1 00:00:02,920 --> 00:00:06,440 We have been watching a whole new batch of bakers, 2 00:00:06,440 --> 00:00:10,240 but how did last year's 12 look back at their time on Bake Off? 3 00:00:10,240 --> 00:00:12,520 It's just one panic after another, isn't it? 4 00:00:12,520 --> 00:00:16,440 We'll discover what it was like to be the class of 2014. 5 00:00:16,440 --> 00:00:19,760 It is the culmination of a lifetime baking. 6 00:00:19,760 --> 00:00:22,120 It will be the biggest thing I have ever done, 7 00:00:22,120 --> 00:00:25,480 apart from, you know, giving birth and all those weird things. 8 00:00:27,280 --> 00:00:28,480 It is twice the size. 9 00:00:28,480 --> 00:00:31,320 Last year's bakers will be divulging their secrets... 10 00:00:31,320 --> 00:00:35,120 I think we all learnt by watching. It needs to wrap around, doesn't it? 11 00:00:35,120 --> 00:00:36,640 Stop looking over! 12 00:00:36,640 --> 00:00:38,680 ..and revealing their life since. 13 00:00:38,680 --> 00:00:42,080 What has happened afterwards has opened up a world to me 14 00:00:42,080 --> 00:00:43,960 that I could have only dreamed of. 15 00:00:48,520 --> 00:00:52,320 - Too sweet for me. - We take a measure of Mary's meticulous gaze... 16 00:00:52,320 --> 00:00:57,120 - Is this fondant? - Yes. - Absolutely top marks for flavouring. 17 00:00:57,120 --> 00:00:59,560 ..and a dollop of Paul's digit of doom... 18 00:00:59,560 --> 00:01:01,440 - The side is raw. - It's raw? 19 00:01:01,440 --> 00:01:04,160 ..and a heaped spoonful of Mel and Sue. 20 00:01:04,160 --> 00:01:06,040 It is like a piles cushion, isn't it? 21 00:01:06,040 --> 00:01:08,640 In no way can we allow that to be shown on television! 22 00:01:08,640 --> 00:01:10,400 We will share their triumphs... 23 00:01:10,400 --> 00:01:14,320 - It is what I call a Showstopper. - I shall walk out of here on air! 24 00:01:14,320 --> 00:01:16,400 ..learn from their disasters... 25 00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:19,560 - Oh, no! - Starting again. 26 00:01:19,560 --> 00:01:22,440 ..and find out what really happened with the baked Alaska. 27 00:01:22,440 --> 00:01:24,840 - I took it out of the freezer. - Where's my ice cream? 28 00:01:24,840 --> 00:01:26,000 Argh! 29 00:01:26,000 --> 00:01:28,000 I don't even like baked Alaskas. 30 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:29,400 No, no, no... 31 00:01:29,400 --> 00:01:33,520 This is the class of 2014's recipe for success. 32 00:01:36,400 --> 00:01:39,680 Yeah, looks quite good. I'll have a taste of it in a minute. 33 00:02:03,240 --> 00:02:06,960 Among thousands of hopefuls, just 12 of the country's most talented 34 00:02:06,960 --> 00:02:09,160 home bakers made it through to compete 35 00:02:09,160 --> 00:02:11,640 in 2014's Great British Bake Off. 36 00:02:13,600 --> 00:02:16,760 30 challenges stood between the bakers and the winner's title, 37 00:02:16,760 --> 00:02:19,640 but nothing was more nerve-racking than their first day 38 00:02:19,640 --> 00:02:21,200 in the iconic white tent. 39 00:02:21,200 --> 00:02:23,920 I can remember driving up in the taxi 40 00:02:23,920 --> 00:02:28,680 and you could just see the points of the tent in the distance. 41 00:02:28,680 --> 00:02:30,440 Oh, my God, I think we all screamed. 42 00:02:30,440 --> 00:02:33,840 It was just like, "Oh, God, the tent! The tent!" 43 00:02:33,840 --> 00:02:36,160 All of us walked in thinking, 44 00:02:36,160 --> 00:02:38,320 "I'm the only one who has gotten here by accident. 45 00:02:38,320 --> 00:02:40,280 "They are going to find me out." 46 00:02:40,280 --> 00:02:42,360 Everything just suddenly dawns on you, 47 00:02:42,360 --> 00:02:45,600 what you have actually decided to put yourself through. 48 00:02:47,240 --> 00:02:51,880 I am not one to duck a challenge but I wanted to turn and run, 49 00:02:51,880 --> 00:02:53,440 I think I really did. 50 00:02:55,280 --> 00:02:59,120 Paul and Mary and Mel and Sue finally arrived. 51 00:02:59,120 --> 00:03:02,760 I was like to the other one, "Oh, my God, it is Mary and Paul!" 52 00:03:02,760 --> 00:03:05,200 Bakers, welcome to the Bake Off tent. 53 00:03:05,200 --> 00:03:07,840 I realised that actually this was very serious 54 00:03:07,840 --> 00:03:11,400 and I had to actually make something in this very unfamiliar environment. 55 00:03:11,400 --> 00:03:15,640 Today you have got your first ever Signature Challenge. 56 00:03:15,640 --> 00:03:18,920 Paul and Mary would love you to make Swiss rolls. 57 00:03:18,920 --> 00:03:22,360 - Very good luck, everybody. - On your marks... - Get set... - Bake! 58 00:03:22,360 --> 00:03:26,240 By the time that "on your marks, get set, bake" happened, 59 00:03:26,240 --> 00:03:29,520 I was in such a panic that all I was doing 60 00:03:29,520 --> 00:03:32,800 was just trying to think, "Right, flour. 61 00:03:32,800 --> 00:03:35,920 "I don't even know where everything is." It was just pure panic. 62 00:03:35,920 --> 00:03:37,920 I didn't know what I was doing. 63 00:03:37,920 --> 00:03:39,960 SHE GASPS 64 00:03:41,240 --> 00:03:44,680 You have no idea what you are going to be up against. 65 00:03:44,680 --> 00:03:47,960 You have no idea who anybody else is, 66 00:03:47,960 --> 00:03:49,920 what they are going to be capable of. 67 00:03:49,920 --> 00:03:52,240 Baking. We know how to bake, don't we? 68 00:03:52,240 --> 00:03:54,760 We do. Only thing we know. 69 00:03:54,760 --> 00:03:59,320 It's only a cake. I keep telling myself it's only a cake. 70 00:03:59,320 --> 00:04:02,640 Nobody wanted to go home in the first week and I think we just 71 00:04:02,640 --> 00:04:06,760 wanted to do something right so we don't have to go home. 72 00:04:06,760 --> 00:04:09,440 The bakers had to get their sponges absolutely right. 73 00:04:09,440 --> 00:04:10,840 Fingers crossed. 74 00:04:10,840 --> 00:04:13,400 But this was the first time they had used their ovens. 75 00:04:13,400 --> 00:04:16,760 So tempted just to watch it for the whole time whilst it is baking. 76 00:04:16,760 --> 00:04:20,000 You are so worried about opening your oven 77 00:04:20,000 --> 00:04:22,400 and letting the camera see what's inside it... 78 00:04:23,400 --> 00:04:25,320 Still going to give it half a minute. 79 00:04:25,320 --> 00:04:27,840 ..that I just kept saying, "No, another minute," 80 00:04:27,840 --> 00:04:30,560 and they kept saying, "Is it ready? Let us know when it is ready." 81 00:04:30,560 --> 00:04:33,600 "Yeah, another minute. You'd better go over there, film someone else," 82 00:04:33,600 --> 00:04:35,760 thinking I could do it while they weren't looking. 83 00:04:35,760 --> 00:04:39,440 It is just on the edge, yeah. It is literally a few seconds. 84 00:04:39,440 --> 00:04:41,880 Actually, what happened is I left it in way too long 85 00:04:41,880 --> 00:04:43,400 and it was a little bit dry. 86 00:04:45,400 --> 00:04:47,040 Done already. 87 00:04:47,040 --> 00:04:48,840 It had just come out of the oven... 88 00:04:48,840 --> 00:04:50,440 You can smell the aniseed. 89 00:04:50,440 --> 00:04:52,000 Oh! 90 00:04:52,000 --> 00:04:55,240 All of a sudden, I went hazy visioned 91 00:04:55,240 --> 00:04:58,000 and felt like there was a whole weight on me. 92 00:04:58,000 --> 00:05:01,040 I had to actually pull myself out of it and think, 93 00:05:01,040 --> 00:05:04,960 "Don't go under here now," you know, "I need to make a Swiss roll." 94 00:05:06,440 --> 00:05:09,120 The bakers had varying approaches to their roll. 95 00:05:10,760 --> 00:05:14,600 I am just going to make a little slash then it rolls tightly. 96 00:05:14,600 --> 00:05:17,760 - But Iain had a very different technique. - Why have you done that? 97 00:05:17,760 --> 00:05:21,240 Because if you score it, it prevents it cracking when you roll it. 98 00:05:21,240 --> 00:05:22,720 - I want to see you do this, then. - OK. 99 00:05:22,720 --> 00:05:25,640 We're going to be standing here for the next ten minutes, Mary. 100 00:05:25,640 --> 00:05:27,200 But this is a new theory to me. 101 00:05:27,200 --> 00:05:29,280 - SUE: - You're doing multiple scoring! - Oh, yes. 102 00:05:29,280 --> 00:05:32,440 This is one of the most monitored rolls in the history 103 00:05:32,440 --> 00:05:34,120 of Swiss roll-making. 104 00:05:37,480 --> 00:05:42,120 My Swiss roll technique did get a bit of abuse. 105 00:05:45,560 --> 00:05:49,200 Mary, don't be inscrutable. Be loving, be loving. 106 00:05:49,200 --> 00:05:51,560 - Leave him alone! Thank you very much indeed. - Thank you. 107 00:05:51,560 --> 00:05:55,240 With these knives being so sharp, I think I over scored it. 108 00:06:01,440 --> 00:06:02,600 It's a little bit... 109 00:06:02,600 --> 00:06:04,400 Argh! 110 00:06:04,400 --> 00:06:05,800 I never had it cracking at home 111 00:06:05,800 --> 00:06:08,760 so I think it is just one of the things, the tension in the tent. 112 00:06:08,760 --> 00:06:11,760 - You know where you went wrong? - Yes. 113 00:06:11,760 --> 00:06:14,840 - Your theory of putting all those cuts across... - All the way along. 114 00:06:14,840 --> 00:06:17,200 I don't think it helps one little bit. 115 00:06:17,200 --> 00:06:20,680 Iain wasn't the only one affected by first week nerves. 116 00:06:26,520 --> 00:06:28,280 I've got the shakes. 117 00:06:28,280 --> 00:06:32,120 I have never actually got nervous about anything before, I think, 118 00:06:32,120 --> 00:06:36,720 until I started making that Swiss roll. My hands just started shaking. 119 00:06:36,720 --> 00:06:39,200 I have never experienced that before. 120 00:06:39,200 --> 00:06:41,160 - Stop shaking. - Sorry. 121 00:06:41,160 --> 00:06:45,040 - Stop shaking, it's OK. It's looking good. - It's falling out! 122 00:06:45,040 --> 00:06:47,440 My Swiss roll, it was awful. 123 00:06:47,440 --> 00:06:49,800 Even I could see that it looked a little bit like it had 124 00:06:49,800 --> 00:06:51,600 cat sick in it. 125 00:06:51,600 --> 00:06:55,200 I tried to make it look better by putting an orange tree 126 00:06:55,200 --> 00:06:58,800 on my Swiss roll in fondant. 127 00:07:00,440 --> 00:07:03,480 It looked like something from the deep had come up 128 00:07:03,480 --> 00:07:08,040 and grasped on to this Swiss roll and was going to pull it 129 00:07:08,040 --> 00:07:11,240 back down into the depths of hell where it belonged. 130 00:07:11,240 --> 00:07:13,800 I think I knew at that point that it was all 131 00:07:13,800 --> 00:07:15,880 just going downhill from there. 132 00:07:15,880 --> 00:07:20,040 The orange is coming through. The cream is a little bit non-descript. 133 00:07:20,040 --> 00:07:22,720 I quite liked the cream. 134 00:07:22,720 --> 00:07:25,120 You stand up for what you think is right! 135 00:07:25,120 --> 00:07:27,800 You are wrong, but I'll tell you what it is, 136 00:07:27,800 --> 00:07:31,240 the orange is so strong that no matter what you put with it, 137 00:07:31,240 --> 00:07:33,480 it was going to get kicked into touch. 138 00:07:33,480 --> 00:07:35,520 THUNDER RUMBLES 139 00:07:37,840 --> 00:07:41,240 Things didn't get any better for Claire during the Showstopper. 140 00:07:41,240 --> 00:07:45,280 Oh, Claire, look what you have done! 141 00:07:45,280 --> 00:07:47,880 Absolutely no idea. 142 00:07:47,880 --> 00:07:51,960 The challenge demanded 36 identical miniature cakes. 143 00:07:51,960 --> 00:07:55,480 At home, I had spent a long time getting that recipe right. 144 00:07:55,480 --> 00:07:58,360 But then on the day, I just don't know what happened. 145 00:07:58,360 --> 00:08:00,040 I know I measured every... 146 00:08:00,040 --> 00:08:03,080 Well, I do know what happened - I was rubbish! 147 00:08:03,080 --> 00:08:06,120 I don't know how she is going to recover that. 148 00:08:06,120 --> 00:08:10,600 I am making some lighter chocolate and cherry cake that I can 149 00:08:10,600 --> 00:08:15,040 cut out into circles that will hopefully cook a tiny bit quicker. 150 00:08:15,040 --> 00:08:17,800 It can happen to all of us at home in our own kitchen 151 00:08:17,800 --> 00:08:22,400 and for it to happen when it is important, I felt sorry for her. 152 00:08:22,400 --> 00:08:27,120 There was just chocolate and hundreds and thousands 153 00:08:27,120 --> 00:08:31,240 and cherries and all sorts all over my desk. 154 00:08:31,240 --> 00:08:35,160 - I mean, it looks a bit clumsy. - They are both dry. 155 00:08:36,920 --> 00:08:40,080 You do kind of think, "Is there a little pinprick of hope here?" 156 00:08:40,080 --> 00:08:44,840 They might see some kind of creative or culinary expertise 157 00:08:44,840 --> 00:08:47,400 in their midst of my disaster. 158 00:08:47,400 --> 00:08:49,560 - But they didn't. - Claire. 159 00:08:49,560 --> 00:08:52,200 I'm so sorry, Claire. Come and have a massive sandwich. 160 00:08:52,200 --> 00:08:55,080 Like, a big, big Mel-Sue sandwich. 161 00:08:55,080 --> 00:08:56,680 One out of the 12 went, 162 00:08:56,680 --> 00:09:00,040 the other 11 heaved a big sigh of relief that it wasn't them. 163 00:09:05,840 --> 00:09:09,240 - All the best, guys. - And to you, all the best. - Good luck. 164 00:09:09,240 --> 00:09:12,480 Throughout the series, the Challenge the bakers feared most... 165 00:09:12,480 --> 00:09:13,760 I feel sick. 166 00:09:13,760 --> 00:09:18,040 ..involved a gingham cloth and a meagre set of instructions. 167 00:09:18,040 --> 00:09:21,720 Technicals are like nothing else on earth. 168 00:09:21,720 --> 00:09:25,120 They are your worst nightmare. They are just awful. 169 00:09:26,600 --> 00:09:29,360 You are trying to sort of look through the cloth and try 170 00:09:29,360 --> 00:09:31,800 and figure out what piece of equipment was there, 171 00:09:31,800 --> 00:09:35,360 what the ingredients were, while you were waiting. 172 00:09:35,360 --> 00:09:38,640 You really had to keep an eye on the instructions they give you. 173 00:09:38,640 --> 00:09:41,120 The recipe is sparse. 174 00:09:41,120 --> 00:09:43,320 They do give you everything you need if you read them 175 00:09:43,320 --> 00:09:44,720 at least three times. 176 00:09:44,720 --> 00:09:46,360 Well, it says "prepare the cherries". 177 00:09:46,360 --> 00:09:48,440 We don't know what "prepare" means. 178 00:09:48,440 --> 00:09:50,640 Does she mean wash? Does she mean cut? 179 00:09:50,640 --> 00:09:54,280 See, there's the mystery. One egg white, beaten. 180 00:09:54,280 --> 00:09:55,600 It's not in there. 181 00:09:58,560 --> 00:10:02,200 My daughter said, "Treat it as if you are in a school exam 182 00:10:02,200 --> 00:10:03,880 "and read all the question." 183 00:10:04,920 --> 00:10:07,000 The challenges were not just tough, 184 00:10:07,000 --> 00:10:10,520 they were recipes few of the bakers had ever heard of. 185 00:10:10,520 --> 00:10:15,240 They were getting more and more obscure as the weeks went on. 186 00:10:15,240 --> 00:10:18,800 So, bakers, you will be baking a Schichttorte. 187 00:10:18,800 --> 00:10:20,920 - What? - A Schichttorte. 188 00:10:20,920 --> 00:10:24,200 - Well, they might make a good one. Who are you to say that? - I know. 189 00:10:24,200 --> 00:10:28,840 Listen, it is a little German tricky patisserie. 190 00:10:28,840 --> 00:10:31,440 As usual, it is something that we have never heard of. 191 00:10:31,440 --> 00:10:35,520 A Schichttorte was a German layered cake and there were a lot of layers. 192 00:10:35,520 --> 00:10:36,680 20 layers? 193 00:10:39,320 --> 00:10:42,720 But that wasn't the only unusual thing about the Schichttorte. 194 00:10:42,720 --> 00:10:46,760 It is a grilled cake. That is going to be the tricky thing. 195 00:10:46,760 --> 00:10:49,080 Who grills a cake? I mean, for God's sake. 196 00:10:50,120 --> 00:10:54,000 I have got the grill on full whack so it should be pretty hot in there. 197 00:10:55,080 --> 00:11:01,840 We needed the grill on for something like 45 minutes and for 20 layers. 198 00:11:01,840 --> 00:11:03,920 I have got still ten layers to go. 199 00:11:03,920 --> 00:11:06,320 I have already lost count of layers. 200 00:11:06,320 --> 00:11:09,600 - 20. - Yes! - We are in, we are done. 201 00:11:09,600 --> 00:11:11,640 - Let's get it in there. - Boom! 202 00:11:11,640 --> 00:11:14,840 Might not get 20. Who's counting? As if. 203 00:11:14,840 --> 00:11:17,000 He is going to be counting, all right. 204 00:11:17,000 --> 00:11:19,560 We are going to start with this one. Right... 205 00:11:20,640 --> 00:11:23,240 Oh, he's actually counting them. 206 00:11:23,240 --> 00:11:27,000 - Is he going to count all 20 on all of them? - I need to brace myself. 207 00:11:27,000 --> 00:11:29,960 He's Paul, that's what he gets fun from! 208 00:11:29,960 --> 00:11:32,000 18 layers on that one. 209 00:11:32,000 --> 00:11:34,160 Very, very good layers. 210 00:11:34,160 --> 00:11:35,840 Life is too short. 211 00:11:35,840 --> 00:11:38,880 Life is too short to count layers in cakes. 212 00:11:38,880 --> 00:11:41,200 That's got 20! 213 00:11:41,200 --> 00:11:43,800 As the challenges became more complicated, there was 214 00:11:43,800 --> 00:11:46,880 one the bakers struggled even to pronounce. 215 00:11:46,880 --> 00:11:48,600 What was it called? Oh, my God. 216 00:11:48,600 --> 00:11:50,080 A Queen Aman. 217 00:11:50,080 --> 00:11:51,560 Queen Amon? 218 00:11:51,560 --> 00:11:54,240 Queen Aman. I still can't say it. 219 00:11:54,240 --> 00:11:57,360 It is called a coo-gin aman. Is it? 220 00:11:57,360 --> 00:12:00,200 Oh, the coogi... Kofi Annans! 221 00:12:00,200 --> 00:12:02,640 - Kouign-amann. - Kouign-amann. 222 00:12:02,640 --> 00:12:05,560 - You know which country it's from? - Breton. - Breton isn't a country. 223 00:12:05,560 --> 00:12:09,480 - Well, it used to be a... Whatever it was. - Province? - Province, thank you. 224 00:12:09,480 --> 00:12:12,360 They used to have amazing lace 225 00:12:12,360 --> 00:12:15,600 and they would wear Breton Coiffe, which are stiff... 226 00:12:15,600 --> 00:12:17,560 Sorry, there's something happening. 227 00:12:17,560 --> 00:12:22,000 ..stiff lace hats and they would do special dancing. 228 00:12:22,000 --> 00:12:25,680 But it was in European cake week that the trickiest technical 229 00:12:25,680 --> 00:12:27,120 ever was crowned. 230 00:12:27,120 --> 00:12:30,960 It is three layers of sponge, it is filled with creme pat and jam. 231 00:12:30,960 --> 00:12:33,440 It has got a dome of whipped cream on the top. 232 00:12:33,440 --> 00:12:36,400 On top of that, it has got some green marzipan 233 00:12:36,400 --> 00:12:40,760 and don't forget a little rose plonked on the top. 234 00:12:40,760 --> 00:12:42,920 Prinsesstarta, oh! 235 00:12:42,920 --> 00:12:45,000 Amazing, amazing technical challenge, 236 00:12:45,000 --> 00:12:46,880 one which I failed at miserably. 237 00:12:46,880 --> 00:12:49,360 I'm quite far behind. 238 00:12:49,360 --> 00:12:51,120 Speed is of the essence, my love. 239 00:12:51,120 --> 00:12:52,800 You are doing well. 240 00:12:52,800 --> 00:12:54,840 Some people are getting quite stressed. 241 00:12:54,840 --> 00:12:56,960 This is not going to happen, is it? 242 00:12:58,040 --> 00:13:00,720 - This is hilarious. - I know, it's ridiculous. 243 00:13:00,720 --> 00:13:05,640 I think if I try and cover it all in one go, it will just squidge. 244 00:13:05,640 --> 00:13:09,240 Green marzipan - no. Don't do green marzipan. 245 00:13:09,240 --> 00:13:12,240 Everyone called mine the bin lid because it was so hideous. 246 00:13:12,240 --> 00:13:15,840 - I couldn't think of another way of doing it. - I remember Kate's bin lid. 247 00:13:15,840 --> 00:13:18,440 Poor thing, I think it haunts her nightmares. 248 00:13:18,440 --> 00:13:21,760 It wasn't mean to say that because it's not a bin lid, 249 00:13:21,760 --> 00:13:23,200 you know, it's just a hat. 250 00:13:25,080 --> 00:13:28,320 Paul, Mary, a whole shed load of princesses await. 251 00:13:29,920 --> 00:13:31,800 This one is more square, isn't it? 252 00:13:31,800 --> 00:13:35,760 The marzipan has been put over not a very smooth top. 253 00:13:35,760 --> 00:13:40,520 - The lid actually comes away from the base, look. - Well spied. - OK. 254 00:13:40,520 --> 00:13:44,280 I think I should get a prize for the worst technical 255 00:13:44,280 --> 00:13:48,520 - bake in the history of Bake Off. - Interesting. - And it is collapsing. 256 00:13:48,520 --> 00:13:50,440 And the creme pat is not set. 257 00:13:50,440 --> 00:13:53,520 - And once you cut the cake, it is not holding up. - Yeah. 258 00:13:53,520 --> 00:13:57,960 I can honestly say that I will never ever make one again. 259 00:14:00,520 --> 00:14:03,080 When their baking knowledge let them down, 260 00:14:03,080 --> 00:14:07,360 the bakers found a way through the technicals any way they could. 261 00:14:07,360 --> 00:14:09,920 I absolutely looked at other people's technicals. 262 00:14:09,920 --> 00:14:12,240 - Why wouldn't you? - See what everyone else is doing. 263 00:14:12,240 --> 00:14:14,280 The way the benches are arranged is that you are 264 00:14:14,280 --> 00:14:18,320 always staring at the person in front of you, so it is only natural. 265 00:14:18,320 --> 00:14:20,600 I have got a commanding view this time. 266 00:14:20,600 --> 00:14:23,000 Last time I was at the front, last week. Better here. 267 00:14:23,000 --> 00:14:24,880 You can see what is going on. 268 00:14:24,880 --> 00:14:29,320 We heard a mention, "When in doubt, copy Nancy," and it bore true. 269 00:14:29,320 --> 00:14:33,000 Clingfilm and then roll over the top of it. 270 00:14:35,040 --> 00:14:38,360 You do know, by the way, that behind you is Richard 271 00:14:38,360 --> 00:14:42,280 - and everything you do, he looks at you. He is your wingman. - Yeah. 272 00:14:42,280 --> 00:14:43,960 Listen, I'm just going to tell Richard 273 00:14:43,960 --> 00:14:46,840 because it is easier than him just watching, OK? Is that all right? 274 00:14:46,840 --> 00:14:48,480 Then he can get on. 275 00:14:48,480 --> 00:14:51,760 Richard, I think, took advantage of me once or twice, 276 00:14:51,760 --> 00:14:54,320 - but he was quite open about it. - So, what has she done then? 277 00:14:54,320 --> 00:14:56,240 Right, I'll tell you what Nancy has done. 278 00:14:56,240 --> 00:14:59,680 - We are getting good length, aren't we? - How much length do you want? 279 00:14:59,680 --> 00:15:02,120 - Well, it needs to wrap... - The same as Nancy's! 280 00:15:02,120 --> 00:15:04,720 - It needs to wrap around, doesn't it? - Stop looking over! 281 00:15:04,720 --> 00:15:07,160 This is terrible - did you used to do this in your exams? 282 00:15:07,160 --> 00:15:08,200 Of course I did. 283 00:15:08,200 --> 00:15:10,640 The thing is, his will be better than mine, at the end of it. 284 00:15:10,640 --> 00:15:12,560 - Listen, it's not a competition. - SHE LAUGHS 285 00:15:12,560 --> 00:15:13,840 Ooh, hang on... 286 00:15:13,840 --> 00:15:14,960 ..but there were times 287 00:15:14,960 --> 00:15:18,120 when relying on the other bakers was more confusing than helpful. 288 00:15:18,120 --> 00:15:20,720 If someone had to take something out of a proving drawer, 289 00:15:20,720 --> 00:15:22,120 or pop it out the oven, 290 00:15:22,120 --> 00:15:23,960 that period of just sitting and watching 291 00:15:23,960 --> 00:15:25,960 to see who's going to crack first... 292 00:15:25,960 --> 00:15:28,920 See, that's an hour. TIMER BEEPS 293 00:15:28,920 --> 00:15:31,520 Someone's going to break the seal - someone's going to do it. 294 00:15:31,520 --> 00:15:33,360 You've got to keep an eye out. 295 00:15:33,360 --> 00:15:35,040 Jordan's taken his out. 296 00:15:35,040 --> 00:15:36,800 Every time someone would break, 297 00:15:36,800 --> 00:15:39,280 and then there'd be an avalanche of people... 298 00:15:41,640 --> 00:15:44,800 ..and one sneaky, clever person just waiting for an extra five minutes, 299 00:15:44,800 --> 00:15:46,520 and they were the ones who usually won! 300 00:15:46,520 --> 00:15:48,720 Are you just going to wait? Just hang on? 301 00:15:48,720 --> 00:15:49,960 Till the last second. 302 00:15:51,840 --> 00:15:54,760 Despite keeping a close eye on each other's techniques, 303 00:15:54,760 --> 00:15:57,040 it soon became clear that all the bakers 304 00:15:57,040 --> 00:15:58,960 had their own, very distinct style... 305 00:15:58,960 --> 00:16:00,960 Yeah, I'm just flattening out the haggis 306 00:16:00,960 --> 00:16:02,600 to go in the bottom of the pie. 307 00:16:02,600 --> 00:16:04,520 I think, very definitely, each of us 308 00:16:04,520 --> 00:16:06,720 brought our own backgrounds with us, 309 00:16:06,720 --> 00:16:09,160 and used them as boons in the tent. 310 00:16:09,160 --> 00:16:11,000 Normski, can you address the haggis? 311 00:16:11,000 --> 00:16:12,760 Er, "Fair fa' your honest, sonsie face, 312 00:16:12,760 --> 00:16:14,840 "Great chieftain o' the puddin'-race! 313 00:16:14,840 --> 00:16:16,160 "Weel are ye worthy o' a grace 314 00:16:16,160 --> 00:16:17,560 "As lang's my arm." 315 00:16:17,560 --> 00:16:20,640 I ken you're awfy smelly, but you'll soon be doon ma belly. 316 00:16:20,640 --> 00:16:22,760 That's what made it so much of a fun competition - 317 00:16:22,760 --> 00:16:24,560 if everyone came with the same baggage, 318 00:16:24,560 --> 00:16:26,640 we'd all make the same cakes, wouldn't we? 319 00:16:26,640 --> 00:16:29,200 ..and Chetna's particular strength... 320 00:16:29,200 --> 00:16:32,200 - Your spices, the volume of spices you put in there... - Yeah. 321 00:16:32,200 --> 00:16:33,520 ..was frankly staggering. 322 00:16:33,520 --> 00:16:34,840 ..earned her a nickname. 323 00:16:34,840 --> 00:16:37,000 Flavour Queen! Yes, yeah! 324 00:16:38,360 --> 00:16:42,920 I'm doing white bread with onion and fresh curry leaves, 325 00:16:42,920 --> 00:16:45,720 and a lot of spices. 326 00:16:45,720 --> 00:16:47,680 Surprise, surprise! 327 00:16:47,680 --> 00:16:50,840 Wonderful flavours, and they all blend together. 328 00:16:50,840 --> 00:16:53,200 It was really lovely to hear it. 329 00:16:53,200 --> 00:16:56,240 The first week, I think I made the cardamom in the Swiss roll... 330 00:16:56,240 --> 00:16:58,720 I'm just using what I've grown up eating. 331 00:16:58,720 --> 00:17:00,800 Home cooking, if you can say. 332 00:17:00,800 --> 00:17:03,800 I just wasn't sure how it will be accepted. 333 00:17:03,800 --> 00:17:05,080 The flavours are good. 334 00:17:05,080 --> 00:17:08,320 The cardamom doesn't come through till you've just finished, 335 00:17:08,320 --> 00:17:10,280 and it's just the right amount. 336 00:17:10,280 --> 00:17:12,480 I felt a bit more confident the next week, 337 00:17:12,480 --> 00:17:15,920 when I went in with the savoury biscuits, I remember. 338 00:17:15,920 --> 00:17:19,280 It's really aromatic. They're great, aren't they? 339 00:17:19,280 --> 00:17:21,920 The flavour of that carom seed as well - gorgeous. 340 00:17:21,920 --> 00:17:23,760 SHE SIGHS 341 00:17:23,760 --> 00:17:26,080 ..and if Chetna was the Queen of Flavours, 342 00:17:26,080 --> 00:17:28,440 Norman was the King of Simplicity... 343 00:17:28,440 --> 00:17:30,880 I mean, I was brought up on cod's head broth 344 00:17:30,880 --> 00:17:34,680 and brose and oatmeal, and that sort of stuff. 345 00:17:34,680 --> 00:17:36,920 I thought pesto was very exotic! 346 00:17:36,920 --> 00:17:40,640 I would be the first to admit the stuff was quite plain and simple. 347 00:17:40,640 --> 00:17:44,360 If you opt to bake something simple, I think it HAS to be good. 348 00:17:44,360 --> 00:17:47,800 These might be at the bottom of the list as far as taste is concerned, 349 00:17:47,800 --> 00:17:49,240 but I like them. 350 00:17:49,240 --> 00:17:50,680 ..and he was right on the money 351 00:17:50,680 --> 00:17:52,840 with his plain but elegant farthing biscuits... 352 00:17:52,840 --> 00:17:54,880 It looks a lovely texture when you open it. 353 00:17:54,880 --> 00:17:56,920 - I like them. I like that biscuit a lot. - Thank you. 354 00:17:56,920 --> 00:17:57,960 Very professional. 355 00:17:57,960 --> 00:18:00,520 - I think the recipe, the way you've approached it... - Uh-huh. 356 00:18:00,520 --> 00:18:02,800 - You could sell those tomorrow. - Thank you very much. 357 00:18:02,800 --> 00:18:05,880 - I really believe you could sell them tomorrow. - OK - at a farthing each! 358 00:18:05,880 --> 00:18:07,280 LAUGHTER 359 00:18:07,280 --> 00:18:08,320 SHE MOUTHS 360 00:18:08,320 --> 00:18:10,280 He was always the person that I would go to 361 00:18:10,280 --> 00:18:12,680 if I was ever feeling a little bit like it was all too much, 362 00:18:12,680 --> 00:18:14,960 because he would be there with a plain shortbread 363 00:18:14,960 --> 00:18:16,840 going, "It's going to be fine, Martha." 364 00:18:16,840 --> 00:18:17,920 Then I'd be like, 365 00:18:17,920 --> 00:18:20,480 "Anything I make is fine - it's all going to be great!" 366 00:18:20,480 --> 00:18:22,680 ..but it became impossible to keep it simple 367 00:18:22,680 --> 00:18:25,400 AND meet Mary and Paul's high standards. 368 00:18:25,400 --> 00:18:26,800 You kept it simple. 369 00:18:26,800 --> 00:18:28,880 I think it's just a little bit simple. 370 00:18:28,880 --> 00:18:32,840 You're playing it so safe that, actually, you're beginning to fail. 371 00:18:32,840 --> 00:18:34,880 Poor guy - started off really basic, 372 00:18:34,880 --> 00:18:37,760 and then one week they were all, "Go exotic, go exotic," 373 00:18:37,760 --> 00:18:39,280 and then one week he goes exotic, 374 00:18:39,280 --> 00:18:41,520 he goes all out there with some lavender... 375 00:18:41,520 --> 00:18:43,640 - This tastes of lavender! - It does. 376 00:18:43,640 --> 00:18:47,240 It really tastes...REALLY tastes of lavender. 377 00:18:47,240 --> 00:18:48,360 Poor Norman! 378 00:18:48,360 --> 00:18:51,480 He had three pies in a Pieffel Tower, 379 00:18:51,480 --> 00:18:53,360 and he had a label on it, and everything, 380 00:18:53,360 --> 00:18:55,080 and his own pottery displaying it. 381 00:18:55,080 --> 00:18:58,600 He was telling me all about it, and I just thought, "That's a winner! 382 00:18:58,600 --> 00:18:59,920 "It sounds right." 383 00:18:59,920 --> 00:19:03,200 But I just think he just put that tiny bit too much in! 384 00:19:03,200 --> 00:19:06,160 - I'll, try the meringue first. - OK. 385 00:19:10,160 --> 00:19:11,800 What's in that egg white? 386 00:19:11,800 --> 00:19:13,360 - Lavender. - Lavender?! 387 00:19:13,360 --> 00:19:14,520 HE COUGHS 388 00:19:14,520 --> 00:19:16,440 It's probably a little bit too powerful. 389 00:19:16,440 --> 00:19:18,600 We all tasted a little bit of the lavender meringue 390 00:19:18,600 --> 00:19:21,520 just to make sure that Paul and Mary weren't overexaggerating, 391 00:19:21,520 --> 00:19:24,400 and we did all have to get a glass of water quite quickly! 392 00:19:24,400 --> 00:19:26,720 - NORMAN: - In retrospect, that was a big mistake, 393 00:19:26,720 --> 00:19:29,240 and things might have turned out quite differently 394 00:19:29,240 --> 00:19:30,480 if I hadn't done that. 395 00:19:31,560 --> 00:19:35,880 Unlike Norman, Diana was never tempted to go exotic. 396 00:19:35,880 --> 00:19:38,160 I was a traditional baker. 397 00:19:38,160 --> 00:19:43,080 I think just to change - purely for the programme - 398 00:19:43,080 --> 00:19:44,400 would have been a mistake. 399 00:19:44,400 --> 00:19:46,520 The flavour of it is absolutely gorgeous. 400 00:19:46,520 --> 00:19:48,800 The combination of the flavours is perfect, 401 00:19:48,800 --> 00:19:51,720 and, actually, I think that is beautiful. 402 00:19:51,720 --> 00:19:53,600 A good pudding, but not a saucy pudding. 403 00:19:53,600 --> 00:19:55,640 - I think it's fine. - Oh, that's fantastic! 404 00:19:55,640 --> 00:19:58,960 I tell you what, I shall walk out of here on air! 405 00:19:58,960 --> 00:20:02,040 The only problem with sticking to being traditional - 406 00:20:02,040 --> 00:20:03,560 you've nowhere to hide. 407 00:20:03,560 --> 00:20:08,680 You can't cover it in anything, you can't... It's what it is. 408 00:20:08,680 --> 00:20:11,280 - The appearance is not very appealing. - No. 409 00:20:11,280 --> 00:20:12,880 If you were to take one of these 410 00:20:12,880 --> 00:20:15,400 and get rid of all the extra bit off the side... 411 00:20:15,400 --> 00:20:17,120 - SHE LAUGHS - ..like that... - Yes. 412 00:20:17,120 --> 00:20:19,080 - See how much prettier that looks? - Yeah. 413 00:20:19,080 --> 00:20:21,240 You respect him as a judge, 414 00:20:21,240 --> 00:20:23,560 and he didn't scare me at all. 415 00:20:24,600 --> 00:20:29,960 You should've met some of the WI judges I met 50 years ago. 416 00:20:29,960 --> 00:20:33,040 I still quake at the thought of them. 417 00:20:33,040 --> 00:20:36,960 Diana, you are pushing the boat out with the old swan, aren't you? 418 00:20:36,960 --> 00:20:38,480 Yeah. I am. 419 00:20:38,480 --> 00:20:39,800 Is it going to wilt? 420 00:20:41,160 --> 00:20:42,520 - No. - Good. 421 00:20:42,520 --> 00:20:44,360 It must not be a dying swan, Diana. 422 00:20:44,360 --> 00:20:47,040 - No! - Don't let it be a dying swan. 423 00:20:47,040 --> 00:20:51,640 I was not happy with what I produced for the show, 424 00:20:51,640 --> 00:20:55,640 and I was, I think, always expecting criticism. 425 00:20:55,640 --> 00:20:59,360 They said I walked with my head down because I was defeatist. 426 00:20:59,360 --> 00:21:01,480 I actually think it looks pretty good, actually. 427 00:21:01,480 --> 00:21:02,600 - Thank you. - Impressive. 428 00:21:02,600 --> 00:21:04,640 - You should be very proud of yourself. - Thank you. 429 00:21:04,640 --> 00:21:06,840 - You always come to us with your head down... - Sorry. 430 00:21:06,840 --> 00:21:08,360 You need to start holding your head 431 00:21:08,360 --> 00:21:10,840 - a little bit further up. - Like a swan would. - Yes! 432 00:21:10,840 --> 00:21:13,240 You know what? It's this carpet. 433 00:21:13,240 --> 00:21:15,560 I've had a new knee, and I've got those - 434 00:21:15,560 --> 00:21:18,520 I call them "pumps", but they were trainers, weren't they? 435 00:21:18,520 --> 00:21:21,520 And I wanted to look where I was going. 436 00:21:21,520 --> 00:21:24,240 I didn't want to trip up with my Showstopper - 437 00:21:24,240 --> 00:21:26,760 that would have been a Showstopper, wouldn't it, really? 438 00:21:30,080 --> 00:21:32,680 The bakers not only brought their different baking styles 439 00:21:32,680 --> 00:21:34,000 to the tent... 440 00:21:34,000 --> 00:21:36,040 IT BEEPS I'm slightly scared by that - stun... 441 00:21:36,040 --> 00:21:37,520 - 35. - 35?! 442 00:21:37,520 --> 00:21:41,040 ..they also called upon a whole array of gadgets. 443 00:21:41,040 --> 00:21:42,720 - Shall I do you? - I don't know what I am... 444 00:21:42,720 --> 00:21:44,760 - What do I do, just press... - On my neck somewhere. 445 00:21:44,760 --> 00:21:46,640 - ..press the button? - Yeah. 446 00:21:46,640 --> 00:21:48,520 - And let it go. - IT BEEPS 447 00:21:48,520 --> 00:21:50,960 - 35.1. - I'm a bit hot. - Very good. 448 00:21:50,960 --> 00:21:53,520 - You're sending my temperature up just a wee bit. - Hey, oh... 449 00:21:53,520 --> 00:21:55,880 - That 0.1, that's what it is. - By 0.1 degree! 450 00:21:55,880 --> 00:21:56,920 Thanks, Norman. 451 00:21:56,920 --> 00:21:59,440 I noticed quite a lot of gadgets around the kitchen - 452 00:21:59,440 --> 00:22:02,000 I thought, "Wow, where did they get one of those from? 453 00:22:02,000 --> 00:22:04,280 "Those people are custom-making equipment." 454 00:22:04,280 --> 00:22:05,760 What the hell is that?! 455 00:22:05,760 --> 00:22:08,480 - I commissioned this, this week. - Who'd you commission it from? 456 00:22:08,480 --> 00:22:10,000 Husband again. 457 00:22:10,000 --> 00:22:12,600 I said, "I need something to make them look professional." 458 00:22:12,600 --> 00:22:14,560 Essentially this is a biscuit iron maiden. 459 00:22:14,560 --> 00:22:15,960 That's a skateboard! 460 00:22:15,960 --> 00:22:17,920 What do you normally do, a sponge on a Segway? 461 00:22:17,920 --> 00:22:19,520 Do you always serve things on a...? 462 00:22:19,520 --> 00:22:21,520 I've done it on a Segway, yes. Now and again. 463 00:22:21,520 --> 00:22:25,040 - You've got 36 of these pipettes... - Yes. 464 00:22:25,040 --> 00:22:26,160 Slightly medical. 465 00:22:27,160 --> 00:22:28,560 I have here a guillotine. 466 00:22:28,560 --> 00:22:31,200 - Erm, hang on... - What's the guillotine for? 467 00:22:31,200 --> 00:22:32,520 So, me cake lays there, 468 00:22:32,520 --> 00:22:34,840 and then every one's cut in exactly the same place. 469 00:22:34,840 --> 00:22:36,960 - My husband made it. - It's very nice, I like that. 470 00:22:36,960 --> 00:22:40,320 I have executed them very well, but I just hope today I can do it. 471 00:22:40,320 --> 00:22:43,240 You're certainly going to execute some cakes with this, aren't you? 472 00:22:43,240 --> 00:22:44,280 Yeah. 473 00:22:44,280 --> 00:22:46,400 - NORMAN: - It's a loose-bottom cake tin. 474 00:22:46,400 --> 00:22:48,640 I made this thing with a couple of dowel rods. 475 00:22:48,640 --> 00:22:51,320 - You just pop it on, and they all come out at the same time. - Oh! 476 00:22:51,320 --> 00:22:54,160 I'm sorry, I love that. Stormin' Norman. 477 00:22:54,160 --> 00:22:56,400 - Thanks. - Good man. I love your gadgetry. 478 00:22:56,400 --> 00:22:57,640 I made a few bits and pieces. 479 00:22:57,640 --> 00:23:00,200 I couldn't keep the construction out of my baking. 480 00:23:00,200 --> 00:23:01,800 I can't help but notice, Richard, 481 00:23:01,800 --> 00:23:04,040 that you've brought a little bit of your day job 482 00:23:04,040 --> 00:23:05,360 to bear on today's bake. 483 00:23:05,360 --> 00:23:07,000 Oh, yeah. It's the eclair stair. 484 00:23:07,000 --> 00:23:08,200 I build stuff for a living. 485 00:23:08,200 --> 00:23:09,320 It was fun to build stuff 486 00:23:09,320 --> 00:23:11,520 and then stick a cake on top of it, it was lovely. 487 00:23:11,520 --> 00:23:13,600 How do people think of these things? 488 00:23:15,520 --> 00:23:16,640 I just don't know. 489 00:23:18,520 --> 00:23:22,120 ..but there was only one way to truly succeed in the tent. 490 00:23:22,120 --> 00:23:24,880 Probably made this one about 20 or 30 times. 491 00:23:24,880 --> 00:23:26,240 You've practised it 20 times?! 492 00:23:26,240 --> 00:23:29,440 I haven't practised it - I've made it to eat! 493 00:23:29,440 --> 00:23:31,200 That's fine. 494 00:23:31,200 --> 00:23:35,600 I used to practise... Every waking minute, I was practising. 495 00:23:35,600 --> 00:23:38,400 - CHETNA: - Nancy just would practise again and again. 496 00:23:38,400 --> 00:23:41,120 She had this thing of making it once before she came, 497 00:23:41,120 --> 00:23:43,960 and then obviously in the week, as well - I just couldn't do it, 498 00:23:43,960 --> 00:23:45,040 I just couldn't do it. 499 00:23:45,040 --> 00:23:47,400 - MARTHA: - It's hard, not knowing what it should be like. 500 00:23:47,400 --> 00:23:48,960 I feel like how I feel in Technicals, 501 00:23:48,960 --> 00:23:51,280 even though this is a bake that I could have practised! 502 00:23:51,280 --> 00:23:53,560 Which isn't very good, cos I could've practised it. 503 00:23:53,560 --> 00:23:55,280 You can do all the planning in the world, 504 00:23:55,280 --> 00:23:57,160 but when you're out there covered in flour, 505 00:23:57,160 --> 00:23:58,760 and there's sugar all over the floor, 506 00:23:58,760 --> 00:24:00,120 sometimes you have to wing it. 507 00:24:00,120 --> 00:24:02,720 MARY: Is it staying how it is, or are you having a syrup or - 508 00:24:02,720 --> 00:24:05,480 - how are you finishing it? - I'm... going to wing it again this week. 509 00:24:05,480 --> 00:24:07,720 - You're going to wing it? - I'll either do a syrup, 510 00:24:07,720 --> 00:24:08,880 or I'll icing sugar it. 511 00:24:08,880 --> 00:24:11,480 Dangerous thing, week six. Winging it. 512 00:24:11,480 --> 00:24:14,080 The balance between playing it safe and being ambitious 513 00:24:14,080 --> 00:24:15,280 is really difficult. 514 00:24:15,280 --> 00:24:17,200 You only get one chance at the tent 515 00:24:17,200 --> 00:24:19,440 and, unless you jump in with both feet, 516 00:24:19,440 --> 00:24:21,960 then you're kind of missing your chance, aren't you? 517 00:24:21,960 --> 00:24:24,440 Nancy decided to take a hi-tech risk 518 00:24:24,440 --> 00:24:26,560 when it came to proving her fruit bread... 519 00:24:26,560 --> 00:24:28,040 Microwave... 520 00:24:28,040 --> 00:24:31,360 for five minutes on 10% power. 521 00:24:31,360 --> 00:24:33,120 Amazing. I'm coming with. 522 00:24:36,960 --> 00:24:38,560 How do you feel, my love? 523 00:24:38,560 --> 00:24:41,200 Um...bit scared. 524 00:24:41,200 --> 00:24:45,360 Quite a bit scared, because this could be my death knell. 525 00:24:45,360 --> 00:24:47,640 - It's done. - OK, right... 526 00:24:47,640 --> 00:24:50,480 GASPS: It's twice the size! 527 00:24:50,480 --> 00:24:52,920 ..but would it impress Paul? 528 00:24:52,920 --> 00:24:55,400 What you've got is something that's underproved. 529 00:24:55,400 --> 00:24:59,000 - Or... - Really? - ..the proteins have indeed been damaged... - Heck. 530 00:24:59,000 --> 00:25:00,760 ..and then it rips and falls apart. 531 00:25:00,760 --> 00:25:03,160 With a microwave, just using 500g of flour, 532 00:25:03,160 --> 00:25:05,560 you can feed an entire village. 533 00:25:05,560 --> 00:25:08,120 They did like you to make everything yourself - 534 00:25:08,120 --> 00:25:10,280 and not any shop-bought stuff. 535 00:25:10,280 --> 00:25:12,680 Enwezor found that out to his cost. 536 00:25:12,680 --> 00:25:17,520 - ENWEZOR: - I think I've got, like, 80 biscuits cut out... - 80?! 537 00:25:17,520 --> 00:25:19,560 ..and 80 fondant cut-outs, as well, 538 00:25:19,560 --> 00:25:22,040 - to kind of intersperse stuff with, as well. - Yeah. 539 00:25:22,040 --> 00:25:23,920 - So... - Are you making your own fondant? 540 00:25:23,920 --> 00:25:25,240 Er, no. No, I'm not, no. 541 00:25:26,440 --> 00:25:29,520 "Haven't made it?! What?! 542 00:25:29,520 --> 00:25:31,840 "The fondant is shop-bought?!" 543 00:25:31,840 --> 00:25:33,440 There's not much I can say. 544 00:25:33,440 --> 00:25:35,200 Proper pregnant pause. 545 00:25:35,200 --> 00:25:38,240 - MARY: Is this fondant in between? - Fondant, yes. - Yes. 546 00:25:39,480 --> 00:25:40,920 "In my tent?!" 547 00:25:40,920 --> 00:25:42,440 SHE TUTS 548 00:25:44,200 --> 00:25:46,280 He did have a lot of fondant. 549 00:25:46,280 --> 00:25:47,920 I would bet quite a lot of money 550 00:25:47,920 --> 00:25:50,720 that Mary does not make her own fondant. 551 00:25:50,720 --> 00:25:54,480 It's such a waste of time - I can't believe she'd ever do it. 552 00:25:54,480 --> 00:25:56,400 I think it's always going through your mind - 553 00:25:56,400 --> 00:25:58,520 "Am I using something here I shouldn't be using?" 554 00:25:58,520 --> 00:26:00,480 Or, "Is this is a shop-bought item I'm using?" 555 00:26:00,480 --> 00:26:02,280 But I was quite confident that I hadn't 556 00:26:02,280 --> 00:26:04,960 because I'd made my own jam for the cakes in the first - 557 00:26:04,960 --> 00:26:06,960 in fact, I'd gone the extra length 558 00:26:06,960 --> 00:26:09,640 to get the seeds out of the raspberries 559 00:26:09,640 --> 00:26:12,560 before I made the jam, so it was very good. 560 00:26:12,560 --> 00:26:14,760 I did ask them if they thought the jam was all right - 561 00:26:14,760 --> 00:26:16,760 they thought the jam was very nice, so... 562 00:26:20,240 --> 00:26:22,680 But no amount of self-belief could prepare the bakers 563 00:26:22,680 --> 00:26:25,400 for the reality of life in the tent. 564 00:26:25,400 --> 00:26:28,040 It is really manic behind the scenes, 565 00:26:28,040 --> 00:26:32,280 and the tension in the tent is unbelievable. 566 00:26:34,040 --> 00:26:36,400 I feel under a massive amount of pressure. 567 00:26:36,400 --> 00:26:39,080 Bake Off pushes you past your limits. 568 00:26:39,080 --> 00:26:41,160 Everything is amplified in there... 569 00:26:41,160 --> 00:26:42,200 Argh! 570 00:26:42,200 --> 00:26:45,280 ..and you have to concentrate for long, long periods of time, 571 00:26:45,280 --> 00:26:47,720 and you're desperate to get everything right. 572 00:26:47,720 --> 00:26:49,520 It's not a very hot deep-fat fryer, 573 00:26:49,520 --> 00:26:52,520 and it's concerning, to say the least... 574 00:26:53,600 --> 00:26:56,360 ..and if I put more in, I lower the temperature. 575 00:26:56,360 --> 00:26:58,160 I'm just going to have to... 576 00:26:58,160 --> 00:26:59,720 I don't know what to do. 577 00:26:59,720 --> 00:27:03,480 Argh! I don't know whether mine are going to be cooked. 578 00:27:03,480 --> 00:27:05,520 - I feel like I've missed something. - Yeah, I know! 579 00:27:05,520 --> 00:27:06,640 HE LAUGHS 580 00:27:06,640 --> 00:27:08,880 Perhaps in the confines of our own kitchen, 581 00:27:08,880 --> 00:27:11,680 in our own surroundings, we can do everything great. 582 00:27:11,680 --> 00:27:13,520 This tent does crazy things. 583 00:27:13,520 --> 00:27:14,600 Where are the cherries? 584 00:27:14,600 --> 00:27:16,840 I really don't know where those cherries have gone. 585 00:27:16,840 --> 00:27:19,640 There's no cherries on the top - they have to be in there somewhere. 586 00:27:19,640 --> 00:27:21,880 - There's a couple. - There are very, very few cherries. 587 00:27:21,880 --> 00:27:23,640 I don't know where they've gone. 588 00:27:23,640 --> 00:27:25,640 Stuff just seems to disappear. 589 00:27:25,640 --> 00:27:26,920 I keep placing my things... 590 00:27:26,920 --> 00:27:28,360 Scissors, scissors, scissors. 591 00:27:28,360 --> 00:27:30,560 Not sure if it's your brain is working so quickly 592 00:27:30,560 --> 00:27:33,520 that you can't actually keep track of where you've put everything... 593 00:27:33,520 --> 00:27:36,440 - What have you done? - Some of them are fig, and some of them are apricot, 594 00:27:36,440 --> 00:27:37,800 and it's meant to alternate... 595 00:27:37,800 --> 00:27:40,120 But I think I've forgotten where I've put them. Oh, no! 596 00:27:40,120 --> 00:27:42,440 - I have no idea. - Um...smell them. Smell them. 597 00:27:42,440 --> 00:27:43,760 Smell. Figure, apricot. 598 00:27:43,760 --> 00:27:46,360 - Ooh, I've got flour in my nose, now. - That's... That's just... 599 00:27:46,360 --> 00:27:47,720 I'm just getting dough. 600 00:27:47,720 --> 00:27:49,280 They were supposed to alternate, 601 00:27:49,280 --> 00:27:51,160 and they were just all the same, in a row! 602 00:27:52,440 --> 00:27:54,240 I don't think I've alternated them. 603 00:27:54,240 --> 00:27:56,760 I think I might have had a mix-up with alternation. 604 00:27:56,760 --> 00:27:58,760 - Oh, you've got two the same. - Oh! 605 00:28:00,760 --> 00:28:01,920 Oh, that's embarrassing. 606 00:28:01,920 --> 00:28:04,080 There is definitely apricot in there somewhere! 607 00:28:04,080 --> 00:28:06,240 Rip all the legs off! 608 00:28:06,240 --> 00:28:08,600 - Oh, there's one. - There's one. - Got one. 609 00:28:08,600 --> 00:28:10,240 Time just gets swallowed up. 610 00:28:11,520 --> 00:28:13,240 It vanishes in the link of an eye. 611 00:28:13,240 --> 00:28:15,200 One moment you've got 20 minutes left, 612 00:28:15,200 --> 00:28:17,040 and the next moment you're done. 613 00:28:17,040 --> 00:28:18,480 Are you staying on time? 614 00:28:18,480 --> 00:28:20,080 Am I on time? I don't know. 615 00:28:20,080 --> 00:28:23,200 I don't know whether I'm Arthur or Martha this afternoon. 616 00:28:23,200 --> 00:28:25,640 Bakers of the 3-D Biscuit Challenge, 617 00:28:25,640 --> 00:28:30,000 in terms of time dimension, you've got 30 left. 618 00:28:30,000 --> 00:28:32,800 30 units of time - each unit being a minute... 619 00:28:32,800 --> 00:28:34,280 in dimensional terms. 620 00:28:34,280 --> 00:28:36,720 All you can see is the timer ticking down. Gosh. 621 00:28:36,720 --> 00:28:38,880 You're halfway through - it's half-time. 622 00:28:38,880 --> 00:28:41,240 Bring out the dancing girls and the orange segments! 623 00:28:41,240 --> 00:28:42,800 I've got the shakes. 624 00:28:42,800 --> 00:28:44,720 What do you mean, there've been budget cuts? 625 00:28:44,720 --> 00:28:47,520 You start, and then somebody says, "Five minutes left!" 626 00:28:47,520 --> 00:28:49,160 And you think, "What?!" 627 00:28:49,160 --> 00:28:51,000 I'm up to the wire. 628 00:28:51,000 --> 00:28:52,840 Come on, come on! 629 00:28:52,840 --> 00:28:54,560 OK, bakers, halfway through. 630 00:28:55,760 --> 00:28:56,800 Halfway through. 631 00:28:56,800 --> 00:28:59,560 Certainly haven't got time to measure. That'll do. 632 00:28:59,560 --> 00:29:02,960 Bakers, one minute left on the clock. 633 00:29:02,960 --> 00:29:04,080 Hah! 634 00:29:04,080 --> 00:29:08,560 - BOTH: - Ten, nine, eight, seven, 635 00:29:08,560 --> 00:29:12,440 six, five, four, 636 00:29:12,440 --> 00:29:15,920 three, two, one... 637 00:29:18,120 --> 00:29:19,960 Whatever pressure the bakers were under, 638 00:29:19,960 --> 00:29:23,440 there was always some light relief in the shape of Mel and Sue. 639 00:29:24,880 --> 00:29:28,720 Welcome to the 2014 Euro Bake Off. 640 00:29:29,880 --> 00:29:32,480 Amsterdam, can we have your points, please? 641 00:29:35,720 --> 00:29:38,240 - Amsterdam... - Hello, Melanie, and this is the Amsterdam jury. 642 00:29:38,240 --> 00:29:40,440 I want to say thank you for having such a groovy show, 643 00:29:40,440 --> 00:29:44,040 and everybody in the Netherlands really enjoying themselves tonight. 644 00:29:44,040 --> 00:29:45,760 So, the votes from the jury - 645 00:29:45,760 --> 00:29:49,560 we have British bakers with the 12 points. 646 00:29:49,560 --> 00:29:51,080 Love Mel and Sue. 647 00:29:51,080 --> 00:29:53,160 - MIMICKING KENNETH WILLIAMS: Ohh! - Ohh! 648 00:29:53,160 --> 00:29:54,560 - BOTH: - So saucy! 649 00:29:54,560 --> 00:29:58,560 I think they make the experience in the tent that much more special. 650 00:29:58,560 --> 00:30:00,040 651 00:30:00,040 --> 00:30:01,640 652 00:30:01,640 --> 00:30:03,920 653 00:30:03,920 --> 00:30:07,560 I needn't have baked - I just enjoyed their company! 654 00:30:07,560 --> 00:30:08,640 It's not gone unnoticed 655 00:30:08,640 --> 00:30:11,320 that you've been doing a little bit of semaphore in your, um... 656 00:30:11,320 --> 00:30:14,000 - in your free time. - Yeah, well, I was teaching them last night. 657 00:30:14,000 --> 00:30:16,720 So, how would you semaphore "bake", for example? 658 00:30:16,720 --> 00:30:18,040 - It's B... - B. 659 00:30:18,040 --> 00:30:19,640 - ..A... - A. 660 00:30:19,640 --> 00:30:21,400 - ..K... - K. 661 00:30:21,400 --> 00:30:24,000 - ..and E. - You just made that one up! 662 00:30:24,000 --> 00:30:26,800 They just magically appear from nowhere 663 00:30:26,800 --> 00:30:28,760 when you kind of need them. 664 00:30:28,760 --> 00:30:30,000 What are you making? 665 00:30:30,000 --> 00:30:31,040 SHE LAUGHS 666 00:30:31,040 --> 00:30:32,680 In no way is that legal. 667 00:30:32,680 --> 00:30:33,720 In no way can we allow 668 00:30:33,720 --> 00:30:35,320 that to be shown on television. 669 00:30:35,320 --> 00:30:37,240 These remind me of 1988. 670 00:30:37,240 --> 00:30:39,360 They make you feel ill if you look at them too long. 671 00:30:39,360 --> 00:30:42,800 I know - I think it's the old glow stick... 672 00:30:42,800 --> 00:30:45,760 They are the voice of reason in the Bake Off tent. 673 00:30:45,760 --> 00:30:48,120 Without them, we would all be a quivering wreck. 674 00:30:48,120 --> 00:30:50,000 - How's it going? - Rubbish. 675 00:30:50,000 --> 00:30:51,880 Martha, don't say that word! 676 00:30:51,880 --> 00:30:54,840 They make it all a little bit less stressful, it has to be said... 677 00:30:54,840 --> 00:30:57,400 - Any enjoyment in this, Luis? - No, not really. - No? OK. 678 00:30:57,400 --> 00:31:00,080 ..and every now and then they come round and say, "Come on. 679 00:31:00,080 --> 00:31:02,360 "Come on - sort it out." 680 00:31:02,360 --> 00:31:03,920 Is it Alien Autopsy Week? 681 00:31:03,920 --> 00:31:05,320 It does feel a bit like that. 682 00:31:05,320 --> 00:31:06,400 Just checking. 683 00:31:06,400 --> 00:31:11,320 They really had a knack of, in your darkest moment in that tent, 684 00:31:11,320 --> 00:31:15,200 of picking you up and reminding you that it's just a cake. 685 00:31:15,200 --> 00:31:16,760 The nut's quite chunky - I don't know 686 00:31:16,760 --> 00:31:19,440 - if that's a good thing or a bad thing. - We love chunky nuts here. 687 00:31:19,440 --> 00:31:21,640 You KNOW we love chunky nuts on Bake Off. 688 00:31:21,640 --> 00:31:22,680 HE LAUGHS 689 00:31:22,680 --> 00:31:24,280 That is one hell of a snake. 690 00:31:24,280 --> 00:31:27,800 Mel and Sue do like to eat off your bench. 691 00:31:27,800 --> 00:31:29,360 One, two, three... 692 00:31:29,360 --> 00:31:31,680 They're like little mice that can eat a whole cake. 693 00:31:31,680 --> 00:31:33,480 I'm going to go and get my other thingy. 694 00:31:33,480 --> 00:31:35,800 - Yeah, and I'm going to... - Eat! 695 00:31:35,800 --> 00:31:38,200 - ..tidy up some of these. - Do eat, please do! 696 00:31:39,480 --> 00:31:42,560 I'd always try and leave some mixture in the bowl, 697 00:31:42,560 --> 00:31:45,680 cos if you don't, they're always putting their fingers in. 698 00:31:45,680 --> 00:31:47,800 Anything that you're going to use, 699 00:31:47,800 --> 00:31:50,520 make sure you keep it within arm's reach, 700 00:31:50,520 --> 00:31:52,600 because anything that was anywhere else, 701 00:31:52,600 --> 00:31:55,200 as far as they were concerned, was theirs. 702 00:31:55,200 --> 00:31:58,000 - That mousse is mine. - Get off it! - That mousse is mine. - Get off it! 703 00:31:58,000 --> 00:31:59,880 I can't believe you've given that to her! 704 00:31:59,880 --> 00:32:01,400 That's mine, that mousse. 705 00:32:02,720 --> 00:32:04,320 Give that back! 706 00:32:04,320 --> 00:32:06,000 I want to get my spatula in there. 707 00:32:06,000 --> 00:32:07,040 Get off! 708 00:32:07,040 --> 00:32:09,160 - My mousse. - I did a little netball thing, there... 709 00:32:09,160 --> 00:32:10,880 - My mousse. - Oi, that's mine! - My mousse. 710 00:32:10,880 --> 00:32:13,720 - Will I see it again? It's... - SHE LAUGHS 711 00:32:13,720 --> 00:32:15,160 It's in the lap of the gods, huh? 712 00:32:15,160 --> 00:32:18,080 You did start to think, "Well, I've got the chocolate ganache, 713 00:32:18,080 --> 00:32:20,680 "so I can just cover them in that if it never comes back!" 714 00:32:20,680 --> 00:32:22,240 Got some. 715 00:32:22,240 --> 00:32:23,760 I've got good news and bad news. 716 00:32:23,760 --> 00:32:25,160 Good news, it's great. 717 00:32:25,160 --> 00:32:27,440 Bad news, I've eaten it all. 718 00:32:27,440 --> 00:32:30,400 No-one was safe when Mel developed a taste for pasties... 719 00:32:30,400 --> 00:32:32,360 - Do you mind, Richard? - Fill your boots. 720 00:32:32,360 --> 00:32:34,000 - Fill my pockets. - Fill your pockets. 721 00:32:34,000 --> 00:32:36,440 - Can I take another one, Luis? - Absolutely. 722 00:32:36,440 --> 00:32:38,800 - Thanks, Luis. - (For later.) - Thank you. 723 00:32:38,800 --> 00:32:40,840 Mel had never-ending pockets that week. 724 00:32:40,840 --> 00:32:43,440 - Kate, would you mind? - I wouldn't mind at all! 725 00:32:43,440 --> 00:32:45,560 Who even fits seven pasties in their pockets? 726 00:32:45,560 --> 00:32:46,920 There's no room in the pockets, 727 00:32:46,920 --> 00:32:49,040 - so I'll just... - Put it in your mouth. - Eat it, yeah. 728 00:32:50,320 --> 00:32:53,720 ..and this year, more than ever, there was an awful lot worth eating. 729 00:33:00,480 --> 00:33:03,680 MARY: What perfection. A sheer joy to look at. 730 00:33:03,680 --> 00:33:07,320 It is very, very good. Well thought out. Well done. 731 00:33:08,920 --> 00:33:10,640 Luis' dragon was a work of art. 732 00:33:10,640 --> 00:33:12,480 A lot of Luis' bakes are works of art, 733 00:33:12,480 --> 00:33:14,680 but that one in particular was incredible. 734 00:33:14,680 --> 00:33:15,920 With the biscuits together, 735 00:33:15,920 --> 00:33:18,480 and theming them with the characters, it's unbelievable. 736 00:33:18,480 --> 00:33:20,400 - I'm running out of superlatives. - Thank you! 737 00:33:20,400 --> 00:33:22,520 - Well done. - Well done. - I'm flattered, thank you. 738 00:33:22,520 --> 00:33:25,000 I spent so many hours drawing those templates, 739 00:33:25,000 --> 00:33:28,360 and trying to get them to work, and get them all interlocking - 740 00:33:28,360 --> 00:33:31,680 I couldn't believe it when it was all finished and there in the tent, 741 00:33:31,680 --> 00:33:34,320 and it was almost like relief that it had all come together - 742 00:33:34,320 --> 00:33:36,160 it was a tricky bake, that one. 743 00:33:36,160 --> 00:33:39,880 - It's a great looking pie, that. - It's lovely. Absolutely delicious. 744 00:33:39,880 --> 00:33:43,160 Yeah, very good. I like the texture, I like the flavour, too. 745 00:33:43,160 --> 00:33:46,960 Now, that's what I call a sauced pudding. 746 00:33:46,960 --> 00:33:49,160 I think the standard WAS really high. 747 00:33:49,160 --> 00:33:51,920 I would say that - I was in this year! 748 00:33:51,920 --> 00:33:56,280 It did appear that we had some experts in that tent. 749 00:33:56,280 --> 00:33:57,880 I like that a lot. 750 00:33:57,880 --> 00:34:01,520 Mm, as a package, it's a very professional doughnut, actually. 751 00:34:02,800 --> 00:34:06,320 - I think you've cracked it. - I'll take that, I'm going to pocket that. 752 00:34:06,320 --> 00:34:09,800 ..and impeccable backing brought the ultimate accolade. 753 00:34:09,800 --> 00:34:11,960 Our Star Baker is Nancy. 754 00:34:11,960 --> 00:34:13,480 APPLAUSE 755 00:34:13,480 --> 00:34:17,880 I thought I was an all right baker - you know, that's why I entered. 756 00:34:17,880 --> 00:34:22,320 But then, to have national judges giving me Star Baker first week, 757 00:34:22,320 --> 00:34:24,600 I thought, it doesn't get any better than this. 758 00:34:24,600 --> 00:34:26,400 - Luis, you're our Star Baker. - APPLAUSE 759 00:34:26,400 --> 00:34:27,920 Thank you very much. 760 00:34:27,920 --> 00:34:29,160 Thank you. 761 00:34:31,320 --> 00:34:34,360 If there was only ever one week I wanted Star Baker, 762 00:34:34,360 --> 00:34:35,440 it was bread week, 763 00:34:35,440 --> 00:34:38,720 cos it's the thing that I really enjoy making the most. 764 00:34:38,720 --> 00:34:42,160 Luis brought a Star Baker badge, and it was fantastic, 765 00:34:42,160 --> 00:34:44,240 because he passed it on to the next Star Baker, 766 00:34:44,240 --> 00:34:46,920 who passed it on the next Star Baker. 767 00:34:46,920 --> 00:34:47,960 APPLAUSE 768 00:34:47,960 --> 00:34:49,960 Well done, Kate! 769 00:34:49,960 --> 00:34:51,560 I loved being Star Baker that week. 770 00:34:51,560 --> 00:34:52,920 It was brilliant. 771 00:34:52,920 --> 00:34:55,640 'But it was Richard who took Star Baker to a new level...' 772 00:34:55,640 --> 00:34:57,600 Richard, you're Star Baker. Well done. 773 00:34:57,600 --> 00:34:58,680 APPLAUSE 774 00:34:58,680 --> 00:35:00,760 '..claiming the title not just twice...' 775 00:35:00,760 --> 00:35:02,120 Richard, for the second time. 776 00:35:02,120 --> 00:35:03,400 - Ooh, well done! - APPLAUSE 777 00:35:03,400 --> 00:35:04,640 Well done, Richard. 778 00:35:04,640 --> 00:35:05,760 '..or three times...' 779 00:35:05,760 --> 00:35:07,160 Keep the badge on, Richard. 780 00:35:07,160 --> 00:35:08,360 '..or even four times, 781 00:35:08,360 --> 00:35:11,040 'but a record-breaking five times.' 782 00:35:11,040 --> 00:35:13,520 - Richard, congratulations. Well done. - LAUGHTER 783 00:35:13,520 --> 00:35:15,600 When I came into it, I thought, you know, 784 00:35:15,600 --> 00:35:18,240 just being second from last every episode would be fine 785 00:35:18,240 --> 00:35:19,720 to get me through to the final, 786 00:35:19,720 --> 00:35:22,560 but, yeah, I'm not going to say I didn't enjoy getting Star Baker, 787 00:35:22,560 --> 00:35:24,440 cos it was awesome. It was great. 788 00:35:25,520 --> 00:35:27,880 All the bakers wanted to impress the judges 789 00:35:27,880 --> 00:35:31,160 but, for some, Mary was more than just a judge. 790 00:35:31,160 --> 00:35:34,280 Growing up watching Mary teach me kind of everything I know, 791 00:35:34,280 --> 00:35:36,560 and learning from her recipe books and stuff, 792 00:35:36,560 --> 00:35:41,320 to suddenly be making something that she's really going to eat... 793 00:35:41,320 --> 00:35:43,160 It's like the tables have turned, 794 00:35:43,160 --> 00:35:46,880 and I was really nervous about what she'd think about it. 795 00:35:46,880 --> 00:35:52,120 When we first got married, we bought Mary Berry's cookbook, 796 00:35:52,120 --> 00:35:56,040 and that's how I sort of got my fondness for cooking and baking, 797 00:35:56,040 --> 00:35:59,480 and it was a great thrill to meet the lady herself - 798 00:35:59,480 --> 00:36:03,440 and an even bigger thrill for her to praise something that I'd baked. 799 00:36:03,440 --> 00:36:05,760 There was one sure-fire way to please Mary. 800 00:36:05,760 --> 00:36:07,880 MEL: What are you going to fill these with? 801 00:36:07,880 --> 00:36:09,880 I was going to fill them with Baileys. 802 00:36:09,880 --> 00:36:11,520 Ohh...! 803 00:36:11,520 --> 00:36:14,280 So, you'd have the little drink, and the you'd have the doughnut. 804 00:36:14,280 --> 00:36:15,720 - Yeah. - Ooh! 805 00:36:19,560 --> 00:36:21,200 Oh-ho-ho! 806 00:36:21,200 --> 00:36:22,640 - MEL: Happy days, eh? - Here we go. 807 00:36:22,640 --> 00:36:24,120 - LAUGHTER - Here we go. 808 00:36:24,120 --> 00:36:26,720 I mean, why are we bothering with the doughnuts? 809 00:36:26,720 --> 00:36:28,080 LAUGHTER 810 00:36:28,080 --> 00:36:30,600 Here you go. There you go, love. 811 00:36:30,600 --> 00:36:32,760 - There you go. - Cheers! - Cheers. 812 00:36:32,760 --> 00:36:34,960 - Wahey! - Good health. 813 00:36:34,960 --> 00:36:37,720 I always refer to Mary Berry, since I was on the show, 814 00:36:37,720 --> 00:36:41,320 as a sort of cross between the Queen and your nan. 815 00:36:41,320 --> 00:36:43,400 - I'm quite happy with the cinnamon... - Mm-hm. 816 00:36:43,400 --> 00:36:47,000 - ..because, between you and me, I'm not that fond of dates. - OK. 817 00:36:47,000 --> 00:36:50,480 You've been consistent - they're ALL a little bit overcooked, but... 818 00:36:50,480 --> 00:36:52,120 LAUGHTER 819 00:36:52,120 --> 00:36:55,440 ..we will get a lovely, crisp pastry from it. 820 00:36:55,440 --> 00:36:59,280 Mary would always find something really nice about what you'd done. 821 00:36:59,280 --> 00:37:03,280 And these little twirls - I do like the inventive idea. 822 00:37:03,280 --> 00:37:05,480 Even if it's just like, "I like your plate," 823 00:37:05,480 --> 00:37:06,840 it's better than nothing. 824 00:37:06,840 --> 00:37:08,080 I love the flavour of that. 825 00:37:08,080 --> 00:37:11,400 The cherries, the chocolate, goes well together. 826 00:37:11,400 --> 00:37:14,640 He's something up his sleeve to say to you. 827 00:37:14,640 --> 00:37:16,800 Your choice of flavours for the inside 828 00:37:16,800 --> 00:37:18,560 - I think are wrong. - Oh. 829 00:37:18,560 --> 00:37:21,440 Paul just comes across as sort of a slightly grumpy bloke - 830 00:37:21,440 --> 00:37:24,440 ever so slightly like your dad when you're small. 831 00:37:24,440 --> 00:37:26,800 It IS burnt. That annoys me. 832 00:37:26,800 --> 00:37:28,640 STIFLED LAUGH 833 00:37:28,640 --> 00:37:30,400 Um... 834 00:37:30,400 --> 00:37:32,560 It's welding my mouth shut. 835 00:37:32,560 --> 00:37:34,760 I'm from an era where you don't answer back, 836 00:37:34,760 --> 00:37:38,160 so you just take it on the chin, you know? 837 00:37:38,160 --> 00:37:39,640 Do better next time. 838 00:37:39,640 --> 00:37:42,120 And there was one particular baking discipline 839 00:37:42,120 --> 00:37:45,080 which saw Paul at his most exacting. 840 00:37:45,080 --> 00:37:47,800 MARY: I know Paul was thinking there might be a gap 841 00:37:47,800 --> 00:37:50,280 between the ham and the bread. 842 00:37:50,280 --> 00:37:52,240 There is no gap... 843 00:37:52,240 --> 00:37:54,120 because the inside is raw. 844 00:37:54,120 --> 00:37:55,640 - It's raw? - What?! 845 00:37:55,640 --> 00:37:59,720 He can just look at the bread and say how long it's proved for, 846 00:37:59,720 --> 00:38:02,280 there's too much water, or, you know, too much heat. 847 00:38:02,280 --> 00:38:05,320 That's an indication that the yeast hasn't reached its full potential 848 00:38:05,320 --> 00:38:06,560 before you put it in the oven. 849 00:38:06,560 --> 00:38:08,600 The reason it flattens out is down to the mixing. 850 00:38:08,600 --> 00:38:10,600 You haven't built up the gluten strong enough. 851 00:38:10,600 --> 00:38:12,960 Raw inside. That is going to have a few issues. 852 00:38:12,960 --> 00:38:16,000 Paul IS like a bread psychic. Yeah, definitely. 853 00:38:16,000 --> 00:38:18,400 - RICHARD: - If he came up and saw what you were doing, 854 00:38:18,400 --> 00:38:21,160 anything he said, you knew there was going to be a lesson in there. 855 00:38:21,160 --> 00:38:24,120 So, you're going to bring your dough out and pop it into all that flour. 856 00:38:24,120 --> 00:38:26,120 Do you not think that's a little bit excessive? 857 00:38:26,120 --> 00:38:28,320 - Nice technique. - Yeah? - Unusual. 858 00:38:28,320 --> 00:38:29,600 Good or bad unusual? 859 00:38:29,600 --> 00:38:31,920 I've never seen rolls made like that before. 860 00:38:31,920 --> 00:38:34,800 Using cocoa or chocolate in the pastry to turn it brown, 861 00:38:34,800 --> 00:38:36,560 how do you know when it's actually baked? 862 00:38:36,560 --> 00:38:38,920 Because obviously baklava's all about the flake, 863 00:38:38,920 --> 00:38:41,160 - and the crispiness. - Yes. Yes. - How do you know? 864 00:38:41,160 --> 00:38:43,680 - By eye. - Sometimes your eyes can kid you. 865 00:38:43,680 --> 00:38:46,440 You could see the doubt creeping into the minds 866 00:38:46,440 --> 00:38:49,320 of some of the other bakers, as he walked over. 867 00:38:49,320 --> 00:38:52,920 I noticed, sometimes, he'd walk away with a wry smile on his face. 868 00:38:52,920 --> 00:38:55,840 He just has a habit of getting right under your skin, 869 00:38:55,840 --> 00:38:58,480 and then exposes all your weaknesses. 870 00:38:58,480 --> 00:39:01,200 - When you put them into the oven, are you expecting a shine? - Yes. 871 00:39:01,200 --> 00:39:04,200 - Are you going to use water? - I've got an egg wash to put on the top of it. 872 00:39:04,200 --> 00:39:06,720 - Makes it a bit shinier. - That's very daring. 873 00:39:06,720 --> 00:39:08,320 - Is it? - Yeah. 874 00:39:08,320 --> 00:39:09,600 - Very. - Oh... 875 00:39:09,600 --> 00:39:11,240 Daring, to put an egg wash on? 876 00:39:11,240 --> 00:39:14,320 Yeah... I won't tell you why, I'll talk about it later, 877 00:39:14,320 --> 00:39:15,720 but - good luck. 878 00:39:15,720 --> 00:39:17,480 He didn't say whether it was good or bad - 879 00:39:17,480 --> 00:39:20,400 I didn't know what the right answer was, so you just doubt everything 880 00:39:20,400 --> 00:39:22,320 you're going to do from that point onwards. 881 00:39:22,320 --> 00:39:24,240 I'm panicking about everything. 882 00:39:25,880 --> 00:39:28,000 I know - and then, I'm putting an egg wash on mine, 883 00:39:28,000 --> 00:39:29,120 and they were like... 884 00:39:29,120 --> 00:39:32,040 He was like, "I'm not going to tell you why, but that's a bad idea." 885 00:39:32,040 --> 00:39:33,480 - Did he? - And I was like... 886 00:39:33,480 --> 00:39:35,120 What do you do, then? 887 00:39:35,120 --> 00:39:36,520 I'm going to do it anyway. 888 00:39:41,560 --> 00:39:43,600 Because you put the glaze on the top, 889 00:39:43,600 --> 00:39:46,760 which has falsely accused the roll of being ready... 890 00:39:46,760 --> 00:39:48,880 - Yes. - You've brought it out too early. - OK. 891 00:39:48,880 --> 00:39:52,040 Now I know that you should never do that if it's a rye roll, 892 00:39:52,040 --> 00:39:54,720 because it will "falsely accuse the roll of being ready"! 893 00:39:54,720 --> 00:39:56,040 SHE GIGGLES 894 00:39:56,040 --> 00:39:59,400 That is burned into my memory now - I will never do it again. 895 00:40:02,000 --> 00:40:04,200 In the heated atmosphere of the tent, 896 00:40:04,200 --> 00:40:06,880 it seemed that catastrophe was never far away. 897 00:40:10,680 --> 00:40:14,040 - JORDAN: - If it CAN go wrong in the tent, it WILL go wrong in the tent. 898 00:40:14,040 --> 00:40:16,720 - CHETNA: - I can smell something burning. - Yeah! 899 00:40:16,720 --> 00:40:17,920 HE SNIFFS 900 00:40:17,920 --> 00:40:21,320 When something goes wrong, you just don't want anyone to know. 901 00:40:21,320 --> 00:40:23,160 - GASPS: - It's mine! 902 00:40:23,160 --> 00:40:25,480 OK, do that again, then. Thank you! 903 00:40:25,480 --> 00:40:27,360 Unfortunately, that is not the case, 904 00:40:27,360 --> 00:40:29,480 because there are cameras everywhere. 905 00:40:29,480 --> 00:40:31,560 - RICHARD: - The tarte au citrons are a disaster. 906 00:40:32,760 --> 00:40:34,440 Welded. 907 00:40:34,440 --> 00:40:35,960 Whoo! 908 00:40:35,960 --> 00:40:37,440 Starting again. 909 00:40:38,560 --> 00:40:40,000 Oh, no! 910 00:40:41,840 --> 00:40:43,280 That's not good. 911 00:40:43,280 --> 00:40:45,440 My pears in pastry, I think... 912 00:40:45,440 --> 00:40:48,400 I think I got a full house of things wrong. 913 00:40:48,400 --> 00:40:51,200 I think I undercooked the pear, overcooked the pastry, 914 00:40:51,200 --> 00:40:52,360 and burnt the syrup. 915 00:40:53,800 --> 00:40:55,680 Ooh! 916 00:40:55,680 --> 00:40:56,720 There it goes. 917 00:40:56,720 --> 00:41:00,960 I will always remember when I took my massive chorizo pie 918 00:41:00,960 --> 00:41:02,760 out of its massive mould, 919 00:41:02,760 --> 00:41:05,120 and I thought it just had a little leak in the oven, 920 00:41:05,120 --> 00:41:07,600 cos I could see fat dripping out, and I took of the mould, 921 00:41:07,600 --> 00:41:09,200 and it just gushed out. 922 00:41:09,200 --> 00:41:10,440 Oh, my goodness! 923 00:41:10,440 --> 00:41:13,280 - Martha, what's going...? Oh! - It's having a plumbing problem! 924 00:41:13,280 --> 00:41:15,640 We've got a little bit of weepage there. 925 00:41:15,640 --> 00:41:20,760 It was a river of pork fat, and it was gross. 926 00:41:20,760 --> 00:41:23,840 Crikey, it was a massive, delicious pie full of pork. 927 00:41:23,840 --> 00:41:25,480 I'd have still eaten it! 928 00:41:25,480 --> 00:41:26,760 In fact, I did. 929 00:41:26,760 --> 00:41:28,360 HE CHUCKLES 930 00:41:28,360 --> 00:41:31,120 There was one bake more disastrous than any... 931 00:41:31,120 --> 00:41:34,280 Probably the biggest thing that's ever happened on the Bake Off. 932 00:41:34,280 --> 00:41:36,880 ..the baked Alaska. 933 00:41:36,880 --> 00:41:40,720 Baked Alaska Week is known among all of us bakers as "the Bincident". 934 00:41:40,720 --> 00:41:44,760 It's a sponge base and ice cream, so what can possibly go wrong?! 935 00:41:44,760 --> 00:41:47,080 It was REALLY hot that day. 936 00:41:48,120 --> 00:41:49,840 It's so hot! 937 00:41:49,840 --> 00:41:53,320 The whole weekend was so bizarre, because of the meltiness - 938 00:41:53,320 --> 00:41:56,160 it was 40-odd degrees in the tent, it was totally crazy - 939 00:41:56,160 --> 00:41:58,240 everything we did was melting. 940 00:41:58,240 --> 00:41:59,480 Is it frozen, Norm, yeah? 941 00:41:59,480 --> 00:42:01,680 Yeah, it's frozen, but it's melting very quickly. 942 00:42:01,680 --> 00:42:03,960 Everyone was running round like headless chickens, 943 00:42:03,960 --> 00:42:06,520 trying to put ice cream into any cold space they could find. 944 00:42:06,520 --> 00:42:09,560 - CHETNA: - I need to go in the freezer - freezer, freezer, please, freezer. 945 00:42:09,560 --> 00:42:12,000 I was having my own meltdown, with my ice cream. 946 00:42:12,000 --> 00:42:14,240 It'll be all right, it'll be all right. 947 00:42:16,200 --> 00:42:19,200 Now it's all melting. The whole thing's melting. 948 00:42:19,200 --> 00:42:21,720 DIANA: No-one's ice cream was setting. 949 00:42:22,760 --> 00:42:24,840 - Ugh... - What's up? - Not frozen. 950 00:42:24,840 --> 00:42:26,040 You're joking. 951 00:42:26,040 --> 00:42:29,520 The freezer I was using was quite packed with everyone's ice cream, 952 00:42:29,520 --> 00:42:31,920 and the door was being opened and closed a lot, 953 00:42:31,920 --> 00:42:35,040 so I decided to use a space on the other side of the tent, 954 00:42:35,040 --> 00:42:36,560 in another freezer. 955 00:42:36,560 --> 00:42:39,040 Can I put this in the freezer? 956 00:42:39,040 --> 00:42:41,080 I took it out of the freezer. 957 00:42:41,080 --> 00:42:42,440 Whose is this? 958 00:42:42,440 --> 00:42:43,600 Iain's, I think. 959 00:42:43,600 --> 00:42:44,680 That's Iain's. 960 00:42:44,680 --> 00:42:47,320 I assumed he had his own freezer. 961 00:42:47,320 --> 00:42:50,280 I went back over just to check how the ice cream was setting, 962 00:42:50,280 --> 00:42:53,720 and my ice cream was sitting at the end of someone's bench. 963 00:42:53,720 --> 00:42:55,360 Where's my ice cream? 964 00:42:56,640 --> 00:42:58,240 It's here - sorry, Iain, we... 965 00:42:58,240 --> 00:43:00,360 Argh! 966 00:43:00,360 --> 00:43:01,560 How's it looking? 967 00:43:01,560 --> 00:43:03,000 Look. 968 00:43:03,000 --> 00:43:05,880 - It's soup. - The only real reason why it's staying there 969 00:43:05,880 --> 00:43:08,960 is because I put the tin round to hold the caramel in. 970 00:43:16,000 --> 00:43:17,360 Eurgh... 971 00:43:17,360 --> 00:43:20,400 OK, all right, so, let's think about how we're going to present that. 972 00:43:20,400 --> 00:43:21,880 Um... That's not... OK. 973 00:43:21,880 --> 00:43:24,040 - I've got a serving suggestion. - All right. 974 00:43:24,040 --> 00:43:26,920 - SHE SIGHS - Oh... 975 00:43:26,920 --> 00:43:28,880 No, no, no, you can't...! 976 00:43:31,480 --> 00:43:34,280 Iain, Iain, Iain, you have to... 977 00:43:34,280 --> 00:43:37,080 Look at it - you can't present it. 978 00:43:41,800 --> 00:43:44,880 It kind of happened, and then he left the tent, 979 00:43:44,880 --> 00:43:50,040 and it kind of rippled around, and everyone was really upset. 980 00:43:50,040 --> 00:43:51,480 He threw it in the bin. 981 00:43:51,480 --> 00:43:54,680 - Iain had to throw his in the bin. - He didn't! 982 00:43:54,680 --> 00:43:57,360 I think he kind of regretted it straight away, 983 00:43:57,360 --> 00:43:59,520 but it was done, and it was too late. 984 00:43:59,520 --> 00:44:01,280 Ngh! 985 00:44:01,280 --> 00:44:05,960 Just when something like that goes catastrophically wrong at that time, 986 00:44:05,960 --> 00:44:08,840 it's hard to see a way out of it. 987 00:44:10,480 --> 00:44:12,000 Iain, are you OK? 988 00:44:12,000 --> 00:44:13,920 Yeah, I'm fine. 989 00:44:13,920 --> 00:44:16,960 Of course, I didn't do it maliciously. 990 00:44:16,960 --> 00:44:21,480 I wouldn't dream of sabotaging someone else's bakes. 991 00:44:21,480 --> 00:44:25,360 Um, I had some issues with the ice cream... 992 00:44:25,360 --> 00:44:29,040 - Yeah. - ..and I let the frustration of that get the better of me. 993 00:44:29,040 --> 00:44:30,080 OK. 994 00:44:30,080 --> 00:44:31,920 - Did you have a problem with your sponge? - No. 995 00:44:31,920 --> 00:44:33,880 - Did you have a problem with your meringue? - No. 996 00:44:33,880 --> 00:44:35,880 - Did you have a problem with your ice cream? - Yes. 997 00:44:35,880 --> 00:44:38,120 So, where's your sponge? In there? 998 00:44:38,120 --> 00:44:39,880 - Mm-hm. - We could've tested that. 999 00:44:39,880 --> 00:44:43,480 - Yeah, I know, I didn't cope with the situation very well. - OK. 1000 00:44:43,480 --> 00:44:46,680 - I think you know that it got the better of you. - Mm. 1001 00:44:46,680 --> 00:44:49,640 - It was just a moment of your life that you want to forget. - Yeah. 1002 00:44:49,640 --> 00:44:51,240 - Is that right? - It is. I regret it. 1003 00:44:51,240 --> 00:44:53,560 Because, you know, we all make mistakes, 1004 00:44:53,560 --> 00:44:56,360 and we would have liked to see that sponge. 1005 00:44:56,360 --> 00:44:59,680 Diana was more upset than me. I didn't hold any grudge against her. 1006 00:44:59,680 --> 00:45:02,800 DIANA: You think, "Oh... Oh, dear me." 1007 00:45:02,800 --> 00:45:06,040 Did it make that much difference to his ice cream? 1008 00:45:06,040 --> 00:45:08,680 'In total, Iain's baked Alaska was out of the freezer 1009 00:45:08,680 --> 00:45:10,240 'for under a minute.' 1010 00:45:10,240 --> 00:45:11,880 Me not presenting something, I think, 1011 00:45:11,880 --> 00:45:14,320 was the reason I went home that day. 1012 00:45:14,320 --> 00:45:18,360 - MARTHA: - He was angry for about five minutes, and then he was gutted. 1013 00:45:18,360 --> 00:45:20,280 He was like, "What have I done?!" 1014 00:45:20,280 --> 00:45:21,880 I was really sad for Iain, 1015 00:45:21,880 --> 00:45:24,720 because I do think that if he hadn't done that, 1016 00:45:24,720 --> 00:45:27,320 he'd have probably got through the week, 1017 00:45:27,320 --> 00:45:29,760 because the judges would still have tried it. 1018 00:45:29,760 --> 00:45:32,760 I still get people shouting across the street at me, 1019 00:45:32,760 --> 00:45:35,880 "Bincident" and "Bingate" and "Baked Alaska", as well. 1020 00:45:35,880 --> 00:45:38,560 I don't even like baked Alaskas! 1021 00:45:41,160 --> 00:45:43,880 Three bakers survived the triumphs and disasters 1022 00:45:43,880 --> 00:45:47,880 to get through to the 2014 Bake Off final. 1023 00:45:47,880 --> 00:45:49,840 Luis managed to fuse creativity... 1024 00:45:49,840 --> 00:45:51,520 This is multitasking! 1025 00:45:51,520 --> 00:45:53,840 ..with a meticulous sense of order. 1026 00:45:53,840 --> 00:45:57,080 He's very organised. Like a maths teacher - like this! 1027 00:45:57,080 --> 00:45:59,800 And I'm thinking, "That's where I'm going wrong." 1028 00:45:59,800 --> 00:46:02,000 This is like your in-tray of sponge, isn't it? 1029 00:46:02,000 --> 00:46:03,240 - It is. - In-tray, out-tray. 1030 00:46:03,240 --> 00:46:05,600 You like all this - the organisation bit - don't you? 1031 00:46:05,600 --> 00:46:06,920 - I do, yeah. - You do! - I do. 1032 00:46:06,920 --> 00:46:08,120 - I know you do! - I know! 1033 00:46:08,120 --> 00:46:12,080 I really wanted to get to the Dobos tarts, 1034 00:46:12,080 --> 00:46:13,800 and I did that as a - 1035 00:46:13,800 --> 00:46:16,760 it's a place you can visit near where I live called The Cage - 1036 00:46:16,760 --> 00:46:18,960 and it's my wife's favourite place to go, 1037 00:46:18,960 --> 00:46:20,760 so I really wanted to make that. 1038 00:46:20,760 --> 00:46:22,240 What can I say? 1039 00:46:22,240 --> 00:46:26,440 It is a monumental effort. 1040 00:46:26,440 --> 00:46:31,440 - It is spectacular - it's what I call a Showstopper. - Thank you very much. 1041 00:46:32,920 --> 00:46:36,360 'Luis got it perfect with his bread rolls.' 1042 00:46:36,360 --> 00:46:37,960 - I like that. - Mm. 1043 00:46:37,960 --> 00:46:39,880 Pure alchemy. 1044 00:46:39,880 --> 00:46:44,520 I was thinking too many flavours but, actually... 1045 00:46:44,520 --> 00:46:46,920 - Well done, Luis. - Wow, thank you very much! 1046 00:46:48,640 --> 00:46:52,000 He called them alchemy, which is just, like, fantastic, 1047 00:46:52,000 --> 00:46:53,960 and he shook my hand, and... 1048 00:46:53,960 --> 00:46:57,760 God, I think I giggled - it's really embarrassing, looking back! 1049 00:46:57,760 --> 00:47:00,400 You know, but it was such a nice thing for him to do, 1050 00:47:00,400 --> 00:47:03,200 because, you know, things like that are what matters, 1051 00:47:03,200 --> 00:47:05,280 if you're really into baking. 1052 00:47:05,280 --> 00:47:08,400 Richard's selection of Star Baker awards 1053 00:47:08,400 --> 00:47:10,560 was only matched by his collection of pencils... 1054 00:47:10,560 --> 00:47:12,040 He was a resource. 1055 00:47:12,040 --> 00:47:13,200 Richard, can I use...? 1056 00:47:13,200 --> 00:47:14,560 Thank you. 1057 00:47:18,240 --> 00:47:20,000 SHE CHUCKLES 1058 00:47:20,000 --> 00:47:21,480 ..and Richard shone best 1059 00:47:21,480 --> 00:47:24,560 when the challenges called for precision and delicacy. 1060 00:47:24,560 --> 00:47:27,880 It takes a lot of guts to be able to show all the layers. 1061 00:47:27,880 --> 00:47:30,440 That is extremely good. 1062 00:47:30,440 --> 00:47:33,240 Your consistency is perfect. 1063 00:47:33,240 --> 00:47:36,280 What a professional selection you done for us. 1064 00:47:36,280 --> 00:47:40,120 The ever-consistent Nancy developed a special relationship 1065 00:47:40,120 --> 00:47:42,280 with a certain Mr Hollywood. 1066 00:47:42,280 --> 00:47:44,200 Paul, yeah - not "male judge". 1067 00:47:44,200 --> 00:47:45,400 What did the male judge say? 1068 00:47:45,400 --> 00:47:46,920 You know when I said, "I'm '70s"... 1069 00:47:46,920 --> 00:47:48,680 - Did you just say "the male judge"? - Yes. 1070 00:47:48,680 --> 00:47:51,160 - And he said... - You're not even calling him Paul, now! 1071 00:47:51,160 --> 00:47:53,120 You know when the male judge said... 1072 00:47:53,120 --> 00:47:55,040 'I'd forgotten it, I'd forgotten it.' 1073 00:47:55,040 --> 00:47:59,600 That's how I was referring to him outwith the tent, 1074 00:47:59,600 --> 00:48:01,840 and I'd forgotten that I was IN the tent... 1075 00:48:01,840 --> 00:48:05,400 Nancy, if you'd like to come and present to Mary and the male judge. 1076 00:48:05,400 --> 00:48:07,360 ..and Sue just picked it up and ran with it. 1077 00:48:07,360 --> 00:48:10,400 I think he referred to me as "the female contestant" in the end. 1078 00:48:10,400 --> 00:48:12,880 What kind of faces are you going to pipe? 1079 00:48:12,880 --> 00:48:16,360 Well, I thought about grey, spiky hair and piercing blue eyes... 1080 00:48:16,360 --> 00:48:19,360 - Right. - ..and then a sort of a smile... - A smile? - ..but... 1081 00:48:19,360 --> 00:48:21,360 - Sort of like a male judge? - A sort of a male judge. 1082 00:48:21,360 --> 00:48:24,120 But like a fictional male judge, because the real male judge... 1083 00:48:24,120 --> 00:48:25,440 - Doesn't smile. - Never smiles. 1084 00:48:25,440 --> 00:48:27,600 They're getting at you. THEY LAUGH 1085 00:48:27,600 --> 00:48:29,120 There are some dark ones up there. 1086 00:48:29,120 --> 00:48:31,640 Did you find that you were getting it regular in colour? 1087 00:48:31,640 --> 00:48:33,320 They all look all right to me. 1088 00:48:33,320 --> 00:48:35,040 Would you say if they didn't? 1089 00:48:35,040 --> 00:48:36,080 Of course! 1090 00:48:36,080 --> 00:48:39,840 You know, he can bake bread, but he can't bake everything. 1091 00:48:39,840 --> 00:48:42,640 I've never seen a wedding cake he's made, have you? 1092 00:48:42,640 --> 00:48:44,440 LAUGHTER 1093 00:48:44,440 --> 00:48:47,880 With nine weeks survived, and 27 bakes to their name, 1094 00:48:47,880 --> 00:48:52,840 Nancy, Richard and Luis had one last chance to bake their way to glory. 1095 00:48:52,840 --> 00:48:55,640 The final weekend was a bit of a blur, really. 1096 00:48:55,640 --> 00:48:57,440 It was so emotional, as well, you know? 1097 00:48:57,440 --> 00:48:59,320 All our friends and family were here, 1098 00:48:59,320 --> 00:49:03,800 and it just really did make it quite difficult. 1099 00:49:03,800 --> 00:49:05,400 - NANCY: - On the final morning, 1100 00:49:05,400 --> 00:49:08,360 I needed to leave home at 11 o'clock to get the train, 1101 00:49:08,360 --> 00:49:10,840 so, because it was a five-hour challenge, I thought, 1102 00:49:10,840 --> 00:49:12,440 "I'm going to give it one more go," 1103 00:49:12,440 --> 00:49:17,360 so I got up at half past four and worked from five till ten, 1104 00:49:17,360 --> 00:49:21,720 and then got ready, came down here, and did it again on the Sunday. 1105 00:49:21,720 --> 00:49:24,520 I'm trying not to think about the fact that it's a final, 1106 00:49:24,520 --> 00:49:26,160 and you could win it, at the moment. 1107 00:49:26,160 --> 00:49:27,600 By the time I got to the final, 1108 00:49:27,600 --> 00:49:31,480 I had won Star Baker a record-breaking five times! 1109 00:49:31,480 --> 00:49:34,120 I did feel a weight of expectation. 1110 00:49:34,120 --> 00:49:37,120 Is anyone else in a silent panic, or is it just me?! 1111 00:49:37,120 --> 00:49:40,760 Constant, constant - I wonder how long I'll be able to keep it up. 1112 00:49:41,960 --> 00:49:43,920 That is one hell of a cake. 1113 00:49:43,920 --> 00:49:45,800 They're like tyres, aren't they?! 1114 00:49:45,800 --> 00:49:47,720 - Yeah! - But not rubbery. 1115 00:49:47,720 --> 00:49:51,240 'Their Showstopper demanded an elaborate patisserie centrepiece 1116 00:49:51,240 --> 00:49:53,200 'called a piece montee.' 1117 00:49:53,200 --> 00:49:57,160 The final Showstopper was really, a really difficult bake, 1118 00:49:57,160 --> 00:49:59,000 and I think, for me personally, 1119 00:49:59,000 --> 00:50:01,360 I was probably a bit too ambitious on it. 1120 00:50:01,360 --> 00:50:05,200 If I can get this in how I want it to, I'll be happy, definitely - 1121 00:50:05,200 --> 00:50:07,440 but, flipping 'eck. 1122 00:50:16,120 --> 00:50:17,840 You're just in a zone. 1123 00:50:17,840 --> 00:50:19,520 I was just absolutely in an zone, 1124 00:50:19,520 --> 00:50:22,200 I had no idea what was going around me. 1125 00:50:22,200 --> 00:50:24,640 Me hands won't keep still, cos they're too nervous. 1126 00:50:24,640 --> 00:50:26,080 Oops! 1127 00:50:26,080 --> 00:50:29,960 'Every available minute was utilised.' 1128 00:50:29,960 --> 00:50:31,680 Not having it. 1129 00:50:33,040 --> 00:50:37,640 OK, my love, the cake colliery is nearly complete. 1130 00:50:38,880 --> 00:50:39,920 God! 1131 00:50:45,560 --> 00:50:47,160 Oh, no... 1132 00:50:53,400 --> 00:50:55,880 Nancy and Richard both did windmills, 1133 00:50:55,880 --> 00:50:58,880 and I felt a little bit left out, because I was thinking, 1134 00:50:58,880 --> 00:51:01,400 "Was the brief to do a windmill, here?!" 1135 00:51:02,600 --> 00:51:05,080 CHEERING AND APPLAUSE 1136 00:51:05,080 --> 00:51:07,080 I knew the only way I was going to win 1137 00:51:07,080 --> 00:51:09,560 was if both Luis and Nancy set their cakes on fire, 1138 00:51:09,560 --> 00:51:12,760 and, you know, you wouldn't wish that on anyone, would you?! 1139 00:51:12,760 --> 00:51:14,920 I think, when you got to the final three, 1140 00:51:14,920 --> 00:51:16,520 they were all so talented 1141 00:51:16,520 --> 00:51:19,120 that any of them could've seized it on the day. 1142 00:51:20,280 --> 00:51:22,720 It wasn't clear who was top, who was going to be bottom - 1143 00:51:22,720 --> 00:51:23,960 you just didn't know. 1144 00:51:25,120 --> 00:51:27,280 Paul and Mary have made their decision, 1145 00:51:27,280 --> 00:51:30,000 and I'm delighted to announce 1146 00:51:30,000 --> 00:51:35,480 that the winner of the Great British Bake Off 2014 is... 1147 00:51:45,080 --> 00:51:46,360 ..Nancy. 1148 00:51:46,360 --> 00:51:48,040 CROWD CHEERS 1149 00:51:51,120 --> 00:51:53,600 Nance, come here! Well done! 1150 00:51:55,000 --> 00:51:57,560 Nancy's track record was just solid. 1151 00:51:57,560 --> 00:52:00,360 She barely ever slipped up, so she just - 1152 00:52:00,360 --> 00:52:02,080 she had this grounding about her. 1153 00:52:02,080 --> 00:52:03,920 Can you believe it?! 1154 00:52:03,920 --> 00:52:07,120 She was always steady, never flustered... 1155 00:52:07,120 --> 00:52:10,880 She put in so much effort into the whole process. 1156 00:52:10,880 --> 00:52:13,720 - RICHARD: - She was always either excellent, or achieved benchmark, 1157 00:52:13,720 --> 00:52:15,600 and that told in the end - she was brilliant. 1158 00:52:15,600 --> 00:52:17,400 - DIANA: - I was very pleased 1159 00:52:17,400 --> 00:52:20,520 for the more mature lady to have won Bake Off! 1160 00:52:20,520 --> 00:52:23,760 And I'm going to get some flak about that, aren't I?! 1161 00:52:26,440 --> 00:52:27,720 So, since leaving the tent, 1162 00:52:27,720 --> 00:52:30,800 how has life changed for these three finalists? 1163 00:52:30,800 --> 00:52:34,520 Getting onto Bake Off was one thing but then what's happened afterwards 1164 00:52:34,520 --> 00:52:38,200 has opened up a world to me that I could've only dreamed of. 1165 00:52:38,200 --> 00:52:39,800 - LUIS: - When I entered the Bake Off, 1166 00:52:39,800 --> 00:52:42,040 I just entered to have a bit of fun, you know? 1167 00:52:42,040 --> 00:52:44,360 I never did it with a view to a career change, 1168 00:52:44,360 --> 00:52:47,080 which is ultimately what it's led to. 1169 00:52:47,080 --> 00:52:50,320 - RICHARD: - Following this, I've kind of achieved, like, the perfect balance. 1170 00:52:50,320 --> 00:52:52,320 I'll do maybe two or three days a week of baking, 1171 00:52:52,320 --> 00:52:54,440 and then come back to work for two or three days, 1172 00:52:54,440 --> 00:52:56,240 just to try and work it off, to be honest! 1173 00:52:56,240 --> 00:52:59,240 Richard now combines his job as a builder in the family firm 1174 00:52:59,240 --> 00:53:00,400 with baking. 1175 00:53:00,400 --> 00:53:03,560 Today, he's showing off his skills at a food festival in Oxfordshire. 1176 00:53:03,560 --> 00:53:06,000 This certainly brings back memories, doesn't it? 1177 00:53:06,000 --> 00:53:07,600 Making bread in a tin. 1178 00:53:07,600 --> 00:53:10,480 Bake Off has certainly enriched my life. 1179 00:53:10,480 --> 00:53:12,880 I think it hasn't just given me opportunities, 1180 00:53:12,880 --> 00:53:14,640 it's given me a lot more confidence 1181 00:53:14,640 --> 00:53:16,960 to kind of jump on things and have fun with it. 1182 00:53:16,960 --> 00:53:18,240 Mr Richard Burr! 1183 00:53:18,240 --> 00:53:19,680 CHEERING AND APPLAUSE 1184 00:53:23,080 --> 00:53:25,680 Today we're making challah - challah's a Jewish bread. 1185 00:53:25,680 --> 00:53:27,400 I've been making this for years. 1186 00:53:27,400 --> 00:53:29,720 I know they normally say stick your hands in it 1187 00:53:29,720 --> 00:53:31,880 and get your hands dirty but, as a builder, 1188 00:53:31,880 --> 00:53:34,480 I've kind of tried to keep my hands clean most of the time, 1189 00:53:34,480 --> 00:53:36,720 so I like to start my kneading off with a spatula. 1190 00:53:36,720 --> 00:53:38,640 Following the show, I was pretty lucky - 1191 00:53:38,640 --> 00:53:40,600 I got offered to do a book, which was great. 1192 00:53:40,600 --> 00:53:42,200 I got to spend the whole of the winter, 1193 00:53:42,200 --> 00:53:44,000 rather than being outside fixing roofs, 1194 00:53:44,000 --> 00:53:47,040 staying in a kitchen, cooking all my favourite food! 1195 00:53:48,400 --> 00:53:51,440 Being on Bake Off has inspired Luis to inspire others, 1196 00:53:51,440 --> 00:53:53,480 by becoming a professional teacher. 1197 00:53:53,480 --> 00:53:57,120 When I was on Bake Off, I kind of got known for my design skills, 1198 00:53:57,120 --> 00:54:00,160 I suppose, and I'm really picky on how I want things to look, 1199 00:54:00,160 --> 00:54:01,200 and how I do things, 1200 00:54:01,200 --> 00:54:04,000 and that's kind of one of the things that I now teach people. 1201 00:54:04,000 --> 00:54:07,200 The way it works is, I'll do something, and then you guys do it. 1202 00:54:07,200 --> 00:54:09,880 You can ask me anything you like, it's fine - 1203 00:54:09,880 --> 00:54:10,920 within reason! 1204 00:54:12,120 --> 00:54:13,880 We're going to be doing pastry today - 1205 00:54:13,880 --> 00:54:16,400 I do some other courses, as well. 1206 00:54:16,400 --> 00:54:18,520 That's it - unroll it over the tin. 1207 00:54:18,520 --> 00:54:21,920 - Oh, gosh, my tin's too big. - That's all right. 1208 00:54:21,920 --> 00:54:23,960 It's really good fun and, you know what? 1209 00:54:23,960 --> 00:54:27,400 It's just really satisfying, being able to show people how I do things. 1210 00:54:27,400 --> 00:54:29,800 It looks like it's leaked around the edge, so... 1211 00:54:29,800 --> 00:54:32,400 and if one of yours is better, I'll just swap, anyway, 1212 00:54:32,400 --> 00:54:34,800 - so it doesn't matter! - LAUGHTER 1213 00:54:34,800 --> 00:54:38,040 Since winning the competition, Nancy has been busier than ever. 1214 00:54:38,040 --> 00:54:41,560 In fact, her victory has brought her out of retirement. 1215 00:54:41,560 --> 00:54:44,760 I have to be honest, I didn't really enjoy retirement. 1216 00:54:44,760 --> 00:54:48,280 I'd worked all my life and then, when it came, I didn't like it, 1217 00:54:48,280 --> 00:54:50,240 so I've been given an enormous gift - 1218 00:54:50,240 --> 00:54:54,800 doing something that I absolutely, passionately love. 1219 00:54:54,800 --> 00:54:57,560 Today, Nancy's headed to East Yorkshire 1220 00:54:57,560 --> 00:54:59,200 to judge a cake competition... 1221 00:54:59,200 --> 00:55:00,760 The standard here is really good, 1222 00:55:00,760 --> 00:55:03,960 so I think the judging's going to have to be pretty harsh 1223 00:55:03,960 --> 00:55:08,320 to sort them out, because they all look absolutely amazing. 1224 00:55:08,320 --> 00:55:11,120 ..and not content tasting other people's recipes, 1225 00:55:11,120 --> 00:55:15,120 Bake Off has encouraged Nancy to get busy writing her own. 1226 00:55:15,120 --> 00:55:17,480 I decided when I won Bake Off 1227 00:55:17,480 --> 00:55:22,080 that I would start to write a recipe a day. 1228 00:55:22,080 --> 00:55:25,440 At some point, I will write a book. 1229 00:55:25,440 --> 00:55:28,760 What I would like to see it being, in years to come, 1230 00:55:28,760 --> 00:55:32,760 is a tatty old thing on the shelf with no spine left on it, 1231 00:55:32,760 --> 00:55:37,640 but that somebody says, "Oh, this book? Yeah, my mother gave me this." 1232 00:55:37,640 --> 00:55:39,880 That would be my ultimate dream. 1233 00:55:45,240 --> 00:55:47,840 Those lucky few who make it into the tent 1234 00:55:47,840 --> 00:55:50,600 may come for the chance to raise the glass stand, 1235 00:55:50,600 --> 00:55:54,120 but the taste of success isn't just about the winning. 1236 00:55:54,120 --> 00:55:58,280 I think the reason we all loved Bake Off so much 1237 00:55:58,280 --> 00:56:01,240 was that we all became really close friends. 1238 00:56:01,240 --> 00:56:04,280 Just one on each is fine. Thanks so much, you guys. 1239 00:56:04,280 --> 00:56:07,000 There are so few people who have walked through those doors. 1240 00:56:07,000 --> 00:56:11,280 You know, something so unique, so magical, 1241 00:56:11,280 --> 00:56:13,320 that you can never experience again. 1242 00:56:13,320 --> 00:56:14,480 - My God, woman! - I know. 1243 00:56:14,480 --> 00:56:17,120 You've got the face of a wood nymph and the body of Ryan Gosling. 1244 00:56:17,120 --> 00:56:18,320 Look at that! 1245 00:56:18,320 --> 00:56:21,640 It was just the most intense, most stressful... 1246 00:56:21,640 --> 00:56:23,560 Gah! 1247 00:56:23,560 --> 00:56:26,600 ..most crazy, most brilliant thing I've ever done. 1248 00:56:26,600 --> 00:56:28,160 Are you a pie or a tart? 1249 00:56:28,160 --> 00:56:31,080 - Oh, a tart. - Yeah, I'm a tart, as well. 1250 00:56:31,080 --> 00:56:32,720 IAIN: It's bigger than your head! 1251 00:56:32,720 --> 00:56:33,880 - JORDAN: - It is! 1252 00:56:33,880 --> 00:56:35,880 Oh, yeah, of course I'm in an exclusive club, 1253 00:56:35,880 --> 00:56:36,960 being one of the bakers. 1254 00:56:36,960 --> 00:56:39,640 I like to hang on to that. I wear it like a badge of honour. 1255 00:56:39,640 --> 00:56:43,000 It's something I can be really pretentious about at dinner parties. 1256 00:56:43,000 --> 00:56:44,400 BANGING 1257 00:56:44,400 --> 00:56:45,640 Sorry. 1258 00:56:45,640 --> 00:56:47,840 - Not putting you off, am I? - No, not at all. 1259 00:56:47,840 --> 00:56:49,840 You're trying to learn from me, aren't you? 1260 00:56:49,840 --> 00:56:53,280 I don't think there's many days go by that I don't think about it, 1261 00:56:53,280 --> 00:56:55,080 in some way, shape or form. 1262 00:56:55,080 --> 00:56:57,200 Done. Oh, I love it, Nance! 1263 00:56:57,200 --> 00:56:58,520 HE CHUCKLES 1264 00:56:58,520 --> 00:57:01,280 I still have the schedule stuck on my fridge at home - 1265 00:57:01,280 --> 00:57:02,520 it's never moved. 1266 00:57:02,520 --> 00:57:05,760 - It looks like he's making darts. - I'm taking out the judges today. 1267 00:57:05,760 --> 00:57:07,880 - CHETNA: - Bake Off has definitely changed my life. 1268 00:57:07,880 --> 00:57:09,440 The oven doesn't stop, really. 1269 00:57:09,440 --> 00:57:11,000 Am I showing a bit? 1270 00:57:11,000 --> 00:57:13,880 I would say that since the Bake Off, I've got a bit more adventurous, 1271 00:57:13,880 --> 00:57:15,800 and I'm baking more sort of stuff. 1272 00:57:15,800 --> 00:57:16,960 A nice finish. 1273 00:57:16,960 --> 00:57:19,720 I kind of came to the Bake Off and left with 11 great friends. 1274 00:57:19,720 --> 00:57:21,080 Come on, Diana. 1275 00:57:21,080 --> 00:57:22,560 High-five me. 1276 00:57:22,560 --> 00:57:24,480 Can I do it again, please?!