Baking

Dragon Marzipan Centrepiece – GBBO Showstopper Challenge (Week 8)

Week 8! Tudor Week! Yeah, I didn’t realise that was a typical baking style either. My mistake. This week had the bakers making various indulgent treats fit for Henry VII! A savoury pies signature, a ‘jumbles’ technical (what the hell are those?), and a 3D marchpane cake showstopper. According to the brief food history bit ofContinue reading “Dragon Marzipan Centrepiece – GBBO Showstopper Challenge (Week 8)”

Sweet & Savoury Amuse-Bouche – GBBO Showstopper Challenge (Week 5)

WEEK 5: Pastry Week! Ok, so 5 weeks into my personal GBBO Showstopper Challenge and I’m already asking myself, ‘Erm Ang, why on earth are you doing this again?!’ Don’t get me wrong, I’m LOVING eating all the things I’m getting to make, but MY GOSH is it a lot of effort! (Especially with aContinue reading “Sweet & Savoury Amuse-Bouche – GBBO Showstopper Challenge (Week 5)”

Birthday Cake Flavoured Churros – GBBO Showstopper Challenge (Week 4)

Week 4! Batter Week! So following last week’s GBBO showstopper challenge of a savoury bread plait centrepiece (and my attempt to make a bloomin’ TREE out of bread!), this week’s episode saw the bakers completing challenges all to do with ‘batter’. Supposedly. The first challenge was Yorkshire puddings – something I don’t think I’ve seen on GBBOContinue reading “Birthday Cake Flavoured Churros – GBBO Showstopper Challenge (Week 4)”