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In the beginning

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Good luck in there.

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there were 12.

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Hello, Prue, how you doing?

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I don't want to get emotional.

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Everybody's terrified
about collapsing cakes.

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- Oh, no!
- Oh, my God.

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- Now
- Breathe.

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Just remember to breathe.

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there are three.

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- There's so much to do.
- Are you taking the mick?

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Do not drop.

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This is not going to be pretty.

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Can't do anything now, can I?

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Oh, the oven is off.

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What have you done?

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The 2021 final is like no other.

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- Are you serious?
- Yeah, absolutely.

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For the first time ever,

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each of our finalists
have won two Hollywood handshakes

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Oh, my God!

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and also been
awarded Star Baker two times.

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Giuseppe.

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It's never been this close before.

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Giuseppe, congratulations.

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From the beginning,
Giuseppe's eye for elegant precision

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That looks as neat as a pin.

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and consistently stunning
Italian-influenced recipes

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You'd serve that in a decent hotel.

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How many stars?

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Oh, a good five.

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marked him out for greatness.

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I don't have
any special strategy for the final.

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I'm trying to leave it
as a standard baking day

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with no extra pressure.
As far as I can, at least.

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Crystelle has delivered
some of this year's most beautiful bakes.

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It's a great-looking cake.

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And coupled
with incredible flavours

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from her Goan family recipe book

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I have to tell you it was delicious.

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she's peaked at precisely the right time.

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That, Crystelle, is flawless.

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But she's the only finalist
yet to win a Technical Challenge.

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Maybe today's the day
I nail a Technical Challenge.

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There is no room for error.

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Even if it's a case of, "You've just
overbeat your batter by, like, one fold."

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Chigs is one of the least
experienced bakers to ever reach a final.

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- Compose myself.
- But you wouldn't know it.

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Very clever.

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Learning more
with each passing week

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They're nearly perfect.

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his quarter and semi-final bakes

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were among the best
in this year's competition.

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It's exceptional.

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You've really been
on a journey, haven't you?

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I've been an underdog
throughout this whole thing.

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In my opinion, that is.

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It's imperative
to have a good start today

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to build that confidence
and settle the nerves a little bit.

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Congratulations, bakers.

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You have made it to the final
of The Great British Baking show.

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Today, for your
last-ever Signature Challenge,

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Paul and Prue would love you to make
an exquisitely decorated carrot cake.

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Your sponge should consist
of complementary flavours and textures

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in the form of fillings and decorations.

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Remember, it's not just Paul and Prue
you're trying to impress,

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Bugs Bunny is going to
swing in later to be a guest judge.

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He's on the way here now,
he's getting a lift from Yosemite Sam.

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And there'll be all manner
of animated antics and hilarious mayhem.

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You have two hours, 15 minutes,

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and that's all, folks.

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- On your marks.
- Get set.

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Bake!

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I've got an enormous amount
of things to squish with in two hours.

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I'm not thinking too much
about it being the final,

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because I'll freak myself out.

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I'm not a big fan of carrot cake,
but what can go wrong?

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Anybody would think
a carrot cake is so simple and easy,

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but we want something
really special and different.

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We're looking for inventiveness.
We want carrot to be the hero,

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but we want to see
other highly decorated elements

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being added to it as well.

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Two and a quarter hours,
sounds a lot of time,

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but the thing is, you cannot put
cream cheese frosting onto a warm cake.

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Because the whole thing
would just slide and melt.

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And it'll look a mess.

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- Morning, Giuseppe!
- Morning!

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- Hello.
- Morning.

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What are you going to be doing?

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I'll be giving a Mediterranean-Italian
twist, for a change.

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The key element
is going to be a fig jam with walnuts.

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Lovely.

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Giuseppe's fig and walnut jam

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{\an8}will fill an orange zest-infused
carrot cake

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{\an8}decorated with a light
orange cream cheese icing,

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candied walnuts and fresh figs.

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I love the idea of the figs.

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That's going to be a nice hit on top
of a traditional carrot cake.

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I like the idea of being
able to do all of this in two hours,

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'cause there are a lot of baked elements
and I'll have to be very quick.

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Whilst Giuseppe is giving
his carrot cake a Mediterranean feel,

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Crystelle is heading
a little further east.

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This is fresh cardamom.

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You should get a hint of orange
from the orange curd,

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then you taste the pistachio
and finally some cardamom on your tongue.

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Crystelle's richly spiced sponges

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will form a towering
four-layered carrot cake

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{\an8}decorated with a pistachio
and mascarpone icing.

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It's only carrot cake,
what could go wrong?

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- What could go wrong?
- Stop it.

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- Because when you say that
- This what you make when you're six.

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- Er
- Carrot cake.

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- Yeah.
- Lots of kids hate carrot cake.

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"Do you want chocolate or carrot cake?"

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- Yeah. True.
- No kid says carrot cake.

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If my kid says carrot cake,
I'll push them into a ditch.

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- Stop it.
- Chocolate.

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You can't say that about your kids.

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They won't say it. They're cool.
"I want chocolate, double chocolate."

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"I want all the stuff
I'm not allowed to have."

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- Fair enough.
- No children go,

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"I'd quite like loganberry
and carrot, please."

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With Crystelle and Giuseppe
attempting to add their own twist

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to the classic carrot cake,

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Chigs is also trying something new.

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This is the second time
I'm making carrot cake.

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For his first-ever
carrot cake recipe,

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Chigs is adding
a star anise-infused pineapple jam

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and will decorate with yet another first.

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I saw something on YouTube

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on how to make these look like
really tiny, itty-bitty carrots.

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How much carrots
have got in the actual batter?

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Nine-hundred grams.

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- In the batter?
- In the batter.

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- That's a lot.
- It's a lot.

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- Yeah.
- I want its flavour to come through.

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Four-forty grams.

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The sooner they begin baking,
the longer the finalists will have

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to cool their carrot cakes
before decorating.

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Because I've got four layers,

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I want to make sure
that each layer is the same.

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Whilst Crystelle and Chigs
are hoping to speed up the cooling process

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by baking individual sponges,

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with his final Signature,
Giuseppe is taking a huge gamble.

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He plans to bake one large cake
and then slice it into three layers.

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I'm using
a heating rod in the centre

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and a cake belt around it,
to homogenise the heat across the cake.

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These are going to go in now.

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I'll do 23 minutes first.

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I'll check it at 30 minutes.
It might need an extra 10 minutes after.

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I'm there. Done.

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One hour and 15 minutes.

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A long time.

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Bakers, this is the last time
we will be telling you

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that you are halfway through
a Signature Challenge.

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A classic carrot cake

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is decorated and filled
with a simple cream cheese icing.

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I want to try
something new with it.

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But for the final Signature bake,

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that won't be enough for Paul and Prue.

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This is the pineapple jam.

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For me,
pineapple is one of the best fruits ever,

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and I think it might complement the cake.

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Hello. Congratulations.

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- Thank you.
- You're in the final.

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- I can't believe it.
- Wow.

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I mean, this time last year,
you hadn't even started baking, had you?

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Erm No, no, yeah, I was baking last year.

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- This time last year.
- Oh. Mmm.

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The year before that I wasn't.

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That's not that good then,
is it, for the show.

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Bit disappointing.

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Hi, Chigs.

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Congratulations on making it to the final.

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What you've achieved in one
and a half years of baking is amazing.

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Bubbled away in the tent,
none of this year's finalists

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have seen their family and friends
for almost two months.

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I'm so proud of you.

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{\An8}And your dad would be proud of you too.

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All the best for next two days.

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I love you so much.

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I lost my father when I was young.

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I think I was 12 years old.
He died really young.

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So I just take every opportunity I can.

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I'm not gonna wait
for things to happen, I just do it.

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That's the reason
why I wanted to come here.

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Because I know
I'm gonna make amazing memories.

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{\An8}- Say, "Good luck on Bake Off."
- Good luck on Bake Off.

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{\An8} Getting
into the final's a big thing.

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Getting onto this show was massive,
let alone the finals.

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So you've been baking
for not even 18 months?

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- Yeah, that's right.
- I would expect you to be here, then.

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It's easy, isn't it?

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- In many ways you've under-achieved.
- Exactly.

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- I'm not talking to you.
- Clearly.

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Whilst Chigs attempts to add
pineapple to his first-ever carrot cake

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This is going to take me forever.

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Giuseppe
has a filling that goes back generations.

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Figs are very common
in the hottest part of Italy.

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So, it's the family jam.

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{\An8}Baking is in the family DNA.

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{\An8}'Cause that's a main discussion
at our family gatherings.

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What's going to be for dessert?
Who's done it and how?

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Whilst Giuseppe was growing up
on the west coast of central Italy,

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the person who could always answer
those questions was his dad, Cosimo.

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He was a baker by passion.

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Every Sunday he'd put the dessert
in front of us after our main meal,

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and I really wanted that
to be the case for my kids.

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It was so pleasurable for me,

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that I couldn't just
let the tradition die.

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- Here we go.
- Oh, no.

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Giuseppe

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I wish you luck.

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Infinite.

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You're going to make me cry, now.

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Because you are better than me.

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By far.

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I send you a big hug.
A huge one.

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I'm surprised
that my dad managed to do that.

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Yeah

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He's not very well.

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He's getting towards his elderly stage.

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He said that I've become
better than he ever was as a baker.

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Which is absolutely a lie.

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I've got some pictures of the things
that he used to make when he used to work.

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And they would make
very good Showstoppers

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for The Bake-Off.

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My great aunt makes this every year,
and it's a figs and walnut jam.

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And it goes very,
very well with carrot flavour.

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Funnily enough,
there isn't any family recipe.

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There's no godmother or auntie
that has a carrot cake recipe.

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So, I've just gone
for full-on orange curd.

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At home, I've got my mum, my dad,
my two sisters and my auntie.

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I wouldn't have had the confidence
to apply if it wasn't for them.

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{\An8}I've had a few turning points in my life.

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{\An8}One when I was at school,
teachers called me the class clown.

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They hated me.
I was just an absolute terror.

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My parents sat me down and said,
"You need to sort your life out."

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"We're not going to spoon-feed you.
You need to work hard."

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And I thought, "Okay."
That was one turning point.

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The second one is definitely this.

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Hi, Crystelle!

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How on Earth
have you made it to the final?

244
00:11:55,800 --> 00:11:57,120
It was Crystelle's parents,

245
00:11:57,200 --> 00:11:59,640
along with her sisters
Corelle and Chanelle,

246
00:11:59,720 --> 00:12:01,920
that convinced her to apply
for the Baking Show.

247
00:12:02,000 --> 00:12:05,120
I was adamant.
I said, "No way I'm going to get on."

248
00:12:05,200 --> 00:12:09,680
And they said, "No, you better do it
because you never know what will happen."

249
00:12:09,760 --> 00:12:11,280
And you know, Crystelle,

250
00:12:11,360 --> 00:12:13,880
Granddad will be
looking down on you from up above

251
00:12:13,960 --> 00:12:16,520
with the biggest smile on his face.

252
00:12:16,600 --> 00:12:18,320
No matter what happens,

253
00:12:18,400 --> 00:12:21,480
you have made us
the proudest family in the world.

254
00:12:21,560 --> 00:12:23,960
We love you, Crystelle!

255
00:12:25,720 --> 00:12:27,760
They think I can do it.

256
00:12:27,840 --> 00:12:29,480
- Can you do it?
- I don't know.

257
00:12:29,560 --> 00:12:31,320
But I'll try my best.

258
00:12:32,360 --> 00:12:33,200
Yeah.

259
00:12:33,280 --> 00:12:35,520
The longer
the sponges stay in the oven,

260
00:12:35,600 --> 00:12:37,480
the less time they'll have to cool

261
00:12:37,560 --> 00:12:40,320
Oh, no. Just ain't happy.

262
00:12:40,400 --> 00:12:42,880
forcing the bakers
to decorate a warm cake.

263
00:12:42,960 --> 00:12:45,480
I think they look all right.

264
00:12:45,560 --> 00:12:50,240
And the first bake
in the final will end in disaster.

265
00:12:51,720 --> 00:12:55,600
I've got 30 minutes for the cake,
and then I have to bake the walnuts.

266
00:12:55,680 --> 00:12:58,240
So I'm, literally,
to the very last second.

267
00:12:58,320 --> 00:13:01,360
Then they have to go
on for decoration. Cold.

268
00:13:03,480 --> 00:13:06,000
Bakers, you have half an hour left.

269
00:13:06,080 --> 00:13:07,160
Half an hour.

270
00:13:07,880 --> 00:13:11,360
Let these cool. Chill, chill, chill!

271
00:13:13,840 --> 00:13:16,120
I've started
making the frosting now.

272
00:13:16,200 --> 00:13:18,680
I'm going to say this,
and I'm going to get letters.

273
00:13:18,760 --> 00:13:22,920
Basically, carrot cake is for people
who think they're being healthy.

274
00:13:23,000 --> 00:13:24,680
And they go, "I don't eat cake,

275
00:13:24,760 --> 00:13:26,880
apart from carrot cake,
which is really healthy."

276
00:13:26,960 --> 00:13:29,480
And you go, "I don't think
it's that healthy."

277
00:13:29,560 --> 00:13:31,440
There is a quarter
of a litre of oil in mine.

278
00:13:31,520 --> 00:13:33,320
So, that's not Look at this.

279
00:13:33,400 --> 00:13:36,720
Where you've gone wrong,
when you're trying to be healthy, is cake.

280
00:13:37,680 --> 00:13:41,120
I'm just gonna start
on my pistachio mascarpone frosting.

281
00:13:43,880 --> 00:13:45,640
I'll start making the frosting.

282
00:13:45,720 --> 00:13:49,480
Frosting is ready. Jam is ready.
They have to be baked.

283
00:13:50,040 --> 00:13:52,120
Just cake now. Two minutes.

284
00:13:53,840 --> 00:13:56,560
I can start assembling,
which is stressful stuff.

285
00:13:56,640 --> 00:13:58,600
Quite nice and firm, which is good.

286
00:13:58,680 --> 00:14:00,120
Let's get this jam on here.

287
00:14:00,200 --> 00:14:01,240
It's done.

288
00:14:01,840 --> 00:14:03,760
And I can go straight in with those.

289
00:14:05,360 --> 00:14:06,400
Four layers,

290
00:14:06,480 --> 00:14:09,480
but more layers
means I can put more filling in

291
00:14:09,560 --> 00:14:11,840
and pack as much flavour as possible.

292
00:14:11,920 --> 00:14:15,000
Now, it's all about
getting stuff as cool as possible

293
00:14:15,080 --> 00:14:16,960
so that it doesn't collapse.

294
00:14:18,000 --> 00:14:20,400
You have 15 minutes left.

295
00:14:21,480 --> 00:14:23,760
Do you think
Giuseppe's got enough time, there?

296
00:14:24,360 --> 00:14:26,720
It's still very hot. I've got no options.

297
00:14:26,800 --> 00:14:29,680
I'm gonna have to slice it.
This is not gonna be pretty.

298
00:14:29,760 --> 00:14:32,800
The judges have demanded
exquisite decoration

299
00:14:32,880 --> 00:14:33,960
My hand is shaking.

300
00:14:34,040 --> 00:14:36,000
worthy of a baking show final

301
00:14:36,080 --> 00:14:39,680
I'm going to stick in a dowel,
just to stop it sliding around too much.

302
00:14:40,640 --> 00:14:42,800
You've got a baby carrot
and made smaller carrots.

303
00:14:42,880 --> 00:14:43,720
Yes.

304
00:14:43,800 --> 00:14:46,560
And then you're going to make
smaller carrots out of those?

305
00:14:46,640 --> 00:14:49,320
- I might quarter them.
- And then even smaller?

306
00:14:49,400 --> 00:14:51,200
- Can do.
- Don't go too small.

307
00:14:51,280 --> 00:14:52,840
They'll be invisible to the naked eye.

308
00:14:52,920 --> 00:14:55,040
- They'll lose their impact.
- We'll know they're there.

309
00:14:55,120 --> 00:14:58,200
- We'll know they're there.
- It's literally steaming.

310
00:14:58,280 --> 00:15:00,280
This is going to be carnage.
If it breaks, it breaks.

311
00:15:00,360 --> 00:15:01,600
I don't I can't

312
00:15:03,000 --> 00:15:04,720
This is what The Bake-Off
is about, isn't it?

313
00:15:05,280 --> 00:15:06,720
There is a slight lean.

314
00:15:06,800 --> 00:15:11,280
I'll put in a few dowels to make sure
that this stays where it needs to be.

315
00:15:13,960 --> 00:15:17,320
It's really crumbly.
This is going to fall to pieces.

316
00:15:18,400 --> 00:15:19,920
Stay calm. Stay calm.

317
00:15:22,280 --> 00:15:26,160
- How long do we have?
- Five minutes remaining.

318
00:15:29,440 --> 00:15:31,440
It's breaking up in front of my eyes.

319
00:15:38,640 --> 00:15:40,200
Better have enough buttercream.

320
00:15:42,920 --> 00:15:44,440
This is going to be messy.

321
00:15:45,160 --> 00:15:48,800
It's leaning, and I'm sure
that's not gonna do me favours.

322
00:15:50,400 --> 00:15:52,760
- How long have we got?
- One minute left.

323
00:15:53,880 --> 00:15:57,400
- It's just okay.
- These are still very warm.

324
00:15:57,480 --> 00:15:58,480
No!

325
00:16:00,320 --> 00:16:02,000
That's enough.

326
00:16:03,800 --> 00:16:06,760
It's horrible because it's melting,
but I will be able to finish it.

327
00:16:06,840 --> 00:16:09,320
Time is up.

328
00:16:09,400 --> 00:16:10,840
It's finished.

329
00:16:12,240 --> 00:16:14,320
It's so wonky, but still.

330
00:16:14,400 --> 00:16:15,960
Mine looks
like my face over the years.

331
00:16:16,040 --> 00:16:18,080
It's melting down. Ooh.

332
00:16:18,160 --> 00:16:20,000
Well done, my friend.

333
00:16:25,480 --> 00:16:29,680
It's judgement time
in the final Signature Challenge.

334
00:16:29,760 --> 00:16:31,560
- Hello, Crystelle.
- Hello.

335
00:16:37,240 --> 00:16:38,960
- I wouldn't have made it this high.
- Yeah.

336
00:16:39,040 --> 00:16:41,160
By stacking it, you're retaining the heat.

337
00:16:41,240 --> 00:16:43,200
And then you're going
to get some movement.

338
00:16:43,280 --> 00:16:45,320
And it doesn't say to me, "carrot cake,"

339
00:16:45,400 --> 00:16:47,360
but it might when it's opened up.

340
00:16:47,440 --> 00:16:51,360
There are a couple of dowels in there,
just to try and hold it together.

341
00:16:54,520 --> 00:16:56,560
Mmm. I love the flavour.

342
00:16:56,640 --> 00:16:59,559
You've got cardamom,
pistachio and then orange.

343
00:16:59,640 --> 00:17:02,319
- Together, it's a really nice flavour.
- You taste all of them.

344
00:17:02,400 --> 00:17:04,319
Yes, and it's well balanced.

345
00:17:04,400 --> 00:17:06,360
But it's not
the best-looking thing you've done.

346
00:17:15,279 --> 00:17:17,240
I particularly like your baby carrots.

347
00:17:17,319 --> 00:17:20,080
I think it looks very nice.
I love the pipe work.

348
00:17:24,520 --> 00:17:26,160
- A bit solid.
- Yeah.

349
00:17:26,240 --> 00:17:27,680
You had a lot of carrot

350
00:17:27,760 --> 00:17:30,920
and the carrot releases water
once it's in the batter.

351
00:17:31,000 --> 00:17:34,040
I think the pineapple works well.
That bit of sweetness comes through it.

352
00:17:34,120 --> 00:17:36,920
You expect a little bit of stodge
with a carrot cake.

353
00:17:37,000 --> 00:17:39,000
- But this is a little bit rubbery.
- Okay.

354
00:17:45,720 --> 00:17:48,600
You were affected by heat.
It wasn't cold when you put it together

355
00:17:48,680 --> 00:17:50,640
and therefore
you've got a bit of movement.

356
00:17:50,720 --> 00:17:53,840
- But it's fairly level.
- Yeah, I like the look of it.

357
00:17:53,920 --> 00:17:57,320
It's three layers of sponge
with figs and walnut jam in between.

358
00:17:58,440 --> 00:18:03,000
It has an absolutely delicious flavour,
but the texture is very soft.

359
00:18:03,080 --> 00:18:05,480
Because the cake was warm
when you did it,

360
00:18:05,560 --> 00:18:09,560
that's what's causing you to think,
"Is it underbaked, stodgy?" It's not.

361
00:18:09,640 --> 00:18:12,680
It's just you've got the cream cheese
and you've got the jam

362
00:18:12,760 --> 00:18:14,440
and it's soaking into a warm cake.

363
00:18:14,520 --> 00:18:16,000
- So that's
- It's added moisture.

364
00:18:16,080 --> 00:18:17,040
Yes, it has.

365
00:18:17,120 --> 00:18:21,120
But I think the flavours are delicious.
The idea of introducing figs was good.

366
00:18:21,200 --> 00:18:24,080
And it still tastes like carrot cake.
Which is important.

367
00:18:24,160 --> 00:18:25,720
- Thank you.
- Thank you.

368
00:18:26,440 --> 00:18:27,320
Well done.

369
00:18:30,120 --> 00:18:32,240
The look of the cake
wasn't particularly stunning,

370
00:18:32,320 --> 00:18:34,920
but I'm glad
they managed to see through that.

371
00:18:35,000 --> 00:18:39,400
The fact that I made my least
nice-looking cake on the final

372
00:18:39,480 --> 00:18:42,080
is probably not the most fortunate thing.

373
00:18:43,000 --> 00:18:44,520
The thing is, nobody smashed it.

374
00:18:44,600 --> 00:18:46,800
Everybody got some feedback, so

375
00:18:46,880 --> 00:18:48,640
It's not a tragedy. It's not finished.

376
00:18:51,080 --> 00:18:55,280
The bakers must now face
their final gingham-wrapped mystery.

377
00:18:55,360 --> 00:18:57,480
Well, bakers, I know
you must be devastated

378
00:18:57,560 --> 00:18:59,640
that this is your last
Technical Challenge.

379
00:18:59,720 --> 00:19:01,600
Crystelle, my thoughts are with you.

380
00:19:01,680 --> 00:19:03,560
Shedding tears.

381
00:19:03,640 --> 00:19:07,880
Now, this challenge
has been set by Paul Hollywood.

382
00:19:07,960 --> 00:19:10,040
Paul, any pearls of wisdom to impart?

383
00:19:10,120 --> 00:19:12,760
You'll have to use
your baking knowledge on this one

384
00:19:12,840 --> 00:19:15,040
because we've taken out
most of the method.

385
00:19:16,320 --> 00:19:18,680
As ever, this task is judged blind.

386
00:19:18,760 --> 00:19:22,360
So we ask Paul and Dame Prue
to leave us alone.

387
00:19:23,600 --> 00:19:25,040
For your Technical Challenge,

388
00:19:25,120 --> 00:19:28,920
Paul would love you
to make 12 Belgian buns.

389
00:19:29,600 --> 00:19:34,040
Your Belgian buns must be
filled with sultanas and lemon curd.

390
00:19:34,120 --> 00:19:35,840
You have two and a half hours.

391
00:19:35,920 --> 00:19:37,280
- On your marks.
- Get set.

392
00:19:37,360 --> 00:19:38,720
Bake!

393
00:19:40,400 --> 00:19:43,000
- Is that it?
- Are you taking the mick?

394
00:19:45,680 --> 00:19:47,960
- What are you laughing at?
- There's two instructions.

395
00:19:48,040 --> 00:19:49,840
{\An8}-Oh, my God. That's it?
- Yeah!

396
00:19:49,920 --> 00:19:52,920
{\An8}"Make Belgian buns.
Fill it with lemon curd and sultanas."

397
00:19:53,000 --> 00:19:54,200
That's cracking.

398
00:19:54,280 --> 00:19:58,880
I've done a cinnamon bun so I feel
like that's enough bun knowledge.

399
00:19:58,960 --> 00:20:01,360
Maybe today's the day
that I do well on a Technical.

400
00:20:01,440 --> 00:20:04,720
I've never seen a Belgian bun.
I have no idea what they look like.

401
00:20:06,240 --> 00:20:10,240
Paul, for our final Technical Challenge,
we've got Belgian buns.

402
00:20:10,320 --> 00:20:12,360
You haven't taken all the method out,
have you?

403
00:20:12,440 --> 00:20:14,120
- Yeah.
- Paul,

404
00:20:14,200 --> 00:20:16,520
I think that's unbelievably unkind.

405
00:20:16,600 --> 00:20:18,760
You can see
where it's been coiled around.

406
00:20:18,840 --> 00:20:21,200
- Yeah.
- You should get that lemon,

407
00:20:21,280 --> 00:20:23,640
and a bit of sweetness
coming from the icing.

408
00:20:23,720 --> 00:20:26,480
It's just got that bit of chewiness,
which I like.

409
00:20:26,560 --> 00:20:28,720
I don't think there'll be any trouble
with them making the dough.

410
00:20:28,800 --> 00:20:30,840
And of course they know
how to make lemon curd.

411
00:20:30,920 --> 00:20:32,480
It's what to do with them
when they've got them.

412
00:20:32,560 --> 00:20:35,720
I mean, how did they know
what a Belgian bun looks like?

413
00:20:35,800 --> 00:20:38,520
We've got three great bakers in there.
Someone will get it right.

414
00:20:39,880 --> 00:20:42,800
It's an enriched dough.
I've done enriched dough in the past.

415
00:20:42,880 --> 00:20:46,120
This will be a very sticky dough.
It's gonna be very difficult to handle.

416
00:20:46,200 --> 00:20:48,120
You need
to work the hell out of it

417
00:20:48,200 --> 00:20:49,840
to work up all that gluten.

418
00:20:50,640 --> 00:20:53,440
My dad used to do this very often
when we made pizza dough.

419
00:20:54,080 --> 00:20:57,400
"Refine the dough," he said.
I don't know what that means.

420
00:20:58,160 --> 00:21:01,280
At last, I'm as tall as Giuseppe.

421
00:21:01,360 --> 00:21:03,880
- That's not something to be proud of.
- Hello.

422
00:21:03,960 --> 00:21:08,040
There's no more Italian thing
you could be doing right now than this.

423
00:21:08,120 --> 00:21:10,280
If there was an advert made for Giuseppe,

424
00:21:10,360 --> 00:21:12,240
- this is what you'd be doing isn't it?
- There you go.

425
00:21:12,320 --> 00:21:17,240
It will go, "Giuseppe,
coming to a cinema near you from Italy."

426
00:21:17,320 --> 00:21:19,040
- Giuseppe.
- That sounds like a very American accent.

427
00:21:19,120 --> 00:21:21,880
"He likes limoncello and cappuccino

428
00:21:21,960 --> 00:21:25,720
and arms as long as other people's legs."

429
00:21:25,800 --> 00:21:27,840
"He wore gloves
where his shoes should be."

430
00:21:27,920 --> 00:21:31,120
- "He was Giuseppe."
- If I ever make it to Hollywood,

431
00:21:31,200 --> 00:21:32,240
I'll give you a shout.

432
00:21:33,080 --> 00:21:34,600
Dough done.

433
00:21:34,680 --> 00:21:37,720
So I'm now gonna prove this
for an hour minimum.

434
00:21:37,800 --> 00:21:40,720
Paul's demanded
a creamy lemon curd filling

435
00:21:40,800 --> 00:21:42,160
I made an orange curd this morning.

436
00:21:42,240 --> 00:21:44,640
with no explanation as to how to make it.

437
00:21:44,720 --> 00:21:47,800
- Have you seen that? Paul Vaguey-wood.
- Really helpful.

438
00:21:47,880 --> 00:21:49,760
I have never made curd. Ever.

439
00:21:49,840 --> 00:21:52,160
That's gonna be a wild guess.

440
00:21:52,840 --> 00:21:55,120
Lemon curd looks very much like a custard.

441
00:21:55,640 --> 00:21:59,280
So it needs to be
like a creamy liquidy thingy.

442
00:22:00,000 --> 00:22:01,600
Okay,
curd has gone in the freezer,

443
00:22:01,680 --> 00:22:03,320
- just to chill.
- Mmm.

444
00:22:03,400 --> 00:22:05,200
Does this look like
a curd to you?

445
00:22:05,280 --> 00:22:08,120
I'm saying nothing. "Belgian Buns."

446
00:22:08,200 --> 00:22:10,120
- Do you know what they look like?
- Do you not know?

447
00:22:10,200 --> 00:22:13,000
Some sort of cinnamon bun swirled up.

448
00:22:13,080 --> 00:22:14,920
Have you been to Belgium?

449
00:22:15,000 --> 00:22:16,880
I've been to Belgium a few times.

450
00:22:16,960 --> 00:22:18,600
- Yes.
- Have you? Why?

451
00:22:19,680 --> 00:22:22,120
Bakers, you are halfway through.

452
00:22:22,200 --> 00:22:24,400
It looks like it's twice the size.

453
00:22:24,960 --> 00:22:26,040
I think that's fine.

454
00:22:26,120 --> 00:22:28,760
The question is,
how do we shape this?

455
00:22:30,360 --> 00:22:32,000
I don't know what to do now.

456
00:22:32,080 --> 00:22:34,080
Just don't know what that man wants.

457
00:22:34,720 --> 00:22:37,000
There is no point in going back
to the instructions,

458
00:22:37,080 --> 00:22:40,040
{\an8}because they say,
"Make the Belgian buns."

459
00:22:40,120 --> 00:22:43,280
God, it's really hard.
God, I hate this.

460
00:22:43,920 --> 00:22:45,920
Matt's mentioned
a swirl somewhere.

461
00:22:46,000 --> 00:22:47,720
So they might be like cinnamon buns.

462
00:22:47,800 --> 00:22:49,600
Roll it out, spread the curd

463
00:22:49,680 --> 00:22:51,160
Sprinkle the sultanas?

464
00:22:51,240 --> 00:22:53,800
I'll roll this out flat,
spread over the curd,

465
00:22:53,880 --> 00:22:56,440
sprinkle all the sultanas,
roll it up like a little sausage.

466
00:22:58,280 --> 00:23:02,040
Split the dough into two
and get a rough rectangle shape.

467
00:23:02,840 --> 00:23:05,360
I want them to get
an even, thick layer of curd.

468
00:23:07,960 --> 00:23:09,960
This is going to all be very tight.

469
00:23:10,520 --> 00:23:13,840
It is very tricky because
they did say, "Perfect swirl."

470
00:23:13,920 --> 00:23:16,720
The longer your dough,
the more of a swirl you'll get,

471
00:23:16,800 --> 00:23:18,320
because you can really roll it up.

472
00:23:19,600 --> 00:23:20,800
Let's see what happens.

473
00:23:22,120 --> 00:23:24,600
I can only hope
that this is right.

474
00:23:25,400 --> 00:23:28,480
Each roll needs to be the same.
I'm sure they'll want uniformity.

475
00:23:28,560 --> 00:23:30,720
How thick should each bun be?

476
00:23:30,800 --> 00:23:33,000
If the buns have to be like cinnamon buns,

477
00:23:33,080 --> 00:23:35,320
they would have to be
a couple centimetres each.

478
00:23:35,400 --> 00:23:37,400
If I do 1.2.

479
00:23:38,760 --> 00:23:39,840
Five.

480
00:23:40,480 --> 00:23:41,960
It needs to be a significant swirl.

481
00:23:42,040 --> 00:23:45,960
I think whenever they ask for a swirl,
it has to be visible.

482
00:23:46,680 --> 00:23:48,600
Mine look too high.

483
00:23:50,960 --> 00:23:53,480
I rolled it the wrong way.
I rolled it long way upwards.

484
00:23:53,560 --> 00:23:56,840
Whereas those guys have done
the short side and gone that way.

485
00:23:56,920 --> 00:23:58,680
And we have lift-off.

486
00:23:59,960 --> 00:24:01,360
Can't do anything now.

487
00:24:02,200 --> 00:24:04,720
Bakers, you have half an hour left.

488
00:24:07,080 --> 00:24:09,360
Sorry. I was
just on the ceiling, eating bugs.

489
00:24:10,440 --> 00:24:11,520
Okay.

490
00:24:11,600 --> 00:24:13,280
I'm just going in at 180.

491
00:24:13,360 --> 00:24:15,400
'Cause that's the bit of information
they did give us.

492
00:24:15,480 --> 00:24:17,040
I'll go for 20 minutes first.

493
00:24:17,120 --> 00:24:20,280
Fingers and toes crossed,
say a little prayer and hope for the best.

494
00:24:21,720 --> 00:24:22,640
Coffee time.

495
00:24:23,360 --> 00:24:25,840
You have 15 minutes left.

496
00:24:25,920 --> 00:24:28,360
They look a little bit pale.
Hmm.

497
00:24:29,080 --> 00:24:31,680
They're browning.
It's looking good so far.

498
00:24:31,760 --> 00:24:34,080
I think
they should be golden brown.

499
00:24:34,160 --> 00:24:35,320
I don't know, is the honest answer.

500
00:24:35,400 --> 00:24:38,360
I'll keep them in there
until they are an even brown colour.

501
00:24:38,440 --> 00:24:40,680
The swirl's
the only thing I'm worried about.

502
00:24:40,760 --> 00:24:42,720
There's only three of us now.
I could be in last position.

503
00:24:42,800 --> 00:24:44,880
You watching your bake?

504
00:24:49,280 --> 00:24:51,360
- It's a very good perspective.
- Happy?

505
00:24:51,960 --> 00:24:56,120
Yeah. Unless I've burnt them.
What should I do? What should I do?

506
00:24:56,200 --> 00:24:58,960
Just chill out.
Don't worry about it. It's only the final.

507
00:24:59,040 --> 00:25:00,920
I might be
cutting it a bit fine.

508
00:25:01,000 --> 00:25:04,640
I might have to cut this down
by about two to four minutes.

509
00:25:04,720 --> 00:25:06,560
By doing that,
it should give me enough time

510
00:25:06,640 --> 00:25:09,800
for my buns to cool before I glaze them.
Before I ice them.

511
00:25:11,360 --> 00:25:13,720
Don't, Matt, come on.

512
00:25:13,800 --> 00:25:16,960
- I'm better than that.
- You're better than that. Don't you dare!

513
00:25:17,040 --> 00:25:19,000
The tension is palpable.

514
00:25:19,080 --> 00:25:21,920
Bakers,
you have ten minutes remaining.

515
00:25:23,000 --> 00:25:25,120
Thermometer says they're baked.

516
00:25:25,800 --> 00:25:28,120
They look like baked.
They just look very small.

517
00:25:28,200 --> 00:25:29,520
They look ready.

518
00:25:29,600 --> 00:25:32,400
The worst thing that can happen
is that they are underbaked.

519
00:25:35,520 --> 00:25:37,840
So I'll keep them
another couple of minutes.

520
00:25:37,920 --> 00:25:40,960
They need to cool
because I need to put icing on them.

521
00:25:41,040 --> 00:25:44,440
Just stick them in the freezer.
Do not drop.

522
00:25:44,520 --> 00:25:47,280
This one's got "last"
written all over it.

523
00:25:49,240 --> 00:25:51,000
Yeah.

524
00:25:52,560 --> 00:25:54,160
They're definitely done.

525
00:25:57,000 --> 00:25:58,600
His look burnt.

526
00:25:58,680 --> 00:26:00,840
Is this what Belgian buns
should look like?

527
00:26:03,240 --> 00:26:06,400
Bakers, you have five minutes left.

528
00:26:06,480 --> 00:26:08,080
Taking them out now.

529
00:26:08,160 --> 00:26:11,400
- I'll put icing on it.
- I can do this. I can do this.

530
00:26:11,480 --> 00:26:13,560
I hope
I haven't overbaked them.

531
00:26:13,640 --> 00:26:14,760
Some of them are very dark.

532
00:26:14,840 --> 00:26:17,000
Oh, God.
Why are my hands shaking?

533
00:26:17,080 --> 00:26:19,280
Turned into a shaking puppet.

534
00:26:19,840 --> 00:26:22,160
I have to be quick.
Cherry in the middle.

535
00:26:22,240 --> 00:26:24,600
I'm almost there.
There's no time to waste.

536
00:26:25,560 --> 00:26:28,120
Bakers, your time is up.

537
00:26:29,920 --> 00:26:33,960
Please bring your bakes
and place them behind your photo.

538
00:26:34,880 --> 00:26:39,320
Paul and Prue are expecting
perfectly swirled, golden Belgian buns

539
00:26:39,400 --> 00:26:41,240
filled with silky lemon curd

540
00:26:41,320 --> 00:26:43,920
and topped with icing and glace cherries.

541
00:26:44,400 --> 00:26:47,280
Right. Now, these aren't too bad.

542
00:26:47,360 --> 00:26:50,440
They're a little uneven.
The icing is a bit erratic.

543
00:26:50,520 --> 00:26:53,120
- But the colour's pretty uniform.
- Yeah.

544
00:26:57,600 --> 00:26:59,760
Mmm. Good lemon curd.

545
00:27:00,480 --> 00:27:02,440
- It tastes all right.
- I think that's very nice.

546
00:27:04,080 --> 00:27:07,200
Let's move on to number two.
They're too small, too high.

547
00:27:07,280 --> 00:27:09,400
Cooked too thick.
Let's have a look inside.

548
00:27:18,360 --> 00:27:22,640
- They're a bit too chewy and too solid.
- The dough may have been too thick.

549
00:27:22,720 --> 00:27:26,240
- So, instead of rolling out thin
- I think it needed to be bigger.

550
00:27:26,320 --> 00:27:29,240
Yeah. And have several spirals.

551
00:27:30,400 --> 00:27:31,560
Moving on to number three.

552
00:27:31,640 --> 00:27:34,480
- These are overbaked. Massively.
- Overbaked.

553
00:27:34,560 --> 00:27:36,760
They're very technically neatly done.

554
00:27:36,840 --> 00:27:39,000
The icing's perfect, the shape is lovely.

555
00:27:39,080 --> 00:27:41,560
Everything except
leaving them in the oven too long.

556
00:27:41,640 --> 00:27:45,840
Oh. That's such a pity,
because this is the final.

557
00:27:48,200 --> 00:27:50,280
- Dry as a bone.
- Hmm.

558
00:27:50,360 --> 00:27:51,520
Overbaked.

559
00:27:52,880 --> 00:27:57,000
Paul and Prue will now rank
the final Technical Challenge.

560
00:27:57,640 --> 00:28:00,640
Okay, in last place,
we have this one.

561
00:28:01,720 --> 00:28:04,120
Giuseppe. Massively overbaked.

562
00:28:04,200 --> 00:28:06,160
They would have been number one,
bar for the colour.

563
00:28:07,240 --> 00:28:10,280
So, in second place
we have this one. Who's that?

564
00:28:10,360 --> 00:28:11,640
Chigs.

565
00:28:11,720 --> 00:28:13,520
That's what you should
have been rolling up

566
00:28:13,600 --> 00:28:15,360
and what you were rolling up is that

567
00:28:15,440 --> 00:28:17,840
- Which means
- Oh, my God.

568
00:28:17,920 --> 00:28:20,520
In first place we have this one.
Crystelle, the colour's good.

569
00:28:20,600 --> 00:28:22,760
The roll is good. Well done.

570
00:28:26,280 --> 00:28:32,200
I cannot believe I've come first
in a Technical Challenge in the final.

571
00:28:32,280 --> 00:28:34,200
Took me ten weeks, but I got there.

572
00:28:34,280 --> 00:28:35,760
It's very disappointing.

573
00:28:35,840 --> 00:28:38,600
Overbaking is something that,
at this stage, I should know better.

574
00:28:38,680 --> 00:28:40,680
I'm second,
by the skin of my teeth.

575
00:28:40,760 --> 00:28:43,080
I just need to have
an amazing day tomorrow.

576
00:28:43,160 --> 00:28:46,560
I've done it before.
Can I do it again on the final?

577
00:28:46,640 --> 00:28:47,560
Not asking for much, am I?

578
00:28:47,640 --> 00:28:49,760
I don't make things easy for myself.
That's my problem.

579
00:28:52,280 --> 00:28:54,400
There's just
one challenge remaining

580
00:28:54,480 --> 00:28:57,160
in The Great British Baking Show of 2021.

581
00:28:57,240 --> 00:28:58,160
Ooh.

582
00:28:58,240 --> 00:28:59,680
It's the last time
we'll be doing this

583
00:29:00,680 --> 00:29:02,640
walking into this tent.

584
00:29:02,720 --> 00:29:04,880
We always say this.
It all depends on the Showstopper.

585
00:29:04,960 --> 00:29:07,200
This time it really does, doesn't it?

586
00:29:07,280 --> 00:29:10,680
I would say that Crystelle
was slightly ahead of Giuseppe,

587
00:29:10,760 --> 00:29:12,320
who's slightly ahead of Chigs.

588
00:29:12,400 --> 00:29:14,840
Giuseppe in the Technical,
what was he doing?

589
00:29:14,920 --> 00:29:16,400
He said he was watching them all the time.

590
00:29:16,480 --> 00:29:19,080
- He couldn't have been.
- I might've distracted him a little bit.

591
00:29:19,160 --> 00:29:21,720
- So, it's your fault?
- Probably.

592
00:29:22,280 --> 00:29:26,840
What has been so amazing
is the progression Crystelle has made.

593
00:29:26,920 --> 00:29:30,280
But Chigs has been
so good of late, you know.

594
00:29:30,360 --> 00:29:32,520
If he has a banger,
he could be up for a shout.

595
00:29:32,600 --> 00:29:35,240
I think today's gonna be a real marathon.

596
00:29:35,320 --> 00:29:36,440
Yeah, it's called Snickers now.

597
00:29:36,520 --> 00:29:37,960
Oh, is it? Sorry.

598
00:29:46,520 --> 00:29:50,880
Bakers, it's time for your
final Showstopper Challenge.

599
00:29:50,960 --> 00:29:54,720
Paul and Prue would like you
to create an outstanding

600
00:29:54,800 --> 00:29:57,360
Mad Hatter's tea party display

601
00:29:57,440 --> 00:30:00,840
worthy of your final challenge
in the tent.

602
00:30:00,920 --> 00:30:03,800
The judges are looking
for a magical display

603
00:30:03,880 --> 00:30:07,640
of sweet and savoury afternoon tea treats

604
00:30:07,720 --> 00:30:11,360
shaped and decorated
in a Mad Hatter kind of a way.

605
00:30:11,440 --> 00:30:13,480
Your display should showcase

606
00:30:13,560 --> 00:30:16,240
at least four
different baking disciplines.

607
00:30:16,320 --> 00:30:18,440
You have four and a half hours.

608
00:30:18,520 --> 00:30:20,760
- On your marks.
- Get set.

609
00:30:20,840 --> 00:30:23,040
It all comes down
to the Showstopper.

610
00:30:23,120 --> 00:30:24,320
Bake.

611
00:30:26,480 --> 00:30:27,760
Breathe.

612
00:30:27,840 --> 00:30:29,760
Just remember to breathe.

613
00:30:29,840 --> 00:30:32,920
There's a load to do.
Everyone's going on a mad one today.

614
00:30:33,560 --> 00:30:35,000
There's so much to do.

615
00:30:35,080 --> 00:30:37,840
This theme is the Mad Hatter's tea party.

616
00:30:37,920 --> 00:30:41,240
So, we should have a feeling
that this is Alice in Wonderland.

617
00:30:41,320 --> 00:30:44,520
It's all an illusion.
We want some of that craziness.

618
00:30:44,600 --> 00:30:47,400
We want
at least four disciplines of baking.

619
00:30:47,480 --> 00:30:50,760
A little bit of sweet, a bit of savoury
to find that balance.

620
00:30:51,720 --> 00:30:54,040
There's an element of juggling.
You want that oven full.

621
00:30:54,120 --> 00:30:55,600
So, one straight after the other.

622
00:30:55,680 --> 00:30:58,960
If you've got an empty oven,
for me, something's wrong.

623
00:30:59,040 --> 00:31:01,200
Get everything baked
as quickly as possible,

624
00:31:01,280 --> 00:31:02,960
then you can cool and decorate.

625
00:31:03,040 --> 00:31:05,680
I want to see perfect bakes.

626
00:31:05,760 --> 00:31:07,160
Amazing decoration.

627
00:31:07,240 --> 00:31:11,600
And a whole display
that transports us into Wonderland.

628
00:31:12,720 --> 00:31:15,000
- Hi, Chigs.
- Morning!

629
00:31:15,080 --> 00:31:17,120
Mad Hatter's tea party,.
What are you doing?

630
00:31:17,200 --> 00:31:20,280
My centrepiece is going to be
a cake flavoured with orange curd

631
00:31:20,360 --> 00:31:21,280
and it'll look like the Cheshire cat.

632
00:31:21,360 --> 00:31:24,400
Second thing I'm doing
are jammy biscuit playing cards,

633
00:31:24,480 --> 00:31:25,680
but the jam's gonna be flavoured

634
00:31:25,760 --> 00:31:28,120
with strawberry,
elderflower and black pepper.

635
00:31:28,200 --> 00:31:29,320
Interesting.

636
00:31:29,640 --> 00:31:32,120
The Cheshire cat
and playing card biscuits

637
00:31:32,200 --> 00:31:35,640
will be joined by
chicken and mushroom pocket watch pies

638
00:31:35,720 --> 00:31:38,000
{\an8}and toadstools
made from coloured brioche

639
00:31:38,080 --> 00:31:40,640
{\an8}filled with a lemon and lime
crème patisserie.

640
00:31:40,960 --> 00:31:42,760
Have you done a timing sheet
to get it all done?

641
00:31:42,840 --> 00:31:45,240
I've done a list of everything
in the order I need to do it.

642
00:31:45,320 --> 00:31:48,320
We've given you a fair amount of time,
but you've got to rise brioche.

643
00:31:48,400 --> 00:31:50,160
Fair amount of time, Paul?

644
00:31:50,240 --> 00:31:52,440
- Good luck.
- Thank you very much.

645
00:31:53,120 --> 00:31:57,600
Whilst Chigs races to prepare
the dough for mini brioche toadstools

646
00:31:57,680 --> 00:32:00,400
I just hope I'm able to finish off
everything I've got in my head.

647
00:32:00,480 --> 00:32:03,200
Giuseppe's hoping to grow something
much bigger.

648
00:32:03,280 --> 00:32:07,160
My dough will be filled
with chocolate and hazelnut filling,

649
00:32:07,240 --> 00:32:10,000
shaped in the form of a mushroom.

650
00:32:10,320 --> 00:32:13,040
A giant tear-and-share
brioche mushroom

651
00:32:13,120 --> 00:32:16,800
will tower over mango and passion fruit
"drink me" panna cottas,

652
00:32:16,880 --> 00:32:19,040
orange and fig heart-shaped muffins,

653
00:32:19,120 --> 00:32:21,760
and an asparagus and pea-filled
choux caterpillar.

654
00:32:21,840 --> 00:32:25,400
- Hopefully, I won't burn anything.
- This is your challenge, surely.

655
00:32:25,480 --> 00:32:26,720
- Do you think?
- Yeah.

656
00:32:26,800 --> 00:32:30,520
I'd say you've got four baking skills,
whereas the other two, not sure.

657
00:32:30,600 --> 00:32:32,560
Maybe two and a half.

658
00:32:33,120 --> 00:32:35,080
As dough needs time to prove,

659
00:32:35,160 --> 00:32:37,680
all of the finalists
have begun with their bread.

660
00:32:37,760 --> 00:32:40,960
It's very wet dough.
I always like to finish it by hand.

661
00:32:41,040 --> 00:32:44,600
Leave it any later and it
won't have long enough to rise.

662
00:32:44,680 --> 00:32:48,440
Dough is gonna have to go in
to first proof, for about half an hour.

663
00:32:48,520 --> 00:32:50,840
But Crystelle has taken
this time pressure

664
00:32:50,920 --> 00:32:52,720
to the heart of her Showstopper.

665
00:32:52,800 --> 00:32:55,080
My main centrepiece
is going to be a focaccia.

666
00:32:55,200 --> 00:32:56,640
Erm, which will be a clock.

667
00:32:56,720 --> 00:32:58,880
And that's got za'atar and garlic in it.

668
00:32:59,200 --> 00:33:01,120
Crystelle's focaccia clock

669
00:33:01,200 --> 00:33:05,400
will be surrounded by chick pea,
curry-filled Mad Hatter's pies,

670
00:33:05,480 --> 00:33:10,720
{\an8}cardamom and pistachio toadstool biscuits
and chai cake talking sunflowers.

671
00:33:10,800 --> 00:33:14,000
You're carrying quite a load
with your tea party.

672
00:33:14,080 --> 00:33:14,920
Yes, I am.

673
00:33:15,000 --> 00:33:18,320
It's going to incorporate
all my favourite flavours,

674
00:33:18,400 --> 00:33:20,360
things that I enjoy making.

675
00:33:20,440 --> 00:33:21,960
Everything combined into one.

676
00:33:22,040 --> 00:33:23,880
- Good luck.
- Thank you.

677
00:33:24,960 --> 00:33:26,160
Self-raising flour.

678
00:33:26,240 --> 00:33:28,480
With dough in the proving drawer,

679
00:33:28,560 --> 00:33:32,920
the finalists need to get their
first of four bakes into the oven.

680
00:33:33,000 --> 00:33:34,520
Cake, cake, cake.

681
00:33:34,600 --> 00:33:36,200
Any delay in these early stages

682
00:33:36,280 --> 00:33:37,600
Two tea bags.

683
00:33:37,680 --> 00:33:39,960
will mean less time to cool and decorate

684
00:33:40,040 --> 00:33:42,480
the most important bake
in the competition.

685
00:33:42,560 --> 00:33:44,200
I don't usually like muffins,

686
00:33:44,280 --> 00:33:46,600
but these with figs
and oranges are just delicious.

687
00:33:46,680 --> 00:33:50,640
The talking flowers are one of
the coolest things in Wonderland.

688
00:33:50,720 --> 00:33:53,040
So I am doing chai-flavoured sponge

689
00:33:53,120 --> 00:33:56,520
and I'm going to cut these
into little circles,

690
00:33:56,600 --> 00:33:58,720
and turn them into talking flowers.

691
00:33:58,800 --> 00:34:02,600
Whilst Crystelle and Giuseppe
have planned small individual cakes

692
00:34:04,120 --> 00:34:09,040
Chigs' sponges will be transformed
into one of the tale's biggest characters.

693
00:34:09,120 --> 00:34:11,879
I'm doing a centrepiece cake
that'll look like the Cheshire cat

694
00:34:11,960 --> 00:34:14,240
but in the colours of
Leicester City football club.

695
00:34:15,480 --> 00:34:17,000
- Wow.
- I don't even support Leicester city.

696
00:34:17,080 --> 00:34:19,439
- Don't you?
- No, but I'm going to do it for my city.

697
00:34:19,520 --> 00:34:21,680
Don't say that on television,
you're from Leicester.

698
00:34:21,760 --> 00:34:23,240
- I know.
- Who do you support?

699
00:34:23,320 --> 00:34:25,800
I can't say that on TV.

700
00:34:27,080 --> 00:34:28,600
Be good to me, please.

701
00:34:30,000 --> 00:34:32,480
The moment the first bake
hits the oven

702
00:34:33,720 --> 00:34:36,040
preparation for the next one
has to begin.

703
00:34:36,120 --> 00:34:39,200
Speed baking.

704
00:34:39,280 --> 00:34:41,680
I can do this. I can do this.

705
00:34:41,760 --> 00:34:44,080
Now putting my muffins in the oven.

706
00:34:44,680 --> 00:34:48,839
And the oven is off.

707
00:34:50,320 --> 00:34:52,040
The door wasn't closed properly.

708
00:34:53,560 --> 00:34:55,680
Giuseppe's oven is cold.

709
00:34:59,560 --> 00:35:00,760
Switched off.

710
00:35:01,480 --> 00:35:02,800
Jesus. Yeah.

711
00:35:05,280 --> 00:35:08,240
It's a setback
that could lose him priceless minutes.

712
00:35:12,520 --> 00:35:14,040
I really don't need this.

713
00:35:14,880 --> 00:35:17,960
Bakers, you have three hours remaining.

714
00:35:19,560 --> 00:35:21,040
Come on!

715
00:35:21,120 --> 00:35:22,840
Whilst Giuseppe waits

716
00:35:22,920 --> 00:35:24,760
How do I reach 350?

717
00:35:24,840 --> 00:35:28,400
Crystelle and Chigs
have moved on to their savoury treats.

718
00:35:28,480 --> 00:35:30,960
I am making sweet leek
and chicken and mushroom pies.

719
00:35:31,040 --> 00:35:34,120
The tops of the pies
are gonna look like clocks.

720
00:35:35,040 --> 00:35:37,560
- Are you doing little curry pies?
- I am.

721
00:35:37,640 --> 00:35:39,720
- They're going to be top hats
- Top hats.

722
00:35:39,800 --> 00:35:41,640
With little bunny ears
coming out of them.

723
00:35:43,240 --> 00:35:45,800
As well as being
behind on his baking,

724
00:35:47,080 --> 00:35:48,920
Giuseppe is the only finalist

725
00:35:49,000 --> 00:35:52,280
that needs to find time
to set a tea party treat.

726
00:35:52,800 --> 00:35:55,920
Panna cotta in Italian means
cooked cream, and that's what it is.

727
00:35:56,000 --> 00:35:58,360
The idea is that Alice
should be drinking this.

728
00:35:58,440 --> 00:36:00,560
I will have "drink me" bottles.

729
00:36:00,640 --> 00:36:02,960
Half of it is going to be flavoured
with mango,

730
00:36:03,040 --> 00:36:04,560
the other half
with vanilla.

731
00:36:04,640 --> 00:36:06,440
I should be shaping the dough now.

732
00:36:07,120 --> 00:36:09,240
I want to finish the panna cotta first.

733
00:36:10,760 --> 00:36:13,880
This little guy has literally
just been proving in olive oil,

734
00:36:13,960 --> 00:36:16,960
and I've got my infused olive oil
with za'atar and garlic.

735
00:36:18,280 --> 00:36:19,520
It's done.

736
00:36:20,440 --> 00:36:22,640
This will make
the base of the mushroom.

737
00:36:22,720 --> 00:36:25,520
I'm just going to
push this into the corners.

738
00:36:25,600 --> 00:36:26,880
Very oily.

739
00:36:28,640 --> 00:36:31,520
I'm going to let this prove
for another whole hour.

740
00:36:34,080 --> 00:36:35,760
This is all thanks to Jurgen.

741
00:36:35,840 --> 00:36:38,040
- Oh, really?
- Jurgen taught me how to do this.

742
00:36:38,120 --> 00:36:41,840
That's the base of the mushroom.
That'll be filled with crème pat.

743
00:36:42,480 --> 00:36:45,400
- Matt?
- Crème Matt.

744
00:36:46,960 --> 00:36:48,040
Perfect!

745
00:36:48,120 --> 00:36:49,520
These go in to set.

746
00:36:49,600 --> 00:36:52,400
And finally start making the bread.

747
00:36:52,480 --> 00:36:53,640
Okay.

748
00:36:53,720 --> 00:36:55,120
Oh, that's my cake.

749
00:36:55,200 --> 00:36:56,200
One bake down

750
00:36:56,280 --> 00:36:58,240
Before I forget, let me whack up my oven.

751
00:36:58,320 --> 00:36:59,840
three to go.

752
00:36:59,920 --> 00:37:02,800
- I've got loads, Noel.
- Have you given yourself a crazy--

753
00:37:02,880 --> 00:37:06,120
A crazy amount of cakes, biscuits, pies.

754
00:37:06,200 --> 00:37:08,400
- It's the final. You gotta go for it.
- You've got to.

755
00:37:08,480 --> 00:37:11,440
- Pastry going all over me.
- You're on wheels.

756
00:37:11,520 --> 00:37:13,280
If anyone can pull this off, it's you.

757
00:37:14,160 --> 00:37:16,240
I'm going to be shaping this
into a mushroom.

758
00:37:16,320 --> 00:37:18,640
I'm not gonna have time
to bake everything.

759
00:37:18,720 --> 00:37:20,600
Pie base. We're gonna go in now.

760
00:37:20,680 --> 00:37:23,160
I'm just going to knead in
that green food colouring.

761
00:37:23,240 --> 00:37:24,800
Tops of the pies.

762
00:37:24,880 --> 00:37:26,960
The head on the mushroom
is going to be layered.

763
00:37:27,040 --> 00:37:30,640
So I'm going to be making discs,
layer them with chocolate and hazelnuts,

764
00:37:30,720 --> 00:37:32,120
and then prove them again.

765
00:37:32,200 --> 00:37:35,560
Biscuit, biscuit, biscuit, biscuit.
We're on track, we're on track.

766
00:37:35,640 --> 00:37:38,120
Might just step it up a gear
after I've done this.

767
00:37:38,880 --> 00:37:40,320
Did you sleep last night?

768
00:37:40,400 --> 00:37:42,760
I actually did,
although I had a recurring dream

769
00:37:42,840 --> 00:37:44,600
that I forgot to prove my focaccia.

770
00:37:44,680 --> 00:37:47,760
And I kept waking up, like,
"Why did I not put my timer on?"

771
00:37:47,840 --> 00:37:49,560
And what was the consequence of it?

772
00:37:49,640 --> 00:37:52,600
I don't know what happened.
It was one of those cliff-hanger dreams.

773
00:37:53,280 --> 00:37:56,480
Whilst Crystelle is still haunted
by a focaccia clock

774
00:37:56,560 --> 00:37:57,600
I'm takin' them out.

775
00:37:57,680 --> 00:38:00,880
time is still proving a nightmare
for Giuseppe.

776
00:38:00,960 --> 00:38:03,560
'Seps, I heard you forgot
to turn your oven on.

777
00:38:03,640 --> 00:38:05,800
- I didn't forget to turn my oven on.
- What happened?

778
00:38:05,880 --> 00:38:08,840
The door wasn't fully closed.

779
00:38:08,920 --> 00:38:11,000
- All right.
- The oven didn't shut--

780
00:38:11,080 --> 00:38:13,600
Let me tell you a few things
about baking, all right?

781
00:38:13,680 --> 00:38:15,280
You need heat.

782
00:38:15,360 --> 00:38:17,080
Mainly from an oven.

783
00:38:18,000 --> 00:38:19,160
They're done.

784
00:38:19,240 --> 00:38:21,880
Am I late for a very important date?
I'm not sure.

785
00:38:21,960 --> 00:38:24,080
Brioche has gone
into the oven now.

786
00:38:24,160 --> 00:38:26,520
Biscuits are going in after the bread.

787
00:38:26,600 --> 00:38:28,560
Good luck, hats. Please be good to me.

788
00:38:28,640 --> 00:38:30,400
Now we're starting
some choux buns

789
00:38:30,480 --> 00:38:32,800
and shaping them as a caterpillar.

790
00:38:32,880 --> 00:38:33,960
How long have we got?

791
00:38:34,040 --> 00:38:37,280
Bakers, you have one hour left.

792
00:38:37,360 --> 00:38:39,560
Hi! I'm here with Mervis the Alien.

793
00:38:39,640 --> 00:38:41,880
Er, Mervis, erm

794
00:38:41,960 --> 00:38:43,520
Who do you think is going to win?

795
00:38:51,800 --> 00:38:54,680
That's interesting.
I thought Jairzeno left in week two.

796
00:38:54,760 --> 00:38:56,040
- Hmm.
- Ah!

797
00:38:57,000 --> 00:38:58,960
The batter is slightly too wet.

798
00:38:59,040 --> 00:39:00,360
There's the brioche.

799
00:39:00,440 --> 00:39:02,960
This is gonna go in the oven
very shortly.

800
00:39:03,040 --> 00:39:06,920
I only learned this from bread week
that it's supposed to be so oily.

801
00:39:07,000 --> 00:39:09,400
So I thought the more oil, the better.

802
00:39:09,480 --> 00:39:11,160
I'm gonna put the biscuits in now.

803
00:39:11,240 --> 00:39:13,080
These are going in.

804
00:39:13,160 --> 00:39:16,880
As well as attempting to stick to
an incredibly tight baking schedule

805
00:39:16,960 --> 00:39:20,760
This little piggy
is going in for 15 minutes.

806
00:39:20,840 --> 00:39:24,240
the finalists have multiple fillings
to squeeze in.

807
00:39:24,320 --> 00:39:26,320
Right. Crème pat.
Lemon and lime flavour.

808
00:39:26,400 --> 00:39:28,320
This is going into the brioches.

809
00:39:29,640 --> 00:39:31,560
I'm preparing the filling
for the choux buns.

810
00:39:31,640 --> 00:39:33,320
The flavours will be asparagus and peas.

811
00:39:34,080 --> 00:39:37,800
The peas are there just to give
some sweetness and creaminess.

812
00:39:38,720 --> 00:39:41,360
I should add panna cotta layer.

813
00:39:41,440 --> 00:39:43,400
Before that, I should

814
00:39:43,480 --> 00:39:44,760
- Got a proposition for you.
- Oh, no!

815
00:39:44,840 --> 00:39:46,320
This is Mr. Spatula.

816
00:39:46,880 --> 00:39:48,840
Look, he's crying
because he knows the result.

817
00:39:48,920 --> 00:39:51,160
- Stop it.
- But he can also change the result.

818
00:39:51,240 --> 00:39:53,640
Don't tell me I've got to
kiss that spatula. I'm not doing it.

819
00:39:53,720 --> 00:39:54,800
I'm not doing it.

820
00:39:54,880 --> 00:39:57,240
I knew you were gonna ask me to do it
and I'm not.

821
00:39:57,320 --> 00:39:59,720
- He's crying.
- Can I give him an elbow pump?

822
00:39:59,800 --> 00:40:02,880
You wanna, what,
just smash him in the throat?

823
00:40:07,600 --> 00:40:08,720
So, hats.

824
00:40:09,840 --> 00:40:12,120
This is Mr. Spatula
and he knows the winner.

825
00:40:12,200 --> 00:40:14,160
He also has the power to
change the result.

826
00:40:14,240 --> 00:40:16,880
- All you need to do is kiss there--
- No.

827
00:40:16,960 --> 00:40:19,240
- Like you'd kiss the Pope's hand.
- No.

828
00:40:20,320 --> 00:40:21,760
This should be my focaccia.

829
00:40:21,840 --> 00:40:23,200
I might just prove it.

830
00:40:23,280 --> 00:40:25,840
It's really hard 'cause
there's piping hot oil in there.

831
00:40:25,920 --> 00:40:27,600
Oh, that definitely seems done.

832
00:40:27,680 --> 00:40:29,120
Yeah, I might take it out.

833
00:40:30,080 --> 00:40:33,760
This is Mr. Spatula. You just have to
kiss his head and then you win.

834
00:40:33,840 --> 00:40:36,000
She wouldn't do it and he wouldn't do it.

835
00:40:38,160 --> 00:40:39,480
Yes!

836
00:40:39,560 --> 00:40:41,320
The majority of it's all done.

837
00:40:41,400 --> 00:40:44,880
I have to bake my biscuits,
then it's a case of decorating everything.

838
00:40:44,960 --> 00:40:46,480
I'm going to start doing that now.

839
00:40:46,560 --> 00:40:48,800
Yeah. Yeah.

840
00:40:51,120 --> 00:40:54,160
Bakers! You have half an hour left!

841
00:40:54,240 --> 00:40:57,000
I might have to miss out
on some of the elements.

842
00:40:57,080 --> 00:40:58,440
They need to go now.

843
00:40:59,080 --> 00:41:00,280
Gotta get that cake done.

844
00:41:00,360 --> 00:41:03,760
And these guys
are gonna bake for 12 minutes.

845
00:41:03,840 --> 00:41:07,480
Crystelle and Chigs may be ready to
begin assembling and decorating,

846
00:41:08,320 --> 00:41:10,640
but Giuseppe,
despite running behind schedule,

847
00:41:10,720 --> 00:41:14,040
has given himself yet
another element to make.

848
00:41:14,120 --> 00:41:16,600
Ginger snaps.
These will go on the panna cotta.

849
00:41:16,680 --> 00:41:20,960
I've gotta fill my piping bags
and then I'm gonna start piping!

850
00:41:21,040 --> 00:41:22,880
There's two blues.
There'll be stripes.

851
00:41:22,960 --> 00:41:25,960
'Cause the Cheshire Cat's stripy,
isn't she? Or he? Or whatever it is.

852
00:41:26,040 --> 00:41:29,160
These are going to become
little sandwich cakes.

853
00:41:30,480 --> 00:41:33,120
What I can do now is to fill these

854
00:41:33,680 --> 00:41:35,440
Smooth down these sides.

855
00:41:35,520 --> 00:41:37,360
The outside
I'm making in purple.

856
00:41:37,440 --> 00:41:39,480
It needs to be psychedelic and mad.

857
00:41:39,560 --> 00:41:41,480
This will be a sunflower.

858
00:41:43,120 --> 00:41:44,040
Come on.

859
00:41:44,120 --> 00:41:46,600
That's the cat done.
How long do we have left?

860
00:41:46,680 --> 00:41:47,920
Fifteen minutes left.

861
00:41:48,000 --> 00:41:50,240
That'll give me enough time
to put everything on the board.

862
00:41:51,040 --> 00:41:52,760
I'm not gonna get
to do all of my extra bits.

863
00:41:53,840 --> 00:41:54,960
I think they look all right.

864
00:41:55,960 --> 00:41:56,920
Eleven minutes.

865
00:41:58,280 --> 00:42:00,600
All that's left
is to pipe little faces.

866
00:42:02,080 --> 00:42:04,160
This is not a Sharpie, by the way.

867
00:42:05,920 --> 00:42:07,000
Edible pen.

868
00:42:17,160 --> 00:42:19,160
So nice
seeing it come together.

869
00:42:19,240 --> 00:42:20,640
Can't believe I'm done.

870
00:42:20,720 --> 00:42:23,560
I have to assemble things,
but I don't have to make anything else.

871
00:42:23,640 --> 00:42:26,720
But Giuseppe's assembly
isn't straightforward.

872
00:42:34,440 --> 00:42:36,640
You only have five minutes left.

873
00:42:36,720 --> 00:42:37,920
This mushroom's done.

874
00:42:38,480 --> 00:42:39,520
The head.

875
00:42:41,560 --> 00:42:42,920
I'm sweating.

876
00:42:50,720 --> 00:42:52,240
They're very well done.

877
00:42:53,640 --> 00:42:56,520
- Done.
- One minute left.

878
00:42:59,560 --> 00:43:01,920
What am I missing?
Oh, yes, the caterpillar.

879
00:43:02,000 --> 00:43:04,040
Oh! God, they're all falling.

880
00:43:04,120 --> 00:43:05,560
My hearts are falling.

881
00:43:05,640 --> 00:43:07,720
Representing my love life.

882
00:43:14,840 --> 00:43:16,960
Your time is up!

883
00:43:22,160 --> 00:43:25,280
Oh! Oh, my gosh!
You're gonna break your back.

884
00:43:27,200 --> 00:43:28,400
Oh, my God!

885
00:43:29,080 --> 00:43:30,400
Well done!

886
00:43:31,320 --> 00:43:33,040
Completed it, mate.

887
00:43:40,280 --> 00:43:43,640
It's judgement time
for this year's final Showstoppers.

888
00:43:46,400 --> 00:43:49,400
Giuseppe. Would you like to bring out
your Showstopper?

889
00:43:50,160 --> 00:43:51,880
Oh, God.

890
00:43:51,960 --> 00:43:53,560
It's very precarious.

891
00:43:56,040 --> 00:43:57,480
Well done.

892
00:44:01,600 --> 00:44:04,160
I think it's simple and effective.

893
00:44:05,280 --> 00:44:08,720
These are all very small.
I expected them to be a little bit bigger.

894
00:44:08,800 --> 00:44:10,280
Okay.

895
00:44:10,360 --> 00:44:12,680
I don't mind
because it's a caterpillar.

896
00:44:12,760 --> 00:44:15,040
The caterpillar is choux buns

897
00:44:15,120 --> 00:44:17,880
with asparagus, peas filling
and mascarpone topping.

898
00:44:18,520 --> 00:44:21,800
Mmm. Delicious.
You certainly get the asparagus. And pea.

899
00:44:21,880 --> 00:44:24,360
Because it's been filled
with this creamy mixture,

900
00:44:24,440 --> 00:44:25,800
they're quite soft now.

901
00:44:25,880 --> 00:44:28,520
Which is a pity,
because it's all the same texture.

902
00:44:28,600 --> 00:44:30,680
- Mmm.
- Let's look at the sweet bread.

903
00:44:30,760 --> 00:44:34,840
So the centrepiece is filled
with chocolate and hazelnut.

904
00:44:34,920 --> 00:44:37,360
Goodness!
That is quite complicated.

905
00:44:39,200 --> 00:44:40,040
Hmm.

906
00:44:41,760 --> 00:44:44,520
- It's very Italian in its flavour.
- Isn't it?

907
00:44:44,600 --> 00:44:47,040
I like it, the bread is so crispy.

908
00:44:47,120 --> 00:44:48,600
This is lovely.

909
00:44:48,680 --> 00:44:51,200
- This is the
- Orange and figs.

910
00:44:51,280 --> 00:44:54,200
- Orange and fig.
- They're very cute.

911
00:44:58,120 --> 00:45:01,560
They're very soft, they're juicy,
and they have a lovely flavour to 'em.

912
00:45:01,640 --> 00:45:03,960
- They're very good.
- You can take one of these, Prue.

913
00:45:04,040 --> 00:45:06,520
They're passion fruit,
mango, panna cotta

914
00:45:06,600 --> 00:45:07,720
with brandy snaps.

915
00:45:16,880 --> 00:45:18,760
The panna cotta is delicious.

916
00:45:18,840 --> 00:45:20,800
I mean, it really is stunning.

917
00:45:20,960 --> 00:45:24,000
That is the most perfect texture
for a panna cotta.

918
00:45:24,080 --> 00:45:27,160
Just set and it sort of cracks
as you touch it.

919
00:45:27,240 --> 00:45:29,000
- I might finish this one.
- Mmm.

920
00:45:29,600 --> 00:45:33,200
- I'm taking it away with me.
- Yeah, you did well. Thanks very much.

921
00:45:34,600 --> 00:45:36,480
I like the choux buns.

922
00:45:36,560 --> 00:45:38,000
Love the heart cakes.

923
00:45:38,080 --> 00:45:40,400
- And the panna cotta is bliss.
- Thank you very much.

924
00:45:40,480 --> 00:45:42,280
- Thank you.
- Well done.

925
00:45:46,160 --> 00:45:49,560
Chigs, would you like to bring
your final Showstopper up here?

926
00:45:49,640 --> 00:45:52,360
Please may I have a hand
carrying it to the front, Matt?

927
00:45:53,160 --> 00:45:54,640
- Massive.
- Sorry.

928
00:45:54,720 --> 00:45:55,840
To me.

929
00:45:55,920 --> 00:45:56,920
- To you.
- To me.

930
00:45:57,000 --> 00:45:58,440
- To you.
- To me.

931
00:45:58,520 --> 00:45:59,800
To you.

932
00:46:01,480 --> 00:46:02,840
- Okay.
- Thank you.

933
00:46:05,280 --> 00:46:07,480
I'm quite impressed
with the overall look of them.

934
00:46:07,560 --> 00:46:10,440
I think you've got the Mad Hatter's
tea party very well.

935
00:46:10,520 --> 00:46:13,360
I think the colour of the cat
I love the cards.

936
00:46:13,440 --> 00:46:16,560
{\An8}-These are particularly interesting to me.
- There's something mad.

937
00:46:16,640 --> 00:46:18,600
Which is part of
the sort of surreal thing.

938
00:46:18,680 --> 00:46:20,640
These clocks look quite neat.

939
00:46:20,720 --> 00:46:23,040
- Shall we start with the savoury first?
- Yeah, why not?

940
00:46:24,400 --> 00:46:26,880
Chicken, sweet leek
and mushroom pies.

941
00:46:29,520 --> 00:46:30,560
- That's delicious.
- Mmm.

942
00:46:30,640 --> 00:46:33,240
One of my favourite things.

943
00:46:33,320 --> 00:46:35,600
Very nice pastry.
Has it got thyme in there?

944
00:46:35,680 --> 00:46:39,120
- Thyme and tarragon.
- That was delicious.

945
00:46:39,200 --> 00:46:40,160
This is a brioche?

946
00:46:40,240 --> 00:46:43,040
Yes.
Filled with a lemon and lime crème pat.

947
00:46:47,320 --> 00:46:48,360
Delicious crème pat.

948
00:46:48,440 --> 00:46:51,920
It's beautiful. It's nice and sweet,
but just the right level of sweetness.

949
00:46:52,000 --> 00:46:53,520
It's nice-looking.

950
00:46:54,680 --> 00:46:55,800
These are shortbread biscuits

951
00:46:55,880 --> 00:46:58,160
with strawberry, elderflower
and black pepper jam.

952
00:46:58,240 --> 00:47:00,000
- I think it's beautiful.
- It is.

953
00:47:00,080 --> 00:47:02,240
The punched-out hearts
are charming.

954
00:47:02,320 --> 00:47:04,720
- Don't really like to spoil it.
- Go on, Prue.

955
00:47:09,120 --> 00:47:11,760
- Mmm. Very good.
- Jam's very good.

956
00:47:11,840 --> 00:47:12,920
Jam is excellent.

957
00:47:13,000 --> 00:47:15,480
It's a nice, buttery biscuit.
I'm not getting the elderflower.

958
00:47:15,560 --> 00:47:17,800
- I'm getting strawberry.
- And black pepper?

959
00:47:17,880 --> 00:47:19,200
- No.
- Okay.

960
00:47:19,280 --> 00:47:21,400
The biscuit is delicious with it.

961
00:47:21,480 --> 00:47:22,920
- Okay.
- Right.

962
00:47:23,480 --> 00:47:25,280
- This is orange cake?
- Yeah.

963
00:47:25,360 --> 00:47:27,880
It's got orange curd
and mascarpone cream in the middle.

964
00:47:27,960 --> 00:47:30,280
I was looking forward
to the Cheshire cat's grin.

965
00:47:30,360 --> 00:47:32,560
I know. I'd kind of run out of time.

966
00:47:36,280 --> 00:47:38,800
- That's a delicious sponge.
- It's really good.

967
00:47:38,880 --> 00:47:40,360
The orange really works.

968
00:47:40,440 --> 00:47:43,360
You're left with a beautiful
floral flavour in your mouth.

969
00:47:43,440 --> 00:47:46,920
You've not put too much buttercream
round the edge, so it's not too sweet.

970
00:47:47,000 --> 00:47:48,200
That's a very nice cake.

971
00:47:48,280 --> 00:47:49,640
- Very good cake.
- Thank you.

972
00:47:49,720 --> 00:47:51,240
- Well done.
- You've done a good job.

973
00:47:51,320 --> 00:47:52,680
- Well done, Chigs.
- Thanks.

974
00:47:55,200 --> 00:47:56,400
- Amazing.
- Thank you.

975
00:48:06,880 --> 00:48:09,600
Crystelle, would you like to bring out
your Showstopper?

976
00:48:09,680 --> 00:48:10,880
Please may I have a hand?

977
00:48:10,960 --> 00:48:12,680
Three two one

978
00:48:12,760 --> 00:48:14,040
- Lift. Yeah.
- You got it?

979
00:48:14,120 --> 00:48:16,680
- Yep.
- I've got puppet legs. Don't drop it.

980
00:48:16,760 --> 00:48:19,160
It's okay.
I'm bending my knees and it's fine.

981
00:48:19,240 --> 00:48:20,560
- Don't let go.
- Where you gonna go?

982
00:48:20,640 --> 00:48:21,920
This way.

983
00:48:22,000 --> 00:48:23,720
Don't go low on me.

984
00:48:23,800 --> 00:48:25,240
Okay, we're gonna Okay.

985
00:48:25,320 --> 00:48:26,920
- Right. Er
- Brilliant.

986
00:48:27,000 --> 00:48:28,280
There you go.

987
00:48:31,680 --> 00:48:34,440
{\An8} It looks quite impressive.
It's colourful.

988
00:48:34,520 --> 00:48:36,800
I like the little sunflowers
with their faces.

989
00:48:36,880 --> 00:48:38,960
What did you say
these biscuits were called?

990
00:48:39,040 --> 00:48:43,880
They're called nankhatais. They've got
brown butter, cardamom and nuts.

991
00:48:46,840 --> 00:48:48,880
- It's very fudge-like, isn't it?
- Yeah.

992
00:48:48,960 --> 00:48:51,400
It's got a lovely balance of flavours
with the spices in there.

993
00:48:51,480 --> 00:48:52,680
Delicious.

994
00:48:52,760 --> 00:48:55,160
- Let's move on to the talking--
- Sunflowers.

995
00:48:55,240 --> 00:48:58,520
Which are chai sponges
with cream cheese frosting.

996
00:49:02,600 --> 00:49:05,800
I think that cake is really delicious.
It's very soft.

997
00:49:05,880 --> 00:49:08,880
The chai comes through beautifully.

998
00:49:08,960 --> 00:49:12,920
Then the cooling from the cream cheese,
it blends nicely together.

999
00:49:14,040 --> 00:49:15,440
This is hot water crust pastry.

1000
00:49:15,520 --> 00:49:18,160
Yeah. Filled with chickpea
and potato curry.

1001
00:49:23,760 --> 00:49:25,560
Very nice curry middle.

1002
00:49:25,640 --> 00:49:28,320
It's quite solid. But I really like that.

1003
00:49:28,400 --> 00:49:30,880
- Absolutely lovely.
- It's a Goan curry? It's delicious.

1004
00:49:30,960 --> 00:49:32,920
It's got a lovely kick to it as well.

1005
00:49:33,000 --> 00:49:34,400
That's three out of four.

1006
00:49:35,720 --> 00:49:37,600
- Right. Focaccia.
- Yeah.

1007
00:49:38,160 --> 00:49:40,720
Which is a za'atar,
garlic and honey focaccia.

1008
00:49:49,000 --> 00:49:50,200
Er

1009
00:49:50,280 --> 00:49:52,840
This is not recognizable as focaccia.

1010
00:49:52,920 --> 00:49:54,320
- Oh, no!
- That's raw dough.

1011
00:49:56,040 --> 00:49:58,920
- What have you done? That is raw.
- I don't know.

1012
00:49:59,000 --> 00:50:00,640
- Has it been in the oven?
- Yeah.

1013
00:50:00,720 --> 00:50:02,120
I don't know what happened.

1014
00:50:02,200 --> 00:50:04,440
- That's bizarre.
- There's no rise at all.

1015
00:50:04,520 --> 00:50:05,800
That's inedible, that one.

1016
00:50:05,880 --> 00:50:07,760
- That's a pity.
- Never seen anything like it.

1017
00:50:07,840 --> 00:50:09,920
I'm really sorry. I don't know
what happened. That's bizarre.

1018
00:50:10,000 --> 00:50:13,800
But over all, I think your flavours
of what we did try was very good.

1019
00:50:13,880 --> 00:50:15,000
Thank you.

1020
00:50:15,720 --> 00:50:17,160
- Thank you.
- Thank you.

1021
00:50:29,320 --> 00:50:30,960
Obviously,
I focus on the negatives, right?

1022
00:50:31,040 --> 00:50:32,840
There was a big fat negative in there.

1023
00:50:32,920 --> 00:50:34,120
I'm just baffled.

1024
00:50:34,200 --> 00:50:36,680
How the hell did that happen
to my focaccia?

1025
00:50:37,280 --> 00:50:39,000
I feel confused.

1026
00:50:39,080 --> 00:50:41,960
Pretty much everybody
had very good comments,

1027
00:50:42,040 --> 00:50:46,440
something that didn't quite meet
the expectations of the judges.

1028
00:50:47,880 --> 00:50:49,600
I'd be lying
if I said I wasn't nervous.

1029
00:50:50,640 --> 00:50:53,000
I've been waiting
all this time now. Ten weeks.

1030
00:50:53,080 --> 00:50:54,960
I want to know the result now.

1031
00:51:01,680 --> 00:51:04,120
Everyone in our bubble
who has been locked down

1032
00:51:04,200 --> 00:51:06,680
and worked so hard to make
the Baking Show happen

1033
00:51:06,760 --> 00:51:09,920
has been invited to
the greatest Mad Hatter's tea party

1034
00:51:10,000 --> 00:51:11,440
of 2021.

1035
00:51:12,000 --> 00:51:14,800
And to witness
who will be crowned champion.

1036
00:51:15,520 --> 00:51:18,560
Do you think Crystelle
could still win this?

1037
00:51:18,640 --> 00:51:20,080
It's got complicated

1038
00:51:20,160 --> 00:51:23,440
because she's dropped,
because of the focaccia being raw.

1039
00:51:23,520 --> 00:51:26,760
- I could see her heart sink then.
- I know. Poor girl.

1040
00:51:26,840 --> 00:51:29,400
So Chigs has come from the outside.

1041
00:51:29,480 --> 00:51:31,200
You were very impressed with Chigs.

1042
00:51:31,280 --> 00:51:33,920
You were pretty impressed with Giuseppe
but when it came to this,

1043
00:51:34,000 --> 00:51:35,920
- you couldn't stop eating it.
- That was very good.

1044
00:51:36,960 --> 00:51:39,160
We don't want to rush
into picking someone,

1045
00:51:39,240 --> 00:51:40,880
so we'll sit down,
have another cup of tea,

1046
00:51:40,960 --> 00:51:42,960
maybe a couple of glasses of wine.

1047
00:51:43,040 --> 00:51:44,280
See you tomorrow, chaps.

1048
00:51:44,360 --> 00:51:47,200
- See you tomorrow.
- We might not be back, is that okay?

1049
00:51:47,280 --> 00:51:48,400
That's fine, we'll do it ourselves.

1050
00:51:57,080 --> 00:51:59,520
Well, before we do anything else,

1051
00:51:59,600 --> 00:52:02,640
I would like to thank,
on behalf of the show,

1052
00:52:02,720 --> 00:52:05,840
everybody who looked after us
here at the hotel.

1053
00:52:05,920 --> 00:52:08,520
The cleaners, the caterers
and all of the staff.

1054
00:52:08,600 --> 00:52:09,800
Thank you so much.

1055
00:52:12,560 --> 00:52:17,600
And, now, I would like to invite
our three finalists

1056
00:52:17,680 --> 00:52:18,680
to come and join us.

1057
00:52:21,520 --> 00:52:22,800
Giuseppe. Come on.

1058
00:52:26,440 --> 00:52:27,600
You guys are amazing.

1059
00:52:28,560 --> 00:52:32,200
Bakers, thank you so much
for bringing your warmth

1060
00:52:32,280 --> 00:52:35,640
and good humour and, of course,
your brilliant bakes into the tent.

1061
00:52:35,720 --> 00:52:39,400
And now, I'm going to hand over
to my colleague, Mr. Noel Fielding,

1062
00:52:39,480 --> 00:52:40,640
who has something to tell you.

1063
00:52:42,600 --> 00:52:47,680
The winner
of The Great British Baking show is

1064
00:52:58,160 --> 00:52:59,080
Giuseppe.

1065
00:53:02,600 --> 00:53:05,920
Oh, my God!
Oh, my God!

1066
00:53:12,560 --> 00:53:15,600
- Congratulations!
- Congratulations, man.

1067
00:53:17,460 --> 00:53:19,020
Well done, Giuseppe.

1068
00:53:19,100 --> 00:53:21,220
Thank you. Grazie.

1069
00:53:23,180 --> 00:53:25,700
- Well done!
- Grazie.

1070
00:53:37,780 --> 00:53:40,260
There are no words.
I'm speechless.

1071
00:53:40,980 --> 00:53:41,980
For once.

1072
00:53:42,060 --> 00:53:43,780
You're the first Italian
to ever win it.

1073
00:53:47,480 --> 00:53:49,920
From the first time
I walked into the tent,

1074
00:53:50,000 --> 00:53:53,120
on the first Signature
and I saw his mini rolls, I went,

1075
00:53:53,200 --> 00:53:54,920
"That looks like our winner."

1076
00:53:55,000 --> 00:53:58,280
You could see the heart and soul
going into his baking.

1077
00:53:58,360 --> 00:54:00,120
He's done an incredible job.

1078
00:54:00,200 --> 00:54:03,400
He's such a classic, beautiful baker.

1079
00:54:03,480 --> 00:54:08,440
He represents a long tradition
of classical Italian baking.

1080
00:54:08,520 --> 00:54:11,280
And done it brilliantly
the whole way through.

1081
00:54:11,360 --> 00:54:14,440
So I'm going home
to make lots more Italian cakes,

1082
00:54:14,520 --> 00:54:16,320
'cause they really are good.

1083
00:54:16,400 --> 00:54:20,160
Come on.
Well done, my friend. You deserve it.

1084
00:54:21,120 --> 00:54:23,720
I am over the moon
that Giuseppe's won

1085
00:54:23,800 --> 00:54:26,120
'cause I know how hard he has worked
throughout this whole competition.

1086
00:54:26,200 --> 00:54:27,760
It's a euphoric moment.

1087
00:54:28,320 --> 00:54:30,400
It's time to move on
to the next challenge in my life.

1088
00:54:30,480 --> 00:54:32,720
Bake Off final. Tick.

1089
00:54:34,240 --> 00:54:36,360
Thanks. Sorry about the focaccia.

1090
00:54:37,280 --> 00:54:39,360
I am so happy for Giuseppe.

1091
00:54:39,440 --> 00:54:41,680
He's an incredible I'm getting emotional.

1092
00:54:41,760 --> 00:54:43,520
He's an incredible guy.

1093
00:54:43,600 --> 00:54:47,160
So genuine, an insane baker
and he really deserves that win.

1094
00:54:47,240 --> 00:54:49,160
His family are gonna be so proud of him.

1095
00:54:49,240 --> 00:54:52,760
- Let that sink in.
- I'm in shock. I'm in shock.

1096
00:54:52,840 --> 00:54:56,920
All I can think of is the reaction
I'm gonna get from my mum and dad.

1097
00:54:59,640 --> 00:55:02,480
The fact that everything
I've done to deserve this

1098
00:55:02,560 --> 00:55:04,560
comes from his heritage.

1099
00:55:04,640 --> 00:55:08,400
I think it's going to be the best
thank-you note I could possibly send him.

1100
00:55:09,920 --> 00:55:12,880
He's going through
a very hard time, health-wise, so

1101
00:55:12,960 --> 00:55:15,240
Er, I think that this is
going to be a boost.

1102
00:55:15,800 --> 00:55:18,080
- Go take a bow.
- Go on!

1103
00:55:22,560 --> 00:55:25,760
I don't say often and lightly
that I'm proud of what I do

1104
00:55:26,960 --> 00:55:30,760
But, in this case,
I can't possibly not say that.

1105
00:55:30,840 --> 00:55:32,920
I'm really, really proud that I did this.

1106
00:55:34,520 --> 00:55:38,720
It's unbelievable,
it's unbelievable.