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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

Example Sentences

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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

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

And it's why even people who can barely boil water still get caught up in cooking competition shows like "Top Chef" of "The Great British Bake-Off."

From Salon • Oct. 26, 2021

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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