A total of eight of the best pastry chefs from Germany, Austria, and South Tyrol will compete – among them Rowena Redwanz (3rd from left) from Koblenz. The jury is also once again top-class. As in previous seasons, the show "The Great Bake Off – The Professionals" will be hosted by Enie van de Meiklokjes (in the front picture). (Photo: © Joyn/Claudius Pflug)
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August 2025
Koblenz-based pastry chef and HwK lecturer Rowena Redwanz will compete for the Golden Cupcake in the new season of "Das große Backen – Die Profis" on SAT.1. It premieres on July 2, 2025.
These TV evenings will surely make your mouth water: From 2 July, the show "The Great Baking – The Professionals" on SAT.1 Among the eight candidates this time is the 28-year-old from Koblenz professional pastry chef Rowena Redwanz.
She was named "Germany's best pastry chef" in 2022 and in 2023 in the TV show "Lege gets a taste for it" was crowned Germany's dessert queen.
For three years, the 28-year-old master baker and confectioner has been working at Chamber of Crafts (HwK) KoblenzThere, she passes on her expertise as a trainer and lecturer to apprentices and prospective masters. She's currently not allowed to reveal much about the filming in Berlin—and, of course, how successful it was.
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The utmost discretion is maintained until the finals in August. But it's clear from her interview that she had a great time with the competition. She reports that the tasks were very varied and sometimes presented her with real challenges – and not just because of the initially "unfamiliar" baking utensils and ovens.
"Once the time was up, it was over – nothing was staged or re-filmed," she says. And even as a professional, things did go wrong sometimes, of course. "So I had to improvise," she laughs.
At the same time, it was great how the candidates supported each other in stressful situations despite the competition. "It was a really warm team atmosphere – including with the entire production crew," she recalls of the long but exciting days of filming. Being in front of the camera hardly bothered her, says Redwanz, who is rather reserved in everyday life: "When you're baking, you're so focused that you usually completely tune out the cameras."
There are some general changes to the cooking show "Das große Backen" (The Great Bake Off). It is now airing every Wednesday at prime time (8:15 p.m.)And there are new rules for the pros: They no longer compete in teams, but in direct duels against each other. Week after week, they face challenging baking challenges, which, according to the broadcaster, include "spectacular displays" and "tough speed challenges."
Rowena Redwanz describes it from her perspective: "Challenging, multifaceted... it required utmost concentration!" In each episode, the baking pros must demonstrate creative ideas, precise work, and high-quality craftsmanship – all within a time limit, of course. According to Redwanz, a particular challenge was the task of creating a complete showpiece under time pressure.
Looking back, she is pleased that participating in the show was not only an exciting and enriching experience personally. For the professional pastry chef, it is also "an opportunity to promote the craft in a special way." She is grateful, says the HwK lecturer, that the Koblenz Chamber of Crafts granted her time off for filming. "She has this special Advertising measure for crafts very happy to support," she emphasizes. A total of eight of the best confectioners and patissiers from Germany, Austria, and South Tyrol will compete.
The jury is also top-class with Cake artist Bettina Schliephake-Burchardt, top pastry chef Christian Hümbs and the former court confectioner of the Swedish royal family, Günther Koerffer. With all their experience, an eye for detail and constructive criticism, they accompany the professionals through all challenges.
As in previous seasons, the show will be hosted by Enie van de MeiklokjesAt the end, the winner will receive the Golden Cupcake trophy and a cash prize of 10.000 euros.
"The Great Bake Off – The Professionals" will air from 2 July every Wednesday at 8:15 pm on SAT.1 and is available for free on Joyn Koblenz candidate Redwanz recommends: "Absolutely watch it!"
Who else is there: Among the eight candidates in the new season are Master pastry chef Larissa Remy (27) from Bernkastel-Kues. At only 25 years of age, she opened her own café with chocolate production (Café Bernkasteler Stadtpalais) or Theresa de Silva (32), from Beckum in Münsterland. She creates vegan chocolate works of art. In 2023, Theresa won the "Championnat du Chocolat" in Koblenz.
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