Howard enjoys making comfort food and likes to experiment with ingredients.
Favourite bake: birthday cakes or rustic loaves Photograph: Des Willie/BBC
Beca was taught to bake by her mother and grandmothers and prefers traditional recipes with a twist.
Favourite bake: bread Photograph: Des Willie/BBC
Ali has been baking for four years and enjoys combining flavours to create "hybrids".
Favourite bake: tarts Photograph: Des Willie/BBC
Ruby is the youngest baker in the competition and began baking at university, scouring the internet for recipes.
Favourite bake: sweet dough, from doughnuts to brioche Photograph: Des Willie/BBC
Glenn is an English teacher who admits he has a competitive streak, but always leaves things until the last minute.
Favourite bake: cake Photograph: Des Willie/BBC
Christine began baking 60 years ago, learning from her grandmother.
Favourite bake: 'occasion' cakes Photograph: Des Willie/BBC
Dentist Deborah started baking at school and is the proud inventor of the 'Breakfast Pie'.
Favourite bake: bread Photograph: Des Willie/BBC
Rob designs space satellites for a living. He likes foraging for mushrooms. Photograph: Des Willie/BBC
Frances is a fashion designer who has been baking since she was five.
Favourite bake: creative cakes Photograph: Des Willie/BBC
Toby is a web programmer who considers his baking to be experimental and describes himself as "a freestyler".
Favourite bake: cake Photograph: Des Willie/BBC
Psychologist Kimberley describes herself as a 'flavour magpie'.
Favourite bake: her Peace Breads, combining flavours from different sides of conflict regions around the world Photograph: Des Willie/BBC
Horticulturist Lucy grows her own food and prefers to use local and seasonal ingredients.
Favourite bake: bread (particularly sourdough) Photograph: Des Willie/BBC
Mark is a carpenter and kitchen fitter who enjoys decorating cakes and can turn his handiwork to sugar flowers.
Favourite bake: his Chocolate Monster Cake Photograph: Des Willie/BBC
.png?w=600)
