The Great British Baking Show: The Professionals

Six teams kick off a new round of competition with miniature Jaffa cakes and tartes Piémontaise, followed by strawberry-and-cream-themed centerpieces.

The judges challenge contestants to make cube-shaped desserts, sweet faux fungi and epic macaron towers inspired by heroes and villains.

The competitors incorporate chocolate into zesty layered desserts devised on the fly, and craft detailed bonbon-bearing robot showpieces.

A second heat sees six fresh teams demonstrate their skills with tiny lemon meringue pies and creative takes on tiramisu and fruit crumble.

Cherish and Benoit apply their discerning taste to confections shaped like cones and carrots as well as precarious towers built with éclairs.

A secret recipe challenge combines chocolate with sesame. Four teams construct their own spooky — and scrumptious — chocolate house of horrors.

The top three teams from each heat merge for a quarterfinal featuring savory brioche, Pithiviers and jungle-inspired sugar showpieces.

This week's disco theme has the pastry chefs hustling to come up with retro-chic petits gâteaux and fabulous showpieces combining sugar and chocolate.

An intense semifinal round challenges four teams with crafting sweet-and-savory petits fours as well as jelly desserts fit for a teddy bear's picnic.

In the grand finale, three teams of pastry pros whip up stylish chocolate party hats and award-worthy miniature desserts.