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Bake-Off

American  
[beyk-awf, -of] / ˈbeɪkˌɔf, -ˌɒf /
Trademark.
  1. a baking contest in which competitors gather to prepare their specialties for judging.


Etymology

Origin of Bake-Off

bake + -off

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Adapted from a Pillsbury Bake-Off recipe from 1963, it’s a tender-crumbed Bundt cake with a twist.

From New York Times Jan. 14, 2023

While it's decidedly American, it can temporarily fill that "Bake-Off" sized hole in your bundt cake of a heart.

From Salon Feb. 12, 2022

Her recipe was a riff on the famous Pillsbury Bake-Off Tunnel of Fudge Cake, and I had some ideas for how I’d go about using the framework to create my own ideal cake.

From Washington Post Feb. 7, 2022

Restauranteur and Great British Bake-Off judge Prue Leith called it "a compelling and overdue plan of action" which, if adopted, would put "our food system on the right path to health and prosperity".

From BBC Jul. 15, 2021

She even won five hundred dollars from a Pillsbury Bake-Off contest.

From "The Skin I'm In" by Sharon G. Flake

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