Before I watched last weeks episode of The Great British Bake Off I was worried that the technical challenge was going to be a bit strange – I’d seen the trailer with a bright green purée! However, after hearing what was in the cake I was excited to make it since I love pistachios.
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GBBO Technical Challenge No. 2 – Le Gateau Vert
Posted in GBBO Challenges, Green, Nuts, Other, Other Cakes, Summer, tagged edible flowers, GBBO, Le Gateau Vert, technical challenge, violets on September 10, 2018| Leave a Comment »
GBBO Technical Challenge No. 10 – Victoria Sponge
Posted in GBBO Challenges, Other Cakes, tagged Bake off, GBBO, technical challenge, victoria sponge on October 31, 2016| Leave a Comment »
I can’t believe the Bake Off has finished! So here is the last technical challenge. Becky has had to make the last 3 technical challenges but she’s got a lot of other cakes to make at the moment and I decided I was up to baking again so I agreed to make the final one. Click here to find out how the final challenge went.
GBBO Technical Challenge No.4 – Lace Pancakes
Posted in GBBO Challenges, Puddings, tagged batter, GBBO, Great British Bake Off, lace, lace pancakes, technical challenge on September 20, 2016| Leave a Comment »
I’m not sure where the last week has gone – how is it nearly bake off time already? I was rapidly running out of time to do the latest technical challenge from batter week, so I decided to try to cook a batch tonight. Click here to keep reading.
GBBO Technical Challenge No. 1 – Jaffa Cakes
Posted in Biscuits, Chocolate, Fruit/Veg, GBBO Challenges, Other Cakes, tagged chocolate, GBBO, jaffa cakes, orange, technical challenge on August 30, 2016| 1 Comment »
In case you missed it, the Great British Bake Off started again last week! Becky and I both really enjoyed trying the technical challenges last year so we’ve decided we’ll be doing them again this year. Last year we took it in turns to make them each week but we both decided we wanted to try the technical challenge from cake week – Jaffa Cakes!
GBBO Technical Challenge No. 9 – Hot Chocolate Souffle
Posted in Chocolate, GBBO Challenges, Puddings, tagged chocolate, GBBO, Great British Bake Off, pudding, souffle on October 5, 2015| 2 Comments »
I have to admit, that like all contestants on the GBBO, I have never made a souffle! I love to eat them, but for some reason, I have never got round to making one, so this week I was actually a bit nervous – especially as you regularly see failed souffles on cookery programmes. Click here to see if I rose to the challenge.
GBBO Technical Challenge No. 8 – Mokatines
Posted in GBBO Challenges, Nuts, Other, Other Cakes, tagged GBBO, Mokatines, patisserie, technical challenge, the Great British Bake Off on September 30, 2015| 2 Comments »
I was really excited about patisserie week – I was hoping that the technical challenge would be something pretty and I wasn’t disappointed! Although these involved making various types of icings, which looked complicated and quite different to what I normally make, they turned out to be easier than I expected. Click here to keep reading.
GBBO Technical Challenge No. 6 – Flaounas
Posted in Bread, GBBO Challenges, tagged Flaounas, GBBO, Great British Bake Off, technical challenge on September 14, 2015| 2 Comments »
I was intrigued about this weeks technical challenge. It didn’t seem to bear any resemblance to anything I’d made in the past. It certainly wasn’t like any pastry recipes I’d tried. I can see why the bakers got confused – it felt like it belonged in bread week rather than pastry week! What to know what a flaouna is?
GBBO Technical Challenge No. 4 – Spanische Windtorte
Posted in GBBO Challenges, gluten-free, Puddings, tagged GBBO, Spanish Windtorte, technical challenge on September 1, 2015| Leave a Comment »
At the weekend I decided to give last weeks technical challenge a go. It looked impressive but I couldn’t help thinking that it looked like a pavlova, just constructed in a slightly different way. However, I put my doubts to one side and bought a ridiculous number of eggs so that I could spend an afternoon making a mess in the kitchen. Click here to keep reading.

