Every season of Junior Bake Off ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best seasons of Junior Bake Off!

Enthusiastic young cooks take part in a culinary competition to determine which of them is Britain's best junior baker.

Episode 1

Four more bakers are challenged to prepare jammy shortbread biscuits, before demonstrating their own recipes for a chocolate celebration cake.

Episode 2

The contestants prepare carrot-cake muffins, and bake treats inspired by their favourite festivals.

Episode 3

Four bakers demonstrate their technical skills by preparing a batch of chocolate chip cookies, and face an animal-themed invention challenge.

Episode 4

Four young cooks are challenged to bake cakes fit for a queen in a bid to impress judges Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood.

Episode 5

The cooks race to bake a lemon drizzle cake in one hour and create a recipe based on the theme of America. Meanwhile, Aaron Craze finds out about cupcakes.

Episode 6

The young cooks face an Invention Challenge in which they must prepare birthday cakes as a test of their imaginations.

Episode 7

The young cooks battle for a place in the semi-finals, demonstrating their technical skills by following a chocolate brownie recipe. They also prepare Halloween-themed biscuits. Presented by Aaron Craze, with judges Paul Hollywood and Mary Berry.

Episode 8

The remaining contestants compete in the first semi-final and are challenged to bake savoury tarts for a sports match.

Episode 9

It’s the first slice of the bake-off final. The contestants take a masterclass with top pastry chef Cherish Finden, before preparing afternoon tea for special guest chef Michel Roux Jr and judges Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood.

Episode 10

The four remaining contestants face the first day of the final with a tough challenge - preparing afternoon tea for Michel Roux Jr, Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood.

Episode 11

In the second round of the grand final, the four hopefuls undertake a knowledge test, answering culinary questions and completing practical challenges.

Episode 12

The hopefuls compete in the final challenge, preparing two of their own recipes to be judged by Paul Hollywood and Mary Berry before the winner is announced.

Episode 13

Return of the programme in which enthusiastic young cooks take part in a culinary competition to determine which of them is Britain's best junior baker. In the first heat, four contestants follow a tricky recipe for biscotti and lemonade and create showstopping racing-themed cakes, before judges Mary Berry and James Martin pick one to go through to the semi-final.

The bakers are challenged to master James's melt-in-the-middle chocolate fondant and make a cake inspired by the jungle.

With a place in the semi-finals at stake, the bakers are tested on their know-how in the Technical Challenge, where they will try to master Mary Berry's recipe for marble cake. They must then make a splash in the Showstopper Challenges as they rustle up and present a selection of impressive under-the-sea-themed biscuits.

Four new bakers are ready to show off their skills in front of presenter Aaron Craze and the judges. Mary Berry sets the technical challenge in which they must create the perfect `melting moment' biscuits, and they get into the party mood as they make a showstopping cake fit for a carnival.

The challengers try their hand at making rock cakes and attempt to create jigsaw biscuits.

The cooks try to make delicate Welsh cakes for the technical challenge, before creating cakes inspired by fairy tales of their choice.

The remaining bakers face a tricky pastry test as they attempt to make James Martin's cheese straws, followed by a creation of their own design - a cake in the shape of a monster.

With a place in the semi-final at stake, the four young bakers face the technical challenge, featuring James Martin's new recipe for sticky toffee pudding.

The bakers are tasked with a tricky technical challenge recreating James Martin's butterfly cakes, and must create a showstopper that resembles a natural wonder of the world.

Four young bakers battle for a place in the semi finals.

The contestants are challenged to make choux buns and coffee eclairs as they battle for a place in the semi-finals.

The contestants bake scones and shortbread fancies, aiming to impress Executive Pastry Chef of Harrods Markus Bohr and the winner of The Great British Bake Off 2012, John Whaite.

The four finalists are put under further pressure as James Martin and Mary Berry set a knowledge test, before they work in a team to bake for dance group Diversity.

Episode 14

The four finalists face the ultimate challenge in a last bid to impress Judges Mary Berry and James Martin, but only one of them can become Junior Bake Off Champion.

Episode 15

Four junior bakers, Alyth, Harrison, Kiah and Matthew, have their baking knowledge tested when they're asked to follow a surprise recipe for strawberry shortcake stacks.

Sam and Mark host as four new junior bakers compete for the quarter-finals. Farhaan, Hannah, Olivia and Tom try to follow a classic French recipe for patisserie madeleines.

Sam and Mark host as four junior bakers compete for the quarter-finals. Grainne, Isaac, Matilda and Will's baking knowledge is tested with a recipe for a chequerboard biscuit.

Sam and Mark host as four junior bakers compete for the quarter-finals. Euan, Lucy, Peter and Sienna attempt to make Indian rotis, a flatbread spiced with cumin and turmeric.

Sam and Mark host as four junior bakers compete for the quarter-finals. Alex, Hafsa, James and Megan attempt the technical challenge of making a salted caramel cake.

The country's best young bakers go head to head. The four bakers facing judges are tested on their ability to make stained glass window biscuits.

The country's best young bakers go head to head. Alfie, Andrea, Freddie and Lucy attempt a rustic cheese soda bread for their technical challenge.

The country's best young bakers go head to head as they attempt a pineapple and blueberry upside-down cake in the technical challenge.

The country's best young bakers go head to head. Judges Graham Hornigold and Allegra McEvedy set four bakers the task of creating an old-fashioned jam roly-poly.

The country's best young bakers go head to head. It's the last of the heats and just one place remains in the quarter-finals.

The country's best young bakers go head to head. It is the first of two quarter-finals and the bakers have to come up with their version of a decorative fruit pie.

Quarter Final 1

Sam and Mark host as the second batch of quarter-finalists enter the Bake Off tent to face judges Graham Hornigold and Allegra McEvedy.

Quarter Final 2

Sam and Mark host the semi-final as judges Allegra McEvedy and Graham Hornigold examine the bakers' knowledge with a series of tough technical tests.

The Semi-Final

It's the final and the last four bakers enter the Junior Bake Off tent to face their first signature challenge and bake their best version of a pizza.

The Final - Day 1

The country's best young bakers go head to head. Sam and Mark host as four finalists face the final challenge - creating a tiered and layered cake.

The Final - Day 2

The first quartet of junior bakers enter the tent for two exciting baking challenges - and aiming for the first of 10 quarter-final places. Annabel, Harry, Tyrese and Abi have their baking knowledge and piping skills put to the test when they are asked to follow Allegra's surprise recipe for a US classic - red velvet whoopee pies. These stunning cookie sandwiches which ooze fluffy meringue filling prove themselves to be a tricky first technical challenge for the bakers. This is followed up with gravity-defying show-stoppers that require the bakers to demonstrate engineering, as well as baking skills. Expect spectacular bakes which take off into the sky and others which topple and fall.

Heat 1

The second batch of bakers to whip up a storm are Evie, Billy, Shriyana and Nigel. Their baking knowledge and skills are put to the test when they are asked to follow Nadiya's surprise recipe for shortbread peanut butter squares. The shortbread squares need to be perfectly uniform in size with even layers, but which young baker will demonstrate the most precision to make it into the top two? Then they are asked to bake from the heart with a showstopper birthday cake for somebody they love. This bake brings out the best in the bakers as they have to think not just about the flavours and decoration their loved one would like, but also what could win them a place in the quarter-finals.

Heat 2

The four bakers entering the third heat of Junior Bake Off have the mammoth task of flipping 12 uniform pancakes to produce a glossy chocolate-covered pancake cake. Ben, Francesca, Hannah and Oliver follow up this tricky technical challenge with a historic show-stopper when Allegra and Nadiya ask them to recreate a moment in history using biscuits. They not only have to bake robust and perfectly flavoured biscuits but they also need to construct their 'moment', if they are going to make history and make it into the quarter-finals.

Heat 3

Junior Bake Off goes global as bakers Millie, Mack, Zac and Rosie take on two internationally themed challenges. Their surprise technical is for fruity French apricot clafoutis, and the judges are looking for a delicious puffed-up pudding with crispy edges and a berry ice cream on the side. Next the bakers take inspiration from their travels for showstopper international cakes which transport the judges from Denmark, to Iran and via the Caribbean to Australia. With such exotic flavours tickling their taste buds how can Allegra and Nadiya possibly choose which young baker to put through to the quarter-finals?

Heat 4

Judges Nadiya and Allegra set bakers Nikki, Oli, Elodie and Hamish a 100 per cent British technical challenge - but with a twist. It's Allegra's surprise recipe for 'squashed fly' scones, accompanied by homemade jam and cream. The bakers are relieved to discover that the 'squashed flies' are just currants and they will be more relieved if they can master the show-stopper ombre cake to win a place in the quarter-finals.

Heat 5

Nadiya and Allegra have already chosen their first five quarter-finalists and only five places remain. The four bakers out to impress in the tent are Jenna, Ali, Dylan and Robin, who are tasked with following the recipe for a chocolate ginger volcano biscuit. The trick is to use bicarbonate of soda to create an explosive honeycomb centre. Next they tackle a food illusion showstopper, creating sweet bakes made to look like a savoury meal. Who will perform the magic to conjure a place in the quarter-finals?

Heat 6

Judges Nadiya and Allegra are looking for another quarter-finalist, and bakers Mia, Jamie, JJ and Maisie are tasked with making an identical batch of prune and carrot cupcakes, topped with beautifully uniform piped frosting. Whilst one baker forgets an essential ingredient, another sends cream flying, making for an eventful technical challenge, and the drama continues in the show-stopper, when the bakers produce 12 biscuit pops and one baker omits an essential part of the bake. But will it cost them a place in next week's quarter-finals?

Heat 7

Nadiya and Allegra give four more junior bakers, Lottie, Harry, Ffion and Mehdi, the chance to compete for just one place in the quarter-finals. The technical challenge is one of Allegra's recipes for pizzetta bianchi. Which baker will achieve pizza perfection with these thin, mini white pizzas? Next the bakers have to invent a dessert in show-stopping cake form. Expect blackberry crumbles, lemon meringue pies and even jelly and ice cream to be transformed into cake.

Heat 8

Judges Nadiya and Allegra set bakers a technical recipe for a British classic battenberg, with a bit of a twist. This rhubarb and custard version tests the bakers' precision skills as they must make four identical sponges and construct them into the perfect checkerboard.

Harvey, Joseph, Macy and Sophie produce a show-stopping selfie on a giant cookie. How will they portray themselves in icing and how evenly baked will their whopping 30cm cookie turn out? It's for one of the last two places in the quarter-finals so Nadiya and Allegra are looking for perfection.

Heat 9

It's the last of the Junior Bake Off heats and just one place remains in the quarter-finals. The four remaining bakers to enter the tent for the most coveted spot are Rachel, Mimi, Yasmin and Tom. Judges Nadiya and Allegra have set a tricky technical that will test their baking know-how with a surprise recipe for chiffon cakes. For the show-stopper challenge the bakers must showcase their artistic side, creating detailed artwork on a painted cake. But who will portray the personality and creativity and impress the judges enough to put them through?

Heat 10

It's the start of finals, where 40 bakers have been reduced to just ten and now the first five quarter-finalists enter the Bake Off tent, all targeting a place in the semi-finals. Judges Allegra McEvedy and Nadiya Hussain have shifted it up a gear in challenge difficulty with one of Nadiya's recipes for mini orange and chocolate hazelnut dacquoise and then, for the first time this year, the bakers face pastry and have to come up with show-stopping savoury galettes.

First Quarter-Final

It's the second quarter-final and five more bakers enter the Bake Off tent to face judges Nadiya Hussain and Allegra McEvedy. The technical bake sees the bakers tied up in doughy knots as they try to follow Allegra's recipe for baked pretzels and dip. In the show-stopper challenge the bakers have to produce 12 eclairs. They'll need to pull out all the stops to present perfectly piped and deliciously flavoured eclairs if they're to go through, but only three can win a place in the semi-final.

Second Quarter-Final

It's time for the semi-final and things hot up in the Bake Off tent as the remaining five bakers try to blow the baking socks off judges Nadiya Hussain and Allegra McEvedy. First, the semi-finalists face a gruelling technical knowledge test - including creating a perfectly plaited loaf, with a blindfolded taste challenge. Then they must conquer enriched dough, to produce 12 show-stopping regional buns worthy of a place in the Junior Bake Off final. Sam and Mark oversee proceedings and try to keep everyone semi-calm!

The three finalists face two days of baking challenges before one of them is crowned Junior Bake Off Champion 2016. Today, for their first ever signature challenge they must produce two different canapes made with rough puff pastry, and whilst the bakes themselves aren't a surprise, the guests they are making them for are. Sam and Mark welcome vloggers Marcus Butler and Oli White to the tent to assist the judges in tasting the bakes, much to the delight of the finalists, who are massive Marcus and Oli fans. After all that excitement, the judges really step up the pressure by giving the bakers their final and toughest technical challenge yet - a surprise recipe for chocolate passion fruit meringue pies.

With the signature and technical challenges under their belts, the finalists are back in the tent for the final time, for the final showstopper of the series. Everything rests on what the finalists bake. They have to create an impressive, layered cake fit to serve at a royal garden party and their friends and family are gathering outside to support them in their final challenge. From the 40 bakers who entered the tent there are now only three, and one of them will be crowned Junior Bake Off Champion 2016.

The first 10 bakers enter the tent for Cake Day and two challenges. The bakers are asked to follow Prue's surprise recipe for a tea party classic, followed by impressive showstopper cakes on the theme of the baker's favourite school subjects.

Cake Day - Heat A

It's biscuit day, and the bakers attempt one of new judge Liam's favourite biscuit recipes: a reinvention of a classic that tests the bakers' piping ability. They also create spectacular illusion biscuits made to look like their favourite foods.

Biscuit Day - Heat A

It's bread day, and the Heat A bakers have a lot to prove with a technical working with sticky swirls of dough. For the showstopper, the bakers are asked to demonstrate their 3D shaping skills with savoury centrepieces depicting their dream jobs.

Bread Day - Heat A

It's dessert day, and judges Prue and Liam are expecting the bakers to produce the perfect finale to any meal, with a dessert that's very personal to Prue and an unusual showstopper in the form of `Franken-Desserts', a mash-up of two puddings.

Dessert Day - Heat A

It's pastry day: the last chance for the Heat A bakers to get into Finals week. To earn their place, the bakers need to impress judges with their pastry plaiting. For the showstopper, they must create choux pastry animals with delicious fillings.

Pastry Day - Heat A

The second heat of 10 junior bakers enter the Bake Off tent. It's Cake Day and the Heat B bakers take on multi-coloured batter.

Cake Day - Heat B

It's Biscuit Day and the Heat B bakers are asked to create a 'biscuit picture of your best day ever' to show off their skills.

Biscuit Day - Heat B

Bread Day - Heat B

Dessert Day - Heat B

Pastry Day - Heat B

To celebrate the first day of Finals week, it's Chocolate Day. As the final 10 junior bakers return to the tent, they are faced with a delicious, indulgent technical challenge.

Chocolate Day Finals Week

It's the second day of Finals week and the remaining junior bakers must go global - having their skills tested in tricky international challenges. The pressure is on in the technical challenge.

International Day Finals Week

The remaining junior bakers' building skills are tested in Construction Day. For the technical challenge the bakers make a cake that's intentionally the wrong way up.

Construction Day Finals Week

It's the semi-final, and the perfect time to test the remaining bakers' skills in some of the more challenging areas of patisserie

Patisserie Day Semi-Final

It's the final, and from the 20 young bakers who entered the tent, only one can be crowned winner. The finalists prepare multiple bakes for a tea party, including inside-out biscuits and trophy cakes.

The Final

Junior Bake Off returns for a new run, with Harry Hill, Liam Charles, new judge Ravneet Gill, and very talented young bakers. This episode features sponge, jelly and fantasy cakes.

Cake Day 1

The young bakers must create the near impossible in biscuit form, and a masterpiece biscuit canvas inspired by their favourite artist.

Biscuit Day 1

The young bakers have a lot to prove on bread day, with tricky shaping techniques in the Technical and sculptural sweet bread mythical creatures for the Showstopper.

Bread Day 1

On dessert day, the young bakers are asked to make a dessert with ultimate height and jiggle, shaped like an animal, for the Technical, and decorative trifles for the Showstopper.

Dessert Day 1

On pastry day, Liam asks the young bakers to recreate an unlikely object in pastry form, with a Caribbean spiced twist. And they make choux pastry scenes featuring themselves.

Pastry Day 1

It's Cake Day for the second heat of junior bakers, as they tackle a tricky construction challenge in their first Technical and a showstopping cupcake scene for someone they love.

Cake Day 2

It's Biscuit Day and judge Liam sets the second heat of bakers the muckiest Technical ever seen, before they bring a magical touch to their showstopping fairy-tale biscuit scenes.

Biscuit Day 2

It's Bread Day and the second heat of bakers get their hands dirty in a colourful, twisted Technical, and create bread creatures great and small in a zoological Showstopper.

Bread Day 2

It's Dessert Day and the second heat of bakers make stacks of gooey, chocolatey deliciousness and a mash-up dessert combining elements that wouldn't usually share the same plate.

Dessert Day 2

It's Pastry Day for the second heat of bakers and their last chance to win a place in finals week. They make a Spanish snack with a twist and a showstopping celebration pie.

Pastry Day 2

It's finals week, and our eight junior bakers celebrate by making street food, as they combine part of a Sunday roast with a Middle Eastern filling, and make 3D doughnut displays.

Street Food Day Finals Week

On day two of finals week, the remaining bakers make Japanese-inspired creations, complete with intricate pipe designs, and delicious tartlets that bring together two flavours.

On day three of finals week, the six remaining bakers create tower-stacked illusion bakes that deceive the eye, and make fault line cakes revealing the flavours on the inside.

Illusion Day Finals Week

It's the semi-final and the junior bakers tackle a cute-but-tough Technical, and one of the hardest French patisserie skills with a Junior Bake Off twist: 3D choux centrepieces.

Patisserie Day Finals Week

It's the final, and the four remaining bakers create a themed afternoon tea, with entremets and pastries, and a showstopping tiered layer cake. Who will be crowned the winner?

The first heat of the class of 2021 junior bakers enter the Bake Off tent for two exciting cake-based challenges. Harry Hill hosts, while guest judge Paul Hollywood joins Ravneet Gill.

It's Biscuit Day, and the first heat of bakers return to the Bake Off tent for two tricky challenges. The Technical brings a comforting British classic and for their Showstopper, the bakers are asked to painstakingly create beautiful biscuit piñatas.

It's Bread Day, and the judges hope that the bakers can prove themselves in two tough challenges. In the Technical, Rav asks the bakers to make cute bread rolls, and in the Showstopper, the bakers dough-sculpt their heroes in bread form.

It's Dessert Day, and the judges are looking for the bakers to produce the perfect finale to any meal. Liam sets a fragile Technical with a fruity twist, and the Showstopper has the bakers creating their dream holidays in cheesecake form.

It's Pastry Day and the last chance for the first heat of bakers to go through to Finals Week. The bakers are asked to make a patisserie in the shape of Harry Hill, and transform their favourite takeaway into a pie filling.

The bakers face their first technical challenge, creating a topsy-turvy cake, followed by a showstopper in which they must depict their dreams come true in cake form.

The bakers make fashion-conscious wearable biscuits and an `About Me" biscuit box - an edible, cubic sculpture decorated to illustrate different aspects of their lives

The bakers show off their bread-shaping skills in a technical challenge with a spicy kick, then get artistic while making fiddly focaccias depicting the best day of their lives

Dessert Day sees the bakers tasked to produce delicious, sweet creations for judges Liam Charles and Ravneet Gill. The bakers struggle to avoid meltdown in an icy Technical Challenge that defies logic, while in the illusional Showstopper they create dessert `imposters" - tasty sweet desserts, baked and decorated to look like savoury meals. At the end, one baker will prove themselves worthy of star baker and another will be leaving the competition.

It's Pastry Day for the second heat of bakers and their last chance to win a place in Finals Week. Liam Charles sets an all-star Technical with delicious shortcrust pastry and cherry pie filling. Then the bakers must show originality and finesse when the judges ask them to design their own family crests in pastry to adorn a colourful and delicious pie.

The final eight young bakers dive into Chocolate Day, and Rav challenges them to combine chocolate and miso to create one of her favourite sweet-and-salty bakes

The bakers take on the first ever super snacks day, recreating Rav's ultimate sandwich recipe and making giant versions of their favourite sweet delights

Super Snack Day Finals Week

A spinoff of 'The Great British Bake Off', this show features children aged 9-13 competing to be ‘Junior Bake Off’ Champion by taking part in a series of Technical Bakes and Showstopper Challenges using their own original recipes

The Best Seasons of Junior Bake Off

The Best Seasons of Junior Bake Off

Season 7

Season 9

Season 6

Season 1

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 8

Season 10