The Great British Bake Off » News http://www.greatbritishbakeoff.com Independent fansite for BBC Two's hunt for the UK’s best amateur baker Fri, 06 Jan 2012 06:38:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 The Great Sport Relief Bake Off http://www.greatbritishbakeoff.com/2012/01/06/the-great-sport-relief-bake-off/ http://www.greatbritishbakeoff.com/2012/01/06/the-great-sport-relief-bake-off/#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 06:30:04 +0000 admin http://www.greatbritishbakeoff.com/?p=75

Following the success of the Great British Bake Off, twelve Sport Relief personalities take on the Great Sport Relief Bake Off, and bake their way through a special challenge in January.

The contestants may be full of enthusiasm, but they’re finding it’s not exactly a piece of cake!

Find out more and donate

]]> http://www.greatbritishbakeoff.com/2012/01/06/the-great-sport-relief-bake-off/feed/ 1 Outrage as no men shortlisted for the final of The Great British Bake Off http://www.greatbritishbakeoff.com/2011/11/30/outrage-as-no-men-shortlisted-for-the-final-of-the-great-british-bake-off/ http://www.greatbritishbakeoff.com/2011/11/30/outrage-as-no-men-shortlisted-for-the-final-of-the-great-british-bake-off/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:18:59 +0000 admin http://www.greatbritishbakeoff.com/?p=73 The BBC has been inundated with complaints today after the popular baking contest announced an all-female shortlist for its series finale.

‘I think this decision really highlights the gender inequalities that still exist in the baking community,’ said 31-year-old hopeful Darren, five-time winner of the Stourbridge fete cake competition.

The the whole story at News Biscuit 

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@Buff_Baker @robertbillingto @JoanneWheatley @BotanicalBaker @HollyBellMummy @BakersBunny

If you know more suitable follows, please comment

 

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Hosted by Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins and judged by legendary cookery writer Mary Berry and acclaimed Master Baker Paul Hollywood.
This clip shows the impressive bakes and disasters that the twelve amateur bakers experience over the competition as their cake-baking, pastry, bread-making and patisserie skills are tested to the limit.
From the perfect tarte au citron to towers of macaroons, and iced fingers to family pies the highly pressurised surroundings of the Bake Off’s marquee soon shows.

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Cookery writer Mary Berry and professional baker Paul Hollywood explore the history of the wedding cake, from the earliest Tudor creations to the present day, examining the extravagant Victorian period and the post-Second World War efforts along the way.

They also challenge finalists of The Great British Bake Off 2010 Edd Kimber, Miranda Gore Browne and Ruth Clemens to create two cakes each in 16 hours.

(RADIO TIMES)

 

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It’s Edd Kimber

Check out his blog

]]> http://www.greatbritishbakeoff.com/2010/09/21/and-the-winner-is/feed/ 57 The Great British Bake Off begins on 17th August http://www.greatbritishbakeoff.com/2010/08/05/the-great-british-bake-off-begins-on-17th-august/ http://www.greatbritishbakeoff.com/2010/08/05/the-great-british-bake-off-begins-on-17th-august/#comments Thu, 05 Aug 2010 05:50:22 +0000 admin http://www.greatbritishbakeoff.com/?p=8 According to @bakingbynumbers on Twitter

Finally confirmed The Great British Bake Off will air on BBC2 8PM Tues 17th August

But I don’t yet have any confirmation of that.

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mirror.co.uk reports

this autumn they are reuniting on BBC2 with a quest to find the UK’s best amateur baker.

They’ll front a six-part series The Great British Bake-Off – a bit like MasterChef except with, er, bread. And cakes.

Filmed in locations all over Britain, the pair have one aim – to get the whole country baking again.

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