Hosts Madeleine Sami and Hayley Sproull give a taste of what's to come on The Great Kiwi Bake Off.

With its premiere looming, TVNZ has revealed The Great Kiwi Bake Off cast for 2018.

Going head to head each week over pastry, breads and cakes, the 12 contestants will by vying for the title of best amateur baker.

A take on long-running series The Great British Bake Off, the Kiwi adaption will be hosted by comedians Madeleine Sami and Hayley Sproull, and judged by Dean Brettschneider and Sue Fleischl.

N/A The Great Kiwi Bake Off team: from left, Sue Fleischl, Madeleine Sami, Hayley Sproull and Dean Brettschneider

Comedian and actor Chris Parker will host An Extra Slice, a post-elimination companion show which will screen on TVNZ OnDemand.

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Get to know the contestants below ahead of the show's debut on October 16.

Ana Djokovic, 28, HR Advisor from Auckland

TVNZ Ana Djokovic (28) from Great Kiwi Bake Off

Emigrating to New Zealand at the age of five, Djokovic's baking is heavily influenced by her Serbian heritage.

Learning everything she knows from her mother and grandmother, Djokovic - whose strengths lie in breads and doughs - hopes appearing on The Great Kiwi Bake Off will help her one day open her own bakery.

Annabel Coulter, 19, Student from Timaru

TVNZ Annabel Coulter (19) from Great Kiwi Bake Off

This season's youngest contestant, Coulter dreams of one day becoming a pastry chef.

Currently on a gap year, she has her sight set on attending Le Cordon Bleu Culinary School in Wellington. A self-confessed tidy baker, Coulter loves to sit and plan her creations before diving into the pantry.

Clayton Barnett, 39, TV Producer from Auckland

TVNZ Clayton Barnett (39) from Great Kiwi Bake Off

He might not be great with his time management in the kitchen, but Barnett's inventive streak has seen him land more hits than misses.

Looking to one day make baking his full time gig, Barnett wants to show his daughter it's possible to do what you love, and make money from it. A big Jamie Oliver fan, Barnett's signature dish is Oliver's Cointreau brownie.

Hannah Ward, 33, Teacher from Wellington

TVNZ Hannah Ward (33) from The Great Kiwi Bake Off

She made her own wedding cake (for 110 guests!), and now, Ward is hoping her family pies will wow the judges.

A keen fan of Bake Off during her time in London, Ward applied for the New Zealand series as part of a new year's resolution to do something for herself. Ward describes her baking style as "homely, with a twist."

Jeff Poole, 49, Communications Consultant from New Plymouth

TVNZ Jeff Poole from The Great Kiwi Bake Off

A baker so good it won his wife over on their very first date, Poole says there's "nothing more magical than watching things rise in the oven."

Confessing to being a better cook than a baker, Poole believes his cowboy style lends itself well to quick recoveries and on the spot problem solving.

Jennie Verstappen, 27, Registered Dietician from Tauranga

TVNZ Jennie Verstappen (27) from The Great Kiwi Bake Off

A master of editing recipes to meet dietary requirements, Verstappen says appearing on a baking show has been a secret dream of hers for years.

Most proud of her family's carrot cake, she believes her calm nature and the love she pours into her food are her greatest strengths.

Joel Arnold, 28, Landscaper from Hamilton

TVNZ Joel Arnold (28) from The Great Kiwi Bake Off

A keen rugby player with a laidback nature, Arnold's talent in the kitchen has remained largely unknown, until know.

Describing his baking style as "chilled, cruisy and go with the flow," Arnold says if he was a baked item, he'd be a chocolate mudcake, "because I'm dense, thick, and usually covered in mud if I'm at work or on the rugby field."

Larissa Wilson, 22, Mechanical Engineering student from Christchurch

TVNZ Larissa Wilson (22) from The Great Kiwi Bake Off

Having dreamed of moving to the UK and entering The Great British Bake Off, Wilson jumped at the opportunity to enter the New Zealand series.

At home, she says it's smooth sailing, but "when I get in front of a camera I'm actually a little disastrous, both at keeping tidy and avoiding calamity."

Shannon Patangata, 41, IT Analyst from Wellington

TVNZ Shannon Patangata (41) from The Great Kiwi Bake Off

Shocking colleagues with an out of this world chocolate cake, Patangata has since become the go-to office baker.

A bit of a cake master, he says his winning Bake Off would be awesome, but would mostly validate the passion he already has for baking.

Sonali Thakur, 44, Flight Attendant from Auckland

TVNZ Sonali Thakur (44) from The Great Kiwi Bake Off

A true home baker, Thakur has been baking for three decades. A fan of contemporary takes on the classics, she loves experimenting with different ingredients and creating something original.

Thakur's biggest regret is not attending the Bombay College of Catering back in the 90s. She hopes the show will jump start a career in the industry.

Stacey Johnsen, 29, Body Piercer from Invercargill

TVNZ Stacey Johnsen (29) from The Great Kiwi Bake Off

Recently losing a life-changing 68 kilograms, these days, Johnsen can be found in the gym or on-stage in body-building competition.

Getting into baking at the age of seven, Johnsen holds the family recipe book she inherited close. Saying it would be amazing to win, the good sport admits she'd be stoked "to make it past episode one!"

Vanessa Bradley, 48, Business Owner from Auckland

TVNZ Vanessa Bradley (48) from The Great Kiwi Bake Off

The owner and manager of a skincare company, Bradley's skills in the kitchen reach far and wide. Too busy for most TV shows, Bake Off is one Bradley and her family have always made time for.

A fan of citrus-based goods, her biggest baking disaster came when her daughter's princess carriage birthday cake came out the other end more closely resembling a brain.

The Great Kiwi Bake Off premieres Tuesday October 16, at 7.30pm on TVNZ 2.