A Date With The Bake

The Great British Baking Show is providing the biscuits... but Katie and Jake are flying without Kimberly this week and they are bringing ALL the tea! Ok, maybe not ALL the tea, but some past secret professional cookie experience that may come in handy when looking at this week's bakes. There are some strong emotions in the tent surrounding complicated biscuit mosaics and a tiny technical that is deceptively difficult. There are also strong emotions in the podcast as one particularly annoying American gets a little too intense about lack of cream of tartar in the "American style Cookie" signature challenge. You will just have to listen to find out her thoughts...THEIR thoughts...dang it.

On Your Mark... Get Set.... A DATE WITH THE BAKE!

A DATE WITH THE BAKE is back! Kimberly, Katie and Jake are fanning their cupcakes and fangirling over the 12 new bakers (and Nigella Lawson!) in the tent. In this episode its back to basics with cake week and these bakers aren't going to miss a chance to stand out from the pack! And with a showstopper that is all about them, which self portrait confection will leave the judges wanting to know more?

And please stay tuned to the end of the episode for the totally blind picking of the teams! On Your Mark...Get Set... A DATE WITH THE BAKE!

The Great British bakers of Series 11 have switched off their ovens, wiped down their work stations and hung up their aprons as the tempered chocolate sets on another season. Matty walks away the unlikely champion and forgets a very important proposal in all the excitement! Its been a season full of (ooooh) controversial decisions from Paul and Prue, but also comedic gold with the fabulous Alison Hammond joining Noel as the co-Hostess cupcake with the mostest!  As for Kimberly, Katie and Jake: after all the lardy cakes are rightly tossed into the bin forever and the dusting sugar has settled… they just happy for their teams and wish them all well deserved success moving forward in their confectionary journeys! Tiers and Cheers to another great season  and on your mark… GET SET…A DATE WITH THE BAAAAAAAAAKE!

Only four distinguished bakers enter the Bake-Off tent this week to participate in the persnickety Patisserie themed SEMI-FINAL! Jake and Katie have two bakers on their respective teams and Kimberly has left the chat this week to protest. (Just kidding! She will be back for the Final). And while some bakers are able to display their immense pastry skills to their full effect, a few are a little rough and ready when it comes to the fiddly fancies. And the final insult occurs as EVERYONE’s favorite baker is given the Paul Hollywood desert boot out of the tent. Mistakes were made, a travesty has occurred and we are expecting outrage from the British public and the American anglophiles who enjoy this delightful franchise. So get your tissues ready and ON YOUR MARK…GET SET…A DATE WITH THE BAKE!

In the final weeks, bakers in the Great British Baking Show tent are tasked with a new set of bakes that fail to leave most in a “Party” mood. Especially when one of the challenges is Paul Hollywood’s all time, absolute, hands down, undisputed, most FAVORITE treat of all time. Oh, and of course, like McDonalds he has made “millions” of the savory snack. Meanwhile, Kimberly has lost another member of her team, Katie is concerned with the trajectory of her remaining bakers and Jake appears to have been destined to win since the lucky mixing bowl created team Bake and Destroy. But, it can all turnovers in the upcoming semi-finals so temper that excitement for now and On Your Mark…Get Set…A DATE WITH THE BAKE!