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Old 28-08-2016, 10:02
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I love the little sketches. They are perfect for the character of the programme (although, I'm a little disappointed that the colour and text are added on a computer). I like to image an artist sitting in the idyllic grounds with his watercolour paints and sketchbook. I suppose there isn't enough time (and money) to do them completely by hand - especially if he did a beautiful sketch and then made a mistake spelling molasses!
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Old 28-08-2016, 18:08
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Just caught up...

Loving Selasi, like many, so laid back and looks really talented. No massive opinions on the others, apart from Candice, it's the lipstick I think, utterly distracting and screams 'notice me!!!!', for me, probably a lovely lady who I'll grow to like if she sticks around, but at the moment it's not happening.
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Old 28-08-2016, 20:15
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...oh and was it just me that thought there was a bit of flirting going on between selasi and candice ?
I thought so too
Me too. She's got a thing for him.
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Old 28-08-2016, 21:42
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Sorry if this has been mentioned but I read an interview with Paul and Mary in Closer magazine and it said that the first challenge this year was a Madeira cake. However obviously it wasn't so I can't decide if they film it out of sequence (unlikely) or if the magazine used an old interview as I'm sure Madeira cake was the first challenge from last year.
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Old 29-08-2016, 04:11
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Sorry if this has been mentioned but I read an interview with Paul and Mary in Closer magazine and it said that the first challenge this year was a Madeira cake. However obviously it wasn't so I can't decide if they film it out of sequence (unlikely) or if the magazine used an old interview as I'm sure Madeira cake was the first challenge from last year.
It would be very difficult to film out of sequence as they wouldn't know who had been eliminated!

As it was Closer magazine, I think I can guess what they did.
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Old 29-08-2016, 05:32
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What date was on that magazine?
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Old 29-08-2016, 10:19
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Perhaps I'm too used to the McVitie's version, but I thought jaffa cakes were meant to have the "dome" of the sponge as the uncovered side?

Then again, the Bake Off ones looked huge so perhaps a "real" jaffa cake is nothing like the shop-bought ones we're all used to.
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Old 29-08-2016, 18:04
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first series is being shown on the good food channel tonight, episode 1 has just started and its weird seeing how different paul and mary look even just a few years ago
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Old 30-08-2016, 09:48
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first series is being shown on the good food channel tonight, episode 1 has just started and its weird seeing how different paul and mary look even just a few years ago
Yeah Paul is a lot skinnier, and Mary is a lot less glam.

I really miss the food history bits Anyone else feel the same?
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Old 30-08-2016, 09:52
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I really miss the food history bits Anyone else feel the same?
I'm sure they had food history bits last year, but they tend to start later in the series once there's fewer bakers so need to fill some time.
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Old 30-08-2016, 20:02
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The new series of GBBO has started, was really looking forward to it, love all the judging and tension.

I don't know whether its just me but I felt Selasi is really a professional chef working in some bakery school or restaurant he seems too good to be true, naturally I can see his calmness and recognise this in most african people that smile and think "what will be will be"attitude, that I love but how can he be so knowledgeable on baking? the flavors to pick, what will look good when served up, he has to have interest to be trolling endlessly on recipe books and experimenting, he would be a chef surely. Controversial I know...guilty of that. But it doesn't add up that he is in banking with all the studying of financial services as well as baking the way he is being portrayed.

Candice looks like Queen Margaery (Game of Thrones)/Anne Bollene (The Tudors) actress. her face...her expressions exactly like her. I could mistake the two easily.

I liked that first cake of hers (Candice) which Paul deemed a steamed pudding. It looked really pretty and would have loved to have a slice of that one.

Also her showstopper looked like something upmarket you would buy in some patisserie, really beautiful shame about the genoise sponge being like rubber, perhaps knowing its so close textured and has a tendency to cling and not have a good rise in the oven they should have made several small layers within the cake like they have done in previous series.

But strangely did you see Benjamina's genoise she had two huge cakes sandwiched together with some cream in the middle and both looked like proper cake fluffy (not looking rubbery and close textured like Candice's), Candice needs to speak to her and find out how she managed it, they might get along well because both of them cried when things weren't going well....just saying perhaps Candice should set up next to Benjamina next time and they can help each other.

I noticed Candice is helpful when Selasi told her that he would have to start again his first cake because he forgot cinnamon she suggested to put it only in the drizzle and when the judges mentioned to him that putting it in the drizzle was the way to go, Candice winked at him and he smiled back knowing it was her suggestion and he must have put a lot because the taste came through and he didn't need it in the cake afterall and it saved him a lot of hassle I think, had he done it again its quite risky because probably the cake might not have had a good rise in the oven and he would have been icing it whilst its too warm, timing issues etc. All I'm saying is because she's so helpful to everyone perhaps others can also help her, i.e. Benjamina and her genoise knowledge that she can share to Candice.
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Old 30-08-2016, 22:50
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Sue's not in tomorrow's show, just Mel hosting
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Old 31-08-2016, 05:51
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I'm sure they had food history bits last year, but they tend to start later in the series once there's fewer bakers so need to fill some time.
They've had food history bits in every series haven't they? Like you said, there is no way they could find time to show it at this stage when there are 12 bakers
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Old 31-08-2016, 11:43
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Sue's not in tomorrow's show, just Mel hosting
Interesting. Sorry to hear she had a family bereavement.

Sue has hosted the main show solo before (as well as them both hosting Comic/Sport Relief episodes solo).
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Old 31-08-2016, 19:58
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Evening all - biscuits at the ready...
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Old 31-08-2016, 19:59
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Evening Cakey Bakers!
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Old 31-08-2016, 20:00
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Here we go!
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Old 31-08-2016, 20:00
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Hello again !
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Old 31-08-2016, 20:00
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Old 31-08-2016, 20:01
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Evening Cakey Bakers!
Fancy seeing you here
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Old 31-08-2016, 20:01
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Evening all. Can we outlaw the "crumble under the pressure'" gag please?
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Old 31-08-2016, 20:01
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Oh here's trouble!
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Old 31-08-2016, 20:01
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Evening everyone

I'm also watching Great British Menu this year (on the recommendation of some of you here). I've only seen the first episode as watching on catch up.

Biscuits tonight, looking forward to that. I love a good biscuit.
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Old 31-08-2016, 20:01
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Evening all ... I bought some digestives in preparation
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Old 31-08-2016, 20:02
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Evening all
Only a few nuts to sustain me tonight.
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