Bake-Off

American

[beyk-awf, -of] / ˈbeɪkˌɔf, -ˌɒf /

Trademark.

a baking contest in which competitors gather to prepare their specialties for judging.

Etymology

Origin of Bake-Off

Example Sentences

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The ex-footballer also appeared on The Great Sport Relief Bake-Off in 2016.

From BBC • Aug. 22, 2024

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

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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