Great British Bake Off 2018 - 2nd thread

[southeastdweller]

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Argh if Anthony had survived he'd have had an extra 2 weeks in the tent!

Armed Response Unit with helicopter back-up on its way fleas

Stand fast! We shan't fail you.

Lot of chocolate work for a melty hot summer!

Loved Kim-Joy’s prachett show stopper. Though I don’t like orange flavoured desserts so probably won’t have actually liked it.

Manon is irritating me, but fake really. Like when you were in school and someone pretended not to have studied but got tops marks because they did.

The people running in the background when Sandi was talking (mentioned near start of thread - too far back to find out who to tag) it was Noel wasn’t it? Being chased by a warewolf.

Thank you @StripySocks for the ‘exit Noel, chased by a werewolf’ update. I shall be able to sleep now.

There was a recipe on the back of butterscotch angel delight that involved crushed ginger nuts. It was the culinary highlight of my childhood I wasn't irritated by anyone this week. Karen must have 9 lives!

I like Karen - and she looked so worried when the showstopper (wtf was that all about!!) round started!

I don't like Rahul overly butcher rest seem fine. There is something about Bake Off that makes me just love all the contestants, all warm and cosy.

I would have eaten every last mouthful of most of those roulades.. bloody LOVE a roulade!

Haha... I meant 'overly but the rest'..

Oh and Dan totally deserved Star Baker - first in the technical, a scrummy sounding roulade and perhaps not the prettiest showstopper but I bet it tasted amazing!!

Did none of your notice the editing mistake whilst they were showing their showstoppers?? They cut to the group all lined up and the judges coming towards them for a second by mistake??

Yes I saw that , thought I was losing the plot for a minute or seeing into the future

I feel like Paul gives his Paul Hollywood Handshake disproportionately to the men. Am I just imagining it? I just feel like anything outstanding by a male baker does not pass without a PHH, but it's not the same for the female bakers. If I had nothing better to do, I'd go back through the seasons and count them!

Wasn’t sure I would confess this but I actually ate a whole Butterscotch angel delight earlier this week 🤣 😳 Damn you Ocado.

@bestbefore I guessed no one left because of that scene 😐

Does anyone else think Rahul's shy lack of confidence is an act?

Hmm I'm not sure, especially given his line of work it seems odd. He does seem
A bit of a baby. But he's very cute.

Wow I missed the whole end of the last thread and 4 pages already! I had to watch on catch-up due to having to decapitate the guinea pig (I didn’t really - he’s still intact ). Cake was much appreciated though.

Omg I love Kim Joy. Those turtles were pure joy and she even gave them little umbrellas to stop them getting totally covered in melted chocolate! Genius.

I also think Jon should have got star baker - it just for wearing the tutu - but because his sphere was beautiful and the cake inside looked gorgeous too. Dan’s big messy peach/planet was ugly AF and the idea of peach and chocolate makes me want to vom. (Phone just autocorrected that to ‘makes me want to come’ )

Hollywood has become a handshake slag. Dishing them out left, right and centre now, he’s devalued them - the whole handshake economy is fucked.

Hope we get back to some actual baking next week. It’s not Great British Slop Off.

I’m off to google how to make profiturtles. 🐢

WTF - 9 pages even! You lot are a bunch of chatty Cathys.

I actually ate a whole Butterscotch angel delight

You are only flesh and blood wahtashower

We forgive you.

And are consumed with envy

Does anyone else think Rahul's shy lack of confidence is an act?

Yes Bunny - I do!

I think he is a little weasel and has a Cunning Plan.

I bought some ready made pots of butterscotch angel delight for me for dcs lunches. They were disgusting and looked off. Is the powder stuff the same as it was in 1979?

I did see a gorilla chasing Noel didn't I?

I think it was a 'werewolf' chasing Noel. In ref to his comment about being a vampire?

Marking place.

"handshake economy"

OH My God you lot!!!!!! I've just read the whole effing thread !!!!!!!! LUUUURVE the guniea pig cake such clever people on here let alone GBBO!!!!!!

I LIKE proper blancmange but it was more a mousse than blancmange there was REAL custard in it and piles of raspberries. I'd 've eaten it I also actually make chocolate squidgy christmas log roulade . Much nicer than all that tooth rotting meringue.