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Heres everything to know about the scrumptious new series.
On your marks, get set, bake!
As ever, each contestant will have hopes of taking home thecovetedBake Offcake stand.
To the delight of longtime fans, judgesPrue LeithandPaul Hollywoodare both back tooffer their baking expertise.
The formidable duo will once again be joined in the tent by presentersMatt LucasandNoel Fielding.
Get to know this years full line-up of plucky bakers, below.
One to watch during Shortbread Week, thats for sure.
According to the baker, his speciality is a unique child-friendly horror-inspired style.
When hes not baking, he works as a personal assistant to a head teacher.
Kevin
Music teacher Kevin lives in East Sussex, and just loves to perform his beloved saxophone.
Maisam
This years youngest contestant Maisam is 18-years-old, and lives in Greater Manchester.
The precision of his day-job apparently informs his finely-tuned bakes which often contain his favourite ingredient, Matcha.
Maxy
Architectural assistant Maxy lives in London, and grew up in Sweden.
A dab hand at DIY, the 29-year-old started baking five years ago when she had her first daughter.
Heres hoping she can put her building talents to good use in those tricky biscuit-construction challenges.
Syabria
32-year-old cardiovascular research associate Syabria puts a lot of heart into her baking.
The 45-year-old might well prove unstoppable during bread week.
This article was originally published onSep.
