The Contestants

Danish Pastry

Hi, I'm  Danish and I have a sweet tooth to go with my sweet Danish smile. Baking isn't an issue for me; I'm a modern man in a modern world and I'm not afraid to say with confidence that I know my way around a mixing bowl as good as anybody. Since serving National Service in the Danish Army, I've put down the gun and picked up the whisk. Now the only thing I serve is tasty baked goods. Vote Danish!

  

Dixie Chick

Hey Y'all. I am an all-american gal and am fixin' to show these European folkes how to bake some wholesome grub like we do in the southern state of Georgia, bless their hearts.

My speciality are savoury Italian dishes that could compete with any Dolmio advert and I ain't talkin' bout the meatballs from Jersey Shore.

When moving to the UK, me and my sorority gals decided I should show that there Kate Moss what tastes as good as skinny feels, so the other bake-off competitors better watch out!

Beijing Baker

Chinese cuisine is one of the most famous cuisine systems in the world. My challenge, though, is to cook delicious Chinese food that is loved by Westerners too. There are some fundamental differences between Western and Chinese cuisine. According to some scientific study, Western cuisine has a tendency to pair ingredients that share many of the same flavour compounds. East Asian cuisine, however, do precisely the contrary: avoiding ingredients that share the same flavour compounds. The more flavours two ingredients share, the less likely they would be paired together in Asian cuisines. You can see that reconciling the big differences between Chinese food and Western food would be quite challenging, but I’ll keep trying!

Mr. Whippy

With over 7yrs experience across frying, baking, chopping & whisking, Mr Whippy is considered a thought leader within cooking. Demonstrating this from an early stage through setting up a unique cream whipping technique that reaches 0-60 in just 5 seconds at Can I Has Bake Off? he was destined to have a bright future ahead of him. This successful baking recipe is still fully functional today and formulates the foundation for Webchef’s baked goods offering.

To this day Mr. Whippy has an eye for the aesthetic, taste buds for the delicious, and muscles for the protein. An all round good egg, just make sure you leave the yokes out. Watch out bakers; Mr Whippy is comin' your way.

Mushroom For Improvement

Ever since I was born I knew I was different.. Despite coming from a long line of weavers, I always loved arty stuff, painting pictures of biscuits and that.

When I ran out biscuits to paint, I turned to baking. I got seriously into it but I gave up the hard stuff early on.  Quitting soufflés and macaroons was the best decision I ever made – the thought of seeing another collapsed soufflé or burnt macaroon still brings a tear to my eye.

Now I concentrate on spicing up grandma’s favourites, putting actual tea in teacakes and wacky stuff like that.. You have to take risks if you want to be a winner. And I do!

Merlin from Berlin

Known affectionately amongst her peers as 'Merlin from Berlin' for her culinary wizardry, with her efficient style of cooking is one of the most promising young chefs this side of the Eastern block. Due to an unspoken, near fatal incident, Sandra does not cook using Aniseed as she "hates Sambuca". Instead she has focused on her lifetime mission of combining Jagermeister and baking. Unfortunately, the Jager has never reached the mixing bowl but when it does critics are sure you will not catch anyone asking "What the Hey!?" Bubbly and always laughing, Merlin's exterior may not seem serious but competitors must not be fooled. Underneath the smile there is a focused contestant that knows her Bratwurst from her Strudels. Afterall, baking is her business and business is good.


Flan Man 3000

I am the Flan Man 3000, a sophisticated Baking Robot sent through time to change the future for one lucky lady. 

You've been targeted for Flanation. Come with me if you want to live.