We may only be two episodes into this year's series of The Great British Bake Off but fans are fully invested in the new batch of bakers - and the themes. Week one started off strong with 'Cake Week' but viewers had to say a sad farewell to Will who became the first baker to be eliminated from the competition.
But the show must go on and the remaining eleven amateur bakers on the hit Channel 4 show were tasked with another signature, technical and showstopper challenge centred around biscuits.
The contestants were first challenged to create 12 identical macarons that were disguised to look like something other than the familiar French biscuits. The contestants opted for a wide range of macaron disguises, with Carole and Sandro opting to make biscuit burgers, Janusz choosing watermelon shapes and Maxy going for daisies.
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There was even a savoury option when Syabira decided to make chicken satay macarons using tofu, ginger and peanut satay. Then, in the technical challenge, the bakers made 12 Garibaldi biscuits, with feathered chocolate decoration, which saw Dame Prue warning them: "Don’t get creative."
The technical was won by Northern Irish master’s student Rebs, with James and Sandro coming second and third respectively. But her luck did not last, with the biscuit base of her showstopper mask breaking in the oven before assembly in the final challenge. The contestants were tasked with creating 3D biscuit masks, with several bakers opting for various elaborate designs.
And disaster also struck for Carole in the showstopper, when her mask cracked and caved in, minutes before the end of the challenge. But the
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