12 beautiful cakes from The Great Canadian Baking Show

The bakers showed off flair and creativity with their cupcakes and chocolate layer cakes in the season premiere of The Great Canadian Baking Show (Wednesdays at 8 p.m. / 8:30 NT on CBC). Here are our favourites.

1. Sabrina's Melted Ice Cream Cone Cake

2. Terri's Chocolate Raspberry & Pistachio Layer Cake

3. Vandana's Chocolate Hazelnut Cake

4. Corey's Milk and Cookies Cake

5. Jude's Chocolate Ginger Gnome Cake

6. Julian's Birch Syrup and Chocolate Cream Liqueur Cupcakes

7. Sinclair's Mojito Lime and Whiskey Cream Cupcakes

8. Sinclair's Whiskey Cream Cupcakes

9. Sabrina's Cookies and Cream Tiramisu Cupcake

10. Vandana's Chocolate Rose and Coconut Key Lime Cupcakes

11. Terri Cotton Candy Cupcakes

12. Linda's Nanaimo Bar Cupcakes