GBBO Blog - Another One Bites The Crust

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. 

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. 

Zillionaire Sprinkles 70g

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Chocoholics Sprinkles 120g

£2.49

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Aloha! - Shells

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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.