The Great British Bake Off - An Extra Slice (2014) s05e05 Episode Script
Spice Week
1 Not One, but Two Bakers Left the Tent Oh, come on, come on, come on, come on! Unbelievable! .
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as Bake Off saw its first-ever Spice Week.
Spice Week? Yes, Kim-Joy, Spice Week.
A Bake Off first.
And you know what that means # La, la, la, la-la-la, la-a-a-a-a # Colours of the world Spice up your life # Every boy and every girl Spice up your life People of the world Spice up your life, aahh Hold on, hold on! Hold on.
Hang on.
No, no, no, we need to stop.
Apparently, there's a couple of people in the audience eating crisps very noisily.
Karen and Terry - get down here, you're in the show later! Come and have An Extra Slice! La, la, la, la-la-la La, la, la Hello and welcome.
This week, the tent hosted the very first Spice Week and, as if that wasn't exciting enough, two bakers left the tent, and in a hugely dramatic new twist, one of the judges left as well! That was unexpected, wasn't it? We'll be joined by Prue a bit later on and, as is tradition on this show, we'll offer her the chance to re-judge one of the bakes she messed up in the tent.
Yeah.
And of course, we'll be talking to the two bakers who left.
I'm hoping Terry will be bringing his new hat to show us.
I found a bit of unseen footage of him showing it off to his fellow bakers.
In another unseen moment, Rahul gave himself a rare bit of praise.
My cheeks look so plump.
And he was also delighted to hear how much Noel thinks of him.
I love you, Rahul.
You know that, don't you? OK.
Cheer up, Rahul - the studio audience have brought along loads of amazing spice-filled goodies! Joining me to talk about Spice Week, I've got a brilliant panel of celebrity guests.
Will you please welcome Joel Dommett .
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Adam Hills .
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and Bake Off legend Prue Leith? Hello! So, Prue, lovely to have you with us, especially as you mysteriously disappeared halfway through the challenges.
Was it all that brandy that Karen put in her ginger cake? Yup.
Carried out feet first! Well, nice to have you back and I'm glad to see you've recovered.
Can I just check you don't have any cakes on you, Prue? Only last time you were on the show, you got a bit bolshy, I don't know if you remember, with one of our audience bakers.
Let's just remind ourselves.
So, you didn't like my cake? You didn't half give it some welly! I know! Shall we watch that back in slow-mo? Yeah, come on.
No! It was the hand at the back of the head that made it.
It was so he wouldn't get away! Adam, welcome.
It is.
You're the host of topical show The Last Leg, of course Yup.
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which covers the big political stories of the week.
So, let me ask you, what's your favourite spice? I'll be honest, my favourite spice, as of this week, is ginger.
And I say as of this week because I've loved ginger all my life and it was only when watching this week's show that I found out ginger is a spice.
What did you think it was? A fruit! Joel, are you a fan of spice in a cake? Um, not really.
I think I I mean, ginger, I've never liked ginger biscuits.
I'm sorry, Adam, I'm so sorry.
What?! I just Gingerbread men freak me out.
But I'm excited to be surprised by it.
That's why I love this show, it's cos, you know, I would say I don't like ginger biscuits, and then I would taste some of your wonderful audience creations, and I'll be like, "Oh, I still don't like ginger biscuits.
" Well, let's look forward to that moment.
OK, thanks for that, guys.
Now, let's open up the tent flaps and remind ourselves what happened when Bake Off went spicy.
With two bakers set to leave Oh! Ohh! Aagh! .
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the tent felt the heat of Spice Week.
Oh, my goodness me, they've melted! Things got off to a sticky start Oh, kill me now! It's gone a bit .
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with the ginger cake Signature It's a little too It ain't no ginger cake, for sure.
Oh, really? .
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before heading to the Middle East Mamoon? Mamoon? Mamool? Mamool.
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for the ma'amoul Technical.
You are unkind! The bakers couldn't hang around Showtime! I think I might have burnt my biscuits! .
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in the decorative chandelier Showstopper.
That is exquisite.
But it was time for Karen and Terry to leave the tent, while Kim-Joy won Star Baker for the very first time.
So, we've lost two big favourites in one week.
Now, Prue, you weren't there for that, but were you involved with the decision to ask Karen and Terry to leave the tent? It was entirely Paul's fault.
I wouldn't have dreamt of sending either of them home! Who would you have sent home? No, nobody, I don't believe in sending people home.
It's a battle every time.
Adam, did you think the right two bakers went? I kind of did, for a couple of reasons.
I think they both struggled with their bakes this particular week, but the two of them really complement each other, and I think if you're going to send two people off together Yeah, that's true.
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they seem like the two right people to help each other.
And also, Karen said she was looking forward to spending some time travelling around in a caravan now - I would pay to see Terry and Karen's Caravan Adventures.
That's what I love about this show, it's so beautiful, cos you'll go, "Oh, yeah, it's the right two, yeah, it's the right "Oh, my God, I don't want to see them go! "Please, no!" I want everyone to stay for the whole thing, please! Aww! Well, if you remember, Karen works in a supermarket, enticing shoppers to try something new, and, in this case, something apparently never before seen in Wakefield - a strawberry.
Juicy? Mmm.
Throughout her time in the tent, I've noticed that Karen responded to the judges' criticism as if she was having her supermarket staff appraisal.
"Karen, you really must stop singing over the tannoy system.
" Well, thank you very much for your feedback.
That's great.
"And we must remind you that a snazzy blazer "isn't the official company uniform.
" I'll take a lot back from that, anyway.
"But your timekeeping has been exemplary, "and you've forced a lot of people to try strawberries, "so well done.
" Well, thank you for your appraisal of that.
Karen's Bonfire Night ginger cake Signature came with a health and safety warning after she overdid it on the brandy, she got in a muddle with her ma'amoul and came last in the Technical, and then her chandelier Showstopper failed to shine.
Adam, did the unusual flavours of cardamom and licorice appeal to you in any way? You know when you watch the Olympics and you know nothing about the sport that they're commentating on but someone says, "Oh, the triple Salchow was missing a flick off the heel," and you go, "Yeah, you know what? I did spot that.
" It's the same with this.
What was it, cardamom and licorice? Licorice.
At no point did I think, "Well, that's ridiculous.
" And then afterwards, I go, "Well, no, of course, why would you even put that in? "That makes no sense whatsoever!" I watched the entire thing going, "Yeah, yeah," then I realised, I was like, "I don't know what cardamom is.
I don't even know what that is!" Well, let's turn to Terry now, shall we? Because his stem ginger cake went pear-shaped when his frosting melted.
He then came eighth in the Technical when his ma'amouls melted, before running out of time in the Showstopper after failing to pack the 12 days of Christmas into four hours.
I mean, it was such a I mean, it's like the longest song ever! It's like You get bored singing it, let alone baking it! Next week he'd probably do Bohemian Rhapsody as a It's insane! Well, we can talk a lot more about Karen and Terry's baking disasters when they join us later in the show, and we might even mention one or two of their triumphs as well.
And on the subject of triumph, we have a new Star Baker.
She wowed the judges when she produced the tiniest gingerbread house ever seen in the tent, before presenting Paul with an exquisitely piped and beautifully flavoured Christmas spiced ice chandelier.
Prue, why did Kim-Joy deserve the Star Baker crown this week? Do you know? Almost every week, I've thought she deserved something, because she is the most delicate, careful baker, and she's really concentrated, and she ices more beautifully than I've ever seen a professional ice.
And she's also slightly away with the fairies, you know, she .
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she believes in unicorns and, um, cats and Well, the thing is, cats actually do exist.
Do they? Yeah.
Yes.
I believe in cats, cos I've got three.
And I absolutely adore her, and she's an amazing baker.
So she deserves it, she definitely deserves it.
And she dresses like nobody else ever.
I mean, it's just enchanting.
She turns up every time looking amazing.
I think it's starting to catch on too, cos she had the blue in her hair this week, and Manon seemed to have a bit of pink going on in her hair as well.
I'm half expecting Rahul to turn up with, like, a gold strip Well, let's talk about the Signature Challenge ginger cake, because Rahul couldn't wait to get started.
People have ginger cake? Why? Given his unfamiliarity with the whole concept of the Signature, Rahul's cake was a triumph.
Paul was so impressed, he gave Rahul a Hollywood Handshake.
You, my friend, are a little genius, aren't you? Because you surprise me every week.
So, Adam, do you think he deserved that handshake for his ginger cake? It wasn't just the handshake, it was the look on Paul's face when he gave the handshake - of being really impressed and proud, and jealous and angry, all at the same time.
Rahul is just What a little lovely man.
I just He's just so Like, he is three years younger than me, and I want him to be my son.
Well, you know he's a top scientist? I mean, he's an astrophysicist or something.
Is he? Really? He is so clever.
And everybody wants to cuddle him, everybody wonders if this is all going to be too much pressure, and people write in saying, you know, "Please protect Rahul!" And we all feel that.
We all feel like that.
I suspect that underneath it, he's just a fantastically efficient baker and he doesn't need any protection at all! He's terrific.
I have been writing those letters every week.
Rahul's Bonfire Night cake seemed to put a rocket up Paul.
He went on to dish out handshakes to Kim-Joy for her gingerbread house with poached pears, and then Manon for her Italian meringue ginger cake.
But the Hollywood Handshake wasn't the most exciting thing to happen to Manon that week.
Got a handshake, and a Prue Pat as well.
Manon got a Prue Pat, everyone! I thought the mariachis would come on again for that.
Manon got a Prue Pat! Oh, dear.
Sorry about that, Prue.
Manon got a Prue Pat! Come on, you guys! Thank you, Jo.
You're welcome.
Now, moving on.
Briony went for a honey and apricot ginger cake, and the judges set about interrogating her on her use of ginger.
Where's the ginger? There's fresh ginger and ground ginger in the sponge.
Have you got any ginger in the apricot? No, I haven't.
I have honey buttercream icing.
Any ginger in there? Um, no.
It was actually quite delicious, but it wasn't The whole point about the competition was a ginger cake, so if you turn up with an apricot cake, however lovely it is, you have to be bad cop.
Now, let's talk about Dan.
Prue, I was very impressed with your description of Dan's cake, because it was leaning, it was a tower of sponge, and it was flavoured with ginger.
So, let's see what you came up with, after considerable thought.
Obviously, there's an issue with the lean.
Leaning Tower of Ginger! Bless you! Coming up, we'll take a look at what you've been baking in your kitchens at home.
Back in a bit.
Welcome back.
I'm joined by Joel Dommett, Adam Hills and Bake Off judge Prue Leith to have a heated discussion about Spice Week.
Now, Prue, it's been lovely to see you really getting to know the bakers over the weeks.
Here's an unseen moment that I captured.
Hello, Kim-Boy.
Hello .
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Kim-Boy? Kim-Boy! "Hello, Kim-Boy!" Well, that went well! It's a wrap, everyone! Also, here's a nice unseen moment which captures how much Rahul missed you when you left the tent.
Just look at his reaction as Paul, Noel and Sandi approach his work bench.
Morning, Rahul! Oh! Start with a sigh! And look how disappointed he was that you weren't there.
Right, well, it's time now to welcome our resident Bake Off superfan.
It's Tom Allen! Hi.
Hi! Hello! Hi.
Thank you very much.
Hello! Hello, everyone.
Great to see you, Tom.
What are your thoughts on the events of Spice Week? Well, I'm glad you asked.
I mean, what a week it's been, especially with Prue being off unwell on day two.
Although, were you unwell, Prue? Because I think I saw you rifling through the ponchos in TK Maxx.
Now, what was this week's challenge as well? Where the biscuits were hanging off the ceiling? A biscuit chandelier? Oh, yeah, one of those! Something we can all relate to! It's a biscuit chandelier! I mean, do the producers phone Paul to ask what he wanted to do, and he just sort of said whatever was in front of him? Like "Oh, a biscuitchandelier?" If they'd phoned half an hour earlier, they'd probably end up making, I don't know, a Black Forest Gateau power shower! And as well, this week, like, we had so many parties, didn't we? Like with Karen's fabulous What was it? Pontefract Girls' School Reunion? It's a Pontefract Girls' School Reunion Biscuit Chandelier! Ah, one of those! Something we can all relate to! And if you weren't invited to a Pontefract Girls' School Reunion, don't worry, because there was another event in town, of course.
It wasn't It wasn't a reunion, it was a ball.
It was John's Lemon Thymey Balls! Oh, it sounded like an annual dinner dance, didn't it? Where the dress code was sort of Hawaiian and Welsh.
And as the competition goes on more and more, I find myself just falling in love with John, and I just really want him to take me to, like, you know, Center Parcs? And I was thrilled that Kim-Joy was named Star Baker.
Wasn't that wonderful? What an interesting insight we got into her mind when she made that gingerbread house.
are pears bigger than houses? It looks terrifying, doesn't it?! And look at that billboard next to the house.
It's got an address on it.
Well, I looked at that address.
It says it's for Carmel Ginger.
First of all, she sounds like an exotic dancer from the '60s.
Secondly, the postcode on there is DE1 1SH.
Well, I type that into Google Maps.
It doesn't take you to "delish".
No.
It takes you to a Foot Locker in the High Street in Derby.
Thank goodness Prue is going to be back, because I just feel they've all changed in the tent.
I don't recognise one of them.
But I can't wait to see them all again next week.
Aww! Thank you.
That was great.
Coming up, Tom will be approaching with caution the spice-filled bakes brought along by our studio audience, but first, let's enjoy some of the pictures you've been sending in of your baking at home, and we'll start with a brilliant bit of work by Jo.
It's the Bake Off tent.
Ahhh! Amazing detail there, Jo.
Maybe see you in the tent next year.
Sophie from Crieff in Scotland made a cake for her daughter Marin's sixth birthday.
Marin loves alpacas, so let's peruse the cake.
Wow! Isn't that great? Lots of delicate detail and beautifully piped.
Margaret from Leeds also made an alpaca cake.
Let's admire Margaret's piping skills.
Margaret made it for her son's girlfriend Emma, and said Emma knew instantly what it was meant to be, so well done, Emma! Now it's time for a peacock cake.
Jonathan was determined to present his wife with a breathtaking birthday cake that looked a bit like this.
And I don't think there's any doubt the end result of all Jonathan's hard work would have most definitely taken her breath away.
Vicky of Rushden set out to make an extremely challenging design for her nursing colleague Becky's birthday.
Becky loves swimming, so this is the cake Vicky set out to create.
Lots of detail, and perhaps quite tricky to make.
Well, not too tricky to put off Vicky.
She went in at the deep end, spending several hours depicting Becky in the swimming pool just like that.
Placed appetisingly near the alcohol hand rub, Vicky's cake .
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perhaps lacks a bit of the detail of the previous one.
And Vicky tells us that Becky wasn't entirely delighted with the size of her arms.
Finally, for now, Ewan from Edinburgh set out to make a cake for his wife, depicting one of her favourite animals, the elephant.
Here's the cake he used for inspiration.
And here's Ewan's attempt to capture the majestic creature in cake form.
Keep your pictures coming using the hashtag #ExtraSlice or go to: And thanks to everyone who sent their pictures in this week.
Thank you.
Right, Tom.
Yes? Yes.
Now is the time to get in amongst our studio bakers.
Oh, good.
Bring us back something delicious to try, or at the very least, something edible.
Hmmm.
Well, I'll try.
Good luck.
Thank you, Jo.
Now, it's the time of the show when I get to celebrate all the wonderful and not-so-wonderful bakes brought in by our studio audience, in a bit I like to call "What gives him the right to be so judgemental about our cakes?" Well, I've got the microphone whisk.
That's what.
OK, come along.
Where's Maria? Maria? Ah, Maria, over here.
Maria, how are you? Good, thanks.
Stand up, Maria.
Stand up.
Now, what have you brought us here? This looks spectacular, which is quite rare.
Thank you.
It's a cinnamon jar and cinnamon apple macarons.
Oh, my goodness! And who's this you're here with? My sister.
Oh! And what was your contribution? Just to look pretty.
"Just to look pretty.
" She tasted everything.
Mmm.
So nothing was your contribution! Enjoying a seat there! Now onto Fiona, Isabel and Lucy.
Over there.
Come over this way, please.
WhatWhat is this? What is this? Roadkill? It's a chilli chocolate This isn't The Supervet! You know it's a cake show? What is it? It's a chilli chocolate roadkill hedgehog cake.
What inspired this? Is it something you did on the way here? That's lovely, and a bit of blood you've got seeping out of the front.
Gorgeous, isn't it? Mmm.
Nom nom nom! OK Now, Fiona, Isabel and Lucy, stand up.
Look at this.
Now, where did you guys meet? We're family.
Ah, so quite early on.
And what have you made here? What have you made? We've made a variety of retro games out of spicy stuff.
This is what people used before they had phones, isn't it? You can say this to the millennials.
Although how old are you? 19.
19? So you were born after the millennium?! No, before.
Before the millennium? Just.
Yes, that's Don't clap that.
Thank you! So the Rubik's cube is semi-functional? So talk us This one here, it has a mechanism to move it, so you can actually Can you demonstrate that to us, please? Oh! Wow.
Look at it twirl.
So spectacular! Now, what did you do? I made the cake for that, and then I cut out the squares.
You made the cake for that.
What, the? The icing.
The icing.
You cut that into squares, did you? Yes.
And you're 19 years old? Yes.
And you're going to university? Yes.
What are you going to study? Natural sciences.
Well, good luck with that.
Sit down now.
Now, I'm looking for Marilise.
Am I saying it right? Marilise.
Marilise.
Stand up, please.
Stand up.
Welcome to the show.
Marilise, where are you from? South Africa.
South Africa! Oh, how nice.
And what have you made for us here? So it's a gingerbread biscuit box with Cape Malay koeksisters inside.
What are they called? Koeksisters? So basically, it's a yeast dough.
Oh.
With potato also in that's deep-fried in sugar syrup and coconut.
So it's basically chips.
That's what you've brought in? In a form.
Chips in a box.
It's my tribute to Cape Town! All right, well, we're going to taste this one, if you don't mind, Marilise.
Is it all right to take it up like that? Yeah, sure.
It goes on a board.
Look at that! It's like being at Jamie's Italian.
All right, all right.
Let's see what you think, everybody.
Try some of those balls.
They're made with potato, remember.
Tom, Tom.
Yes? Can you just elucidate what the "sisters" thing Yeah, what is the "sisters" thing? What does that mean? It's just the traditional name, so it's koeksisters, which, "koek" is cake, so Oh, "koek" is cake.
The cake sisters.
Yes, something like that.
Prue's from South Africa.
Is that right? I am.
Yes! Really? I grew up on these things.
What, on a beach hut? No No, on koeksisters.
On a cake sister.
It means koek sisters.
It's ayeah.
I think we're all on board with the fact that "koeksisters" means "koek sisters", apparently, now.
OK? We're learning.
Every day's a school day.
They're about as bad for you as you can get and absolutely delicious.
I'm having one, then! You know how you just described it as a chip doughnut? Yes.
Imagine everything you love about chips, and everything you love about doughnuts in the one thing.
Oh! That sounds nice.
Is there vinegar on them? Do you like them? They're really good.
Yeah.
Oh, my God! Big thumbs up from us.
Well done.
Well done, Marilise! Well done, Marilise.
That was a good bit.
That was a good bit.
Now we've got Sophie and Gail.
What on earth have you brought us? I mean, what on earth have you brought us here? I've brought Paul and Prue.
You've brought Paul and Prue in a delicious What is this made of? Gingerbread.
Gingerbread! Oh, that's lovely, isn't it? Is that a good likeness? I can see the specs.
Can I Tom? Gail works in the bank in my local area.
Oh! Which I go into quite a lot, and I think possibly she might be stalking me.
We did actually say that.
Yeah, Gail, that's a bit of a worry.
It's a bit weird, isn't it? Do you work behind the counter? Mm.
Oh, right! And is the branch going to stay open? No.
Oh.
What a sad end to this segment.
Thank you, Gail.
Good luck with the job search.
OK OK, where's Alice? Alice, please.
Oh, Alice, right there.
Hi.
How are you? Stand up, stand up.
Now, what have you made here? OK, so it is a chilli red velvet cake.
Spicy? Very spicy.
Ooh! How much chilli is in it? Chilli puree, there is chilli oil, there's cayenne pepper, and then there's also a whole tube of dried chilli in the icing.
Oh, my goodness.
Is it a cake or is it a burrito? We're going to get the panel to try this one? Yeah! All right.
What do you call it? Do you have a name for it? Chilli challenge cake.
Chilli challenge cake? Yeah.
And you put it on a beautiful base there.
Oh! It's so expensive! OK.
All right.
So you want a knife OK, we're going to try this, panel.
Prue, are you a chilli? I like a little bit of chilli.
Not a ton of it.
What I'm most happy about is that Joel doesn't have any water left, so I have lots, though.
All right, are we going to do this? Alice, do you always cook with chilli? No.
No? Well, I mean, sometimes.
Oh, wow.
"Oh, wow.
" What's happened? What's happening? Is that really hot? - Adam, is that really hot? - No! Oh, it really is! Wow! Joel, are you all right there? Do you want some water? Really! It's It is It's pretty intense.
- It's pretty intense.
- But it is a really well made cake.
Yeah! Those flames are beautifully done too.
Oh, thank you.
It's all very, very good.
Alice, that was a very positive response, so well done, Alice.
Give Alice a round of applause.
All right.
Now I've decided that the Star Baker this week is it's more than one person, of course it is.
It's Fiona, Isabel and Lucy! Functional Rubik's cube, it doesn't get better than that.
It now falls to me to sadly announce the baker who will be leaving the studio this week.
Thank you.
The baker leaving the studio this week will be Gail, because she's clearly stalking Jo! It's Gail! Awww! Aw, Gail, what a terrible day this has been for you.
But thank you so much to all of our studio bakers.
Thank you very much indeed! Thanks, Tom.
Coming up, we'll be meeting the two bakers who left the tent this week.
Karen and Terry will be here.
Whoo! See you in a bit! Welcome back to An Extra Slice.
I've been spouting off about Spice Week along with my guests Joel Dommett, Adam Hills and the one and only Prue Leith.
And I'm delighted to say it's the moment we've all been waiting for.
Time to meet the two bakers who left the tent this week.
Firs, he's the beekeeping baker who dazzled us all with his biscuit selfie.
Will you please give a warm welcome to the man himself - it's Terry! Hi, Terry.
Lovely to see you.
And a woman who wowed the judges with her bold colours and faultless presentation, and her bakes were brilliant too.
Will you please welcome Karen! Hello.
You look amazing.
Welcome, you two, to An Extra Slice.
It's fantastic to meet you both.
Do the two of you get on well? Or is this all a bit awkward? No, we're amazing.
Aw! Really good friends, aren't we? We're good friends, yes.
And you have coordinated.
Well done.
We have, yes.
It was It was a very deliberate offattempt.
Yes.
We'll get there.
Impressive.
I think we all kind of felt quite emotional watching you both at the end of Spice Week, but was it nice to actually leave the tent with someone, arm in arm, rather than just go on your own? Definitely.
Crumbs.
Yeah, but we've been saying that all today, haven't we? I think we knew, didn't we, that it was going to be us? We absolutely did.
Yes.
And, yeah, so Yeah.
The writing was definitely on the wall, I think.
I think it was.
Some of the biscuits were on the floor, though.
Writing on the wall, biscuits on the floor.
Yeah.
Absolutely.
Karen, how would you sum up your time in the tent? Oh, it's been the most fantastic part of my life.
Apart from having the family and everything around me.
It's been challenging and it's been absolutely fantastic.
I've loved all of it.
Terry, what about you? Yeah, I loved it.
Absolutely, from day one.
Walking into the tent was a dream and it's a theatre.
It's wonderful.
And I think the baking got in the way of this experience.
It was such a fantastic experience! The baking was the downside.
Yeah, the baking with the downside.
You know, the whole thing that goes on in there, it is fascinating.
I loved it.
Loved every minute.
Now, Karen, I understand that one of your ambitions is to make chocolate eclairs that are a foot long.
Why, Karen? Well, you know, sometimes six inches is just not enough.
I think we concur with that, maybe.
I think we'd all come to your shop! And, Terry, now, there's all manner of interesting facts about you.
As well as being a beekeeper, which we saw, you've also got your own microbrewery that can produce 130 pints a day.
Not quite enough for me but, you know, impressive.
You were also once an air steward, I understand.
How long did you do that for? On and off for 22 years.
Wow.
Was anyone ever sick on you, Terry? Oh, yes.
Sick and worse.
Sick and worse.
And worse.
Hm.
What could worse be? Oh, think.
Hm.
Oh, I think we all know.
Was it that, Terry? Yes.
It was.
So sorry.
OK.
Right.
Well, let's move on.
Erm And talk about Spice Week.
Karen, let's just have a look and see what you were doing for your ginger cake.
I'm making JO: A mess, Karen.
Now, your Bonfire Night Ginger Cake was a twist on a Yorkshire parkin and the recipe included cinder toffee, crystallised ginger and one other key ingredient.
Here we are.
I should have put 40ml of milk in with the eggs.
I didn't put any milk in.
I put 40ml of brandy in.
Now, your cake actually proved too boozy, I think, even for Prue.
How did you feel about how it turned out? Well, do you know, I thought it was absolutely fabulous, to be honest.
I mean, it might not have looked the bee's knees, but it tasted great.
If you like a drop.
I do like a drop.
Yeah.
Prue, I've just found this.
Thank you so much.
That was all that was left.
It was full when we came! Done the same trick again.
Now, Terry, you'd had such a stressful week with everything just not working out.
So, I was delighted when I found this bit of unseen footage that shows you in a rare, relaxed and happy moment as you made your biscuit chandelier.
Let's have a look at this.
# It's the ribbon of the night # It's all right All right Oh, bugger! Yes! Now, you both brought a riot of creative flair and colour to the tent with your bakes.
Karen, I just thought that was brilliant, your Biscuit Week selfie.
I did.
It was fantastic.
Did you enjoy that challenge? I loved the opportunity to do that, to do myself in a biscuit.
You know.
Now, Terry, you truly wowed everyone with your brandy snap biscuit selfie.
Paul said it was ingenious and it also tasted delicious, according to Prue.
How pleased were you to hear that? Well, I needed it that week, didn't I? I was doing awful up to that point so, yeah, that's what kept me in that week, I think.
It was amazing.
I mean, that whole face like a mask was so clever.
I mean, you are an artist, which is why you drew all those little things so beautifully.
I longed to see your chandelier, which I never saw in the flesh because I wasn't there.
It was awful.
I'll bake you a proper one one day, Prue.
Even the bits you can see on film, you can see how beautifully they're all drawn.
You were just too ambitious, as usual, and you ran out of time.
Otherwise they'd have been great.
Well, you brought more artistry to Cake Week, Terry.
Sadly, the heat got the better of your champagne Eiffel Tower.
It did.
But you still impressed Prue with the beautiful chocolate ironwork on your collar.
Karen, your Strawberry Fair chocolate collar cake went down a storm with the judges.
Beautiful.
Look at that.
Thank you.
Prue said she couldn't fault the perfect piping and neat collar, while Paul said it was melt in the mouth, so you must have been pleased with that.
I was so ecstatic with that.
Got me out of a bit of a dodgy situation again.
It looks amazing.
Yeah, thank you.
I sang to that cake as well.
You sang to the cake.
Yeah.
It's a folk song, isn't it? That's what it was based on.
I thought I'd better sing to it.
What were you singing? Get her to sing it.
It's good.
Go on.
Can you sing it now? # As I was going to Strawberry Fair # Singing, singing, buttercups and daisies # I met a maiden selling her wares # Fol-de-dee Fol-de-dee # Her eyes were blue and gold her hair # As we went on to Strawberry Fair Strawberry Fair # Ri-fol, ri-fol fol-de-riddle-li-do Ri-fol, ri-fol fol-de-riddle-dee Fol-de-riddle-dee.
Now, your staff appraisal went pretty well that day because as we saw earlier, you did have a habit of taking on board the judges' comments in quite a formal way.
Were you aware you were doing that? Absolutely not, no.
I didn't know what was going to come out of my mouth at any moment at all, ever.
Terry, you brought a few accessories into the tent, too.
Including your terracotta cloche.
Yes.
Never stuck before, ever.
Now it's stuck.
Dammit! Well, when I saw that I thought, "I know who could make good use of that" Karen, one thing I've discovered about you is you do like a bit of a singsong, as we just saw there.
Let's take a little look at this unseen moment I found.
# Deep down in Louisiana close to New Orleans # Way back up in the woods among the evergreens # Go Johnny go, I said go # Go, go, go Go Johnny go, I said go Johnny B Goode.
Go, you, Karen! Karen, do you do that in the supermarket when Yes! That's brilliant! So, Karen and Terry, here on Extra Slice we ask you to have another go at a bake that didn't go quite so well for you in the tent.
So, Karen, let's start with you.
What have you decided to do? Right, yes, the dreaded brandy cake, ginger cake.
That's what I've chosen to do.
Bring it up.
I can see already, it's We'll send it over.
Look at their anticipatory little faces.
Man, I'm happy to have something that doesn't have chilli in it.
Do you want a hand? Oh, it smells beautiful.
Amazing.
All right, guys.
Now, looking pretty, good, isn't it? Oh! Oh! Would you like me to cut a piece between you? Yeah.
You can really smell the ginger in that.
Can you? Yeah, that's lovely.
Thank you, Jo.
I'm going in.
Joel, what do you think? Absolutely delicious! Beautiful.
I'm not a fan of ginger in things, but I think now I'm a fan of ginger in things! I don't know if it's appropriate but can I give you a handshake? Give her a hand.
Mm.
That is beautiful.
So good.
That is beautiful.
Karen! You make me so cross! Why didn't you do that on the show? I know.
It is beautiful.
Thank you.
Can I give you a Prue pat? Oh, wow.
Crikey.
Thank you.
Let's ask you, Terry - what have you brought along? I've brought along, somewhere I think someone's going to bring it on for you.
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the Eiffel Tower cake.
The Eiffel Tower cake.
That sounds fantastic.
Come on, round of applause for Tom.
Oh, my God! That looks amazing.
Aah! Thank you.
Tom, you've never been so quiet.
That is exquisite.
Wow.
That's how it should have been.
Terry, do you want to try and serve it up, because everyone else is absolutely terrified.
Terry, how long did it take? This one, about six hours.
And then, tweaking today, an hour or so.
An effort.
That's fine, Terry.
We'll just share it.
Yeah, that's fine, Terry.
In there.
It's great.
How do you get it to taste like shop-bought? OK, guys.
Joel.
It's absolutely insane.
It's so delicious.
Congratulations.
Well, I mean, too little too late but congratulations on I mean, I feel it deserves another handshake.
Go on.
How about Shall I go? And you do the pat? Go on, both of you! Thank you.
Prue, what do you think? You know, it's heartbreaking because it was just so hot that day in the tent.
I mean, as they touched things the chocolate just Yeah.
I'm so pleased we've got to see it.
Please can you give both Terry and Karen a massive round of applause! OK, it's time for a quick break.
Stay with us, Karen and Terry, because we've got two very special cakes to give you.
Join us in a bit! Welcome back to the final part of the show.
Everyone is here - Tom, Karen, Terry, Joel, Adam, and Prue.
Let's have a look at a couple more of your pictures from home.
Jessica from Hull loves making illusion cakes and here is one of her favourites.
A roast chicken dinner, but it's a cake.
No offence, Jessica, but that really makes me want a roast chicken dinner.
Jane from Huddersfield made a cake for her friend Andrea to celebrate Andrea going off on a holiday of a lifetime.
See if you can guess where she's going.
That's right, New Zealand.
Isn't that spectacular? Great work, Jane.
Marilyn from Sidmouth in Devon made a cake to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Sidmouth Tennis Club.
Here it is.
Game, set and match to you, Marilyn.
I'm assuming of course you have haven't just piped some buttercream onto an actual ball.
Finally, let's admire Sarah from Peterborough's attempt at Jaffa Cake muffins.
Sarah's tip, if you fancy having a go at them, is don't use a piping bag for chocolate buttercream icing as the end result isn't particularly attractive.
Yes, point taken.
So thanks to everyone who sent their pictures in.
If you've done a bake you are particularly proud or just that you think might give us a laugh then do send it in.
Details at the bottom of the screen.
OK, Tom, let's get a final thought from you on our two brilliant bakers, Karen and Terry.
What will you take away from their time in the tent? Frankly I just wanted to say what better contestants could Bake Off ever ask for other than Karen and Terry? You have been so wonderful, shown us such spirit and warmth and really demonstrated what baking means to people.
Terry, we loved your moustache.
And we loved your brilliant horse riding skills, let's have a look.
Walk on, Amy.
Did she ever move, that horse, or is she still there? She's been back in that position quite a lot, I believe.
Lots of selfies.
I bet.
And, Karen, well, where to start? We loved your outfits, your aggressive crisp eating, we loved the way you say juicy.
Have a look at this.
Down in one.
Juicy! Juicy! It's a great catchphrase for your forthcoming show.
Juicy.
Everyone try it.
- Juicy.
- Juicy.
Juicy.
You can say it as a conversational opener.
Walk into a dinner party - juicy! And the way you made cakes about a school reunion, the Pontefract girls' school reunion, we can't wait to hear more about it.
And a few weeks ago you themed a cake around a couple you met on their honeymoon in France.
Karen, who was this couple? What happened to them? Do you still keep in touch? And also at that girls' school, what happened with the brown underwear? It's too late to find out, Karen.
We are fascinated by you, we loved watching you on the show.
You brought so much warmth into our viewing so thank you so much for being part of it and part of Bake Off.
Thank you so much.
So, Karen and Terry, yes, we have as Tom said really loved watching you both and it's been a real pleasure to have you here with us tonight.
So we have made you each one of our special cakes which Tom and Joel are bringing over.
I don't know what it is, but it's phallic.
It's an eclair.
So, Joel, you've got Karen's and thank you, Tom, that is Terry's.
I have to be so careful with this because Oh.
That's you with your strawberry fayre chocolate cake and of course a bag of crisps.
And, Terry, would you mind, Tom? Terry, that's you with your sticky Chelsea buns, your brilliant brandy snap biscuit selfie and your perfect naan.
Ladies and gentlemen, please give Karen and Terry a great British send-off.
That's it for this week.
Please join us at the same time next week when the bakers get to grips with pastry.
A big thank you to Tom, Karen, Terry, the mariachis, all our studio bakers and our celebrity panel, Joel Dommett, Adam Hills, and Prue Leith.
Goodbye.
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as Bake Off saw its first-ever Spice Week.
Spice Week? Yes, Kim-Joy, Spice Week.
A Bake Off first.
And you know what that means # La, la, la, la-la-la, la-a-a-a-a # Colours of the world Spice up your life # Every boy and every girl Spice up your life People of the world Spice up your life, aahh Hold on, hold on! Hold on.
Hang on.
No, no, no, we need to stop.
Apparently, there's a couple of people in the audience eating crisps very noisily.
Karen and Terry - get down here, you're in the show later! Come and have An Extra Slice! La, la, la, la-la-la La, la, la Hello and welcome.
This week, the tent hosted the very first Spice Week and, as if that wasn't exciting enough, two bakers left the tent, and in a hugely dramatic new twist, one of the judges left as well! That was unexpected, wasn't it? We'll be joined by Prue a bit later on and, as is tradition on this show, we'll offer her the chance to re-judge one of the bakes she messed up in the tent.
Yeah.
And of course, we'll be talking to the two bakers who left.
I'm hoping Terry will be bringing his new hat to show us.
I found a bit of unseen footage of him showing it off to his fellow bakers.
In another unseen moment, Rahul gave himself a rare bit of praise.
My cheeks look so plump.
And he was also delighted to hear how much Noel thinks of him.
I love you, Rahul.
You know that, don't you? OK.
Cheer up, Rahul - the studio audience have brought along loads of amazing spice-filled goodies! Joining me to talk about Spice Week, I've got a brilliant panel of celebrity guests.
Will you please welcome Joel Dommett .
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Adam Hills .
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and Bake Off legend Prue Leith? Hello! So, Prue, lovely to have you with us, especially as you mysteriously disappeared halfway through the challenges.
Was it all that brandy that Karen put in her ginger cake? Yup.
Carried out feet first! Well, nice to have you back and I'm glad to see you've recovered.
Can I just check you don't have any cakes on you, Prue? Only last time you were on the show, you got a bit bolshy, I don't know if you remember, with one of our audience bakers.
Let's just remind ourselves.
So, you didn't like my cake? You didn't half give it some welly! I know! Shall we watch that back in slow-mo? Yeah, come on.
No! It was the hand at the back of the head that made it.
It was so he wouldn't get away! Adam, welcome.
It is.
You're the host of topical show The Last Leg, of course Yup.
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which covers the big political stories of the week.
So, let me ask you, what's your favourite spice? I'll be honest, my favourite spice, as of this week, is ginger.
And I say as of this week because I've loved ginger all my life and it was only when watching this week's show that I found out ginger is a spice.
What did you think it was? A fruit! Joel, are you a fan of spice in a cake? Um, not really.
I think I I mean, ginger, I've never liked ginger biscuits.
I'm sorry, Adam, I'm so sorry.
What?! I just Gingerbread men freak me out.
But I'm excited to be surprised by it.
That's why I love this show, it's cos, you know, I would say I don't like ginger biscuits, and then I would taste some of your wonderful audience creations, and I'll be like, "Oh, I still don't like ginger biscuits.
" Well, let's look forward to that moment.
OK, thanks for that, guys.
Now, let's open up the tent flaps and remind ourselves what happened when Bake Off went spicy.
With two bakers set to leave Oh! Ohh! Aagh! .
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the tent felt the heat of Spice Week.
Oh, my goodness me, they've melted! Things got off to a sticky start Oh, kill me now! It's gone a bit .
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with the ginger cake Signature It's a little too It ain't no ginger cake, for sure.
Oh, really? .
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before heading to the Middle East Mamoon? Mamoon? Mamool? Mamool.
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for the ma'amoul Technical.
You are unkind! The bakers couldn't hang around Showtime! I think I might have burnt my biscuits! .
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in the decorative chandelier Showstopper.
That is exquisite.
But it was time for Karen and Terry to leave the tent, while Kim-Joy won Star Baker for the very first time.
So, we've lost two big favourites in one week.
Now, Prue, you weren't there for that, but were you involved with the decision to ask Karen and Terry to leave the tent? It was entirely Paul's fault.
I wouldn't have dreamt of sending either of them home! Who would you have sent home? No, nobody, I don't believe in sending people home.
It's a battle every time.
Adam, did you think the right two bakers went? I kind of did, for a couple of reasons.
I think they both struggled with their bakes this particular week, but the two of them really complement each other, and I think if you're going to send two people off together Yeah, that's true.
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they seem like the two right people to help each other.
And also, Karen said she was looking forward to spending some time travelling around in a caravan now - I would pay to see Terry and Karen's Caravan Adventures.
That's what I love about this show, it's so beautiful, cos you'll go, "Oh, yeah, it's the right two, yeah, it's the right "Oh, my God, I don't want to see them go! "Please, no!" I want everyone to stay for the whole thing, please! Aww! Well, if you remember, Karen works in a supermarket, enticing shoppers to try something new, and, in this case, something apparently never before seen in Wakefield - a strawberry.
Juicy? Mmm.
Throughout her time in the tent, I've noticed that Karen responded to the judges' criticism as if she was having her supermarket staff appraisal.
"Karen, you really must stop singing over the tannoy system.
" Well, thank you very much for your feedback.
That's great.
"And we must remind you that a snazzy blazer "isn't the official company uniform.
" I'll take a lot back from that, anyway.
"But your timekeeping has been exemplary, "and you've forced a lot of people to try strawberries, "so well done.
" Well, thank you for your appraisal of that.
Karen's Bonfire Night ginger cake Signature came with a health and safety warning after she overdid it on the brandy, she got in a muddle with her ma'amoul and came last in the Technical, and then her chandelier Showstopper failed to shine.
Adam, did the unusual flavours of cardamom and licorice appeal to you in any way? You know when you watch the Olympics and you know nothing about the sport that they're commentating on but someone says, "Oh, the triple Salchow was missing a flick off the heel," and you go, "Yeah, you know what? I did spot that.
" It's the same with this.
What was it, cardamom and licorice? Licorice.
At no point did I think, "Well, that's ridiculous.
" And then afterwards, I go, "Well, no, of course, why would you even put that in? "That makes no sense whatsoever!" I watched the entire thing going, "Yeah, yeah," then I realised, I was like, "I don't know what cardamom is.
I don't even know what that is!" Well, let's turn to Terry now, shall we? Because his stem ginger cake went pear-shaped when his frosting melted.
He then came eighth in the Technical when his ma'amouls melted, before running out of time in the Showstopper after failing to pack the 12 days of Christmas into four hours.
I mean, it was such a I mean, it's like the longest song ever! It's like You get bored singing it, let alone baking it! Next week he'd probably do Bohemian Rhapsody as a It's insane! Well, we can talk a lot more about Karen and Terry's baking disasters when they join us later in the show, and we might even mention one or two of their triumphs as well.
And on the subject of triumph, we have a new Star Baker.
She wowed the judges when she produced the tiniest gingerbread house ever seen in the tent, before presenting Paul with an exquisitely piped and beautifully flavoured Christmas spiced ice chandelier.
Prue, why did Kim-Joy deserve the Star Baker crown this week? Do you know? Almost every week, I've thought she deserved something, because she is the most delicate, careful baker, and she's really concentrated, and she ices more beautifully than I've ever seen a professional ice.
And she's also slightly away with the fairies, you know, she .
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she believes in unicorns and, um, cats and Well, the thing is, cats actually do exist.
Do they? Yeah.
Yes.
I believe in cats, cos I've got three.
And I absolutely adore her, and she's an amazing baker.
So she deserves it, she definitely deserves it.
And she dresses like nobody else ever.
I mean, it's just enchanting.
She turns up every time looking amazing.
I think it's starting to catch on too, cos she had the blue in her hair this week, and Manon seemed to have a bit of pink going on in her hair as well.
I'm half expecting Rahul to turn up with, like, a gold strip Well, let's talk about the Signature Challenge ginger cake, because Rahul couldn't wait to get started.
People have ginger cake? Why? Given his unfamiliarity with the whole concept of the Signature, Rahul's cake was a triumph.
Paul was so impressed, he gave Rahul a Hollywood Handshake.
You, my friend, are a little genius, aren't you? Because you surprise me every week.
So, Adam, do you think he deserved that handshake for his ginger cake? It wasn't just the handshake, it was the look on Paul's face when he gave the handshake - of being really impressed and proud, and jealous and angry, all at the same time.
Rahul is just What a little lovely man.
I just He's just so Like, he is three years younger than me, and I want him to be my son.
Well, you know he's a top scientist? I mean, he's an astrophysicist or something.
Is he? Really? He is so clever.
And everybody wants to cuddle him, everybody wonders if this is all going to be too much pressure, and people write in saying, you know, "Please protect Rahul!" And we all feel that.
We all feel like that.
I suspect that underneath it, he's just a fantastically efficient baker and he doesn't need any protection at all! He's terrific.
I have been writing those letters every week.
Rahul's Bonfire Night cake seemed to put a rocket up Paul.
He went on to dish out handshakes to Kim-Joy for her gingerbread house with poached pears, and then Manon for her Italian meringue ginger cake.
But the Hollywood Handshake wasn't the most exciting thing to happen to Manon that week.
Got a handshake, and a Prue Pat as well.
Manon got a Prue Pat, everyone! I thought the mariachis would come on again for that.
Manon got a Prue Pat! Oh, dear.
Sorry about that, Prue.
Manon got a Prue Pat! Come on, you guys! Thank you, Jo.
You're welcome.
Now, moving on.
Briony went for a honey and apricot ginger cake, and the judges set about interrogating her on her use of ginger.
Where's the ginger? There's fresh ginger and ground ginger in the sponge.
Have you got any ginger in the apricot? No, I haven't.
I have honey buttercream icing.
Any ginger in there? Um, no.
It was actually quite delicious, but it wasn't The whole point about the competition was a ginger cake, so if you turn up with an apricot cake, however lovely it is, you have to be bad cop.
Now, let's talk about Dan.
Prue, I was very impressed with your description of Dan's cake, because it was leaning, it was a tower of sponge, and it was flavoured with ginger.
So, let's see what you came up with, after considerable thought.
Obviously, there's an issue with the lean.
Leaning Tower of Ginger! Bless you! Coming up, we'll take a look at what you've been baking in your kitchens at home.
Back in a bit.
Welcome back.
I'm joined by Joel Dommett, Adam Hills and Bake Off judge Prue Leith to have a heated discussion about Spice Week.
Now, Prue, it's been lovely to see you really getting to know the bakers over the weeks.
Here's an unseen moment that I captured.
Hello, Kim-Boy.
Hello .
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Kim-Boy? Kim-Boy! "Hello, Kim-Boy!" Well, that went well! It's a wrap, everyone! Also, here's a nice unseen moment which captures how much Rahul missed you when you left the tent.
Just look at his reaction as Paul, Noel and Sandi approach his work bench.
Morning, Rahul! Oh! Start with a sigh! And look how disappointed he was that you weren't there.
Right, well, it's time now to welcome our resident Bake Off superfan.
It's Tom Allen! Hi.
Hi! Hello! Hi.
Thank you very much.
Hello! Hello, everyone.
Great to see you, Tom.
What are your thoughts on the events of Spice Week? Well, I'm glad you asked.
I mean, what a week it's been, especially with Prue being off unwell on day two.
Although, were you unwell, Prue? Because I think I saw you rifling through the ponchos in TK Maxx.
Now, what was this week's challenge as well? Where the biscuits were hanging off the ceiling? A biscuit chandelier? Oh, yeah, one of those! Something we can all relate to! It's a biscuit chandelier! I mean, do the producers phone Paul to ask what he wanted to do, and he just sort of said whatever was in front of him? Like "Oh, a biscuitchandelier?" If they'd phoned half an hour earlier, they'd probably end up making, I don't know, a Black Forest Gateau power shower! And as well, this week, like, we had so many parties, didn't we? Like with Karen's fabulous What was it? Pontefract Girls' School Reunion? It's a Pontefract Girls' School Reunion Biscuit Chandelier! Ah, one of those! Something we can all relate to! And if you weren't invited to a Pontefract Girls' School Reunion, don't worry, because there was another event in town, of course.
It wasn't It wasn't a reunion, it was a ball.
It was John's Lemon Thymey Balls! Oh, it sounded like an annual dinner dance, didn't it? Where the dress code was sort of Hawaiian and Welsh.
And as the competition goes on more and more, I find myself just falling in love with John, and I just really want him to take me to, like, you know, Center Parcs? And I was thrilled that Kim-Joy was named Star Baker.
Wasn't that wonderful? What an interesting insight we got into her mind when she made that gingerbread house.
are pears bigger than houses? It looks terrifying, doesn't it?! And look at that billboard next to the house.
It's got an address on it.
Well, I looked at that address.
It says it's for Carmel Ginger.
First of all, she sounds like an exotic dancer from the '60s.
Secondly, the postcode on there is DE1 1SH.
Well, I type that into Google Maps.
It doesn't take you to "delish".
No.
It takes you to a Foot Locker in the High Street in Derby.
Thank goodness Prue is going to be back, because I just feel they've all changed in the tent.
I don't recognise one of them.
But I can't wait to see them all again next week.
Aww! Thank you.
That was great.
Coming up, Tom will be approaching with caution the spice-filled bakes brought along by our studio audience, but first, let's enjoy some of the pictures you've been sending in of your baking at home, and we'll start with a brilliant bit of work by Jo.
It's the Bake Off tent.
Ahhh! Amazing detail there, Jo.
Maybe see you in the tent next year.
Sophie from Crieff in Scotland made a cake for her daughter Marin's sixth birthday.
Marin loves alpacas, so let's peruse the cake.
Wow! Isn't that great? Lots of delicate detail and beautifully piped.
Margaret from Leeds also made an alpaca cake.
Let's admire Margaret's piping skills.
Margaret made it for her son's girlfriend Emma, and said Emma knew instantly what it was meant to be, so well done, Emma! Now it's time for a peacock cake.
Jonathan was determined to present his wife with a breathtaking birthday cake that looked a bit like this.
And I don't think there's any doubt the end result of all Jonathan's hard work would have most definitely taken her breath away.
Vicky of Rushden set out to make an extremely challenging design for her nursing colleague Becky's birthday.
Becky loves swimming, so this is the cake Vicky set out to create.
Lots of detail, and perhaps quite tricky to make.
Well, not too tricky to put off Vicky.
She went in at the deep end, spending several hours depicting Becky in the swimming pool just like that.
Placed appetisingly near the alcohol hand rub, Vicky's cake .
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perhaps lacks a bit of the detail of the previous one.
And Vicky tells us that Becky wasn't entirely delighted with the size of her arms.
Finally, for now, Ewan from Edinburgh set out to make a cake for his wife, depicting one of her favourite animals, the elephant.
Here's the cake he used for inspiration.
And here's Ewan's attempt to capture the majestic creature in cake form.
Keep your pictures coming using the hashtag #ExtraSlice or go to: And thanks to everyone who sent their pictures in this week.
Thank you.
Right, Tom.
Yes? Yes.
Now is the time to get in amongst our studio bakers.
Oh, good.
Bring us back something delicious to try, or at the very least, something edible.
Hmmm.
Well, I'll try.
Good luck.
Thank you, Jo.
Now, it's the time of the show when I get to celebrate all the wonderful and not-so-wonderful bakes brought in by our studio audience, in a bit I like to call "What gives him the right to be so judgemental about our cakes?" Well, I've got the microphone whisk.
That's what.
OK, come along.
Where's Maria? Maria? Ah, Maria, over here.
Maria, how are you? Good, thanks.
Stand up, Maria.
Stand up.
Now, what have you brought us here? This looks spectacular, which is quite rare.
Thank you.
It's a cinnamon jar and cinnamon apple macarons.
Oh, my goodness! And who's this you're here with? My sister.
Oh! And what was your contribution? Just to look pretty.
"Just to look pretty.
" She tasted everything.
Mmm.
So nothing was your contribution! Enjoying a seat there! Now onto Fiona, Isabel and Lucy.
Over there.
Come over this way, please.
WhatWhat is this? What is this? Roadkill? It's a chilli chocolate This isn't The Supervet! You know it's a cake show? What is it? It's a chilli chocolate roadkill hedgehog cake.
What inspired this? Is it something you did on the way here? That's lovely, and a bit of blood you've got seeping out of the front.
Gorgeous, isn't it? Mmm.
Nom nom nom! OK Now, Fiona, Isabel and Lucy, stand up.
Look at this.
Now, where did you guys meet? We're family.
Ah, so quite early on.
And what have you made here? What have you made? We've made a variety of retro games out of spicy stuff.
This is what people used before they had phones, isn't it? You can say this to the millennials.
Although how old are you? 19.
19? So you were born after the millennium?! No, before.
Before the millennium? Just.
Yes, that's Don't clap that.
Thank you! So the Rubik's cube is semi-functional? So talk us This one here, it has a mechanism to move it, so you can actually Can you demonstrate that to us, please? Oh! Wow.
Look at it twirl.
So spectacular! Now, what did you do? I made the cake for that, and then I cut out the squares.
You made the cake for that.
What, the? The icing.
The icing.
You cut that into squares, did you? Yes.
And you're 19 years old? Yes.
And you're going to university? Yes.
What are you going to study? Natural sciences.
Well, good luck with that.
Sit down now.
Now, I'm looking for Marilise.
Am I saying it right? Marilise.
Marilise.
Stand up, please.
Stand up.
Welcome to the show.
Marilise, where are you from? South Africa.
South Africa! Oh, how nice.
And what have you made for us here? So it's a gingerbread biscuit box with Cape Malay koeksisters inside.
What are they called? Koeksisters? So basically, it's a yeast dough.
Oh.
With potato also in that's deep-fried in sugar syrup and coconut.
So it's basically chips.
That's what you've brought in? In a form.
Chips in a box.
It's my tribute to Cape Town! All right, well, we're going to taste this one, if you don't mind, Marilise.
Is it all right to take it up like that? Yeah, sure.
It goes on a board.
Look at that! It's like being at Jamie's Italian.
All right, all right.
Let's see what you think, everybody.
Try some of those balls.
They're made with potato, remember.
Tom, Tom.
Yes? Can you just elucidate what the "sisters" thing Yeah, what is the "sisters" thing? What does that mean? It's just the traditional name, so it's koeksisters, which, "koek" is cake, so Oh, "koek" is cake.
The cake sisters.
Yes, something like that.
Prue's from South Africa.
Is that right? I am.
Yes! Really? I grew up on these things.
What, on a beach hut? No No, on koeksisters.
On a cake sister.
It means koek sisters.
It's ayeah.
I think we're all on board with the fact that "koeksisters" means "koek sisters", apparently, now.
OK? We're learning.
Every day's a school day.
They're about as bad for you as you can get and absolutely delicious.
I'm having one, then! You know how you just described it as a chip doughnut? Yes.
Imagine everything you love about chips, and everything you love about doughnuts in the one thing.
Oh! That sounds nice.
Is there vinegar on them? Do you like them? They're really good.
Yeah.
Oh, my God! Big thumbs up from us.
Well done.
Well done, Marilise! Well done, Marilise.
That was a good bit.
That was a good bit.
Now we've got Sophie and Gail.
What on earth have you brought us? I mean, what on earth have you brought us here? I've brought Paul and Prue.
You've brought Paul and Prue in a delicious What is this made of? Gingerbread.
Gingerbread! Oh, that's lovely, isn't it? Is that a good likeness? I can see the specs.
Can I Tom? Gail works in the bank in my local area.
Oh! Which I go into quite a lot, and I think possibly she might be stalking me.
We did actually say that.
Yeah, Gail, that's a bit of a worry.
It's a bit weird, isn't it? Do you work behind the counter? Mm.
Oh, right! And is the branch going to stay open? No.
Oh.
What a sad end to this segment.
Thank you, Gail.
Good luck with the job search.
OK OK, where's Alice? Alice, please.
Oh, Alice, right there.
Hi.
How are you? Stand up, stand up.
Now, what have you made here? OK, so it is a chilli red velvet cake.
Spicy? Very spicy.
Ooh! How much chilli is in it? Chilli puree, there is chilli oil, there's cayenne pepper, and then there's also a whole tube of dried chilli in the icing.
Oh, my goodness.
Is it a cake or is it a burrito? We're going to get the panel to try this one? Yeah! All right.
What do you call it? Do you have a name for it? Chilli challenge cake.
Chilli challenge cake? Yeah.
And you put it on a beautiful base there.
Oh! It's so expensive! OK.
All right.
So you want a knife OK, we're going to try this, panel.
Prue, are you a chilli? I like a little bit of chilli.
Not a ton of it.
What I'm most happy about is that Joel doesn't have any water left, so I have lots, though.
All right, are we going to do this? Alice, do you always cook with chilli? No.
No? Well, I mean, sometimes.
Oh, wow.
"Oh, wow.
" What's happened? What's happening? Is that really hot? - Adam, is that really hot? - No! Oh, it really is! Wow! Joel, are you all right there? Do you want some water? Really! It's It is It's pretty intense.
- It's pretty intense.
- But it is a really well made cake.
Yeah! Those flames are beautifully done too.
Oh, thank you.
It's all very, very good.
Alice, that was a very positive response, so well done, Alice.
Give Alice a round of applause.
All right.
Now I've decided that the Star Baker this week is it's more than one person, of course it is.
It's Fiona, Isabel and Lucy! Functional Rubik's cube, it doesn't get better than that.
It now falls to me to sadly announce the baker who will be leaving the studio this week.
Thank you.
The baker leaving the studio this week will be Gail, because she's clearly stalking Jo! It's Gail! Awww! Aw, Gail, what a terrible day this has been for you.
But thank you so much to all of our studio bakers.
Thank you very much indeed! Thanks, Tom.
Coming up, we'll be meeting the two bakers who left the tent this week.
Karen and Terry will be here.
Whoo! See you in a bit! Welcome back to An Extra Slice.
I've been spouting off about Spice Week along with my guests Joel Dommett, Adam Hills and the one and only Prue Leith.
And I'm delighted to say it's the moment we've all been waiting for.
Time to meet the two bakers who left the tent this week.
Firs, he's the beekeeping baker who dazzled us all with his biscuit selfie.
Will you please give a warm welcome to the man himself - it's Terry! Hi, Terry.
Lovely to see you.
And a woman who wowed the judges with her bold colours and faultless presentation, and her bakes were brilliant too.
Will you please welcome Karen! Hello.
You look amazing.
Welcome, you two, to An Extra Slice.
It's fantastic to meet you both.
Do the two of you get on well? Or is this all a bit awkward? No, we're amazing.
Aw! Really good friends, aren't we? We're good friends, yes.
And you have coordinated.
Well done.
We have, yes.
It was It was a very deliberate offattempt.
Yes.
We'll get there.
Impressive.
I think we all kind of felt quite emotional watching you both at the end of Spice Week, but was it nice to actually leave the tent with someone, arm in arm, rather than just go on your own? Definitely.
Crumbs.
Yeah, but we've been saying that all today, haven't we? I think we knew, didn't we, that it was going to be us? We absolutely did.
Yes.
And, yeah, so Yeah.
The writing was definitely on the wall, I think.
I think it was.
Some of the biscuits were on the floor, though.
Writing on the wall, biscuits on the floor.
Yeah.
Absolutely.
Karen, how would you sum up your time in the tent? Oh, it's been the most fantastic part of my life.
Apart from having the family and everything around me.
It's been challenging and it's been absolutely fantastic.
I've loved all of it.
Terry, what about you? Yeah, I loved it.
Absolutely, from day one.
Walking into the tent was a dream and it's a theatre.
It's wonderful.
And I think the baking got in the way of this experience.
It was such a fantastic experience! The baking was the downside.
Yeah, the baking with the downside.
You know, the whole thing that goes on in there, it is fascinating.
I loved it.
Loved every minute.
Now, Karen, I understand that one of your ambitions is to make chocolate eclairs that are a foot long.
Why, Karen? Well, you know, sometimes six inches is just not enough.
I think we concur with that, maybe.
I think we'd all come to your shop! And, Terry, now, there's all manner of interesting facts about you.
As well as being a beekeeper, which we saw, you've also got your own microbrewery that can produce 130 pints a day.
Not quite enough for me but, you know, impressive.
You were also once an air steward, I understand.
How long did you do that for? On and off for 22 years.
Wow.
Was anyone ever sick on you, Terry? Oh, yes.
Sick and worse.
Sick and worse.
And worse.
Hm.
What could worse be? Oh, think.
Hm.
Oh, I think we all know.
Was it that, Terry? Yes.
It was.
So sorry.
OK.
Right.
Well, let's move on.
Erm And talk about Spice Week.
Karen, let's just have a look and see what you were doing for your ginger cake.
I'm making JO: A mess, Karen.
Now, your Bonfire Night Ginger Cake was a twist on a Yorkshire parkin and the recipe included cinder toffee, crystallised ginger and one other key ingredient.
Here we are.
I should have put 40ml of milk in with the eggs.
I didn't put any milk in.
I put 40ml of brandy in.
Now, your cake actually proved too boozy, I think, even for Prue.
How did you feel about how it turned out? Well, do you know, I thought it was absolutely fabulous, to be honest.
I mean, it might not have looked the bee's knees, but it tasted great.
If you like a drop.
I do like a drop.
Yeah.
Prue, I've just found this.
Thank you so much.
That was all that was left.
It was full when we came! Done the same trick again.
Now, Terry, you'd had such a stressful week with everything just not working out.
So, I was delighted when I found this bit of unseen footage that shows you in a rare, relaxed and happy moment as you made your biscuit chandelier.
Let's have a look at this.
# It's the ribbon of the night # It's all right All right Oh, bugger! Yes! Now, you both brought a riot of creative flair and colour to the tent with your bakes.
Karen, I just thought that was brilliant, your Biscuit Week selfie.
I did.
It was fantastic.
Did you enjoy that challenge? I loved the opportunity to do that, to do myself in a biscuit.
You know.
Now, Terry, you truly wowed everyone with your brandy snap biscuit selfie.
Paul said it was ingenious and it also tasted delicious, according to Prue.
How pleased were you to hear that? Well, I needed it that week, didn't I? I was doing awful up to that point so, yeah, that's what kept me in that week, I think.
It was amazing.
I mean, that whole face like a mask was so clever.
I mean, you are an artist, which is why you drew all those little things so beautifully.
I longed to see your chandelier, which I never saw in the flesh because I wasn't there.
It was awful.
I'll bake you a proper one one day, Prue.
Even the bits you can see on film, you can see how beautifully they're all drawn.
You were just too ambitious, as usual, and you ran out of time.
Otherwise they'd have been great.
Well, you brought more artistry to Cake Week, Terry.
Sadly, the heat got the better of your champagne Eiffel Tower.
It did.
But you still impressed Prue with the beautiful chocolate ironwork on your collar.
Karen, your Strawberry Fair chocolate collar cake went down a storm with the judges.
Beautiful.
Look at that.
Thank you.
Prue said she couldn't fault the perfect piping and neat collar, while Paul said it was melt in the mouth, so you must have been pleased with that.
I was so ecstatic with that.
Got me out of a bit of a dodgy situation again.
It looks amazing.
Yeah, thank you.
I sang to that cake as well.
You sang to the cake.
Yeah.
It's a folk song, isn't it? That's what it was based on.
I thought I'd better sing to it.
What were you singing? Get her to sing it.
It's good.
Go on.
Can you sing it now? # As I was going to Strawberry Fair # Singing, singing, buttercups and daisies # I met a maiden selling her wares # Fol-de-dee Fol-de-dee # Her eyes were blue and gold her hair # As we went on to Strawberry Fair Strawberry Fair # Ri-fol, ri-fol fol-de-riddle-li-do Ri-fol, ri-fol fol-de-riddle-dee Fol-de-riddle-dee.
Now, your staff appraisal went pretty well that day because as we saw earlier, you did have a habit of taking on board the judges' comments in quite a formal way.
Were you aware you were doing that? Absolutely not, no.
I didn't know what was going to come out of my mouth at any moment at all, ever.
Terry, you brought a few accessories into the tent, too.
Including your terracotta cloche.
Yes.
Never stuck before, ever.
Now it's stuck.
Dammit! Well, when I saw that I thought, "I know who could make good use of that" Karen, one thing I've discovered about you is you do like a bit of a singsong, as we just saw there.
Let's take a little look at this unseen moment I found.
# Deep down in Louisiana close to New Orleans # Way back up in the woods among the evergreens # Go Johnny go, I said go # Go, go, go Go Johnny go, I said go Johnny B Goode.
Go, you, Karen! Karen, do you do that in the supermarket when Yes! That's brilliant! So, Karen and Terry, here on Extra Slice we ask you to have another go at a bake that didn't go quite so well for you in the tent.
So, Karen, let's start with you.
What have you decided to do? Right, yes, the dreaded brandy cake, ginger cake.
That's what I've chosen to do.
Bring it up.
I can see already, it's We'll send it over.
Look at their anticipatory little faces.
Man, I'm happy to have something that doesn't have chilli in it.
Do you want a hand? Oh, it smells beautiful.
Amazing.
All right, guys.
Now, looking pretty, good, isn't it? Oh! Oh! Would you like me to cut a piece between you? Yeah.
You can really smell the ginger in that.
Can you? Yeah, that's lovely.
Thank you, Jo.
I'm going in.
Joel, what do you think? Absolutely delicious! Beautiful.
I'm not a fan of ginger in things, but I think now I'm a fan of ginger in things! I don't know if it's appropriate but can I give you a handshake? Give her a hand.
Mm.
That is beautiful.
So good.
That is beautiful.
Karen! You make me so cross! Why didn't you do that on the show? I know.
It is beautiful.
Thank you.
Can I give you a Prue pat? Oh, wow.
Crikey.
Thank you.
Let's ask you, Terry - what have you brought along? I've brought along, somewhere I think someone's going to bring it on for you.
.
.
the Eiffel Tower cake.
The Eiffel Tower cake.
That sounds fantastic.
Come on, round of applause for Tom.
Oh, my God! That looks amazing.
Aah! Thank you.
Tom, you've never been so quiet.
That is exquisite.
Wow.
That's how it should have been.
Terry, do you want to try and serve it up, because everyone else is absolutely terrified.
Terry, how long did it take? This one, about six hours.
And then, tweaking today, an hour or so.
An effort.
That's fine, Terry.
We'll just share it.
Yeah, that's fine, Terry.
In there.
It's great.
How do you get it to taste like shop-bought? OK, guys.
Joel.
It's absolutely insane.
It's so delicious.
Congratulations.
Well, I mean, too little too late but congratulations on I mean, I feel it deserves another handshake.
Go on.
How about Shall I go? And you do the pat? Go on, both of you! Thank you.
Prue, what do you think? You know, it's heartbreaking because it was just so hot that day in the tent.
I mean, as they touched things the chocolate just Yeah.
I'm so pleased we've got to see it.
Please can you give both Terry and Karen a massive round of applause! OK, it's time for a quick break.
Stay with us, Karen and Terry, because we've got two very special cakes to give you.
Join us in a bit! Welcome back to the final part of the show.
Everyone is here - Tom, Karen, Terry, Joel, Adam, and Prue.
Let's have a look at a couple more of your pictures from home.
Jessica from Hull loves making illusion cakes and here is one of her favourites.
A roast chicken dinner, but it's a cake.
No offence, Jessica, but that really makes me want a roast chicken dinner.
Jane from Huddersfield made a cake for her friend Andrea to celebrate Andrea going off on a holiday of a lifetime.
See if you can guess where she's going.
That's right, New Zealand.
Isn't that spectacular? Great work, Jane.
Marilyn from Sidmouth in Devon made a cake to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Sidmouth Tennis Club.
Here it is.
Game, set and match to you, Marilyn.
I'm assuming of course you have haven't just piped some buttercream onto an actual ball.
Finally, let's admire Sarah from Peterborough's attempt at Jaffa Cake muffins.
Sarah's tip, if you fancy having a go at them, is don't use a piping bag for chocolate buttercream icing as the end result isn't particularly attractive.
Yes, point taken.
So thanks to everyone who sent their pictures in.
If you've done a bake you are particularly proud or just that you think might give us a laugh then do send it in.
Details at the bottom of the screen.
OK, Tom, let's get a final thought from you on our two brilliant bakers, Karen and Terry.
What will you take away from their time in the tent? Frankly I just wanted to say what better contestants could Bake Off ever ask for other than Karen and Terry? You have been so wonderful, shown us such spirit and warmth and really demonstrated what baking means to people.
Terry, we loved your moustache.
And we loved your brilliant horse riding skills, let's have a look.
Walk on, Amy.
Did she ever move, that horse, or is she still there? She's been back in that position quite a lot, I believe.
Lots of selfies.
I bet.
And, Karen, well, where to start? We loved your outfits, your aggressive crisp eating, we loved the way you say juicy.
Have a look at this.
Down in one.
Juicy! Juicy! It's a great catchphrase for your forthcoming show.
Juicy.
Everyone try it.
- Juicy.
- Juicy.
Juicy.
You can say it as a conversational opener.
Walk into a dinner party - juicy! And the way you made cakes about a school reunion, the Pontefract girls' school reunion, we can't wait to hear more about it.
And a few weeks ago you themed a cake around a couple you met on their honeymoon in France.
Karen, who was this couple? What happened to them? Do you still keep in touch? And also at that girls' school, what happened with the brown underwear? It's too late to find out, Karen.
We are fascinated by you, we loved watching you on the show.
You brought so much warmth into our viewing so thank you so much for being part of it and part of Bake Off.
Thank you so much.
So, Karen and Terry, yes, we have as Tom said really loved watching you both and it's been a real pleasure to have you here with us tonight.
So we have made you each one of our special cakes which Tom and Joel are bringing over.
I don't know what it is, but it's phallic.
It's an eclair.
So, Joel, you've got Karen's and thank you, Tom, that is Terry's.
I have to be so careful with this because Oh.
That's you with your strawberry fayre chocolate cake and of course a bag of crisps.
And, Terry, would you mind, Tom? Terry, that's you with your sticky Chelsea buns, your brilliant brandy snap biscuit selfie and your perfect naan.
Ladies and gentlemen, please give Karen and Terry a great British send-off.
That's it for this week.
Please join us at the same time next week when the bakers get to grips with pastry.
A big thank you to Tom, Karen, Terry, the mariachis, all our studio bakers and our celebrity panel, Joel Dommett, Adam Hills, and Prue Leith.
Goodbye.