the whitsons’ Kitchen

Who was the first baker to leave the tent?

That’s the problem with a competition like Bake Off. You stop watching the bakers’ skills – and spills – you’re not interested in picking up a few baking tips, you’re not even watching to see who the week’s winner is. Go on, admit it – it’s the loser you’re trying to spot and you can say with grim satisfaction you saw it coming.

This was week eight and it’s consistency not seat-of-the-pants luck, that gets the bakers through.

There isn’t a Scottish equivalent to a Bedfordshire clanger with sweet at one end and savoury at the other – aeroplane food according to Steven. We Scots prefer a cholesterol fix with the juice dribbling down our chins.

Good to see Stacey getting a Hollywood Handshake which quite unhinged her for the showstopper. But she went on to get star baker.

The Doyenne cracked up at the 60 eggs Kate put into her Savoy sponge. Tops Mrs Beeton I should think.

Huggable Sandi had quote of the week – if you have enough rum (in your Rum Nicky) you probably end up knickerless. You wouldn’t think a nice girl like that would drink.

Bake Off is a bit like Brexit – there are leavers and remainers. But the bakers don’t back stab each other, they’re always rooting for each other.

Another one had to bite the dust and it was Liam who left the tent this week.