The Great British Bake Off - Season 3

First aired: 8/14/2012 14 episodes

The third series of The Great British Bake Off began airing on Tuesday 14 August 2012. The series was filmed at Harptree Court in East Harptree, Somerset. Seven thousand applied for the competition and twelve contestants were chosen.

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Episodes

1. Cakes

Aired: 8/14/2012

Signature Challenge: Upside-down Cake. Showstopper Challenge: A cake, when sliced reveals a hidden design. Technical Challenge: Rum Babas.

2. Bread

Aired: 8/21/2012

Signature Challenge: 24 Flatbreads. Showstopper Challenge: 12 sweet and 12 savoury Bagels. Technical Challenge: Eight-strand plaited loaf.

3. Tarts

Aired: 8/28/2012

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 tatin.

4. Desserts

Aired: 9/4/2012

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.

5. Pies

Aired: 9/11/2012

The bakers turn their attention to cooking perfect pies.

6. Puddings

Aired: 9/18/2012

The bakers are challenged to make two types of sponge puddings, take on a difficult Mary Berry recipe, and deliver a showstopping strudel.

7. Sweet Dough

Aired: 9/25/2012

The bakers take on three sweet dough challenges.

8. Biscuits

Aired: 10/2/2012

The remaining bakers face a biscuit based quarter-final.

9. Patisserie

Aired: 10/9/2012

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.

10. The Final

Aired: 10/16/2012

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 Hollywood, and comforted by Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins? And how has their shared love of baking and appearing on the series changed their lives?

11. Masterclass

Aired: 10/22/2012

Paul Hollywood and Mary Berry show how to tackle treacle tarts and rum babas.

12. Revisited

Aired: 10/23/2012

A chance to catch up with the bakers from series 2 of The Great British Bake Off.

13. Masterclass

Aired: 10/24/2012

Recipes include the queen of puddings, chocolate tea cakes and jam doughnuts.

14. Masterclass

Aired: 10/25/2012

Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood show which signature bakes they would have chosen to make.