The final slice
ACREME pat on the back for the three bakers who have made it through nine weeks of in-tents drama. It’s been emotional and we’ve learnt a lot... Paul Hollywood doesn’t like gherkins. Ice cream cakes don’t survive heat waves. Sir David Attenborough does not look good in sponge. And pineapple upside-down cakes can be the source of unimaginable British tension.
We’ve gasped as bakers were sent packing. We’ve added Japanese Week to our ‘don’t bother with that again’ list. And we have marvelled at Prue Leith’s amazing, technicolour dream accessories.
Meanwhile, Matt Lucas proved a worthy newcomer as he and Noel Fielding bounded around, cracking jokes while the bakers tried hard to politely ignore them.
Now it’s crunch time as ‘messiest contestant ever’ Laura, ‘mysterious’ Dave and ‘baby faced assassin’ Peter go head to head for the crown.
They’ve all been in a Bake Off bubble to get this far and there’s everything to prove. A deceptively simple Signature gets things off to a flying start. They must make eight custard slices. “It’s all about the butter,” says Prue.
Then it’s their last ginghamwrapped Technical challenge. The judges would like eight little walnut whirls.
Finally, it’s the last Showstopper of the season. They must make a colossal dessert tower reflecting their personal Bake Off experience. The judges want a big cake at the bottom, with the rest of the tower showing off at least three baking disciplines.
There’s stress and stodge and rainbows and rain, and it all makes for a cracking… and close… finale.