Lockdown baking leads to record number of Great Australian Bake Off contestant ...

Lockdown baking leads to record number of Great Australian Bake Off contestant ...
Lockdown baking leads to record number of Great Australian Bake Off contestant ...
Lockdown baking leads to record number of Great Australian Bake Off contestant submissions

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Lockdown saw more people than ever spending time in the kitchen and putting their baking skills to the test. 

And as the Great Australian Bake Off makes its return to the Lifestyle channel this week, producers said they had no shortage of recently upskilled contestants applying.

'COVID and home-baking fed straight into our casting process so beautifully,' BBC Studios Australia General Manager & Creative Director Kylie Washington told TV Tonight

New bakers: Lockdown baking has lead to record number of Great Australian Bake Off contestant submissions

New bakers: Lockdown baking has lead to record number of Great Australian Bake Off contestant submissions

'There were just so many people out there that had totally perfected baking through having all of that time.'

Washington noted that 'raw ingredients' were 'sold out often through lockdowns' as Aussies chose to spend their time at home cooking or baking

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