Hot Off the Press Release: Bake Off’s Back On

TVNZ 2’s taken the lid off when The Great Kiwi Bake Off will return.

The new season will launch 7.00 on November 3 in a new, expanded format of 90-minute episodes.

Reads the press release:

The tent is up, the oven mitts are off and our bakers are ready to do delicious battle when The Great Kiwi Bake Off returns to TVNZ 2 on Sunday 3 November. This year, the show is bigger and better than ever!

Season two of Bake Off has been super-sized as our 10 amateur bakers tackle three challenging cooks in each new 90-minute episode, taking on a Technical, Signature and Showstopper bake.

Our fabulous hosts and judges are also returning for a second helping of baking goodness. Show hosts Madeline Sami and Hayley Sproull are back causing mayhem in the tent.

And of course, Bake Off wouldn’t be the same without FlesichlSchneider – judges Dean Brettschneider and Sue Fleischl will once again be dishing out feedback to the hopeful contestants.

The bakers vying to take out the title are:

Ana Hetem, 52, Wellington
Anadil Sameen, 25, Auckland
Anna Howley, 28, Napier
Donna Ridings, 58, Milton
Emma Barker, 19, Otorohanga
Ethan Laby, 21, Christchurch
Heather Andrew, 24, Mount Linton Station
Louise Ing, 25, Wellington
Naomi Toilalo, 37, Auckland
Trevor Hall, 47, Havelock North

The Great Kiwi Bake Off is made even sweeter with the help of our integrated sponsors; Samsung, Stevens, Kitchenaid, Dole, FreshLife and QUEEN.

The Great Kiwi Bake Off is produced by Warner Bros. International Television Production New Zealand. It is based on the Love Productions format and distributed by BBC Studios.