1 00:00:13,600 --> 00:00:15,399 [announcer] First an important message. 2 00:00:15,479 --> 00:00:17,240 You know, I’ve talked about this... 3 00:00:17,320 --> 00:00:20,919 You know, I don’t know... The printer is upside down again and I... 4 00:00:21,000 --> 00:00:23,520 Oh, no! Well, how... Maybe I... Ah, yes, well, that works. 5 00:00:23,640 --> 00:00:25,799 Actually I can... I can read that... Read that fine. 6 00:00:25,880 --> 00:00:28,680 Erm, right. Let’s, er... Yeah. 7 00:00:29,520 --> 00:00:32,080 Good evening. Erm, let’s get straight to it. 8 00:00:32,680 --> 00:00:36,080 We are now approaching phase 46. 9 00:00:36,160 --> 00:00:38,640 Erm, which means that, er, from Tuesday morning 10 00:00:38,720 --> 00:00:42,879 or... Or... Or Wednesday evening, depending on your height, 11 00:00:42,960 --> 00:00:47,280 erm, we are... We are... We are saying with regards to baking, 12 00:00:47,360 --> 00:00:50,599 erm, if... If you must bake in a tent, bake in a tent. 13 00:00:50,680 --> 00:00:54,120 But please don’t bake in a tent. 14 00:00:54,199 --> 00:00:57,599 And... And... And we are asking people to use common sense 15 00:00:57,680 --> 00:01:02,080 with regards to the distribution of hundreds and thousands. 16 00:01:02,160 --> 00:01:04,519 Erm, now I believe... I believe we have a... 17 00:01:04,599 --> 00:01:08,320 A question from the lady in the funky dress. Er, Noelle, yes. 18 00:01:08,399 --> 00:01:10,119 -Hello, Prime Minister. -Yes. 19 00:01:10,240 --> 00:01:13,479 Er, just one quick question. Is it scone or scone? 20 00:01:14,280 --> 00:01:17,080 Right, well, I'm... I'm gonna hand over to the experts on this. 21 00:01:17,160 --> 00:01:19,880 -Erm, er, er, Prue Witty? -Scone. 22 00:01:20,520 --> 00:01:23,240 Right, erm, Professor Paul Hollywood. 23 00:01:23,320 --> 00:01:24,240 Scone. 24 00:01:24,839 --> 00:01:27,600 Right, well, I hope that clears things up for you. 25 00:01:27,679 --> 00:01:30,479 Erm, all that remains is for me to say... 26 00:01:30,560 --> 00:01:34,600 Welcome to The Great British Baking Show. 27 00:01:40,640 --> 00:01:42,880 [Sura] My husband said to me, "Why don't you apply?" 28 00:01:42,960 --> 00:01:45,640 I was like, "I'm not gonna get in. I'm not gonna get in". 29 00:01:46,199 --> 00:01:49,360 I didn't give it a lot of thought, I'll be honest with you. [chuckles] 30 00:01:49,440 --> 00:01:51,600 I thought, "Oh, I'd love to go on there." 31 00:01:51,679 --> 00:01:55,160 [Noel] This year's bakers will be part of something very special. 32 00:01:56,119 --> 00:01:59,880 [Rowan] Something about the year 2020 felt as if it was kind of momentous, 33 00:01:59,960 --> 00:02:02,160 possibly not in the way it's turned out to be, 34 00:02:02,240 --> 00:02:04,399 so, erm, I gave it a go. 35 00:02:04,479 --> 00:02:06,960 [Noel] Like everyone up and down the country, 36 00:02:07,039 --> 00:02:10,160 the Bake Off has had to make some changes. 37 00:02:10,799 --> 00:02:14,680 It's unbelievable that I'm living in a wee Bake Off village, 38 00:02:14,760 --> 00:02:15,960 a wee Bake Off town. 39 00:02:16,040 --> 00:02:18,680 [Matt] To save this year's competition, 40 00:02:18,760 --> 00:02:21,280 the bakers have volunteered to leave their loved ones 41 00:02:21,359 --> 00:02:24,040 and live in our very own Bake Off bubble. 42 00:02:24,120 --> 00:02:26,359 [Laura] Harder than I thought leaving home, 43 00:02:26,440 --> 00:02:28,840 so, the night before, my husband cooked us fajitas, 44 00:02:28,920 --> 00:02:31,079 or "fajeetas" as he calls them, it just hit me, 45 00:02:31,160 --> 00:02:35,359 "I could not see you for seven weeks", and then I was crying into my dinner. 46 00:02:35,440 --> 00:02:40,720 I come from a very loving family. I miss them, but it has spurred me on. 47 00:02:41,280 --> 00:02:44,760 [Matt] And despite everything that this year has thrown at all of us... 48 00:02:44,840 --> 00:02:47,799 Once we all walk into the tent, I think it'll get back 49 00:02:47,880 --> 00:02:49,280 to something very familiar. 50 00:02:49,359 --> 00:02:50,959 [Matt] ...we've made it. 51 00:02:51,040 --> 00:02:56,359 It really is exciting and familiar, comforting, lovely. 52 00:02:58,679 --> 00:03:02,200 Would you like to dance with me? 53 00:03:02,280 --> 00:03:04,679 [Noel] Twelve new bakers... 54 00:03:05,519 --> 00:03:07,720 [exclaims and laughs] 55 00:03:07,799 --> 00:03:11,320 [Noel] ...thirty brand-new spectacular challenges... 56 00:03:12,239 --> 00:03:14,079 Oh, go on, say you like it. 57 00:03:15,200 --> 00:03:17,519 -Actually, I love it, yeah. -Yes! 58 00:03:18,359 --> 00:03:19,959 [Noel] ...and in this unique year... 59 00:03:20,040 --> 00:03:22,760 -Have you done this before, Rowan? -Yes. 60 00:03:22,840 --> 00:03:24,840 -And did it work? -Yes. 61 00:03:24,920 --> 00:03:25,920 [Noel laughs] 62 00:03:26,000 --> 00:03:28,440 [Noel] ...we begin the competition with a Cake Week... 63 00:03:28,519 --> 00:03:31,200 It's given me quite a few sleepless nights, this one. 64 00:03:31,280 --> 00:03:34,600 [Noel] ...unlike anything the Baking Show has ever seen. 65 00:03:34,679 --> 00:03:38,560 I don't know if I've ever fancied a cake before, but I slightly do now. 66 00:03:38,640 --> 00:03:40,720 [Laura] Come on, Freddie, please stay together. 67 00:03:40,799 --> 00:03:42,880 Some of Freddie Mercury's head is not there. 68 00:03:42,959 --> 00:03:45,399 -[gasps] -It's all gone wrong. 69 00:03:45,480 --> 00:03:47,560 [whispers] Oh, don't cry. It's all right. 70 00:03:47,640 --> 00:03:51,440 It's so stressful, Paul. Why on earth did I get into this competition? 71 00:03:51,519 --> 00:03:53,200 -You chose to come. -[Marc] I know I did. 72 00:03:53,280 --> 00:03:55,560 [Sura] Ugh! [gasps] 73 00:03:58,760 --> 00:03:59,959 Solid start. 74 00:04:00,679 --> 00:04:02,920 [opening theme music playing] 75 00:04:21,599 --> 00:04:24,080 [Matt] We've taken a little detour and pitched our tent 76 00:04:24,159 --> 00:04:26,719 in the beautiful grounds of Down Hall. 77 00:04:26,800 --> 00:04:28,680 And our fresh batch of bakers 78 00:04:28,760 --> 00:04:31,880 are about to tackle three cake-based challenges. 79 00:04:31,960 --> 00:04:36,159 After which, we'll crown one of them the first Star Baker of 2020 80 00:04:36,240 --> 00:04:38,440 and ask another to leave the tent. 81 00:04:39,080 --> 00:04:41,400 Hello, bakers, welcome to the tent. 82 00:04:41,479 --> 00:04:44,680 And it's time for your first ever signature challenge. 83 00:04:44,760 --> 00:04:49,159 The judges would like you to make that fan favourite, the Battenberg, 84 00:04:49,240 --> 00:04:52,320 rectangular in shape and wrapped in marzipan. 85 00:04:52,400 --> 00:04:56,440 It can be any sponge you want, any flavour, but when you cut inside it, 86 00:04:56,520 --> 00:04:59,520 it needs to reveal a pattern or a design. 87 00:04:59,599 --> 00:05:02,120 You have just two hours. 88 00:05:02,200 --> 00:05:04,919 -You ready for those magic words? -Yes. Yes, I am. 89 00:05:05,000 --> 00:05:06,560 -[Noel] Okay, I'll set you up. -Okay. 90 00:05:06,640 --> 00:05:08,400 -[Noel] You say it. -All right. Okay. 91 00:05:08,479 --> 00:05:09,919 -On your mark-- -Bake! 92 00:05:10,000 --> 00:05:11,479 [all laugh] 93 00:05:11,560 --> 00:05:13,599 -A little early. Maybe leave a bigger... -Bit early. 94 00:05:13,680 --> 00:05:15,840 -[Noel] Little bit of a gap. -Bigger gap, okay. 95 00:05:15,919 --> 00:05:17,719 All right, yeah. Okay. 96 00:05:17,800 --> 00:05:20,560 On your marks, get set... 97 00:05:29,599 --> 00:05:31,479 -Bake! -[chuckling] 98 00:05:31,560 --> 00:05:34,320 -[Noel] Maybe split the difference. -Split the difference. 99 00:05:36,719 --> 00:05:39,000 I've been so excited. I couldn't wait for it to begin. 100 00:05:39,080 --> 00:05:40,840 Just raring to go. 101 00:05:40,919 --> 00:05:42,359 ♪ This is it ♪ 102 00:05:42,440 --> 00:05:44,080 [chuckling] 103 00:05:44,159 --> 00:05:48,240 Very nice to get started. I'm just, erm... Hopefully, I'm organised. 104 00:05:48,320 --> 00:05:50,680 My stomach's going like a washing machine. 105 00:05:50,760 --> 00:05:55,560 It's felt like I've sat around waiting to get going all morning, erm, and... 106 00:05:56,080 --> 00:05:59,080 Do not know what happened to that. I broke something already. [chuckles] 107 00:05:59,159 --> 00:06:02,400 Battenberg is a lovely signature to kick off with. 108 00:06:02,479 --> 00:06:06,359 Every marzipan lover's favourite cake. Mine, too. 109 00:06:06,440 --> 00:06:09,960 What I'm looking for is a beautiful, smooth marzipan. 110 00:06:10,039 --> 00:06:13,039 Inside, stark differences in colour of sponge. 111 00:06:13,120 --> 00:06:17,159 I would keep it basic if I was them, but make sure I'm punching with flavours 112 00:06:17,240 --> 00:06:18,599 and punching with colours. 113 00:06:18,680 --> 00:06:22,280 It's a real treat. It's very rich 'cause of the marzipan. 114 00:06:23,120 --> 00:06:25,880 And it should be wonderful. I'm looking forward to it. 115 00:06:26,440 --> 00:06:27,520 [Paul] Good morning. 116 00:06:27,599 --> 00:06:28,840 -Good morning. -Hello, Loriea. 117 00:06:28,919 --> 00:06:30,960 So, tell us about your Battenberg. 118 00:06:31,039 --> 00:06:33,840 I'm making bubble gum and cream soda flavoured-Battenberg. 119 00:06:33,919 --> 00:06:35,919 -Bubble gum? -Yeah. 120 00:06:36,000 --> 00:06:37,599 How are you gonna flavour it bubble gum? 121 00:06:37,680 --> 00:06:39,159 Erm, from a bottle. [laughs] 122 00:06:40,240 --> 00:06:42,000 [Prue] What's the other flavour? 123 00:06:42,080 --> 00:06:44,479 -It's a combination of cream soda syrup... -Oh, my God! 124 00:06:44,560 --> 00:06:46,479 [Loriea] ...and cream soda flavouring. 125 00:06:47,240 --> 00:06:50,080 [Matt] Loriea works as a radiographer for the NHS 126 00:06:50,159 --> 00:06:53,799 and gets all her new recipes tested by her neighbours in Durham. 127 00:06:53,880 --> 00:06:56,320 -Should've asked if you wanted more... -Thank you very much. 128 00:06:56,400 --> 00:06:58,760 [Matt] Her bubble gum and cream soda sponges 129 00:06:58,840 --> 00:07:01,400 will be wrapped in a bright blue marzipan. 130 00:07:01,479 --> 00:07:05,159 What I love about this is you've gone for everything that is artificial. 131 00:07:05,240 --> 00:07:06,120 Yes! 132 00:07:06,200 --> 00:07:09,799 What I love about this is absolutely everything. 133 00:07:09,880 --> 00:07:12,200 [all laughing] 134 00:07:12,960 --> 00:07:16,400 [Noel] Loriea's not the only baker rediscovering her childhood. 135 00:07:16,479 --> 00:07:18,919 -[Matt] Hello, Laura. -Hello. How are you? 136 00:07:19,000 --> 00:07:21,280 -I'm all right, thanks. How are you doing? -I'm good. 137 00:07:21,359 --> 00:07:23,520 -[Matt] What is it? -A raspberry ripple Battenberg. 138 00:07:23,599 --> 00:07:26,159 The flavours are raspberry ripple and coconut. 139 00:07:26,239 --> 00:07:28,960 Oh, lovely! And are you a big Battenberg fan? 140 00:07:29,039 --> 00:07:30,280 -Not really, mate. -No. 141 00:07:30,359 --> 00:07:32,960 No. I'm not a massive fan of the marzipan. [chuckles] 142 00:07:33,039 --> 00:07:35,280 Yeah. I don't think this will go in the show. 143 00:07:35,359 --> 00:07:38,120 -It's good to tell people who you are. -It's good to laugh, right? 144 00:07:38,200 --> 00:07:41,799 [Noel] Laura is a Samaritans volunteer from Halling, Kent... 145 00:07:41,880 --> 00:07:42,799 [Laura] Come on, Boris. 146 00:07:42,880 --> 00:07:45,520 [Noel] ...and takes huge pride in the garden she's created 147 00:07:45,599 --> 00:07:46,560 with her husband, Matt. 148 00:07:46,640 --> 00:07:49,039 She plans to pipe buttercream roses 149 00:07:49,120 --> 00:07:51,919 on her coconut and raspberry ripple Battenberg. 150 00:07:52,000 --> 00:07:55,000 -[Laura] You gonna try some? -[Matt] I will, but I won't judge it. 151 00:07:55,080 --> 00:07:56,960 I have the eating age of a nine-year-old. 152 00:07:57,039 --> 00:07:58,919 -What do you mean? -I'll just eat anything. 153 00:07:59,000 --> 00:08:01,039 I'll eat Super Noodles and things like that. 154 00:08:01,120 --> 00:08:02,640 Nothing wrong with good Super Noodles. 155 00:08:02,719 --> 00:08:04,200 -They're good, aren't they? -Yeah. 156 00:08:04,280 --> 00:08:06,239 You know they're called Batchelors Super Noodles? 157 00:08:06,320 --> 00:08:07,960 -Yeah. -'Cause I'm homosexual, 158 00:08:08,039 --> 00:08:10,919 I call them Confirmed Batchelor Super Noodles. 159 00:08:11,000 --> 00:08:14,799 -You're homosexual? I never knew that. -Well, I help them out at weekends. 160 00:08:15,679 --> 00:08:18,719 [Noel] And there's one more baker who's rolling back the years... 161 00:08:18,799 --> 00:08:21,520 I'm doing rhubarb and custard Battenberg. 162 00:08:21,599 --> 00:08:24,479 So, there's a custard sponge and then the rhubarb jam will go between, 163 00:08:24,560 --> 00:08:26,080 which I'm hoping will be quite tart. 164 00:08:26,159 --> 00:08:28,599 Are you doing a classic four square design? 165 00:08:28,679 --> 00:08:31,599 I don't want to show you, because I haven't got it right yet. 166 00:08:31,679 --> 00:08:35,959 I'm trying to get a bit of a funky star-shaped pattern. 167 00:08:36,039 --> 00:08:37,919 [Matt] Lottie lives in Littlehampton 168 00:08:38,000 --> 00:08:40,640 and unwinds from her job as a pantomime producer 169 00:08:40,720 --> 00:08:45,680 by listening to Viking metal whilst baking and doing yoga with her friend, Naomi. 170 00:08:45,760 --> 00:08:47,560 -Do you want to lift your arms up? -No. 171 00:08:47,640 --> 00:08:50,040 [Matt] For her take on the old-fashioned sweet, 172 00:08:50,120 --> 00:08:54,400 she'll attempt a striped marzipan to surround her star-shaped sponge, 173 00:08:54,480 --> 00:08:56,600 which there could already be an issue with. 174 00:08:56,680 --> 00:08:58,160 Why is it curdling? 175 00:08:59,360 --> 00:09:03,079 The sponge has got lumps of butter in. I prefer it like that, to be honest. 176 00:09:03,760 --> 00:09:05,400 It's because the butter is too cold. 177 00:09:05,480 --> 00:09:08,400 -You think I should redo my batter? -Why? 178 00:09:08,480 --> 00:09:11,640 -It's got lumps of butter in it. See? -Show me. 179 00:09:12,240 --> 00:09:14,000 -Yeah, redo it. Yeah. -Redo it? 180 00:09:14,079 --> 00:09:16,720 -Oh, mate. -Solid start. 181 00:09:17,800 --> 00:09:19,880 Just got to weigh out half of this. 182 00:09:19,959 --> 00:09:22,319 [Matt] The judges have demanded Battenbergs 183 00:09:22,400 --> 00:09:25,280 featuring at least two complementary flavours. 184 00:09:25,360 --> 00:09:29,360 Just adding cream soda into half of the mixture. 185 00:09:29,439 --> 00:09:33,040 I'm now running about 20 minutes behind. 186 00:09:33,120 --> 00:09:37,319 [Matt] Whilst Lottie has had to start her trip to the sweet shop all over again... 187 00:09:37,400 --> 00:09:38,640 Nothing gradual about that. 188 00:09:38,720 --> 00:09:41,400 [Matt] ...Dave's headed straight for the off-licence. 189 00:09:41,480 --> 00:09:44,640 The flavours today, I'm choosing to do espresso martini. 190 00:09:45,520 --> 00:09:48,480 [Matt] Dave is an armoured security guard from Hampshire 191 00:09:48,560 --> 00:09:50,240 and he and his partner, Stacey, 192 00:09:50,319 --> 00:09:53,240 are getting ready for the arrival of their first baby. 193 00:09:53,319 --> 00:09:56,439 One of his sponges will feature chocolate and coffee liqueur 194 00:09:56,520 --> 00:09:58,720 and the other will be flavoured with vodka. 195 00:09:59,319 --> 00:10:01,120 -Do you go off-piste a lot? -Yes. 196 00:10:01,199 --> 00:10:02,959 You read a recipe and go, "Not doing that"? 197 00:10:03,040 --> 00:10:04,360 [Dave] Gonna have to wing it. 198 00:10:04,439 --> 00:10:07,560 Just see a recipe as a sort of loose satchel of ideas. 199 00:10:07,640 --> 00:10:08,600 Yeah, it's a guide. 200 00:10:08,680 --> 00:10:10,839 -Rules are meant to be broken. -Exactly. 201 00:10:10,920 --> 00:10:13,240 They can't contain you. You're a maverick. 202 00:10:13,319 --> 00:10:14,160 [chuckles] 203 00:10:14,920 --> 00:10:18,160 [Matt] But bold flavour combinations aren't quite enough. 204 00:10:18,640 --> 00:10:20,240 Need to get a good, deep red. 205 00:10:20,319 --> 00:10:24,160 [Matt] Key to Battenberg success are contrasting colours. 206 00:10:24,240 --> 00:10:27,000 Some blue food colouring, it just works. 207 00:10:27,079 --> 00:10:30,240 -[Noel] But unlike Loriea... -I'm just making raspberry jam. 208 00:10:30,319 --> 00:10:32,680 [Noel] ...some bakers are colouring their cakes 209 00:10:32,760 --> 00:10:34,480 with something a little less artificial. 210 00:10:34,560 --> 00:10:38,240 I'm doing a sour cherry and chocolate and walnut Battenberg. 211 00:10:38,319 --> 00:10:41,839 These are sour cherries. It helps colour it and give it flavour. 212 00:10:42,560 --> 00:10:45,680 [Noel] Marc lives in Cornwall and is a part-time carer 213 00:10:45,760 --> 00:10:49,079 and full-time single dad to his daughters, Jasmine and Rosie. 214 00:10:49,160 --> 00:10:50,640 -[Marc] Hey! -[Jasmine] Rose! 215 00:10:50,720 --> 00:10:53,800 [Noel] His sour cherry and chocolate and walnut sponges will be wrapped 216 00:10:53,880 --> 00:10:56,520 in a highly-decorated rose water marzipan. 217 00:10:57,240 --> 00:10:59,680 [Matt] Hello, Marc. I've got a question for you. 218 00:10:59,760 --> 00:11:03,319 We have two Marks on the show. There's you and Mark. 219 00:11:03,400 --> 00:11:05,360 Are you willing to surrender your name? 220 00:11:05,439 --> 00:11:07,600 I'll call myself after my dog, Hamish. 221 00:11:07,680 --> 00:11:08,920 -Hamish? -Yeah. 222 00:11:10,120 --> 00:11:12,120 [Matt] What would you normally be doing? 223 00:11:12,199 --> 00:11:14,800 -I work with a young lad. -Will he be watching this? 224 00:11:14,880 --> 00:11:16,480 -He will be, yeah. -What's his name? 225 00:11:16,560 --> 00:11:18,400 -His name is Josh. -Josh. 226 00:11:18,480 --> 00:11:22,920 Hello, Josh. How are you doing? All right? You should be very proud of Hamish. 227 00:11:23,000 --> 00:11:23,959 [laughs] 228 00:11:24,040 --> 00:11:25,520 [Loriea] Going into the oven. 229 00:11:25,600 --> 00:11:27,719 [Noel] The sooner the sponges begin baking... 230 00:11:27,800 --> 00:11:29,199 One on each shelf. 231 00:11:29,280 --> 00:11:31,160 [Noel] ...the sooner they can be cooled. 232 00:11:31,240 --> 00:11:32,360 Stressful. 233 00:11:32,439 --> 00:11:35,640 [Noel] A Battenberg requires precise cutting and shaping. 234 00:11:35,719 --> 00:11:37,439 Well, it's with the oven gods now. 235 00:11:37,520 --> 00:11:41,199 [Noel] Any attempt to trim a warm sponge could see it fall apart. 236 00:11:41,800 --> 00:11:43,120 Aah, scary. 237 00:11:43,839 --> 00:11:45,640 If I could stop shaking, it would help. 238 00:11:46,600 --> 00:11:48,959 [Noel] Now, Matt, this is your first ever time call. 239 00:11:49,040 --> 00:11:51,280 I know. Can you do it? 240 00:11:51,360 --> 00:11:53,959 -[chuckles] I can't. You do it. -All right, I'll do it. 241 00:11:54,040 --> 00:11:56,160 I'll do it. No, you do it. 242 00:11:58,199 --> 00:11:59,480 You do it. 243 00:11:59,560 --> 00:12:01,760 Bakers! [laughing] 244 00:12:01,839 --> 00:12:04,280 You have one hour left. 245 00:12:04,360 --> 00:12:06,400 And then Paul Hollywood's coming. 246 00:12:06,480 --> 00:12:09,199 Get it in the oven. Please be good to me. 247 00:12:10,360 --> 00:12:13,480 [Matt] Deciding when to stop baking is a crucial decision. 248 00:12:13,560 --> 00:12:14,880 [Laura] We're good to go. 249 00:12:14,959 --> 00:12:17,719 [Matt] The judges are expecting a sharp geometric design... 250 00:12:17,800 --> 00:12:18,920 Sponges done. 251 00:12:19,000 --> 00:12:21,680 [Matt] ...which demands sponges baked just enough 252 00:12:21,760 --> 00:12:23,560 to hold their form when cut. 253 00:12:23,640 --> 00:12:25,240 I'll give that another five minutes. 254 00:12:25,319 --> 00:12:29,360 [Matt] But baked a fraction too long, a Battenberg's soft texture will be lost. 255 00:12:29,439 --> 00:12:30,560 Another two minutes. 256 00:12:30,640 --> 00:12:34,079 [Matt] And Peter is timing sponges unlike anyone else's. 257 00:12:34,160 --> 00:12:35,640 [Peter] It's a gluten-free sponge. 258 00:12:35,719 --> 00:12:39,079 I'm actually more used to making gluten-free than I am regular. 259 00:12:39,160 --> 00:12:40,560 [Noel] Twenty-year-old Peter 260 00:12:40,640 --> 00:12:43,760 is a badminton-mad accountancy student from Edinburgh. 261 00:12:43,839 --> 00:12:46,520 He began wheat-free baking for his older brother, Andrew, 262 00:12:46,599 --> 00:12:47,800 who's gluten intolerant. 263 00:12:47,880 --> 00:12:49,719 High-quality back garden badminton. 264 00:12:50,480 --> 00:12:53,199 [Noel] His gluten-free dark chocolate and orange sponges 265 00:12:53,280 --> 00:12:55,319 will be wrapped in a polka dot marzipan, 266 00:12:55,400 --> 00:12:59,319 and he'll check them with a trick he learnt when he was just ten years old. 267 00:12:59,400 --> 00:13:04,199 John Whaite on series three of Bake Off said his mum taught him to listen to it. 268 00:13:04,959 --> 00:13:07,800 If it's still wet, it'll sound like it's boiling away, 269 00:13:07,880 --> 00:13:09,640 but if it's just a nice, moist cake, 270 00:13:09,719 --> 00:13:11,839 it's got a gentle, gentle sound to it, so... 271 00:13:11,920 --> 00:13:14,040 That was a good tip from Bake Off. [chuckles] 272 00:13:17,240 --> 00:13:19,880 [Matt] Sura probably won't need to bake with her ears. 273 00:13:19,959 --> 00:13:22,000 [Sura] The cake is overflowing. 274 00:13:22,079 --> 00:13:25,480 I didn't use this tin in practise 'cause it took three weeks to arrive. 275 00:13:26,719 --> 00:13:28,920 [Matt] Sura is a hospital pharmacist 276 00:13:29,000 --> 00:13:32,319 and lives in West London with her husband, Chad, and their cat, Ghost. 277 00:13:32,400 --> 00:13:33,560 [Sura] What's that? 278 00:13:33,640 --> 00:13:36,680 [Matt] She'll have to transform her overflowing sponges 279 00:13:36,760 --> 00:13:40,880 into a lemon and orange Battenberg complete with mini marzipan fruits. 280 00:13:41,599 --> 00:13:44,400 [Sura] I feel sorry for whoever's gonna clean up after me. 281 00:13:44,480 --> 00:13:45,520 [Matt] Hello, Sura. 282 00:13:45,599 --> 00:13:47,599 You were a bit nervous earlier, weren't you? 283 00:13:47,680 --> 00:13:49,199 -Yeah. -You wanted to start again. 284 00:13:49,280 --> 00:13:52,839 -[Sura] I wouldn't have had time. -You wouldn't. Are you a Battenberg fan? 285 00:13:54,000 --> 00:13:56,360 Will you be trying your own cake or are you just like, 286 00:13:56,439 --> 00:13:57,880 -"I'm not doing it"? -I'm over cake. 287 00:13:57,959 --> 00:13:59,680 I've been tasting it and trying it out. 288 00:13:59,760 --> 00:14:01,000 -Really? [chuckles] -Yeah. 289 00:14:01,079 --> 00:14:03,000 I don't want to eat any more cake ever again. 290 00:14:03,079 --> 00:14:05,319 You might be on the wrong show, Sura. 291 00:14:05,400 --> 00:14:06,719 Yeah, I know. [blows] 292 00:14:07,280 --> 00:14:10,360 -[Laura] How long have we got left? -About 40 minutes? 293 00:14:10,439 --> 00:14:13,040 [Noel] Now, the battle for Battenberg gets even harder. 294 00:14:13,120 --> 00:14:14,400 [Loriea] Very blue. 295 00:14:14,479 --> 00:14:17,160 What's life without taking a little bit of risk, so... 296 00:14:17,240 --> 00:14:19,800 [Lottie] They look overcooked, but feel relatively soft, 297 00:14:19,880 --> 00:14:21,599 so I can work with that. 298 00:14:21,680 --> 00:14:24,360 [Noel] This afternoon tea classic is famous 299 00:14:24,439 --> 00:14:26,560 for its flawless marzipan wrapping. 300 00:14:26,640 --> 00:14:28,599 [Sura] I've never eaten marzipan. 301 00:14:28,680 --> 00:14:31,880 They were like, "You've got to try it". I was like, "Mmm-hmm". 302 00:14:31,959 --> 00:14:35,360 [Noel] Paul and Prue have insisted that the bakers make their own. 303 00:14:36,880 --> 00:14:39,120 [Mark] So I'm going for a dark green marzipan. 304 00:14:39,199 --> 00:14:42,360 I'm doing a Turkish bazaar-inspired Battenberg. 305 00:14:42,439 --> 00:14:44,400 Me and my wife both love Istanbul. 306 00:14:44,479 --> 00:14:47,839 It's actually my wedding anniversary today, so I thought it was a good... 307 00:14:47,920 --> 00:14:50,479 It's actually a good time to do the Battenberg, yeah. 308 00:14:50,560 --> 00:14:52,800 [Matt] Mark is a project manager 309 00:14:52,880 --> 00:14:55,079 and lives in Liverpool with his wife, Laura. 310 00:14:55,160 --> 00:14:56,640 -[dog barks] -[Mark laughing] 311 00:14:57,680 --> 00:15:00,599 [Matt] Beneath his green marzipan will be Turkish flavours 312 00:15:00,680 --> 00:15:03,680 of orange, pistachio, cardamom and pomegranate. 313 00:15:03,760 --> 00:15:05,400 You spoke to your wife yet? Anniversary? 314 00:15:05,479 --> 00:15:07,680 [Mark] I sent her a message earlier but not since. 315 00:15:07,760 --> 00:15:10,079 -No. Really? Playing it cool? -Yeah... 316 00:15:10,160 --> 00:15:11,880 -Yeah... [laughs] -[Noel chuckles] 317 00:15:11,959 --> 00:15:14,640 -Not text her till... -Can't play it cool once you're married. 318 00:15:14,719 --> 00:15:16,560 -It's a done deal. -You can't... No, no... 319 00:15:16,640 --> 00:15:20,000 [Noel] At least you didn't forget. It's quite a busy day for you, to be fair. 320 00:15:20,079 --> 00:15:23,199 -First day, and your anniversary. -Exactly. 321 00:15:23,280 --> 00:15:25,400 -It's all stacked up against you. [laughs] -It is. 322 00:15:25,479 --> 00:15:26,760 -You did really well. -It is. 323 00:15:26,839 --> 00:15:28,040 [both laugh] 324 00:15:28,120 --> 00:15:30,599 [Matt] And Mark isn't alone in using colour 325 00:15:30,680 --> 00:15:33,000 to elevate the humble marzipan. 326 00:15:33,640 --> 00:15:36,479 Well, I'm making my night-sky marzipan. 327 00:15:36,560 --> 00:15:39,160 My great hero in music is Mozart. 328 00:15:39,240 --> 00:15:40,719 His opera The Magic Flute 329 00:15:40,800 --> 00:15:44,479 is all about the forces of darkness and the forces of enlightenment. 330 00:15:44,560 --> 00:15:46,640 So, the outside of the cake is the night sky... 331 00:15:46,719 --> 00:15:47,560 [Noel chuckles] 332 00:15:47,640 --> 00:15:49,839 ...which represents the forces of darkness, 333 00:15:49,920 --> 00:15:53,280 and then inside is the temple of enlightenment. 334 00:15:53,360 --> 00:15:55,160 -This sounds genius. -[Prue] So... No... 335 00:15:55,240 --> 00:15:59,240 How are you going to represent a temple inside a Battenberg? 336 00:15:59,319 --> 00:16:02,079 With a very complicated lot of cutting. 337 00:16:02,160 --> 00:16:04,040 [Matt] Rowan is a music teacher 338 00:16:04,120 --> 00:16:07,040 and lives in Pershore, Worcestershire with his partner, Paul. 339 00:16:07,760 --> 00:16:09,920 Beneath his marzipan night sky, 340 00:16:10,000 --> 00:16:14,280 his temple will be built from 13 separate sections of sponge. 341 00:16:14,359 --> 00:16:16,439 And have you done this before, Rowan? 342 00:16:16,520 --> 00:16:18,560 -Yes. -And did it work? 343 00:16:18,640 --> 00:16:20,439 -Yes. -[Noel laughs] 344 00:16:21,319 --> 00:16:23,520 [Matt] And if you thought a marzipan night sky 345 00:16:23,599 --> 00:16:26,120 and Battenberg temple were unusual... 346 00:16:26,199 --> 00:16:29,520 My Battenberg is gonna be shaped as an ambulance. 347 00:16:29,599 --> 00:16:30,640 [chuckling] 348 00:16:30,719 --> 00:16:32,640 [Noel] Linda works in supported housing 349 00:16:32,719 --> 00:16:35,520 and lives in Bexhill-on-Sea with her partner, Richard. 350 00:16:35,599 --> 00:16:37,000 [Linda] Aww, it's lovely. 351 00:16:37,079 --> 00:16:39,640 [Noel] Her Battenberg ambulance will be dedicated 352 00:16:39,719 --> 00:16:41,479 to a very special family member. 353 00:16:42,079 --> 00:16:44,719 [Linda] It's going to be a tribute to my cousin. 354 00:16:44,800 --> 00:16:46,079 He was a paramedic. 355 00:16:46,160 --> 00:16:49,880 He sadly passed away. He was a fantastic guy. 356 00:16:49,959 --> 00:16:53,439 So, this is a really special one. Gonna make me cry, this one. 357 00:16:53,520 --> 00:16:55,359 [chuckling] 358 00:16:56,160 --> 00:16:59,000 [Matt] A classic marzipan is a carefully kneaded mix 359 00:16:59,079 --> 00:17:01,760 of eggs, sugar and ground almonds. 360 00:17:02,839 --> 00:17:06,440 A traditional recipe that Mak has decided to ignore. 361 00:17:06,520 --> 00:17:08,520 I think I'm the only baker doing pistachio. 362 00:17:08,599 --> 00:17:10,440 I've always felt... blergh, 363 00:17:10,520 --> 00:17:12,480 a yuckiness about almond marzipan. 364 00:17:12,560 --> 00:17:16,280 [Noel] Mak is a management accountant for a housing association 365 00:17:16,359 --> 00:17:20,680 and keeps bees with his eldest son, Zafar, on their allotment in Bolton. 366 00:17:20,760 --> 00:17:22,560 [Mak] Ooh! This looks a bit full. 367 00:17:22,639 --> 00:17:27,520 [Noel] His pistachio marzipan will wrap orange and spiced stem ginger sponges. 368 00:17:27,599 --> 00:17:31,280 [Mak] My kids, they're the same as me. They don't really like almond marzipan. 369 00:17:31,360 --> 00:17:34,200 So, I thought, "Hey, let's do pistachios". 370 00:17:34,680 --> 00:17:40,080 I'm measuring some orange liqueur to add to my marzipan. 371 00:17:40,159 --> 00:17:41,800 Good boy. Well done! 372 00:17:41,879 --> 00:17:43,720 [Matt] Hermine is a trainee accountant 373 00:17:43,800 --> 00:17:46,360 and lives in West London with her son, Stephen. 374 00:17:46,440 --> 00:17:48,280 What are you doing? 375 00:17:48,360 --> 00:17:51,720 [Matt] In the marzipan for her chocolate-orange Battenberg, 376 00:17:51,800 --> 00:17:55,280 orange liqueur won't be the only surprising ingredient. 377 00:17:55,360 --> 00:17:57,840 I'm making it with some marmalade. 378 00:17:57,919 --> 00:18:02,000 -Marmalade in the marzipan? -Yes, instead of, er, eggs. 379 00:18:02,080 --> 00:18:03,120 Interesting. 380 00:18:03,200 --> 00:18:06,200 -I've never made a Battenberg before. -That's handy. 381 00:18:06,280 --> 00:18:08,399 -You've practised it, though? -[Hermine] I did. 382 00:18:08,480 --> 00:18:10,560 It's not my area of, er... 383 00:18:10,639 --> 00:18:11,760 -Expertise. -Expertise. 384 00:18:11,840 --> 00:18:13,440 What is your area of expertise? 385 00:18:13,520 --> 00:18:15,240 My French patisserie. 386 00:18:15,320 --> 00:18:17,720 We look forward to great decoration on this, then. 387 00:18:17,800 --> 00:18:20,360 -Hopefully. [laughs nervously] -[judges laugh] 388 00:18:20,919 --> 00:18:23,520 [Noel] Bakers, you've only got half an hour left. 389 00:18:23,600 --> 00:18:25,879 We don't mean half an hour to live, 390 00:18:25,960 --> 00:18:29,639 we just mean half an hour till the end of the challenge, so don't panic too much. 391 00:18:29,720 --> 00:18:31,520 One of you's got half an hour to live. 392 00:18:31,600 --> 00:18:32,679 [chuckles] 393 00:18:36,159 --> 00:18:39,360 [Noel] A Battenberg must have a sharp symmetrical design... 394 00:18:39,440 --> 00:18:40,280 Voilà! 395 00:18:40,360 --> 00:18:43,879 [Noel] ...which can only be achieved with patient and precise cutting. 396 00:18:43,960 --> 00:18:46,200 Lovely. A crispy cake. 397 00:18:46,800 --> 00:18:50,200 We'll cut it off, we'll cut it off. No one saw apart from the cameras. 398 00:18:50,280 --> 00:18:53,040 Just measuring it with a ruler and going with the flow. 399 00:18:53,120 --> 00:18:55,200 [Mark] It's all about precision, this one. 400 00:18:55,280 --> 00:18:57,960 [Mak] If you get the measurements wrong, when you put them together, 401 00:18:58,040 --> 00:19:01,280 they might be oddly out of shape and the Battenberg wouldn't sit right. 402 00:19:01,360 --> 00:19:02,600 Okay. 403 00:19:02,679 --> 00:19:04,760 [Noel] But to erect his temple... 404 00:19:04,840 --> 00:19:06,560 [Rowan] Three point three. 405 00:19:06,639 --> 00:19:09,639 [Noel] ...Rowan has more cutting to do than anyone else. 406 00:19:09,720 --> 00:19:11,159 [exhales] Here we go. 407 00:19:11,240 --> 00:19:17,240 I've made this box out of a CD storage thing with various cuts 408 00:19:17,320 --> 00:19:20,960 that slots in at different levels to give me the right size bits of cake. 409 00:19:21,040 --> 00:19:24,840 There are 13 different pieces so hopefully it'll work. 410 00:19:24,919 --> 00:19:26,080 So warm. 411 00:19:26,840 --> 00:19:29,440 [Matt] But Lottie isn't ready to begin cutting. 412 00:19:30,000 --> 00:19:31,560 [Lottie] I'm making the marzipan. 413 00:19:31,639 --> 00:19:34,639 It's not a skill I need, I don't think, moving forward. 414 00:19:34,720 --> 00:19:36,760 [Matt] And now, she's not the only baker... 415 00:19:36,840 --> 00:19:38,760 [Sura] I'm praying that it cools down. 416 00:19:38,840 --> 00:19:40,360 [Matt] ...fretting about time. 417 00:19:40,440 --> 00:19:43,320 [Laura] Oh, I'm really worried that that's not cooked enough. 418 00:19:43,399 --> 00:19:46,000 -How long have we got left? -Twenty-four minutes. 419 00:19:47,240 --> 00:19:48,720 [Rowan] Oh, for goodness sake. 420 00:19:48,800 --> 00:19:52,480 [Noel] The larger sponges for Rowan's temple are raw in the middle. 421 00:19:53,520 --> 00:19:56,159 I think I'm going to put a cake in the microwave 422 00:19:56,240 --> 00:19:58,080 'cause they cook from the middle. 423 00:19:58,159 --> 00:20:01,240 Try and cook the centre that way. Is this just gonna be a disaster? 424 00:20:01,320 --> 00:20:05,000 You've got to roll out the meringue, er, the marzipan. 425 00:20:05,080 --> 00:20:07,200 That goes to show how much I like that. 426 00:20:07,760 --> 00:20:10,000 [Noel] Roll too thick and the marzipan 427 00:20:10,080 --> 00:20:13,080 will overwhelm the flavours of the cakes and fillings... 428 00:20:13,159 --> 00:20:14,560 [Laura] Oh, please taste nice. 429 00:20:14,639 --> 00:20:18,879 [Noel] ...but too thin and it will crack as they wrap it around their Battenberg. 430 00:20:18,960 --> 00:20:20,960 [Marc] I've added a bit of rosewater in there. 431 00:20:21,040 --> 00:20:23,120 [Peter] Rolling out balls of chocolate marzipan 432 00:20:23,200 --> 00:20:26,200 and that's gonna make a polka dot effect on the outside of the cake. 433 00:20:26,280 --> 00:20:28,919 [Matt] Bakers, you have 15 minutes. 434 00:20:29,000 --> 00:20:30,320 Moment of truth. 435 00:20:30,399 --> 00:20:32,800 Just spreading on some buttercream. 436 00:20:33,639 --> 00:20:37,200 [Matt] Whilst the delicate process of construction can begin for some... 437 00:20:37,280 --> 00:20:39,040 [Peter] The aim is to get the edges sharp. 438 00:20:39,120 --> 00:20:41,720 They're gonna be looking for a clean cross-section. 439 00:20:43,639 --> 00:20:44,600 [Laura] No pressure. 440 00:20:45,320 --> 00:20:48,639 [Rowan] I don't think it's great. I might have to simplify my design. 441 00:20:48,720 --> 00:20:50,520 The temple might have to go. [laughs] 442 00:20:51,320 --> 00:20:53,600 [Matt] As Rowan's plans get less ambitious... 443 00:20:53,679 --> 00:20:55,159 [Lottie] Okay, what am I doing? 444 00:20:55,240 --> 00:20:59,000 [Matt] ...despite being behind, Lottie's rhubarb and custard Battenberg 445 00:20:59,080 --> 00:21:01,520 seems to be getting more and more complicated. 446 00:21:02,159 --> 00:21:04,159 [Lottie] Everything that is so easy at home 447 00:21:04,240 --> 00:21:07,120 suddenly becomes an absolute nightmare when you're in the tent. 448 00:21:07,960 --> 00:21:11,280 [Rowan] How many minutes? Seven. Seven. 449 00:21:11,360 --> 00:21:12,440 Gosh. 450 00:21:12,520 --> 00:21:14,320 Right, here goes nothing. 451 00:21:17,720 --> 00:21:21,399 [Noel] Paul and Prue are expecting a flawless wrapping of marzipan. 452 00:21:21,480 --> 00:21:24,080 [Peter] The marzipan is gonna join at the bottom 453 00:21:24,159 --> 00:21:27,000 so the seam of the marzipan shouldn't be visible. 454 00:21:30,600 --> 00:21:33,639 Maybe just a... A more blocky shape. 455 00:21:33,720 --> 00:21:36,440 [inhales sharply] Ooh. I'm really sticky. 456 00:21:37,360 --> 00:21:39,520 [Loriea] It's cracking in some areas. 457 00:21:41,200 --> 00:21:42,159 [Sura] How long? 458 00:21:42,960 --> 00:21:45,600 [Rowan] What are we, three minutes now? Come on, come on. 459 00:21:46,399 --> 00:21:47,919 Can't complain. 460 00:21:51,080 --> 00:21:52,800 Hey, Lottie, is this a critical moment? 461 00:21:52,879 --> 00:21:55,439 -Yeah, it is. Thanks for coming round. -[chuckling] 462 00:21:55,520 --> 00:21:57,280 [Lottie] Why did I put an intricate design 463 00:21:57,360 --> 00:21:58,840 -with minutes to spare? -[Noel] Yeah. 464 00:21:58,919 --> 00:22:00,200 -"Yeah"? -Looks good, though. 465 00:22:00,280 --> 00:22:03,000 You're gonna wrap this around that when that's done? 466 00:22:03,080 --> 00:22:04,240 You're nailing this. 467 00:22:09,679 --> 00:22:11,159 One minute remaining. 468 00:22:19,240 --> 00:22:20,439 Maybe take the cling film off. 469 00:22:20,520 --> 00:22:22,240 Bit of stardust on there. 470 00:22:22,320 --> 00:22:24,760 Bakers, your time is up! 471 00:22:26,480 --> 00:22:28,919 [Rowan] I'm not displeased with that, actually. 472 00:22:29,000 --> 00:22:30,439 [Lottie] We don't have to wash up. 473 00:22:30,520 --> 00:22:31,879 -Oh, yes! -Yes! 474 00:22:39,840 --> 00:22:44,520 [Noel] The bakers will now face Prue and Paul for the very first time. 475 00:22:47,439 --> 00:22:49,399 [Paul] I like the overall look of it, it's neat. 476 00:22:49,480 --> 00:22:50,919 [Prue] I love the polka dots. 477 00:22:55,760 --> 00:22:57,399 Love the texture of the chocolate one. 478 00:22:57,480 --> 00:23:01,200 It's both crumbly and moist which is quite difficult to get. 479 00:23:01,280 --> 00:23:02,320 Nice thin marzipan. 480 00:23:02,399 --> 00:23:05,000 The chocolate's got a lovely flavour to it. Decadent. 481 00:23:05,080 --> 00:23:06,560 It's the same with the orange. 482 00:23:06,639 --> 00:23:09,560 Gluten-free flour for sponges really does work. 483 00:23:09,639 --> 00:23:11,040 -It's great. -[Prue] Delicious. 484 00:23:11,120 --> 00:23:12,480 -Well done. -Thank you. 485 00:23:12,560 --> 00:23:13,439 Well done. 486 00:23:14,399 --> 00:23:16,200 [all laughing] 487 00:23:18,919 --> 00:23:20,320 [Prue] It's very neat, isn't it? 488 00:23:21,960 --> 00:23:23,240 Good orange flavour. 489 00:23:23,320 --> 00:23:27,280 I just question the ginger with the orange and then on the outside, the pistachio. 490 00:23:27,360 --> 00:23:28,520 It's too complicated. 491 00:23:28,600 --> 00:23:31,679 The almond marzipan would have been better than the pistachio. 492 00:23:34,639 --> 00:23:37,360 -[Prue] That looks striking. -[Paul] The decoration's neat. 493 00:23:37,439 --> 00:23:40,000 The marmalade brings bitterness to the marzipan. 494 00:23:40,080 --> 00:23:42,120 It blends the orange and the chocolate together, 495 00:23:42,200 --> 00:23:45,399 -so it's never gonna be too sweet. -It really is a pleasure to eat it. 496 00:23:45,480 --> 00:23:47,919 -Aw, that means a lot. Thank you. -[Paul] Good job. 497 00:23:51,080 --> 00:23:54,879 The one thing you expect from a Battenberg is incredible neatness. 498 00:23:54,960 --> 00:23:57,720 You've got no distinction in the colours of the sponge. 499 00:23:57,800 --> 00:23:59,399 But your flowers look sweet. 500 00:24:01,720 --> 00:24:03,760 I'm getting a plain sponge and the raspberry. 501 00:24:03,840 --> 00:24:05,639 -Okay. -And that's pretty much it. 502 00:24:09,439 --> 00:24:11,480 [Prue] Really nice square edges. 503 00:24:12,560 --> 00:24:15,120 The coffee overpowers the chocolate. 504 00:24:15,200 --> 00:24:18,159 -It's delicious. -[Paul] You can't really get the booze. 505 00:24:18,240 --> 00:24:20,840 It's a beautiful coffee and vanilla Battenberg. 506 00:24:20,919 --> 00:24:22,240 I think you explained it wrong. 507 00:24:26,560 --> 00:24:28,399 It's lacking identity. 508 00:24:28,480 --> 00:24:30,840 -[chuckles] Yeah. -[Paul] He's just unfinished. 509 00:24:30,919 --> 00:24:33,520 -[Linda] Yes. -[Paul] Oh, we have the St George flag. 510 00:24:36,120 --> 00:24:38,200 -It's over-baked. It's bone dry. -Yeah. 511 00:24:38,280 --> 00:24:39,840 [Prue] I wish we could give you marks 512 00:24:39,919 --> 00:24:41,840 -for your handsome cousin. -[Linda] He's lovely. 513 00:24:47,600 --> 00:24:50,120 -[Prue] Very striking. -[Paul] I can smell the bubble gum. 514 00:24:50,200 --> 00:24:52,480 -[Matt] About to say... -So can I. [chuckles] 515 00:24:52,560 --> 00:24:53,840 That's a good thing. 516 00:24:53,919 --> 00:24:55,879 I'm rolling it round to try and blow a bubble. 517 00:24:55,960 --> 00:24:59,560 I reckon if I did it long enough, I probably could. That's bone dry. 518 00:25:00,200 --> 00:25:03,080 The flavours are intense. I love bubble gum, I like cream soda, 519 00:25:03,159 --> 00:25:05,960 it just needed to be a little bit less heavy. 520 00:25:06,040 --> 00:25:07,960 And it's really thick, the marzipan. 521 00:25:08,040 --> 00:25:10,040 I do rather like it, I have to say. 522 00:25:10,120 --> 00:25:12,919 When I have my ninth birthday party, can you cook for me? 523 00:25:13,000 --> 00:25:17,080 I will try not to over bake the sponges. So, we've got a deal. [laughs] 524 00:25:20,879 --> 00:25:22,280 [Prue] It's a nice light sponge. 525 00:25:22,360 --> 00:25:24,800 It's a little thick, but I like the marzipan. 526 00:25:24,879 --> 00:25:27,040 Pomegranates don't do anything flavour-wise. 527 00:25:27,120 --> 00:25:29,040 There's pistachio in the green sponge, 528 00:25:29,120 --> 00:25:31,639 -that brings a lovely texture to it. -Thank you. 529 00:25:33,560 --> 00:25:35,639 [Paul] If Fanny Cradock was gonna do a Battenberg... 530 00:25:35,720 --> 00:25:38,520 -[both] That would be it. -Is that a compliment? 531 00:25:39,080 --> 00:25:41,520 -[Marc] I know... -[Prue] I think it's a bit too busy. 532 00:25:43,439 --> 00:25:46,439 -Good strong sour cherry. Lovely. -[Paul] Fantastic. 533 00:25:46,520 --> 00:25:48,480 -There's too much rose water. -Okay. 534 00:25:52,919 --> 00:25:54,520 -Shall I open it for you? -[Paul] Please. 535 00:25:54,600 --> 00:25:57,760 [Prue] I like it wrapped up. Oh, I love your stripes. 536 00:25:57,840 --> 00:25:59,439 -[Paul] The starburst. -Yeah. 537 00:25:59,520 --> 00:26:02,480 It's a little bit messy. Was it warm when you were doing it? 538 00:26:02,560 --> 00:26:03,800 Yeah. 539 00:26:03,879 --> 00:26:06,439 The colours are really wonderful. 540 00:26:09,480 --> 00:26:10,439 I like the cake. 541 00:26:10,520 --> 00:26:12,399 They both taste the same, is that meant to... 542 00:26:12,480 --> 00:26:14,679 -Er, yes? -[Prue and Lottie laughing] 543 00:26:14,760 --> 00:26:16,560 The yellow is supposed be a custard. 544 00:26:16,639 --> 00:26:19,000 [Prue] They both taste delicious, and the same. 545 00:26:19,080 --> 00:26:22,120 The rhubarb jam that you've made is nice and strong. 546 00:26:22,199 --> 00:26:24,760 And there's enough acidity in it to cut the sweetness. 547 00:26:24,840 --> 00:26:25,960 It's a good effort. 548 00:26:26,040 --> 00:26:28,159 -I'm struggling not to eat more. -[Matt] Mmm. 549 00:26:28,240 --> 00:26:29,879 -Do you want to finish? -I'll stay here 550 00:26:29,960 --> 00:26:31,040 -and eat. -Please do. 551 00:26:31,120 --> 00:26:32,280 They'll judge everyone else. 552 00:26:39,080 --> 00:26:41,560 I had to change the design at the very last minute. 553 00:26:41,639 --> 00:26:44,320 -So no temple, then? -It's a deconstructed temple. 554 00:26:44,399 --> 00:26:47,000 [Paul] I think the night sky looks quite effective. 555 00:26:47,080 --> 00:26:49,199 [Prue] Yes. And actually, it's quite neat. 556 00:26:49,679 --> 00:26:51,919 I can tell by the way the knife goes through 557 00:26:52,000 --> 00:26:53,800 that that's quite a heavy sponge. 558 00:26:53,879 --> 00:26:56,000 -It's a bit hard work for cake. -[Rowan] Okay. 559 00:26:56,080 --> 00:26:57,000 [chuckles] 560 00:26:57,080 --> 00:26:59,520 There's moisture in there that still needs to get out. 561 00:26:59,600 --> 00:27:00,520 Okay. 562 00:27:06,360 --> 00:27:08,560 -That looks really pretty. -Thank you. 563 00:27:08,639 --> 00:27:11,560 [Paul] I like the decoration. I like that you've glazed it, too, 564 00:27:11,639 --> 00:27:13,000 'cause that, again, sets it off. 565 00:27:15,000 --> 00:27:16,360 [Prue] The flavours are there. 566 00:27:16,439 --> 00:27:18,760 The texture is very good. It's very neat. 567 00:27:18,840 --> 00:27:21,120 I like the marzipan. Individual elements are good, 568 00:27:21,199 --> 00:27:23,560 -including the buttercream. -It's a lovely piece of cake. 569 00:27:23,639 --> 00:27:24,800 Thank you so much. 570 00:27:25,399 --> 00:27:26,840 What's the stalk made from? 571 00:27:26,919 --> 00:27:29,000 -[Sura] You're not meant to eat it. -I know that now. 572 00:27:29,080 --> 00:27:30,560 [all laughing] 573 00:27:30,639 --> 00:27:33,280 It's a clove. So your mouth's gonna be numb now. 574 00:27:33,360 --> 00:27:34,480 It tastes of Christmas. 575 00:27:34,560 --> 00:27:36,560 -Yeah, yeah. -Sorry. 576 00:27:36,639 --> 00:27:38,439 It's fine 'cause the cake was delicious. 577 00:27:38,520 --> 00:27:39,919 -I don't mind. -Thank you so much. 578 00:27:40,000 --> 00:27:41,199 -Thank you. -[Paul] Thank you. 579 00:27:42,919 --> 00:27:46,600 Half of the Battenberg is on the... the bottom of the oven. 580 00:27:47,320 --> 00:27:50,280 Not great. Erm, it's like toast. It's horrible. 581 00:27:50,360 --> 00:27:52,520 But it turned out okay. 582 00:27:52,600 --> 00:27:54,280 Yay! 583 00:27:54,360 --> 00:27:59,280 That couldn't have gone much better. I'm really pretty amped about that, yeah. 584 00:27:59,360 --> 00:28:00,520 [exhales] 585 00:28:00,600 --> 00:28:01,840 Breathe. 586 00:28:01,919 --> 00:28:04,159 I was aiming for the middle of the road and got it. 587 00:28:04,240 --> 00:28:07,520 Don't want to make a name for myself first... first bake. 588 00:28:07,600 --> 00:28:12,000 It wasn't a resounding success. But I thought it was useful. 589 00:28:15,399 --> 00:28:17,560 [Noel] Each week, the bakers' second challenge 590 00:28:17,639 --> 00:28:19,600 will be a gingham-covered mystery. 591 00:28:20,840 --> 00:28:23,560 It's time for your first technical challenge, 592 00:28:23,639 --> 00:28:26,280 which comes courtesy of Paul Hollywood. 593 00:28:26,360 --> 00:28:28,399 Paul, any words of wisdom? 594 00:28:28,480 --> 00:28:29,760 This is a classic. 595 00:28:29,840 --> 00:28:33,480 We're testing you on your timings and your consistency. 596 00:28:33,560 --> 00:28:35,199 So read your recipes carefully. 597 00:28:35,280 --> 00:28:36,480 [Noel] Very helpful. 598 00:28:36,560 --> 00:28:38,280 Basically, read your recipes. 599 00:28:38,360 --> 00:28:40,480 This challenge will be judged blind 600 00:28:40,560 --> 00:28:43,360 so we're gonna have to ask these two lovelies to beat it. 601 00:28:43,439 --> 00:28:44,360 Off you pop. 602 00:28:45,560 --> 00:28:51,399 Paul Hollywood would like you to make six miniature pineapple upside-down cakes. 603 00:28:51,480 --> 00:28:54,760 Each should be topped with a fresh pineapple ring 604 00:28:54,840 --> 00:28:56,879 and soaked in caramel syrup. 605 00:28:56,959 --> 00:28:58,040 [Noel] You have 90 minutes. 606 00:28:58,120 --> 00:28:59,879 -On your marks... -Get set... 607 00:28:59,959 --> 00:29:00,800 Bake! 608 00:29:02,360 --> 00:29:04,520 [Laura] I love pineapple upside-down cake. 609 00:29:04,600 --> 00:29:07,639 My dad and my husband love it. So, I've made it a few times. 610 00:29:07,720 --> 00:29:10,840 [Peter] I've made pineapple upside-down cake in school. 611 00:29:10,919 --> 00:29:14,560 [Matt] In each technical challenge, the bakers are given identical ingredients 612 00:29:14,639 --> 00:29:16,840 and the same pared-down recipe. 613 00:29:16,919 --> 00:29:19,600 I've actually never made this before. Funny enough. 614 00:29:19,679 --> 00:29:20,919 Never even tried one. 615 00:29:21,000 --> 00:29:24,360 I've heard of it. I've not eaten one, I don't think. 616 00:29:27,120 --> 00:29:30,040 This is a classic bake. Pineapple upside-down cake is something 617 00:29:30,120 --> 00:29:31,760 I used to have at school dinners. 618 00:29:31,840 --> 00:29:34,040 [Prue] It does look lovely. Shall we taste it? 619 00:29:34,120 --> 00:29:38,159 It's light, buttery, but also, you have the perfect caramel. 620 00:29:38,240 --> 00:29:41,679 If it goes too dark, it's too bitter. But if you can't see the caramel, 621 00:29:41,760 --> 00:29:43,840 you're not gonna be able to get that caramel flavour. 622 00:29:43,919 --> 00:29:47,520 The worst thing is ripping the sponge when they're trying to get it out. 623 00:29:47,600 --> 00:29:50,320 Getting it out of the tin is where most people come unstuck 624 00:29:50,399 --> 00:29:53,280 because the caramel sticks to the edge and it's difficult. 625 00:29:53,360 --> 00:29:54,480 [Paul] Gonna be interesting. 626 00:29:54,560 --> 00:29:56,800 I don't want to eat this 'cause I've got 12 to come. 627 00:29:56,879 --> 00:29:59,600 -I can't resist it. -Ah, ditto. 628 00:30:00,520 --> 00:30:02,480 [Sura] The first step is for the syrup. 629 00:30:02,560 --> 00:30:04,840 "Tip 30g of caster sugar into a pan." 630 00:30:04,919 --> 00:30:06,240 [Peter] "Two tablespoons water." 631 00:30:06,320 --> 00:30:08,360 "Place over low heat, stir until sugar dissolves." 632 00:30:08,439 --> 00:30:11,399 "Increase the heat and cook to a golden caramel." 633 00:30:11,480 --> 00:30:13,840 The caramel can crystallise very quickly. 634 00:30:13,919 --> 00:30:16,560 I'm trying not to stir it, but I need it to hurry up 635 00:30:16,639 --> 00:30:18,159 because I don't have all day. 636 00:30:18,240 --> 00:30:20,280 I've not made many caramels, so... 637 00:30:21,360 --> 00:30:22,360 Slightly nervous. 638 00:30:22,439 --> 00:30:23,439 So, how's it going? 639 00:30:23,520 --> 00:30:27,040 [Loriea] It's a case of multi-tasking and keeping my eyes on the syrup. 640 00:30:27,120 --> 00:30:30,399 -[Noel] You pull this off, maybe... -I might just make it to next week. 641 00:30:30,480 --> 00:30:33,080 ...the dry blue cake might become a distant memory. 642 00:30:33,159 --> 00:30:35,520 No, I think that'll be haunting me for a while. 643 00:30:35,600 --> 00:30:37,760 [Linda] "Remove from heat and pour in boiling water, 644 00:30:37,840 --> 00:30:40,240 stand back as the caramel will spit a bit." 645 00:30:42,159 --> 00:30:46,120 And then, I'll reduce it and simmer until it is in syrup consistency. 646 00:30:46,199 --> 00:30:48,000 You need to hurry up. 647 00:30:48,919 --> 00:30:50,679 [Loriea] I'm fairly happy. 648 00:30:50,760 --> 00:30:53,399 It's looking a bit blond so I need to take the syrup 649 00:30:53,480 --> 00:30:54,679 that little bit further. 650 00:30:54,760 --> 00:30:56,840 That's getting close. I'll turn it down a bit. 651 00:30:56,919 --> 00:30:58,840 Looks like it could burn on me. 652 00:30:58,919 --> 00:31:00,919 Might be a bit too dark, not sure. 653 00:31:01,520 --> 00:31:04,199 It did smell like it was about to burn. But, erm... 654 00:31:05,399 --> 00:31:06,399 Happy with it. 655 00:31:07,959 --> 00:31:11,800 Now I'm on to the very instructional stage of making the sponge. 656 00:31:12,360 --> 00:31:15,840 So that's butter and sugar. You beat it until it's light. 657 00:31:16,399 --> 00:31:17,360 Next... 658 00:31:17,439 --> 00:31:19,760 Add a little bit of flour as you go, 659 00:31:19,840 --> 00:31:22,679 because it can just curdle a little bit. 660 00:31:22,760 --> 00:31:26,320 I'm gonna try and not have a dry sponge. 661 00:31:26,399 --> 00:31:28,399 Prepare the moulds. Prepare the moulds. 662 00:31:28,480 --> 00:31:30,879 I've lined them with butter to make sure they'll get out. 663 00:31:30,959 --> 00:31:33,520 "Divide the syrup and place a pineapple ring 664 00:31:33,600 --> 00:31:36,480 and a maraschino cherry into each mould." 665 00:31:36,560 --> 00:31:38,080 So syrup in first. 666 00:31:38,159 --> 00:31:39,439 And then the pineapple. 667 00:31:39,520 --> 00:31:42,679 I'm not quite sure what quantity I'm supposed to put in, though. 668 00:31:42,760 --> 00:31:45,480 [Noel] The level of syrup has to be precise. 669 00:31:45,560 --> 00:31:47,399 [Dave] I don't know if that can go on there. 670 00:31:49,320 --> 00:31:50,480 That can't go on there. 671 00:31:50,560 --> 00:31:54,000 [Noel] Too little, and the cake won't have a decadent caramel flavour 672 00:31:54,080 --> 00:31:55,439 that Paul has demanded. 673 00:31:55,520 --> 00:31:57,959 [Rowan] Try and get more even. 674 00:31:58,040 --> 00:32:01,879 [Noel] But too much, and the liquid will prevent the sponge from rising. 675 00:32:01,959 --> 00:32:04,800 [Linda] Oh! Possibly too much caramel. 676 00:32:05,360 --> 00:32:07,439 Haven't read things very well, have I? 677 00:32:07,520 --> 00:32:09,040 [Marc] Gone over a little bit. 678 00:32:09,120 --> 00:32:10,399 Yikes. [chuckles] 679 00:32:10,480 --> 00:32:14,280 [Rowan] I'll need to weigh to make sure I've got equal amounts of batter. 680 00:32:14,360 --> 00:32:15,959 [Lottie] Can't be doing with the fiddly. 681 00:32:16,040 --> 00:32:18,600 -You'd rather make one big massive one? -Like a traybake 682 00:32:18,679 --> 00:32:20,800 -to feed-- -A huge one we could all sit around? 683 00:32:20,879 --> 00:32:23,080 -Yeah, like a table. -And just tear chunks off. 684 00:32:23,159 --> 00:32:25,320 -Exactly. -Like wild... 685 00:32:25,399 --> 00:32:26,840 -Animals. Yeah. -...animals. 686 00:32:26,919 --> 00:32:30,240 [Peter] I'm using a piping bag 'cause it's just faster and cleaner. 687 00:32:31,399 --> 00:32:34,120 -Get ready to go into the oven. -So, in it goes. 688 00:32:34,199 --> 00:32:37,600 -[Noel] Forty-five minutes remaining. -How long do they go into the oven for? 689 00:32:37,679 --> 00:32:40,159 You just watch it. This is what I'm guessing. I don't know. 690 00:32:40,240 --> 00:32:42,959 No. Well, don't look at me. I ain't got a clue. 691 00:32:43,560 --> 00:32:46,120 -Okay. -Okay. 692 00:32:46,199 --> 00:32:48,639 I'm gonna start with ten, give 'em a wee check. 693 00:32:48,719 --> 00:32:50,240 About 15 minutes. 694 00:32:52,560 --> 00:32:55,320 I made the rookie error. Didn't butter the moulds. 695 00:32:56,360 --> 00:32:57,639 More than likely gonna stick. 696 00:32:59,080 --> 00:33:01,439 [Noel] Bakers, you've got 15 minutes left. 697 00:33:03,159 --> 00:33:04,639 They smell cooked. 698 00:33:04,719 --> 00:33:08,399 [Linda] I think they're cooked but they're not up where they should be. 699 00:33:09,080 --> 00:33:10,760 Yep, as far as I can tell, that's good. 700 00:33:11,600 --> 00:33:12,679 They sound about right. 701 00:33:12,760 --> 00:33:14,919 [Noel] They look good. Look at those! 702 00:33:15,000 --> 00:33:17,120 -You got skills. -I hope so. 703 00:33:17,199 --> 00:33:18,439 I wasn't sure earlier. 704 00:33:18,520 --> 00:33:19,840 -[Sura laughs] -I'm joking. 705 00:33:19,919 --> 00:33:21,199 What should I do with that? 706 00:33:21,280 --> 00:33:22,879 -I'm gonna take-- -Take it away? 707 00:33:22,959 --> 00:33:25,480 -You can't, it's hot. -Maybe just throw it behind you. 708 00:33:25,560 --> 00:33:27,080 Throw it, someone will deal with it. 709 00:33:27,159 --> 00:33:28,760 -You don't have to deal with that. -No. 710 00:33:28,840 --> 00:33:30,120 You're a baking superstar. 711 00:33:32,280 --> 00:33:35,040 [Linda] Well, they've just sunk. So they've not worked. 712 00:33:35,879 --> 00:33:39,919 Oh, gosh. They're like toffee. There's too much syrup. That's what it was. 713 00:33:40,399 --> 00:33:43,280 [Lottie] Shall I do that thing that people do on Bake Off? 714 00:33:43,360 --> 00:33:44,840 Just do this for a little while. 715 00:33:44,919 --> 00:33:47,280 Does this work? You think this works? 716 00:33:48,000 --> 00:33:49,280 Everybody wafts. 717 00:33:49,879 --> 00:33:51,000 Bit of waftage. 718 00:33:51,080 --> 00:33:52,800 [blowing] How long left? 719 00:33:52,879 --> 00:33:53,719 Bakers. 720 00:33:53,800 --> 00:33:56,439 -[Noel] You... Five... Left! -[Matt] Have... Minutes... 721 00:33:56,520 --> 00:33:57,760 [Marc] Still quite warm. 722 00:33:57,840 --> 00:33:58,719 Oh, dear. 723 00:34:00,600 --> 00:34:02,159 I think I should turn them out. 724 00:34:03,560 --> 00:34:04,760 [Laura] Moment of truth. 725 00:34:13,480 --> 00:34:17,040 That's one that's good, but the pineapple didn't come out, 726 00:34:17,120 --> 00:34:20,279 -so we're on a rescue mission. -Er, ooh, er. [laughs] 727 00:34:22,719 --> 00:34:23,759 [Sura] Spot on. 728 00:34:36,520 --> 00:34:39,279 [laughing] They're not gonna come out, I don't think. 729 00:34:42,839 --> 00:34:45,279 [Rowan] Better than it might have been. Put it that way. 730 00:34:46,120 --> 00:34:48,360 [Marc] It would've been nice to have nice, clean sides, 731 00:34:48,440 --> 00:34:50,319 but I didn't grease my moulds. 732 00:34:50,400 --> 00:34:53,520 They would've been even if I managed to carve it out nicer. 733 00:34:54,360 --> 00:34:58,839 [Linda] I could just shape that like that. Oh, they are a disaster, aren't they? 734 00:34:58,920 --> 00:35:01,480 Bakers, you do be have one minute now. 735 00:35:01,560 --> 00:35:03,960 [Laura] Gonna pipe the rosettes on, and I'll be good. 736 00:35:04,040 --> 00:35:05,400 Put some cream, a cherry on top. 737 00:35:05,480 --> 00:35:07,600 I don't think they'll be cool enough. 738 00:35:08,319 --> 00:35:11,880 -[Mark] It's too hot. -[Loriea] Ooh, that one was not ready. 739 00:35:15,120 --> 00:35:17,279 The cream's starting to fall off. 740 00:35:18,400 --> 00:35:21,319 Bakers, your time is up. 741 00:35:22,120 --> 00:35:23,720 [Loriea] Oh, my cream fell off. 742 00:35:23,799 --> 00:35:26,680 Please place your pineapple upside-down cakes 743 00:35:26,759 --> 00:35:29,880 on the gingham cloth in front of your pictures. 744 00:35:29,960 --> 00:35:31,960 -[laughs] -[Loriea] What a hideous cake. 745 00:35:32,040 --> 00:35:33,920 [sighs] Oh, I think I deserve a cherry. 746 00:35:36,360 --> 00:35:38,120 -Look at this. -[Mark] Oh, no. 747 00:35:38,200 --> 00:35:40,839 [Sura] Oh! Go away. Ugh! 748 00:35:40,920 --> 00:35:43,839 -Ooh. [gasps] -[Rowan] No! 749 00:35:47,040 --> 00:35:48,240 I'm so sorry. 750 00:35:53,880 --> 00:35:55,279 Oh, my God. 751 00:35:58,080 --> 00:36:01,480 I'm so sorry. There was a fly. I went to shoo it away, 752 00:36:01,560 --> 00:36:04,160 -and knocked... Look. -Don't worry about it. It's fine. 753 00:36:04,240 --> 00:36:06,600 I'm... I'm sure they can go by 754 00:36:06,680 --> 00:36:08,759 what they looked like before I brought them over. 755 00:36:08,839 --> 00:36:10,759 -[Sura] Let's tidy it up. -[Matt] The good news 756 00:36:10,839 --> 00:36:15,600 is the front two are absolutely fine. And we'll tell Paul what happened. 757 00:36:15,680 --> 00:36:17,680 [whispers] Oh, don't cry. It's all right. 758 00:36:17,759 --> 00:36:19,799 -It's okay. -[Sura] Such a horrible thing... 759 00:36:19,880 --> 00:36:22,799 Yeah, I know. You know what? He's okay. 760 00:36:22,880 --> 00:36:23,960 [Mark] Total accident. 761 00:36:24,040 --> 00:36:25,560 It happens. Accidents happen. 762 00:36:25,640 --> 00:36:28,520 -I blame Matt, really. -[Matt] It was actually my fault, 763 00:36:28,600 --> 00:36:31,080 because I was looking at you at the time it happened. 764 00:36:31,160 --> 00:36:33,759 And you were probably hypnotised by my beauty. 765 00:36:34,480 --> 00:36:36,480 [laughing] 766 00:36:36,560 --> 00:36:38,200 -[Matt] That's what happened. -Maybe. 767 00:36:39,480 --> 00:36:44,160 [Noel] Paul and Prue are expecting six identical pineapple upside-down cakes 768 00:36:44,240 --> 00:36:47,040 topped with caramel, cream and crowned with a cherry. 769 00:36:47,120 --> 00:36:49,600 And they'll have no idea whose is whose. 770 00:36:49,680 --> 00:36:51,160 [Sura sighs] 771 00:36:52,759 --> 00:36:54,040 Shall we start over here? 772 00:36:54,120 --> 00:36:57,319 -It's got a nice height to it. -[Prue] It's about the right colour. 773 00:36:57,400 --> 00:36:59,359 The cream went on when they were still hot. 774 00:36:59,440 --> 00:37:00,960 [Paul] Let's have a look. 775 00:37:04,080 --> 00:37:06,799 -Nice and light, it's well-balanced. -Very light. 776 00:37:06,880 --> 00:37:08,080 [Paul] Again, it's the heat. 777 00:37:08,160 --> 00:37:11,120 You can see where the cream melted and it slid off the top. 778 00:37:12,480 --> 00:37:14,839 Good flavour, that cake. It just doesn't look great. 779 00:37:16,000 --> 00:37:18,200 [Paul] These do look neat. Colour looks good. 780 00:37:18,279 --> 00:37:20,960 And it's pretty uniform as well, across all six. 781 00:37:22,160 --> 00:37:24,040 The balance between the sponge, the cream... 782 00:37:24,120 --> 00:37:25,640 -It's good. -...and syrup together, 783 00:37:25,720 --> 00:37:27,160 -the balance is good. -[Prue] Lovely. 784 00:37:27,240 --> 00:37:30,319 [Paul] Moving on to number four. Again, problems with the heat. 785 00:37:30,400 --> 00:37:32,359 Coming out the tins, just needs to be higher, 786 00:37:32,440 --> 00:37:35,000 -just a little bit more open. -[Prue] It's a bit doughy. 787 00:37:35,080 --> 00:37:37,640 [Paul] These look quite neat. Cherry sits well on the top. 788 00:37:37,720 --> 00:37:40,080 -[Prue] Nice colour. -[Paul] They're pretty uniform. 789 00:37:41,000 --> 00:37:43,520 -[Prue] Lovely cake. -[Paul] It is a nice cake. 790 00:37:43,600 --> 00:37:46,680 Moving on. Now, looks quite dark in places. 791 00:37:47,560 --> 00:37:51,319 That caramel is a bit dominant because it's a little darker. 792 00:37:51,880 --> 00:37:53,839 This, on the other hand, is a bit too pale. 793 00:37:53,920 --> 00:37:56,240 [Paul] It's pale. They were rushing, brought it out early. 794 00:37:56,319 --> 00:37:59,080 Put the cream when it was piping hot, and it just poured off side. 795 00:37:59,160 --> 00:38:02,400 -Yeah. It does not look a pretty thing. -[chuckling] It doesn't. 796 00:38:03,640 --> 00:38:07,480 [Prue] If you get it a little browner, it takes away from some of the sweetness 797 00:38:07,560 --> 00:38:11,319 because the caramel has that just tiny little bit of bitterness. 798 00:38:11,400 --> 00:38:14,759 -Anyway... -We're going from pale to very dark. 799 00:38:14,839 --> 00:38:16,839 This one got stuck in the tin. 800 00:38:16,920 --> 00:38:19,000 -But also, that's too dark. -[Prue] Yeah. 801 00:38:19,080 --> 00:38:20,560 It's a bit too dark. 802 00:38:22,319 --> 00:38:25,279 -It's quite bitter. -Mmm. And there's a lot of caramel. 803 00:38:25,359 --> 00:38:26,240 [Paul] It's burnt. 804 00:38:26,319 --> 00:38:28,560 We move on to one that's just in the middle. 805 00:38:28,640 --> 00:38:31,560 [Prue] And looks really nice. I mean, the piping's good, 806 00:38:31,640 --> 00:38:34,600 caramel colour is good. They're even, they're all risen. 807 00:38:34,680 --> 00:38:38,359 [Paul] The caramel's just the right level, so it brings in the colour, the flavour. 808 00:38:38,440 --> 00:38:39,960 -No problem with that at all. -Mmm. 809 00:38:41,080 --> 00:38:42,839 Moving on to this one. Piping's good. 810 00:38:42,920 --> 00:38:43,759 [Prue] Excellent. 811 00:38:43,839 --> 00:38:46,200 [Paul] It's been put on when it's relatively cool. 812 00:38:47,759 --> 00:38:49,720 It's well-balanced. You have caramel-- 813 00:38:49,839 --> 00:38:51,279 -It's lovely. -Almost toffee-like. 814 00:38:51,359 --> 00:38:53,520 And it balances beautifully with the sponge. 815 00:38:53,600 --> 00:38:55,920 Now, we move from the sublime to number 11. 816 00:38:56,000 --> 00:38:58,440 Issues bringing it out, issues with the sponge. 817 00:38:58,520 --> 00:39:00,080 [Prue] Didn't rise enough. 818 00:39:00,160 --> 00:39:02,240 -[Paul] Getting it out. -Hot when the cream went on. 819 00:39:02,319 --> 00:39:05,680 Too hot when the cream went on. What has happened to this? 820 00:39:05,759 --> 00:39:07,880 [Prue] I don't think it's properly cooked, is it? 821 00:39:07,960 --> 00:39:10,440 [Paul] Looks like it's been pushed together into the tin. 822 00:39:11,200 --> 00:39:12,680 Moving on to the last one. 823 00:39:12,759 --> 00:39:15,040 We heard there was an issue where it was dropped, 824 00:39:15,120 --> 00:39:18,839 so this one being the neatest one, we'll take that as a template. 825 00:39:18,920 --> 00:39:20,400 -[Noel] Yeah. -[Paul] They look dark 826 00:39:20,480 --> 00:39:22,359 down the side there, almost burnt. 827 00:39:22,440 --> 00:39:24,120 That's not because it was dropped. 828 00:39:24,200 --> 00:39:26,359 -[Prue laughs] -[Paul] It's been over-caramelised. 829 00:39:26,440 --> 00:39:28,400 But they've got a nice height to them. 830 00:39:28,480 --> 00:39:30,600 Mmm. Delicious. 831 00:39:31,880 --> 00:39:35,520 [Noel] Paul and Prue will now rank the cakes from worst to best. 832 00:39:35,600 --> 00:39:38,600 In 12th place is this one. 833 00:39:38,680 --> 00:39:39,720 Oh, Linda. 834 00:39:39,799 --> 00:39:41,960 Well, you know what, there's only one way now. 835 00:39:42,040 --> 00:39:43,759 It's up from here, isn't it? 836 00:39:44,240 --> 00:39:45,920 Eleventh spot is this one. 837 00:39:46,640 --> 00:39:49,640 Very bitter. That caramel had gone way over the top. 838 00:39:49,720 --> 00:39:53,160 -You had a problem with it sticking. -Then, number ten is this one. 839 00:39:53,240 --> 00:39:57,080 Loriea. This is the opposite of that one. It's just a little too pale. 840 00:39:58,240 --> 00:40:03,400 [Matt] Dave is ninth, Mak eighth, Mark is seventh, Laura six, 841 00:40:03,480 --> 00:40:06,240 Hermine is fifth and Lottie is fourth. 842 00:40:06,920 --> 00:40:08,680 In third spot, we have this one. 843 00:40:08,759 --> 00:40:12,200 Good consistency across the board and the sponge was very, very good. 844 00:40:12,279 --> 00:40:14,240 And then, in second place... 845 00:40:17,000 --> 00:40:18,600 we have this one. Who is that? 846 00:40:19,319 --> 00:40:21,920 Peter. It is pretty well faultless. 847 00:40:22,000 --> 00:40:24,160 But a smidgen below the winner. 848 00:40:24,799 --> 00:40:26,440 Which leaves first place. 849 00:40:27,480 --> 00:40:29,680 Well done, Sura. They're very, very good. 850 00:40:29,759 --> 00:40:34,480 The pipe work was beautiful and smooth, the sponge, the caramel. Well done. 851 00:40:39,040 --> 00:40:43,359 It was bittersweet because I feel so sad for Dave. 852 00:40:43,440 --> 00:40:45,960 I know you hate that but you did really well. 853 00:40:46,040 --> 00:40:48,960 I wish it... I wish it didn't happen, to be honest. 854 00:40:49,799 --> 00:40:54,000 It is a bit of a crackerjack of a day. I'm, er... I'm pretty pleased. 855 00:40:54,080 --> 00:40:57,160 Don't like making big mistakes. That was a big mistake. 856 00:40:57,240 --> 00:40:59,600 They asked for a pineapple upside-down cake 857 00:40:59,680 --> 00:41:02,319 and I gave them a pineapple fritter, didn't I, really? 858 00:41:09,400 --> 00:41:11,520 [Matt] There's one cake challenge remaining 859 00:41:11,600 --> 00:41:14,640 before we crown this year's first Star Baker, 860 00:41:14,720 --> 00:41:17,200 and reveal who will be leaving the tent. 861 00:41:17,279 --> 00:41:18,759 We're filming in a bubble. 862 00:41:18,839 --> 00:41:21,359 I tell you what, I'm quite anxious about being locked up 863 00:41:21,440 --> 00:41:25,040 -for weeks on end with you three guys. -[laughs] 864 00:41:25,120 --> 00:41:26,600 There's not a grown-up among you. 865 00:41:26,680 --> 00:41:29,359 I was looking forward to spending time with you, Prue. 866 00:41:29,440 --> 00:41:31,120 -You really were? -Yeah. 867 00:41:31,200 --> 00:41:34,279 I love how you two pretend we don't all live together in real life. 868 00:41:34,359 --> 00:41:35,839 [laughing] 869 00:41:35,920 --> 00:41:38,000 [Paul] We've got some real talent in the tent. 870 00:41:38,080 --> 00:41:39,880 Sura was a deserving winner in the technical. 871 00:41:39,960 --> 00:41:43,720 You got Pete, Hermine. I think she's in line for Star Baker as well. 872 00:41:43,799 --> 00:41:45,480 So who do you think is in the bottom? 873 00:41:45,560 --> 00:41:48,160 [Paul] I think Loriea. She had that bubble gum idea. 874 00:41:48,240 --> 00:41:51,040 I think Marc E and certainly, Linda. 875 00:41:51,120 --> 00:41:53,240 There's a lot in the middle that could go either way. 876 00:41:53,319 --> 00:41:55,680 It's very tough, isn't it? Somebody's gone through lockdown, 877 00:41:55,759 --> 00:41:58,520 and they've come here, and they've quarantined, 878 00:41:58,600 --> 00:42:00,920 and they're just in the competition for two days. 879 00:42:01,000 --> 00:42:04,759 I think that's always the worst, is to go home right at the beginning. 880 00:42:04,839 --> 00:42:07,880 We'll have one big camera, they'll just walk off into the distance, 881 00:42:07,960 --> 00:42:11,040 socially distancing, with that music from The Hulk at the end. 882 00:42:11,120 --> 00:42:13,160 -[Paul] Yeah. -[both vocalising] 883 00:42:20,759 --> 00:42:22,319 Bakers, welcome back. 884 00:42:22,400 --> 00:42:26,040 And I hope you're ready for your very first showstopper challenge. 885 00:42:26,120 --> 00:42:29,520 Paul and Prue would like you to make a cake bust 886 00:42:29,600 --> 00:42:32,279 depicting your personal celebrity hero. 887 00:42:32,359 --> 00:42:35,279 Your 3D cake bust must have a head. 888 00:42:35,359 --> 00:42:37,600 And it must be made... [laughs] 889 00:42:37,680 --> 00:42:39,400 [Matt laughing] 890 00:42:39,480 --> 00:42:42,200 And it must be made mainly from cake. 891 00:42:42,279 --> 00:42:44,880 Although you can use some other edible details. 892 00:42:44,960 --> 00:42:47,520 Okay, you've got four hours. On your marks. 893 00:42:47,600 --> 00:42:49,560 -Get set... -[in deep voice] Bake. 894 00:42:50,560 --> 00:42:52,600 -Right, let's go. -[exhales] Okay. 895 00:42:52,680 --> 00:42:57,279 Roll my sleeves up. I am petrified, but this showstopper, 896 00:42:57,359 --> 00:42:59,560 it's just got so many things happening. 897 00:42:59,640 --> 00:43:02,920 It's given me quite a few sleepless nights, this one. 898 00:43:03,000 --> 00:43:07,480 To make a cake bust, head and shoulders of a person, 899 00:43:07,560 --> 00:43:11,560 we're asking them to be engineers, decorators and bakers. 900 00:43:11,640 --> 00:43:13,759 The big risk with a challenge like this 901 00:43:13,839 --> 00:43:16,640 is ending up with too much icing, too much buttercream, 902 00:43:16,720 --> 00:43:19,279 which will be too heavy, make it too sweet, 903 00:43:19,359 --> 00:43:21,120 even if it makes it look fantastic. 904 00:43:21,200 --> 00:43:23,720 For me, the secret with this challenge is 905 00:43:23,799 --> 00:43:26,839 the structure they're gonna use to put the cake onto. 906 00:43:26,920 --> 00:43:28,200 If there's no proper structure, 907 00:43:28,279 --> 00:43:30,240 or if they don't bake the sponges correctly, 908 00:43:30,319 --> 00:43:31,400 it will collapse. 909 00:43:32,480 --> 00:43:33,759 -[Paul] Hello. -[Marc] Hi, Prue. 910 00:43:33,839 --> 00:43:34,680 -Hello. -Hi, Matt. 911 00:43:34,759 --> 00:43:36,960 Tell us about your bust. What are you gonna be doing? 912 00:43:37,040 --> 00:43:38,920 I'm doing David Bowie as Ziggy Stardust. 913 00:43:39,000 --> 00:43:39,879 Perfect. 914 00:43:39,960 --> 00:43:42,799 Ziggy Stardust is going to be instantly recognisable 915 00:43:42,879 --> 00:43:44,879 -just because of the colours. -Yeah. 916 00:43:44,960 --> 00:43:48,799 [Matt] A fondant lightning strike will decorate Marc's chocolate sponge 917 00:43:48,879 --> 00:43:52,040 and vanilla buttercream reimagining of the Thin White Duke. 918 00:43:52,120 --> 00:43:54,440 [Prue] One of the wonderful things about David Bowie 919 00:43:54,520 --> 00:43:56,759 -is the shape of his face. -Well, this is it. 920 00:43:56,839 --> 00:43:59,839 -It's so beautiful and so slim. -His face is quite slender. 921 00:43:59,920 --> 00:44:02,440 First time I made it, it looked more like Desperate Dan. 922 00:44:02,520 --> 00:44:06,960 [Noel] And Bowie will be joined on stage by another musical legend. 923 00:44:07,040 --> 00:44:08,839 My hero is Bob Marley. 924 00:44:09,600 --> 00:44:12,440 I just love his ethos, not to worry about stuff. 925 00:44:12,520 --> 00:44:13,680 Been singing it all morning. 926 00:44:13,759 --> 00:44:15,520 [Matt] After a difficult first day, 927 00:44:15,600 --> 00:44:18,400 Linda's hoping her lemon and orange sponge Bob 928 00:44:18,480 --> 00:44:20,120 will be her "Redemption Song", 929 00:44:20,200 --> 00:44:24,200 filled with lemon and orange curds and a coconut rum mascarpone cream. 930 00:44:24,279 --> 00:44:26,240 Is the alcohol there for Prue? 931 00:44:27,480 --> 00:44:29,520 Well, I thought it might cheer Paul up. 932 00:44:29,600 --> 00:44:31,839 [laughing] Nothing cheers Paul up. 933 00:44:31,920 --> 00:44:34,759 How much booze you got in there? A couple bottles? 934 00:44:34,839 --> 00:44:37,560 -A bottle and a half. -Really? No. 935 00:44:38,319 --> 00:44:41,600 And if that doesn't get the backstage party started... 936 00:44:41,680 --> 00:44:43,440 ♪ Hey, oh! ♪ 937 00:44:44,640 --> 00:44:46,480 ♪ Hey-ey-ey, oh ♪ 938 00:44:46,560 --> 00:44:48,799 I love Freddie Mercury. You're a big Queen fan? 939 00:44:48,879 --> 00:44:49,720 Yeah. 940 00:44:49,799 --> 00:44:52,440 [Noel] Laura's lemon and elderflower Freddie Mercury 941 00:44:52,520 --> 00:44:56,560 will take to the stage in a highly-detailed fondant icing replica 942 00:44:56,640 --> 00:44:58,560 of his iconic yellow jacket. 943 00:44:58,640 --> 00:44:59,920 [Matt] You've practised this? 944 00:45:00,000 --> 00:45:02,400 Last time I did it, the head exploded and it went in the bin. 945 00:45:02,480 --> 00:45:03,400 Right. 946 00:45:03,480 --> 00:45:04,680 -Yeah. -Cut. 947 00:45:04,759 --> 00:45:07,040 -[sneezes] -Bless you. 948 00:45:07,120 --> 00:45:08,160 Too much chilli. 949 00:45:08,680 --> 00:45:09,839 [Prue] Hello, Loriea. 950 00:45:09,920 --> 00:45:12,720 Right, Loriea, who you gonna be doing for your bust? 951 00:45:12,799 --> 00:45:15,680 I will be doing Miss Louise Bennett-Coverley. 952 00:45:15,759 --> 00:45:17,759 She's a Jamaican poet. 953 00:45:17,839 --> 00:45:22,799 And she's got a poem about identity, and I've got a mismatch of accents, 954 00:45:22,879 --> 00:45:24,520 which I think works well for this. 955 00:45:24,600 --> 00:45:28,000 [Matt] Loriea will celebrate her Durham and Jamaican roots 956 00:45:28,080 --> 00:45:29,160 with a chocolate sponge, 957 00:45:29,240 --> 00:45:32,640 with Scotch bonnet chilli and spiced ginger and mango jam. 958 00:45:33,400 --> 00:45:36,120 I have practised this multiple times. 959 00:45:36,200 --> 00:45:38,240 -[Prue chuckles] -And my first attempt, 960 00:45:38,319 --> 00:45:40,200 it looked like I created Dobby. 961 00:45:40,279 --> 00:45:41,960 -[laughs] -[Loriea] So you will get 962 00:45:42,040 --> 00:45:44,480 hopefully a better version of something like that. 963 00:45:44,560 --> 00:45:46,560 -Hi. -Hello. I hear you're doing David. 964 00:45:46,640 --> 00:45:48,720 -Yeah. -'Cause you pushed his cakes over? 965 00:45:48,799 --> 00:45:50,879 -[Sura] No! -[Noel] Sorry, I got mixed up. 966 00:45:50,960 --> 00:45:53,600 -Who are you doing? -Sir David Attenborough. 967 00:45:53,680 --> 00:45:55,759 -What a ledge. -He is a ledge. 968 00:45:55,839 --> 00:45:57,160 -[Noel] Love him? -So much. 969 00:45:57,240 --> 00:45:58,720 -[Noel] Ever met him? -No. 970 00:45:58,799 --> 00:46:00,839 -Of course I've not-- -He's coming today. 971 00:46:00,920 --> 00:46:03,000 -Of course he's not. -I texted him. 972 00:46:03,080 --> 00:46:04,960 -Oh, sure. -Said, "Sura needs you". 973 00:46:05,040 --> 00:46:07,120 I do need him. I need a life model. 974 00:46:07,200 --> 00:46:09,600 [Matt] Sir David will be flavoured with coconut 975 00:46:09,680 --> 00:46:12,720 and layered with raspberry Italian meringue buttercream. 976 00:46:12,799 --> 00:46:16,440 People won't mind if you get it wrong, but the animal kingdom will be furious. 977 00:46:16,520 --> 00:46:20,200 -Well, we can't have that. -There'll be voles, gerbils... 978 00:46:20,279 --> 00:46:24,279 -[laughing] Coming for me? -...marmosets coming for you. [laughs] 979 00:46:24,359 --> 00:46:26,080 -The odd pigeon. -[Sura laughing] 980 00:46:26,160 --> 00:46:27,680 -Good luck. -[Sura] Stop it! 981 00:46:27,759 --> 00:46:30,600 [Matt] But Sura's Sir David will have a rival. 982 00:46:30,680 --> 00:46:33,080 Well, I'm doing a cake bust of Charles Darwin. 983 00:46:33,160 --> 00:46:35,480 -Uh-huh. -[Mark] Studied zoology at university. 984 00:46:35,560 --> 00:46:39,080 I thought the Bake Off tent is a bit like the survival of the fittest. 985 00:46:39,160 --> 00:46:40,560 -So... -[all laughing] 986 00:46:40,640 --> 00:46:44,240 [Noel] Mark will carve a spiced ginger sponge of coconut buttercream 987 00:46:44,319 --> 00:46:48,200 into a simple stone-style bust of the pioneering naturalist. 988 00:46:48,279 --> 00:46:50,720 [Mark] I'm not a really decorative baker. 989 00:46:50,799 --> 00:46:53,200 I like the idea of doing someone who's not alive, 990 00:46:53,279 --> 00:46:55,920 so I can't offend them. [laughing] 991 00:46:56,000 --> 00:46:59,600 [Matt] Whilst Lottie's chosen hero is very much alive, 992 00:47:00,480 --> 00:47:02,560 it doesn't look like it at the moment. 993 00:47:02,640 --> 00:47:06,040 [Lottie] I have a skull mould which I'm just gonna build on top of. 994 00:47:06,120 --> 00:47:08,600 Because that's what's underneath someone's head. 995 00:47:08,680 --> 00:47:10,600 [Noel] Lottie's coconut and lime skull 996 00:47:10,680 --> 00:47:14,680 will be transformed into a spectacle bust of Louis Theroux. 997 00:47:14,759 --> 00:47:16,560 -[Paul] He was on last year. -Yeah. 998 00:47:16,640 --> 00:47:20,240 So, with Louis having been on the show, you two will know how he tastes. 999 00:47:20,319 --> 00:47:23,040 Yeah. He tastes a little bit coconut-y. 1000 00:47:23,120 --> 00:47:25,520 -I think it sounds delicious. -Thank you. 1001 00:47:25,600 --> 00:47:26,920 I hope so. 1002 00:47:27,000 --> 00:47:29,920 [singsong] Please cook and be nice, and don't be shit. 1003 00:47:30,000 --> 00:47:33,279 [Matt] Building a bust out of cake and several sponges... 1004 00:47:33,359 --> 00:47:35,080 More sponges than a Turkish bath. 1005 00:47:35,160 --> 00:47:38,240 -[Matt] ...of varying sizes and shapes... -[Linda] They're in. 1006 00:47:38,319 --> 00:47:41,240 [Matt] ...is creating a time-management nightmare for the bakers. 1007 00:47:41,319 --> 00:47:45,279 Got two timers on the go, one for the oven and one for... my task. 1008 00:47:45,359 --> 00:47:47,040 It's very complicated, isn't it? 1009 00:47:47,120 --> 00:47:51,560 [Matt] Rowan's hero demands something even more elaborate than multiple sponges. 1010 00:47:51,640 --> 00:47:54,279 I am making Queen Marie Antoinette. 1011 00:47:54,359 --> 00:47:55,200 Oh. 1012 00:47:55,279 --> 00:47:58,640 [Rowan] It'll be a chocolate cake with kirsch-soaked cherries. 1013 00:47:58,720 --> 00:48:01,720 And I'm making choux buns to make Her Majesty's hairdo. 1014 00:48:01,799 --> 00:48:04,879 [Noel] Whilst her choux hairdo might prove complicated, 1015 00:48:04,960 --> 00:48:08,240 things should be simpler with Marie Antoinette's face. 1016 00:48:08,319 --> 00:48:10,080 [Paul] Good idea with the mask in the mould. 1017 00:48:10,160 --> 00:48:13,440 That'll give you an instant image, so you've got something to work from. 1018 00:48:13,520 --> 00:48:15,839 -I hope to do it justice. -[Paul] Absolutely. Thanks. 1019 00:48:15,920 --> 00:48:16,960 Good luck. 1020 00:48:17,680 --> 00:48:20,960 I'm just laughing to myself. We must be completely mad. [chuckles] 1021 00:48:21,839 --> 00:48:25,000 It's a massive dash against the clock. [laughing] 1022 00:48:25,680 --> 00:48:27,279 Completely bonkers. 1023 00:48:27,799 --> 00:48:29,720 Who in their right mind? [chuckles] 1024 00:48:31,160 --> 00:48:33,279 [Noel] I fancy a cup of tea and I don't know why. 1025 00:48:33,359 --> 00:48:35,440 -Really? -Yeah, I don't know why. 1026 00:48:35,520 --> 00:48:38,120 Bakers, you are halfway through! 1027 00:48:38,200 --> 00:48:39,720 I just have so much to do, 1028 00:48:39,799 --> 00:48:42,839 I'm just really aware of so many different multiple elements. 1029 00:48:42,920 --> 00:48:46,080 Next, I've got to make coffee mascarpone cream 1030 00:48:46,160 --> 00:48:47,680 to go between the slices. 1031 00:48:47,759 --> 00:48:50,720 [Noel] As well as helping to hold their busts together... 1032 00:48:50,799 --> 00:48:54,279 [Sura] So, I'm going with raspberry Italian meringue buttercream. 1033 00:48:54,359 --> 00:48:58,480 [Noel] ...the bakers' fillings are another chance to deliver showstopping flavours. 1034 00:48:58,560 --> 00:49:02,359 This is my lemon and elderflower mascarpone cream filling. 1035 00:49:02,440 --> 00:49:04,720 I'm not having them say that my cake is bland. 1036 00:49:05,400 --> 00:49:11,080 [Loriea] This is ginger and mango jam. I'm using a lot of ginger. 1037 00:49:11,640 --> 00:49:14,319 [Matt] But Peter is taking a more subtle approach. 1038 00:49:14,400 --> 00:49:17,440 [Peter] Between the cakes, I'm just gonna have a nice simple strawberry jam 1039 00:49:17,520 --> 00:49:20,879 and some whipped double cream. Er, it's a family favourite. 1040 00:49:20,960 --> 00:49:22,920 [Noel] The simple theme will continue 1041 00:49:23,000 --> 00:49:25,480 between Peter's Victoria sandwich rendition 1042 00:49:25,560 --> 00:49:30,120 of his cycling hero, Sir Chris Hoy, sporting fondant goggles and helmet. 1043 00:49:30,200 --> 00:49:32,160 Clever way of getting around doing hair. 1044 00:49:32,240 --> 00:49:34,640 -Precisely why I wanted to do it. -[Prue] And goggles. 1045 00:49:35,240 --> 00:49:36,720 -[Peter] Yes. -So, no eyes. 1046 00:49:36,799 --> 00:49:40,640 I'm not great at sculpture and art, erm, so I thought I'd go 1047 00:49:40,720 --> 00:49:43,520 more simple and try and get something that presents well. 1048 00:49:43,600 --> 00:49:45,520 -Good luck, Peter. -Thanks very much. 1049 00:49:45,600 --> 00:49:47,160 Right, are you ready? 1050 00:49:48,600 --> 00:49:50,440 I think that is, like, just cooked. 1051 00:49:50,520 --> 00:49:53,160 [Linda] Yeah. Sorted. 1052 00:49:54,480 --> 00:49:56,799 -He's got a lot of sponge. -[Lottie] Hmm? 1053 00:49:56,879 --> 00:49:58,520 -Got a lot of sponge. -[Lottie] I know. 1054 00:49:58,600 --> 00:50:00,879 [Matt] The sponges might be out of the oven... 1055 00:50:00,960 --> 00:50:03,480 [Mak] This bit is so stressful. It's so hot. 1056 00:50:03,560 --> 00:50:04,960 These are hot cakes. 1057 00:50:05,040 --> 00:50:07,640 [Matt] ...but until they're cool enough to carve... 1058 00:50:07,720 --> 00:50:09,759 Pop them in the fridge 'cause I can't do anything 1059 00:50:09,839 --> 00:50:11,279 because they are still very warm. 1060 00:50:11,359 --> 00:50:13,400 [Matt] ...assembly will have to wait. 1061 00:50:14,120 --> 00:50:17,080 [Mark] Oh, no! Just lost a sponge. [clicks tongue] 1062 00:50:17,160 --> 00:50:20,520 [groans softly] Damn it! Just dropped a sponge. 1063 00:50:22,160 --> 00:50:23,759 It's fixable, I think. 1064 00:50:23,839 --> 00:50:26,000 I can use it for the top, so it's all right. 1065 00:50:26,080 --> 00:50:27,640 Think I'm doing okay for time. 1066 00:50:27,720 --> 00:50:30,080 I'm trying to roll out as much fondant as I can 1067 00:50:30,160 --> 00:50:31,759 before the cakes come out the freezer. 1068 00:50:31,839 --> 00:50:35,120 [Matt] Using fondant will allow the bakers to craft the skin, 1069 00:50:35,200 --> 00:50:39,120 hair, and clothing that will hopefully bring their heroes to life. 1070 00:50:39,200 --> 00:50:43,200 So, I'm making beads for her necklace. 1071 00:50:43,960 --> 00:50:46,120 -[Noel] Is this Prince Charles? -[Dave] No. 1072 00:50:46,200 --> 00:50:47,560 Shall I just keep guessing? 1073 00:50:47,640 --> 00:50:49,279 -Meant to be Tom DeLonge. -Farrah Fawcett? 1074 00:50:49,359 --> 00:50:50,520 -Who? -Tom DeLonge. 1075 00:50:50,600 --> 00:50:53,160 -Blink-182. -[Noel] I know who they are, yeah. 1076 00:50:53,240 --> 00:50:55,799 Are you a fan of that type of music, Noel? 1077 00:50:56,319 --> 00:50:57,759 Er... yeah. 1078 00:50:57,839 --> 00:50:58,680 -[mouths] -No. 1079 00:50:58,759 --> 00:50:59,600 [Dave laughs] 1080 00:51:00,600 --> 00:51:03,839 [Noel] Fondant ears and a highly detailed fondant face and cap 1081 00:51:03,920 --> 00:51:06,440 will cover a strawberry, chocolate and mint homage 1082 00:51:06,520 --> 00:51:08,640 to Dave's favourite punk icon. 1083 00:51:09,440 --> 00:51:11,160 Do you know what music Matt likes? 1084 00:51:11,240 --> 00:51:14,040 When I first met Matt, he was listening to Roger Whittaker. 1085 00:51:14,120 --> 00:51:15,480 Mmm-hmm. Actually true. 1086 00:51:15,560 --> 00:51:16,920 -[Dave] I don't... -[Noel laughs] 1087 00:51:17,000 --> 00:51:19,200 I love Roger Whittaker. Do you like him? 1088 00:51:19,279 --> 00:51:20,480 -No, weirdly. -Why not? 1089 00:51:20,560 --> 00:51:21,480 [both laughing] 1090 00:51:21,560 --> 00:51:23,279 -I like Black Sabbath. -Oh... 1091 00:51:24,120 --> 00:51:28,319 [Hermine] I'm just using the pasta roller to roll my dress. 1092 00:51:28,399 --> 00:51:30,799 -Wow. -I'm doing Lupita Nyong'o. 1093 00:51:30,879 --> 00:51:32,720 -She's a Hollywood actress. -Yes. 1094 00:51:32,799 --> 00:51:34,480 -Black Panther. -[Hermine] Yes! 1095 00:51:34,560 --> 00:51:36,240 -Yes. -[Prue] Very beautiful girl. 1096 00:51:36,319 --> 00:51:40,440 She is. I hope, er, I could replicate that. 1097 00:51:40,520 --> 00:51:43,440 [Noel] Hermine is aiming to capture Lupita's beauty 1098 00:51:43,520 --> 00:51:47,040 by decorating her chocolate and coffee sponges with fondant fabric 1099 00:51:47,120 --> 00:51:49,480 and very lifelike facial features. 1100 00:51:49,560 --> 00:51:54,080 [Hermine] I'm gonna make ice-mould eyes to give it a real eye look. 1101 00:51:54,640 --> 00:51:56,600 I hope it will look impressive. [chuckles] 1102 00:51:56,680 --> 00:51:59,080 [Matt] Also keen to do his hero justice... 1103 00:51:59,160 --> 00:52:00,480 Two eyeballs. 1104 00:52:00,560 --> 00:52:02,560 Some cheeky things. 1105 00:52:02,640 --> 00:52:03,759 [Matt] ...is Mak. 1106 00:52:03,839 --> 00:52:08,000 [Mak] My hero is Bill Bryson. He's an author I've admired for decades. 1107 00:52:08,080 --> 00:52:09,720 Been studying his face so much. 1108 00:52:09,799 --> 00:52:13,720 [chuckles] Honestly, I just know every wrinkle, every nook and cranny. 1109 00:52:13,799 --> 00:52:15,560 [Matt] His lemon Madeira sponges 1110 00:52:15,640 --> 00:52:18,720 will form the base for his anatomically thought-out bust, 1111 00:52:18,799 --> 00:52:23,120 and to recreate Bill's flowing locks, he has a special tool to hand. 1112 00:52:23,200 --> 00:52:25,879 [Mak] It's a press for making Bombay mix, 1113 00:52:25,960 --> 00:52:28,560 and what I'm trying to do is create strands of hair. 1114 00:52:28,640 --> 00:52:30,759 Very nice. Can you make me some, please? 1115 00:52:30,839 --> 00:52:34,440 -Just come over here and I'll just... -Yeah. Yes, please. Yes, thank you. 1116 00:52:34,520 --> 00:52:38,240 [Noel] But things aren't going quite so well at Rowan's hair salon. 1117 00:52:38,759 --> 00:52:41,319 [Rowan] Oh, come on, choux buns. Why? 1118 00:52:41,839 --> 00:52:43,920 Hoping that it'll rise. We'll see. 1119 00:52:45,600 --> 00:52:48,920 Bakers, you have one hour remaining. 1120 00:52:49,000 --> 00:52:50,200 [groaning] 1121 00:52:50,279 --> 00:52:52,720 -Have you seen my rolling pin? -No, not anywhere. 1122 00:52:52,799 --> 00:52:54,440 [both laughing] 1123 00:52:54,520 --> 00:52:56,080 I'm going for the assembly. 1124 00:52:56,160 --> 00:52:59,279 I'm dreading this bit because it's... [clicks tongue, shudders] 1125 00:53:00,040 --> 00:53:03,399 [Matt] With their sponges cooled, the build can begin. 1126 00:53:03,480 --> 00:53:06,480 I'm not running any risk of anything slipping off the mat. 1127 00:53:06,560 --> 00:53:09,839 Feeling nervous about time 'cause these need to be really frozen, 1128 00:53:09,920 --> 00:53:12,000 but I think they're cool enough to carve. 1129 00:53:12,640 --> 00:53:13,600 [Marc] Here we go. 1130 00:53:13,680 --> 00:53:17,759 [Noel] Stacking layers of delicate sponge and creamy fillings 1131 00:53:17,839 --> 00:53:19,759 is a precarious task. 1132 00:53:19,839 --> 00:53:22,920 Looks a bit like I'm performing some awful medieval torture, 1133 00:53:23,000 --> 00:53:26,200 but it is a necessity, and I'm sure Louis would understand. 1134 00:53:26,759 --> 00:53:29,240 Well, I've got some choux, very flat choux. 1135 00:53:29,319 --> 00:53:31,319 Only a matter of whether it's worth using or not. 1136 00:53:31,399 --> 00:53:33,839 Don't wanna be criticised for it when it's not necessary, 1137 00:53:33,920 --> 00:53:36,279 so I'll just, I'll wing it as usual. 1138 00:53:36,359 --> 00:53:38,040 [Matt] As the busts get taller... 1139 00:53:38,120 --> 00:53:40,120 [Dave] The head's starting to droop forward. 1140 00:53:40,200 --> 00:53:43,399 [Matt] ...and heavier, the strain on the sponges... 1141 00:53:43,480 --> 00:53:44,799 [Marc] It's all cracking. 1142 00:53:44,879 --> 00:53:46,440 [Matt] ...starts to take its toll. 1143 00:53:46,520 --> 00:53:48,480 [Laura] This is gonna collapse, I think. [sighs] 1144 00:53:49,200 --> 00:53:50,520 Ooh, there's a wobble. 1145 00:53:52,399 --> 00:53:53,600 No! 1146 00:53:54,799 --> 00:53:55,920 Oh, this is stressful. 1147 00:53:57,600 --> 00:54:00,040 Some of Freddie Mercury's head is not there. 1148 00:54:00,960 --> 00:54:03,160 That ain't meant to be happening, is it? 1149 00:54:04,040 --> 00:54:05,399 Oh, flipping heck. 1150 00:54:05,879 --> 00:54:10,080 Bakers, you have 30 minutes left! 1151 00:54:10,160 --> 00:54:12,680 Surprising how the time just flies, doesn't it? 1152 00:54:13,279 --> 00:54:14,560 When you're having fun. 1153 00:54:14,640 --> 00:54:16,279 Who just said they're having fun? 1154 00:54:16,359 --> 00:54:18,240 Okay, I'm just gonna have to go for it. 1155 00:54:18,319 --> 00:54:20,000 [Lottie] Have you ever been this stressed? 1156 00:54:20,080 --> 00:54:22,240 [Laura] I've never been this stressed, mate. 1157 00:54:22,319 --> 00:54:25,000 -[Matt] As the fondant goes on... -[Mak] Speak to me, Mr. Bryson. 1158 00:54:25,080 --> 00:54:28,200 [Matt] ...engineering makes way for artistry. 1159 00:54:28,279 --> 00:54:30,480 [Mark] Doing this to your heroes is horrendous. 1160 00:54:30,560 --> 00:54:32,600 [Dave] Mine doesn't look like him, it's scary. 1161 00:54:32,680 --> 00:54:34,160 [Marc] It's so stressful, Paul. 1162 00:54:35,120 --> 00:54:37,200 Why did I get into this competition? 1163 00:54:37,279 --> 00:54:39,040 -You chose to come here. -[Marc] I know. 1164 00:54:39,120 --> 00:54:40,600 [Paul and Marc laughing] 1165 00:54:40,680 --> 00:54:42,359 What the hell is that? 1166 00:54:42,440 --> 00:54:45,040 [Noel] It's like a death mask. Is it a grim reaper? 1167 00:54:45,120 --> 00:54:47,160 Erm, it's supposed to be Louis Theroux. 1168 00:54:47,240 --> 00:54:50,040 -[laughing] -Rude! 1169 00:54:50,120 --> 00:54:52,839 -[Noel] Have you seen Louis Theroux? -[both laughing] 1170 00:54:53,680 --> 00:54:55,359 [Peter] I have faith he's gonna stand up. 1171 00:54:55,440 --> 00:54:57,960 [Laura] He's got the shortest head in the world. 1172 00:54:58,040 --> 00:54:58,879 [sighs] 1173 00:54:58,960 --> 00:55:02,399 Embarrassing. Making boobs on national TV. 1174 00:55:02,480 --> 00:55:04,839 I don't know if I've ever fancied a cake before, 1175 00:55:04,920 --> 00:55:06,600 but I slightly do now. 1176 00:55:06,680 --> 00:55:08,240 [both laughing] 1177 00:55:08,319 --> 00:55:10,960 [Rowan] We've decided to go for rice paper. 1178 00:55:11,040 --> 00:55:14,879 Given the disaster with the choux buns, erm, this seems like the best option. 1179 00:55:14,960 --> 00:55:16,640 Bakers, ten minutes left. 1180 00:55:16,720 --> 00:55:18,000 [sighs] It's not enough. 1181 00:55:18,080 --> 00:55:19,319 It's all gone wrong. 1182 00:55:22,359 --> 00:55:26,040 [Loriea] Kind of a lot like a bandana I'm trying to put on there, 1183 00:55:26,120 --> 00:55:29,560 but it never seems to work as well as I need it to. 1184 00:55:29,640 --> 00:55:31,480 [Lottie] Gonna quickly paint his eyes in. 1185 00:55:31,560 --> 00:55:35,120 [Sura] Oh, man, he looks absolutely knackered. Poor David. 1186 00:55:36,120 --> 00:55:38,799 I like detail, it's calming. 1187 00:55:38,879 --> 00:55:42,960 Time factor-wise, I think it's just gonna have to be kind of silhouette-y, really. 1188 00:55:43,040 --> 00:55:44,960 -[Laura] I can't do it. -[Sura] You can. 1189 00:55:45,040 --> 00:55:47,600 -[Laura] I can't put the head on. -[Sura] I'll help. 1190 00:55:47,680 --> 00:55:50,560 [Laura] I'm too scared to put the head on. 1191 00:55:51,920 --> 00:55:54,120 Bakers, you have one minute left. 1192 00:55:54,200 --> 00:55:55,279 -Do it. -Oh! 1193 00:55:55,359 --> 00:55:57,080 -Just put it on. -Jesus Christ. 1194 00:55:57,160 --> 00:55:59,520 [Laura] Come on, Freddie, please stay together. 1195 00:55:59,600 --> 00:56:02,359 [Lottie] Louis, please don't hate me when you see this. 1196 00:56:02,440 --> 00:56:05,080 Rowan, can I be of any assistance for the last bit? 1197 00:56:05,160 --> 00:56:06,839 I'm kind of there, thank you. 1198 00:56:06,920 --> 00:56:09,480 I'll just do a bit more pinning of these things. 1199 00:56:09,560 --> 00:56:12,680 -[Laura] This needs to sit on top. -[Sura] It's not going on top. 1200 00:56:12,759 --> 00:56:14,359 -Oh! -You've put the wrong bit in. 1201 00:56:14,879 --> 00:56:18,319 -[Mak] Just need glasses on him. -Long as that holds up for a little bit. 1202 00:56:18,399 --> 00:56:21,600 [Laura] Oh, no, Freddie. [chuckling] 1203 00:56:21,680 --> 00:56:24,000 [Lottie] Gotta laugh, he's got a bloody hunchback. 1204 00:56:24,080 --> 00:56:25,279 [Laura] Quick. 1205 00:56:25,359 --> 00:56:27,120 -No... -[Laura] It's too big. 1206 00:56:27,200 --> 00:56:29,080 This bit, this bit. Go, go, go. 1207 00:56:31,480 --> 00:56:33,960 -It's gonna pierce through his head-- -I don't care. 1208 00:56:34,040 --> 00:56:36,640 Bakers, your time is up. 1209 00:56:37,319 --> 00:56:39,120 Thank you so much for your help. 1210 00:56:39,200 --> 00:56:42,080 Step away from your cake busts. 1211 00:56:42,160 --> 00:56:45,160 It wasn't quite what I had planned. But you know, what is? 1212 00:56:45,799 --> 00:56:46,799 [Laura] I'm going home. 1213 00:56:46,879 --> 00:56:49,319 -[Sura] No, you're not. -[Laura] I am. 1214 00:56:50,120 --> 00:56:53,160 -That was hard. -[chuckles] Tell me about it. 1215 00:56:53,240 --> 00:56:56,279 -[Laura] Oh, God, yours is about to fall. -[Rowan] No! 1216 00:56:59,240 --> 00:57:00,960 [Sura] I never run. 1217 00:57:03,759 --> 00:57:05,200 [indistinct chatter] 1218 00:57:06,440 --> 00:57:11,120 Sura, get something flat. It's not in balance. It'll fall again. 1219 00:57:11,200 --> 00:57:13,000 [Linda] That's it. Something heavy. 1220 00:57:13,080 --> 00:57:14,480 Stand it up the back. 1221 00:57:14,560 --> 00:57:15,759 That's it. 1222 00:57:15,839 --> 00:57:18,680 I had to put, like, a... The piping bags behind him. 1223 00:57:18,759 --> 00:57:20,680 So, it looks like a travel cushion. 1224 00:57:21,399 --> 00:57:24,120 [Matt] It's okay. They said you can use inedible supports. 1225 00:57:24,200 --> 00:57:25,240 [laughs] 1226 00:57:28,120 --> 00:57:31,040 [Noel] It's judgement time for the 12 cake busts. 1227 00:57:31,720 --> 00:57:33,960 Rowan, would you like to bring up your showstopper? 1228 00:57:40,200 --> 00:57:43,640 The choux buns were a bit of a disaster, so I had to improvise. 1229 00:57:43,720 --> 00:57:44,960 [Paul] There's a pattern here. 1230 00:57:45,040 --> 00:57:48,640 'Cause you promised us almost a Parthenon yesterday, we didn't get. 1231 00:57:48,720 --> 00:57:51,240 -Promised us choux buns, we haven't got. -No. 1232 00:57:51,319 --> 00:57:52,919 Say less and then do more. 1233 00:57:53,000 --> 00:57:54,319 -Yes. -[Paul] Having said that, 1234 00:57:54,399 --> 00:57:55,919 you instantly recognise who it is. 1235 00:57:56,000 --> 00:57:58,200 I think it's absolutely brilliant. 1236 00:57:58,279 --> 00:58:00,000 -[Rowan] Thank you. -I hope she tastes nice. 1237 00:58:00,080 --> 00:58:01,240 Well, so do I. 1238 00:58:01,319 --> 00:58:03,160 -Gonna go through her cheek. -Yeah. 1239 00:58:03,240 --> 00:58:04,560 No. 1240 00:58:05,359 --> 00:58:06,200 Oh, you brute. 1241 00:58:06,279 --> 00:58:07,319 [chuckles] 1242 00:58:07,399 --> 00:58:12,399 [Rowan] It's a chocolate cake with kirsch-soaked cherries. 1243 00:58:13,879 --> 00:58:16,919 Mmm! Cherry flavour's lovely. 1244 00:58:17,000 --> 00:58:20,440 Would've been nice to have the choux buns, but overall I think you made a tasty cake. 1245 00:58:20,520 --> 00:58:22,319 -Thank you. -[Prue] Well done, Rowan. 1246 00:58:24,240 --> 00:58:27,040 [Prue] Well, I have to say, he is recognisable. 1247 00:58:27,120 --> 00:58:28,399 -Definitely. -Thank you. 1248 00:58:28,480 --> 00:58:31,759 That sort of slightly anxious look is very Louis Theroux. 1249 00:58:31,839 --> 00:58:35,960 It is a coconut and lime sponge with a chocolate orange buttercream. 1250 00:58:38,080 --> 00:58:41,000 [Paul] You get all the flavours, the orange, lime, coconut. 1251 00:58:41,080 --> 00:58:42,759 But it's over-baked, bone dry. 1252 00:58:45,040 --> 00:58:46,799 [Prue] It's obviously Bill Bryson. 1253 00:58:46,879 --> 00:58:48,640 It's good. I love the detail on it. 1254 00:58:48,720 --> 00:58:51,080 -Thank you. -[Prue] And what's inside it? 1255 00:58:51,160 --> 00:58:53,560 It's a lemon Madeira with red currant jam. 1256 00:58:55,839 --> 00:58:59,960 -Lovely flavour, but it's very dry. -[Paul] And that's a real shame. 1257 00:59:02,600 --> 00:59:04,480 I'd like to have seen a mouth on it. 1258 00:59:04,560 --> 00:59:07,799 'Cause Marley was known for his voice and he hasn't got a mouth. 1259 00:59:07,879 --> 00:59:09,879 -[all laugh] -I know. 1260 00:59:13,440 --> 00:59:15,200 -I think it's delicious. -[Prue] It is. 1261 00:59:15,279 --> 00:59:17,520 [Paul] It's got all elements of a good sponge. 1262 00:59:17,600 --> 00:59:21,080 You can't go wrong with citrus flavours and a lemon curd. 1263 00:59:25,440 --> 00:59:29,359 It's very dramatic. He's got wonderful athlete's shoulders. 1264 00:59:29,440 --> 00:59:33,279 He really looks as if he's puffing. And I love the helmet. 1265 00:59:33,359 --> 00:59:35,040 [Paul] It's clever, and a good get out, 1266 00:59:35,120 --> 00:59:39,200 because, wearing a helmet and a mask, you know who it is. 1267 00:59:39,279 --> 00:59:42,200 I mean, Sir Chris has got many, many Olympic medals. 1268 00:59:42,279 --> 00:59:43,759 That's what he wore when he did it. 1269 00:59:43,839 --> 00:59:45,080 -It's excellent. -Let me just... 1270 00:59:45,160 --> 00:59:46,000 Sorry, Chris. 1271 00:59:46,080 --> 00:59:48,919 [Prue] I was worried about this. I thought Victoria sandwich 1272 00:59:49,000 --> 00:59:51,799 and fresh cream is all quite light and easily squashed, 1273 00:59:51,879 --> 00:59:53,680 and you'd end up with a pudding inside. 1274 00:59:53,759 --> 00:59:56,040 But you haven't. It looks lovely. 1275 00:59:57,040 --> 00:59:59,640 The Italian meringue buttercream is delicious. 1276 00:59:59,720 --> 01:00:03,200 The strawberries, the cream, the sponge is spot on. 1277 01:00:04,560 --> 01:00:06,120 It feels really fresh. Light. 1278 01:00:06,200 --> 01:00:09,200 It's delicious. The concept is great. 1279 01:00:09,279 --> 01:00:10,520 And it's witty. 1280 01:00:10,600 --> 01:00:13,359 -[Prue and Paul] Well done, Peter. -Thank you so much. 1281 01:00:15,440 --> 01:00:18,440 [Prue] I think it's like a caricature. So it's really good. 1282 01:00:18,520 --> 01:00:21,120 -[Dave] Thank you. -[Prue] Would you tell us what's inside? 1283 01:00:21,200 --> 01:00:24,359 Mint and strawberry with a cocoa buttercream. 1284 01:00:27,680 --> 01:00:29,319 Bit toothpaste-y. 1285 01:00:29,399 --> 01:00:31,040 The mint is so strong. 1286 01:00:31,120 --> 01:00:33,640 And it has that very chemical taste. 1287 01:00:33,720 --> 01:00:34,600 [Paul] It's a shame. 1288 01:00:34,680 --> 01:00:36,600 Let yourself down on the texture and flavour. 1289 01:00:36,680 --> 01:00:37,680 Yeah, okay. 1290 01:00:41,359 --> 01:00:46,080 Erm, that's about as far away from David Bowie as you could get. 1291 01:00:46,160 --> 01:00:48,960 -I'd agree with you. -[Prue] Yes, he's lost his neck. 1292 01:00:49,040 --> 01:00:50,399 Yeah, more Jabba the Hutt. 1293 01:00:50,480 --> 01:00:52,160 [judges laugh] 1294 01:00:52,240 --> 01:00:55,720 [Marc] It's a chocolate sponge with vanilla buttercream. 1295 01:00:59,000 --> 01:01:00,680 [Prue] It's quite dense. 1296 01:01:00,759 --> 01:01:02,000 [Paul] Slightly over-baked. 1297 01:01:02,080 --> 01:01:03,120 Okay. 1298 01:01:03,200 --> 01:01:06,040 -But it's a great flavour. Good effort. -Thank you. 1299 01:01:09,759 --> 01:01:12,080 The fact that you put "Guess who?" on this 1300 01:01:12,160 --> 01:01:14,040 must mean you don't think it looks like her. 1301 01:01:14,120 --> 01:01:16,080 -That's right. -[Prue chuckles] 1302 01:01:16,160 --> 01:01:19,040 Your work with the fondant is absolutely exquisite. 1303 01:01:19,120 --> 01:01:20,600 [Paul] I thought it was real. 1304 01:01:20,680 --> 01:01:23,240 [Prue] So let's hope it's as good inside as it is outside. 1305 01:01:23,319 --> 01:01:24,399 I hope so. 1306 01:01:26,759 --> 01:01:27,839 It's really lovely. 1307 01:01:27,919 --> 01:01:30,919 It's such a rich chocolate cake. It's delicious. 1308 01:01:31,000 --> 01:01:33,520 I'll sit down and have a slice of that anytime. 1309 01:01:35,919 --> 01:01:37,440 [Paul] You can see who it is. 1310 01:01:37,520 --> 01:01:39,399 -[Prue] It looks great. -[Mark] Thank you. 1311 01:01:39,480 --> 01:01:43,240 It is a ginger spice sponge with a coconut buttercream. 1312 01:01:46,640 --> 01:01:48,839 Lovely, very good flavour. 1313 01:01:48,919 --> 01:01:51,399 [Paul] It's nice to see you haven't overdone it with spices. 1314 01:01:51,480 --> 01:01:53,040 You've got spices you can identify. 1315 01:01:53,120 --> 01:01:55,279 But it marries beautifully with the ginger. 1316 01:01:55,359 --> 01:01:56,680 It's a well-baked cake. 1317 01:01:56,759 --> 01:01:58,240 -[Prue] Well done. -Thank you. 1318 01:02:01,040 --> 01:02:03,319 We've got a picture of her in front of us now. 1319 01:02:03,399 --> 01:02:05,399 Head scarf, tick. 1320 01:02:05,480 --> 01:02:07,399 [Prue and Paul] Necklace, tick. 1321 01:02:07,480 --> 01:02:11,359 -Resemblance to her, doesn't exist. -Resemblance, not so much. 1322 01:02:11,440 --> 01:02:12,440 [Paul chuckles] 1323 01:02:12,520 --> 01:02:17,600 Erm, it has got a chilli chocolate sponge flavoured with Scotch bonnet chilli powder 1324 01:02:17,680 --> 01:02:19,879 and ginger and mango jam. 1325 01:02:22,640 --> 01:02:24,200 Chilli's a bit overwhelming. 1326 01:02:24,279 --> 01:02:26,879 [Prue] I agree that you could lower chilli a little. 1327 01:02:26,960 --> 01:02:28,240 -Wow. -[Matt chuckles] 1328 01:02:28,319 --> 01:02:29,440 It's coming in waves. 1329 01:02:29,520 --> 01:02:32,560 But when you've got a wave of ginger as well, 1330 01:02:32,640 --> 01:02:34,279 it's really, really strong. 1331 01:02:34,359 --> 01:02:37,680 Now, this is lining up with what happened yesterday, as well. 1332 01:02:37,759 --> 01:02:39,399 Consistency is the word. 1333 01:02:39,480 --> 01:02:41,600 You are consistent. Absolutely. 1334 01:02:47,879 --> 01:02:49,399 He's reclining. 1335 01:02:49,480 --> 01:02:51,000 He's having a nap. 1336 01:02:51,720 --> 01:02:53,080 [Matt chuckles] 1337 01:02:53,160 --> 01:02:56,000 [Paul] Very neat on the shirt, very neat on the face. 1338 01:02:56,080 --> 01:02:59,080 Well, you can see who it is. Let's have a look, shall we? 1339 01:02:59,160 --> 01:03:01,359 Gosh, that looks really tender. 1340 01:03:01,440 --> 01:03:03,720 [Sura] It is a coconut sponge 1341 01:03:03,799 --> 01:03:06,640 with a raspberry Italian meringue buttercream. 1342 01:03:11,120 --> 01:03:12,160 [Prue] I like the flavour. 1343 01:03:12,240 --> 01:03:14,480 [Paul] It's not dry, which is good. It's nice and moist. 1344 01:03:14,560 --> 01:03:16,560 Overall, you've done something that looks like him. 1345 01:03:16,640 --> 01:03:18,960 It's quite smart, it's neat. You've done a good job. 1346 01:03:19,040 --> 01:03:20,080 Thank you. 1347 01:03:24,240 --> 01:03:26,200 [chuckles] Sorry. 1348 01:03:26,279 --> 01:03:28,879 [chuckles] You're not supposed to laugh. 1349 01:03:29,560 --> 01:03:32,720 It was all going really well. His jacket looked great and everything. 1350 01:03:32,799 --> 01:03:34,799 And then the head exploded. 1351 01:03:34,879 --> 01:03:38,399 I think, erm, but, I'm hoping that the flavours will redeem. 1352 01:03:38,480 --> 01:03:40,799 -[Paul] What are they? -[Laura] Lemon and elderflower. 1353 01:03:40,879 --> 01:03:43,120 I do think his jacket is lovely. 1354 01:03:43,200 --> 01:03:45,080 -[Laura] Thank you. -[Paul] Yeah. 1355 01:03:47,600 --> 01:03:49,439 Mmm, that is delicious. 1356 01:03:50,160 --> 01:03:51,000 Thank you! 1357 01:03:51,080 --> 01:03:55,399 I think one of the reasons it squashed so easily is it is very moist. 1358 01:03:55,480 --> 01:03:57,279 -[Paul] Hmm. -[Laura] Do you like it? 1359 01:03:57,359 --> 01:03:59,759 -[Paul] Erm... -Oh, go on, say you like it. 1360 01:03:59,839 --> 01:04:01,160 -Actually, I love it, yeah. -Yes! 1361 01:04:01,240 --> 01:04:03,520 [Paul] The flavour's good. The elderflower's there. 1362 01:04:03,600 --> 01:04:06,080 It looks the way it does, but it tastes really nice. 1363 01:04:06,160 --> 01:04:07,919 And you can identify who it is. 1364 01:04:08,000 --> 01:04:08,879 Thank you. 1365 01:04:08,960 --> 01:04:11,240 -[Matt and Noel] Well done. -What a relief. 1366 01:04:11,319 --> 01:04:12,399 Come on, Fred. 1367 01:04:12,480 --> 01:04:14,600 -Let's go. -[all laugh] 1368 01:04:20,720 --> 01:04:22,839 -Well done. -Thank you. 1369 01:04:23,520 --> 01:04:26,839 My biggest fear today was that they'd say the cake was bland. 1370 01:04:26,919 --> 01:04:30,759 'Cause then I knew I was going home. I think I've hopefully pulled it back. 1371 01:04:31,759 --> 01:04:34,439 [Loriea] I baked it how I like it, 1372 01:04:34,520 --> 01:04:36,560 so it's too late to cross fingers and toes now. 1373 01:04:36,640 --> 01:04:40,319 Kind of thought before that came together today that that was it. 1374 01:04:40,399 --> 01:04:43,720 But, if it is, I'm going out on a high. 1375 01:04:43,799 --> 01:04:45,240 Nobody wants to be the first. 1376 01:04:45,319 --> 01:04:48,439 Coming on this show, I said that I don't want to be the first. 1377 01:04:48,520 --> 01:04:52,600 But maybe that was my challenge, to accept being the first to go. 1378 01:04:58,359 --> 01:05:01,319 [Noel] Paul and Prue have made their decision. 1379 01:05:03,520 --> 01:05:05,799 Well, congratulations, bakers. 1380 01:05:05,879 --> 01:05:11,319 I have the rather pleasant job of announcing this week's Star Baker. 1381 01:05:12,919 --> 01:05:15,160 And this week's star baker is... 1382 01:05:20,040 --> 01:05:21,120 Peter! 1383 01:05:21,200 --> 01:05:24,560 [all applaud] 1384 01:05:24,640 --> 01:05:26,399 Go, Peter. 1385 01:05:29,960 --> 01:05:35,480 Which means I've got the horrible job of announcing which baker is leaving us. 1386 01:05:35,560 --> 01:05:39,600 And the baker who's going home is... 1387 01:05:48,919 --> 01:05:50,839 Loriea. I'm sorry. 1388 01:05:50,919 --> 01:05:52,799 [all] Aww. 1389 01:05:54,480 --> 01:05:57,120 -Oh, darling, I'm so sorry. -[Loriea] It's fine. 1390 01:05:57,200 --> 01:05:58,960 -[Linda] Bless you. -[Loriea] Thank you. 1391 01:05:59,799 --> 01:06:02,279 It might have been nice to stay a bit longer, 1392 01:06:02,359 --> 01:06:04,160 but someone has to go, so... 1393 01:06:07,480 --> 01:06:10,359 -You did amazing, remember that. -Thank you. 1394 01:06:10,439 --> 01:06:13,560 Yes, I am proud. I did quite well to get here. 1395 01:06:13,640 --> 01:06:15,720 And I stayed true to myself. 1396 01:06:16,439 --> 01:06:18,399 -[Paul] I'm so sorry. -[Loriea] It's fine. 1397 01:06:18,480 --> 01:06:21,560 It was really sad, 'cause I could see a lot of talent in Loriea. 1398 01:06:21,640 --> 01:06:25,080 And what was... As a judge, I can't get involved. 1399 01:06:25,160 --> 01:06:27,600 'Cause I wanted to tell her, "Stop doing that". 1400 01:06:27,680 --> 01:06:30,839 And it came down to over-baking and over-flavouring. 1401 01:06:30,919 --> 01:06:33,040 [Marc] Can't believe I'm through to next week. 1402 01:06:33,120 --> 01:06:36,480 I was sat on that chair, ready to stand up. 1403 01:06:37,200 --> 01:06:39,160 Ah! [laughs] 1404 01:06:40,439 --> 01:06:42,160 Oh, my gosh. 1405 01:06:42,240 --> 01:06:46,240 Aw, fantastic. I can't believe it, I was like... [screams] 1406 01:06:46,319 --> 01:06:48,799 -Thank you. -[Rowan] Well deserved. 1407 01:06:48,879 --> 01:06:52,279 I said I was putting my money on you. [chuckles] 1408 01:06:52,359 --> 01:06:53,799 -[Peter] Hey. -[woman] Hi, Peter. 1409 01:06:53,879 --> 01:06:55,839 Just wanted to give you a quick call. 1410 01:06:55,919 --> 01:06:59,640 Erm, so, week one went pretty well. I got Star Baker. 1411 01:06:59,720 --> 01:07:02,160 -[woman cheering over phone] -[chuckles] 1412 01:07:02,240 --> 01:07:04,480 [woman] Hurray! Well done! 1413 01:07:05,279 --> 01:07:08,640 Thank you, it was, erm, pretty insane. 1414 01:07:08,720 --> 01:07:09,759 [chuckles] 1415 01:07:09,839 --> 01:07:11,839 [closing theme music playing]