Junior Bake Off

[KatieKat88]

Is anyone watching this series? Have only seen the first episode but just love the kids. They can't hide their emotions at all liked Paul Hollywood as a stand in for Liam too, thought he was good with the kids.

Those Blowtorched Alaskas! Dear me, a couple of disasters there.

Bullet dodged indeed. Can a certain contestant keep up that run of luck?

He is hilarious

Although Alyisha's dessert obviously tasted wonderful, I thought that it was basically just a cake with the imposter bits on the top rather than being a total illusion like some of the others' bakes. But she's a lovely girl so don't begrudge her Star Baker.

I don't really understand how Gabriel keeps getting through when he makes so many mistakes and his bakes look so messy!

I don't really understand how Gabriel keeps getting through when he makes so many mistakes and his bakes look so messy!

Same. He's not too bad on the things he's practiced several times at home, but crap at following a recipe.

He's been very lucky that although he does badly in the technical at least one other person does very little better and also makes a less impressive showstopper than he does. His luck must surely be close to running out now. Nice lad, but my word, he's messy!

I love this.
Am also slightly baffled how Gabriel is still in there, bless him!

I think his bakes must taste really good. (The non technicals anyway.)

As the mum of a DS with dyspraxia I recognise some of the traits - disorganisation, messiness, forgetting parts of the recipe etc. I am wondering if he has a specific learning difficulty and the producers are allowing for that ( as they should). His verbal style reminds me of DS when younger too.

It's at least the second time that Gabriel has forgotten to put the flour and/or other (vital) ingredients into his cake....

Yes, not sure what's going on with that. Surely with a imposter how it looks is equally important as how it tastes. Gabriel was the worst of them for lookswise.

While part of Aisya's was a plate cake what she had made for the top was very good at representing the imposter

I've met many an adult Gabriel - men who, despite the mistakes they make, rise up the corporate ladder, on account of being confident, white and middle class!!

@CheeseMuffin , David Cameron and Boris spring to mind!

@RavenT

I love this. Am also slightly baffled how Gabriel is still in there, bless him!

I missed the end of an episode early in the week and figured he was gone so didn't bother to catch up and was baffled he was still there.

Is he the son of a producer?

It's a mystery.

Gabriel is definitely going to be PM in 40 years time...

Have been thinking many of the same thoughts about Gabriel! He does make me laugh though. I'd love to watch a documentary about his home life.

Harry Hill is just wonderful in this. He's warm and funny and really seems to enjoy talking to the kids. I bet he's a great dad.

@CheeseMuffin

Gabriel is definitely going to be PM in 40 years time...

😂

On sheer entertainment value Gabriel certainly delivers! And to be fair, his showstopper looked amazing. As Liam said, he just needs to work on his technicals. I think he's such a showman that it's all about the showstoppers for him and he hasn't got the patience for the technical challenge.

How on Earth did Gabriel go through. All of his technicals have been terrible.

@LaBelleSauvage123

As the mum of a DS with dyspraxia I recognise some of the traits - disorganisation, messiness, forgetting parts of the recipe etc. I am wondering if he has a specific learning difficulty and the producers are allowing for that ( as they should). His verbal style reminds me of DS when younger too.

Possibly! I thought that too, but surely allowances such as extra support following the recipe or extra time would be made? Rather than going through when you shouldn't.

He definitely reminds me of Boris Johnson!

Just catching up on this week's episodes with my daughter. She has very earnestly told me that you MUST prove your bread dough twice otherwise it'll be a disaster darling. She's five.

It's very good. The little one - Mia? Was so unlucky though. She was amazing the day before and almost star baker and the next day it was all over. I also noticed that when they walk up to the table at the end to eat she was always a tiny thing at the back and the bigger kids stood in front of her. Kind of sad.

Also, I know they need confident kids for this but it's blatantly obvious these are stage school kids. They don't just happen to have dance/drama/singing as hobbies. It's probably still very difficult to get in with all the competition from these stage schools but still id love to see some normal kids doing this.

Having said that Kezia is amazing and seems a lot less showy than the others, so I'd love her to win.

@CheeseMuffin

I've met many an adult Gabriel - men who, despite the mistakes they make, rise up the corporate ladder, on account of being confident, white and middle class!!

Yes. Been told they were brilliant (despite being mediocre at best) and when they get things wrong it's fine as entertaining so progress anyway.

No need for Growth Mindset when there's Privalage Mindset - you just deserve to be brilliant but aren't expected to be.

Privilege not Privalage!!

Also, I know they need confident kids for this but it's blatantly obvious these are stage school kids. They don't just happen to have dance/drama/singing as hobbies. It's probably still very difficult to get in with all the competition from these stage schools but still id love to see some normal kids doing this.

Maybe some of them, but not all, surely? One little girl said she wanted to be a neurosurgeon