GBBO 2016 Post mortem

[fourquenelles]

Here we are to rant and rave

[Bubbinsmakesthree]

I'd been itching to see Jane with a hair make-over all series - she looked fab! Lovely lady.

[bookbook]

Both Jane and Candice seemed to have red hair on extra slice , they both looked a lot less stressed - :)

[CrotchetQuaverMinim]

they all look lovely on An Extra Slice! Made up, yes, but whoever does it does a lovely job. Jane's hair is a lovely colour too. Of course not being in a hot tent, madly baking, on a summer's day, makes it easier too. I'm glad they had all the finalists on, and they all got their special cakes, too.

[HalloToJasonIsaacs]

Selasi is going to travel round Europe on a motorcycle next year eating and baking cakes. Place your bets now for which TV company's cameras will be following him.

[987flowers]

Cake looked lovely but it didn't look like he's had much direction on how to cook in front of the camera! Good job that Ryland could fill the silence

[Roussette]

Selasi on This morning... oh yes!

He's so laidback he's nearly horizontal, I bet he's a great guy to know!

(Loved his black forest cake too, it looked delicious!)

[Fizzingwhizbees]

I was slightly astonished by the level of vitriol directed at Candice over the series, seemingly for wearing lipstick and wanting to do well. She was the only possible winner based on the last showstopper really. I'm going to miss it so much, it fills me with such a warm glow

Did anyone see Selasi on TV this morning? He did well.

[iklboo]

Candice Friel?

[bookbook]

I too wish there had been a true 'wow' cake for the end. I I agree Rousette It was all too bitty, and unfair -good cakes take time to look amazing.
(I know - my youngest daughter makes the most fabulous celebration cakes, and she is here with me this morning. Her kitchen isn't large enough, so she is using mine to make my DGS's birthday party cake. She had to bake the cakes yesterday, so they would be cold and strong to construct and decorate. So far, she has been decorating since 9.15 this morning.... and there is a way to go! )

[Labtest7]

Really. I couldn't see past the similarities. I'm talking post surgery Friel not Brookside 😀

[EssentialHummus]

did anyone else think Candice looked like Anna Friel?

No

[squoosh]

Yes she did look a bit like Anna Friel. Anna Friel pre fillers etc.

[DameDiazepamTheDramaQueen]

Not in a million years

[Labtest7]

Nothing to add about the baking, but did anyone else think Candice looked like Anna Friel?

[DameDiazepamTheDramaQueen]

The well was amazing!!

[squoosh]

Loved last night's programme. They were on a different level weren't they? There was nothing this year to rival the lion bread face or Ian's white chocolate well contraption!

[BalloonSlayer]

Aw! The party! Isn't it nice that they are all friends!

[Roussette]

A friend of mine missed Selasi by 15 minutes in a pub she was in! useless fact of no interest to anyone

Yes Nadiya does look beautifully different to her GBBO times. I think she's just grown in confidence

I just prefer a proper showstopper final episode final challenge... a wedding cake or summat. It's just that all the elements of cake, saus rolls tarts quiches means that one small thing like soggy pastry has you out but if it's one main thing, it's more of a measured overall decision and just seems more fair. After all, Jane or Andrew's other elements could have been superb but just soggy pastry and they'e off.

[JustDanceAddict]

No way was this years as good, I think watching the 2015 highlights last night brought it home. I got ready again over Nadiya winning & did I give a stuff over Candice? No!

[Ncbecauseitshard]

Weird that again in the final the show stopppers were the first round bakes.

Ian came over so much better on the catch up program, they rarely let his personality show last year.

[Helpisathand13]

Totally agree! The queens birthday and picnic suggestion seemed a little odd.

[OlennasWimple]

I want to go to a Selasi party!

Candice was the obvious winner - you can't have soggy bottoms on your sausage rolls and still win GBBO! (Though the choice of theme was odd, given that they knew it was going to air at the end of Oct, when the birthday celebrations were a bit of a distant memory)

[DameDiazepamTheDramaQueen]

I keep meaning to try and do the marsh mallow icing she does, must have a go.

[DameDiazepamTheDramaQueen]

It doesn't, except it's normal to comment when someone looks so different. She talks about it herself.

[BertrandRussell]

I use James Morton's books regularly- they are brilliant.

Not sure what Nadiya's weight loss has to do with anything.......