade Cake) | Result |
| Dylan | White Chocolate, Raspberry, & Sherry Trifle | 5th | 1960s Camper Van Decade Cake | Runner-up |
| Jamie-Lee | Chocolate & Orange Trifle | 4th | 1930s Amelia Earhart Cake | Runner-up |
| Nicola | Strawberry & Rhubarb Trifle | 3rd | 1930s Cabaret Cake | Runner-up |
| Saoirse-Monica | Irish Cream Trifle | 2nd | Peace & Love 1960s Cake | Winner |
| Siobhan | Betsy's Trifle | 1st | 1980s Camping in Cork Cake | Runner-up |

## Post-show careers

David Atherton published a cookbook after winning the series. Released in 2020, it is a children's cookbook titled My First Cookbook. Follow-up versions My First Green Cookbook and Bake, Make and Learn to Cook released in 2021. In May 2021, Atherton released Good to Eat, which focuses on delivering healthy twists to classic recipes.
Steph Blackwell contributed to The Big Book of Amazing Cakes, and published her own cookbook, The Joy of Baking, in 2021.

## Ratings

The first episode drew an overnight audience of 5.7 million, down 400,000 from the previous series, but with a higher audience share in its time slot than the previous launch at 30.6%. The overnight ratings for the final episode dropped by over half a million compared to the previous series with an average audience of 6.9 million viewers.
| Episode no. | Airdate | 7-day viewers (millions) | 28-day viewers (millions) | Channel 4 weekly ranking | Weekly ranking all channels |
| 1 | 27 August 2019 (2019-08-27) | 9.62 | 10.03 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 3 September 2019 (2019-09-03) | 9.38 | 9.80 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 10 September 2019 (2019-09-10) | 8.94 | 9.42 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 17 September 2019 (2019-09-17) | 8.96 | 9.49 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 24 September 2019 (2019-09-24) | 9.26 | 9.64 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 1 October 2019 (2019-10-01) | 8.70 | 9.19 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | 8 October 2019 (2019-10-08) | 8.98 | 9.42 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | 15 October 2019 (2019-10-15) | 9.19 | 9.48 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | 22 October 2019 (2019-10-22) | 9.34 | 9.67 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | 29 October 2019 (2019-10-29) | 10.05 | 10.21 | 1 | 3 |

## Reception

Michael Hogan of The Daily Telegraph criticised the series as "forgettable" and "dullest" out of the first ten series so far, attributing the show's move to Channel 4, casting "blandly millennial crop of contestants", and lack of diversity at the end, e.g. fewer contestants older than forty this series compared to prior nine series—two who were eliminated by the fifth week of the series. He further wrote:
   The final six were all white and middle-class. Three of the four semi-finalists were, uncannily, aged 28. Many viewers own cookbooks older than that.