The Great British Baking Show
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Those were dark times.
That means therell be no barely squeaking by this season, and the bakers are appropriately shooketh.
This injury takes place at the start of the first signature challenge: Fruit cakes!
But not to worry, a few bakers came to make things interesting.
I love healthy baking, he exclaims.
Accordingly, her Fruit Bat Cake will feature a flying mouse with caramel wings.
Meanwhile, Michael cuts himself again just 11 TV minutes in.
And for possibly the first time in show history, we see the gloved hands of a GBBO medic.
c’mon reach out so we can discuss.
Judging begins and as always seems to be the case Paul and Prue like the majority of whats presented.
Prue is head over heels for 20-year-old Jamies marzipan-heavy, Easter-Themed Cake.
And even though English Lit.
Amelias naked fruit cake screams Christmas, according to Paul.
A collective shudder moves through the room.
He could havekilledPaul and Prue.
Dan is ashamed, but he hasnt given up, though hes been humbled.
Plus, everyone knows its the Technical Challenge that separates the men/women/them from the boys/girls/them.
Pauls eyes light up in a way thats not entirely unsexual.
He forgets to put the eggs in the sponge and decides to start over.
The second time around, he messes up again.
Paul and Prue begin dissecting the cakes.
Some have great flavor, some look pretty good, and a few have achieved the desired height.
Everyone begins to mentally note that they shouldnt sleep on Henry.
There are two fairy cakes, two pirate cakes, two book cakes, and a carousel cake.
Phil creates a cake modeled after the U.S. moon landing of 1969.
No one reacts and thats probably because the cake turns out to be totally fine.
(The judges then tell Priya her chocolate cake would be good if it werent worse than Helenas.
Rounding out the top three is David, whose not-so-healthy chocolate-orange snake cake looks as good as it tastes.
Its his first great bake after being solidly middle-of-the-pack until now.
Dan unfortunately fails to escape the disgrace of having served raw cake and a somehow flavorless passionfruit curd.
Dan cries openly among his fellow bakers.
See you next week, when we dive headlong into Biscuits!
