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Scott Bryan
Holy hell HOLY HELL I think Matty is going to win Bake Off.
Good GOD. Try to act cool Scott. Be cool. BE COOL SCOTT BE COOL.
SCOTT BE COOL.
Scott Bryan
ADEQUATE!!!
BORING!
That’s very harsh.
Scott Bryan
You cannot taste the apple in Josh’s bake. “It needed something more.”
GOSH!
The lemon curd has got some flavour, but his cake may be overbaked.
The flavours are “adequate.”
REPEAT: the flavours are ADEQUATE.
Scott Bryan
Dan asking Josh whether he needs help bringing it up to the table is peak Josh behaviour.
The whole thing looks stunning, although Paul says “the pipe work is not very neat.”
Gosh.
Scott Bryan
EXTER-MI-CAKE!
Scott Bryan
Up next … it’s Matty.
It’s leaning a bit, but it is for “dramatic effect,” quips Matty.
“What a great cake,” says Prue.
“Absolutely delicious” says Paul.
All the flavours have been deemed with this cake.
The only thing that is wrong with it is that it looks a bit drunk.
Scott Bryan
Dan’s macarons were macawrong and the shield around the sponge has cracked. It also needs more lemon.
Bless him, I don’t think we have a winner here. This is Matty v Josh.
But Dan should be very proud he made it this far.
And now it’s the final showstopper judging.
Scott Bryan
It’s Josh, isn’t it? It has to be Josh.
Scott Bryan
The time between Marie appearing on screen and saying the word wee: 0.34 seconds.
Saku’s big verdict for the Bake Off final: “Either Dan or Josh or Matty.” Thanks Saku.
And Keith: “It’s like having to choose your favourite child. It is a very difficult decision … Josh.”
Scott Bryan
Josh’s bake looks absolutely stunning.
I think Josh might have nailed this. It all comes down to how it tastes.
Scott Bryan
What was everyone’s first bake?
Scott Bryan
Josh’s bake looks absolutely stunning.
I think Josh might have nailed this. It all comes down to how it tastes.
Scott Bryan
“Gold leaf the fuck out of it.” – Matty in The Great British Bake Off Final 2023.
Scott Bryan
You know when your macarons are going wrong when you are literally scraping from the bottle of the oven tray.
Oh and Dan’s chocolate shield doesn’t cover the entire cake either. Nightmare.
Scott Bryan
Of course Matty has invented his own cake decoration technique, essentially smearing on the design at the side, because he doesn’t know how to do it any other way. He picked it up from his partner, Lara’s art class. And it looks lovely.
A reminder. This is the final of The Great British Bake Off. How does he do it?
Scott Bryan
Oh GOD. One of Matt’s genoise buns is underdone so he’s shoved them back in the oven.
Dan also seems like he is not going to get his bakes done in time.
Remember the tease at the start of the episode, where Prue says one of the bakers does not do their best at this challenge. Who will it be?
