Where There's Cake, There's Hope...Bake Off 25

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The new series starts on Tuesday 2nd September and the bakers have been named. A few weeks earlier than recent seasons, so taking us nicely from late summer through to the cosiness of autumn.

No change to the team of Paul, Prue, Noel and Alison, which I thought worked well last year - it was a warmer and kinder programme than it has been for a few years.

The usual eclectic mix of contestants, but less of an age spread than some years - a lot of 30 somethings, no-one under 20 or over 60.

Anyone else excited for this season?

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Toms looks gorgeous

Oh no

Jasmine's look exquisite.

Jasmines are lovely

Wow paul jeez

I do not like the look of them pies. So beige

Maybe his skin reacts to fruit? I know a couple of people (including a cocktail bartender) who that happens to

Whereas the others looked really light fluffy they looked stodgy

Like how they are mixing up the technical this year

Ohh I don't like the split time !

The technicals have been really hard this year.

Crikey this is hard in an hour imo

Och Lesley

I’m wanting to eat a raspberry soufflé now

That was really tricky!

Come on Lesley with your showstopper - otherwise it’s bye bye sadly.

Tom a bit vulnerable too.

While we watch the adverts....here is our tonight's tea:

If its equal I bet Lesley goes. She is one of my faves, I’d be sad to see her go. Tom irritates me for reasons I cannot quite pin down, I’d be happy to lose him this week but it won’t happen.

Never head of a Bacheran Glacé sp? Is it a fancy baked Alaska

That looks delicious!

Looks lovely. Enjoy!

Lesley re making for the second time tonight, not a good sign.

The wee ones had fishfingers and chips. Us bigger ones had a fry up

half term is trying

The soufflé challenge reminded me of Shirley valentine when she stuck a knife in perfect Marjory majors ones !!