Bake Off Argentina, El Gran Pastelero Explained
Bake Off Argentina: El Gran Pastelero is an Argentine reality television broadcast by Telefe and produced by Turner International Argentina based on the British television baking competition The Great British Bake Off.[1] In this Argentine version, 14 amateur bakers compete against each other in a series of rounds, attempting to impress a group of judges with their baking skills to be named the best amateur baker in Argentina. Every week the amateur bakers face two challenges with a thematic.[2]
It premiered on April 8, 2018, and it is hosted by Paula Chaves with judges Christophe Krywonis, Damián Betular and Pamella Villar. To date, the reality competition has three seasons (2018, 2020 & 2021).
Seasons summary
| Season | Premiere | Final | Contestants | Winner | Runner-up | Third place / Semifinalist | |
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| 1 | 8 April 2018 | 24 June 2018 | 12 | Gastón Salas | Hernán Lambertucci | Elsa Cáceres | 13.8[3] |
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| 2 | 1 March 2020 | 5 July 2020 | 14 | Damián Pier Basile | Samantha Casais | Agustina Guz | 10.7[4] |
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| 3 | 13 September 2021 | 8 November 2021 | 14 | Carlos Martinic | Facundo Tarditti | Emiliano Dibernardi
Kalia Manzur | | |
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Host and judges
1st season (2018)
The first season was premiered on April 8 and last aired on June 24 in 2018. The filming took place in Benavidez, Buenos Aires.
Contestants
| Contestants | Age | Occupation | Hometown | Status |
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| Juan Cruz Raia | 26 | Employee | Ramos Mejia | Eliminated 1st |
| Lorena González | 35 | Military | Córdoba | Eliminated 2nd |
| Candela Dalle Palle | 41 | Administrative employee | Caballito | Eliminated 3rd |
| Marcela Piazzese | 52 | Teacher | Villa Crespo | Eliminated 4th |
| Fabián Fusca | 44 | Priest | San Justo | Eliminated 5th |
| Gabriel Rojas | 26 | Factory worker | Lomas de Zamora | Eliminated 6th |
| Agostina Chinelli | 23 | Actress and student | San Isidro | Eliminated 7th |
| Gonzalo Mampel | 28 | Lawyer | Rosario | Eliminated 8th |
| Julia Debicki | 19 | Makeup artist | Wilde | Eliminated 9th |
| Elsa Cáseres | 66 | Retired | Villa Rumipal | Eliminated 10th |
| Hernán Lambertucci | 37 | Bachelor of administration | Rosario | Runner-up |
| Gastón Salas | 20 | Student | Comodoro Rivadavia | bgcolor=green | | |
Challenges
Episode 1: Premiere
| Participant | Creative challenge(Celebration cake) | Technique challenge(12 cupcakes) | Outcome |
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| Gonzalo | Opera | 1º | Advance |
| Fabián | Bariloche | 2º | Advance |
| Hernán | Chef hat | 3º | Starbaker |
| Candela | 40th birthday | 4º | Advance |
| Gabriel | Rainbow | 5º | Nominated |
| Juan | Silver wedding anniversary | 6º | Eliminated |
| Elsa | Gold wedding anniversary | 7º | Second best baker |
| Agostina | Easter | 8º | Advance |
| Marcela | Olghi | 9º | Advance |
| Julia | Colors | 10º | Advance |
| Lorena | Ballet dancer | 11º | Nominated |
| Gastón | Purse | 12º | Advance | |
Episode 2: Meringue
| Participant | Creative challenge(Pies) | Technique challenge(Pavlova) | Outcome |
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| Gonzalo | Chocolate and forest fruits | 1º | Advance |
| Julia | Raspberry and maracuja | 2º | Advance |
| Gabriel | Raspberry and lime | 3º | Starbaker |
| Marcela | Chocolate, almonds, lemon and forest fruits | 4º | Advance |
| Gastón | Chocolate, lemon and forest fruits | 5º | Advance |
| Hernán | Champagne and raspberry | 6º | Nominated |
| Lorena | Chocolate and grapefruit | 7º | Eliminated |
| Fabián | Pistachio, pear and apple | 8º | Second best baker |
| Candela | Black chocolate | 9º | Advance |
| Elsa | Pistachio, pear and grapefruit | 10º | Advance |
| Agostina | Lemon and lime | 11º | Nominated | |
Episode 3: Patisserie
| Participant | Creative challenge(Lingots 8x2) | Technical challenge(Sacher cake) | Outcome |
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| Gastón | White chocolate and forest fruits / Caramel and chocolate | 1º | Advance |
| Marcela | White chocolate and maracuja / Chocolate, raspberry and strawberrie | 2º | Advance |
| Hernán | Dulce de leche and chocolate / Vanilla, cheese and quince | 3º | Starbaker |
| Julia | Chocolate and orange mousse / Chocolate and cherry | 4º | Second best baker |
| Gabriel | Meringue, vanilla and lemon / Chocolate and hazelnut | 5º | Advance |
| Gonzalo | Strawberry and pistachios / White chocolate, piña colada and coconut | 6º | Advance |
| Agostina | Chocolate, coffee and orange / White chocolate, lavender and berries | 7º | Advance |
| Elsa | Maracuja mousse / Chocolate and hazelnut mousse | 8º | Nominated |
| Fabián | Chocolate and peach / Chocolate, lavender, champagne and raspberry | 9º | Nominated |
| Candela | Chocolate brownie / Maracuja mousse | 10º | Eliminated | |
Episode 4: Cookies
| Participant | Creative challenge(Cookie tower) | Technical challenge(Alfajores) | Outcome |
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| Gastón | Eiffel tower | 1º | Starbaker |
| Julia | Eiffel tower | 2º | Advance |
| Hernán | Poker cards | 3º | Second best baker |
| Agostina | Christmas tree | 4º | Advance |
| Gonzalo | Set of bars | 5º | Nominated |
| Gabriel | Pastry house | 6º | Nominated |
| Fabián | Church | 7º | Advance |
| Elsa | Chapel | 8º | Advance |
| Marcela | House | 9º | Eliminated | |
Episode 5: Desserts
| Participant | Creative challenge(Flan / Mousse / Triffle) | Technical challenge(Charlotte tiramisu) | Outcome |
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| Julia | Irish cream / Banana and avocado / Banana, cream and dulce de leche | 1º | Starbaker |
| Gastón | Coconut and dulce de leche / Banana and maracuja / Almonds, mascarpone and strawberries | 2º | Advance |
| Hernán | Dulce de leche and chocolate / Maracuja and white chocolate / Arroz con leche and nuts | 3º | Second best baker |
| Gonzalo | Dulce de leche / Semibitter chocolate / Yoghurt, vanillas and sesame | 4º | Nominated |
| Fabián | Cherry / Kirch / Chocolate, nuts and cream | 5º | Eliminated |
| Agostina | Dulce de leche and Irish cream / Banana and maracuja / Mascarpone, yoghurt and orange | 6º | Advance |
| Elsa | Orange / 2 chocolates / Anise pastry cream and cardamom | 7º | Advance |
| Gabriel | Chocolate and cardamom / Caramel toffee and Belgian chocolate / Vanilla and cream | 8º | Nominated | |
Episode 6: Fruits
| Participant | Creative challenge(Naked cake) | Technical challenge(Apple strudel) | Outcome |
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| Agostina | Coconut spongecake filled with maracuja diplomata cake decorated with strawberries and blueberries | 1º | Starbaker |
| Julia | Pineapple, coconut and rhum spongecake filled with coconut cream and pineapple jam decorated with flowers and fruits | 2º | Advance |
| Elsa | Sacher spongecake filled with custard cream and hazelnut cream and decorated with fruits mix | 3º | Nominated |
| Gastón | Chocolate spongecake filled with mascarpone, berries, ganache and peach jam and decorated with flowers and fruits | 4º | Second best baker |
| Gonzalo | Lemon and poppies spongecake filled with lemon cream and fruits concasse decorated with fruits and aguaribay leaves | 5º | Advance |
| Gabriel | Orange and poppies spongecake filled with mango buttercream, bitter cream and grenadine | 6º | Eliminated |
| Hernán | Cream cheese, orange and poppies spongecake filled with orange pastry cream and decorated with macarons and fruits | 7º | Nominated | |
Episode 7: Argentina
- Since this episode was 3 challenges. 2 creatives and 1 technical
| Participant | Creative challenge 1(Bread basket) | Technical challenge(Balcarce cake) | Creative challenge 2(World cup) | Outcome |
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| Gonzalo | Raw ham, cherry tomatoes and reggiano cheese | 1º | 2018 FIFA World Cup | Nominated |
| Gastón | Tomatoes, leek, onion and brie cheese | 2º | 2014 FIFA World Cup | Second best baker |
| Agostina | Smoked bacon and mar del plata cheese | 3º | Moscow cathedral | Eliminated |
| Julia | Bacon pork rinds | 4º | World Cup host countries | Starbaker |
| Hernán | Provolone and grill sausage | 5º | Mano de Dios | Nominated |
| Elsa | Black olives and olive | 6º | 1978 FIFA World Cup | Advance | |
Episode 8: Chocolate
| Participant | Creative challenge 1(Printed rolled) | Technical challenge(Souffle) | Creative challenge 2(Chocolate mousse) | Outcome |
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| Elsa | Countryside flowers | -º | Pistachio / Orange rolled / Meringue | Starbaker |
| Gastón | Animal print | -º | Citrus / Velvet bonbons / Mirror | Second best baker |
| Gonzalo | Milo Locket | -º | Crumble / Orange palete / Mirror and chocolate figures | Eliminated |
| Hernán | Streaped motif | -º | Nuts base / Coffee and whisky mousse / Mirror | Nominated |
| Julia | Britto Romero | -º | Raspberries biscuit / Chocolate and raspberries gallet / Mirror | Nominated | |
- No enumeration in technical challenge
Episode 9: Semifinal
| Participant | Creative challenge 1(Special dessert) | Technical challenge(Dacquoise) | Creative challenge 2(Building) | Outcome |
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| Hernán | Squash and coconut bavarois / Dates hearts / Nuts crumble and white chocolate quenelle / Special English sauce | 1º | Pumps and éclairs of pastry cream, dulce de leche and lemon cream / White and black chocolate craquelin / Macarons and caramel | Finalist |
| Elsa | Poppies biscuit / Cheese and chocolate mousses / Raspberry and tomato jam / Glazed carrot | 2º | Profiteroles with colors craquelin and éclairs with pastry cream and hazelnut / Italian fried past | Finalist |
| Julia | Carob base / Beetroot and white chocolate mousse / Raspberry center / Berries coulis and lime cream | 3º | Eclairs covered in white chocolate and profiteroles filled with lemon pastry cream / Colors craquelin / Macarons and ganache | Eliminated |
| Gastón | Nuts spongecake / Squash and raspberries mousse / Vanilla center / White chocolate sauce with caramelized beetroot | 4º | Pumps and éclairs with pastry cream and craquelin / Macarons / Caramel figures | Finalist | |
Episode 10: 3rd place definition
| Participant | Creative challenge 1(Hidden cake) | Technical challenge(Mirror cake) | Outcome |
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| Gastón | Bake Off Argentina | 1º | Advance to final challenge |
| Hernán | Mickey Mouse | 2º | Advance to final challenge |
| Elsa | Hearts | 3º | Eliminated - 3rd classified | |
Episode 11: Final
| Participant | Creative challenge 2(The grand finale cake) | Outcome |
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| Gastón | Family | Winner |
| Hernán | H | Finalist | |
2nd season (2020)
The second season was premiered March 1 and last aired July 5 in 2020. The filming took place in Pilar, Buenos Aires.
Contestants
| Contestant | Age | Occupation | Hometown | Status |
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| Leandro Molcar | 34 | Hostel employee | Venezuela | Eliminated 1st |
| Rita Piacentini | 64 | Retired | Recoleta | Eliminated 2nd |
| Gabriel Maceiras | 49 | Administrative employee | General Pacheco | Eliminated 3rd |
| Raquel Zanewczyk | 38 | Administrative employee | Burzaco | Eliminated 4th |
| Martina di Saia | 23 | Student | Ushuaia | Eliminated 5th |
| Marcos Perren | 19 | Enterprising | Florida | Eliminated 8th / 9th |
| Sonia Berwanger | 51 | Tourism technician | Corrientes | Eliminated 10th |
| Carolina Tannoni | 26 | Special education student | San Miguel de Tucuman | Eliminated 7th / 11th |
| Gerardo Dominguez | 42 | Administrative employee | Mendoza | Eliminated 6th / 12th |
| Ángelo Pedrazzoli | 19 | Student | Gualeguay | Eliminated 13th |
| Agustina Fontenla, Agus | 29 | Lawyer | San Antonio Oeste | Eliminated 14th |
| Agustina Guz | 30 | Sommelier | Ramos Mejia | Eliminated 15th |
| Samanta Casais | 29 | Administrative and baker | San Telmo | Runner-up (Disqualified) |
| Damián Pier Basile | 30 | Commerce employee | Rosario | bgcolor=green | | |
Technical and creative challenges
Episode 1: Premiere
| Contestant | Creative challenge(Animal cake) | Technique challenge(Chocolate marquise) | Outcome |
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| Gabriel | Tiger | 1º | Advance |
| Ángelo | Dog | 2º | Advance |
| Sonia | Yacare | 3º | Starbaker |
| Rita | Lamb | 4º | Advance |
| Marcos | Bear | 5º | Advance |
| Agus | Penguin | 6º | Second best baker |
| Gerardo | Panda bear | 7º | Advance |
| Samanta | Dog | 8º | Advance |
| Agustina | Cow | 9º | Advance |
| Leandro | Horse | 10º | Eliminated |
| Carolina | Trout | 11º | Advance |
| Damián | Cat | 12º | Advance |
| Martina | Deer | 13º | Nominated |
| Raquel | Octopus | 14º | Nominated | |
Episode 2: American pastry
| Contestant | Creative challenge(Cheese cake) | Technical challenge(Red velvet) | Outcome |
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| Samanta | Mango and yoghurt with ginger and lemon cookies base covered with jelly and mango sheets | 1º | Second best baker |
| Gerardo | Grapefruit cheese with cardamom dough and reduction of wine with figs, grapes and damascus | 2º | Advance |
| Damián | Cheese with peanut butter, cacao crumble and peanut covered with salted caramel sauce decorated with marroc and caramelized | 3º | Starbaker |
| Agustina | Blue cheese mousse with sablee base and wine pears sauce | 4º | Advance |
| Martina | Cream cheese flavoured with cinnamon with sablee base and burgundy pear sauce | 5º | Nominated |
| Ángelo | Cream cheese and white chocolate with coconut crumble and maracuja sauce | 6º | Advance |
| Carolina | Caramelized cream cheese with caramelized popcorn crocant and chocolate ganache with popcorn truffles | 7º | Advance |
| Agus | Orange cream with coconut and piña colada with grated coconut base and fresh fruit coverage,white chocolate and coconut scales | 8º | Advance |
| Gabriel | Cheese with blueberries with vanilla flavored sandblasting and raspberries sauce with berries | 9º | Nominated |
| Raquel | Ron cream cheese, sablee base covered with pineapple and pears compote and decorated with caramelized pears | 10º | Advance |
| Marcos | Banana flavoured cheese with nuts dacqouise, banana cream and caramel figures and toffee coverage | 11º | Advance |
| Sonia | Chocolate flavoured cream cheese, chocolate with almonds coverage with almonds praline and orange shell decorated with chocolate rack | 12º | Advance |
| Rita | Newyorker with crispy base of chocolate, cream cheese and lemon curd | 13º | Eliminated | |
Episode 3: Argentinian pastry
| Contestant | Creative challenge(Churros) | Technical challenge(Pastafrola) | Outcome |
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| Damián | Coffee churros filled with custard cream and cream cheese covered with cappuccino mousse | 1º | Advance |
| Samanta | Classic churros filled with salted caramel sauce covered with chocolate and toasted peanut | 2º | Advance |
| Ángelo | Churros filled with chocolate cream and vanilla covered with pink chocolate and chopped almonds | 3º | Second best baker |
| Agus | Orange flavoured churros and orange juice filled with tangerine cream and chocolate with pistachios coverage | 4º | Starbaker |
| Marcos | Churros filled with mango sauce covered with chocolate decorated with chantilly cream and mango | 5º | Nominated |
| Gerardo | Churros flavored with cardamom filled with rosehip curd and covered with white chocolate and decorated with dissected petals | 6º | Advance |
| Martina | Carob churros filled with sweat potato and curry cream decorated with white chocolate threads | 7º | Advance |
| Carolina | Chocolate churros filled with orange cream covered with bitter chocolate decorated with orange cascarita | 8º | Nominated |
| Agustina | Pink churros filled with raspberry and cardamom cream covered with white chocolate ganache decorated with chopped pistachios and raspberries | 9º | Advance |
| Sonia | Cinnamon and Jamaica pepper churros filled with cream cheese and decorated with caramel | 10º | Advance |
| Gabriel | Churros filled with peanut butter and chocolate, semicovered in white chocolate and decorated with grains | 11º | Eliminated |
| Raquel | Churros filled with raspberry cream covered with chocolate and decorated with nuts crocant | 12º | Advance | |
Episode 4: Trending pastry
| Contestant | Creative challenge(Cookie cake) | Technical challenge(20 crepes cake) | Outcome |
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| Agus | Sablee dough with lemon curd and white chocolate, covered with coconut cream decorated with berries, macarons and gold sheets | 1º | Second best baker |
| Damián | Chocolate and almonds cookie filled with bariloche cream, buttercream, berries and bonbons | 2º | Advance |
| Agustina | Chocolate dough filled with custard cream covered with buttercream, decorated with strawberries and gum paste hearts | 3º | Starbaker |
| Martina | Chocolate sablee filled with beer pastry cream covered with mango curd decorated with leaves and flowers of gum paste | 4º | Nominated |
| Samanta | Almonds dough filled with chocolate cream covered with maracuja ganache decorated with flowers,grains,gum paste leaves and chocolate | 5º | Advance |
| Ángelo | Almonds and cardamom dough, filled with chocolate ganache and roasted bananas covered with Italian meringue and cognac | 6º | Advance |
| Sonia | Caramel and almonds dough covered with coffee cream and rhum filled with almonds cream decorated with chocolate, strawberries and caramel | 7º | Advance |
| Raquel | Almonds sablee filled with sour cream covered with matcha cream decorated with blueberries, grains,flowers,truffles and macarons | 8º | Eliminated |
| Gerardo | Lemon dough filled with zabaione cream covered with tangerine cream decorated with strawberries, raspberries, mint, grains and flowers | 9º | Advance |
| Marcos | Chocolate sablee filled with lemon mousse covered with meringue decorated with chocolate shavings, berries and strawberries | 10º | Advance |
| Carolina | Almonds cookies filled with lemon and condensed milk, covered with meringue decorated with blueberries, strawberries and comestible flowers | 11º | Nominated | |
Episode 5: Italian pastry
| Contestant | Creative challenge(Panna cotta) | Technical challenge(Cannolis) | Outcome |
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| Samanta | Squash base accompanied with orange sauce and goat ricotta cheese guarnition | 1º | Starbaker |
| Agus | Mascarpone cheese base accompanied with salted caramel sauce with caramelized pear and nuts guarnition | 2º | Advance |
| Agustina | Tea base accompanied with orange tuile and chocolate English sauce | 3º | Advance |
| Ángelo | Caramel and vanilla base accompanied with coconut sandblasting and bitter chocolate sauce | 4º | Second best baker |
| Marcos | Lemon capuccine and rhum base accompanied with chocolate sauce and caramelized hazelnuts guarnition | 5º | Advance |
| Carolina | Coconut base accompanied with white chocolate and banana pudding croutons | 6º | Advance |
| Damián | Pineapple and condensed milk base accompanied with coconut crumble, pineapple chunks and English cream | 7º | Nominated |
| Sonia | Coconut and mango base accompanied with mango sauce with strawberries and coquitos guarnition | 8º | Advance |
| Martina | Matcha tea base accompanied with chocolate sauce and tangerine segments guarnition | 9º | Eliminated |
| Gerardo | Pistachio and orange base flavored with lavender accompanied with honey sauce and tangerine segments guarnition | 10º | Nominated | |
Episode 6: English tea
| Contestant | Creative challenge(7x3 cookies) | Technical challenge(Inverted citrus cake) | Outcome |
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| Agustina | Lime and chocolate / Strawberries and basil compote / Almonds covered in chocolate | 1º | Advance |
| Sonia | Orange,chocolate and peppers / Yerba mate with panela candy / Raspberries covered in chocolate | 2º | Nominated |
| Ángelo | Pistachios cookies / Hazelnut and peanut butter / Almonds,orange and chocolate | 3º | Advance |
| Samanta | Raspberries and pistachios / Covered in chocolate / Filled with coffee | 4º | Advance |
| Carolina | Coffee cookies / Vanilla filled with carrot jam / Nut covered in chocolate | 5º | Advance |
| Agus | Nuts, dulce de leche and rhum / Almonds cookies / Covered in chocolate | 6º | Advance |
| Marcos | Lemon cookies / Filled with orange / Tangerine semicovered in chocolate | 7º | Advance |
| Damián | Pistachio and chocolate / Orange and cocoa with almonds / Hazelnut polvorones covered in chocolate | 8º | Nominated |
| Gerardo | Coconut cookies / Carob and cashew chestnuts filled with orange cream and covered in chocolate / Crackles of cocoa | 9º | Eliminated | |
- In this episode there was no Starbaker because none of the contestants managed to pass two challenges
Episode 7: Flowers and fruits
| Contestant | Creative challenge(Split open cake) | Technical challenge(Fruital verrine) | Outcome |
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| Samanta | Lemon pudding filled with chocolate mousse and lemon curd | 1º | Advance |
| Ángelo | Poppies and orange spongecake filled with lemon pastry cake and white chocolate with chocolate ganache with berries compote | 2º | Nominated |
| Sonia | Lemon spongecake filled with pistachio cream, white chocolate and mascarpone pastry cream | 3º | Advance |
| Damián | White wine and fruit chunks filled with cream cheese and mango jam with kiwi jelly | 4º | Starbaker |
| Marcos | Lemon spongecake filled with chantilly cream, cherry liqueur and berries compote | 5º | Nominated |
| Agus | Chocolate pudding filled with chocolate and peanut ganache, cream cheese with banana and dulce de leche | 6º | Second best baker |
| Agustina | Amaretti spongecake filled with quince, jerez and nuts with lemon cream and white chocolate | 7º | Advance |
| Carolina | Vanilla spongecake filled with maracuja cream and fruits of the forest | 8º | Eliminated | |
Episode 8: Thinking different
| Contestant | Creative challenge(Crackled cake) | Technical challenge(Pionono vertical cake) | Outcome |
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| Agus | Biscuit Joconde with chocolate and raspberry mousses, cocoa crackled and chocolate waist | 1º | Second best baker |
| Samanta | Chocolate dough with mascarpone and coffee mousses and bitter cocoa crackled | 2º | Starbaker |
| Damián | Nut dough with banana and yoghurt mousses and cocoa crackled | 3º | Advance |
| Sonia | Almonds and pepper dough with chocolate and avocado and chocolate with milk mousses and cocoa crackled | 4º | Nominated |
| Agustina | Lime dough with chocolate and cucumber mousses and cocoa crackled | 5º | Advance |
| Ángelo | Biscuit Joconde with orange and chocolate mousses and cocoa crackled | 6º | Nominated |
| Marcos | Orange sablee with pear and chocolate mousses and bitter cocoa crackled | 7º | Eliminated | |
Episode 9: Repechage
- In this special episode, the 8 eliminated contestants enfrented in a repechage. Only 3 of them return to the tent
| Contestant | Creative challenge(3x2 donuts) | Technical challenge(4 colors checkerboard cake) | Outcome |
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| Carolina | X | Automatically returns | Return |
| Gerardo | Vanilla and poppies donuts filled with tomato jam covered with white chocolate and jalapeños / Carrot donuts filled with custard cream and nuts crocant | 1º | Return |
| Gabriel | Donuts filled with lemon and berries covered with blue glazed / Donuts filled with custard cream and apple covered with chocolate | 2º | No returns |
| Martina | Square donuts filled with chocolate, covered with dulce de leche and caramelized bananas / Square donuts filled with caramel covered with chocolate and peanut | 3º | No returns |
| Raquel | Donuts filled with apple,cinnamon and peanut and honey covered with dulce de leche and raisins / Donuts filled with coconut pastry cream covered with chocolate and raspberries | 4º | No returns |
| Marcos | Lemon filled donuts covered with colored meringue / Donuts filled with coffee and covered with classic meringue | 5º | Returns |
| Rita | Donuts filled with diplomata cream covered with buttercream / Donuts filled with custard cream and berries, covered with chocolate and pistachios | 6º | No returns |
| Leandro | X | 7º (Automatically eliminated) | No returns | |
- Carolina automatically returns to the tent by being chosen by the contestants like the best in the technical challenge
- Leandro was automatically eliminated for having the worst performance in the technical challenge
Episode 10: Love
- Since this episode there is no second starbaker
| Contestant | Creative challenge(Unlevelness love cake) | Technical challenge(Fruital pie) | Outcome |
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| Agus | Citric pudding filled with chocolate and orange creamy and covered with pineapple and coconut buttercream | 1º | Starbaker |
| Agustina | Ginger biscuit and cream cheese filled with tangerine cream, triple sec and chocolate decorated with gum paste | 2º | Advance |
| Ángelo | Chocolate and orange spongecake filled with chocolate, mango, cheese and orange decorated with gum paste | 9º | Nominated |
| Carolina | Chocolate spongecake filled with plum and thyme cream, diplomata cream, decorated with ganache and gum paste | 9º | Nominated |
| Damián | Chocolate and beer spongecake filled with chocolate, tofu, almonds and chocolate with dulce de leche, decorated with buttercream | 9º | Advance |
| Gerardo | Moist spongecake filled with chocolate, orange and buttercream with strawberries and blueberries | 9º | Advance |
| Marcos | Vanilla spongecake filled with custard cream, raspberries and bariloche cream decorated with meringue | 9º | Eliminated |
| Samanta | Coconut and lemon spongecake filled with white chocolate, coconut, rhum and buttercream of dulce de leche | 9º | Advance |
| Sonia | Vanilla spongecake filled with cream cheese and chocolate, covered with gum paste | 9º | Advance | |
- In this episode 7 of 9 contestants was in the last place in the technical challenge
Episode 11: Childhood
| Participant | Creative challenge(Childhood cake) | Technical challenge(2x3 palettes) | Outcome |
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| Samanta | Lollipops | 1º | Advance |
| Damián | Chocolate egg | 2º | Advance |
| Agustina | Apples | 3º | Advance |
| Ángelo | Arroz con leche | 4º | Starbaker |
| Carolina | Tocinito del cielo | 5º | Nominated |
| Agus | Sky cream (Crema del cielo) | 6º | Advance |
| Gerardo | Bonbons | 7º | Nominated |
| Sonia | Strawberries | 8º | Eliminated | |
Episode 12: Français pastry
| Contestant | Creative challenge(Eclairs tower) | Technical challenge(Giant macaron) | Outcome |
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| Damián | Craquelin éclairs of orange and carrot / Lemon éclairs covered with meringue | 1º | Starbaker |
| Samanta | Eclairs filled with custard cream and apples / Filled with cheese cream and berries | 2º | Advance |
| Agus | Filled with mousseline of pistachios covered in chocolate / Filled with saffron cream | 3º | Advance |
| Gerardo | Cinnamon éclairs filled with cream cheese and lemon / Ginger éclairs filled with hazelnut cream and moscatel | 4º | Nominated |
| Agustina | Filled with blackberries and mascarpone covered in chocolate / Filled with dulce de leche and nuts | 5º | Advance |
| Ángelo | Filled with white chocolate ganache and covered with chocolate / Raspberries covered in chocolate | 6º | Nominated |
| Carolina | Filled with cream cheese and bacon / Filled with white chocolate and blueberries | 7º | Eliminated | |
Episode 13: Vanguardist
- Since this episode there are going to be three challenges. 2 creative and 1 technical
| Contestant | Creative challenge 1(No conventional flavours) | Technical challenge(Fraisier cake) | Creative challenge 2(Classic reversion) | Outcome |
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| Samanta | Avocado and cream cheese, Nuts, cinnamon and salt crumble, Spicy truffles with avocado, chocolate and dates | 1º | Lemon pie in dome shape | Starbaker |
| Damián | Chocolate and lentils filled with white chocolate cream, fernet and diplomata cream of lime,lemon and basil | 2º | Apple crumble in mirror shape | Advance |
| Ángelo | Orange sablee with chocolate and jalapeños mousse, Corn palete center covered with orange gelee | 3º | Disintegrated selva negra | Advance |
| Agus | Cheesecake with nuts sablee filled with ricotta,squash,pumpkin and papaya flavored with cinnamon | 4º | Disintagrated balcarce cake | Nominated |
| Agustina | Brie cheese panna cotta and orange triple sec, tomato and garlic jam, olive oil biscuit decorated with fried basil | 5º | Tiramisu in shape of cloud | Nominated |
| Gerardo | Cake with squash dough filled with beets and rosemary decorated with salt and caramelized tomato | 6º | Lemon pie shape bridge | Eliminated | |
Episode 14: Chocolate
| Contestant | Creative challenge 1(Textures) | Technical challenge(Chocolate volcano) | Creative challenge 2(40 cm structure) | Outcome |
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| Agustina | 5 textures: With almonds / Mousse with haba tonka / Ganache with elder / Sablee with almonds / Sauce | 1º | Champagne bottle | Starbaker |
| Damián | 4 textures: Brownie with nuts and banana / Whipped cream / Slabs / Truffles | 2º | Flag monument | Nominated |
| Ángelo | 5 textures: Bavarois / English cream with crocant / Nibs with almonds / Crumble / Chocolate curlers | 3º | Obelisco of Buenos Aires | Eliminated |
| Samanta | 5 textures: Panna cotta with cherry liqueur / Chocolate land / Crocant / Nibs / Sauce | 4º | Suitcase | Advance |
| Agus | 7 textures: Sablee / Custard cream / Mousse / Beggar with quinoa and blueberries / Velvet / Shavings / Nibs | 5º | Lighthouse | Nominated | |
- In this episode, the contestants started cooking with 10 minutes of difference in the technical challenge because the chocolate volcano eats hot
Episode 15: First semifinal
| Contestant | Creative challenge 1(6x2 petit fours) | Technical challenge(Petit gateau) | Creative challenge 2(Gravity 0 cake) | Outcome |
|---|
| Agus | Mini pies with almonds dough filled with tangerine decorated with flambéed meringue / Pear crumble with Chantilly cream and chocolate | -º | Hamburger | Advance |
| Agustina | Pistachio sablée with lime cream and white chocolate with raspberries / Cookie cakes with chocolate | -º | Popcorn | Advance |
| Damián | Almonds pionono filled with cream cheese. Coffee and liqueur sauce / Carrot cake with cream and coconut | -º | Pig | Advance |
| Samanta | Financieros with strawberry and chocolate / Blue velvet with blueberries filled with cream cheese | -º | Owl | Advance | |
- In this episode no one was eliminated
- No enumeration in technical challenge
- Gaston Salas, first season winner, was the 4th judge in the 2nd creative challenge
Episode 16: Second semifinal
- In this episode the judge was the encharged of the challenges
| Participant | Creative challenge 1(Floating island - Pamela) | Technical challenge(Paris-Brest Cake - Cristophe) | Creative challenge 2(16x3 bonbons - Damian) | Outcome |
|---|
| Damián | Floating island filled with maracuja cream, cocoa sablee, chantilly cream and decorated with fresh fruit and chocolate figures | 1º | Golden bonbons with chocolate, coffee and cookie / White chocolate bonbons with lemon, rhum and raspberries / Moons and stars with Moroccan and praline | Finalist |
| Samanta | Chocolate floating island filled with diplomata cream, berries compote and zabaione sauce with marsala | 2º | Pink bonbons filled with champagne and blueberries crumble / White bonbons filled with mango and maracuja / Chocolate leaves with peanut and honey | Finalist |
| Agus | Coconut floating island filled with lemon cream, Oporto zabaione sauce, Turkish figs and almonds crocant | 3º | Chocolate hearts with rhum, piña colada and curry / Cookies and salted caramel pyramids / White chocolate bonbons filled with lime and yoghurt | Eliminated |
| Agustina | Floating island flavored with vanilla filled with salted caramel. Whisky zabaione sauce, fruits, almonds and isomalt | 4º | Dulce de leche semispheres with nuts liqueur and crumble / White chocolate hearts filled with raspberries / Ganache pyramids flavored with prosecco | Finalist | |
Episode 17: Third place definition
| Participant | Creative challenge 1(Chocolate sphere) | Technique challenge(Opera cake) | Outcome |
|---|
| Samanta | Semibitter chocolate sphere with a cacao sablee and creme brûlee with pears interior | 1º | Advance to final challenge |
| Agustina | White chocolate sphere with a coconut dacqouise and almonds with maracuja cream, strawberries and mint interior | 2º | Eliminated - 3rd finalist |
| Damián | Marmolade chocolate sphere with a ricotta tart, crumble and banana split quenelle | 3º | Advance to final challenge | |
Episode 18: Final
| Participant | Creative challenge 2(My favorite artist cake) | Outcome |
|---|
| Damián | René Magritte | Winner |
| Samanta | Salvador Dalí | Disqualified | |
- Samanta was the winner but in 2020 July she was dethroned because, supposedly, she was a professional baker.
3rd season (2021)
The third season was premiered September 13. The filming took place in Pilar, Buenos Aires.
Contestants
| Contestant | Age | Occupation | Hometown | Status |
|---|
| Gabriel Amato | 52 | Taxi driver | Berisso | bgcolor=#fa8072 | Eliminated 1st |
| Belén Pérez | 31 | Teacher | Los Polvorines | bgcolor=#fa8072 | Eliminated 2nd |
| Celeste Hernández | 34 | Degree in Tourism | Martínez | bgcolor=#fa8072 | Eliminated 3rd |
| Gianlucca Ferrari Avella | 19 | Student | City of Buenos Aires | bgcolor=#fa8072 | Eliminated 4th |
| Silvina Santarelli | 41 | Accountant | Hudson | bgcolor=#fa8072 | Eliminated 5th |
| Gino Minnucci | 22 | Student | Peréz Millán | bgcolor=#fa8072 | Eliminated 6th |
| Paula Paternoster | 29 | Administrative employee | City of Buenos Aires | bgcolor=#fa8072 | Eliminated 7th |
| Hernán Canalini | 35 | Architect | La Plata | bgcolor=#fa8072 | Eliminated 8th |
| Ximena Alfaro | 20 | Student | Mar del Plata | bgcolor=#fa8072 | Eliminated 9th |
| Gisela Rossitto | 31 | Student | Rosario | bgcolor=#fa8072 | Eliminated 10th |
| Emiliano Dibernardi | 21 | Administrative employee | Capitán Sarmiento | Eliminated 11th |
| Kalia Manzur | 52 | Painting teacher | Comodoro Rivadavia |
| Facundo Tarditti | 25 | Student | Altos de Chipión | bgcolor=silver | Runner-up |
| Carlos Martinic | 29 | Teacher | Río Grande | bgcolor=gold | Winner | |
Notes and References
- Web site: ¡Llega Bake off! La competencia para pasteleros amateurs (Spanish). Telefe. telefe.com. 20 January 2018.
- Web site: Bake Off Argentina, El Gran Pastelero se llamará la adaptación de telefe del formato británico (Spanish). Television.com.ar. television.com.ar. 20 January 2018.
- Web site: Los números de Bake off Argentina. 12 June 2021. Television.com.ar. 25 June 2018. spanish.
- Web site: Los números de Bake off Argentina. 12 June 2020. Television.com.ar. 6 July 2020.
