The Great Canadian Holiday Baking Show The Great Canadian Baking Show : Season 5 Episode 9

Four friends of the tent return to compete in a one weekend only holiday baking competition. All four former finalists, they each want to accomplish what they didn't quite achieve their first times in the tent, namely to take home the winner's cake tray. For the signature, the judges ask each to prepare a festive treat tray with at least two types of baked goods, one which should be a cookie. While taste and texture are always important components, festive may be the key in it being the holidays. Kyla sets the technical, which is for each to make what none have probably heard of before: a vínarterta, an Icelandic celebration cake which has now become a holiday staple. The anomaly is that is looks like a cake and must slice cleanly like a cake, but that it is comprised of stacked layers of seven biscuits sandwiched with prune jam, those layers which should be even and visible in it not being iced on the sides. And for the showstopper, they are each asked to make a wreath made of choux pastry. The embellishments may set them apart as the color of the baked choux itself does not generally evoke the holidays. After Bruno and Kyla's deliberations, Ann and Alan announce the winner in front of the four and other familiar faces to the tent who have also returned to cheer on their baking friends.