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30/10/2019

GBBO Blog - It's the Final Countdown

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What was once a baker's dozen then became three and
with the carnival wrap party coming together outside,
Steph, Alice and David took to the tent for the last time. 

Cake is always a good idea - especially ultimate chocolate cake – but, although a simple task at the outset, the bakers needed to ensure their bakes were far from bog(trotter) standard. David chose an indulgent dark chocolate cake; Alice created a pear-packed ginger flavoured chocolate sponge; and Steph went for a retro Black Forest gateau. 
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From chocolate to cheese; next was a Hollywood-set technical in which the tent took on six Stilton soufflés. There was heartbreak (literally – we could hardly watch!) for Steph who struggled under the soufflé pressure and instead ended up with Stilton soups, after winging it with her bain marie. However, David knew what was gouda for him, taking a mature approach and creating a grate outcome that landed him Star Baker (finally!). 
Meanwhile, Alice was having a meltdown over her parents missing a plane.
David was in a strong position going into the final and, as Sandi donned her red lippy, the bakers took to their benches for the final showstopper of the series. Packed full of edible illusions, viewers enjoyed a feast for the eyes as the final three created a picnic of delicious deception. Alice celebrated the end of the school year with carrot cake scotch eggs; Steph’s wasn’t exactly a picnic in the park as she struggled with sponge; but David remained calm and collected to create a P&P embellished nougatine hamper as well as bringing back the famous Jamie sausage/fig roll saga. YES. 
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It was FAB to see the whole gang back together, and as friends and family flooded the GBBO lawn, we eagerly awaited the crowning of the GBBO Series 10 winner..
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HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to David who did it for the underdogs and was an amazingly worthy winner. A true example that the tortoise really can catch the hare. Smashed it.  
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This year, we’re celebrating our brand ambassador #bakebosses so keep your eyes peeled for weekly Archangel Showstoppers.

Our Cake Angels x GBBO bake this week comes from girl power top babes Sugar Tits London (@sugartitslondon) who have created these stellar doughnuts with our Intergalactic Sprinkles and Chocolate Frosting. Head over to their page to check them out! 
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HOLY CREPE WHAT A SERIES.
Shoutout to The Great British Bake Off for providing us with 10 weeks of smiles, showstoppers and suspense, it’s been flantastic. Over and out. 
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23/10/2019

GBBO Blog - Another One Bites The Crust

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It was heartbreak without Henry in the tent this week, but as the team donned colourful ties in his honour, we kick started the final GBBO countdown and Patisserie Week. 

For the signature challenge, the bakers were tasked with elegant and exquisitely decorated domed tartlets. Targeted as traditional French pastries, the tartlets turned out to be rather more ‘mini implant’ as drink-infused jellies were encased in soft pastry. Rosie decided to gin it to win it but with harsh judging from Paul and Prue, her crème pat was more cow pat. David’s nuts were too big for Paul and Steph’s looked like boobs (although ‘nearly perfect’ according to Prue), but it was Alice who won the judges over with her gorgeous flavours and (slightly dodgy) traditional patisserie piping. 
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The technical round saw Rosie rise up from the choux graveyard. In one of the hardest tasks we’ve seen all series, the tent was put to the test with a Gâteau St-Honoré. Having had everyone on the edge of their seats as attempts one, two AND three all ended up in the bin, Rosie defied the odds and put together a fantastic bake to win the challenge. Alice bit off more than she could choux, coming fourth place, Steph was third and David (having decided he’s more of a rough puff kind of guy) managed to secure second place AGAIN. 
Finally, for the showstopper, the bakers were challenged with a near impossible task… EDIBLE GLASS. Their sugar glass displays were to encase something meaningful but edible in a task that would put their precision baking to the test. Steph’s ode to her grandfather with a night at the opera was a class act, earning high praise from Prue. Alice’s showstopper was a fantastic representation of our oceans and the delicacy of the coral reef #saveourocean, earning her the Star Baker title. David and Rosie were in trouble, but it was Rosie’s ‘simplistic’ and ‘boring’ bake that lost her a place at the final. 

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This year, we’re celebrating our brand ambassador #bakebosses so keep your eyes peeled for weekly Archangel Showstoppers.

Our Cake Angels x GBBO bake this week comes from Paul (@cakeandslice) who’s created this amazing profiterole tower using our Zillionaire Sprinkles. Read more about him and check out his bakes on his Archangel page. 
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16/10/2019

GBBO Blog - Easy as Pie

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Despite the heatwave, there were plenty of soggy bottoms in the tent this week as the remaining five contestants took on Pastry Week. 

Tasked with a tarte tatin for the signature challenge, the bakers took to their workstations to create a super savoury bake. Good lamination and solid crusts were needed in order to wow the judges, but it was Henry’s hot damn crab tarte that stole the show. Although a treasured gift from his partner’s Bulgarian grandma, David’s nuts were too dry for Paul, whereas Rosie was the first to suffer with a soggy bottom.  
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Paul threw a brick in the works for the technical round and asked the bakers to create a Moroccan pie using walker (aka brick) pastry. The tent was definitely NOT filo-ing ready for the challenge and it was heartbreak for Steph who couldn’t master the shit, woops we mean sheet, pastry. Henry and Rosie also crumbled under the pastry pressure of the Morrocan(t) tart, but when life gives you limes, what do you do? Throw them around the tent, obviously. Congratulations to David who FINALLY took the technical challenge title, who, undeterred by the white walkers of the tent, made it look easy as pie. 

It was Alice, Rosie and Henry who were in trouble going into the showstopper round where they were tasked with reaching for the pie in a vertical crust creation. Alice made a pie-house for Sandi to live in; David’s lid went overboard; and Rosie brought camemBERT the Dragon to life. But it was Steph who, once again, took the Star Baker crown.

​Commiserations for top babe Henry who said ‘pie’m outta here’ this week – we’ll miss his (s)ass
​in the tent! 


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This year, we’re celebrating our brand ambassador #bakebosses so keep your eyes peeled for weekly Archangel Showstoppers.

Our Cake Angels x GBBO bake this week comes from Ellie (@sieving_the_dream) who has created this fab white chocolate and raspberry tart. She’s used our Flower Power Cake Toppers and Rainbow Sprinkles to deliver a pretty pastry, perfect for any party. Read more about her on her Archangel page. 

Bring on the semi final and Patisserie Week! ​
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9/10/2019

GBBO Blog – Festival Fun & Seasonal Buns

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It was one big party in the tent this week as
​contestants took on Festival Week! 

With seasonal treats, party pastries and carnival cakes, the remaining six bakers had their work cut out to ensure they secured themselves a place in next week’s Quarter Final. 
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First came the signature challenge in which the tent was tasked with festive buns from around the world. ‘Festive’ wasn’t just capped at Christmas though, with Pru and Paul encouraging the bakers to incorporate any country of the world with any relatable festival. Many of the bakers gave their take on a classic hot cross bun and it was Steph’s spiced buns that landed her the first Hollywood Handshake of the episode. However, whilst David took inspirations from Eastern Europe with a Bulgarian Easter Kozunak plait, Henry got the ball rolling with a Swedish chocolate kardemummabullar and was rewarded with the second Hollywood Handshake of the day.... although, what he really needs to be congratulated for is telling Paul to shut up!
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For the technical, the bakers were challenged with 12 Sicilian cassatelle (aka carnival crescents) that were to be well-kneaded, well-filled and well-sealed (duh!). For many of the bakers, this brought back bad memories of Dairy Week… since when was sieving cheese a thing!? Sandi helped Henry crank his dough whilst Noel discussed Paul’s soft but powerful handshake with Steph. The deep fat fryers proved (pardon the pun) difficult for Michael and Alice, who’s crescents ended up looking more like tacos. Congratulations to Rosie who (finally!) won the technical challenge, but surprise surprise, it was David’s ‘nice buns’ that landed him second place AGAIN. ​
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There was layer upon layer of pressure for the tent in this week’s showstopper challenge as they took on a the hardest test yet: a Malaysian 'Kek lapis Sarawak' – eg a grilled colourful layered cake. With Rosie high on life from her technical title and newly formed band Eggy Rubber with Noel, she was the only contestant to dare the triangle. But instead of signing deals, she ended up singeing layers and was left with a burning issue to solve. David based his colours on Prue’s necklace but had problems with his layers, leaving himself short. Henry made a stack of egg sandwiches. ​
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Henry won in so many ways this week; he told Paul to shut up; Paul told him to shut up; he showed off some incredible footwork skills; and then he won star baker. WE LOVE YOU HENRY.  

This year, we’re celebrating our brand ambassador #bakebosses so keep your eyes peeled for weekly Archangel Showstoppers.

Our Cake Angels x GBBO bake this week comes from Sarah (@the_sugar_alchemist) who created this amazing halloween bake in celebration of the upcoming Day of the Dead Festival. She’s used our Trick or Treat 2Ds, which are 30% off all month using the code HALOPRODUCT30. Get yours now! 
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Managed to grab yourself some Glasto 2020 tickets and now you're ready to party?
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Keep your eyes peeled for this week's GBBO-inspired giveaway for which we've teamed up with Juice (@juiceofficialuk) to give you the chance to win all your festival tech essentials!

As for Michael leaving the tent, we’re heartbroken. But that’s how the cookie crumbles, and with pastry week incoming, all he can do now is reach for the pie, whoops, sky. 
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2/10/2019

GBBO Blog - The Proof Is In The Pudding

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After the ups and downs of 1920s Week, it was great to see the bakers back in action, and a little less stressed (well, at least we didn’t have a Michael Meltdown this week), for Dessert Week!

​Layering was the main theme this week, which saw contestants take on meringue cakes, verine desserts and spherical bombes in an array of colour, class and chaos. 
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​For their layered meringue cakes, contestants were challenged to create a cake large enough to share with friends. They didn’t disappoint – with Henry struggling to handle his ‘massive meringues’. Nuts were, again, a popular addition to the bakes, but Michael was left waiting for his to cook whilst Steph just had too many. We also learnt the difference between tempering chocolate and chocolate tempers (we especially enjoyed Sandi’s impression of an angry white chocolate). 
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​Overall, the meringue cakes were a success. Although unfortunately, the flavours of David’s beautiful spiced meringue blew the judges away… in the wrong sense; and Priya’s blueberry cream was described as ‘horrible’ by Prue; but Henry received positive feedback from the judges, even if Paul didn’t believe his jam was homemade! 
There was plenty of chill time (although none of it done by the bakers) in the technical challenge, in which Prue tasked the tent with verines; layered desserts in a glass. However, the standard was high, with the main difficulties found at the final stages of construction – fiddly biscuit toppers are not easy with shaking hands. Congratulations to Alice who came top in the technical with ‘near perfect’ verines, but we can’t help but feel sorry for David who came second for the FOURTH time in a row! 
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This week, the tent’s spherical celebratory showstoppers were the absolute BOMBE. Michael celebrated his 26th birthday with a black forest gateaux bombe and a birthday stripogram discussion with Noel; Henry ‘finally went mad’ and had a hot date with the freezer as he maneuvered his bombe around cardboard layers; and Alice took the safety approach to bomb construction when releasing from the tin. The bakers even managed to glimpse some ‘down time’ which saw the creation of the The Least Laddy Lads Club.. love it! 
With Priya, Michael, Henry and Rosie all flirting with the bottom and fighting for their place, it was Priya who bombed out. Time is always the bakers greatest enemy, but for Priya it had meant the end of the road and we said a teary goodbye to our favourite chatterbox.
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Despite perfect layers in David’s Delightful Bombe, he just missed out (again) on the Star Baker title, as did Alice who’s tiramisu bombe could only be described as ‘beautiful’. HUGE congratulations to  Steph who did it for the fringes and took the title of Star Baker for a record-breaking third time in a row!  ​

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This year, we’re celebrating our brand ambassador #bakebosses so keep your eyes peeled for weekly Archangel Showstoppers.

​Our Cake Angels x GBBO bake this week comes from Lauren (@itslittlelauren) who took on the challenge of layers with this incredible honeycomb tiered bake. She’s used our Flower Power Cake Toppers and Sweetie Pie Sprinkles to deliver quite the showstopper. Be sure to check out her latest bakes and how-tos on her account, or read more about her on her Archangel page. 

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Next week, we’re looking forward to some festival fun as the tent takes on seasonal treats, party pastries and carnival cakes in Festival Week! 

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