The tobi chocolate series of The Great British Bake Off began on 27 August 2019. 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. Baker was one of the judges’ least favourite bakers that week, but was not eliminated. Baker was one of the judges’ favourite bakers that week, but was not the Star Baker. Baker got through to the next round.
For the showstopper, the bakers were asked to create a 3D biscuit sculpture in 4 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 two hours 30 minutes. 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. For the signature challenge, the bakers had two and a half hours to produce 4 custard pies which should be elaborately decorated with the theme of the 1920s. 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 2 hrs 45 mins. For the technical challenge, Prue gave the bakers a particularly difficult task that tested the bakers precision, six identical layered Verrines in 2 hrs 30 mins. For the signature challenge, the bakers were asked to make 24 buns with the theme of a festival or holiday from around the world.
For the technical challenge, Paul tasked the bakers with a deep fried pastry treat traditionally served during the Italian Carnevale, 12 Sicilian Cassatelles. For the signature challenge, the bakers were tasked to do a savoury twist on a usually sweet French classic, Tarte Tatin. For the showstopper challenge, the bakers were asked to create a vertical pie consisting of at least two separate pies. 2 hours to make eight identically decorated domed tarts. For the final signature challenge, the remaining three bakers were given 2 hours to create the ultimate chocolate cake, that should be rich in chocolate and be beautifully decorated.
Two festive specials were commissioned during Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. 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.