Bake Off’s back again and after an enthralling dessert week which saw Tom leave the tent, we take a trip back in time to Tudor week!
Much like Botanical week a couple of weeks ago this is a brand new theme for the tent! In case this wasn’t enough pressure from the bakers The weekend as always, kicks off with the signature challenge which requires the bakers to create shaped pies, creating a large arrangement from individual shaped pies.
These savoury pies need to be able to hold their shape and show off their flavouring and design skills. Several Alan Silverwood’s Individual Pie Sets were visible in the tent as the challenge progressed !
Jane managed this with a superbly flavoured set of pies, which held their shape fantastically when cut through! Benjamina struggled on time causing her pastry to be underbaked, despite great flavour much like Candice who bit off more than she can chew by making two types of pies! Selasi’s flavours were good but a thick crust let him down! Andrews pies were an engineering masterpiece and had great flavour as well, maybe he’s found a run of form at the right time!
The technical this week is jumbles! The two biscuits require a difficult shape to be formed, a knot ball and a Celtic knot.
Selasi had trouble initially with his pattern meaning he had a problem finishing his bake on time. Benjamina also had a problem with her patterns and Andrew didn’t quite have the colour he needed but still had a good bake. Candice had a fantastic bake however and came first in the technical, Jane on the other hand struggled with the bake and her pale biscuits put her at the bottom of the pile.
The showstopper for this week is an entirely edible marzipan showstopper, a bake in which the judges are looking for incredible detail and for traditional style, a bake fit for a King!
Jane managed to produce a fantastic bake, with incredible detail in the bake and a fantastic sponge. Andrew’s presentation was a bit messy but the overall texture of the bake was good. Benjamina’s cake was very doughy and her bake expanded a bit too much in the oven meaning her maze wasn’t quite a maze! Candice, as she likes does so often went above and beyond the call of duty in her showstopper producing a peacock piñata cake of incredible detail and finally Selasi produced a bake which had a little bit of a plain bake leaving him at risk of getting sent home!
After an incredible week of traditional baking, with pies biscuits and an incredible amount of marzipan, we saw Candice take the accolades of star baker this week! Benjamina was the baker to go home this week, it turns out that Tudor week just wasn’t her week!
Have you been inspired to try some traditional baking? Wanted to make some Gourmet Pies? We have just the Pie molds in our extensive range of Alan Silverwood molds.
Semi-final week approaches and with just 4 left who will get the crown?