The Great Kiwi Bake Off Celebrity Special

The Great Kiwi Bake Off Celebrity Special
Starring
No. of episodes5
Release
Original networkTVNZ 2
Original release23 December 2019 (2019-12-23) - 16 December 2021 (2021-12-16)
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The Great Kiwi Bake Off Celebrity Special is a series of special Christmas-themed episodes of The Great Kiwi Bake Off that aired between 23 December 2019 and 22 December 2022. Each episode features six celebrities competing in two Bake Off challenges. For the 2019 edition, the winner won NZ$30,000 for the charity of their choice.[1][2]

The 2019 edition was won by Jackie van Beek.[3] The 2021 edition was won by Josh Thomson.[4][5]

The 2022 edition was won by Bree Tomasel.[6]

The 2022 Christmas Special screened on TVNZ 1, on Tuesday, 20 December 2022, and was won by Siouxie Wiles.[7]

The Great Kiwi Bake Off Celebrity Special 2019

Bakers

Celebrity Baker[8] Charity Amount Won
Art Green SPCA NZ$3,500
Bree Tomasel Lifeline NZ$3,500
David Fane Stroke Foundation NZ$2,000
Jackie van Beek Women's Refuge NZ$35,000
Paula Bennett Dress For Success NZ$3,500
Toni Street Catwalk Trust NZ$13,500

Bakes

In this Celebrity edition, the prize money totalled NZ$61,000. The celebrity bakers competed in honour of their chosen charity. At the start of the competition, each baker received NZ$2,000 for their charity.

For the technical challenge set by Sue, the celebrity bakers had one hour and forty-five minutes to bake 12 sweet ginger kisses. The winner of the technical would receive NZ$10,000.

For the showstopper challenge, the celebrity bakers had to bake a 3-D biscuit scene based on a Christmas memory in three hours. While no prize was directly awarded for the showstopper challenge, the celebrity bakers could also win spot prizes for creativity and other novelty awards.

  • Art won NZ$1,500 for "Most Surprising Combination of Biscuit & Liquid."
  • Paula won NZ$1,500 for "Best Death by Biscuit."
  • Jackie won NZ$1,500 for "Spinning the Longest Yarn."
  • Bree won NZ$750 for "Best Gingerbreast Woman" and NZ$750 for "Best New Zealand-Based Australian Celebrity Baker in the Celebrity Bake Off."
  • David won NZ$750 for the "Sound Design Award" and NZ$750 for the "Most Mysterious Use of a Mysterious Bag", which he gave to Jackie & Women's Refuge.
  • Toni won NZ$1,500 for "Best Lighting Design."

Jackie won the overall competition and won NZ$30,000.

Baker Technical
(12 Sweet Ginger Kisses) 		Signature
(3-D Biscuit Scene)
Art 2nd Lakeside Biscuiting
Bree 5th Howzat Christmas
David 6th The Last Umu in Ponsonby
Jackie 3rd Camping in Arthur's Pass
Paula 4th The Morning After Christmas
Toni 1st Christmas Tree Tower

The Great Kiwi Bake Off Celebrity Special 2021

Bakers

Celebrity Baker[9][10] Charity Amount Won
Rebekah Randell StarJam NZ$12,500
Josh Thomson Variety NZ$23,500
Laura Daniel Shine NZ$3,500
Justine Smith LPNZ (Little People of New Zealand) NZ$3,500
Simon Bridges Dress For Success (Bay of Plenty) NZ$3,500
Francis Tipene I Am Hope NZ$3,500

Bakes

In the 2021 Celebrity Special, the prize money totalled NZ$50,000. At the start of the competition, each celebrity baker received NZ$1,000 for their charity.

For the technical challenge set by Sue, the celebrity bakers had one and a half hours to bake 12 festive cupcake snow people. The winner of the technical would receive NZ$10,000.

For the showstopper challenge, the celebrity bakers had to bake a Christmas-themed selfie cake in three hours. The winner of the showstopper would receive NZ$20,000. While no prize was directly awarded for the showstopper challenge, the celebrity bakers could also win spot prizes for creativity and other novelty awards.

  • Francis won NZ$1,000 for complimenting the co-hosts' dress sense and NZ$1,500 for calling his wife for assistance.
  • Josh won NZ$1,000 for the most fun cupcakes and NZ$1,500 for sharing a personal reflection.
  • Justine won NZ$1,000 for the worst cupcakes and NZ$1,500 for dropping a cake onto the floor.
  • Laura won NZ$1,000 for her sculpting skills and NZ$1,500 for the best selfie redemption.
  • Rebekah won NZ$1,500 for her acting as an "amateur baker."
  • Simon won NZ$1,000 for putting on a Green Party sweater and NZ$1,500 for the amount of his lollies the co-hosts had consumed.

Rebekah Randell won the technical challenge, and won a total of NZ$12,500 for her charity.

Josh Thomson was awarded star baker, and won a total of NZ$23,500 for his charity.

Baker Technical
(12 festive snow people) 		Signature
(Christmas-themed selfie cake)
Francis 4th Classic Christmas Cake
Josh 3rd Christmas Dinner Surprise
Justine 6th Berry Christmouse
Laurie 2nd Lifelike Lolly Cake
Rebekah 1st Sugar Claus Cake
Simon 5th Summer Santa Selfie

The Great Kiwi Bake Off Celebrity Special 2022

Bakers

Celebrity Baker Charity Amount Won
Bree Tomasel Endometriosis New Zealand NZ$8,000
Candy Lane Endometriosis New Zealand NZ$2,000
Cassie Roma Make-A-Wish New Zealand NZ$2,000
Courtenay Louise Voices of Hope NZ$9,000
Lana Searle Pillars — Ka Pou Whakahou NZ$2,000
Matt Chisholm Rural Support Trust NZ$2,000

Bakes

For the 2022 Celebrity Special, the prize money totalled NZ$25,000. At the start of the competition, each celebrity baker received NZ$1,000 for their charity.

For the technical challenge set by Jordan, the celebrity bakers had one and a half hours to bake Prosecco & Pear Cake. The winner of the technical challenge would receive NZ$7,000.

For the showstopper challenge, the celebrity bakers had to bake a three-dimension Celebrity Treasure Island moment biscuit in three hours. The winner of the showstopper would receive NZ$12,000.

Courtenay Louise won the technical challenge and won a total of NZ$8,000 for her charity.

Bree Tomasel was awarded star baker and won a total of NZ$13,000 for her charity. She later donated NZ$1,000 to other 5 celebrities from her winning.

Baker Technical
(Prosecco & Pear Cake) 		Signature
(3-D TV Biscuit Scene)
Bree 3rd Treasured Sausage Rolls
Candy 2nd Altercation Cookie
Cassie 5th Cookie Cargo
Courtenay 1st Cookie Island
Lana 4th Treasure Island's Pizza-Gate
Matt 6th Towering House of Cards

The Great Kiwi Bake Off Celebrity Christmas Special 2022

This programme screened on Tuesday, 20 December 2022. The prize money totalled NZ$25,000. At the start of the competition, each celebrity baker received NZ$1,000 for their charity.

For the technical challenge set by Peter, the celebrity bakers had one and a half hours to bake Christmas muffins, made according to his recipe. The winner of the technical challenge would receive NZ$7,000.

For the showstopper challenge, the celebrity bakers had to bake a Christmas scene, with at least 50% of it containing meringue, in three hours. The winner of the showstopper would receive NZ$12,000.

David Correos won the technical challenge and won a total of NZ$8,000 for his charity.

Siouxsie Wiles was awarded star baker and won a total of NZ$13,000 for her charity.

Bakers

Celebrity Baker Charity Amount Won
David Correos Autism NZ NZ$8,000
Edna Swart Stroke Foundation NZ NZ$1,000
JJ Fong The Fred Hollows Foundation NZ$1,000
Matt Gibb StarJam NZ$1,000
Siouxsie Wiles OutLine NZ$13,000
Suzy Cato SPCA NZ$1,000

Bakes

Baker Technical
(Christmas Muffins) 		Signature
(Meringue Christmas Scene)
David 1st Pessimist Christmas
Edna 2nd Christmas Tree
JJ 6th Snowy Tiger Christmas
Matt 5th Pōhutukawa Wow'er
Siouxsie 4th Christmas Gift
Suzy 3rd Christmas Morning

The Great Kiwi Bake Off Celebrity Christmas Special 2023

References

  1. ^ Rae, Fiona (20 December 2019). "What's on television over the Christmas and New Year's break". NOTED. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  2. ^ Jones, Bridget (22 December 2019). "Behind the scenes of The Great Kiwi Bake-off". Stuff. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  3. ^ Jones, Bridget (23 December 2019). "Celebrity Bake-Off NZ: Who is NZ's best baker?". Stuff. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Spy: Simon Bridges escapes political turmoil for celebrity bake off". 13 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Simon Bridges, Laura Daniel and Francis Tipene part of celebrity line up for the Great Kiwi Bake off Christmas Special". December 2021.
  6. ^ Ward, Tara (21 October 2022). "The Celebrity Treasure Island / Great Kiwi Bake Off crossover really took the biscuit". The Spinoff. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  7. ^ "The six celebrities picked for The Great Kiwi Bake Off Celebrity Christmas Special". Stuff. 8 December 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  8. ^ Nealon, Sarah (20 December 2019). "Toni Street, Art Green, Paula Bennett among stars named for Celebrity Bake Off". Stuff. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  9. ^ "Spy: Simon Bridges escapes political turmoil for celebrity bake off". 13 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Simon Bridges, Laura Daniel and Francis Tipene part of celebrity line up for the Great Kiwi Bake off Christmas Special". December 2021.