Key events
Scott Bryan
The official ranking of caterpillar cakes are as follows.
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Colin (from M&S)
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Cuthbert (from Aldi)
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Cecil (from Waitrose)
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Morris (from Morrisons)
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Slinky (from Tesco)
All the readers of this liveblog:
Scott Bryan
Expecting the technical recipe set by Paul and Prue to be like.
1. Go to M&S.
Scott Bryan
I usually criticise Bake Off whenever they do a technical challenge that you could simply buy from the shops, but not in this case. This is a simply inspirational turn of events.
The technical challenge is … a chocolate caterpillar cake.
Scott Bryan
DING DONG. OH. IT’S THE M&S LEGAL DEPARTMENT AT THE DOOR.
Scott Bryan
Matty has got a handshake! Goodness … wow!
Betting on a classic sausage roll recipe has paid off in dividends. Matty is truly defying expectations. He has the potential to make it all the way to the final.
Scott Bryan
BANGS ON DRUM. Exactly.
Why don’t they give them enough time? It wouldn’t detract from the show in any way.
Scott Bryan
I was expecting Dan’s dim sum flavoured sausage rolls to look like dim sums, rather than sausage rolls. Paul and Prue aren’t particularly keen on the flavours either.
Slightly better news for Josh’s bake, whose Christmas themed sausage rolls were deemed to be a bit too dry. So, a typical sausage roll then.
And goodness, Cristy’s sausage rolls are soggy and underbaked. She’s clearly at the soggy bottom of the rankings so far.
Scott Bryan
Tasha’s ‘cider in the park’ sausages looked a little drunk, fitting the theme I suppose.
They also needed a little longer in the oven, but have a ‘heavenly’ taste according to Paul and Prue. She might get through this week.
And now it is time for the ‘party’ sausage rolls to be judged.
Scott Bryan
I love how this week’s theme is just inserting the word ‘party’ in front of everything.
Scott Bryan
Actually, bring back prawns. All is forgiven.
brussel sprouts in a sausage roll?????
Scott Bryan
Thoughts and prayers on how dry Paul and Prue’s mouths are going to be after judging this challenge.
Scott Bryan
SIGH. OK.
While Dan and Josh have raced ahead and seem to have produced satisfying looking sausages (look, don’t go there), Tasha’s sausages are a bit uneven and have been rushed into the oven.
Cristy is also looking a bit flustered, claiming that her bakes are soggy.
Kate Abbott
Scott, come back. You’re working.
Scott Bryan
After Dan says that his partying days are long gone and he’s now in bed at 9.30, Alison follows it up with “my party is in my bed.”
Cristy then said “I can’t have it thick.”
Less than a minute later, Tasha says “nobody wants a small sausage.”
Then Dan says “you want a good mouthful, don’t you? I’ve given myself enough filling to have absolutely no excuses.”
*Turns television off and puts coat on*
OK, that’s enough. I’m going out for a walk.
Scott Bryan
Alison Hammond doing a conga only with Tasha’s BSL interpreter Daryl is such a mood.
Alison: “Imagine the party if you win this Bake Off.”
Tasha: “I imagine a party if I lose as well.”
You just know Saku is watching all of this at home, clapping.
