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Bake Off Argentina, El Gran Pastelero

Bake Off Argentina, El Gran Pastelero
GenreBaking, cooking
Presented by
Judges
Country of originArgentina
Original languageSpanish
No. of seasons3
Production
Production locationBuenos Aires
Running time90 minutes
Production companyTurner International Argentina
Original release
NetworkTelefe
Release8 April 2018 (2018-04-08) –
5 July 2020 (2020-07-05)

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 Release Winner Runner-up Third place Rating
average
1 8 April – 24 June 2018 Gastón Salas Hernán Lambertucci Elsa Cáceres 13.8[3]
2 1 March – 5 July 2020 Samantha Casais
Damián Pier Basile 		Damián Pier Basile Agustina Guz 10.7[4]
3 13 September – 8 November 2021 Carlos Martinic Facundo Tarditti Does not appear
Famosos 2024
TBA

Host and judges

Host/Judges Season
1 2 3 F
Paula Chaves Host
Christophe Krywonis Judge Judge
Damián Betular Judge
Pamela Villar Judge
Lizardo Ponce Digital
Dolli Irigoyen Judge
Dani La Chepi Digital
Wanda Nara Host
Maru Botana Judge

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
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 Winner

Challenges

Episode 1: Premiere

Participant Creative challenge

(Celebration cake)

Technique challenge

(12 cupcakes)

Outcome
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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[check spelling] / 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
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
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
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
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 Winner

Technical and creative challenges

Episode 1: Premiere

Contestant Creative challenge

(Animal cake)

Technique challenge

(Chocolate marquise)

Outcome
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
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
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
Contestant Creative challenge

(Cookie cake)

Technical challenge

(20 crepes cake)

Outcome
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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[check spelling] 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
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 Eliminated 1st
Belén Pérez 31 Teacher Los Polvorines Eliminated 2nd
Celeste Hernández 34 Degree in Tourism Martínez Eliminated 3rd
Gianlucca Ferrari Avella 19 Student City of Buenos Aires Eliminated 4th
Silvina Santarelli 41 Accountant Hudson Eliminated 5th
Gino Minnucci 22 Student Peréz Millán Eliminated 6th
Paula Paternoster 29 Administrative employee City of Buenos Aires Eliminated 7th
Hernán Canalini 35 Architect La Plata Eliminated 8th
Ximena Alfaro 20 Student Mar del Plata Eliminated 9th
Gisela Rossitto 31 Student Rosario 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 Runner-up
Carlos Martinic 29 Teacher Río Grande Winner

Famosos season (2024)

Contestants

Contestant Age Occupation / Famous for Status Episode
Andrea Del Boca 58 Actress Confirmed
Ángela Leiva 35 Singer and actress Confirmed
Callejero Fino 29 Musician Confirmed
Candelaria Molfese 33 Actress and influencer Confirmed
Camila Homs 27 Model, ex-partner of Rodrigo De Paul Confirmed
Damián De Santo 56 Actor Confirmed
Eliana Guercio 46 Panelist and partner of Sergio Romero Confirmed
Marcos Milinkovic 52 Former volleyball player Confirmed
Mariano Iúdica 54 TV host Confirmed
Nacho Elizalde 35 Streaming host Confirmed
Verónica Lozano 54 TV host Confirmed
Gastón Edul 27 Sports journalist 3rd eliminated Episode 4
Javier Calamaro 59 Musician 2nd eliminated Episode 2
Karina Jelinek 43 Model 1st eliminated Episode 1

References

  1. ^ Telefe (20 January 2018). "¡Llega Bake off! La competencia para pasteleros amateurs (Spanish)". telefe.com.
  2. ^ Television.com.ar (20 January 2018). "Bake Off Argentina, El Gran Pastelero se llamará la adaptación de telefe del formato británico (Spanish)". television.com.ar.
  3. ^ "Los números de Bake off Argentina". Television.com.ar (in Spanish). 25 June 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Los números de Bake off Argentina". Television.com.ar. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bake_Off_Argentina,_El_Gran_Pastelero